Amethyst

I only saw parts of the second movie so I don't remember it all, but I figure they just forgot they'd already had that plot and retconned it into the movie.

Besides the films, didn't they briefly mention it when Samantha was doing chemo? She said that it forced her into early menopause, so she was always sweating. When Samantha did some benefit/gala thing, she made a big show of pulling off her wig because it was making the hot flashes even worse, and her actions inspired other women in the audience to do the same.

Not gonna lie, even with the animosity between the actresses, I was hoping that Samantha would be waiting at Carrie's apartment after they left the funeral. Flowers were a nice touch, though. Honestly, I wasn't a big fan of Miranda during the original series, so seeing her constantly put her foot in her mouth doesn't bother me. I felt worse for Prof Wallace having to be on the brunt of Miranda's "well-intentions." However, Miranda was 100% right with Brady. Sex with his GF aside, Brady's a disrespectful little shit and the fact that he automatically turned to casually vaping at the funeral because he was "a little sad" would have been the last straw for me, too. I'm glad Miranda put her foot down with Brady and with Che. Miranda was right, you don't just take drugs from any random stranger because you don't know what the hell you're actually getting. Brady being a minor just made it worse. Che looked stupid as hell in that scene and should have known better. It seems that they doubled down on Charlotte being a complete nitwit like they had later in the series and in the films. I wanted someone, anyone to take her aside and ask her to stop making Big's death about her feelings and actually support her friend. I was actually waiting for Miranda or Harry to do just that. It wasn't right that Carrie had to speak up about it. And the fact that Charlotte thought Carrie secretly blamed her...really? They've known each other for over 20 years and that wasn't believable at all. Just made Charlotte look even more awful and self-centered. Stanford...they really don't need to make him look terrible considering that Willie Garson has passed. Like with Charlotte, I was hoping someone would pull Stanford aside and tell him that he was just acting like a jerk in the guise of being supportive. His behavior towards Gloria was beyond rude and completely lacking in compassion. Not a good look on him at all.

I hated the way they framed Samantha's exit. It paints her as the villain when we're only hearing one side of the story. Definitely a middle finger to Kim. And why the hell would Charlotte say Samantha's "not with them anymore?" After a disastrous year dealing with the pandemic, what else would Bitsy think when she heard that? Made Charlotte seem dumber than usual. I managed to avoid spoilers, but I figured what was going to happen to Big when they kept cutting between the bike scene and Lily's recital. It's sad, because he and Carrie really had a journey to get to their happy ending. I understand Carrie not immediately calling 911 when she found him. That's the logical response, but when you're faced with a crisis like that, you just panic and can't think straight. It happens. However, if Big had been there for some time, then yeah, I don't get why he couldn't get his phone. Unless he couldn't see it behind the door? It would have been more believable if the phone was in another room or something. Again, I'm assuming he didn't see his phone, or was in too much pain to reach any further. Loved Lila and Rose. Could have done without Brady.

I've been a fan of Quinta Brunson since Buzzfeed, and I'm glad to see her doing so well. I'm guessing this is why she wasn't in the second season of A Black Lady Sketch Show. Good pilot. Ava (the principal) is an appropriate villain, but what really got me was that she kept that poor kid from going to lunch just to have her petty "team meeting."

The Waiting to Exhale vibe was nice, but this isn't what I wanted from the final season. The pace is so slow. And now that Lawrence and Condola have called it quits, this makes the Lawrence/Issa pairing even more likely. If they're going to do it, then just get it over with already. She needs to end it with Nathan regardless. Drunken phone call or not, Issa still wants Lawrence and she's dragging things out with Nathan. Still, I'm happy that Lawrence and Condola are on good terms, for Eli's sake. Lawrence moving back to LA definitely helped to facilitate that, but it's nice that they want the best for each other no matter what. I wondered if Tiffany's move is for her marriage as well. The writing has implied a few times that and Derek are on the rocks, but they never take it any further. And with just 3 more episodes to go, this is the most we'll learn about that. I don't really care for Tiffany, but that never made sense to me. Hopefully the move to Denver will be good for her family. I know Natasha didn't want Kelli to be a main character, but I wish they did more with her, too. She's so talented and she really brought Kelli to life. The brush with death thing has been played for laughs ever since the premiere.

