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I'm totally in love with this new incarnation of Star Trek. Wish we could have the whole season to binge-watch... Most of all, I'm fascinated by Jason Isaacs as Lorca. That's some amazing talent at play there! Both from the actor and the writers. Love everything about that character!!! Shady as hell, sexy as hell, dangerous as hell.
Two things are giving me a headache, though:
- In the episode we met our new favorite couple, Stammets leaves the bathroom, and then we see another Stammets on the mirror. Does that mean there are two Stammets aboard the Discovery now? If so, which one were we watching in the last episode? Or does that scene mean there's another Stammets in the mirror?
- This is worst. I guess I must have really misunderstood the ending of the episode, because no one is talking about this here. When Cornwell is fighting the Klingons, I got the impression she tried to use her phaser, but it didn't work - she looks surprised for a second there. Then, when we see Lorca alone in the last scene, they show us a weapon on his back. I thought it was the Admiral's weapon, that he had stolen, so she would be defenseless against the Klingons. I also thought I saw a smile in his reflection, indicating that things were going exactly as he planned - meaning, he did intend for Cornwell to be captured, and was happy it happened.
Am I completely mistaken here?
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I see good potential for the Megan storyline. Wasn't there a flashback where she was shown to be a lighthearted, sweet person? The opposite of Hunt?Maybe she can be a great addition to the show. Being optimistic here for a change!
Why did we do to deserve Maggie? As much as I hated Minnick, Maggie is even worse. Can't stand the smug smile, the arrogance, the immaturity, the narcissism, the annoying voice, the fact that the character exists. Why would any man want to date that stupid person? Why? Please send her away. Fire, plane crash, bus, fun shot, drowning I don't care. Just go.
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If I have to watch a very old episode to remember who a supposedly important character is, the writers are seriously fucking it up.
I hate what Orphan Black has become. I couldn't care less for all those old plots that never made sense anyway. I couldn't care less about the Others and their stupid monters. I hate that MK's death had no purpose at all. I hate that Art has become a puppet and we don't know how or why. I hate how fabulous Felix is just a distant thought now. I miss the times when I could follow a whole episode without feeling pissed or sad or both.
I watch for Tatiana. That's all
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Loving the discussion about Toby. I can see everyone's point of view. I guess the only thing that bothers me is when people assume boundaries are the same for everyone. They're not. What is pushy for you might not be pushy for me. Everyone is different. And context matters.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I don't hate anyone on this show. I love Jack and Rebecca equally and with all my heart. I like Miguel a lot. I love Sophie. I just adore this show and all its characters, flaws and all. They feel real to me. I believe them. And that's all that matters to me.
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My turn. I love Toby. I once had a Toby in my life and I loved him. I wish I could have another one now.
My point: everyone says that Toby is bad because he doesn't respect Kate's boundaries. But hey, are boundaries really that great? Not from my point of view. When you're shy, or you have self-esteem issues (for any reason, not just weight), sometimes you create all those rules for yourself. And you follow those rules for so long, you start believing the rules represent who you are. And then you build walls so thick and so high, they become impossible to destroy. Unless someone helps you, or grabs you and helps you jump over the wall. I was very shy until my late twenties. So I said to myself I didn't like to dance. I didn't like to sing. I didn't like boys very much. I didn't need friends, or attention, or anything really. Just to be left alone.
Then this boy comes along and disrespects all of my boundaries. He takes me to the dance floor, and I love it. He makes me sing at karaoke parties, and I love it. He takes me to trips, introduces me to a lot of people, and I love it. He encourages me to get a better job, one where I can shine, and I do it. He tells me that my rules are stupid all the time. I protest a lot. "Don't make me do what I don't want to!" "Hey, boundaries!" And he ignores me, bless him. Until I realize all he did was uncover everything I already was, but didn't know I was.
My point: when Toby disrespects Kate's old boundaries, he's doing her a HUGE favor. She needs to break all the walls she has built for herself, and she can't do it alone. Toby is helping her destroy all of them. Of course he could be a little more gentle or subtle about it. And sometimes he does go to far (football episode, spa). But it doesn't matter because, in the end, no one ever did for Kate what he's doing for her. Do they belong together? Not sure. Will Kate be a happier person because of this relationship? I'm sure of it.
