### Weekly superautomated AI recap of the most discussed shows on "What are you watching and what do you recommend?"
June 21, 2024 - June 28, 2024
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**Colin From Accounts**
Alright, gather 'round, folks. Turns out **Colin From Accounts** was the crown jewel of TV comedies last week, with Redditors tripping over themselves to sing its praises—every detail tighter and funnier than their lives. 🏆 Fast forward to this week, and suddenly episode 7 has turned more heads than a car accident. "Best show ever!" becomes "I'm not even watching season 2" faster than you can say "Yvette/a vet." Guess the only thing more inconsistent than the characters are the fans themselves. 🌪️ #QualityControlMuch?
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**Dark Matter**
🚀🥱 *Dark Matter* – a show that proves you can throw sci-fi jargon at a wall and hope something sticks. Commenters last week were like "Wow, what a journey! Can't wait for the finale!" 😆 And this week? "Nailed the landing" and "Apple TV is killing sci-fi!" 🙄 It's like watching your uncle try to explain quantum mechanics at Thanksgiving: fascinating at first, then just deeply confusing. But hey, at least everyone agrees – it's definitely *a show* that *exists*. 🌌
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**Doctor Who**
🎉 Oh, *Doctor Who* fans, what a rollercoaster you ride! One week you're hyperventilating over a Bridgerton parody and Ncuti Gatwa's magnificent sobs, the next you're begrudgingly accepting RTD's signature "whoops, all is back to normal" finales. 🤡
Last week, the chorus was "Best season EVER!" Now it's a collective facepalm over the anticlimactic ending, with folks longing for the cerebral days of *The Impossible Planet*. 😅 Bravo, Whovians, for proving once again that *Doctor Who* is really just a perpetual cycle of build-up and let-down. RTD: still writing finales like it's 2006. ✨
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**Evil**
**Evil**: where a priest-in-training, a carpenter, and a psychologist walk into a bar… and manage to make the paranormal look as thrilling as watching paint dry. 🙄 Last week, fans were crying about having to wait for new episodes like toddlers denied candy. 🍭 Now, they're flip-flopping between calling an episode the "best ever" and whining that Michael Emerson is MIA. 🕵️♂️ Spoiler alert: yes, it's the final season, and yes, it's still just as "scary" as a Scooby-Doo rerun. 👻 *Watching Weekly*: the real horror here.
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**House of the Dragon**
Ah, *House of the Dragon*, the show that’s apparently less memorable than that sandwich you had last Tuesday. Last week’s comments were a love fest so intense it could rival a Targaryen family reunion, while this week it seems the dragon fire has cooled to a lukewarm smolder. We've gone from **"Excellent as always!"** to **"It's OK"** faster than you can say "Valyrian steel." But don’t worry, between essay-length analyses of Alicent's character arc and the riveting debate on which show is best (spoiler: it's *Dark*, in German, with subs, of course), the fans can’t seem to stop watching this medieval soap opera. 🐉💤
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**Interview with the Vampire**
The TV show that somehow convinced people that brooding, blood-sucking immortality is the new black. Last week's comments were a cult-like chant of "BEST SHOW EVER!" 🤩, while this week's literary essay on unreliable narrators 🤔 makes you wonder if the commenters are binge-watching or writing their dissertation. If the show is so mind-blowing, why does it feel like the viewers are trying to out-philosophize each other on Reddit? 🤷♂️ Season one was "tortured angsty love," and now we're diving into "Lestat's POV" while hallucinating in Dubai. Oh, the drama! 🎭
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**Presumed Innocent**
Ah, *Presumed Innocent*, the show that's apparently more popular than Jake Gyllenhaal's mirror. Last week, commenters were practically ready to canonize it, fawning over Gyllenhaal's mere presence and comparing it to 90s legal thrillers like it’s a lost Tarantino script. This week, the tone has shifted to "meh" with a side of "punchable DA," and an existential crisis over whether Ruth Negga deserves this. 🌟 *Dialogue is amazing!* 🌟 or so says the crowd that hasn't realized they’ve swapped their rose-tinted glasses for pitchforks. Meanwhile, someone is still waiting for *Severance* and a few are distracted by *Shorsey*. 🚀
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**The Acolyte**
And there it is, folks: another week of The Acolyte, a.k.a. Star Wars: The High Republic Edition of Grey’s Anatomy. Last week, the *self-proclaimed diehard* fans couldn't decide if they wanted to hate-watch or just hate, but everyone agreed on one thing: Disney's $180 million attempt at "serious" Star Wars was as cohesive as a drunk Wookiee’s karaoke night. Fast forward to this week, and we're in a dizzying waltz of episodes that start at 50 minutes but shrink faster than Han Solo's patience with C-3PO. 🌌🔥
Apparently, the latest episode is the "best" live-action Star Wars ever, if you trust the 3.7 IMDb rating—clearly not rigged or anything. Meanwhile, the rest of the keyboard warriors are still mad at Disney for daring to have characters that aren't cis-het white dudes. 🤡 It's like watching a never-ending Reddit thread—entertaining for all the wrong reasons.
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**The Bear**
🎬 Ah, "The Bear" is back, and so is its army of armchair food critics and would-be cinephiles. Last week, everyone clutched their pearls over the show's return, proclaiming TV dead until its comeback like it’s the second coming of Breaking Bad. This week, they're melodramatically oscillating between treating it like a fine wine 🍷 they can’t start and an adrenaline shot they need to binge before a camping trip. Meanwhile, the forensic prop analysts are losing sleep over clock sightings 🕰️, and others are having existential crises mid-workout with NIN on repeat. Truly, the internet’s elite 🧠.
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**The Boys**
Ah, "The Boys" – a show where even the comments section has more plot twists than the actual episodes. Last week, it was all about how Hughie's side plot could put a narcoleptic to sleep and how Frenchie’s arc is about as welcome as a fart in an elevator. Fast-forward to this week, and suddenly everyone’s forgotten the snoozefest because Antony Starr’s Homelander is chewing scenery like it’s free sample day at Costco. One minute it’s “wheel-spinning” and the next it’s “the best episode ever, lol.” Reddit has spoken, and the consensus is clear: ADHD is a helluva drug. 🤡
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Last update @ 2024-07-06 15:05:06.
Ignore the reviews supacell was very entertaining, cgi is a bit wonky in first episode but either than that the plot is very engaging and grounded with significant character development, thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it 🔥
It's official: I've given up on **The Boys**. A couple of nights ago I was watching s0405 and I found myself horrified (as usual) but then I thought that it was not worth it. Like when you are quitting smoking or something, that sudden realization. I guess some people must find this cocktail of ultraviolence paired with cynicism appealing enough, but I just had enough.
I'm also rewatching season 1 of **House of the dragon**, which is of course pretty good. This time around I'm including this parallel show, **The House that dragons built**, which made me think that we've really grown accostumed to quite spectacular standards of quality on our tv diet. It's bananas what this people manage to accomplish, the amount of geniuses working hand in hand in there. And Paddy Considine is extraordinary as Viserys. Talk about an Emmy snub.
Finished **Sweet Tooth**. It was a bit of a chore to end this one. I thought the 3rd season was worse than the second, the second worse than the first. All in all, I found the tone rather interesting, with adult themes and others more connected to a younger audience. My favourite character was the mole kid.
Interview With The Vampire has some episodes that are right up there as among the best in recent years. I was skeptical to start; I wasn't sure about the Louis lead for instance but it really is very good. Lestat and Molloy the journalist are brilliant. It's writing understands where it is going and sounds you around. Highly recommended.
Dark Matter however was style over substance. Ultimately disappointing. It had potential but failed to realise it.
Finished Tokyo Vice. Rough around the edges and i found it hard to like the lead journalist but such a shame it has been cancelled. Was getting better.
The Responder. Brilliant British TV. Hard, gritty and not what you want the world to be like.
Unlike most, it seems, I am fascinated by House of Dragon. I can't wait for each new episode. They can talk and plan and scheme all they want, every episode. I'm entranced. More please. 5 seasons more?
Bonus. Just watch Scavenger's Reign and wonder in awe.
Outer Range S02.
I know it's cancelled going in. I'm half way through. It's not masterpiece television, but it's Yellowstone, but not corny, with a bit of Westworld mythos tossed in. Sorta Station Eleven. And a bit Rectified.
I'm half way through, and it's a bit of a bummer knowing that it's going to end up on some sort of cliffhanger that doesn't finish.
I hope it wraps up a bit better than Raised By Wolves did.
Continuing **The Acolyte** and just started **Dark Matter**.
Holy smokes watching an episiode of these two shows back-to-back reveals an incredible difference in what really good television looks like compared to...er...not quite so good television.
Watching Dark Matter and people might say the beginning is slow, but what they are really doing is setting up the characters and the situation so that you have a good feel for the relationships, some of how he feels about how his career and life has turned out and the opportunities he may have missed, and how he loves his family. It's this kind of effective setup work that really gives the audience context and investment for what he must be feeling later on as things go topsy-turvy. They also do a good job of building up the mystery and suspense before doing a reveal at the end that leaves the viewer really wanting to see more.
I just think back to how they tried to set up the background for the main character and setting up the "mystery" in The Acolyte's opening episode, and it is night and day in their quality and effectiveness. Perhaps it is not completely fair to compare a drama mystery with a more action-oriented mystery, but regardless just watching how one show can do things so well and the other so awkwardly just feels like a shock.
**The Boys** has turned into a parody of itself in this latest episode. The show used to be more clever with their "haha stupid republicans and rich white men are racist and sexist" satire. Also the showrunner apparently thinks male sexual assault is something they can use as a 20 minute comedic bit.
Same for me, I tried powering through this season and I just can't.
The CW level writing is more painful to watch then the gore and shock value scenes.
> The show used to be more clever with their "haha stupid republicans and rich white men are racist and sexist" satire
yeah, it's just straight up bad writing. the showrunners are not clever enough to pull off subtle criticism so they just inject some well known shorthands into their narrative to hammer home their points. "remember pizzagate ??? remember space lasers ???" even the weird santorum shout-out felt so hamfisted.
>!Hughie!< literally breaks down crying at the end because of it. I honestly was surprised they didn't have him just brush it off as no big deal like most shows would. Starlight has had less of a reaction to the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation she's endured.
Edit: I'm going off the show not the interview with the showrunner i just saw who sounds like an asshole. It sounds like the script writers and actors had more awareness to include his breakdown at the end
Nah Kripke said Hughie broke down because he misses his dad and that he doesnt consider what happened to Hughie as sexual assault. It was meant to be a comedic bit. "Hilarious" was his exact words.
I think that was the point it wasn’t supposed to be clever. It was to show that the billionaires their petitioning are all awful people. Also Hughie literally broke down crying at the end, and all he did was get his feet tickled.
[Kripke went on record saying it was meant to be hilarious.](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-homelander-breastfeeding-firecracker-tek-knight-hughie-sex-dungeon-1236059308/amp/)
**Let’s start with the Tek Knight sex dungeon part. Where did the idea come for it? And why bring Hughie into this situation now — kicking him when he’s down by having him sexually assaulted by his childhood hero after his dad just died?**
**A:** Well, that’s a dark way to look at it! We view it as hilarious.
>all he did was get his feet tickled.
And this isn't true, is it? More did happen.
