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    Books Vs Show

    in Sweet Magnolias

    They don’t seem to be showing Annie as having a eating disorder, I suspect she’s the other person in the car and will be hospitalized. Might then lead into the stuff with Ty from the books, like she’s hospitalized but for a different reason.

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    S03.E03: What Can Stop the Determined Heart

    in Anne With An E [V]

    1 hour ago, dubstepford wife said:

    Well that was sad. 

    Did they ever explain how Mary got sick in the first place?  It seems like it's too late for it to be childbirth related, Delphine seems like she's at least a few months old.  I always thought childbed fever made you sick pretty much immediately.

    I believe it was caused by the cut on her hand, it was still in a bandage in this episode.

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    S05.E09: Sic Semper Tyrannis

    in The 100 [V]

    15 minutes ago, Sakura12 said:

    I'm going to assume she only did a few of the stunts for safety reasons. They made it so dark so we couldn't spot the stunt double. Which in turn made it less interesting. 

    Octavia made her bed of bloodshed now she has to lie in it. My issue is her making deals only to go to kill everyone anyway. 

    If Clarke was smart she'd just go hide somewhere with Madi wait till they all kill each other. She should know that land better than any of them. 

    I think skipping 6 years was a mistake. We know they all have these connections with their new groups, but I never saw it so I don't care and they haven't given us enough character moments to understand. Right now were picking sides based on the character we like, not their motivations.

    I agree about the 6 year jump. People have said over and over about how connections should change because the 6 years but I’m not liking that shift.

    I very recently started this show and marathoned up to about 5x2 and the characters and dynamics that interested me are gone or unrecognizable.  Not sure how long I’ll continue with this show but I’m trying to wait it out and hope for a good payoff at seasons end.

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    S05.E06: Exit Wounds

    in The 100 [V]

    So I liked the episode ok but I' having a lot of trouble with all these new dynamics I'm supposed to buy into, it's just not working for me idk.  I think part of the problem is that I watched seasons 1-4 within the last few weeks so it feels like such an abrupt change in season 5 with these new alliances/loyalties.  I guess my main problem is Echo and the more I try to like her it has the opposite affect on me.  Plus now with Skikru and Wonkru and Clarke very isolated except for Madi and it just is getting boring for me I guess?  Like all the character interactions I used to love are missing, except for Bellamy and Clark.  Hopefully I start to enjoy the episodes more. we will see.  :)

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    S02.E06: Chapter Nineteen: Death Proof

    in Riverdale

    · Edited by Thundercatmary

    It's strange, I feel like the show is telling me I should think the Veronica/Archie relationship is more hot and spicy, sexual chemistry and all that, with Betty/Jug being more emotional and less overtly sexual.  But it's funny because for me it's coming across exactly the opposite, I don't know if it's because the show is pushing the Veronica/Archie sexytimes so much that it starts to feel forced imo or if it's just that I see so much more chemistry with Betty/Jug. 

    Like others I wish we had seen the actual reunion convo between Betty and Jug but at least it's progress, they still have issues and that's ok.  I am one who does not ever want to see a Betty/Veronica/Archie triangle, funny enough I only started watching cause it was on Netflix and my friend promised there was little to no triangle in the first season.  It would be interesting though to see Betty and Jug try to navigate their relationship and how Archie fits into that as both their friend and Jug getting past or trying to get past his insecurities about Archie when it comes to his relationship with Betty.  

    I'm confused why they even had the Toni/Jug kiss since she said she didn't want to be the rebound and how Jug wasn't over Betty, like no kidding it's only been hours did she really think he would be?  I'm sure that will come up again and I just hope they don't go the Friends route. 

    Also glad Betty turned the tables on her stalker/caller/BH but it would have been nice to get more of a reaction from her friends who were so recently trashing her, like I get Veronica and Jug's anger but Betty was trying to protect them however misguided her choices may have been, the last episode she was just emotionally devastated.

     

    7 minutes ago, Snookums said:

    So, for those with better TVs and younger eyes than I:

     What were the books being read this episode? Cheryl is reading by the pool, Veronica in Pops and Betty in the last scene with Jughead. I couldn't make out any titles but am always intrigued/bothered when a character is reading and I can't see the title.

    Betty was reading Silence of the Lambs, don't know what Cheryl was reading.

    50 minutes ago, Sonoma said:

    I didn't get the impression they were fully back together? It seems like they still have some issues. Jughead being a serpent bothers Betty, as it should. And despite her best intentions and eventually telling him the truth about why she "broke up" with him, he still lost emotional trust in her. Archie being the messenger in her dumping, even if it was false, made it all worse. I don't see him letting it go easily, just as I don't see her letting the Serpent thing go easily.

     

    As to if they are fully back together or not I would say yes they are but there are going to be issues to work through as I expected.

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    S02.E05: Chapter Eighteen: When A Stranger Calls

    in Riverdale

    This may sound crazy but the only person I ever personally saw Archie had romantic chemistry with is Cheryl, not sure what it is but I would find that interesting for the show to explore. That being said, i'm fairly sure the show is going with a Archie/Veronica and Betty/Jug as end game pairings but still, I would like to see Archie with Cheryl.

