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That's sorta the mindset of Nancy Drew. Go around solving crimes, finding lost items, unmasking fake ghosts, etc. And do all of it while adhering to society's norms of the 1930s and 1940s. Nancy has to be modernized to make sense in our current society. The 2007 Emma Roberts version tried to keep the old school feel for Nancy, and apply it to a modern society. And it sorta made her off putting. This version has certainly modernized Nancy, but she needs tho believe that ghosts don't exist and have the drive to solve them. (ie more Fred and less Shaggy).
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Ah yes. I was remembering Burt. I agree calling Ned Nick is weird. The thing I remember most strongly about original Nancy was that she did not believe in ghosts. Everything had a realistic reason for existing. So if a ghost was haunting the house, she'd get to the bottom of who was pretending to be the ghost. Having the ghost things happening in her house was just weird. Alot of the CW-ish things I can chalk up to them trying to catch a younger audience. There is plenty of potential for George, Bess & Nancy to become the friends we expect them to be by season end. Making it post-high school means they can touch on topics and issues that are trickier to address. Especially topics that original Nancy wouldn't have been allowed to discuss. Society has become far more open since 1930. And Nancy needs to be more modern than 1930s Nancy was. But the ghost thing bothered me. Also, I know it's a rather unpopular opinion, but I've never been all that fond of Scott Wolf. I'm a little sad I didn't get Freddie Prinze Jr. in that role. Carson Drew was certainly a handsome older man, but he always had an air of seriousness about him that I'm not sure Scott Wolf can pull off.
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Well unless they are really, really planning to destroy Nancy Drew the concept, the killer can't be Nancy, George, Bess, Ned/Nick, or Carson. So that leaves the rest of them. Including Riley Smith (Ryan Hudson/The Husband), Alvina August (Det. Hart), Alex Saxon (Ace), or even Adam Beach (Sheriff). My Nancy Drew reading days was a good many years ago. But I thought one of the girls (either George or Bess) had a on-again/off-again boyfriend too. I was thinking he might end up being Ace. Of course, I may just be remembering the 70s TV show and mixing up the Hardy Boys with the Nancy Drew episodes. I was way more into the Hardy Boys with that. Also, just speculation on my part, but
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I have no idea why you hire someone like JJ Feilds and then stick him with what amounts to a glorified boy toy role that lasts a few seconds a week.
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In a long and arduous effort (that ultimately failed) I consumed many an Mike & Ike trying to learn to swallow pills (instead I learned to tolerate licorice). Kids might not necessarily notice a difference unless they regularly took pills or were fans of Mike & Ike. They looked enough like pills to me at a younger age. But then, I didn't like licorice or pills.
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The funny thing is part of me knew they would never kill Christopher. And certainly not on screen. But there was just enough doubt to make me worry and make my declaration last week. TV series have a pesky habit of taking my favorite characters/actors and replacing them. This show included. I loved the entire first season arc of Connie Britton's character. And as much as I loved JLH back when I was a teenager, I don't find her or her character that compelling. I knew Christopher was in the lady's arms when Athena walked up. The actress telegraphed that she needed different help, but never said it. And Athena completely misread the hesitation, which is forgivable...she had a lot going on. I completely missed Leonard Roberts, and I saw his name in the cast so I was looking for him. On the other hand, it's a mark of a good actor if I don't notice the actor as I'm too busy concentrating on the character. As for Buck and Eddie, I would expect nothing less. As any parent knows, plenty of mistakes get made. And at the end of the day, as long as child is happy and healthy, a few bumps and bruises are to be expected. Christopher's adventure during the tsunami was probably described to Eddie in great detail repetitively all night. Of course, Eddie knows Buck did everything he could.
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I didn't understand why Buck didn't go under the water to the radio that is inside the truck to see if it was still working. He couldn't have talked under water, but he could have sent an SOS or something (assuming the radio works underwater).
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It's only against the law if you go to a shady fixer, who takes your money, and provides you with fake SAT scores, doctored photos of your kid posing with sports gear of sports they do not play, in order to secure admittance to ivy league schools. The legal way is to pay the ivy league schools directly with enough cash to get your name on a building...and your kid enrolled. The celebrity parents in question were too cheap to go the legal way. And, if I recall, the fixer is the one the cops really wanted. The celebrities got caught in the crossfire and are punished in the court of public opinion. Those who took the plea deals will be fine. The one who wanted to fight is an idiot who either took terrible advice or thought she could get away with it . And yeah, it would make a good episode of FBI. The shady fixer could be involved in a number of other "need to draw your guns and fire them" side businesses, like human trafficking.