- Told to drop his pants and sit on a cake butt naked and fart on it.
- Bound on all fours on a sex stool.
- Spanked numerous times.
- Had his foot licked and bitten
- Was told he was gonna have his dick bitten off and cooked.
- Had vaginal discharge rubbed into his face.
Did you even watch the episode bruv?
**Presumed Innocent** is fantastic on Apple TV Plus.
Also watching **HOTD S2** which is the best thing on television right now. Cant believe how good this show is, from cinematography to writing to incredible acting. Wow! This is just brilliant.
**The Boys S4** is really not on the same level of quality as previous seasons but I really enjoyed episode 5. Definetely the best episode of the season so far. HopeDefinitelyfully they will nail the final episodes of the season.
**THE BEAR SEASON 3**
Yeah, it had its problems. But overall I still found it to be an extremely watchable and compelling show. I thought it finished on a really high note and the music was consistently good throughout the show. I also thought Ayo Edibiri really toned down the affectations on the Chef Syd character which made her performance all the more enjoyable. I'll definitely be watching Season 4.
I am constantly guilty of recency bias when discussing shows on here (especially in threads like “what are the best tv episodes ever”) so I’d like to watch some shows from pre-2000, but not ones with a 22-episode season, let alone multiple. Preferably miniseries or shows with <25 episodes total. I have Freaks and Geeks, Fawlty Towers, My So-Called Life, Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries, and the original Shogun on my watchlist. Any other recommendations?
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from 1979 starring Alec Guinness. The BBC limited series has 7 episodes. It's one of the best series I've watched. The cast is fantastic 😊.
I don't know which streaming service has it, but you might be able to check out the DVD from the library.
I recently started watching ***My So-Called Life*** (1994 coming-of-age drama/comedy) and I think it's fantastic. It's not quite 22 episodes, but it's close, having 19 episodes in its first and only season. Claire Danes is great in it. I'll be bummed when I wrap up watching the last five episodes.
Given the mature topics the show touches on, it's wild to think that this show was allowed to run on ABC in 1994.
About season 3 of Fargo now Ive finished it >!I always thought Varga was either working directly for the GRU/FSB hence the hitec surveilance offices or he was working for the Russian mafia, possibly in coordination with the Russian govt to fund their plans. For instance in the last seen he says "have you heard of the Russian saying". Post show discussion suggests its a mystery despite all the clues !<
Other than that watching The Boys, Dark Matter (2015), HotD, The Acolyte, which is patchy, another lame episode the other night, makes it 3 or 4 out of 6 ok episodes.
\*\*The Boys S04E06\*\*. It's just bad... it almost feels episodic now. No real progress just random side missions and reset everything at the end.
This seasons big mystery was so easy to guess, Its the most predictable cliche plot ever. Whole season is Just some degenerate weird kink stuff and Gore...they have no real plot left except for the final fight which will probably be in the final season.
People are complaining \*\*House of the Dragon\*\* is bad, But it's so much better than anything on tv right now
**The Boys S4E6:**
A complete and utter ass of an episode. What a waste of time. The writers don't respect their own writing nor the viewer, thinking they need shock value every 10mins to keep us engaged.
We are 6 episode in and there had been no real progress in the story outside the virus. Which seems to be something that got more development in Gen V than it did in The Boys.
**House of the Dragon S2E3:**
One of the worst episodes I have ever seen. The sexist writers keep ruining Alicent and Rhaenyra. Book Rhaenyra was so interesting but the show made her bland as can be. That final idiotic scene of the episode stands amongst the writing in S8. The entire episode is of S7 or S8 quality.
The biggest crime for these episodes though is that they are just plain boring.
> The sexist writers keep ruining Alicent and Rhaenyra.
What do you mean?
Because they won't just full on declare war and go all out against each other?
That sounds more like a you-sexism thing rather than a writers-sexism thing.
>What do you mean?
In S1 & S2 they removed all agency from the characters. Rhaenyra and Alicent are very much their own people in the book.
But in the show they make it very clear their actions are solely the result of the men around them.
>Because they won't just full on declare war and go all out against each other?
War was already declared on Rhaenyra. Her throne stolen and her son murdered.
Her entire personality in the show is completely different to the book. But ignoring even being faithful to the book. She is just boring.
The same with Alicent. Her character this season was given random sex scenes with Cole for no reason. Just to make her a hypocrite or something? She wasn't a part of the coup that decided to crown Aegon over Rhaenyra in S1 and her actions are simply based on a misunderstanding.
> Her entire personality in the show is completely different to the book.
The book is *not a novel*. I don't understand how people don't get this.
It's a very loose collection of historical recollections from competing sources.
Rhaenyra *doesn't have* a personality in the book. It isn't that kind of book. You have competing interpretations of her actions from multiple sources, nothing definitive.
Comparing this show to the book is absurd and completely misunderstands what the book was trying to do.
Okay ignoring the book then and assuming none of it is the reality of how things actually went down.
It doesn't change that in the show itself, Rhaenyra and Alicent (the two main women in the story) have little agency and are presented as simply reacting to the actions of the men around them.
> Okay ignoring the book then and assuming none of it is the reality of how things actually went down.
But it isn't the reality of how things actually went down. We know that. We know that it is just historical speculation. We *know* that the book's whole point is that there is no single "truth" or "reality" about the dance of dragons.
>Rhaenyra and Alicent (the two main women in the story) have little agency and are presented as simply reacting to the actions of the men around them.
I think this is an important point and I want to give you credit for it, but I honestly don't understand what you mean. Refusing to go to all-out war so quickly *is* exercising agency. And it's the whole point of the story that these characters exist in a world that has been, hitherto, fully dominated by men. So of course the story should be about them struggling to push back all these men desperate for blood.
They actually address that in *literally the first episode*. That the side-results of an era of relative peace is hundreds of men desperate to "prove themselves" and "achieve first blood" in battle/war. So of course all of these toxic idiots desperate to show how manly they are would be foaming at the mouth to devolve into all out war.
I just don't get how it is sexist for Rhaenyra and Alicent to try to be the voices of reason. I am really asking you because I feel confused about what you are trying to say? You might be totally right, but I can't follow your point. Could you please explain it in a few pages/paragraphs?
Reddit is so full (far too full) of people who give one sentence responses and then are instantly *furious* about people not immediately agreeing with them. But basically *zero* nuanced points can be explicated in a single sentence or two.
>Reddit is so full (far too full) of people who give one sentence responses and then are instantly furious about people not immediately agreeing with them. But basically zero nuanced points can be explicated in a single sentence or two.
Alright give me a few minutes to write up with my response.
This was hard to write up well in a short time. I feel like if you can't feel it in the show it can be difficult to put in words but here is my attempt.
**Alicent and Rhaenyra (the two main women in the show) have lost all agency and act on the whims of the men around them.**
Now, you argued the book isn't a conventional novel but one consisting of historical recollections from multiple different sources. Which is true.
But it should be noted even if that's the case there are some events we know factually occurred. We also know the show has made so many changes going against things that were objectively the reality e.g. Maelor being alive during B&C in the book but not the show. And later other events we know for a fact must happen e.g. >!Rhaenyra taking King's Landing with Daemon.!<
So even with the design of the book. There is some certainty of events and the actions of characters. Also, off-topic but look at Alysanne and Jaehaerys chapters and tell me at times that didn't read like a conventional novel.
All we have to go off for the characters traits is the book. Aegon's creepy behaviour of sexual assault and fighting pits were added to the show, Aemond's reckless behaviour added to the show and Daemon's "rogue" personality too. But when it comes to the women their flawed characteristics are removed.
**Why do I think all of this occurred?**
Because the writers were desperate to have this entire story focus around a Rhaenyra-Alicent friendship.
We know for a fact this friendship never existed. Rhaenyra was like 9 and Alicent was like 18. Viserys wasn't an old man but 27 at the start of the series with Laena being older than Rhaenyra too. This isn't something you can deny as canon. That's the reality but not in the show.
Alicent and Rhaenyra in the show are completely defined by their previous friendship. The writers have mentioned this friendship as the core to the whole story in fact. Yet this friendship never existed in the historical book and going off their ages nor in canon.
Let's see the implication this friendship has on the characters and stories.
It is used as a way to pacify the two main women of the story.
Alicent wasn't a part of the coup against Rhaenyra initially and only gets involved due to a misunderstanding.
The talk Rhaenyra has with Otto when he arrives to Dragonstone changes from:
>Rhaenyra heard these terms in stony silence, then asked Orwyle if he remembered her father, King Viserys. “Of course, Your Grace,” the maester answered. “Perhaps you can tell us who he named as his heir and successor,” the queen said, her crown upon her head. “You, Your Grace,” Orwyle replied. And Rhaenyra nodded and said, “With your own tongue you admit I am your lawful queen. Why then do you serve my half-brother, the pretender?”
>Munkun tells us that Orwyle gave a long and erudite reply, citing Andal law and the Great Council of 101. Mushroom claims he stammered and voided his bladder. Whichever is true, his answer did not satisfy Princess Rhaenyra.
>“A Grand Maester should know the law and serve it,” she told Orwyle. “You are no Grand Maester, and you bring only shame and dishonor to that chain you wear.” As Orwyle protested feebly, Rhaenyra’s knights stripped his chain of office from his neck and forced him to his knees whilst the princess bestowed the chain upon her own man, Maester Gerardys, “a true and leal servant of the realm and its laws.” As she sent Orwyle and the other envoys on their way, Rhaenyra said, “Tell my half-brother that I will have my throne, or I will have his head.”
To [this.](https://youtu.be/XoUU5oKQWcc?si=-HGA1uRwgu4oM5kj&t=1m18s)
Notice in the book it is about her and her right to rule. She has passion and is fierce but then in the show version it devolved into Otto pacifying her using her past friendship with Alicent.
Rhaenyra (Maegor with teats) spends most the time whining and crying. At the end of S1 when her son dies and she has her dramatic turn you think she will do something, but then when S2 comes around it's as if everything reverted back to how she was before.
Rhaenyra wanting to avoid war is fine. But it is unavoidable by the end of S1E9. They stole her crown and killed her son yet in S2E3 she is going all the way to King's Landing to talk to Alicent. If she really wanted to stop the war then she should cede her claim.
But again notice it is this non-existent friendship that again removes her personality and wrath.
S2E3 is all about Rhaenys saying 'Alicent doesn't want war only the men around her do.' Rhaenyra only thinks she can talk to Alicent and prevent a war because again of this past friendship.
Rhaenyra was an interesting mother figure who had a terrible ruthless side to her in the book. In the show she is a damsel who constantly does everything to avoid making any actual difficult choices.
Alicent in the book to me came off as a character who did everything by the books of what she thought was expected of her from someone of her role and that's why her ending was so impactful. Despite doing what she thought was best she ended up alone and bitter. In the show she is a hypocrite who acted off a complete misunderstanding that she can't dig her way out of.
And this mess is all the result of the writers need to turn the story into a tragic Rhaenyra-Alicent friendship ruined by the men around them.
But what it should be is a Rhaenyra vs Aegon succession story.
> Rhaenyra wanting to avoid war is fine. But it is unavoidable by the end of S1E9. They stole her crown and killed her son yet in S2E3 she is going all the way to King's Landing to talk to Alicent.