I hope we get to see them together for a long time.
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I just binge-watched the whole thing and would love to discuss the first season as a whole. Is there a place for that? Thanks.
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I binge-watched the whole season in two weeks and was reading this board every day, but didn't dare post until I finished it. And the first place I wanted to post was here. I adore Kevin. I love everything about him. I adore the actor. I adore Kevin's relationship with Kate, with Randall, with William, with Sophie. Every time he's on the screen, he puts a smile on my face. Two of my favorite scenes have Justin on it: the one where he explains the whole concept of the show to the girls and the one he comforts Randall. Justin is amazing in those two moments. I love him so much! I would rather lose Randall than Kevin. There, I said it!
Hopefully we can keep both, though. :)
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I love Quinn as much as any poster (more, probably), but he threw that woman down the stairs, risking serious injury. He shot against a crowd. He attacked, disarmed and imprisioned a Swat operative. He would be in so much trouble in real life... Of course, since this is Homeland, I expect him to be back (and hopefully in Carrie's arms) by next episode.
I loved loved loved when Carrie risked her life (again) to save him. I have no doubt she would have taken a bullet for him. As Quinn would happily take a bullet for her. Their friendship/romance is so fucked up, I love it!
I guess Dar's ultimate goal is to make the U.S. go to war - and, in the process, get more power to himself. Now that sounds a little too much like real life to me...
Love the comments about the housekeeper. Now SHE should be the real villain behind all this!
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I want Connor and Oliver to marry and have tons of babies and come live in Brazil. Please? Michaela and Asher can come too. Asher would love Rio.
Frank and Bonnie should go to Alaska. The cold weather would soothe their frozen hearts.
Annalise should go to NY to be with Eve, her only true love.As for Nate, he should become a supermodel and make a fortune doing naked pictures. Annalise and Eve would buy all the magazines and have crazy sex while loking at the hot pics.
And Laurel should die a painful death, so she could be reunited with the guy she loved for 10 seconds.
THE END
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On 1/27/2017 at 6:29 PM, NUguy514 said:
From the recap:
I can't express how absolutely astute I find this. All of this is what drove Connor to lash out so terribly in Laurel's hospital room. He thinks of himself as a monster because of all of his lifelong shame at being gay and was actively provoking the others so that someone would just beat the shit out of him verbally or physically, essentially getting someone to treat him externally the way he's been treating himself internally for who knows how long. All of the self-loathing both Connor and Oliver have exhibited feels so accurate to me: "I'm not worthy of you." "I can only hurt you." "I'm a bad person." "You're so much better than I." Etc. I don't know a single LGBT person over 25 (including myself) who hasn't gone through that to varying degrees, and I've had to explain to various straight friends and family members over the years where this shame comes from because it's a shame they don't fully understand because they're straight people living in a heteronormative world. Like Mark, I'm really glad this show is exploring that shame, even if it's in the most over-the-top, soapy way possible.
Also, this is not to say Connor didn't deserve a punch to the face for what he said because he did. I think Asher went way too far (which provoked a few interesting exchanges between him and Michaela later); however, Connor basically begged him to keep punching him because: self-loathing, and Asher's very real anger issues couldn't hold back. I actually don't think Michaela was wrong to want Asher to apologize to Connor (although the latter really needs to apologize to Laurel, too), but what I found interesting is that Asher never actually got the apology out before Connor invited him to join him on the bed to watch the news conference. I don't think Connor even wanted an apology because he got what he asked for and what he thinks he deserved. I found the whole thing so fascinating because, even if it's to a much less insane degree, I totally get the emotional baggage driving Connor (and Oliver, to be fair).
