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The opener with Mia Farrow making Rosemary's Baby was somewhat interesting, although I'm not sure they want to remind us of the movie that did this story a million times better. I hate that they gave that line to Sharon Tate, could you please leave the poor woman out of your nonsense?
So the nurse I hardly remember was having an affair with Dex and that led to her stalking Anna? I would say that it sort of makes sense, but we know that there is way more happening here, so Anna is not only being stalked by her husbands mistress, she is also being targeted by a magical demon cult? Some girls have all the fun!
Anna is such a weirdly written character, she doesn't really strike me as a famous and ambitious actress, she seems like such a shrinking violet type who's only moods are "confused" "freaking out" and "crying".
I miss when AHS was at least a fun kind of bad, this is just boring bad with only brief glances of spooky fun.
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Here I was thinking that we would find out that Hettie's lawyers killed her and dumped her body in the well, but then they go and pull that reveal out. This show does such a great job at mixing comedy with very sincere feelings, I gasped when Hettie pulled down her collar and showed the cord around her neck. This makes so much about Hettie even more tragic, especially her relationship with her son. She loved him so much, it seemed like they were really close, and it was all for nothing.
On a lighter note, I am so glad that Flower is back! Cookies to everyone who called Ralph the basement ghosts as being the one who got sucked off, poor Stephanie. She was so close! At least now Flower is back, it was so sweet when she thanked Hettie for saving her, and then of course she repeats her robbery story again. classic Flower! You dirty bohemian.
So Thor knows what Facetime is but not cement? I'm with Pete, he is definitely screwing with us.
I'm glad that Sam and Jay went off to have a weekend for themselves. Not only does it lead to an all ghosts episode which changes the shows dynamic, they really need some non ghost time together. Especially Jay, he has such patience, he needs the vacation.
I really hope that we find Patience the Puritan who is apparently wondering around in the dirt.
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Damn, I am not familiar with the book (although its now on my To Read list) or the miniseries, so I really am shocked to lose Mariko. I kept waiting for them to give her the chance to pull back at the last second and then it seemed like everything was working out, and then, boom. Anna Sawai is an exceptional actress, she is able to say so much in just a slight gesture or facial expression. The tension throughout the almost seppuku was so brutal, the acting from everyone was excellent. I know there is only one episode left, but its going to be sad having to watch the finale without her. At least she went out with dignity, making her family proud.
This was probably my favorite episode of the show.
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I am only a very casual knower of Fallout things, I have played the game maybe five times and most of the rest I know through pop culture osmosis, but I am really enjoying the story and characters on its own merits. I especially liked this episode, Lucy and The Ghoul are an interesting pairing of characters and I am glad that, even as Lucy is becoming harder as she explores the wastelands, she is still holding onto her morals. Even The Ghoul seemed a bit impressed/pensive after she still saved him even after he sold her for spare parts. Now Lucy has a new finger, some new weapons, and a cool new wasteland outfit!
Matt Barry as Mr. Handy is amazing casting, I hope that we see more of them! Snip Snip was so cute I was sad to see him go, even if he was trying to cut Lucy apart to harvest her organs. I am really amused that the organ traffickers are just two loser stoners who apparently got lucky to find a robot, not scary badass criminals, and I am really glad that Lucy saved all of the captured ghouls. One of them even thanked her!
Looks like something really freaky happened in Vault 32. And Lucy and Norm's mom maybe opened the door?
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On 4/20/2024 at 7:03 AM, marinw said:
It says a lot that we are still talking about Jellico thirty years after Chain of Command. And he got Troi in a normal uniform.
For that alone he's a hero in my book!
I love that Jet got a badass hero moment, always a treat to see her.
I liked this episode, I'm a sucker for those "travel throughout the shows past" types of episodes and that we got three people all traveling around through time. It was a fun way to celebrate the show's history before we wrap things up and see some old characters, even if it would have been cool to see Pike, Landry, or especially Lorca again, but I know it can be hard to get so many actors back again for just one episode.
It was fun seeing first season Michael fighting against present Michael, I almost forgot what a hot head she used to be, always being ready to come in hot instead of the calmer more mature Michael of the current timeline. Even beyond the hair they had such different vibes.