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I would assume that sharks are smart enough to see the tsunami coming and swim for their lives. But what do I know. And yeah, none of them would have survived a real tsunami. Only the people who managed to get far enough inland or who could get to high enough ground. You know those that saw the water begin to recede and took off running might have had a chance. I was cussing at Buck when he thought the game booth was far enough away and left Christopher there. But Buck got punished enough for that mistake. As for the torch, maybe heating the pole cauterized the wound and he won't bleed out as much. Otoh, they rescued a shark from a highway complete with a daring rescue via firetruck. So physics and natural laws don't really apply here.
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I think that Tim doesn't like to appear weak. So for him, getting dosed with a virus, then fainting upon release, in front of his rookie was a bit more than he could take. Plus, in the ambulance, while the medics were giving him an Epi-pen or whatever shot that was, Lucy dove over Tim to protect him from the hail of bullets outside. And Tim couldn't stand the fact that Lucy was "rescuing" him. So of course, he had to jump out of the ambulance gun's blazing. That's strength! not weakness! Or something. You'll notice the scene cut from there, so we are left to assume what we like about what happened to Tim after he hit the terrorist lady. From there, Tim would have needed to prove his dominance and strength, by going after Lucy for round two. Personally, I think he goes about training all wrong. But he is teaching Lucy valuable lessons that she needs to be a decent police officer.
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Okay that was too heartbreaking. I was mostly okay with Eddie not checking on Christopher. He trusts Buck enough to leave Christopher alone with him and knows Buck to be a competent firefighter. What could go possibly go wrong. So once Eddie gets some down time to stop and breathe, he might freak out with not being able to reach Christopher by phone. But full panic probably isn't going to set in until later. Maddie is doing the same thing (though granted Buck is an adult and not an adorable kid). She may be worried about the blood clots in Buck, but not enough to stop working to call him. I liked that May was giving a "you gotta live" speech to Vicky. It was a nice full circle moment from where we initially met her, May was struggling to find her place, and attempted suicide. I won't be surprised if she ends up as a 911 operator or a paramedic. I was especially touched when Buck had Christopher look at the sky, so he wouldn't see the bodies floating nearby. Buck trying to spare Christopher the nightmares was perfect. He'll make a good Dad some day. And I will forever love Christopher's use of Dory and "just keep swimming". Also his crack about "taking surfing lessons". Go Christopher! He better be okay!
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Magnum P.I. (2018) - General Discussion
kirkola replied to Meredith Quill's topic in Magnum P.I. (2018)
I actually liked the "platonic partners" bit on Sleepy Hollow. Two people from very different worlds, where it would have been a bit star-crossed (which never really works out for anyone involved). And I don't know that I want Magnum to go there either. Maybe it's my affection for the character (having grown up watching the original....and now the remake), maybe not. But a big part of the original Higgins and Magnum dynamic was that Higgins secretly liked Magnum....but found him utterly annoying because Magnum was a mooch. Magnum is still a mooch as TC & Rick keep reminding him. This version of Higgins shouldn't become a will they/won't they just because she's a woman. Also, what would Zeus and Apollo do if Higgins is suddenly dating Magnum. It would confuse the poor puppies. -
I would point out that in Not-Dana's first press conference (about the "fake hate crime"), she declined to mention who the perpetrators were...only that they were caught. However, by the second press conference she was readily admitted that the criminals were Muslim. I sorta understood her point about not revealing it in the first press conference. But she lost all kinds of credibility here by perpetuating the stereotype of "all Muslims are bad" when she identified the perpetrators are Muslims. Not saying that the crime wasn't committed by a Muslim, just that she made it a plot point on the first. I can't tell if Not-Dana is going to have problems down the road...or if this was just bad writing.
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That's what I thought was happening too. It also kept the "hostage" available in case he couldn't get the ransom. He still had the option of marrying her, killing grandma, and stealing the inheritance from the victim.