I agree wholeheartedly with all of this. This is an old thing. Connor has been carrying guilty and shame for a long time, and the Keating murder only made it worse. I also agree with the poster who said Connor is the most interesting character of the K5. He's the only one who can't live with the idea that he participated in a muder. It's killing him inside, and he'll do everything to make people punish him for it. I feel so much for him, every minute of every episode. I want to hug him and tell him to stop being so cruel to himself (but he would probably lash at me too, LOL!).
Someone said Oliver is the key to everything, the one that will bring them down. Maybe Connor and Oliver are the key. They are the heart of the series. Oliver will realize that the only way to save Connor from himself is turn them all in. And then he'll do it, out of love. And maybe Connor will finally find some peace.
Question: am I the only one who thinks the show revealed the killer in the final minutes of the episode? First, Bonnie tells Frank: "They are saying Wes died in the fire, and it's not true. Come here, I need you", or something like that. How can she know for sure? She knows for sure because she knows exactly what happened there. She and Frank planed the whole thing together. Then, Frank confesses, because he can't stand to see Annalise in prison. But we know Frank is lying, taking a guilty trip, because, well, that's what he does these days. So this leaves only Bonnie. She did this. She killed Wes. Am I alone in thinking this?
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On 13/12/2016 at 5:52 PM, taanja said:
but is it such a sin to spell it DE? haha! Like a knife through the heart kind of sin?
De? Do? All sounds the same in the long run...
They sound very different in Spanish. And in Portuguese, my language. But yeah, knife through the heart was a little too much, LOL!
I love Hopkins reaction to Ford being killed. It IS beautiful, and it brings a sense of closure to the history. Love everything about the finale. I'm all for the hosts killing the humans. Makes sense in the narrative and it's so damn satisfying. I also love Felix. I agre with whoever compared him to the abolitionists. That's it exactly. Go Felix! Free them all!
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On 12/5/2016 at 3:23 AM, MattDuffysCat said:
Every time Dolores is misspelled as Delores, Teddy dies a new death.
Thank you. My mother's (and my grandmother's) name is Dolores, so everytime I see her name misspelled, it's like someone put a knive to my heart.
I haven't read all the posts yet, but this is killing me. Does anyone think that Arnold might not have existed AT ALL? That it was all Ford, all of the time? Something about double Dolores telling her "It was always me..."
But I'm probably wrong. So, in the present Ford decided to go with Arnold's plans and shut down the park. What took him so long? 35 years to realize Arnold was right???
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Although I do prefer Bonnie with Frank (please, more of that), I wouldn't object to some Annalise/Bonnie action. I guess any interaction between those three is GOLD to me.
My thoughts on Wes: 1. He commited suicide; 2. Frank and Bonnie killed him. Connor was nowhere near that house, IMO. And now that Oliver knows the truth about the Keating5, hopefully our damaged boy can find some peace in his arms...
Never thought I would fall in love with Michaela, but I just did. Well done, writers!!!
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Yes it is. And that look she gave Bonnie makes me believe there is something sexual between her and Bonnie . Not romantic, but sexual, in a weird "You belong to me" way. Her minions are her slaves in every way. How dare they have feelings, or worst, sex with each other?
Some people said the writers killed Wes for the shock value. Hey, shock value is the reason I watch this show. I need for it to be shocking , outrageous , fucked up. Otherwise what's the fun? Wes commited the ultimate crime on this series: he was boring. Now, Dead Wes is so much more interesting! Not as interesting as Alive Frank , but hey, that's tough competition there. Only Bonnie and Annalise are more fascinating than Frank...
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Yay, Wes is dead! Frank is alive! I love this show. #verylate
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2 hours ago, RedheadZombie said:
I agree. And it's being repeated here at times - Frank murdered her baby!!
I think that, somehow, putting all the blame on Frank makes Annalise feel better - because she can lie to herself and imagine her life would have been so much happier if she had known the truth. Suddenly, her losing the baby, fighting with Sam, living a miserable life, all of that is Frank's fault.
But of course that's a fleeting fantasy created by her delusional mind. If he dies, she'll hate herself (and her life) even more...
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On 11/5/2016 at 2:41 PM, timimouse said:
And we know Jo's ex will be popping in at some point... Probably married to Owen's Sister/Rigg's Ex-Wife, who will end up being the surrogate mother for Owen and Amelia's baby.
