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Post by Viced on Sept 20, 2021 2:43:00 GMT
Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, and Melanie Lynskey... I'm there. Premieres 11/14.
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Post by quetee on Nov 15, 2021 19:24:35 GMT
Anyone watch this?
First episode avail on YouTube
I'm gonna check it out because of Melanie, Christina and Juliette.
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Post by LaraQ on Nov 15, 2021 20:17:09 GMT
I haven't watched it yet but I'm planning to.The reviews have been really strong.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Nov 15, 2021 21:59:21 GMT
been cautiously anticipating this and the reviews are super encouraging
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Post by quetee on Nov 16, 2021 3:17:42 GMT
Okay, so that was a good pilot. I'm going to keep watching the show. Melanie is pretty much daring the Emmy voters to snub her. LMAO.
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Post by LaraQ on Nov 18, 2021 18:04:46 GMT
Okay, so that was a good pilot. I'm going to keep watching the show. Melanie is pretty much daring the Emmy voters to snub her. LMAO. Really good first episode and yes,Melanie was most definitely the MVP. |
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 13, 2021 23:30:42 GMT
Two eps in. I'm kinda hooked. It's a little more twisted than I thought it'd be.....that's a plus. Cast interesting so far, Juliette Lewis and Ricci make a good odd-couple. Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop etc on the soundtrack, pacinoyes ! |
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Post by Mattsby on Dec 14, 2021 22:18:52 GMT
  Ep3-5, I'm all caught up. Series still on track - it's in the Stephen King style, some LOST, some Lord of the Flies. Its parallel structure is coming together in some really haunting ways, like the Ep4 ending sequence. Cast really bringing it. I haven't heard of the actress Tawny Cypress but her perf is Emmy-level quality so far. Not sure why nobody I know has even heard of this series - is Showtime that much a non-player? Some light spoilers guesswork -- there's def gonna be a twist with Adam the mechanic, no? I'm thinking he's Travis's younger brother - they cut from him and younger Melanie Lynskey sharing pen and paper in the woods to the 'older them' at the hotel. Not sure the angle, tho. Also do we think we're dealing with an actual occult element or someone pretending and playing it up? |
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 19, 2021 17:50:18 GMT
I'm only two episodes in but I'm LIVING for this.
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Post by quetee on Dec 20, 2021 16:53:14 GMT
I'm only two episodes in but I'm LIVING for this. me too. I find myself staying up late on sat cause showtime drops new episodes at midnight. |
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Post by cheesecake on Dec 22, 2021 14:52:28 GMT
I'm only two episodes in but I'm LIVING for this. me too. I find myself staying up late on sat cause showtime drops new episodes at midnight. Nice! Between this, Chucky and Brand New Cherry Flavor --- so much great TV this year!  |
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Post by quetee on Dec 22, 2021 15:52:00 GMT
me too. I find myself staying up late on sat cause showtime drops new episodes at midnight. Nice! Between this, Chucky and Brand New Cherry Flavor --- so much great TV this year! yeah, they did a good job with Chucky. I need to finish it. Where I stopped was pretty sad. |
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Post by DeepArcher on Dec 27, 2021 5:25:31 GMT
Slowly catching up with this (3 eps. in). The pilot didn't do much for me but the second episode (with the focus on Misty, my fave so far, if only because I'm a sucker for Ricci) won me over big time. Excited to watch the rest.
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Post by quetee on Dec 30, 2021 18:15:34 GMT
Ep3-5, I'm all caught up. Series still on track - it's in the Stephen King style, some LOST, some Lord of the Flies. Its parallel structure is coming together in some really haunting ways, like the Ep4 ending sequence. Cast really bringing it. I haven't heard of the actress Tawny Cypress but her perf is Emmy-level quality so far. Not sure why nobody I know has even heard of this series - is Showtime that much a non-player? Some light spoilers guesswork -- there's def gonna be a twist with Adam the mechanic, no? I'm thinking he's Travis's younger brother - they cut from him and younger Melanie Lynskey sharing pen and paper in the woods to the 'older them' at the hotel. Not sure the angle, tho. Also do we think we're dealing with an actual occult element or someone pretending and playing it up? Re: Adam I think you're right. |
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Post by quetee on Jan 2, 2022 16:11:44 GMT
Just finished episode 8 and wow!!!!