Stamets really did used to be quite the grump, he's really chilled out a lot. Not that he's Mr. Perky Happy Time now, but he's certainly not the guy who screamed at his staff for any old thing. I too am concerned by his staff believing that a "spore breech" is a thing when its apparently not.
I think there is something to be said for a traditional hierarchy in a vessel like Discovery, especially with them being on such an important mission, but it would be in Rayner's best interest to at least somewhat adjust to how Discovery does things. He does clearly care about the crew and doing what's best for them, he's just gruff and has his old school military way of doing things that he thinks his best, ideally he could find a middle ground of some kind.
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Poor Lucy is just not having a good time of it, she's trying her best but she whole "gee whiz" attitude is getting her into real trouble.
Interesting seeing more of the Ghouls backstory, him being the inspiration for Pip Boy is a fun choice. He's certainly got those big teeth! I am really interested in how he went from a nice family man who didn't even like pretending to kill someone to...The Ghoul. It seems like it involves his wife, who it sounds like he was already separated from by the time of the war, and him apparently not being so keen on Vault-Tech by that time, considering how uncomfortable he was about doing his signature thumbs up at the party.
I'm glad we're still checking in on life in The Vault, its my favorite set of the show, which is saying something because every location is great. Looks like Norm will be taking over as our main viewpoint character there, so is he going to take matters into his own hands with regards to the raiders?
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Alanis is back! I missed her and her voice that defined a generation! Judy is getting so confident that she hardly needs her anymore, but its still a treat for me!
I loved the pure chaos of Judy and Kima running around the city high out of their minds after accidently eating gummies, with their very stressed out teacher in pursuit. "I'm taking this to the grave."
The Wet Wolf sounds utterly disgusting, and seeing them just conformed it. No sandwich (or maybe any food item) should have the word "wet" in the name.
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Poor Kate, she knew she was doomed but kept pressing on anyway to at least finish.
Count me as a carrot fan, I thought all of those carrot desserts looked delicious!
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I am taking my time to really savor this one, as much as I want to automatically click next to watch the next episode. I was pleasantly surprised to see Michael Emerson here but I guessed that we sadly wouldn't get him for very long. He did at least come with the plot ticket that will get things moving at least, a cute dog, and apparently his head! Still really enjoying the show.
Turns out that the Brotherhood's recruitment standards aren't great, Maximus's Knight turned out to not just be an asshole, but an incredibly stupid one. Yes, stop your mission and jump out of your ride into the radiated wasteland just for shits and giggles and then insult the guy who's your only hope of survival while he holds your medical pack, very smart.
I love the amount of visual storytelling we're getting, every set is so detailed, so much of the world building is being shown instead of told.
Lucy might still be adorably naïve, but she does at least have a pretty good ability to think fast and roll with the punches, taking advantage of the shoot out to find the information she needs and being willing to hack the head off of a body, so she might just make it, hopefully with at least a bit of her plucky can do attitude in tact.
Walton Goggins continues to have a grand old time here in wasteland Deadwood, he's clearly having an absolute blast. I was surprised to see all of the main characters in one place so quickly, even if it was just for a minute. Looks like they will all be back together again soon, as Lucy has whatever Michael Emmerson had in his head and The Ghoul and Maximum are both after him, plus Maximus and Lucy clearly had a moment back there.
The dog is alive! After seeing puppies getting put into a furnace I couldn't handle more dog killing, so thank God.
I love getting some classic dark Fallout humor, like the "Please Remain Calm" machine gun. I am also glad that they are keeping the 50s music throughout, its not Fallout without that retro futuristic 50s aesthetic.
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I guess Vic is just gong through burnout and that's lading to her having this breakdown, probably not helped by her relationship with Ruiz falling apart because he decided to be a huge asshole and now Crisis One being cut, maybe she needs a few talks with Tracie Thoms?
This is at least a reason for Jack to stay around, but is that really all he is going to be doing now? Be a voice? That really sucks, its weird having the show without him, especially now that Andie is captain at last and could probably use his support.
These people really cant go anywhere without some kind of emergency.
That kid who worked at the Space Needle was the best backup Vic was getting, trying to keep the panicking kid calm while he and the husband were freaking out, hopefully he gets a raise.
