Raachel2008

Let's not underestimate the Franks, shall we? They did lose to the Vikings during the Paris raid, but not before killing a shitload of people and showing some nice figthting strategies. Sure, now they have Rollo, who knows all about the vikings and can - and did - help the Franks fill in the gaps to beat the Vikings. I adore the show, but I loathe like it tries to make every other army out there either stupid or coward to the core to the point where I've just rolled my eyes more than once.

Redrum, redrum, REDRUM!!! F*** the Franks, bring shirtless Viking Rollo back. Lagherta is going to care for the baby and the lose the baby, mark my words. Ecbert still the most interesting character this season.

I liked it, and One Hundred Eyes mentoring Jingim explains why he didn't leave Kublai - and he could since the man is like Darevdevil and could probably live by himself and still beat an army.

The Rollo/Gisla love scene was so corny and out of place. I felt like watching some bad Lifetime movie. I mean, all Lifetime movies are bad, but you know what I mean. Auslaug is so stupid. Ecbert is da king. That man is a awesome in that Machiavellian way of his and LR does such a fab work. Ragnar you fucking dumbass. Ah, Kalf. You are so dead. Lagertha and Bjorn are the best.

A new season 4 promo: http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/04/vikings-watch-the-season-4-trailer

Wow, EXCELLENT. Way to raise the bar, show. Can't wait.

Yup, and I too think mind controlling is the ultimate violation, Tennan't acting is what somehow didn't work for me, and I can't really point exactly why.

It will get a second season. I think it had a couple of problems, but it was fucking excellent overall. Diverse cast, plenty of female characters with very different personalities/backgrounds, great dialogue, a couple of interesting twists (like Pam killing Wendy), and well-developped supporting characters (not all of them, but still good). I'm not sure what do you mean, by "forcing stuff"; Luke and Jessica This said, I think the whole Luke part was... not heavy handled per se, but it did no favors to the character that he just disappeared for a few episodes and then, right back on your face. I'm willing to see how it will play out in The Defenders. The acting was pretty great, IMO. Krysten Ritter nailed it, and Rachael Taylor was a big surprise – sure, Trish was well-written, but the acting made the character work. Mike Colter is really easy on the eyes and hot hot hot, but I wasn't impressed with his acting - when Jessica confessed killing Luke's wife, he couldn't sell this scene for me at all. But he was good in a couple of others, and maybe it is one of the cases where someone is so physicallly impressive (because of good looks or size ore whatever) that it comes before everything else. We'll see. I'm reaaaallly on the fence about David Tennant. I love him, he is a terrific actor, but I'm not sure if he was supposed to be evil or just completely amoral, tying with the scene where Killgrave says they weren't around to teach him about right and wrong. I don't know if his acting was brilliant and I'm dumb enough and didn't see the subletness or if I'm conditioned to villains who are a tad more... evil in the way they are portrayed, if it makes any sense. I enjoyed all the pop culture references, like Jessica calling herself Dr. Carter and saying she was from a hospital called Seattle Grace, and many others lines here and there, not to mention the whole Patsy Show stuff, which seemed, oh, so right. Speaking about it, in a show which we saw a woman blow up and her mutilated members scattered on the sidewalk, as well as tons of other violence, nothing was more brutal for me than Trish's mom shoving her fingers down her daughter's troat. Rebecca de Mornay was scary, and downright evil. Also, the two actresses playing young Jessica and young Trish were really good and convincing as the younger version of the adult characters. One side plot I liked, even though it didn't get the serioussness it deserved was the woman who hired Jessica so she could kill her as a retaliation for her mother's death during the alien invasion. It was a glimpse of what an average human being endures while thrown, so to speak, in a super hero world: everytime a building's wall goes down or there is some major car pilling, there are dozens of people dying, but nobody takes responsibility for those deaths. I really wish that scene had a more serious tone from Jessica's end than saying "oh there are 99 of us only in this neighborhood". Speaking about Jessica, yes, I do get it, some people had it worse, much worse than others, but there were at least a couple of moments I wanted to tell her to shut the fuck up about people needing to get over whatever problems they had. Also, I do ge that she wanted to prove Hope was innocent, but at what cost? Assuming her plan about being sent to supermax worked, how many people could possibly die or get hurt while Killgrave breached those seven security levels? Simpson did it all wrong, but he had a point, and that point was stronger by the end of every single episode Killgave scaped. I think the show failed at bringing to the table a good Spock’s 'the need of many outweighs the need of few discussion', which is was very mucyh needed there, IMO. My biggest question is how Jessica didn't realize Killgrave didn't have any power over her until much later? Since Reva's death was something that crushed her a million times and she couldn't stop remembering how come she didn't realized it sooner? Simpson's story was all over the place, like some background that should have been better explained but wasn't and it was up to the audience to guess he was part of some especial op group, and all. Of couse a first season always introduce plots for future years, but it could have been better handled. The best relationship in this show is Jessica and Trish. A mature adult friendship between two grown up woman without one enabling the other or siding with the other even it was wrong, with the correct use of flashbacks. Well done, show. My favorite scene of the entire 13 episodes was Jessica climbing the Brooklyn Bridge to watch the New York skyline saying that was the thing she was going to miss the most while in prison. What a love declaration to a city and to freedom, one embeded in the other. RAPE. Repeat aagain and again and again all you show writers out there: RAPE. What a powerful lesson for the idiots who still don't get it.