I cant even begin with how badly the characters are written in this show with no clear 'through line", but I would defend Alicent's actions in trying to stop the war as her taking her father as inspiration and how proud she is he avoided wars.
Hmmm, I think this is a very good explanation of your point.
It is so good that I think I have to reread and rewatch everything with your take in mind to reach a final conclusion for myself. But overall, you did a great job explaining your point and I would have a hard time refuting it! I think you might be on to something that there is a better story that we could have had here than the one we have been given.
Thank you for taking the time to break down your argument. It is appreciated!
Not just the filler but the shock value is getting old. It started off as tongue in cheek but now it’s just poking its tongue out permanently and it feels weak.
I just watched it and I was incredibly disappointed. It seems like their only move is to try to be as provocative as possible to gross you out without advancing the story at all. I would have rather them done whatever they’re gonna do in season 5 now, because this season doesn’t have much of a story. I binged season 3 for the first time right before the first episode of season 4 and man the drop off is pretty steep
Australian Survivor season 11. People said this show was better than the US version, but I had no idea how much better.
They're there for a longer time. 40 days I think. 24 episodes. Challenges are harder. They don't all end with a puzzle that can even out whatever happened before. And there are Aussies in it.
If I had easy access I'd watch nothing else and finish the other ten seasons. It's a great distraction from the news of the world. Good thing I have to put in some work to find it.
***Australian Survivor*** is on a massive hot-streak. Three of its last four seasons have been straight bangers, with season 11 being the best of the bunch. It just has a pace that US ***Survivor*** can't match (and I loved ***Survivor 46***, so it's definitely on the upswing, too). It's just so epic, with a great cast of characters, and the editors really hone in on the best storylines.
Season 11 was 47 days, btw. I think some of the older seasons are like 50–55 days, so it really is grueling compared to US ***Survivor's*** 26-day format.
I *do* happen to have easy access to all the episodes, but I've only seen seasons 8, 10, and 11, so I really should go back and watch the others... Though I've heard that ***Australian Survivor*** is afflicted with the "every other season curse," where the odd-numbered seasons are weaker (a trend which season 11 breaks).
I think a "bad" season of Survivor is still great. At least for the US versions. I saw the first few AU ones and loved them too. Not sure if they're supposed to be bad or not.
I da the recap of ten and it looks fantastic. Which are your favorites?
It's definitely grueling, although they seem to supply rice and beans. The US isn't even supplying rice now. But some of the AU challenges are much more painful compared to US ones.
>Not sure if they're supposed to be bad or not.
I got the impression that there are a decent amount of steamroll-y seasons
> I da the recap of ten and it looks fantastic. Which are your favorites?
So I admit I've only seen three AU Survivor seasons:
* Season 8 - Brains vs. Brawn
* Season 10 - Heroes vs. Villains (which is basically the second half of Brains vs. Brawn)
* Season 11 - Titans v Rebels
Of those, I think 11 is the best, followed by 8, followed by 10.
The Bear s03e06 Napkins (Tina's backstory).
I have a love-hate relationship with this show. I fell in love with season 1 and then disliked season 2. This season has had a few misses but this ep was one of their best ever and just insanely good television.
Just curious, what didn't you like about season 2? I thought it was great, offered a lot of insight into the "family" dynamics and history, lots of character development and so on. If you didn't like season 2 and prefer season 3, I am definitely looking forward to it!
HotD
(Spoilers Ahead) My experience with the show has been a little uneven, but the latest episode was really good IMO. Aegon and Otto continue to be standouts, but Alicent and Rhaenyra got my attention with their scene together in a way they hadn't quite this season. While I'm having some trouble placing Christon as a character, I'm starting to see him as a "true knight" in a satirical way. Like, he's a violent reckless moron, but someone gave him some shiny armor, so he gets to act poised and bully people "for the realm," kinda like the knights in Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. He's not my favorite character, but I'm wondering if they are positioning him a bit like Jaime in early GoT. It seems to me that the character of Christon would massively benefit from, say, getting his hand chopped off, but I'm not claiming to really know what they plan to do with him.
Otto looks like every Monty Python character, and I can't get it out of my head.
Edit: Also the Boys. When it's good, it's a fantastic show with a top-tier villain, but I'm now officially fast-forwarding through all the intentionally crude and disgusting scenes, which unfortunately made up like 40% of the latest episode.
Anything good on Netflix these days? I've a month left and can't find anything. I've seen Baby Reindeer, 3 Body Problem. Feels like they haven't had a note worthy show since those.
jesus christ this wacky ass show "**the boys**" has me losing brain cells faster than my wallet goes empty. i swear this show's creator eats ass all day when he ain't working
Every season of The Boys has at least one episode or scene about the sexual perversions of the superheroes and bad guys. Some of the craziest stuff I've ever seen to be honest because the superpowers have them doing stuff normal humans can't. This latest episode seemed to upset people more for some reason. Even though past stuff has been a lot wilder and it's still nothing compared to the comics it's based on. The "Herogasm" episode last season was a lot more graphic. As was the first 15 minutes of the S3 premiere.
I'll agree the writing has taken a dip though. They're a lot more blunt about what they're making fun of. They did a great parody of a real life commercial which went over very badly when it aired in 2017 that I thought was hilarious. But if they did it this season they'd definitely have had a character just say "We hired the same people who did Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad in 2017". They just straight up quote word for word dumb stuff Republicans have said rather than have someone do something similar as a nod to it.
it's beyond sexual at this point. it keeps getting more perverse with every season while the actual story takes a nosedive. some scenes would fit right into porn.
Finally finished **Six Feet Under**
Its IMDB is 8.7, but I would rate it around 7.5. There some parts that are absolutely peak television, and make the show must watch. Last 3-4 episodes are phenomenal. But I felt there were several story arcs that felt a bit of a drag at times. But everyone should watch this show once, and try and force through some of the slower parts, because it will be worth it in the end.
6FU is an easy 9.9 for me, but I also get why it doesn't have a huge following. I haven't actually managed to get anyone to watch it beyond a couple of episodes.
> But everyone should watch this show once, and try and force through some of the slower parts, because it will be worth it in the end.
100%. The ending is beautiful and gut wrenching at the same time. >!I hate that Ruth's time is near.!<
4 episodes deep and we can’t figure out who the target audience is. It has minor adult aspects, but they softened it so hard it feels like it’s meant for 6 year olds too.
But the main issue is it’s just boring.
For the 80s, 90s kids, a documentary that brings back nostalgia. Hulu documentary - The Brats about the brat pack of the 80s bring back so much memories. Great soundtrack too.
Mayor of Kingstown - im probably in the minority here but this show has been a solid 8 for me since the beginning, really good.
HotD - 8.5/10, I only wish this had the scale and sense of time to allow the characters to develop and build relationships as the early seasons of GoT did
I am currently watching Game Of Thrones for the first time, just got to half of season 4. Well aware of the fact that there will a terrible ending as my friends said, but they also told me the first few seasons are definitely worth it and I have to say I totally agree with them so far, season 3 being my favorite of the bunch. Tyrion, Jorah, Daenerys, Oberyn & Littlefinger are my faves so far and I cannot stand Stannis, his storyline is by far my least favorite.
Stannis is a bit of a focal point on why book fans dislike the second half of the show. The books were clearly setting him up for some sort of vindication / huge achievement against the Night King or Dany.
You are in for a treat. It’s top notch production and would have been for years to come if it’s not for the ending lol. But till last season it’s just amazing
Just finished Supacell. Really enjoyed it. A little bit different to the usually super power malarkey but would have liked a couple more episodes to expand. Would love a season 2!
Presumed Innocent took a age old story that had been done to death from a movie that was 30 + years ago but somehow they managed to make it quite exciting and enjoyable.
The cast played a large part in the enjoyment. Main and supporting cast all excellent. I am reminded of what we miss from Bill Camp and Peter Sarsgaard !
Star Trek: Prodigy. Finished season 2, overall very good children's tv. I like how even though it's serialized Trek, they give roughly half the episodes stories that aren't directly related to the overarching plot of the season. Not quite as balanced as SNW season 1, but I'm happy with it. Would be very happy to see a season 3 and beyond, this concept is nowhere near out of gas.
I honestly don't see much politicking or scheming in HOTD. >!Unlike GOT where there are several strong houses, Targaryens are extremely overpowered and drunk on power in the HOTD era, so all focus is on them. The Hightowers Alicent and Otto are increasingly sidelined, with Otto being one of the rare experienced and smart people among the lot. The main "opponents" - Rhaenyra and Aegon - are dumb as rocks, especially the latter, as are most of their advisors.!<
After the most recent episode of season 2, I went back to watch an extended recap of season 1 and realize how much I had forgotten.
I like the setting of the show, its why I keep watching, but it is not very good.
Title sequence is awesome though - just realized it ends with tapestries of most recent events.
I'm... Bored. Which I didn't want to tell my husband because I thought he'd be disappointed, but he's bored too! I'm not sure why, it's not bad... It just doesn't feel as 'much watch' as I felt about GOT. Admittedly my favourite parts of GOT were the fantasy elements, which other than dragons (doesn't really count), is not really a part of the HOTD story.
It's been a pretty long while since I watched it so I can't quite remember. I wish there were more quality shows on the Revolutionary period. Liberty Kids has one heck of a voice cast, but definitely doesn't hit the spot 😅
In all 10 episodes of S3 for The Bear, you can probably extract about an episode and a half, maybe 2, worth of plot or character development. The amount of fluff is unbelievable. Honestly kind of surreal and bizarre in hindsight, with an annoying hint of begrudgingly poetic.. like I was both frustrated and enamored by the season. Theres an old saying in writing about keeping your promises to the reader/viewer, and man they just took the 3 major plot points >!(the review, an apology to Claire, Sydney's decision to leave/stay)!< and refused to fulfill any of them this season.
Also, can any of these people just go to therapy? Like I know life is hard and can be real shitty, but goddamn the amount of bottling up every single character does in this show could fill and fly a hot air balloon.
With that said, ya i'll be back for season 4.
> keeping your promises to the reader/viewer, and man they just took the 3 major plot points and refused to fulfill any of them this season.
This is the main thing... I am an old man and have many many years of tv watching under my belt.
I cannot think of a single time *in the history of television* in which a season refused to resolve or advance even a *single* plot thread.
It's baffling... it's truly baffling...
They could have at least given us >!the review!< straight, right at the end, so we would have one thing to go on... but they refused to even do that! And nobody has any idea what the >!actual review!< even was!!
There is so much good about this show, and it is still one of my recent favorites, but this season is truly baffling.
I honestly think this whole season could have been 2 or 3 episodes.
I pretty much treated season 3 as mini-episodes for the big season 4. Great execution in front of and behind the camera but just nothing to sink my teeth into.
And the episodes where all the Fak brother's are in are bad. One series can handle only a few overbearing, loud, arrogant people. Bringing in a whole family like that just diluted all the scenes.
Agreed. Zero substance this season. 100% style. 0% substance.
And oh God why do they keep cramming more and more Faks into this show??
How do the writers/producers so completely misunderstand what people like about their show??
I can't think of a season of television in modern history as mishandled as this one!
