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Post by Drish on Apr 17, 2017 7:57:38 GMT
Feud episode 7
And the saga of Saint Davis and Monster Crawford continues. Losing interest now. Not liking how they are handling Crawford's character at all.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 17, 2017 10:49:01 GMT
The Leftovers Season 3 - Episode 1.
Fucking amazing. 10/10
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Post by notacrook on Apr 18, 2017 12:49:55 GMT
Better Call Saul Season 3 - Episode 2.
Fantastic episode. All the Mike stuff is brilliantly done, and the end with Chuck was a great way to close the episode. 9/10
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Post by Pavan on Apr 18, 2017 13:32:36 GMT
Started watching 13 Reasons Why.. high school, relationships, rumors.. and a mystery.
2 episodes into it and i like it already.
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Post by harlequinade on Apr 18, 2017 21:12:08 GMT
Veep 6x01 Ben's line about uber being for dumbass millennials too lazy to learn how to drive drunk almost killed me
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Post by Sharbs on Apr 18, 2017 23:03:13 GMT
Veep 6x01 Ben's line about uber being for dumbass millennials too lazy to learn how to drive drunk almost killed me It feels like I need this show in my life
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 18, 2017 23:19:31 GMT
Veep 6x01 Ben's line about uber being for dumbass millennials too lazy to learn how to drive drunk almost killed me That whole scene was hilarious. "It's okay, all my wives have been Oriental. I guess you could say I have 'yellow fever'."
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 19, 2017 5:17:01 GMT
The Americans 5x07 -- Let's finally get that overdue Frank Langella Emmy nod, please and thank you.
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Post by Pavan on Apr 19, 2017 20:08:46 GMT
13 Reasons Why- 10 episodes into it... really really good..10th one ended on a cliffhanger but i had to close it coz it's late and i need to go to sleep... damn.. morning please come fast.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 19, 2017 20:18:29 GMT
The Americans Season 5 - Episode 7.
This show is doing some amazing character work (for literally every major character), but I do think the plot is lagging ever so slightly. It's not a big problem when the writing and acting is among the best on television, but if something major doesn't propel the story forward in the next episode or so, it will be in danger of becoming stagnant. 8.5/10
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Post by notacrook on Apr 19, 2017 21:18:59 GMT
13 Reasons Why Season 1.
This show is so problematic, but it also has many moments of greatness. Almost everything about it is a mixed bag, starting with the cast. The two leads are excellent and carry the show easily, while the adult cast and Alisha Boe are also standouts. However, most of the other teen actors range from okay to flat-out bad. The direction is solid, with some daring decisions made in regards to how Hannah's (and others') struggles are depicted. This show definitely does not shy away from the brutality of both her suicide and some of the things that lead up to it, which is mostly commendable.
The main problems with the show are that about 70% of it feels like an overly serious teen drama that you'd find on the CW, with an array of utterly unsympathetic high schoolers defined by irritating characterisation. Also, several of the 'reasons' feel kind of ridiculous, and briefly make Hannah quite unlikeable, which I think was mostly unintentional. The show also tries to present a variety of viewpoints on its themes, but it frequently comes off as morally confused. Also, I think the show fails to show how Hannah became so overwhelmed that she turned to suicide, as she starts every new episode relatively unscathed by previous events.
Still, this show's highs were pretty high, and I think they pretty much nailed the finale from start to finish. 7/10
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 19, 2017 21:46:24 GMT
The Americans Season 5 - Episode 7. This show is doing some amazing character work (for literally every major character), but I do think the plot is lagging ever so slightly. It's not a big problem when the writing and acting is among the best on television, but if something major doesn't propel the story forward in the next episode or so, it will be in danger of becoming stagnant. 8.5/10 I sort of agree. This episode was big for Paige's character development and a nice sendoff for Gabriel -- but otherwise, there's really been no important plot developments on the Phillip & Elizabeth, Stan, or Oleg fronts. I think we may have been spoiled by season four peaking at the midseason point that this season is at now. This season is definitely taking its time to build-up, and will hopefully peak towards its conclusion.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 19, 2017 22:09:10 GMT
The Americans Season 5 - Episode 7. This show is doing some amazing character work (for literally every major character), but I do think the plot is lagging ever so slightly. It's not a big problem when the writing and acting is among the best on television, but if something major doesn't propel the story forward in the next episode or so, it will be in danger of becoming stagnant. 8.5/10 I sort of agree. This episode was big for Paige's character development and a nice sendoff for Gabriel -- but otherwise, there's really been no important plot developments on the Phillip & Elizabeth, Stan, or Oleg fronts. I think we may have been spoiled by season four peaking at the midseason point that this season is at now. This season is definitely taking its time to build-up, and will hopefully peak towards its conclusion. Yeah, season 4 was on such a roll plot-wise at this point. Season 5 has gone back to the show's slow-burn roots, although I do think it has been less eventful than perhaps any season of the show - though it's definitely better than season 1.