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Hold on just a minute there, how in the hell did Moll manage to sneak into a secret Trill ceremony, wouldn't all of the Trill guardians down there know each other? Have some form of security? Moll and her partner are just two random bounty hunter types, I'm worried that they're really going to have to make some huge leaps in logic to make them a real threat.
T'Rina and Saru continue to be extremely endearing and adorable, even when they have their first real fight. Vulcan engagement announcements are quite politically spicy as it turns out.
Book's connection to Moll seems kind of distant for this intense emotional reaction, but I can get how he's really attached to the idea of seeing anyone connected to his past after using his whole planet.
Wilson Cruz was certainly having a grand old time getting to play a new character for an episode. I knew that the nest of alien monsters would turn out to be some kind of test, but still a pretty dick move, especially with him telling them to take their phasers out, kind of setting them up to fail.
Good to know that Tribbles can be neutered now!
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I finally got the chance to see this, and it was a really fun time! Its the kind of popcorn blockbuster that I love seeing when the weather gets warmer. It had a great blend of nostalgia and telling its own story and I really like how they used the old gang. Ray really got a chance to shine in this one especially, and I love that Janine got to suit up and get in on the action!
The main problems I had with this movie mostly had to do with pacing. I like that we spent a lot of time building up to the main bad guy and building a mythology around him, but I think they spent just a little too much time on building up Garraka and not much time actually fighting him. I also feel bad that Trevor was quite underused, he was hardly in the movie except for his comedy subplot with Slimer, I know that even in the first movie Phoebe was the main focus, but both siblings had arcs and a party to play.
I definitely got more than a "just good ghost gal pals" vibe from Melody and Phoebe, when Phoebe became a ghost it felt like they were about to kiss for a second before Melody betrayed her.
Kumail Nanjiani is a great addition to the franchise.
"Dude, you used all the lighter fluid!
"You TOLD ME to practice!"
That opening in the 1910's was actually really creepy, I think that's something that the franchise should lean into more, actually creepy things happening.
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I am really liking how much Beef is growing this season, he's dating, he's going out again, he's alright with leaving the kids to their own devices every once in awhile, its taken awhile but he's finally moving past all of the damage Kathleen did to his life. Hopefully Wolf follows his example, he is clearly not at all over his issues with his mom, I knew right away that his anxiety with Ruth came with his issues with his mom. Luckily Ruth is a very understanding lady and understood what was going on even before Wolf did, they even sang a country duet!
Ruth's very diplomatic "I don't want to judge Kathleen, but I do not think we would have gotten along well" was such a mom move.
Aunt Dirt continues to be a really fun addition to the show and the Tobin family dynamic. "Judy, you'll have to hold them up for me."
I had no idea we were getting two episodes, that was a fun surprise!
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On 4/11/2024 at 11:12 PM, Lady Calypso said:
"Sure, I'll check out a hot guy's ass, but that's normal."
"...Its not...abnormal..."
I'm glad that they are really going there with Buck, so far they are handling this story pretty well. I like that Buck is mostly cool with the idea that he's bisexual or something but he's still being awkward about it, so many times in these kinds of stories the person trying to figure out their sexuality, especially later in life, is either totally cool with it immediately or collapses in a pile of repressed angst, this seems very true for Buck. That whole "we're off to find some sexy ladies" was such cringe, that physically hurt. Now he's come out to Eddie and Maddie, which I think the actors all did really good work with, he just has the rest of the gang now.
Maddie and Eddie both seemed surprised by Buck going on a date with a guy, but I remember TK thinking that Buck was hitting on him way back in the Lone Star crossover, which is what made me wonder if they would actually go there. Say what you will about TK being the most disaster prone person in Texas, his gaydar is on point.
Eddie's nun freak out was kind of weird and random, but it did lead to that fun talk with Bobby. I like exploring his faith and seeing how they connected over it even if Eddie isn't a practicing Catholic. Lapsed Catholic is still a Catholic, very very true. "Head to confession, check in with her ex."
You would think that first responder Hen and Karen would have some more skills when it comes to clearly traumatized kids, this isn't their first time with foster kids.
The wedding is happening super fast, but at least they gave us a preview before the break starts. Of course it cant go smoothly, but at least it seems like it will be more of a "wacky hangover hijinks" and not "psychotic murderous ex husband" sort of situation that's going to put the wedding in jeopardy.
