thrILL! Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Mare of Easttown finale Spoiler The first 30 mins focusing on great characterization (and the emotional fallout following John’s arrest) instead of the reliance on twists was fantastic. tbh I would’ve preferred the entire episode dealing with that instead of inserting a final twist. The biggest problem is how this was revealed resorted to lazy writing again by having a character drop new & vital information with such ease (in this case tied to Glenn Carroll now having dementia? And to make it worse he even says he noticed 2 rounds were missing? 🤦🏻♂️). I would have rather the kid Ryan just fold under all that pressure and reveal the burden he’s carrying than just awkwardly stumbling into this information). That being said, the acting was off the charts good. The way Mare’s voice buckled when calling in Ryan being wanted for a murder investigation just breaks your heart bcuz not only is his family close friends with hers, but she’s a mother who lost her son too. Stellar acting all around in a very satisfying finale. I’d still rank seasons 1 & 3 of True Detective ahead of Mare but it’s an excellent addition to the TV genre. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Mare of Eastown was amazing. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Great write up @thrILL!. I echo your thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) On 5/31/2021 at 5:16 AM, thrILL! said: Mare of Easttown finale Hide contents The first 30 mins focusing on great characterization (and the emotional fallout following John’s arrest) instead of the reliance on twists was fantastic. tbh I would’ve preferred the entire episode dealing with that instead of inserting a final twist. The biggest problem is how this was revealed resorted to lazy writing again by having a character drop new & vital information with such ease (in this case tied to Glenn Carroll now having dementia? And to make it worse he even says he noticed 2 rounds were missing? 🤦🏻♂️). I would have rather the kid Ryan just fold under all that pressure and reveal the burden he’s carrying than just awkwardly stumbling into this information). That being said, the acting was off the charts good. The way Mare’s voice buckled when calling in Ryan being wanted for a murder investigation just breaks your heart bcuz not only is his family close friends with hers, but she’s a mother who lost her son too. Stellar acting all around in a very satisfying finale. I’d still rank seasons 1 & 3 of True Detective ahead of Mare but it’s an excellent addition to the TV genre. Pretty much spot on. The writing not quite up to par, but the acting and direction were phenomenal. Don't even bother nominating anyone else for the best TV actress Emmy/Golden Globe/whatever else award it's eligible for, Winslet has already won. Spoiler The "twist" was pretty weak and I saw it coming, but i'll be damned if that kid didn't sell it when he ran back into the house to his mom that it still got me emotional. The whole sub-plot with Dylan (long haired kid who wasn't the baby daddy) was kind of weird too. Why was he threatening to kill Erin's friend? Why did he want the journal burned? First he steals the money, but then months later he gives it to the one taking care of DJ? He still committed real crimes (obstruction of justice, menacing, assault, etc...) and he doesn't seem to have any consequences. He was basically just a big red herring for the plot. Edited June 1, 2021 by THE DUKE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 5/31/2021 at 5:16 AM, thrILL! said: Mare of Easttown finale Hide contents The first 30 mins focusing on great characterization (and the emotional fallout following John’s arrest) instead of the reliance on twists was fantastic. tbh I would’ve preferred the entire episode dealing with that instead of inserting a final twist. The biggest problem is how this was revealed resorted to lazy writing again by having a character drop new & vital information with such ease (in this case tied to Glenn Carroll now having dementia? And to make it worse he even says he noticed 2 rounds were missing? 🤦🏻♂️). I would have rather the kid Ryan just fold under all that pressure and reveal the burden he’s carrying than just awkwardly stumbling into this information). That being said, the acting was off the charts good. The way Mare’s voice buckled when calling in Ryan being wanted for a murder investigation just breaks your heart bcuz not only is his family close friends with hers, but she’s a mother who lost her son too. Stellar acting all around in a very satisfying finale. I’d still rank seasons 1 & 3 of True Detective ahead of Mare but it’s an excellent addition to the TV genre. Spoiler Glad someone else is talking about this. My biggest gripe was EASILY the part where you eluded to the actor now having dementia but not for that reason you stated. Help me understand the timeline. Dude says things are missing from time to time and says the gun was gone but then all of the sudden came back. No big deal.... my problem is the kid reads the text messages from his dad's phone to meet Erin at the park at midnight. We know Eric left the woods around 10:30 or so. Using this timeline, the kid goes to get the gun around what? 10:45? Probably gets there by 11 and goes to the park to hide out. He does the deed and then he said he returned the gun that night, right? So this old guy goes out to his shed after 11 PM to notice his gun is missing but then realizes it's back a couple day later? Did I make up something or is all of that true? If the latter, that is lazy AF! If the former, help me understand where I made a mistake lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyPhil1781 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Pretty much spot on. The writing not quite up to par, but the acting and direction were