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I suspect that there is a general element of misogyny to serial killers. Women only being good as property or trophies for them to collect. And in this case, the Serial Killer Dad only had an interest in grooming his son. His daughter is far less important. And I suspect that in future episodes, we're going to see that Bright/Malcolm was a larger part of Serial Killer Dad's previous crimes. At least, that's what the "next time on..." seemed to hint at.
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Okay, I really liked it. Michael Sheen was clearly enjoying his "Hannibal Lecter" act. It must be a really fun part to play. Tom Payne, who I hadn't seen before, did a pretty good job for a pilot. Lots of room to watch him grow. I mean, he's just off-putting enough that I really can't tell which father figure is going to win him in the end. The smile when he raised his axe was very creepy, like he enjoyed the opportunity to cut off someone's arm. It's also interesting that his memories of the past aren't exactly reliable. Of course, I'm always here for more Lou Diamond Phillips on my screen. My only issue is the writing. Cop Daddy (Phillips) already had three bodies before he calls in Bright/Malcolm (Payne). Three bodies with three identical bruises on the arm and phone records that indicate that all three went to the same BDSM guy. Doesn't take a genius profiler to see that the BDSM guy needs to be interviewed. Or that some of his other clients might be in danger. The cops seemed fairly competent. Now, this may just be a pilot issue. Plots could get stronger, or maybe a better explanation as to why this brilliant profiler needs to work with the cops.
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Okay, finally got around to finishing this show. I agree with most of you about Ani. She wasn't needed. Mostly I kept noticing how much Ani was manipulating people, and not just in her story to Officer Standall. She was constantly manipulating Clay, her Mom, Jessica, etc. It actually made sense that Bryce would fall hard for her. He saw something in her that reminded him of himself. As for Bryce, he was still a bad guy until the bitter end. However, it's important to note, that even bad people will occasionally make good choices and do nice things for people. And because of his wealth and privilege, it is far more likely that once Bryce got away from wherever this show is set, people would stop remembering the "horribleness" of high school. I mean, we know from the evening news, that rapists (and even serial rapists) can go on to become very powerful people with the right sort of financial backing. There will always be people who remember and will call them out on it...and always be people who frankly just don't care, making excuses for his behavior. I think I said this at the end of season 2, but ti's still very true. Clay is in desperate need of therapy!! Season 4 needs to focus on Clay and his issues. He's now seeing and talking to two different dead people. He gets emotional in very unhealthy ways and still thinks it's his duty to save everyone he cares about. Finally, there's Tyler. For whatever it's worth, I did not like Tyler in Season 1. The peeping tom thing is disgusting. His TV punishment was Monty and the mop. I was willing to let that slide, because male rape isn't a common plot device, so I wanted to see how it played out. Both the actor and the writing staff gave it the gravitas I was hoping the plot deserved. I could see why he made the decisions he did, even if I did not agree with all of them. And it set up yet another character who needs a good deal of therapy.
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I don't necessarily see it that way with regards to Tori and her spouse versus BAG and his spouse. The Nate/Dean character, as stated in the first episode, is turning down offers. In episode 3, he doesn't want to be left home alone with 6 kids. And it's been stated explicitly several times that Tori and Nate are hurting financially. This implies that this version of Tori's spouse is unemployed and is perfectly content to leave the money making (or lack thereof) and the child rearing to Tori. I've not seen any of Tori's reality television shows or read her biographies, so I have no idea how that may or may not relate to actual spouse, Dean. Maybe the real Dean is a good husband and father, despite not working much. OTOH, BAG, as the SAHD is raising his family and being a good father (on show and in real life). He does take acting jobs here and there. But he's also lucky enough to have a spouse who is making mega-bucks and so he can afford to be picky about what roles he pursues. Leaving him time to raise his kids while still working. None of this makes BAG a saint, especially if they are pursuing a story line where he meets the son he never knew (which is where it looks like it's heading). However, it does make him look better than Nate who is neither acting as a good parent nor a good provider. I totally agree with your assessment of the objectification as seen from Ian's, Tori's and Jennie's characters here. And I totally agree that objectifying is wrong regardless of the sex of the individuals. That being said, I suspect that most men find it less offensive to be objectified and that many would feel no qualms about saying "don't do that" if they didn't like it. Though with some of the things I've seen women post to actors online, maybe men are no longer comfortable saying "stop that".