Some parts of the reboot are really corny, and it could use an audience. And new Olmec's voice is terrible. But I loved seeing a group that wasn't the Silver Snakes win. When I was a kid, I only remember Silver Snakes and Red Jaguars winning. I was a Blue Barracuda fan and I was thrilled to see them advance tonight, lol. IA. Kids may watch the show, but their parents grew up on it. So I'm not surprised that adults would be more invested in the reboot.

Saw The Clusterfunke Christmas. It was ok. There were a few funny bits, but overall, I found it very meh. Sucks, because a parody Christmas special is a great concept. It just didn't do much for me.

Ugh, Crenshawn. Issa could have handled this better earlier, but that doesn't justify Crenshawn's childish behavior since the event. He's badmouthing Issa to other potential clients and he still wants an apology, despite his own business doing well. If Crenshawn doesn't want to work with her then he needs to say that, because this plot is dragging and giving absolutely nothing. Neither party looks good here. Molly and Taurean were cute. Wasn't expecting that, but they would be a nice couple. I heard Taurean's "My mom has a mug" line was improvised. This is the first time the ghosting label really did apply to Nathan, imo. Completely understand why he would want to quit the shop, but LA altogether? That said, I wouldn't have blamed Nathan if he'd knocked the daylights out of the Suge right there in the shop. What Suge said was just ignorant and cruel. I get the impression that he does whatever he wants because he brings in lucrative clients. Please. Making your regular clients wait like that with no notice is just bad business and people don't have to deal with that.

The stuff with Issa and Nathan felt like it belonged last season when they were still getting to know each other. Besides the scenes with Issa's mother and Issa and Molly bonding, they could have kept this filler. Dealing with her family as well as Molly trying to shoulder her work load would have been interesting enough for the whole 30 minutes. Hated the hospital scenes. That's why you always lead with the patient's name, so you avoid some poor family getting the shock of the lives when they hear the news. And the nurse's "You're one of those people" later on. I work in healthcare so I admit my bias, but those scenes weren't funny, just cruel. Yvonne did a great job this week, though. It's so hard caring for aging parents, and it's harder knowing that there are things she's still discovering about their health. They mean well, but it's not the first time they've kept secrets from her. Issa and Nathan looked more like they were on a date than searching for the dog. Just no urgency at all. Although I don't mind learning more about Nathan, it feels pointless if all roads lead back to Lawrence. I honestly think that admission of love was an accident on Issa's part.

Exactly. I understand Crenshawn not wanting to compromise his vision, but the way he went about it was completely unprofessional. He deliberately went behind Issa's back and did the show how he wanted to do it. Issa was the one in the hot seat for his actions, but unless the sponsors decided to pull the show at the last minute (which they didn't), Crenshawn was fine and still got publicity for his designs. His work got noticed on a larger scale that wouldn't have happened without Issa's involvement. Yet he blasts Issa on social media while conveniently benefiting from the show that she helped to plan. He's a petty asshole and sadly, I don't thinks she's done with him.

I don't think she meant to send it at all. It looks like she accidentally posted it when she put in her pocket. It's easy to do that with smartphones since the screens are so touch sensitive and the buttons have multiple uses. I've done stuff like that before, whoops. I don't see Issa and Nathan going anywhere, although I do like him. I feel bad for him, though. His bipolar disorder isn't to blame for all his behavior, but a lot of his "ghosting" is attributed to that and since so few people know about it, he just comes off as a flake and unreliable. And while its nice of his sister in law (or whoever she is) to take the blame for Nathan getting kicked out, it also looked like she was deliberately trying to antagonize him. If she wanted Nathan and his cousin to be on speaking terms again, why did she keep taking these pot shots at Nathan? Just to continue to look like the bad guy? I hope they go more into depth about Kelly's enlightening experience. They're playing it for laughs, but I'm interested. For a final season, the writing feels meh. They did a Lawrence episode, now one on Nathan. Even though his arc felt finished, I wonder if Daniel will make another appearance.

Both Condola and Lawrence messed up. Discussions and decisions about what to do regarding parenting should have happened months ago, but it doesn't look like Lawrence was involved at all until Elijah was actually born? So that tips the scale for Condola. Issa mentioned on twitter that something Condola said last season, how Lawrence could be involved "as much or as little as he wanted" was going to come back on her. She's also realizing how difficult it is being a single parent. Her sister can't be around every day to help with Elijah. I'm wondering if Condola is still working. I do see that Lawrence is making an effort. Commuting like that would put a strain on anyone. But the split screen really said it all. Lawrence is still free to work his dream job and live his life how he pleases. And Lawrence's comment to Derek about how other men don't even do that vs what he's making an effort to do...that's not the flex he thinks it is. Even if Elijah hadn't been fussy, I knew Condola wasn't letting him go. That fight was a long time coming. Had the turbulence not shook him up, I thought the first person Lawrence would have called was a lawyer to discuss custody. I actually thought Keke Palmer was too over the top at times. She was funny, but I would have liked to hear what Condola's mother had to say.

Did they really just waste a whole plot line for Gary to learn a Very Special Lesson about how he can't live in the past? What even was that? I can't believe that guy put up with that as long as he did. Honestly, I thought Gina's father was going to do a fake out and surprise her on set. But no, he really pulled a "something came up" excuse. Whatever. Did they mention Peter or his wife? I missed the first few minutes. Last I saw his wife had confronted him.

It's that Lazlow considers Sean to be his best friend, but I didn't need to hear about Sean's poor money management for another week. Between gambling away all his savings to whining that his friends won't partake in his MLM scheme, I'm sick of him. Didn't think the courtroom thing was very funny either. It felt forced in there. I do like how Guillermo is standing up for himself more. Even though he couldn't play Nandor and Nadia off each other for long, I don't blame him for trying.

Saw this on Disney+ since I was bored, lol. Have to agree with the general consensus, it's not a bad movie, but adds nothing. The realistic visuals take away from any expression the lions made, and the voice acting (with the exception of Rogen, Eichner, Kasumba, and Oliver) was weak. Florence Kasumba really stood out with Shenzi. Just menacing as hell. Something that really bothered me visually was that I couldn't distinguish any of the lionesses apart. With the male lions, Scar had that malnourished looking mane while Mustafa had the grandest one. Simba's was similar. But I couldn't tell the difference between Nala, Sarabi, or Sarafina at all. Fail on that part. The first half was boring, it picks up in the second half. I was wary of Donald Glover's voice acting, but he actually wasn't bad. Beyonce was OK, but nothing special.

I'm not sure how the TVA would work in s2, especially since MoM will have been out by that point. But it was by far the best setting and I would love to see more of Casey, Hunter 15, etc. Even Ravonna. As much as I loved the Loki/Mobius dynamic, this is an entirely different Mobius, so the relationship would be different. Would love to see Jotun Loki in action at least once. I don't know why they didn't show anything from the first film when the events in it were so important. Sylvie has potential as a character, but they need to let that forced romance go. It doesn't help that Loki and Sylvie's origins only lead to more questions that don't get answered and that just leads to more weirdness. Not to mention how forced it was and seeing Loki wallow after Sylvie got old. The actors did the best they could, but keeping these two as friends would be a task in itself, let alone them being romantic. And if Sylvie is staying around, they need to flesh her out. "Badass girl version" of Loki isn't enough for me. Unpopular opinion: alligator Loki was overrated, so I'm cool with not seeing him again. I'd be fine seeing the other Loki variants though. Pretty sure Kid Loki will be back.

I love the variant posters, but damn, President Loki and Kid Loki's faces have been photoshopped way too much. They look like mannequins.

Much better episode than the past 2 weeks. I wish we had gotten more with the other Loki variants, but they got the point across about who Loki is. I'm in the minority, but I really didn't see the big deal with President Loki and alligator Loki. I dunno. Maybe because their scenes were so brief? Loki has shown a lot of growth, though. He's finally admitting his wrongdoings and can understand why people don't trust him. He clearly wants a connection and I'm glad to see him reaching out. Richard Grant was amazing as Classic Loki. The perfect blend of cynical and bravado. He did get a noble ending, but I wouldn't object to seeing him again. As for Loki and Sylvie...ok, I guess. I thought their scenes together were very sweet and endearing. It helps that Tom and Sophie made that middle school romance seem genuine, but it doesn't erase the weirdness of them being together. Knew Mobius had made it, but was still glad to see him. I did love the hug between him and Loki in the end. I really do enjoy this show, and I'm sad that we only have one more episode before the season ends. I just wish it had been spaced out better. Not two episodes ago, Mobius was as pro-TVA as one could get, now he's ready to burn it down. Ravenna is a villain but she's so underdeveloped so what else could she be? I think they should have waited to introduce Sylvie and kept things at the TVA a little longer. I've given up trying to make sense of the variants and the Nexus events. I agree with the consensus that another Loki variant is running the TVA.

It felt like a cheap framing device. I'm fine with Loki and Sylvie bonding, but I wish it hadn't been implied that they could possibly save Lamentis, even if they were only trying to save themselves. The Pompeii scene worked because it was brief and while Loki was practically giddy with excitement, Mobius reminded him that they were there for a reason, and that it was poor taste to be openly celebrating. But they spent a whole episode on Lamentis, showing the citizens who were struggling to survive. I knew Loki and Sylvie would make it, but it happens so fast, no muss, no fuss and Lamentis isn't mentioned again. And for me, it just felt gross that all that suffering and terror was meant to be the backdrop for some pseudo-romance or friendship between two people who already had the upper hand in escaping. Lamentis could have been completely deserted rock and the outcome between Loki and Sylvie would have been the same.

I had this exact thought. I don’t know if it was poor direction or what, but Ravonna actually stood back when Sylvie grabbed the TemPad, and none of the guards made ANY attempt to stop her from escaping. I was like "Why are they just standing there?" I could see if Sylvie had a weapon or if she was running too fast for them to catch her, but nope, they just...let her go. And she’s been on the run since childhood and no one has managed to catch her? Plus all that build up for Lamentis to go down in flames just for the TVA to conveniently show up to the rescue? There was a slight implication that Loki and Sylvie would try save the people of Lamentis and Loki was actually worried about them. But no, TVA shows up and all is well. And unless it shows up next week, it doesn't look like anyone was being enchanted, despite Loki and Sylvie talking about it the whole episode. I knew Loki and Sylvie would make it off the doomed rock but why focus so much on the planet just to axe it 5 minutes into the next episode? Stuff like this feels like they're rushing things for the sake of plot, not logic. They introduced a lot but don't have enough time to flesh it out. I know it's not their fault, but this should have been 8-10 episodes. I was really looking forward to seeing Wunmi Mosaku in this, and I'm disappointed that her character has been underdeveloped. I wish they would develop HB-15 a little more, but there isn't enough time now. I wish we got a memory scene from her. Same here. I can believe Loki is overwhelmed with emotions right now and probably does have a crush on Sylvie. But they have a great sibling dynamic and they should keep it that way. I didn't get the vibe that Sylvie was romantically into him at the end, but she does care about him. I think the Nexus event was that Loki and Sylvie do care for each other, romantic or otherwise. But the TVA need Loki (in any form) to lose so others can win. Isolation and bitterness have fueled Loki for so long, but caring for someone else enough to actually do better could absolutely cause the event. Like Mobius said, Loki can be good if he wants to, TVA be damned. That was a touching scene between them, sappiness aside. Hiddleston and Wilson really do have great chemistry. The Time Keepers really did look like Muppets. That cliffhanger was just brilliant. Must have watched it at least three times to make sure I saw them all. The plot may be off, but I'm still invested.

As much as I loved the drunken scenes, I see what you mean. One of Loki's characteristics is that he's always thinking ahead (like he told Mobius that he's always "10 steps ahead of you") which makes it hard to get the jump on him. After he and Sylvie got on the ship, it's like Loki just said screw it and did whatever. I couldn't understand why Loki wasn't interrogating Sylvie more, and I really couldn't believe that Loki would just get drunk and potentially botch the mission. He finally had the Variant and she couldn't escape without the TemPad from Loki. Why would he let himself get compromised the way he did? Loki is definitely self centered and hedonistic, but not stupid. Despite that, I enjoyed this episode, although it's probably the weakest of the 3 so far. I had my doubts about Sylvie, but she was a great foil. Some of the stuff seemed more plot driven than logical, but Hiddleston and DeMartino have a great rapport. You can see why Sylvie is another version of Loki, even if she's not actually a variant of him. One thing I noticed was that neither of them had any concern for the doomed citizens of Lamentis, even if they knew those people were going to die. Like the old woman in the shack. Would Loki and Sylvie had cared if she'd had small children with her? Or if her husband had been at her side? Knowing that the employees of the TVA are actually variants, I feel sorry for them. Sylvie said that Hunter she kidnapped had a lot of mental damage already, but I'm wondering if that was her "waking up" from the TVAs influence. Hunter B-15 looked pretty shaken once she came out of the enchantment, too. It could be years of suppressed memories that these people are experiencing. The character driven scenes are the best part of the show, IMO. Loki talking about Frigga was touching, and you can tell Sylvie didn't have that. Although I'm wondering if she was raised by the Frost Giants, or she meant that Frigga wasn't around much or had died. None of the Lamentis citizens noticed Loki doing the glamour with the guard disguise from the Ark? That helmet looked like it belonged in a sex den. The last scene felt very disjointed and green screen-ish. I'm thinking the pandemic had a part in the way that was filmed. Although we finally got to see Loki using his magical powers, which should have been done long ago.