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    S02.E05: Chapter Eighteen: When A Stranger Calls

    in Riverdale

    58 minutes ago, Sonoma said:

    I don't think we have to worry about Jughead and Betty getting back together. The showrunners want the ratings and media buzz to remain strong, and this pairing has been their golden goose. As much as I enjoy other characters and storylines, and I love how the show is full of talented and/or charismatic beautiful actors, "Bughead" has catapulted the show into pop culture status. Not even going to debate this, because all you have to do is look at the industry articles and social media hits.

    So while those effen scenes crushed my fangirl heart, I'm not shocked about the turn of events. What better way to make their fans yearn and yell for more than by having them break up due to forces beyond their control and not because they no longer love each other? Very 80s soapy and I'm here for it, because Lili and Cole have played it very well. I'm looking forward to them finding their way back to each other. However, as others have pointed out, the showrunners have to be careful they don't mess with the chemistry when they write these obstacles into their storyline. 

    I also get the feeling Toni may not have been as interested in Jughead as it initially looked and wouldn't be surprised if she was assigned to "control" Jughead and distance him further from his Northside life. I started to think that when she would make negative comments to and about Betty and about his Northside friends, like she was deliberately trying to push his buttons. By "being there" for him, she would earn his trust as a friend or girlfriend, depending on what her Serpent assignment is. And maybe she caught or catches feelings or maybe she genuinely begins to feel badly about what she's doing. I think it would be a great way to save the character from the wrath of the Bughead shippers. I also think there is more to Toni's story than just some Bughead interloper. 

    And while I too yelled WTF, it didn't strike me as out of character or heinous that Jughead would respond to the kiss given that he -- 1) feels completely alone with his mother and sister away, father in jail, and girlfriend and best friend seemingly dumping him; 2) thinks he just lost the love of his life via the mouth of one of his insecurities when it comes to Betty (Archie) and because of his other insecurity (not being good enough); and 3) was probably on an incredible adrenaline rush having gone through that physically violent initiation. It will definitely be interesting to see what his response and the aftermath will be on the next episode.

    Oh and after this initiation, I'm completely off the Serpent train. I found what they did to Jughead completely vile. Fuck that "family" bullshit Toni is spouting, unless your idea of family is your parents and siblings beating the shit out of you as a sign of loyalty. I don't even want to think about what your initiation is as a girl/woman. Betty, Archie, Fred, etc. had every right to be concerned about the Serpent's influence on Jughead's life, and I hope that fact is not lost in this storyline and they try to romanticize the gang beating instead.

    I really hope they don't keep Betty and Jug apart for to long, the split seems very artificial imo and i'm not looking forward to seeing them both in pain. They have really great scenes together and I totally but into the fact that they love each other even if they are young.  My sister met her husband when she was a sophmore in high school and they've been married 12 years now. 

    I really wanted to like Toni but honestly she annoyed me from the start and her swooping in on Jug the second (literally) she finds he's single was a step to far for me, not saying what she did was wrong necessarily just the last straw for me personally.  Ofc this is nothing against the actress and is about the character alone.

    Also I realize all Betty's friends have their own stuff happening but it would be nice if any of them took notice of her apparent spiral, I mean she had to tell Archie, maybe we will see this in an upcoming episode. 

    Loved the scene with the girls giving that beat down, I don't condone violence but I saw it more as self defense.

    Veronica started out in season 1 as one of my fave characters and I still like her, but I feel like a little of what Betty said to her rings true, even if Betty herself didn't mean it.  Like in a strange way the writers acknowledging some missteps with her writing. For me it seems like a lot of Veronica is all told to us but not shown, I would just like less of Veronica telling us stories of her past and more showing us now who she is, if that makes any sense. 

    Poor Jug is going through so much and I think he's doing his best.  Found a lot of that Serpent stuff to be funny tbh, except that beat down at the end though I wasn't surprised as it's pretty common in gangs I believe.  Also I've heard it said once a Serpent always a Serpent but that's not true because Alice got out.

    Lastly I was blown away my Lili and her acting this episode, I always thought she was talented but this episode was just another level.  She was really good at showing Betty's spiral and devastation etc, I wasn't surprised to read that Lili likes to watch herself because she studies her expressions to make sure they come across how she intends them to or something along those lines. 

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    Social Media and Behind the Scenes: AKA Everything Else Not "News and Media"

    in Arrow

    1 minute ago, Morrigan2575 said:
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    Just that Manu Bennet was back in Vancouver filming for Arrow last week.  The timing was just too convenient 

    I'm not saying the Blind is wrong. Manu cmwas a drunken ass a couple years back and assaulted some guy at a party. So I know he's no saint. It's just the timing of the Blind that comes out, right after Paps spot him in Vancouver 

    OIC thanks for the info. :)

    S05.E18: Disbanded

    in Arrow

    1 hour ago, Delphi said:

    I'm the same way.  I make jokes on the way to a funeral.   I am, admittedly a bit closed off and try to compartmentalize my emotions as much as possible and that seemed to me what Felicity was doing.  No time to be sad when shit needs to get done. 

    I'm the same, and worse I'm a nervous laughter. My mom was injured once and she was so mad because I couldn't stop laughing! Now of course everyone in my family knows this about me and we can laugh about it but I seriously have no control over it, wish i did. :/

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