Now that would make an interesting show... LOL I don't know why I watch. Guess I should visit the Doom Clinic Where Rejected Doctors Go and see if Never Going to Jail Alex gives me something for my addiction...
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13 hours ago, doram said:
The whole thing doesn't bear too much close scrutiny, really. But I think what we're supposed to take from last episode's scene is that Annalisse and Frank are damaged people with deep-rooted pyschological issues and they are not - cannot, perhaps - react rationally or normally to that situation. So it's perfectly in character for Frank to feel directly and solely responsible for her baby's death and it's perfectly in character for Annalisse to agree with him.
You're right, of course. Those are very damaged, messed up people, living very messed up relationships. Which is why Bonnie is right when she says Frank can't kill himself. "She would never survive this. I would never survive this." None of them can't survive without the other two. They're so fucked up, I love it.
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Am I the only one who finds the "Frank killed my baby" narrative incredibly contrived? I mean, his actions led to someone deciding to crash on Annalise's car, and that killed the baby. I would argue that Mahoney killed that baby, unintentionally or not. He is responsible. Frank made a mistake , but in no way he's the murderer here (although he is responsible for other crimes). So for Annalise to shout that he killed her baby and that he should kill himself to atone for it seems like a gross exaggeration . She should be mad for all the lies and betrayal. But egging him to kill himself? Ouch! My take: she feels guilty (because tsking the Mahoney case led to the death of his baby) and is transfering all her guilt to Frank. And he's taking it because, well, he's Frank.
I so hope he lives. I need more Frank & Bonnie in my life.
About Connor: the more damaged, the better. I just love him.
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But if she wanted to soothe Wes, make him calm, would she tell him Laurel is pregnant? Why? That would make him freak out even more. It doesn't make sense to me.
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The thing is, she tells the person on the other side of the line: "You have to trust me on this", and the way she says it is tender, intimate. There are only two people she would treat this carefully, and one of them is in jail. That leaves only Frank. God I hope he's alive!
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Maybe this is nothing, but why does Michaela's mother tell her "You are in shock" and offers to go with her? Is she saying that because of the news on TV? Or did something else happen that we're not aware of?
Funny, I spent two seasons hating Frank, and now I can't stand the idea of him dying. I love the tragic figure he turned into. And I love the twisted romance between him and Bonnie. I want more of that. Please, show, don't make me say goodbye to Frank!
Now Connor, I've always loved him. Maybe it's the actor, but I'm crazy about him, always was. If he goes, it will be very difficult for me to keep watching.
Never cared about Wes, never will. Such a waste of time and space. Most of his scenes creep me out - don't even get me started at that "love" scene with Laurel! DNW. Please let it be him under the sheet!!!
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I guess I'm coming here from a completely different place because, for me, what matters is how the hosts feel. Because they do feel. Whether they are becoming sentient or not. For them, what they do every day is real life. They know nothing else. They get up, they interact with the people they know and love (for them, the love is real), they fight, they get hurt (and they feel it in their bodies), they see loved ones die (and they suffer for it), they die (in pain, like a human would). For them, everything is real. And I don't care it if was programmed or not, they don't know that. From their point of view, they are living REAL lives. Think Blade Runner here. For me, it's the same thing.
So, for me, guests who fail to treat them as human beings are ethically wrong. Those are not people I would respect. In fact, I would despise them. I don't care what the law says, they would be wrong in my eyes. And yes, for me it would mean that they're capable of doing those horrible things outside the park as well. I see no difference at all. They are ethically and morally wrong, and a disgrace to the human race. For me, anyway.
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Frank and Bonnie made me cry. Twice. I want to watch their show.
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S01.E07: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
in Star Trek: Discovery
· Edited by maddie965
I'm a little disappointed that they are copying an old episode so early in the game. It seems to me it's a remake of Cause and Effect, only crazier. I've watched that episode more times than I can count, so I hope they get really crazy and make me forget the original. Don't let me down, Discovery!!!