phenomenal. Don't even bother nominating anyone else for the best TV actress Emmy/Golden Globe/whatever else award it's eligible for, Winslet has already won. Hide contents The "twist" was pretty weak and I saw it coming, but i'll be damned if that kid didn't sell it when he ran back into the house to his mom that it still got me emotional. The whole sub-plot with Dylan (long haired kid who wasn't the baby daddy) was kind of weird too. Why was he threatening to kill Erin's friend? Why did he want the journal burned? First he steals the money, but then months later he gives it to the one taking care of DJ? He still committed real crimes (obstruction of justice, menacing, assault, etc...) and he doesn't seem to have any consequences. He was basically just a big red herring for the plot. Agreed w/ everything you wrote as well. His character made no sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animaltested Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Worst parts of Mare are ultimately the shortcut scripting crime shows do; the ole "red herring" moment where the characters actions only make sense in the context of creating doubt/swerve in the audiences mind; and aren't meant to be examined after post reveal. The worst part of any "who dun it" crime dramas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 2 hours ago, BobbyPhil1781 said: Hide contents Glad someone else is talking about this. My biggest gripe was EASILY the part where you eluded to the actor now having dementia but not for that reason you stated. Help me understand the timeline. Dude says things are missing from time to time and says the gun was gone but then all of the sudden came back. No big deal.... my problem is the kid reads the text messages from his dad's phone to meet Erin at the park at midnight. We know Eric left the woods around 10:30 or so. Using this timeline, the kid goes to get the gun around what? 10:45? Probably gets there by 11 and goes to the park to hide out. He does the deed and then he said he returned the gun that night, right? So this old guy goes out to his shed after 11 PM to notice his gun is missing but then realizes it's back a couple day later? Did I make up something or is all of that true? If the latter, that is lazy AF! If the former, help me understand where I made a mistake lol Spoiler Yeah that timeline is very murky and the way John had to try to convince Billy that he actually killed Erin doesn’t make any sense beyond John trying to save his own skin. Why would Billy come to the realization that he had killed Erin if he hadn’t? It’s not the kind of thing you could forget. And why would he want John to kill him and put him out of his misery in the river if he wasn’t the one who killed Erin? Tbh they should’ve had Billy kill her (accidentally or on purpose) to try and protect John and the family to line up with that red herring of a conversation. Another thing like you mentioned is the text Ryan saw on his dad’s phone. And this was the burner phone or John’s actual phone? Either way there’s an issue. If it wasn’t his real phone, we’re supposed to believe that John spent money on a burner to hide this affair but doesn’t have a code for the lock screen??? So let’s say it’s his real phone and Ryan knows the code bcuz he plays Angry Birds on it or something, how did the cops not find the texts to and from Erin during the investigation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 23 minutes ago, thrILL! said: Reveal hidden contents Yeah that timeline is very murky and the way John had to try to convince Billy that he actually killed Erin doesn’t make any sense beyond John trying to save his own skin. Why would Billy come to the realization that he had killed Erin if he hadn’t? It’s not the kind of thing you could forget. And why would he want John to kill him and put him out of his misery in the river if he wasn’t the one who killed Erin? Tbh they should’ve had Billy kill her (accidentally or on purpose) to try and protect John and the family to line up with that red herring of a conversation. Another thing like you mentioned is the text Ryan saw on his dad’s phone. And this was the burner phone or John’s actual phone? Either way there’s an issue. If it wasn’t his real phone, we’re supposed to believe that John spent money on a burner to hide this affair but doesn’t have a code for the lock screen??? So let’s say it’s his real phone and Ryan knows the code bcuz he plays Angry Birds on it or something, how did the cops not find the texts to and from Erin during the investigation? Spoiler Agreed he said she called him on his real cell phone that night, so how did the cops not find that out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrILL! Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Jean Smart is on a legendary run! She could win 2 Emmys next year for this and Mare of Easttown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 13 hours ago, thrILL! said: Jean Smart is on a legendary run! She could win 2 Emmys next year for this and Mare of Easttown. I liked her in Watchmen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearerofnews Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 If you aren't watching Mr Inbetween you need help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 11 hours ago, Bearerofnews said: If you aren't watching Mr Inbetween you need help. I guess the help can start by telling me what service it is on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadpulse Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 1 hour ago, MikeT14 said: I guess the help can start by telling me what service it is on Its FX so Im pretty sure its on hulu never seen it though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Jupiter’s legacy cancelled lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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