Malfatron Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, Forge said: I really do think it's better than squid game. It is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Rupert Grint was a significant part of the reason I decided to give Servant a go but his American accent is distractingly bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 First episode of season 2 of Mayor of Kingstown. I legit laughed out loud when the mom didn't get what she wanted when she told the guards to leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Just finished S2 of White Lotus Spoiler Man, it really stings that Lucia completely played Albie for $50,000. I mean I should've seen that coming, but I also kind of thought he actually was going to bring her to LA - guess that's why that stuff works so well. That sucked. Is it actually confirmed at any point that Greg was trying to kill Tonya for the money? I mean there's definitely clues and speculation throughout, and I guess her death on the yacht somewhat confirms it, but we never actually learn who Quentin and those other dudes actually are. And then with Harper/Ethan, all they needed was to **** and that fixed everything? Did she actually cheat on him? And where did Ethan go with Daphne when they went for a walk? Lastly, man if I was Albie and got taken for a ride for $50,000 by an escort I'm not sure I'd be in the head space to immediately give another girl who also treated me like **** my number. But I guess that just kinda fits into his character of being super nice. Overall I really did like this season more than I thought I would. I still think Season 1's characters are much better (there's really no topping the S1 Hotel Manager for me), but Season 2 was still solid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 What I liked in Alice in Borderland season 2: I liked that the Kings (and Queens that we saw) weren't ***hats. I like that they were just kind of cool. Spoiler I also thought the death scenes for a couple of them were flat out awesome. The queen getting hit as she jumps off the building, Kyuma just standing all over the water I Iiked the score for the most part. I thought it hit the right notes in the melancholy situations I liked most of the game sets ups. The King of Spades game is fun and crazy despite being so simple. The Jack of Hearts is probably my favorite game of the year, though Osmosis is great. I have to ding the King of Diamonds game and Checkmate / Tag with the Queen of Spades because ultimately they were overly reliant on getting lucky (though Chishiya did force that somewhat in King of Diamonds). Some things that I liked that need some tags maybe: Spoiler Personally, I like that Chota and Karube were still such big parts of the story through Arisu's emotional state. Too often people die and then they are mostly just forgotten about after the fact. You have the funeral or something and then nobody ever talks about them again. But Chota and Karube are still kind of pivotal to this season, and the friendship and bond that those three have with one another really does keep a melancholy baseline to the show which I think is pivotal. Aguni. I like that his situation was complex and not everything was as it seemed. I liked that he got a redemption tour. Likewise, I like that Niragi basically remained a scum piece of crap. Couple of things that I didn't like: Spoiler The relationship between Arisu and Usagi felt far too much like it was straight out of a JRPG lol I am so damn conflicted on everyone surviving that King of Spades fight. Like, it took away quite a bit of the weight behind the fight, ultimately, and watching it the first time, seeing some of them go down in such violent ways, was truly a gut punch. Having them all survive was almost silly given some of their wounds...but at the same time, I didn't want anyone to die lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 15 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Just finished S2 of White Lotus Hide contents Man, it really stings that Lucia completely played Albie for $50,000. I mean I should've seen that coming, but I also kind of thought he actually was going to bring her to LA - guess that's why that stuff works so well. That sucked. My wife was thinking she was actually falling for him. I was like no way lol. Is it actually confirmed at any point that Greg was trying to kill Tonya for the money? I mean there's definitely clues and speculation throughout, and I guess her death on the yacht somewhat confirms it, but we never actually learn who Quentin and those other dudes actually are. There was definitely something happening. Greg and his buddies were getting their share absolutely. And then with Harper/Ethan, all they needed was to **** and that fixed everything? Did she actually cheat on him? And where did Ethan go with Daphne when they went for a walk? As for the latter? I think Ethan probably slept with her and was now "even". He could relax again. Aubrey Plaza I think I read somewhere said she thinks her character did sleep with him. Overall I really did like this season more than I thought I would. I still think Season 1's characters are much better (there's really no topping the S1 Hotel Manager for me), but Season 2 was still solid. I think Season 2 was actually better. I enjoyed it more. But I agree with you, the hotel manager from S1 was arguably the best character (and arc) so far. I think the beauty of the show and a lot of your questions are your interpretation of it. My thoughts in your quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentwannabe Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Wife and I just finished season 1 of Wednesday. We really liked it, she was a big fan of the movies in the 90's I didn't really know much about the storyline or anything from it other than the snapping of fingers lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 14 hours ago, Forge