Topic: The TV Show Thread

@KilloWertz But it doesn't hurt

@KilloWertz That's the thing about a show like this, when something actually happens then there's a much greater shock value than if the show had constant action. I finished watching episode 4 where Toranaga's son used the canons to kill Ishido's men and that was absolutely brutal! Definitely wasn't expecting that, not to mention how gruesome the bodies looked afterwards. I'm definitely locked in at this point lol. It's such an engaging show.

@FuriousMachine Well, yeah, it doesn't. I'll admit that I do plan on watching Monarch someday because she's the star. I only subscribe to Apple TV+ whenever I know I'm going to use it for a while.

@LtSarge That is a pretty accurate assessment, and I didn't see your spoiler coming either. There's 1 or 2 other things that happen late in the season that are even more shocking, but obviously I won't spoil it.

@KilloWertz I enjoyed "Monarch" quite a bit, but it is nowhere near "Shogun" levels of good, of course. Also a very different role for the lovely miss Sawai. She's also in "Pachinko", which I also hear good things about, but that is a very different show from those other two, as far as I can tell.
I predict we'll be seeing quite a bit more from the young lady in the years to come.

If this is half as good as the Castlevania series, I'm in.

“Hasta la vista, Dracula”

@FuriousMachine I think I'll just stick to Monarch for now, whenever I actually start watching that of course. Yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if she got more English speaking roles in the future.

Season 4 finale of The Boys was absolutely fantastic. Looking forward to season 5 after that ending and Season 2 of Gen V.

@MightyDemon82 Yeah it was brilliant right? I felt the opening few episodes of S4 were a bit stagnant, but the second half of this season was utterly fantastic.

Similarly to how I felt about Succession, I am really glad that the Boys is 'bowing out' with a planned & definitive final season - and will ultimately avoid going down a rabbit hole of diminishing quality.

I'm pumped for the final season!

"Make America Super Again"

@MightyDemon82 @CJD87 Yeah that was a good un! I agree with CJ that the first couple of episodes fell short of the usual high standard, but the last few were back to what we were used to.

Did we see what happened to Ryan, after he killed Grace or did I miss something.

Also see they changed the original title of the episode due to what happened to Trump recently.

@MightyDemon82 @CJD87 I decided to rewatch from the beginning when season 4 came out so didn't get to it until it was about half way out. I thought the first few were only a slight dip over the usual quality but maybe going through those ones quickly helped.
@JohnnyShoulder No you're right that was the last bit we saw of him.
Such a good finale, it's a shame that the next season probably won't be out until 2026. It's going to be long wait.
I'll have to get around to watching Gen V, I added it to my watchlist then forgot about it. There was one point in this season of Boys where I got confused about something before discovering it happened in Gen V. I'm glad they didn't do too much of that.

@BearsEatBeets Yeah I've not watched Gen V yet either, but I'm not so keen on adverts with Prime and will not be ponying up to remove them. 😑

The first couple were still good TV, just not upto the usual standard. But, it rare to have a TV show with every episode being killer.

The way some people were reacting like it suddenly became some woke left or right wing political trash nonsense. The Boys had always been a bit political, so not sure why this season it has become more of a problem.

@JohnnyShoulder I'm finding the ads squeezing in to tolerable range at the moment but likewise won't be paying more. Hoping they don't try and test that tolerance going forward.
I wasn't aware of any reactions to the show (probably as I was late starting). I would say the political leaning felt dialed up a bit this season or maybe just more closely reflecting real US at the moment but like you mention it's always been there. Anyone thinking it's new can't have been paying much attention.

Also I only just discovered Kimiko spoke at the end when Frenchie was mind controlled away. So much going on at the end but shocked I didn't even notice that.

@MightyDemon82 @CJD87 @JohnnyShoulder @BearsEatBeets Just finished watching it and it was a great finale, capping off another great season. Really looking forward to next season!
I keep worrying that they'll kill off Kimiko, so when she had that moment with Frenchie, I got really worried, but thankfully she'll be around next season as well

I tried watching Gen V, but gave up a few episodes in. It lacked the biting satire and the fun of the original show, so I didn't connect with it at all. Not sure if any of the supes showing up in the final scenes are from Gen V or not, but I didn't recognise any of them

@FuriousMachine It really did go out on a massive high for me, I actually liked pretty much everything about the last episode.

I know Anthony Starr gets a ton of praise, and rightly so, but for me another standout is Chase Crawford (The Deep). How he manages to deliver some of his dialogue whilst completely 'playing it straight' is a delight to watch.... arguing with his octopus girlfriend for instance! Some of his lines have me in stitches, and his straight-edge delivery of them is genuinely really funny. "I say... go woke, get yoked!"

@CJD87 I completely agree! The Deep is the source of so much hilarity because he is such a sad individual and Crawford plays him to perfection!

Thought I'd hive a heads up to Arcane fans eagerly anticipating the physical release: It drops early October and pre-orders have gone live on at least Amazon.com and Zavvi.co.uk; most likely elsewhere as well. Got mine in at Amazon (Zavvi no longer ships to Scandinavia, the bast@rds... wouldn't mind so much if they didn't work hard to secure exclusives that can't be ordered elsewhere... that sucks).

@LN78 You're probably already aware of this, but thought I'd give you a tag just in case

@BearsEatBeets I've been watching stuff on Prime for a couple of months now, so am a bit sick of the adverts now. I'm tempted to cancel my subscription, but having things like having a delivery on a chosen day is handy for me. And there are certain things that I've found trickier to get from stores in my local town.

@FuriousMachine And just in time for season 2!

@JohnnyShoulder I've been paying for my Prime yearly but this the first year since I got it I'm pondering not renewing. The convenience and speed of being able to get almost anything could be tricky to go without though.

@FuriousMachine Added it to my Amazon wishlist a little while ago when I think someone mentioned it on here but it's still showing as currently unavailable on Amazon.co.uk.

Also discovered a complete boxset of Ted Lasso is coming so pleased to see that. Overall a promising sign for physical editions of streaming shows.

Season 3 of The Bear took a little while to settle for me but ep 5 Children was a step in the right direction and ep 6 Napkins frikkin killed it… I cried my eyes out!

… and this tune, which has featured heavily in season 3 has just hit me hard. The original from The Beat has a special place in my heart as it featured prominently in one of my fave comedies from my youth - Kingpin but this cover from Eddie Vedder is simply incredible: