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Again, I'm really enjoying the supporting characters as well as the main ones. The fact that the girls were over Alex's condescending tone immediately and that Rafiq's family were so used to coups that they wanted to get good snacks in preparation were fun. As was the scene with the female Israeli government official (can't remember what her role was) and her banter with Walter. The British couple were a bit odd and I'm not quite sure where all of that is leading but I'll wait and see.

I was just commenting on the last episode thread about how I really don't like many of the characters anymore. It's a shame really, because this show did have a lot of potential. There aren't many shows/movies about women in war and it was about WWI which I think gets forgotten about too often. And it explored the smaller areas of said war. I never gave too much thought to what the Irish went through for starts. But the "secrets" won out and overwhelmed the show. Ah well.

Again, I do appreciate how the show tries to show us a new part of the war every week (this time, the Sikh regiment) because it gives the small footnotes in textbooks more of a story. That said, I'm having a hard time liking any of the characters it seems: - Flora: You're the one who pressured the others into doing your stupid show and then you abandon them at the last minute? You wanted it so bad, suck it up. - Kitty: Not really in the position to be so judgmental seeing as you've been secretive since your first scene and are hiding an illegitimate child as well as an affair. - Thomas: Apparently doesn't know what being "civil" means. And that's on top of Sister Quayle and Rosalie who I already disliked. At this point the only ones I like are the colonel, Grace, and Joan because at least they're not as annoyingly judgmental as the others. So of course Joan looks screwed next week.

That's my thought as well, and is my same thought about Dinklage's nomination too. There's nothing about this season that tells me that either of them deserved to be nominated. I haven't liked Clarke's acting as much in the last few seasons because she's been doing the same thing, but that's not her fault. Her character's been in circles and she's doing her best. She just never gets to be anything but "The Queen". Even Headey had moments with Cersei's sons, Tywin, and even Jaime where she got to do more with her character and be more than a queen. Clarke doesn't have any variety to work with because her supporting characters recently have only seen her as a queen. I honestly thought her best scene was in the last episode with Drogon, because she got to do something different. She moved, she emoted, and got to be someone besides "The Queen". I loved her in the first season because she did get to do so much and because of where she ended up at the end of season five, I really hope she gets the chance to do more with the character since the first season proved she can when given the chance. I'll also always give Clarke a huge amount of credit no matter what because she's able to do two things that are really important for her character - 1. Speak in made up languages and 2. Act with a green pompom while pretending it's her child - and do them really well.

This show is no masterpiece but I do enjoy watching it, if anything because there aren't that many movies/shows about women in the war (RIP Bomb Girls). That said, I'm a bit torn on the approach this show takes. One the one hand, as a history lover, I do like how it tries to explore as many different parts of the war as possible (Irish fighters, PTSD, refugees, etc.) but on the other, we really lose screentime with the main three girls. Kitty is the only one who seems to have an actual story and Rosalie barely does anything while Flora is sort of in the middle. Wouldn't be so bad, except it looks like we only have six episodes. It also has the same issue some other period shows have where we have little cliffhangers as the end of the episode, only to have the next episode possibly not address it until the last minute. Ah well, still a decent enough show to watch. As for this episode, I was a bit confused as to how the soldier knew about Livesey's lover. I couldn't tell if he had seen them together once or if he worked with them or what. And I was confused about Kitty's story. Elliot was her husband that she apparently cheated on, and now he has her child? And I had thought her mother had the child. Again, the more stories the more puzzling it all becomes.

Disappointed, but not surprised, by the Dinklage, Clarke, and even Rigg nominations. For Dinklage and Rigg it isn't so much "bad acting" as it is "name recognition" because they are good actors but at this point are only nominated because of who they are. As for Clarke, I actually thought she earned her nomination during season 3 because it was for the "dracarys" scene and she does a good job spitting out a made up language like its nothing. But this season? I wouldn't even be able to point out a scene that earned the nomination. It's not like Headey, who I expected to get a nomination after the walk scene. Then again, I think the last three season haven't given Clarke anything to do but be emotionless and unmoving (as in physically, she barely moves for most of her scenes now). I just can't believe that after 5 seasons with such a large talented cast these four are the only ones getting recognized for it (and Headey only started to get some love in the last couple years). This only makes me want the show to get a SAG award more now, because I'm tired of Dinklage being the only face from the show and want the others to get something. And I LIKE Dinklage and know it's not his fault, but really.

Colin Farrell in In Bruges. He brings a great restlessness to every scene he's in that you can can almost feel it. Any time I watch it I'm also reminded of how glad I am that he sobered up and is doing well for himself because now I always look forward to his next performance. Ralph Fiennes was excellent in the movie too, a great comedic role for him. I hope The Grand Budapest Hotel leads him to more comedy parts because he's surprisingly hilarious. Someone a while back mentioned Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill, and I second that. That was the role that I kept holding onto whenever he was starring in yet another dumb rom-com. ATtK showed that he was capable of doing more than that and I kept waiting. Last year between the Oscar win and his role in True Detective I couldn't help but think, "yes, I knew it!" Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws. All of them worked so perfectly together, I can't imagine anyone else in the roles. People usually remember him for the more crazy roles, but my favorite Jack Nicholson performances were his earliest ones. Don't get me wrong, he's great in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (another favorite performance) but my absolute favorite of his is The Last Detail. Again, he had a great energy and brought a lot of life to the role. So many more, but I gotta stop myself for now.

I really am liking this show. It's a silly show but one thing I do really like is that everyone so far seems to be a three dimensional character. Every character gets the chance to be silly and serious instead of having the main three be funny while everyone around them is trying to rain on their parade. Even smaller characters like Rafiq's family get full personalities and it makes all of the scenes enjoyable. And I'm enjoying all of the actors in their roles. Also, I don't know if anyone else watches this with closed captioning, but I got a kick out of the last scene when after the cow blew up, the caption read (cow pieces falling). Very blunt.

I agree about Paul from True Detective. For one, I really haven't seen that storyline played out as many times as other people apparently have and for another, I find it interesting that he's not so much in the closet but that life seems to be gradually forcing him out of the closet. Then again, just because his storyline may not be new doesn't mean it can't be explored in a new way. It's too soon to tell. And speaking of HBO, I don't care about the nudity. Sure, I wish that they could tone it down some, but it doesn't rile me up like it does others. There was male nudity in 7 Days of Hell and it's got people talking it should be shown on other shows too. Sure. Whatever you want. I just don't care and am tired of hearing every show being judged based on the amount of nudity.

Oh thank God, I am so tired of hearing about Amy Schumer. She's being touted as the great female comedienne of today and...I just don't see it.

I've always thought that about Katherine Hepburn. Not saying she was a bad actress, but I always feel like I'm watching Katherine Hepburn instead of the character she's playing (although I do like her in The Lion in Winter because it doesn't look like she's just playing herself). I've always found it funny that she disliked Meryl Streep as an actress (I guess because she could "see" her acting, or something along those lines) because no matter anyone's feelings about Streep, I think we can agree that she's got a lot of range. Granted, Hepburn acted during a time when playing the same character was common, but it didn't stop Bette Davis, who managed to play different roles. Then again, it probably comes to my own preference. I'm always willing to give an actor a chance if they're playing a role that's out of their comfort zone (ex. comedian doing drama and vice versa) because at least it's something new. On that note, I liked him as an actor, but I never understood what was so GREAT about Humphrey Bogart.

Finally watched Pulp Fiction. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Thought it was clever and there were good performances, but that it overall ran too long and any dialogue that I found impressive was overshadowed by the constant use of the word "fuck" and it felt like listening to a 8 year-old discovering a new bad word which took me out of the scenes. That said, when watching the movie I definitely did not feel the sense of outrage that many others apparently felt in that the movie did not win the Best Movie Oscar that year. Granted, I love the movie that did win (Forrest Gump, an UO in itself) but even if FG didn't win, I still would've picked The Shawshank Redemption, and then even The Lion King over PF (and TLK wasn't even nominated in the category). There are movie critics that act like it was a travesty that PF didn't win, and frankly, I don't see it. Again, it wasn't a bad movie (and deserved to be nominated) but it wasn't the super special movie that the internet led me to believe it was. And on that note, another UO is that I don't necessarily think "edgy" means "better" when it comes to movies. I liked The King's Speech and The Artist and think they deserved the prizes they got despite being the "safer" choices.

Moriarty from Sherlock. I am one of the few people who didn't really love the actor's portrayal of the character, (some people thought it made the character more unpredictable...I just thought it was overacting) but I was entertained enough by him and was ready to say goodbye to him at the end of season two when he put a bullet in his head. But apparently the end of season three shows a hint that he may be back, and I'm (again) one of the few who isn't excited for it. I already handwaved Sherlock faking his death, now I have to handwave this one too? Eh. All the characters on Suits. Any time I try watching the show (usually when someone else is watching it in the room) I am actively routing against all the characters. They are all just so full of themselves, I want them to fail. Elliot and Olivia on Law and Order: SVU. It depends on the episode, because sometimes they're tame and I actually like them. But when there's an episode where one (or both) of them is on their high horse and takes it out on everyone else involved...urgh.

Gina from Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Sure, she's not my favorite on the show and I can get tired of her attitude during certain episodes, but I still like her. Mostly, I think it's because the show acknowledges her faults sometimes (not enough, but baby steps) so we're not being told that she's flawless. That said, she could be taken down a notch more often. Either way she doesn't ruin the show for me like she does for some people. Jorah from Game of Thrones. I don't know if he's hated really, but it is irritating to see his character constantly be tied down with friendzone comments. Partially because it's not so much of a friendzone case as it is unrequited love (Daenerys never led him on, he doesn't resent her for rejecting him, he sees her as a queen and a leader instead of just someone to have sex with, etc.). But also because I think Iain Glen does a great job playing him, especially this season (ex. the scene when he finds out about his father's death). Every episode he gives a nuanced performance and it bugs to see everyone boil it down to "lol friendzone". I haven't really watched the new Criminal Minds episodes in the last couple years, but I do remember deciding to check into a forum to see what was happening lately and being very surprised at how many people hated JJ, since she had been my favorite character before I stopped watching. I can understand disliking a character, but the amount of hate was enough to make me get out of the forum and not look back. And this was a few years back, but I remember reading about people hating Fiona on Burn Notice when that show was on. Sure, the first season she was a bit annoying, but I think her character improved quite a lot afterwards so I never understood the hate.

I think the show will have enough to work with for future seasons since, if I remember correctly, the whole point of the show is for them to prevent WWIII from happening, so I wouldn't be surprised if/when Pakistan is solved another issue comes along with a new country. As we know from the last two World Wars, it's never just between two countries. That said, I do wonder how Jack Black's character will stay relevant if that's the case.

I was like that 5 years ago when I watched In Bruges. I wasn't into him when he was at his most popular 10 years ago so I was legit confused when I watched that movie and suddenly started finding him attractive. My reasoning is that he pulls off the sobriety look very well. I also listened to a couple of his talk show appearances where he talked about how happy he is now that he's sober and how much he appreciates life and that made me love him even more. I love a good "addicted turned sober" story when it goes well, since so many don't. Especially when the actor has a lot of potential (as In Bruges showed). So now I route for him to do well in his career and continue to find him gorgeous, despite the random periods of horrible haircuts. For some reason he often has terrible haircuts (why, Colin?).

Just caught up on this ep. Unfortunately, I knew the twist with Ray at the end (review sites really need to do a better job with their headlines - "Guess Who May Be Dead on True Detective?" followed by a picture of Colin Farrell, gee I wonder). Either way, still a shock. I don't think he's dead though, mainly because I think it would be horrible story telling, since so much time has been set to build his character. Even Ned Stark had a whole season and several other characters around to pick up the slack. Yeah...that first scene was rough. I actually don't think VV was too bad. If anything, the scene just went on for too long. It reminds me of whenever you watch a comedy skit and you reach a point where you want the skit to wrap up, otherwise the joke will drag and no longer be funny. The scene went too long for me, so whatever I was supposed to get from it was just lost on me because I no longer cared by the end. Though VV could be better. I'm hopeful though. I've never liked his movies, but I'm always little excited to see comedy actors try out drama. Meanwhile, CF and RM continue to be great. I loved CF's acting in the scene where he meets with the ex-wife. Even though I totally understand why she wants sole custody and think it's probably the best idea, I still felt bad for Ray by the end. Almost made me forget about how his kid is probably terrified of him for the right reasons. And one thing I really appreciate about RM's character is that the show (so far) isn't trying to tell us that she's so badass she doesn't need a weapon to fight a man. So many shows have a strong woman who somehow can beat the crap out of a man despite her much smaller frame. At least with the knives Ani has legitimate means of protecting herself. So far I see her as a female character, instead of a female character if that makes sense, and I like it. She and Ray are the most interesting to me so far. I don't know TK from anything else, but I think he's doing a good job so far. I'm wondering if he was raped while he served and that's part of the PTSD he's experiencing, which could explain some of the sexual issues he's having (though I did groan at the possible incest). Probably not, but made me wonder. While I'm tired of so many shows being set in LA, I do have to appreciate the different look LA has in this show, with it being more gritty instead of constant shots of beaches and hot girls.

That's how I feel about the show too. It's like a dramatic show that decided to poke fun at itself, which I need right now because there are too many drama shows on that take themselves too seriously and need to loosen up. And as someone else said, it gives us a chance to laugh at the things that we should probably be crying about.

I think GoT had bits of humor in the earlier seasons, but the problem is that for the most part there are just too many depressing things happening to all the characters for any of the humor to really last long. Hell, some of the more "humorous" scenes in the last season were between Tyrion and Jorah and that was right before they were sold into slavery. It's like the moment a character has a slightly light-hearted scene, things just get worse for him. And especially at the end of the last season, I don't think ANY of the characters are in a spot where humor is even possible. Which is unfortunate, because I need humor in my shows. I don't watch Graceland, but I'll piggyback off of your statement here and say that I hate the direction USA is taking, in that they're focusing more on drama instead of their comedy/drama shows. I know people made fun of how simple the premises of their shows could be and how the shows were fluff for the most part, but you know what? Sometimes I like fluff. I liked having something that was between drama and comedy, cause it's hard sometimes to go from soul-sucking shows like GoT and True Detective to pure comedy sitcoms. Don't get me wrong, I like watching drama and comedy, but it's nice to have an option that's in between. Sometimes I need to put a comfort show on like Psych.

I agree that it felt very disconnected, but by the end it looked like it was merging together, so I'm hopeful. I'm surprised how by the end I was actually liking it, since I spent the first 2/3 being unsure. I like the blunt humor it seems to be going for. I've always liked Tim Robbins and even though I don't like most of Jack Black's work, I've always liked him for some reason. Aasif Mandvi and him have a promising chemistry. And I don't really know the third guy, so I can't say too much about him yet. Overall, I'm in for another episode.

Since it's his birthday today, gotta mention Iain Glen from Game of Thrones. Not one of the younger, prettier ones on the show but he looks amazing for 54 and has a voice to die for. Plus he does most of his own fighting on the show, which is pretty cool (and nice to watch...for reasons). Speaking of Game of Thrones, also Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. What a great jaw (though I do miss the longer hair). With True Detective starting up again, Colin Farrell can go from movie crush to TV crush for a few weeks now. Though I miss the Irish accent and I could do without the mustache (but it looks like I'll be treated to a mustache free Colin in flashbacks, so I have that going for me). Josh Hartnett on Penny Dreadful. Far more attractive to me now than when he was big in Hollywood. I agree with everyone on Aidan Turner. Andrew Lincoln from The Walking Dead, especially since he shaved his beard...and I'll add Norman Reedus once he gets rid of that animal that died on his head.

In my experience, what left me extra down at the end of this season is that since there are only about 2 seasons left (3 at the most) I've suddenly realized that the show has to start building up to the end. Therefore, all of my favorite characters who I said years ago "I know by the end of the series they'll most likely be dead, but I'll cope then" will probably start dying next year, which was a bit of a "oh shit" moment that crept up on me. That reminds me, UO about GoT is that deciding to catch up on the books while the show is still airing has proven to be one of the worst mistakes I've made. Not because the show is changing from the books, but because nobody will let you forget it. It's made me happy that I hadn't read the LotR books when I saw the movies, because I was able to appreciate the movies for what they were, and then later appreciate the books for what they were. True it's different with the GoT books still needing to come out, but it's made it exhausting to be open-minded in the fandom on any site because so many readers are so....emphatic with their thoughts. In fact, I've decided to just take a complete break from everything GoT related in the hopes that it'll calm down over the next few months. The show is exhausting enough - being part of the fandom shouldn't be.

It wasn't until the last scene that things perked up for me, and that's because everyone's stories became connected. I know it was the first episode and plots had to be made, but there were too many that were too far apart to really draw my interest. That's one thing last year already had - Marty and Rust were already connected so things were able to start immediately. Don't know what to make of these characters yet, but they are interesting which is enough to keep me watching.

Just saw this in theaters today (wasn't born yet when it was originally in theaters, but it's one of my favorite films) and I loved it, as expected. One thing I'd highly recommend is watching the documentary about the "behind the scenes" of the movie. I think it's "The Inside Story" or something like that. I watched it some time ago, and it's changed how I see the movie. Considering all the problems that occurred in making the movie (like the shark not working) and how scenes like the Indianapolis scene came to be and such, it's made me respect what went into the film so much more and really enjoy it each time I watch it (especially today on the big screen). My favorite behind the scenes bit was finding out that Steven Spielberg didn't like the score at first. Can you imagine the film today without that famous John Williams score??

lJack and Lennie are my favorites, but I do enjoy those episodes too. I just usually hear more about people commenting on Jack being self-righteous (which is true, but not nearly as bad as Bensen and Stabler). Logan actually reminds me of Stabler a bit - with the hot temper and all. But at least when Logan went too far (punching the politician) he faced the consequence for it. The thing I always liked about the original, no matter which characters were on it, was that it was about the case versus the drama around the characters. I just watched Briscoe's last episode and he just...leaves. No sudden death or shooting or what not, just leaves like in real life. I enjoy certain characters more on that show, but as a whole I'll pretty much watch the show no matter who is on.