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 20, 2017 3:53:19 GMT
Fargo Season 3 Premiere -- I don't think this has the potential to match the second season (though that's nearly impossible to top), but the opener wasn't bad. Hawley & co. are returning to basics with this season -- the premise starts out with the most similar this show has been to the original Fargo yet, though the plot seemed to further complicate itself (though not too much) as it developed. It's somewhat intricate, but still relatively small scale. The cast is awesome -- McGregor and Winstead are chameleons, Thewlis and McNairy are hilarious, and Coon and Stuhlbarg fit the show perfectly. I also got a good amount of laughs from this episode ("I know how it works in the Bible!" ).
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Post by Christ_Ian_Bale on Apr 20, 2017 4:18:25 GMT
Fargo Season 3 Premiere -- I don't think this has the potential to match the second season (though that's nearly impossible to top), but the opener wasn't bad. Hawley & co. are returning to basics with this season -- the premise starts out with the most similar this show has been to the original Fargo yet, though the plot seemed to further complicate itself (though not too much) as it developed. It's somewhat intricate, but still relatively small scale. The cast is awesome -- McGregor and Winstead are chameleons, Thewlis and McNairy are hilarious, and Coon and Stuhlbarg fit the show perfectly. I also got a good amount of laughs from this episode ("I know how it works in the Bible!" ). I'm onboard, but I do feel it was a bit shaky overall. I appreciate when something can take its time and build up, but it didn't have that instant hook that the other two seasons did. It's like it took them the whole episode to accomplish what the other seasons would have done in their opening moments. It also often felt like I'd tuned into a show mid-season instead of an introductory episode. But yeah, very excited to see what McGregor brings next. I was concerned that Coon would just be imitating McDormand from the TV spots, but this is definitely a character she can make all her own.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 20, 2017 20:53:46 GMT
Fargo Season 3 premiere.
I really hope this season is not a disappointment. S1 and especially S2 were so fucking incredible that this season doesn't really need to match them to be great, but this first episode was a bit of a muddle. The cast is instantly great as ever. I'd give Winstead MVP for this premiere, but McGregor, Coon, Stuhlbarg and Thewlis were all very good as well. Hawley's direction was impeccable, particularly in that air conditioner sequence near the end. However, I was not grabbed like I was with years one and two, as the episode took too long to get going. I also thought the first of the two crimes was underwhelming in comparison to what's come before, though the second was brilliantly outlandish.
This is only the first episode, and there was still a lot to like, so I'm hoping we're still in for another great season of the best show on TV. 7/10
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Post by ibbi on Apr 20, 2017 21:07:12 GMT
Fargo Season 3 premiere. I really hope this season is not a disappointment. S1 and especially S2 were so fucking incredible that this season doesn't really need to match them to be great, but this first episode was a bit of a muddle. The cast is instantly great as ever. I'd give Winstead MVP for this premiere, but McGregor, Coon, Stuhlbarg and Thewlis were all very good as well. Hawley's direction was impeccable, particularly in that air conditioner sequence near the end. However, I was not grabbed like I was with years one and two, as the episode took too long to get going. I also thought the first of the two crimes was underwhelming in comparison to what's come before, though the second was brilliantly outlandish. This is only the first episode, and there was still a lot to like, so I'm hoping we're still in for another great season of the best show on TV. 7/10 Brilliantly outlandish when she's doing the evil genius counting thing, but then completely ruined when they just resort to having her tell him when the dude walks out the front door. What was the point of her muttering to herself? Two halves of a great scene, that didn't work together well at all.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 20, 2017 21:27:11 GMT
Fargo Season 3 premiere. I really hope this season is not a disappointment. S1 and especially S2 were so fucking incredible that this season doesn't really need to match them to be great, but this first episode was a bit of a muddle. The cast is instantly great as ever. I'd give Winstead MVP for this premiere, but McGregor, Coon, Stuhlbarg and Thewlis were all very good as well. Hawley's direction was impeccable, particularly in that air conditioner sequence near the end. However, I was not grabbed like I was with years one and two, as the episode took too long to get going. I also thought the first of the two crimes was underwhelming in comparison to what's come before, though the second was brilliantly outlandish. This is only the first episode, and there was still a lot to like, so I'm hoping we're still in for another great season of the best show on TV. 7/10 Brilliantly outlandish when she's doing the evil genius counting thing, but then completely ruined when they just resort to having her tell him when the dude walks out the front door. What was the point of her muttering to herself? Two halves of a great scene, that didn't work together well at all. Yeah, the more I think about that the dumber it was. The counting stuff was great, and the drop was great, but when put together they didn't work. It didn't take away from the fact that it was well-directed, nicely done death scene, but it was definitely an example of the writing not being on its usual level of greatness.