said: What I liked in Alice in Borderland season 2: My thoughts: Spoiler Couldn't agree more about the King of Spades and how they literally survived despite getting violently defeated. I think it would've hit harder if they all died. Likewise with Chisuya and Niragi should've both died as well. Seems like the show either killed you in .01 seconds or you didn't die at all. I also personally did NOT like the way that the games gave the face cards this extra time to make some grand speech after they lose, when in every other game the timer runs out and you're dead - that's it. Agreed with you about Usagi/Arisu's relationship being really weird. Especially after they wake up in the hospital. Overall I thought season 1 focused more on the brutality of the games and season 2 focused more on the characters surviving the games. It was kind of a bummer for me that almost no major characters died in the games in S2, but you could argue that at that particular point, the characters left were experts in the games. Still would've liked to see at least 1 or 2 of them lose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 2 hours ago, MikeT14 said: I think the beauty of the show and a lot of your questions are your interpretation of it. My thoughts in your quote. Well unfortunately due to nested spoiler quotes, I can't see your replies because the HTML is broken on PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Well unfortunately due to nested spoiler quotes, I can't see your replies because the HTML is broken on PC Phooey. I'll PM it. It wasn't extravagant or anything anyway lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, MikeT14 said: Phooey. I'll PM it. It wasn't extravagant or anything anyway lol. My thoughts to your thoughts lol Spoiler It's definitely interesting that if Ethan did sleep with Daphne that all of their relationships are based around cheating and accepting it. I was also curious about the Daphne/Trainer thing when she shows Harper the picture of her kids. I was thinking that "trainer" just meant they should have kids and it'll make it easier, then I thought that maybe Daphne's kids weren't Cameron's? Idk. But yeah the hotel manager arc and character from S1 was so good and he played that role SO perfectly. This might also be an unpopular opinion but I didn't like Jennifer Coolidge in this show much at all. I couldn't tell if she was acting or just being herself, but Tonya's character was just too...idk...stupid? Ditzy? Confused? for me to really even buy into her story line at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 My full roster right now would be as follows. Looking to add to the Possibilities list as well: Active: Mayor of Kingstown The Last of Us The Bad Batch The Rookie Upcoming: The Mandalorian In Queue: Jack Ryan: Season 3 Peaky Blinders: Season 6 Vikings: Valhalla Wife Shows: Grey's Anatomy Station 19 Alert: Missing Persons Unit Possibilities: Will Trent Fleishman Is in Trouble On Hiatus: House of the Dragon Andor MCU Shows The Boys The Bear Manifest The Witcher (i'll at least see it through next season since it's still Cavill) Invincible Reacher Halo (i'll give S2 a chance still) The Rings of Power Peacemaker On the Bench (used to watch but haven't kept up): The NBC Chicago shows, been a few years now The Resident SWAT Better Call Saul (watched through season 2 back when it first aired, just never got back to it) Billions (Made it through about a season and a half I think, just didn't hold my interest) Possible i'm missing something obvious, but trying to find some new stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Episode 1 of That 90’s Show. It’s weird, idk what to make of it. There was a time I wanted a 70s show reboot (and Malcolm in the middle). It feels nostalgic, the set similar, same dumb sitcom jokes. I’m going in knowing I’ll probably not like the new kids cause it’s essentially Gen z’s take on the 90s and it’ll be cognizant of today’s morals and sense of humor and overall sensibilities. So definitely a grain of salt kind of show. 99.9% of my investment in the show will be based on the cameos of the original cast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ty21 said: Episode 1 of That 90’s Show. It’s weird, idk what to make of it. There was a time I wanted a 70s show reboot (and Malcolm in the middle). It feels nostalgic, the set similar, same dumb sitcom jokes. I’m going in knowing I’ll probably not like the new kids cause it’s essentially Gen z’s take on the 90s and it’ll be cognizant of today’s morals and sense of humor and overall sensibilities. So definitely a grain of salt kind of show. 99.9% of my investment in the show will be based on the cameos of the original cast One of the kids in the show reminds me of Android 19 in Dragon Ball Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Finally finished BCS. It was a great show if you've seen Breaking Bad first. I've seen it, but I know someone who hasn't and they obviously didn't enjoy it like I did. I think I'd rank the seasons 3, 4, 6, 5, 1, 2. Definitely some wiggle room between the top 4 though. My biggest complaint with the final season is the time jumps. They were easy to follow, so no complaints there. I wish there wasn't so much in black and white. It would have been nice if those faded into color at some point. Also, there wasn't really a clear time frame of how long the jumps were. The better call Saul chant on the bus was a bit cringe. I did appreciate Kim's somewhat of a face turn. I wasn't a fan of her visiting Saul to recreate the smoking on a wall scene. I'm unsatisfied with the ending. I'm not sure what they could've done better but it was a bit lackluster for me. Everything after the Kim leaving time jump just was a different tempo and didn't hit with me. I'm happy to have watched it but I'll never watch it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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