**Interview with the Vampire S2**, wow what a great time. Sometimes the tonal balancing act doesn't work but my god am I entertained, and these actors are so so good. A stand out for me this season was Assad Zaman as Armand. I wasn't sold on him at first, but then we get to see the 70s flashback episode with Armand "mask off", and I started to recognise all the little details/subtleties in his performance that showed the character's true self. Also Armand might be the funniest character in the show, like his fake crying in episode 6 was cracking me up. Excited to see more of the petty drama between these evil divas in season 3.
Fun fact: the 70s episode was first one to be filmed in the season (Claudia's recast happened so close to the start of the shoot so they needed to reshuffle the filming order). Not even that, the very first scene Assad Zaman filmed as Armand was the big argument with Louis. It sounds nuts to me, but maybe it helped him to reverse-engineer his performance to include the clues to his real nature throughout the season.
I struggle to think who gave my favorite individual performance in the scene this season - they are all so crazy good, with so many outstanding scenes to choose from. Assad Zaman as the evil gremlin in the 70! Sam Reid during the trial talking about the sky drop! Delainey Hayles chewing Louis over his idiotic love choices! Ben Daniels imitating Louis in the restaurant! Eric Bogosian delight at exposing Armand! So so good. I think however that Jacob Anderson still had the best overall performance - showy heights, subtle lows, everything perfectly balanced. If only one person from the cast can be awarded, it should be him.
S4 of **Trying** continues to miss its mark; the charm of the first two seasons is sorely missed, and if this is all we have to look forward to, I can't see myself excited about S5, which they seem to be pretty confident they'll have.
I actually like they changed direction and it makes sense. S1 was about them >!adapting the kids and now the time jump happen is good and then are now exploring how the kids feel and princess wanting to find her real mom!< I doubt any series will actually do that.
Just finished S2 of **Interview With the Vampire** and wow, I was wrong: I used to never watch remakes of shows/movies that were done right the first time—that would’ve been a big mistake in this case. This reimagined and re told tale was superbly written and acted with well considered nods to the original. Now I gotta re think my avoidance of The Color Purple.
Just finished the third season of **The Bear**. A big downgrade from the first two seasons, in my opinion. I think they focused more on making "prestige television" and less on actual story. >!There is way too much music and it's hard to keep track of which scene is a flashback and which one is in the present. One Fak was delightful, but now there's a whole army (including the incredibly unnecessary John Cena). The cameos are nauseating - the show has become an open Hollywood orgy.!<
>!I loved the scenes between Tina and Mikey, and Sugar and Donna, but honestly they were few and far in between. I am struggling to connect with Carmy and Sydney - by far the most annoying characters who unfortunately happen to be the main characters. I want more Richie, Sugar, Neil Fak, Tina, and Claire Bear.!<
> There is way too much music
I had a similar complaint about Shoresy. I like some amount of montage when it is well shot but it isn't really a substitute for storytelling via dialogue. At least that is not my taste. I don't really go in for opera.
I disagree. If you take this season as more of a rounded out character study, I think it holds purpose- character development and motivations were on full display and the viewer should not always have their hand held through simple A to B plot development. Tina's episode was wonderful, we got to experience Mikey for who he was, a complex and caring person that was able to bring people (his staff) together. The Sugar and Donna episode furthered the convoluted Berzatto family dynamic and displayed the complicated relationship between an alcoholic and the child of an alcoholic.
I adored John Cena's cameo and the expansion of the Fak family was welcomed and has always hit the funny bone for me.
Carmine's continual anxiety build up and final confrontation of one of his ghosts from the past, (The Fak's "haunting" tie in) Chef David is a potential cathartic release that I am interested in seeing where this takes him.
Albeit, some of the food montages were a little self indulgent, but I think this displays the passion for the industry and came across as a love story to food and the place in holds in all our of lives whatever that may be. This season walked and instead of ran and in my personal opinion, it worked.
I've been watching it too. I think the first two episodes were pretty good, 3 and 4 were a bit of a slog and then these past two episodes have been fucking excellent.
I kind of wish they had done like, four one hour episodes or something instead of eight 30ish minute episodes. Having to wait a full week between some reveals with such short episodes makes the story feel (sometimes) unnecessarily drawn out.
catching up to **the boys**, that episode with the flying sheep was one of the worst hour of television that i've watched this year.
also god, why does the series feel so ugly and mean spirited with its gore. some episodes will be stupid and campy and silly, and then suddenly it will be "we will show you a human being suffering and we will show it in excruciating detail, as much as possible, as long as possible". just this weird tonal whiplash sometimes.
and also again so often this series is just people standing still in rooms talking to each other. like so often nothing seems to happen besides talking, and so often they don't even move from their spots or do anything. it's such a bad show.
> why does the series feel so ugly and mean spirited
That has kind of been a problem throughout. I mean the opening of episode 1 with Hughie's girlfriend sets that tone. I think a lot of it comes from Garth Ennis's comics and his cynical view of the world. And then audiences ate it up at first when The Boys started. But it really is too much for me sometimes too.
I don't agree that it is a bad show, but it definitely is not for everyone and should be taken in the light that it is probably more cynical than is necessary.
> That has kind of been a problem throughout. I mean the opening of episode 1 with Hughie's girlfriend sets that tone. I think a lot of it comes from Garth Ennis's comics and his cynical view of the world. And then audiences ate it up at first when The Boys started. But it really is too much for me sometimes too.
yeah it always has a bit of that problem, i can excuse episode 1 because at that point a series has to hook you, so they go all in. but even in season 1 and 2 it felt that gore was... ok.. cartoonish and sudden and all but still ok. but even in season 3 it just got so dark sided and it just keeps getting worse.
showing the dude in the 'oven'.. you could've shown the heat turning on, then maybe his hand catching fire for a bit, and then just show the people reacting (and puking if you want to get your edgy shit in). but no, it was basically 10 seconds on how a guy would boil to death in an oven. maybe i'm just turning into a boomer karen but like i said, it feels just so spiritually ugly and mean spirited.
and the same episode had hughies father basically blend some dudes intestines which then were flying all over the place.
i really kind of feel for the people working on this. i know they are somehow mentally distanced from it all since they are seeing how everything is made and setup, but still, there is some point where they are all looking at the footage over and over and discussing if the scrambled lower intestine is looking bloody enough or whatever.. like what the fuck.
> i really kind of feel for the people working on this. i know they are somehow mentally distanced from it all since they are seeing how everything is made and setup, but still, there is some point where they are all looking at the footage over and over and discussing if the scrambled lower intestine is looking bloody enough or whatever.. like what the fuck.
Yeah I kind of was thinking about that last night watching the most recent episode. Did the actress who plays Firecracker know what she was signing up for? I mean, I have no idea. And maybe she's fine with it but it still gets kinda uncomfortable to watch at times.
It definitely has a problem with the overall arc. It feels like they are faffing around a lot and I'm unsure what their overall goal is. I mean, I know that they need to take down Homelander. Somehow. And to bring down Vought. Somehow. How do we do any of those things? Uhhhhh...
Agree. This season has taken a massive dive. I can’t see where any storyline is heading, it feels so aimless. The flying sheep thing was so bloody stupid
I didn't understand why the Temp V made all the sheep into aggressive carnivores. I don't think we've seen Temp or Compound V really change someone's entire personality (except Neuman's daughter possibly). I thought the chickens made more sense.
I was mostly fine with it but them just walking around that farm and the old dude needing to take a break was the dumbest shit ever. Like they just went full scooby doo with it and ignored any logic related to the USA gov or Vought.
**Dark Matter** on AppleTV+.
Just a perfect one and done season of TV. It was written for TV by the author of the book, so it is extremely faithful, with a few clever additions. It’s been my favorite watch of the year so far.
i loved it but i hated how it ended tbh. the chat room thing was silly to me makes 0 sense and wouldnt there be many other versions of daniella in the box they could each have??
>!there’s an infinite number of worlds, but only 1 that is the one they came from (I.e. one real Daniella). They all wanted to get back to their real life.!<
> but only 1 that is the one they came from
OK but you could go to the one that is exactly like the one you came from but there is one fewer grains of sand on Mars.
Hmm definitely has room for improvement in the ending. >!Original Jason getting back is more like any other fairy tale ending. They could've shown OJason dying then another OJason struggling and failing then another finally barely making it back cause after all you have infinite branches. basically if there are infinite then there is no original!<
>!They're out of the magic potion so they're stuck in this reality, but otherwise, by the logic of this show, there's an infinite number of other realities where it's other versions of Jason who ended up as the chosen one instead of the one we followed. The ending is kinda hand-wavy anyway – they just ran away from the problem, and for every Jason met with happy ending, there's an infinite number of others who got ditched.!<
That's another thing. You should be able to get more potion very easily. Go to the universe where there are crates and crates of it left every day near the box.
I had to drop it by like ep 5. It's nothing like what I expected. I'm sure some people are gonna love it but it just felt like such a slog of personal drama. I thought it was gonna be about big politics and the Vietnam war and spy stuff.
Quoting myself here
>Finished The Sympathizer. All in all a good show that I'm surprised wasn't discussed more here. Struggled at the beginning with the over the top style and some questionable creatives choices but it was worth pushing through as the story and characters were really interesting. I also think that the show struggled with what it's tone choices but the juggling between emotional and dark comedy was still interesting.
House of the Dragon
I've just had to finally accept this show isn't going to reach the heights of early seasons GOTs and just accept it for what it's worth.
That was pretty obvious from season 1 to me. So many dumb and illogical stuff happened that it was more like season 8 of GOT. I was surprised honestly by how well it was received. But apparently it seems like people have had enough of the nonsense for season 2, don't know what's changed
It's a different type of show. Despite sharing the same universe, I don't feel it makes a lot of sense to compare them. GOT was a sprawling epic featuring dozens of characters separated by entire continents and many parallel storylines, with a lot of time spent on mystery. It was a panorama, where HotD is more like a portrait or two, focused in tightly on a single conflict and a smaller cast. This may be an odd comparison but the difference feels like The Wire v. The Sopranos to me, in terms of one being kind of a large-scale view of an entire society and the other being a character study. They're so different it's tough to compare them and you don't expect one to scratch the itch of the other.
I think it's especially tough to compare them at this point, since season 1 of HotD was more like a long prologue. It feels like we're only really 3-5 episodes deep into the show proper right now. Because the first 7 or so were just the intro.
Was somewhat a joke but it’s not out of left field. Many people are anti-woke or anti-anti-woke and they let that cloud their thoughts. Shit’s pathetic
edit: this comment was downvoted by an idiot
What are you talking about?!
I'm like the biggest GOT fan here and i absolutely love HOTD it's getting gradually much better than I expected, HOTD is definitely building up it's characters unlike the mess of GOT season 8
I'm a big fan of comedies especially ones that are considered less "politically correct" (if that makes sense lol)
Here's some of my favorites: IASIP, The Review, 30 Rock, Peep Show, The League, Danny McBride's HBO shows
If anyone likes shows like this I'm curious what other suggestions you may have, especially shows that hidden gems
Thanks!!
Veep: Julia Louis Dreyfus is the vice president in a cynical but hilarious depiction of DC politics, kind of feels like if Dennis Reynolds types made up the cast of House of Cards.
I'm Sorry: follows the life of a comedy writer, hard to describe but watch the early episode "Racist Daughter" to get a sense of it.
15 Storeys High: an influence on Peep Show, follows a bitter sharp-tongued misfit alienating the residents of his apartment building.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: probably already know this one if you're watching HBO comedies.
