The missus and I just watched the season finale of The Gilded Age and it was a banger fair play! We were late to the party with Downton (which much to my surprise probably entered my top 5 shows of all time) but we’ve been on the Gilded-train since day one. Incredible episode… there wasn’t a dry eye in the house 🥲
@FuriousMachine I really enjoyed Untamed. Such a great location for that kind of show and I assume they’ll be there again for the second series.
I’ve just started Dept Q after hearing so many good things about it and it’s been a decent opener.
I also saw the first episode of the new series of Wednesday but it’s a little weird that they’ve dropped the first four episodes at once and then the second batch will come a month later so I’ll try to stick to an episode a week for now. Another with a fun opening episode and Steve Buscemi looks like a fun choice of casting too.
@Thrillho Yeah, I really hope so, or at least set it in an equally beautiful park. There were some truly lovely scenic shots throughout the series which made me long for the days when my legs could carry me on wilderness hikes.
I'll be honest, I didn't love the central mystery in Dept Q, but I completely fell in love with the ragtag group of characters that made up the department and they were the ones that kept me coming back.
I haven't started in on Wednesday, but it seems to be well loved, so I think maybe I should take a look somewhere down the line.
The focus now will be on Alien: Earth, which is getting quite solid reviews. Unfortunately, Disney+ has decided to let us Norwegians wait an extra day for it, so I won't get to see it until tomorrow, but I am more than ready for it!
@FuriousMachine It would feel a bit of a shame to “waste” the character of Santiago if they changed locale and a lot of the story revolved around how well Turner knew the geography and people.
But then it did feel very much like the plan was to move on at the end so who knows!
@Thrillho I absolutely agree. There is of course the opportunity to have Turner return to the park to fill a newly vacated position, if you catch my drift
I'm 3 episodes in Twisted Metal S02 and you can tell they were having so much fun while shooting this. It's getting crazier with every episode and I really like it's adult focused and not cencoring a lot.
Also I am glad they kept Mr. Grimm thing as delusion and real supernatural thing since I like that they keep it realistic in a broader sense
Another thing is Stephanie Beatriz feels forced in some of her lines/acting, puts me off a little.
@Scottyy I just watched ep 4 yesterday and I am also enjoying this bonkers crazy fun show! I love that they know that the entire thing is silly as hell and lean into it
Well, I am a bit dissapointed. It's not bad or anything and I liked it for sure but it's definetely not as good as people are saying. I think that's just James Gunn for you, he is "fine" sure but none of his superhero works are "great" or anything near to that.
+It shows Gunn's strength when it comes to shine obscure characters. GotG, Suicide Squad and then this. Main story is nice and intriguing to follow. BEST INTRO EVER, never skipped it. Vigilante. +18, not pulling punches. Scene with "Monster" by Reckless Love was really really good, probably one of the best scenes in the DCEU. Speaking of DCEU, this is one of the better ones in that universe for sure even though I am not bitter towards it as much as people. Good characterizations for Peacemaker and Adebayo, I liked seeing their journey from beginning to the end.
-I didn't care a lot about the characters other than Vigilante, especially Harcout was so boring to watch. Some of the dialogues go on forever and they are not funny most of the time. Too many dick jokes, too many. There could be a bit more action. I still don't think John Cena is a good actor and I wondered what a more capable actor could do with this role. Too many songs, there is a song in nearly every scene. At the end of the day I can't say "I'm glad this exist", I don't think we would miss much if it wasn't. 3.5/5
I was very sceptical about this one. Dexter is one of my favourite shows ever and I really liked "New Blood" too but this one felt like milking the IP when it first announced. Thankfully even though I still think it that way a bit, I also enjoyed it too.
Seeing the backstories for characters we didn't spend anytime in the main series is the biggest strength of the season. Patrick Gibson did a good job for an iconic role like this, congrats, his performance in socially awkward scenes were especially great; he is a sympathetic guy. Debra is annoying as hell sometimes but actress fit nicely. Christian Slater shines as Harry Morgan too.
Other Dexter characters like Masuka, La Guerta, Batista all have their own origins at the background and casting did a really good job while choosing this character's younger time. I couldn't believe Batista at first, like it felt almost the same person but younger.
Another thing I liked it Sarah Michael Gellar. She doesn't have a lot of scenes but when she is in the scene, she is awesome to watch.
I loved how they tie things to the og series or tease stuff from now on that is connecting to the og series. And I think they are handling well the process and growth of characters. Some good suprises too this season. Michael C. Hall as the inner voice is icing on the cake. I will gladly watch the second season but before that it's Resurrection time! Funny thing is I am more excited about S02 of this than Resurrection which is showing they handled it well. 4/5
Also started the Peacemaker S02
It looks like it's going to be an interesting story. I loved how they simply retconned some stuff to fit it into DCU like the Justice Gang scene at the end of S01 Butterfly war. Intro song is not even close to the S01 which is a shame. I wasn't expecting it to be but I thought I would still like it better than this choice. Also since I watched S01 years later, I was able to open the new episode according to my enjoyment but now I have to wait for a week.
@Scottyy oh, sh** Christian Slater is papa Morgan? Haha. I might have to check this out now. I used to love Dexter, but feared similar that 1. This would be milking it at this point. And 2. Maybe it was a show that I loved at that moment it was on (you know, when you'd watch a cliffhanger late at night and then have to wait a whole week to see the next episode), but revisiting it might sour the memory or something and thus change my opinion on the show 😅
There's also another Michael C Hall Dexter series that I have also avoided to this point. Have you seen that one yet? (Might have been new this year)
@Elfuggingjefe Yeah I loved Mindhunter also. I thought it was a fascinating watch. I did see the other day that there could be the possibility of Fincher making a couple of films instead of a third series.
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@BearsEatBeets That looks brilliant! I've never heard of Webb, but have loved David Mitchell when he's guested QI, so I was surprised to see that these two seem to be frequent collaborators (none of which seem to be readily available here in Norway, but fingers crossed for this new series).
@FuriousMachine If you've never heard of Robert Webb.... would this mean you've never watched Peep Show?? This is/was a classic UK sitcom, shown from flipping 1st person perspectives between the 2 main characters (flatmates played by Mitchell and Webb).
@CJD87 That one I've actually heard of, but never seen. Did a quick check on JustWatch and it seems s2 is available on Prime Video here, but the rest of the seasons are unavailable due to "expired rights". Would not be surprised if the same message were to pop up if I attempted to stream s2 as well
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