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 3, 2022 2:22:45 GMT
Super good ep. 8 ... sad that Laura Lee is (presumably) the first to go ... I liked her. Ricci, Lewis, and Cypress are hitting home runs in every damn scene. Should be an enthralling last couple of episodes ... one of the best debut seasons of a show in years? (At least that I've seen, which admittedly is little.) I'll probably gush more about the whole thing once it's over ... if it sticks the landing ... unlike Laura Lee  |
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 5, 2022 19:46:56 GMT
Ep7 was the first iffy ep, with a bunch of awkward writing, Ep8 better but treading water but still so good bc of the cast. Lynskey's "If this is an anniversary present, you're three months and my entire personality off." Cypress scared of herself. Ricci having a wicked blast. And have we mentioned how spot-on they are with some of the younger casting?
But my fav.....Juliette Lewis is just nailing every line, every look, every scene. This kinda substantial role was a long time coming for her - it's a perfect fit, this aged punk with battle scars, addictions, loneliness... she's at the edge of herself, so pissed off she can't afford to be afraid. It's a hilariously deadpan, sexy perf too.
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 11, 2022 2:09:37 GMT
I love how if you re-told this season from Jeff's perspective it's basically just a Coen Brothers movie. "I can't believe you actually thought I was going to book club" - hardest I've laughed at a line in a while  Prediction for the finale ... They're totally gonna eat Adam, right? |
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 11, 2022 2:40:38 GMT
Ep 9 - silliest episode yet. Jeff the blackmailer?? Wouldn't a third of that money be.....his own?? What a dummy. I'm hoping for a strong finale but they seem to be leaving a lot of meat on the bone.....  |
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 11, 2022 3:01:13 GMT
Ep 9 - silliest episode yet. Jeff the blackmailer?? Wouldn't a third of that money be.....his own?? What a dummy. I'm hoping for a strong finale but they seem to be leaving a lot of meat on the bone.....  Jeff didn't blackmail Shauna, only the others. He said himself she wasn't supposed to be involved.
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Post by Mattsby on Jan 11, 2022 3:20:09 GMT
Ep 9 - silliest episode yet. Jeff the blackmailer?? Wouldn't a third of that money be.....his own?? What a dummy. I'm hoping for a strong finale but they seem to be leaving a lot of meat on the bone..... Jeff didn't blackmail Shauna, only the others. He said himself she wasn't supposed to be involved.
But he's still a dummy ... obviously. Oops  And I keep forgetting that Jeff is their former classmate too. He's the nicest worst criminal ever! As a "twist" ehhhhh, it wasted too much time - they paused the investigation and the woods occult stuff (I think possession would've been a better route than psychedelic drugs). Not as much mystery and excitement as they should have going into the finale. I keep thinking back to the showrunners saying they pitched it to SHO for five seasons.  |
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Post by wilcinema on Jan 11, 2022 21:44:00 GMT
But my fav.....Juliette Lewis is just nailing every line, every look, every scene. This kinda substantial role was a long time coming for her - it's a perfect fit, this aged punk with battle scars, addictions, loneliness... she's at the edge of herself, so pissed off she can't afford to be afraid. It's a hilariously deadpan, sexy perf too. Spot on. This is something I was reflecting on today: three of the four adult leads (Lynskey, Ricci, Lewis) play their characters as if they were in a comedy, and it gives the show that layer of "what the fuck is going on here" kind of vibe that works so well in a show that is so mysterious, disturbing and sometimes outright violent. I think Yellowjackets may have the best casting for a tv show in... years?
I'm at episode 8 and I'm having such a good time with this season!
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Post by quetee on Jan 11, 2022 21:46:12 GMT
 Could not stop laughing. Haha. |
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Post by wilcinema on Jan 14, 2022 22:12:08 GMT
This show is such a hook. I LOVED episode 9.
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Post by DeepArcher on Jan 17, 2022 13:39:45 GMT
Hmmm ... finale quite a bit less thrilling than the penultimate. I think the genius of this show, and this first season, is that it's not afraid of layering in any new element, and it keeps jumping over new sharks episode after episode that you basically can't criticize it for that because that's kind of just the way it tells its story. It's sort of the best quality of the show, but that said, I found the ending twist here sort of cheap. Though I think maybe I'm underwhelmed because it's actually a bit unsurprising, like something else any other show would do ... but I'm curious to see where they take this in S2 and maybe I'll be more won over on it.
Love the season overall, obviously ... Some of the most masterful tonal control I've seen, even though it's a cliche that every TV show nowadays is part-comedy, part-drama, this is like the most extreme example, able to snap from overblown soap opera to absurd dark comedy and back again in the blink of an eye, without anything ever feeling out of place. Incredible performances as I've mentioned already, and absolutely masterful casting, I don't think I've ever seen more consistent/uncanny performances between teen and adult counterparts in ... anything. Awesome soundtrack too that plays the hits you want it to but also doesn't settle for just playing the hits ... and in a similar vein, one of the best opening credits theme/sequences I've ever seen!
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