German de Greiff, a Colombian actor.

Oh, for fuck's sake, Murphy, she didn't put you and your wife in this situation; YOUR WIFE put you in this sitution. And his Spanish still sucks tons. ::rolleyes:: The talk between Carrillo and Javier about Carrillo being the one sending men to death was probably the most deep talk in this entire show. I knew the kid (Jaime?) was dead the moment Pablo went to his house.

That gang rape scene was one of the most awful things I've ever seen - the 'normalcy' of that was scary: no lunatic crowd or frat boys chanting, but guys playing cards and talking, then a sip of beer and raping the girl on the corner. That was a very very very sick scene. The M-19 were no saints, so it is very hard to feel sorry for them or even sympathetic for their cause. The dog killing is the kind of scene that has been played a hundred times, yet still shocks me, both in itself and the reaction.

Is Murphy ever going to learn Spanish? Elisa: "I'm fighting against corruption, injustice and greedy. I guess Americans don't have the same problems." Connie: "Don't we?" Elisa: "Bitch, please."

I don't think Tom Selleck he is a) available, b) right for the role, since I don't think he can play mean even if he tries. But physically? I have to wonder how those two were never cast as father and son before, lol. But don't think it is a matter of only being talented to play mean or tall enough, tough. When you have somone who is a good few inches taller than the rest of the cast and who can be physically imposing like JH (even if Ethan is most of the time a guilty ridden Labrador), whoever plays Papa Chandler/Talbot needs to have an imposing presence, more than anything else. Tommy Lee Jones and Victor Garber are very good actors, but I don't see this in them for this show. Ian McShane would be perfect, though, because he has this presence than dominates everything, even if he is not the most important character in the scene. AND if I have to chose a Bridges, my vote is for Jeff, all the way. But who knows, they might surprise us. I just hope we really see the man.