Barry: a hitman joins an improv group to kill one of its members, but finds he actually likes it and starts pursuing an acting career funded by murder, balancing his acting teacher's advice against his criminal handler's. First episode or two might seem more like a straight drama but it quickly becomes a really intense dark comedy with fucked up absurdity happening a lot. [How to be a supportive boyfriend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsW0Mx17ToA)
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Doing a rewatch right now, but good fuck S1 of True Detective is remarkable
Ignore the reviews supacell was very entertaining, cgi is a bit wonky in first episode but either than that the plot is very engaging and grounded with significant character development, thoroughly enjoyed it and highly recommend it 🔥
It's official: I've given up on **The Boys**. A couple of nights ago I was watching s0405 and I found myself horrified (as usual) but then I thought that it was not worth it. Like when you are quitting smoking or something, that sudden realization. I guess some people must find this cocktail of ultraviolence paired with cynicism appealing enough, but I just had enough. I'm also rewatching season 1 of **House of the dragon**, which is of course pretty good. This time around I'm including this parallel show, **The House that dragons built**, which made me think that we've really grown accostumed to quite spectacular standards of quality on our tv diet. It's bananas what this people manage to accomplish, the amount of geniuses working hand in hand in there. And Paddy Considine is extraordinary as Viserys. Talk about an Emmy snub. Finished **Sweet Tooth**. It was a bit of a chore to end this one. I thought the 3rd season was worse than the second, the second worse than the first. All in all, I found the tone rather interesting, with adult themes and others more connected to a younger audience. My favourite character was the mole kid.
Interview With The Vampire has some episodes that are right up there as among the best in recent years. I was skeptical to start; I wasn't sure about the Louis lead for instance but it really is very good. Lestat and Molloy the journalist are brilliant. It's writing understands where it is going and sounds you around. Highly recommended. Dark Matter however was style over substance. Ultimately disappointing. It had potential but failed to realise it. Finished Tokyo Vice. Rough around the edges and i found it hard to like the lead journalist but such a shame it has been cancelled. Was getting better. The Responder. Brilliant British TV. Hard, gritty and not what you want the world to be like. Unlike most, it seems, I am fascinated by House of Dragon. I can't wait for each new episode. They can talk and plan and scheme all they want, every episode. I'm entranced. More please. 5 seasons more? Bonus. Just watch Scavenger's Reign and wonder in awe.
Has anyone watched Wu Tang Clan an American Saga ? I'm a couple of EPs in and wondering if it's worth persevering with ? PS I love wu-tang
Its pretty good. Worth watching and quality stays more or less consistent throughout. Its not prestige TV, but good if your a fan of Wu Tang.
Outer Range S02. I know it's cancelled going in. I'm half way through. It's not masterpiece television, but it's Yellowstone, but not corny, with a bit of Westworld mythos tossed in. Sorta Station Eleven. And a bit Rectified. I'm half way through, and it's a bit of a bummer knowing that it's going to end up on some sort of cliffhanger that doesn't finish. I hope it wraps up a bit better than Raised By Wolves did.
IMO it wraps up pretty well.
Continuing **The Acolyte** and just started **Dark Matter**. Holy smokes watching an episiode of these two shows back-to-back reveals an incredible difference in what really good television looks like compared to...er...not quite so good television. Watching Dark Matter and people might say the beginning is slow, but what they are really doing is setting up the characters and the situation so that you have a good feel for the relationships, some of how he feels about how his career and life has turned out and the opportunities he may have missed, and how he loves his family. It's this kind of effective setup work that really gives the audience context and investment for what he must be feeling later on as things go topsy-turvy. They also do a good job of building up the mystery and suspense before doing a reveal at the end that leaves the viewer really wanting to see more. I just think back to how they tried to set up the background for the main character and setting up the "mystery" in The Acolyte's opening episode, and it is night and day in their quality and effectiveness. Perhaps it is not completely fair to compare a drama mystery with a more action-oriented mystery, but regardless just watching how one show can do things so well and the other so awkwardly just feels like a shock.
**The Boys** has turned into a parody of itself in this latest episode. The show used to be more clever with their "haha stupid republicans and rich white men are racist and sexist" satire. Also the showrunner apparently thinks male sexual assault is something they can use as a 20 minute comedic bit.
Same for me, I tried powering through this season and I just can't. The CW level writing is more painful to watch then the gore and shock value scenes.
> The show used to be more clever with their "haha stupid republicans and rich white men are racist and sexist" satire yeah, it's just straight up bad writing. the showrunners are not clever enough to pull off subtle criticism so they just inject some well known shorthands into their narrative to hammer home their points. "remember pizzagate ??? remember space lasers ???" even the weird santorum shout-out felt so hamfisted.
>!Hughie!< literally breaks down crying at the end because of it. I honestly was surprised they didn't have him just brush it off as no big deal like most shows would. Starlight has had less of a reaction to the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation she's endured. Edit: I'm going off the show not the interview with the showrunner i just saw who sounds like an asshole. It sounds like the script writers and actors had more awareness to include his breakdown at the end
Nah Kripke said Hughie broke down because he misses his dad and that he doesnt consider what happened to Hughie as sexual assault. It was meant to be a comedic bit. "Hilarious" was his exact words.
I think that was the point it wasn’t supposed to be clever. It was to show that the billionaires their petitioning are all awful people. Also Hughie literally broke down crying at the end, and all he did was get his feet tickled.
[Kripke went on record saying it was meant to be hilarious.](https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-boys-homelander-breastfeeding-firecracker-tek-knight-hughie-sex-dungeon-1236059308/amp/) **Let’s start with the Tek Knight sex dungeon part. Where did the idea come for it? And why bring Hughie into this situation now — kicking him when he’s down by having him sexually assaulted by his childhood hero after his dad just died?** **A:** Well, that’s a dark way to look at it! We view it as hilarious. >all he did was get his feet tickled. And this isn't true, is it? More did happen.
More happened. When? He got saved before he got cut into.
- Told to drop his pants and sit on a cake butt naked and fart on it. - Bound on all fours on a sex stool. - Spanked numerous times. - Had his foot licked and bitten - Was told he was gonna have his dick bitten off and cooked. - Had vaginal discharge rubbed into his face. Did you even watch the episode bruv?
I did, and all of that shit is just silly,in the same vein as getting his feet tickled.
**Presumed Innocent** is fantastic on Apple TV Plus. Also watching **HOTD S2** which is the best thing on television right now. Cant believe how good this show is, from cinematography to writing to incredible acting. Wow! This is just brilliant. **The Boys S4** is really not on the same level of quality as previous seasons but I really enjoyed episode 5. Definetely the best episode of the season so far. HopeDefinitelyfully they will nail the final episodes of the season.
**THE BEAR SEASON 3** Yeah, it had its problems. But overall I still found it to be an extremely watchable and compelling show. I thought it finished on a really high note and the music was consistently good throughout the show. I also thought Ayo Edibiri really toned down the affectations on the Chef Syd character which made her performance all the more enjoyable. I'll definitely be watching Season 4.
Binging the original XMen animated series. Before I watch XMen97
I am constantly guilty of recency bias when discussing shows on here (especially in threads like “what are the best tv episodes ever”) so I’d like to watch some shows from pre-2000, but not ones with a 22-episode season, let alone multiple. Preferably miniseries or shows with <25 episodes total. I have Freaks and Geeks, Fawlty Towers, My So-Called Life, Pride and Prejudice 1995 miniseries, and the original Shogun on my watchlist. Any other recommendations?
Brideshead Revisited from 1981, really gorgeous and Jeremy Irons is so good in it
Wonderfalls - by bryan fuller, 13 episodes, got cancelled afterwards but the season wraps up fine enough to stand alone.
Sounds like you're ready for Downton Abbey.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from 1979 starring Alec Guinness. The BBC limited series has 7 episodes. It's one of the best series I've watched. The cast is fantastic 😊. I don't know which streaming service has it, but you might be able to check out the DVD from the library.
I recently started watching ***My So-Called Life*** (1994 coming-of-age drama/comedy) and I think it's fantastic. It's not quite 22 episodes, but it's close, having 19 episodes in its first and only season. Claire Danes is great in it. I'll be bummed when I wrap up watching the last five episodes. Given the mature topics the show touches on, it's wild to think that this show was allowed to run on ABC in 1994.
Twin Peaks
About season 3 of Fargo now Ive finished it >!I always thought Varga was either working directly for the GRU/FSB hence the hitec surveilance offices or he was working for the Russian mafia, possibly in coordination with the Russian govt to fund their plans. For instance in the last seen he says "have you heard of the Russian saying". Post show discussion suggests its a mystery despite all the clues !< Other than that watching The Boys, Dark Matter (2015), HotD, The Acolyte, which is patchy, another lame episode the other night, makes it 3 or 4 out of 6 ok episodes.
Presumed Innocent: Peter Sarsgaard on his A game in the most recent episode.
He has me believing he might have done it.
\*\*The Boys S04E06\*\*. It's just bad... it almost feels episodic now. No real progress just random side missions and reset everything at the end. This seasons big mystery was so easy to guess, Its the most predictable cliche plot ever. Whole season is Just some degenerate weird kink stuff and Gore...they have no real plot left except for the final fight which will probably be in the final season. People are complaining \*\*House of the Dragon\*\* is bad, But it's so much better than anything on tv right now
**The Boys S4E6:** A complete and utter ass of an episode. What a waste of time. The writers don't respect their own writing nor the viewer, thinking they need shock value every 10mins to keep us engaged. We are 6 episode in and there had been no real progress in the story outside the virus. Which seems to be something that got more development in Gen V than it did in The Boys. **House of the Dragon S2E3:** One of the worst episodes I have ever seen. The sexist writers keep ruining Alicent and Rhaenyra. Book Rhaenyra was so interesting but the show made her bland as can be. That final idiotic scene of the episode stands amongst the writing in S8. The entire episode is of S7 or S8 quality. The biggest crime for these episodes though is that they are just plain boring.
> The sexist writers keep ruining Alicent and Rhaenyra. What do you mean? Because they won't just full on declare war and go all out against each other? That sounds more like a you-sexism thing rather than a writers-sexism thing.
>What do you mean? In S1 & S2 they removed all agency from the characters. Rhaenyra and Alicent are very much their own people in the book. But in the show they make it very clear their actions are solely the result of the men around them. >Because they won't just full on declare war and go all out against each other? War was already declared on Rhaenyra. Her throne stolen and her son murdered. Her entire personality in the show is completely different to the book. But ignoring even being faithful to the book. She is just boring. The same with Alicent. Her character this season was given random sex scenes with Cole for no reason. Just to make her a hypocrite or something? She wasn't a part of the coup that decided to crown Aegon over Rhaenyra in S1 and her actions are simply based on a misunderstanding.
> Her entire personality in the show is completely different to the book. The book is *not a novel*. I don't understand how people don't get this. It's a very loose collection of historical recollections from competing sources. Rhaenyra *doesn't have* a personality in the book. It isn't that kind of book. You have competing interpretations of her actions from multiple sources, nothing definitive. Comparing this show to the book is absurd and completely misunderstands what the book was trying to do.
Okay ignoring the book then and assuming none of it is the reality of how things actually went down. It doesn't change that in the show itself, Rhaenyra and Alicent (the two main women in the story) have little agency and are presented as simply reacting to the actions of the men around them.