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Tia is definitely too naive for politics. Don't get me wrong, I like her standing up for herself and the people in the ward/district, but she is going about it all wrong. There aren't any "private matters" in politics. Her opponent would have already researched her and known she gave a child up for adoption. She would have been better served getting in front of it in the beginning and acknowledging Jira. Jira comes off as incredibly naive too, but I suspect that's just "teen years" growing up with "doctor Dad" and "school teacher Dad". Standing up for Tia in the debate was a incredibly stupid thing to do from a political stand point. I do get why Jira did it, I just see how naive it was. The problem with the police is that in real life, when something like the original shooting happens, they tend to rally around each other and present a unified force. They might individually feel that an innocent died and that Paul was in the wrong, but it's still a matter of attack one, attack them all. As the captain/commissioner (or whatever he was...I'm not well versed on the hierarchy) pointed out to Paul about the funeral, the police are looking at the optics now. Sure they fired Paul, but plenty of people are going to assume that if Paul was bad, all cops are bad. So the police department is doing damage control. And maybe it's just that I grew up in the south, but it's not uncommon to see a certain segment of white dudes (minus the hoods) showing up at events simply to assert their dominance and self-importance. And when that happens, the clash almost always ends up with the wrong people getting arrested. I felt bad for Liam there. But at the same time, it felt all too familiar.
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And she was 8 years old! That took me right out of the story. You ran genetic testing on an 8 year old, determined they had the "serial killer gene" and then let that child run around playing with the neighbor boy and sending her to public school? Really? Of course, when it was revealed that Big Sis was pretending to be dark Betty in the "hallucination sequence", it occurred to me that Big Sis is simply trying to get back at Betty for pushing her down the stairs. That's some next level sibling anger. My siblings & I were never that angry, and one threw a tricycle at me.
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I think I would have been happier if she had initially agreed to go with Barry and then realized that she loved teaching and the kids too much to go. The way it played out on the show felt like it took away some of Lainey's agency. She doesn't want to go, but it's Barry, so she goes and HE rejects her. Now granted it's really character growth that Barry realizes it wouldn't make Lainey happy and he wants her to be happy. But it's not growth for Lainey on a show where Lainey is the narrator. On the other hand, I loved all the JTP references. That group of boys are just hilarious together. And it was nice seeing where the all ended up. But I was hoping for more from Matt Bradley than a grilled cheese truck.
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For me, the "appreciate the cops" thing hits me every time a rain storm takes out a traffic light on the highway. It's just something extra to see that poor lone officer standing in the storm directing traffic. That has to be on the list of worst assignments. Within the show, it's nice to see a balance of good cops, bad cops, and brotherhood cops. The good: Puerto Rican cop (though I think he should be mailing the tape to the news media) and the female cop that Tia ran into. The bad: I'll reserve for Paul's Dad and the cop-boss that Tia went to who said "wrong precinct". The brotherhood: Paul's female partner and the cops that got into Tina's face. As for Paul, it's probably too soon to tell where he stands. They could be planning some sort of redemption arc for him or letting him rot in bad guy camp.
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It occurred to me as soon as he looked lovingly at the vat of chocolate. I was actually disappointed they went with "I want candy". And I'm choosing to ignore the fact that they should have just drained the chocolate out of the vat, because it wasn't salvageable after the guy fell in...and...they were gonna have to clean/sanitize the vat again anyway.
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That confused me too in the beginning. But I don't think Dad Daniel knew her name. The text from Dad Doctor (I missed his name) said "you'll never guess who is in the paper" or something similar. It would stand to reason if Dad Daniel knew her name, Dad Doctor would have said "Guess what Tia's up to" or something similar. Dad Daniel later claims that he doesn't know and says Dad Doctor adopted Jira first. And Dad Daniel adopted later. And I have no reason to think he would have lied to her about that story. It was clearly a family story told to Jira many times. Of course, it leaves out the more adult parts, like Tia was a teenager at the time. At the gala, Daniel makes small talk and starts to walk away. It's Tia that initiates a longer conversation about family. It's clear she knows who Daniel is. It's not necessarily clear that Daniel recognized Tia. Though it's plausible that he might have seen a passing resemblance to Jira.
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I think Dad Daniel's reaction had more to do with a combination of grief and with the normal issues adoptive parents face when their kids start wanting to meet the birth parents. His own insecurities were showing there. But he did apologize in the best way possible. He contacted the Adoption Agency.