R.I.P. Ethan's hair. You'll be missed. I enjoyed the finale, it was a solid episod, with great visual, amazing acting and clever writing. However, while I'm not against all those open endings, I would have liked it way more if we had a couple of another episodes showing the aftermath of all those storylines and any indication where tthey are really going. Not sure if I'm thrilled with the idea of a good chunk of next season being about their paths until all thse people reunite again, but we'll see. I LOVED that Lily has always known the truth, but how come she didn't die? Caliban killed the first creature, so why can't he or Lily be killed? Sounds kind of BS to me, but I'm giving it a pass because the blood ball was such a stunning scene, so pretty. It is going to be interesting to see if she really becomes the big baddie of season 3, or if there is some redemption for her - I've always expected Lily to look for Ethan as soon as she remembered her previous life as Brona, and what they had was real, so maybe those feelings will 'save' her. Can't wait to see this. Word to whoever said that Reeve Carney is almost unfit to play Dorian. He is not a bad actor, far from it, but I don't think he has the gravitas to give Dorian that much needed darkness. It is like he plays darkness with such lightness that it is almost ineffective for me, even when he is killing people. Maybe they should have hired an actor a few years older? The lack of depth shows. No simpathy at all for Victor. He reaped what he sowed and differently than others I don't believe he did it to help the Creature, he did it to save his ass. I've never been a fan of the character and quite honestly I don't think he is remotely as interesting as the people he interacts with. Sir Malcom, meh. I love Timothy Dalton, but Malcom is so... not 'noble' enough I guess? I'm sad to see Sembene go, the character had so much potential. But two seasons and they did nothing with him, so better let the actor get decent material somewhere else because that is unfair in some many levels. As many here I don't like at all that the only black character was killed, that on top of Angelique's death is just dumb. I really don't know what those writers were thinking - a show with vampires, werevolves and all kind of evil creatures, but you can't find a way to keep the black guy and the transgender? Screw that. Eva Green was brilliant, as always. The scene with Satan was awesome. Vanessa has always been kinda of powerless against evil, she did fight possession but in a way she has always been a victim, a prey. Right there she turned tables and told evil 'fuck yourself, bitch, you want me, you have to work harder to get me, until then fuck you, again'. I was very surprised that Vanessa's 'dream life' included children. I know that for a woman back then children would be an ingrained idea, but it was a nice insight into the character - deep down she wants that kind of perfect life - though what I found really really telling, but should not be, is that she wants it with Ethan. Boy, do the devil knows how to tempt her or what? I realize I'm very very very easy, because that alternate Vanessa/Ethan scene was lovely and really got me. These children were perfectly cast and adorable to the highest level - mini Vanessa's scowl was all kinds of fun. I'm not sure if Vanessa and Ethan will ever be together - how can anyone be sure with this show -, but the finale made it pretty clear that they do love each, so true form Victorian romance there. Here is what I don't get: Ethan knew from the very beggining that his father sent people after him, so how it is possible that he didn't even think that maybe daddy dearest would find a way to get his son back? This said, that cage looked too fragile to contain werewolf Ethan. Can't wait to see who will play Papa Chandler/Talbot. Any bets? Lyle is too awesome for words. "Never underestimate the power of a queen with lovely hair, my dear." HA! Heartbreaking scene when he asked Victor to keep his religion a secret, that spoke volumes: he hides himself all the time, because he needs to survive. All Lyle, all the time. I never liked Evelyn, but I'm very sad to see her go. She was great AND I appreciated to see a regular character that was a woman in her mid 50's. Kill the black, kill the trans and kill the 'old' woman. Come on, show. I know they are all talented actors, but Rory Kinnear is in a whole different league. I'm not very fond of Creature/John/Caliban, but his acting is riveting. I'm still waiting for Penny Dreadful to bring on the gypsies.

Eh, like everybody else I DO think Jon is a Targaryen, but I don't put it past GRRM to just fuck up with fans and make him the son of Ned and some unknown woman.

In the books there were mentions of Robb, Jon, Bran and Arya jumping off the Winterfell wall on soft snow more than once (IIRC). Sansa knew it could be done.

IF Jon Snow is not dead, you bet it is Kit Harrington playing him and not some other actor or actress.

This show is making it really hard for me to not ship Vanessa and Ethan. Sigh. Why do they need to be so good/hot/cute/interesting/adorable/hot/powerful together? SIGH.