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Post by cheesecake on Apr 21, 2017 2:17:16 GMT
Premiere of season three of Fargo. Hope it gets better from here.
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Post by JangoB on Apr 22, 2017 20:09:45 GMT
Once again, not an episode but I just finished watching The Pacific. I guess it's kinda impossible not to compare it with "Band of Brothers" in some ways since the projects do have very similar production teams and are kinda like siblings. I must say that I like them both kinda equally. "The Pacific" started off fine but didn't overwhelm me or anything like that. And in the beginning it certainly felt a little generic, albeit good. But the more it went on, the more impressive it became. And the final four episodes really won me over in a huge way. Episodes 7 and 9 are genuinely amazing stuff, incredibly powerful, haunting and terrifically made. The Okinawa episode in particular is very emotionally grueling. And I really admired the performances here. The main trio is excellent. James Badge Dale is always a joy to observe, but the one who really impressed me was Joseph Mazzello. First off, it was just very nice to see Timmy from "Jurassic Park" all grown up and stuff, but man, he's got some proper acting chops. He seems to be the kind of actor who really knows how to get into a character's state of mind and wear his emotions on his sleeve in the best way possible. He's a very genuine presence and I was really impressed by him. And overall the work with his character was quite fascinating and didn't play out the way I thought it would, avoiding the more obvious and predictable paths. Rami Malek stood out from the supporting cast. It was also pretty weird to see Cooper from "Eurotrip" be all normal and serious (I just have a personal relationship with that movie). Anyway, really liked this series. Tim Van Patten should direct all TV stuff.
P.S. People are saying that "Hacksaw Ridge" is brutal and rough? I dunno, I never agreed with that in the first place, but just in comparison this series seemed to be much tougher in terms of its depiction of war violence. And good for it.
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Post by jakesully on Apr 24, 2017 1:31:11 GMT
Peaky Blinders Season 3 finale . DAMN!
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Post by DeepArcher on Apr 24, 2017 3:48:43 GMT
The Leftovers 3x02: Yay, a Nora episode! This episode really reaffirms the case for this show being the most unique on TV -- what other currently-airing series follows up an emotionally-charged exchange between former adversaries regarding the tragic loss of their children with a fun trampoline romp along to some Wu-Tang Clan? Nora's story was solid -- and I think I have an idea as to how it may eventually lead her to the point we saw at the end of the premiere -- though I feel like we didn't get an episode's worth of material out of it. This episode also almost lost me with the Australia-set conclusion (really felt like it should have been the opener for next week), but it was a sufficient set-up for Kevin Sr.'s story next week and the ramifications of the Kevin Bible.
Silicon Valley 4x01: It's far from the funniest this show has been, but it was a really effective set-up for the season. I am a bit nervous about the idea of the group in factions, but it does open up tons of new story possibilities. And this episode did have its few moments of good humor -- the Uber-hijacking opening was hilarious, Russ' return was solid (though he has lost his edge a bit), and the conclusion to the Gavin/Jack conflict was a pretty funny payoff after such a tedious set-up. Not floored by this premiere, but I still can't wait to see where the story goes from here.
Veep 6x02: As I feared, this season is definitely weighed down by its disjointed feeling. Amy's and Dan's storylines just don't feel worth the screen-time. Meanwhile, still-great characters like Mike and Ben are just being shoehorned into the background of their scenes (at least the always-hilarious Richard is still being featured in a sizable role). Selina's storyline this week was classic Veep for sure, though I'm still not seeing the continuity in plot that this season needs to stabilize it. Jonah's material also wasn't bad, though that finale with Dan was just kinda lazy and more or less re-hashed material from the first five seasons. Regardless, this episode had a lot of hilarious moments, like Gary attacking Andrew in the car. This show can still deliver on the laughs (mostly thanks to the consistently excellently acting), but it needs to reclaim its storytelling quality.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Apr 24, 2017 12:19:23 GMT
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, S3E10: 'Yippie Kayak'
Very funny stuff.
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Post by notacrook on Apr 24, 2017 18:10:31 GMT
The Leftovers Season 3 - Episode 2.
Carrie Coon episode = fucking amazing episode.
This wasn't quite as amazing as 'Guest' back in S1, but it was still an extremely powerful, fascinating hour. Nora is possibly the most complex, layered character on TV right, and Coon's is definitely my favourite performance. It was also great to see Regina King back, and that trampoline sequence was great. I'm also really liking these Australia-set conclusions, confounding though they may be. Lindsay Duncan! 10/10
Also, is that new opening a one-time thing because of the sitcom character, or is it just the new intro? Because no thanks.
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Post by taranofprydain on Apr 24, 2017 23:11:25 GMT
The final episode of Feud, which was masterful.
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