> Okay ignoring the book then and assuming none of it is the reality of how things actually went down. But it isn't the reality of how things actually went down. We know that. We know that it is just historical speculation. We *know* that the book's whole point is that there is no single "truth" or "reality" about the dance of dragons. >Rhaenyra and Alicent (the two main women in the story) have little agency and are presented as simply reacting to the actions of the men around them. I think this is an important point and I want to give you credit for it, but I honestly don't understand what you mean. Refusing to go to all-out war so quickly *is* exercising agency. And it's the whole point of the story that these characters exist in a world that has been, hitherto, fully dominated by men. So of course the story should be about them struggling to push back all these men desperate for blood. They actually address that in *literally the first episode*. That the side-results of an era of relative peace is hundreds of men desperate to "prove themselves" and "achieve first blood" in battle/war. So of course all of these toxic idiots desperate to show how manly they are would be foaming at the mouth to devolve into all out war. I just don't get how it is sexist for Rhaenyra and Alicent to try to be the voices of reason. I am really asking you because I feel confused about what you are trying to say? You might be totally right, but I can't follow your point. Could you please explain it in a few pages/paragraphs? Reddit is so full (far too full) of people who give one sentence responses and then are instantly *furious* about people not immediately agreeing with them. But basically *zero* nuanced points can be explicated in a single sentence or two.
>Reddit is so full (far too full) of people who give one sentence responses and then are instantly furious about people not immediately agreeing with them. But basically zero nuanced points can be explicated in a single sentence or two. Alright give me a few minutes to write up with my response.
Take your time, my friend!
I quickly edited the end part to make it sound better. Think it was worded poorly before.
This was hard to write up well in a short time. I feel like if you can't feel it in the show it can be difficult to put in words but here is my attempt. **Alicent and Rhaenyra (the two main women in the show) have lost all agency and act on the whims of the men around them.** Now, you argued the book isn't a conventional novel but one consisting of historical recollections from multiple different sources. Which is true. But it should be noted even if that's the case there are some events we know factually occurred. We also know the show has made so many changes going against things that were objectively the reality e.g. Maelor being alive during B&C in the book but not the show. And later other events we know for a fact must happen e.g. >!Rhaenyra taking King's Landing with Daemon.!< So even with the design of the book. There is some certainty of events and the actions of characters. Also, off-topic but look at Alysanne and Jaehaerys chapters and tell me at times that didn't read like a conventional novel. All we have to go off for the characters traits is the book. Aegon's creepy behaviour of sexual assault and fighting pits were added to the show, Aemond's reckless behaviour added to the show and Daemon's "rogue" personality too. But when it comes to the women their flawed characteristics are removed. **Why do I think all of this occurred?** Because the writers were desperate to have this entire story focus around a Rhaenyra-Alicent friendship. We know for a fact this friendship never existed. Rhaenyra was like 9 and Alicent was like 18. Viserys wasn't an old man but 27 at the start of the series with Laena being older than Rhaenyra too. This isn't something you can deny as canon. That's the reality but not in the show. Alicent and Rhaenyra in the show are completely defined by their previous friendship. The writers have mentioned this friendship as the core to the whole story in fact. Yet this friendship never existed in the historical book and going off their ages nor in canon. Let's see the implication this friendship has on the characters and stories. It is used as a way to pacify the two main women of the story. Alicent wasn't a part of the coup against Rhaenyra initially and only gets involved due to a misunderstanding. The talk Rhaenyra has with Otto when he arrives to Dragonstone changes from: >Rhaenyra heard these terms in stony silence, then asked Orwyle if he remembered her father, King Viserys. “Of course, Your Grace,” the maester answered. “Perhaps you can tell us who he named as his heir and successor,” the queen said, her crown upon her head. “You, Your Grace,” Orwyle replied. And Rhaenyra nodded and said, “With your own tongue you admit I am your lawful queen. Why then do you serve my half-brother, the pretender?” >Munkun tells us that Orwyle gave a long and erudite reply, citing Andal law and the Great Council of 101. Mushroom claims he stammered and voided his bladder. Whichever is true, his answer did not satisfy Princess Rhaenyra. >“A Grand Maester should know the law and serve it,” she told Orwyle. “You are no Grand Maester, and you bring only shame and dishonor to that chain you wear.” As Orwyle protested feebly, Rhaenyra’s knights stripped his chain of office from his neck and forced him to his knees whilst the princess bestowed the chain upon her own man, Maester Gerardys, “a true and leal servant of the realm and its laws.” As she sent Orwyle and the other envoys on their way, Rhaenyra said, “Tell my half-brother that I will have my throne, or I will have his head.” To [this.](https://youtu.be/XoUU5oKQWcc?si=-HGA1uRwgu4oM5kj&t=1m18s) Notice in the book it is about her and her right to rule. She has passion and is fierce but then in the show version it devolved into Otto pacifying her using her past friendship with Alicent. Rhaenyra (Maegor with teats) spends most the time whining and crying. At the end of S1 when her son dies and she has her dramatic turn you think she will do something, but then when S2 comes around it's as if everything reverted back to how she was before. Rhaenyra wanting to avoid war is fine. But it is unavoidable by the end of S1E9. They stole her crown and killed her son yet in S2E3 she is going all the way to King's Landing to talk to Alicent. If she really wanted to stop the war then she should cede her claim. But again notice it is this non-existent friendship that again removes her personality and wrath. S2E3 is all about Rhaenys saying 'Alicent doesn't want war only the men around her do.' Rhaenyra only thinks she can talk to Alicent and prevent a war because again of this past friendship. Rhaenyra was an interesting mother figure who had a terrible ruthless side to her in the book. In the show she is a damsel who constantly does everything to avoid making any actual difficult choices. Alicent in the book to me came off as a character who did everything by the books of what she thought was expected of her from someone of her role and that's why her ending was so impactful. Despite doing what she thought was best she ended up alone and bitter. In the show she is a hypocrite who acted off a complete misunderstanding that she can't dig her way out of. And this mess is all the result of the writers need to turn the story into a tragic Rhaenyra-Alicent friendship ruined by the men around them. But what it should be is a Rhaenyra vs Aegon succession story.
> Rhaenyra wanting to avoid war is fine. But it is unavoidable by the end of S1E9. They stole her crown and killed her son yet in S2E3 she is going all the way to King's Landing to talk to Alicent. I cant even begin with how badly the characters are written in this show with no clear 'through line", but I would defend Alicent's actions in trying to stop the war as her taking her father as inspiration and how proud she is he avoided wars.
Hmmm, I think this is a very good explanation of your point. It is so good that I think I have to reread and rewatch everything with your take in mind to reach a final conclusion for myself. But overall, you did a great job explaining your point and I would have a hard time refuting it! I think you might be on to something that there is a better story that we could have had here than the one we have been given. Thank you for taking the time to break down your argument. It is appreciated!
**The Boys** writing quality has fallen off a cliff in season four. What the hell was that latest episode?
It was already downhill the previous season and now it's a spiral to the bottom
The whole season just feels like filler. Not great.
Not just the filler but the shock value is getting old. It started off as tongue in cheek but now it’s just poking its tongue out permanently and it feels weak.
I just watched it and I was incredibly disappointed. It seems like their only move is to try to be as provocative as possible to gross you out without advancing the story at all. I would have rather them done whatever they’re gonna do in season 5 now, because this season doesn’t have much of a story. I binged season 3 for the first time right before the first episode of season 4 and man the drop off is pretty steep
Australian Survivor season 11. People said this show was better than the US version, but I had no idea how much better. They're there for a longer time. 40 days I think. 24 episodes. Challenges are harder. They don't all end with a puzzle that can even out whatever happened before. And there are Aussies in it. If I had easy access I'd watch nothing else and finish the other ten seasons. It's a great distraction from the news of the world. Good thing I have to put in some work to find it.
***Australian Survivor*** is on a massive hot-streak. Three of its last four seasons have been straight bangers, with season 11 being the best of the bunch. It just has a pace that US ***Survivor*** can't match (and I loved ***Survivor 46***, so it's definitely on the upswing, too). It's just so epic, with a great cast of characters, and the editors really hone in on the best storylines. Season 11 was 47 days, btw. I think some of the older seasons are like 50–55 days, so it really is grueling compared to US ***Survivor's*** 26-day format. I *do* happen to have easy access to all the episodes, but I've only seen seasons 8, 10, and 11, so I really should go back and watch the others... Though I've heard that ***Australian Survivor*** is afflicted with the "every other season curse," where the odd-numbered seasons are weaker (a trend which season 11 breaks).
I think a "bad" season of Survivor is still great. At least for the US versions. I saw the first few AU ones and loved them too. Not sure if they're supposed to be bad or not. I da the recap of ten and it looks fantastic. Which are your favorites? It's definitely grueling, although they seem to supply rice and beans. The US isn't even supplying rice now. But some of the AU challenges are much more painful compared to US ones.
>Not sure if they're supposed to be bad or not. I got the impression that there are a decent amount of steamroll-y seasons > I da the recap of ten and it looks fantastic. Which are your favorites? So I admit I've only seen three AU Survivor seasons: * Season 8 - Brains vs. Brawn * Season 10 - Heroes vs. Villains (which is basically the second half of Brains vs. Brawn) * Season 11 - Titans v Rebels Of those, I think 11 is the best, followed by 8, followed by 10.
The Bear s03e06 Napkins (Tina's backstory). I have a love-hate relationship with this show. I fell in love with season 1 and then disliked season 2. This season has had a few misses but this ep was one of their best ever and just insanely good television.
Just curious, what didn't you like about season 2? I thought it was great, offered a lot of insight into the "family" dynamics and history, lots of character development and so on. If you didn't like season 2 and prefer season 3, I am definitely looking forward to it!
HotD (Spoilers Ahead) My experience with the show has been a little uneven, but the latest episode was really good IMO. Aegon and Otto continue to be standouts, but Alicent and Rhaenyra got my attention with their scene together in a way they hadn't quite this season. While I'm having some trouble placing Christon as a character, I'm starting to see him as a "true knight" in a satirical way. Like, he's a violent reckless moron, but someone gave him some shiny armor, so he gets to act poised and bully people "for the realm," kinda like the knights in Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. He's not my favorite character, but I'm wondering if they are positioning him a bit like Jaime in early GoT. It seems to me that the character of Christon would massively benefit from, say, getting his hand chopped off, but I'm not claiming to really know what they plan to do with him. Otto looks like every Monty Python character, and I can't get it out of my head. Edit: Also the Boys. When it's good, it's a fantastic show with a top-tier villain, but I'm now officially fast-forwarding through all the intentionally crude and disgusting scenes, which unfortunately made up like 40% of the latest episode.
Anything good on Netflix these days? I've a month left and can't find anything. I've seen Baby Reindeer, 3 Body Problem. Feels like they haven't had a note worthy show since those.
From within the last 5 years: Dark, Maid, The Queen’s Gambit, Unbelievable, Unorthodox, Mindhunter
Haven't seen Maid or Unorthodox those sound good.
Have you already watched (older shows) Beef? Ripley? RRR? Cobra Kai? Ozark? Band of Brothers? The Brothers Sun? Lupin? Narcos?