I don't buy for a second that Kit Harrington is telling the truth about not coming back. Jon Snow may be dead, but he will come back. TV series hijacked the books: for me, at least, it is pretty clear that if George R. R. Martin ever intended to really kill Jon Snow (and I don't think he did), he 'can't' now. I understand that we are talking about two 'separate 'entities, but the way I see it, if the drift is too big it won't work - i.e., if Stannis kills Shireen on TV but not on the next book, how much it affects the 'credibility' of the series or the books? Will people feel cheated one way or another? But even so, there is no one to fill Jon Snow's shoes, as far as archetypes go - and even GoT is about archetypes: Jon filled Ned's role, but there is no one to fill Jon's. I've always thought that Jon Snow was not really dead in the books, that being betrayed by his brothers was George's way to detach Jon from the Nigh Watch and give him (George) more room with the character. I think the same about the TV. And of course Stannis is not dead, we didn't see it and GoT never let pass a chance to show deaaaaath. More likely someone killed Brienne. I liked this season, but I think there were too extremly boring arcs: Arya and Danaerys, and one slap on the face (Dorne). In Arya's case, the transition from book just didn't work that well, she didn't have the same chemistry or even the expected mentor-mentored relationship with Jaqen H’ghar that she had with the Hound. I know we are talking apple and oranges, but it should have worked better IMO. And as far as Danaerys go... Cersei's walk of shame packed more emotion and character development than Danaerys' arc the entire season. I'm not even going to rant about how more empowered Danaerys is in the books x how she most of the time need some counselling in the series, but it was a very very boring season in that aspect, and things only got interesting in Meereen when Tyrion arrived - and Tyrion and Varys rulling Meereen will be a hundred times more interesting than Danaerys trying to find her foot as queen. I just hope that whoever is mastering season 6 has the good sense to make her second round with Dothraki 'quick': another season of Danaerys becoming the leader of something will be excruciating to watch. Dorne was a waste of time and awesome actors. IMO.

Oh, defintely. I bet the last scene of the season will be Jon Snow beeling on the snow. Cause, you know, symbolism and all.

That makes me think that episode 9 will be kind of blah, so episode 10 can wrap this season catching up with the books - at least for Jon, Cersei and Arya.

Vanessa and Brona met briefly at the theater. I'm totally waiting for Ethan to beat the living shit out of Victor when he finds out that Victor basically killed Brona and then brainwashed her. Caliban wants his cake and he wants to eat it too. Never work, but I'm always awed by the acting there. Ethan, thy name is guilty. His backstory was kind of expected, though, it was heavily hinted past season and it is a common TV trope. Now, any bets on who will play Papa Chandler next season - because there is no way they are not going to bring the man on board. Do I really want Vanessa and Ethan together? Mixed feelings here, because I really enjoyed Brona and Ethan together, and there was some genuine affection/love there. The chemistry between EG and JH is really great, though, and they can of fit the whole two (sort of ) kind lone souls. Plus, they are really hot. But they need to give me some feelings there, as in I-fell-for-you-hard. Sir Malcom left his son behind to die and didn't even name the fucking mountain after him. He totally deserves whatever Evelyn is planned to him. Sembene should get his own spin-off.

Bullshit, just bullshit. 99% of the shows out there have sex scenes, either rahter explicit or 'strategically placed sheets 'or just aluded to. TWD had almost none in the past three seasons and it is simply unbelievable - and rather puritane in that reverse way where it is okay to show a child being killed cold bood (Carol and Lizzie), a child almost being raped (Carl and those white trash folks), legs and arms being amputated with any tool at hand, gore, canibalism, babies in danger, mentions of past rape and abuse. But consensual sex between adults? AS IF. In this show being horny became the biggest taboo ever, and I kinda of think that all those folks in charge were never prepared to deal with fan interaction. I mean, was anyone really surprised that some called Andrea a whore? That's 'fandom' standard reaction to women haveinga normal sexual life, while Shane was never called a man slut was him? But Kirkman and CO probably never expected that and just gave up on all sex - unless, of couse, the implication is rape - like Gareth's mother in the Teminus flashback. Richonne will never happen, because they are too scared of normal, heathy sex. Never mind sex between a white guy and a black woman.

Fuck you, Gabriel! Deanna is going to turn out being the biuggest pyscho ever, right?

These walls look so damn weak. All those Alexandrians can go. Not a single one of them have what it takes to survive and Deanna is marginally interesting - and condescending as hell to Sasha and everybody else, so, back up, bitch, now. Die, Jesse, die. What a fucking contrived plot. Rick was married to Lori and say whatever you want about the woman but she had personality, Jess is blander than cottoage cheese on white bread. I don't buy it for a second. Richonne forever. Carol and the kid was hard to watch, but I get it: she knows this shit is not real. That end was creepy. Really.