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I am only a casual gamer, I have played a few Fallout games every once in awhile at friends houses and such, but most of what I know is through pop culture osmosis, but I really like this so far. It seems to be really nailing that retro futuristic mix of survivor horror and dark comedy that makes the franchise so much fun, and according to the preview its just going to get better.
The Vault is my favorite location so far, it looks exactly like the games but it feels a lot more lived in and somehow even more quirky as we get to know the people there more. The running joke about "cousin stuff" is so gross but in a way that's weirdly hilarious. It seems like the raiders might have more of an agenda than just stealing from the people in the Vault and kidnapping their leader, the main lady knowing Lucy's mom makes it seem like there is a lot more going on.
For people who worship machines, the Brotherhood of Steel are pretty low tech in their training, I guess all of their budget went to their mech suites and cool airplanes and blimps.
I like all of the characters so far but the standout is, of course, Walton Goggins as The Ghoul, a mutant who is still alive somehow after witnessing the nuclear explosion that started all of this and has gone from cowboy movie star to cowboy wasteland bounty hunter, a character that Walton Goggins was clearly born to play.
You can really see all of that Amazon money, they are clearly hoping to finally get that super huge critically acclaimed hit that they have always wanted (especially after Rings of Power was considered on the meh side) and based on this episode, they might finally have it.
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They really wanted us to be worried about Saru, going on about this being his last mission, giving him all of these touching talks with Michael about their history, putting him literally in the line of fire, they knew exactly what we were all thinking. Even Michael seemed to be extra worried, like she's seen movies and knowns what happens to someone right before retirement! Luckily Saru made it out alive, thank God. I hope that he isn't gone gone and we will see him sometimes in his new position and planning his wedding, even if this is his last time on a mission. I'm glad that he got one last chance to be Action Saru and he and Michael got to spend the episode together, I have always loved their relationship since way back when the show started.
You would think that they would want to lure the couriers with the diary out and wait instead of chasing them around, especially as they don't even fully understand what they have, but then we would have less traveling around the galaxy!
The most important character in the show finally returns, the queen herself! Grudge for Captain!
It must be weird for Michael to be sitting in on a disciplinary meeting with command and she's not actually the one in trouble. Looks like Rayner is going to be sticking around, now as Michael's number 1, which she probably sees as paying forward the chance she got back when the show first started, even if that was under very different circumstances.
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I do like that they gave Adeline Mia Farrow's haircut from Rosemary's Baby, that's actually a sort of fun somewhat subtle touch. Everything else was the nonsense we expect at this point, lots of random weirdness thrown at the wall, the one real surprise is that not only is Dex not in on whatever the evil plan is he actually used to be pretty charming and likable.
They were rocking those stupid hats even back in the early ADs in nowhere England? Have Spencers really been around for that long?
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Welcome to one last ride with the Discovery crew! Its been a lot of ups and downs but overall its been a fun time, especially the last few seasons. Having Callum Keith Rennie along for the ride should be interesting, I'm always happy to see him and I am curious to see if he becomes a "starts out conflicting with the heroes but isn't so bad" kind of antagonistic captain or "just an asshole" kind of antagonistic captain.
I was promised getting to see Grudge! We spend al episode with Book and Michael being all awkward and not a single look at the queen herself?
Will we never be free of the Soongs? They just keep popping up no matter what decade we're in, and it always seems to spell trouble. This whole family just needs to stop...doing all of the stuff that they do.
Tipsy Tilly! I hope that she can stick around for awhile, I miss her energy. I am also glad to see that David Cronenberg is so connected with the main plot, he's been an unexpected delight this whole series.
Awww Saru and T'Rina are engaged. I'm very worried them, between the impending nuptials and Saru's near retirement, he better not put on anything red in the near future.
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I hope that if/when Janine returns to Abbot full time, she at least keeps her new wardrobe and makeup, she's been looking amazing ever since she started her new job. Janine has really been thriving at the district so I will be sad to see her go, but I can see her wanting to go back to teaching full time, at least for awhile. Plus, Abbot can hardly handle one Ava, no way can they keep functioning with two!
Barbara knowing how to use AI is the season's biggest plot twist so far.
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I'm so glad that Uncle Antonio survived the episode and seems like a really good guy, with Will's luck this season I was fearing the worst. Its so nice to see Will getting to bond with his uncle and feel come connection with his biological mother, it was so sweet when he and Antonio realized that they both had dyslexia.
This was overall just a great episode, even if the mystery was easy to solve. Of course it was the sister, but I liked how it all played out and it fit into the theme of family, especially family who have been separated. It was really nice seeing Will, Faith, Angie and Ormewood all working together in one plot instead of off in their own stories, it even made Ormewood's family drama a bit more interesting. BonBon for the win! The kids on the car and everything with the vanilla/manila envelope were cracking me up, and I about died at the big Will Trent sign in the drag club.
I really liked all of the drag performers, they were all such distinct memorable characters, I hope we see them pop up again. That ending potluck really got me, Will really does have more people who love him then he thinks.
Is Angee's mom still alive? I guess I thought she was dead or at least her location was unknown, it would certainly be a drama bomb if she showed up.
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I'm so happy to learn that Fat Bear Week is a real thing, this show is so educational! I was surprised at how fast Beef and Carissa were moving, but I guess it makes sense that it would be easier for Beef to physically move faster than he does emotionally. I like how things played out with them at the end, I definitely thought that it would turn out that the donut king was gay and we would see him at one of the gay clubs that Ham and Aunt Dirt went to, but I really like that it was just that Carissa isn't into him like that.
Aunt Dirt freaking out about women being able to publicly date women was great, her and Ham's ploy was really cute.
Poor traumatized Moon. "Hello child services, do you do curbside pickup?"
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At some point these guys have to wonder if God has it out for them personally, they're in the middle of their friends funeral after he was hate crimed to death only to get called into work to handle a mass casualty event due to an act of domestic terrorism. What a day, they're going to need a whole lot more cookies. Poor Jerome, I feel like he'll be leaving soon, having to spend every day in the place he and Asher fell in love in would be so hard, especially in such a high stress job.
They handled everyone's grief over losing Asher well, but I still don't like that they killed him off. It seems like his character arc could have been better fulfilled by coming to terms with the many aspects of himself, getting over his bitterness towards religion (without getting religion again) and finding happiness with Jerome instead of being beaten to death the second things start really going well for him. Its just such a cliché, the character who is about to get married/have a child/retire/finally deal with their angst immediately dies to maximize the audiences tears, and that's not even getting into the whole thing of the shows most major LGBTQ character being killed off for the sake of drama. I'm sorry, I just thought that we were moving past these clichés, but I guess writers can never resist.
Putting Charlie and Glassman together seems so obvious, he would be a great mentor for her. This is probably the best they have written her so far and I am glad that she and Shaun seem to have made peace, even if it was all a bit pat with the "autistic people can help other autistic people" thing. I do like the idea of Shaun bonding with another person who also has autism, I don't think he knows many other autistic people and if he got his hackles down and Charlie learned to handle the workplace more, they could have a good relationship.
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I like Rochelle but she's so hit or miss it was inevitable that she wasn't going to make it. Its like all she could make are total winners and utter messes, which is too bad because when her bakes were good they were really good.
The petit fours looked so off, the best ones just looked kind of dull, the worst looked like some kind of mutants that just crawled out of the sewer covered in radioactive sludge. I was surprised at how nice the judges were, on previous challenges it seems like they would have torn those apart.
Kate didn't really stand out to me at first but she's winning me over.
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I missed Jack, I hope he's doing alright in off-screen land, but given his luck he's probably already fallen down an elevator shaft. So I am a bit confused, why do they even need to fire anyone now that Jack is gone? If the issue is that they have too many former captains running around, why not just move some to other houses? I doubt they'll be happy to move, but at least they wont be fired. Has no one mentioned the Union? Or are they bad guys? Essentially every organization in Seattle outside of Station 19 is full of moronic bigotted assholes who only exist to make our heroes lives harder, I cant even remember where we stand with them.
Is it time for Warren to make another career change?
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S01.E05: The Past
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There is something very sinister happening in the Vaults, looking forward to seeing Norman continue to figure things out. Maybe that's his calling, detective. Or at least a true crime podcaster.
My guess is that Lucy is remembering the actual surface which she went to with her mother, but later she was taken back to the Vault again. So where is their mom?
Maximus is way too quick to let success get to his head, he even made a similar mistake as the real Titus, just because your in the power suite doesn't mean your invincible.