Wow, that was good. So glad it did not disappoint. Tom Hiddleston owns this, no doubt, but he's got an interesting plot as well as a great supporting cast. That life reel couldn't have been easy to watch, but it had to be done. What I didn't get was that they never referenced the first Thor movie, or what happened to the Frost Giants. There's no question of mind control or influence when it came to that. Loki's actions on Asgard were entirely his own. He tried to wipe out a whole race of people just to keep his secret hidden, and I couldn't believe that Mobius never brought that up. The rest of it worked, though. The best part was when Loki quietly admitted that all the insults he hurled at Mobius and the TWA was just Loki projecting his own insecurities. As wonderfully hammy Loki can be, that scene was beautifully acted and it really drove home that he couldn't run from the truth any longer. Plus, he finally realized that Mobius was right about Loki's existence was solely to lift up and motivate others to be better, while being a monster and constantly losing on his own. Glorious purpose, indeed. Loki spent the whole time arguing how everyone else was at fault (the Avengers, his brother, the TWA) and how wronged he had been. But once he saw the future, deep down he couldn't deny it that he would have done those things. Like what happened to Frigga. Loki would never hurt Frigga, but he would lead an enemy to his brother's room out of spite. It just didn't go the way he planned and I couldn't blame Mobius for throwing that back in his face, that Loki was the main cause of his mother's death. Glad they didn't drag out who the "unknown variant" was. There's plenty of mystery already. Owen Wilson is great in this and he and Hiddleston work well together. Still, I'm wondering if Mobius' actions aren't sincere. Something felt off when he was first talking to Loki, like the whole "I'm a fan of yours" thing. Seeing the Infinity Stones in that desk was a gut punch. All the blood, sweat, and tears that have been wasted over those things, just for them to sit collecting dust or as some useless paperweight. I think that was when Loki realized that he wasn't dealing with amateurs. On a more lighthearted note, loved the kitchy 70s vibe of the TWA, and all the bored bureaucrats. And I loved Casey. They need to keep him around. Same with agent B-15. Poor woman must have been sick after Loki was playing with that time jumping device.

I know I'm past the Auntie age because I had to look up what a bodycon dress is. And the Millie Rock. 😭 Gabrielle is this season's MVP. The gang retreat was better than the first and she owned the Auntie sketch, along with Laci as the fairy godmother. I kept rewinding that one. But the vampire/demon stuff at the end just felt like a poor way to shoehorn the rest of the cast into it. The apocalypse side plot still doesn't make sense, but even worse, it's just not funny. It wasn't that logical last season, but at least the cast was just hanging out and having fun, rather than trying to decipher it. They need to take it in a new direction or just drop it. I missed last week, has Laci been the lead in any of the sketches? She seems really talented but she's always on the periphery and I feel like they spend more time with Skye. Is it because Laci is doing the iCarly reboot?

Honestly, I thought that was a terrible premier. Who wrote these skits? Some of those lines were just straight up cringe. I do like Robin, but her acting is too hammy. She just tries too hard and exaggerates everything. I understand Quinta couldn't come back this season, but they couldn't even mention her during the apocalypse scenes? As it was, it didn't really make sense. Robin gets knocked out and ends up in some random warehouse? I dunno, it was just dumb. And Quinta's absence is noticeable in the show. As for the newbies, it's still early. Laci was pretty charming in the psychic sketch (the only funny part of that, tbh), but the jury is still out on Skye. Hope the season is better, because this wasn't it.