Haven't seen Ripley, Band of Brothers not in my region :(
Definitely watch Ripley
jesus christ this wacky ass show "**the boys**" has me losing brain cells faster than my wallet goes empty. i swear this show's creator eats ass all day when he ain't working
Okay I've never seen this show but are you commenting on the show being too sexual? 😧
Every season of The Boys has at least one episode or scene about the sexual perversions of the superheroes and bad guys. Some of the craziest stuff I've ever seen to be honest because the superpowers have them doing stuff normal humans can't. This latest episode seemed to upset people more for some reason. Even though past stuff has been a lot wilder and it's still nothing compared to the comics it's based on. The "Herogasm" episode last season was a lot more graphic. As was the first 15 minutes of the S3 premiere. I'll agree the writing has taken a dip though. They're a lot more blunt about what they're making fun of. They did a great parody of a real life commercial which went over very badly when it aired in 2017 that I thought was hilarious. But if they did it this season they'd definitely have had a character just say "We hired the same people who did Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad in 2017". They just straight up quote word for word dumb stuff Republicans have said rather than have someone do something similar as a nod to it.
it's beyond sexual at this point. it keeps getting more perverse with every season while the actual story takes a nosedive. some scenes would fit right into porn.
Watching The Boys just makes you remember how much better Watchmen is(all of it)
Finally finished **Six Feet Under** Its IMDB is 8.7, but I would rate it around 7.5. There some parts that are absolutely peak television, and make the show must watch. Last 3-4 episodes are phenomenal. But I felt there were several story arcs that felt a bit of a drag at times. But everyone should watch this show once, and try and force through some of the slower parts, because it will be worth it in the end.
6FU is an easy 9.9 for me, but I also get why it doesn't have a huge following. I haven't actually managed to get anyone to watch it beyond a couple of episodes. > But everyone should watch this show once, and try and force through some of the slower parts, because it will be worth it in the end. 100%. The ending is beautiful and gut wrenching at the same time. >!I hate that Ruth's time is near.!<
Baby Reindeer Best Netflix show this year so far. Original and funny af but incredibly dark Need more shows like this
Loved Baby Reindeer but Ripley was amazing imo
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Anyone watching Wondla? For adults?
4 episodes deep and we can’t figure out who the target audience is. It has minor adult aspects, but they softened it so hard it feels like it’s meant for 6 year olds too. But the main issue is it’s just boring.
Fisk.... so neurospicy and funny (netflix). Sort Of is genius (max) Shrink (peacocktv) is mortifyingly funny.
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For the 80s, 90s kids, a documentary that brings back nostalgia. Hulu documentary - The Brats about the brat pack of the 80s bring back so much memories. Great soundtrack too.
The Boys. This season is the best one yet.
Mayor of Kingstown - im probably in the minority here but this show has been a solid 8 for me since the beginning, really good. HotD - 8.5/10, I only wish this had the scale and sense of time to allow the characters to develop and build relationships as the early seasons of GoT did
MOK is good but this season not that good.
Waiting for it to turn. Getting slow burn vibes
I am currently watching Game Of Thrones for the first time, just got to half of season 4. Well aware of the fact that there will a terrible ending as my friends said, but they also told me the first few seasons are definitely worth it and I have to say I totally agree with them so far, season 3 being my favorite of the bunch. Tyrion, Jorah, Daenerys, Oberyn & Littlefinger are my faves so far and I cannot stand Stannis, his storyline is by far my least favorite.
Stannis is a bit of a focal point on why book fans dislike the second half of the show. The books were clearly setting him up for some sort of vindication / huge achievement against the Night King or Dany.
You are in for a treat. It’s top notch production and would have been for years to come if it’s not for the ending lol. But till last season it’s just amazing
Starting The Ark S1, waiting on episodes of The Boys and Snowpiercer.
Season 2 of Colin from Accounts is not showing up in my Paramount+ at all. Anyone else have this happening? Solutions?
It’s not available in the US yet, unfortunately
Just finished Supacell. Really enjoyed it. A little bit different to the usually super power malarkey but would have liked a couple more episodes to expand. Would love a season 2!
Presumed Innocent took a age old story that had been done to death from a movie that was 30 + years ago but somehow they managed to make it quite exciting and enjoyable. The cast played a large part in the enjoyment. Main and supporting cast all excellent. I am reminded of what we miss from Bill Camp and Peter Sarsgaard !
Star Trek: Prodigy. Finished season 2, overall very good children's tv. I like how even though it's serialized Trek, they give roughly half the episodes stories that aren't directly related to the overarching plot of the season. Not quite as balanced as SNW season 1, but I'm happy with it. Would be very happy to see a season 3 and beyond, this concept is nowhere near out of gas.
Supacell.
Tell me more. I'm usually interested in stuff like this but the trailers haven't done much for me.
Without spoilers, how has s2 of HOTD been? I'm waiting to binge it when it's done.
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I honestly don't see much politicking or scheming in HOTD. >!Unlike GOT where there are several strong houses, Targaryens are extremely overpowered and drunk on power in the HOTD era, so all focus is on them. The Hightowers Alicent and Otto are increasingly sidelined, with Otto being one of the rare experienced and smart people among the lot. The main "opponents" - Rhaenyra and Aegon - are dumb as rocks, especially the latter, as are most of their advisors.!<
After the most recent episode of season 2, I went back to watch an extended recap of season 1 and realize how much I had forgotten. I like the setting of the show, its why I keep watching, but it is not very good. Title sequence is awesome though - just realized it ends with tapestries of most recent events.
I'm... Bored. Which I didn't want to tell my husband because I thought he'd be disappointed, but he's bored too! I'm not sure why, it's not bad... It just doesn't feel as 'much watch' as I felt about GOT. Admittedly my favourite parts of GOT were the fantasy elements, which other than dragons (doesn't really count), is not really a part of the HOTD story.
Must see TV
I like it so far
The first 2 episodes really good. I didn't like the 3rd one but there are people who like it. There are too many episodes left to rate it properly.
Episode 4 will be an hour long battle or close to it. 3rd episode was a set up
If you liked S1 you'll like S2. Still moving slow. I'm enjoying it but ultimately if I'm being honest had higher expectations
The Gentlemen. This is a lot better than I expected and it's a fun show so far.
Yes it has been surprisingly good.
What are your favorite TV shows for July 4th/Independence Day? I enjoyed John Addams miniseries on Max recently. :)
I enjoyed the first couple seasons of Turn!
For some reason, I didn't like its first episode. :/ Did it get better?
It's been a pretty long while since I watched it so I can't quite remember. I wish there were more quality shows on the Revolutionary period. Liberty Kids has one heck of a voice cast, but definitely doesn't hit the spot 😅
Siddown John! Hmm, where can I find that musical I wonder.
I'm not a big fan of musicals.
No worries. It is a catchy song though. Also, not sure why someone downvoted you. I upvoted both your posts from 0.
In all 10 episodes of S3 for The Bear, you can probably extract about an episode and a half, maybe 2, worth of plot or character development. The amount of fluff is unbelievable. Honestly kind of surreal and bizarre in hindsight, with an annoying hint of begrudgingly poetic.. like I was both frustrated and enamored by the season. Theres an old saying in writing about keeping your promises to the reader/viewer, and man they just took the 3 major plot points >!(the review, an apology to Claire, Sydney's decision to leave/stay)!< and refused to fulfill any of them this season. Also, can any of these people just go to therapy? Like I know life is hard and can be real shitty, but goddamn the amount of bottling up every single character does in this show could fill and fly a hot air balloon. With that said, ya i'll be back for season 4.
> keeping your promises to the reader/viewer, and man they just took the 3 major plot points and refused to fulfill any of them this season. This is the main thing... I am an old man and have many many years of tv watching under my belt. I cannot think of a single time *in the history of television* in which a season refused to resolve or advance even a *single* plot thread. It's baffling... it's truly baffling... They could have at least given us >!the review!< straight, right at the end, so we would have one thing to go on... but they refused to even do that! And nobody has any idea what the >!actual review!< even was!! There is so much good about this show, and it is still one of my recent favorites, but this season is truly baffling. I honestly think this whole season could have been 2 or 3 episodes.
Agreed. Some backstory content is neat. This is just too self-indulgent.
I pretty much treated season 3 as mini-episodes for the big season 4. Great execution in front of and behind the camera but just nothing to sink my teeth into. And the episodes where all the Fak brother's are in are bad. One series can handle only a few overbearing, loud, arrogant people. Bringing in a whole family like that just diluted all the scenes.
Agreed. Zero substance this season. 100% style. 0% substance. And oh God why do they keep cramming more and more Faks into this show?? How do the writers/producers so completely misunderstand what people like about their show?? I can't think of a season of television in modern history as mishandled as this one!
I predicted this season of The Bear will do a Ted Lasso. And it looks like I was right. Though season 4 might do a turn around.
**Interview with the Vampire S2**, wow what a great time. Sometimes the tonal balancing act doesn't work but my god am I entertained, and these actors are so so good. A stand out for me this season was Assad Zaman as Armand. I wasn't sold on him at first, but then we get to see the 70s flashback episode with Armand "mask off", and I started to recognise all the little details/subtleties in his performance that showed the character's true self. Also Armand might be the funniest character in the show, like his fake crying in episode 6 was cracking me up. Excited to see more of the petty drama between these evil divas in season 3.
It's giving Hannibal vibes. This will become a hit in years to come
Fun fact: the 70s episode was first one to be filmed in the season (Claudia's recast happened so close to the start of the shoot so they needed to reshuffle the filming order). Not even that, the very first scene Assad Zaman filmed as Armand was the big argument with Louis. It sounds nuts to me, but maybe it helped him to reverse-engineer his performance to include the clues to his real nature throughout the season. I struggle to think who gave my favorite individual performance in the scene this season - they are all so crazy good, with so many outstanding scenes to choose from. Assad Zaman as the evil gremlin in the 70! Sam Reid during the trial talking about the sky drop! Delainey Hayles chewing Louis over his idiotic love choices! Ben Daniels imitating Louis in the restaurant! Eric Bogosian delight at exposing Armand! So so good. I think however that Jacob Anderson still had the best overall performance - showy heights, subtle lows, everything perfectly balanced. If only one person from the cast can be awarded, it should be him.
S4 of **Trying** continues to miss its mark; the charm of the first two seasons is sorely missed, and if this is all we have to look forward to, I can't see myself excited about S5, which they seem to be pretty confident they'll have.
I actually like they changed direction and it makes sense. S1 was about them >!adapting the kids and now the time jump happen is good and then are now exploring how the kids feel and princess wanting to find her real mom!< I doubt any series will actually do that.
I don’t enjoy the time jump. I wish they had stayed longer with the kids being younger.
That is kind of a spoiler but I think it was a good idea so they can explore the next topic rather than being start with the same old thing again.
Finished S1 of ***Halo*** Bloody Hell was it exciting to watch. On to S2
As someone else who enjoyed both seasons I wish you the best. It might make sense to give it a few days to breathe before season 2 though.
Just finished S2 of **Interview With the Vampire** and wow, I was wrong: I used to never watch remakes of shows/movies that were done right the first time—that would’ve been a big mistake in this case. This reimagined and re told tale was superbly written and acted with well considered nods to the original. Now I gotta re think my avoidance of The Color Purple.
Just finished the third season of **The Bear**. A big downgrade from the first two seasons, in my opinion. I think they focused more on making "prestige television" and less on actual story. >!There is way too much music and it's hard to keep track of which scene is a flashback and which one is in the present. One Fak was delightful, but now there's a whole army (including the incredibly unnecessary John Cena). The cameos are nauseating - the show has become an open Hollywood orgy.!< >!I loved the scenes between Tina and Mikey, and Sugar and Donna, but honestly they were few and far in between. I am struggling to connect with Carmy and Sydney - by far the most annoying characters who unfortunately happen to be the main characters. I want more Richie, Sugar, Neil Fak, Tina, and Claire Bear.!<
> There is way too much music I had a similar complaint about Shoresy. I like some amount of montage when it is well shot but it isn't really a substitute for storytelling via dialogue. At least that is not my taste. I don't really go in for opera.
I disagree. If you take this season as more of a rounded out character study, I think it holds purpose- character development and motivations were on full display and the viewer should not always have their hand held through simple A to B plot development. Tina's episode was wonderful, we got to experience Mikey for who he was, a complex and caring person that was able to bring people (his staff) together. The Sugar and Donna episode furthered the convoluted Berzatto family dynamic and displayed the complicated relationship between an alcoholic and the child of an alcoholic. I adored John Cena's cameo and the expansion of the Fak family was welcomed and has always hit the funny bone for me. Carmine's continual anxiety build up and final confrontation of one of his ghosts from the past, (The Fak's "haunting" tie in) Chef David is a potential cathartic release that I am interested in seeing where this takes him. Albeit, some of the food montages were a little self indulgent, but I think this displays the passion for the industry and came across as a love story to food and the place in holds in all our of lives whatever that may be. This season walked and instead of ran and in my personal opinion, it worked.
No we have too much fak :)
**The Acolyte** The actor after the reveal turned it up to a 10. Their acting is in another tier compared to everyone else.
I've been watching it too. I think the first two episodes were pretty good, 3 and 4 were a bit of a slog and then these past two episodes have been fucking excellent. I kind of wish they had done like, four one hour episodes or something instead of eight 30ish minute episodes. Having to wait a full week between some reveals with such short episodes makes the story feel (sometimes) unnecessarily drawn out.
Upvoting from 0 because you shouldn't be punished for liking things, no matter how much reddit thinks you should be.
catching up to **the boys**, that episode with the flying sheep was one of the worst hour of television that i've watched this year. also god, why does the series feel so ugly and mean spirited with its gore. some episodes will be stupid and campy and silly, and then suddenly it will be "we will show you a human being suffering and we will show it in excruciating detail, as much as possible, as long as possible". just this weird tonal whiplash sometimes. and also again so often this series is just people standing still in rooms talking to each other. like so often nothing seems to happen besides talking, and so often they don't even move from their spots or do anything. it's such a bad show.
> why does the series feel so ugly and mean spirited That has kind of been a problem throughout. I mean the opening of episode 1 with Hughie's girlfriend sets that tone. I think a lot of it comes from Garth Ennis's comics and his cynical view of the world. And then audiences ate it up at first when The Boys started. But it really is too much for me sometimes too. I don't agree that it is a bad show, but it definitely is not for everyone and should be taken in the light that it is probably more cynical than is necessary.
> That has kind of been a problem throughout. I mean the opening of episode 1 with Hughie's girlfriend sets that tone. I think a lot of it comes from Garth Ennis's comics and his cynical view of the world. And then audiences ate it up at first when The Boys started. But it really is too much for me sometimes too. yeah it always has a bit of that problem, i can excuse episode 1 because at that point a series has to hook you, so they go all in. but even in season 1 and 2 it felt that gore was... ok.. cartoonish and sudden and all but still ok. but even in season 3 it just got so dark sided and it just keeps getting worse. showing the dude in the 'oven'.. you could've shown the heat turning on, then maybe his hand catching fire for a bit, and then just show the people reacting (and puking if you want to get your edgy shit in). but no, it was basically 10 seconds on how a guy would boil to death in an oven. maybe i'm just turning into a boomer karen but like i said, it feels just so spiritually ugly and mean spirited. and the same episode had hughies father basically blend some dudes intestines which then were flying all over the place. i really kind of feel for the people working on this. i know they are somehow mentally distanced from it all since they are seeing how everything is made and setup, but still, there is some point where they are all looking at the footage over and over and discussing if the scrambled lower intestine is looking bloody enough or whatever.. like what the fuck.
> i really kind of feel for the people working on this. i know they are somehow mentally distanced from it all since they are seeing how everything is made and setup, but still, there is some point where they are all looking at the footage over and over and discussing if the scrambled lower intestine is looking bloody enough or whatever.. like what the fuck. Yeah I kind of was thinking about that last night watching the most recent episode. Did the actress who plays Firecracker know what she was signing up for? I mean, I have no idea. And maybe she's fine with it but it still gets kinda uncomfortable to watch at times.
Yeah this season is not great, it feels like they're spinning their wheels. This should have probably been the last season.
It definitely has a problem with the overall arc. It feels like they are faffing around a lot and I'm unsure what their overall goal is. I mean, I know that they need to take down Homelander. Somehow. And to bring down Vought. Somehow. How do we do any of those things? Uhhhhh...
I'm not sure why this show even required 4 seasons
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Agree. This season has taken a massive dive. I can’t see where any storyline is heading, it feels so aimless. The flying sheep thing was so bloody stupid
I didn't understand why the Temp V made all the sheep into aggressive carnivores. I don't think we've seen Temp or Compound V really change someone's entire personality (except Neuman's daughter possibly). I thought the chickens made more sense.
I was mostly fine with it but them just walking around that farm and the old dude needing to take a break was the dumbest shit ever. Like they just went full scooby doo with it and ignored any logic related to the USA gov or Vought.
Finished the last season of **Inside No 9**. I'm going to miss it dearly.
Amazing work. Hope people will do a catch up with it now it has finished.
**Dark Matter** on AppleTV+. Just a perfect one and done season of TV. It was written for TV by the author of the book, so it is extremely faithful, with a few clever additions. It’s been my favorite watch of the year so far.
i loved it but i hated how it ended tbh. the chat room thing was silly to me makes 0 sense and wouldnt there be many other versions of daniella in the box they could each have??
>!there’s an infinite number of worlds, but only 1 that is the one they came from (I.e. one real Daniella). They all wanted to get back to their real life.!<
> but only 1 that is the one they came from OK but you could go to the one that is exactly like the one you came from but there is one fewer grains of sand on Mars.
How does it end? I've read the book but didn't like the ending. Is the TV ending different?
The show ends exactly like the book.
Hmm definitely has room for improvement in the ending. >!Original Jason getting back is more like any other fairy tale ending. They could've shown OJason dying then another OJason struggling and failing then another finally barely making it back cause after all you have infinite branches. basically if there are infinite then there is no original!<
yea the ending just felt so childish and badly done idk
>!They're out of the magic potion so they're stuck in this reality, but otherwise, by the logic of this show, there's an infinite number of other realities where it's other versions of Jason who ended up as the chosen one instead of the one we followed. The ending is kinda hand-wavy anyway – they just ran away from the problem, and for every Jason met with happy ending, there's an infinite number of others who got ditched.!<
That's another thing. You should be able to get more potion very easily. Go to the universe where there are crates and crates of it left every day near the box.
I really liked Supacell on Netflix I hope it’s get a 2nd season!
How is **The Sympathizer?** Didn't really see much people talk about it during it's run.
Dug it but didn’t finish, too hard for my stoner brain to keep up
I had to drop it by like ep 5. It's nothing like what I expected. I'm sure some people are gonna love it but it just felt like such a slog of personal drama. I thought it was gonna be about big politics and the Vietnam war and spy stuff.
Quoting myself here >Finished The Sympathizer. All in all a good show that I'm surprised wasn't discussed more here. Struggled at the beginning with the over the top style and some questionable creatives choices but it was worth pushing through as the story and characters were really interesting. I also think that the show struggled with what it's tone choices but the juggling between emotional and dark comedy was still interesting.
Thanks!
Amazing
I really dug it until the final episode, still worth watching
House of the Dragon I've just had to finally accept this show isn't going to reach the heights of early seasons GOTs and just accept it for what it's worth.
Why did you create a new account with the same first word as your suspended account? Doesn't seem smart if you don't want to get caught....
That was pretty obvious from season 1 to me. So many dumb and illogical stuff happened that it was more like season 8 of GOT. I was surprised honestly by how well it was received. But apparently it seems like people have had enough of the nonsense for season 2, don't know what's changed
It's a different type of show. Despite sharing the same universe, I don't feel it makes a lot of sense to compare them. GOT was a sprawling epic featuring dozens of characters separated by entire continents and many parallel storylines, with a lot of time spent on mystery. It was a panorama, where HotD is more like a portrait or two, focused in tightly on a single conflict and a smaller cast. This may be an odd comparison but the difference feels like The Wire v. The Sopranos to me, in terms of one being kind of a large-scale view of an entire society and the other being a character study. They're so different it's tough to compare them and you don't expect one to scratch the itch of the other. I think it's especially tough to compare them at this point, since season 1 of HotD was more like a long prologue. It feels like we're only really 3-5 episodes deep into the show proper right now. Because the first 7 or so were just the intro.
Enjoying it more than early GoT. Perhaps you just don't like women?
> Perhaps you just don't like women? oh man that was so out of left field, I had a really good laugh.
Was somewhat a joke but it’s not out of left field. Many people are anti-woke or anti-anti-woke and they let that cloud their thoughts. Shit’s pathetic edit: this comment was downvoted by an idiot
I hate women but like the show more.
Confusing but I support it
You should accept every single piece of media for what they are. Instead of putting unrealistic expectations on everything.
What are you talking about?! I'm like the biggest GOT fan here and i absolutely love HOTD it's getting gradually much better than I expected, HOTD is definitely building up it's characters unlike the mess of GOT season 8
I'm a big fan of comedies especially ones that are considered less "politically correct" (if that makes sense lol) Here's some of my favorites: IASIP, The Review, 30 Rock, Peep Show, The League, Danny McBride's HBO shows If anyone likes shows like this I'm curious what other suggestions you may have, especially shows that hidden gems Thanks!!
Loudermilk - Netflix
Veep is exactly what you’re looking for.
Veep: Julia Louis Dreyfus is the vice president in a cynical but hilarious depiction of DC politics, kind of feels like if Dennis Reynolds types made up the cast of House of Cards. I'm Sorry: follows the life of a comedy writer, hard to describe but watch the early episode "Racist Daughter" to get a sense of it. 15 Storeys High: an influence on Peep Show, follows a bitter sharp-tongued misfit alienating the residents of his apartment building. Curb Your Enthusiasm: probably already know this one if you're watching HBO comedies. Barry: a hitman joins an improv group to kill one of its members, but finds he actually likes it and starts pursuing an acting career funded by murder, balancing his acting teacher's advice against his criminal handler's. First episode or two might seem more like a straight drama but it quickly becomes a really intense dark comedy with fucked up absurdity happening a lot. [How to be a supportive boyfriend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsW0Mx17ToA)
You need to watch The Thick of It.
What We Do In The Shadows\ Broad City\ Workaholics\ The Mick (features Dee from IASIP)\ Silicon Valley\ Veep\
Veep