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This episode was kind of frustrating. Aargh, find out more details/confirm what's being agreed to before taking on a job! Apart from Lockwood sneaking in the bomb in the last episode, it feels like they keep getting caught unawares. To be fair, some of that is down to the clients or because no one really knowing what's going on, but the team could also do better prep. George and Lockwood both being jerks to the others in the cemetery even if Lockwood was able to smooth things over later. George getting close enough to the grave to accidentally pull the net off the coffin. The guys not listening to Lucy when she thankfully told them about the skull, and everyone turning on one another. Thank goodness Lockwood came around at the end. George going off on his own wasn't great, but him showing up the other team made up for it. I'm still enjoying the show, but hate that Lockwood couldn't help making the search for the mirror such a high-stakes competition and am not really interested in watching the rivalry between the two teams play out. Hopefully that's another subplot that gets sorted out quickly.

I'm surprised they resolved the screaming staircase haunting so quickly since that was the centerpiece of the first book. The build-up to it in the book was well done and there were some genuinely scary moments. After Lucy's insistence on Lockwood not keeping secrets from her, it did kind of bug me that she didn't tell him about Barnes's call or that she took the ring again even if I got why she did it. Although, as she pointed out, Lockwood didn't tell them about the bomb he was sneaking in so eh. I just hope that the skull in the jar talking to her isn't going to be something else she keeps from the others for more than an episode (possible book spoiler:

It doesn't seem like much time has passed since Lucy got there, so it's weird to me how much they seem to have bonded already. Granted, they've been in a few perilous situations together, but I wish there'd been a little bit more breathing room. Anyway, I'm glad the misunderstanding between Lucy and Lockwood didn't get dragged out.

I felt the same. I liked the world and the writing but didn't really connect with the characters and still haven't picked up the second book. They did a great job casting the 3 leads who are appealing individually but also have nice chemistry with each other. I was particularly impressed after learning that this is Cameron Chapman's (Lockwood) first onscreen role. It's been a while since I read the book, so I'd forgotten how horrifyingly callous all the adults are. The scenes with Lucy's mother were especially upsetting. I'll definitely keep watching and am looking forward to seeing Luke Treadaway show up.

I was surprised we didn't see a scene where Gregory told his father he wanted to stay at Abbott instead of joining him in the landscaping business. Maybe they're saving that conversation for a later episode, or did it happen here and I just missed it?

I just finished the first episode and found it kind of disappointing. I don't like Rose or her subplot and really don't like the way Emily Hampshire is playing her. Owen Teale's hotheaded Hutton is also annoying, though I do think it's funny that this seems so like his Game of Thrones role from what I remember. And Baz's plight seems similar to a lot of other sci-fi/horror stories where a mysterious force takes control of its first victim to do its bidding. I was expecting this to be at least compelling enough to binge over the weekend, but I'm not sure I'll bother even though it's only 6 episodes.

I'm lukewarm on this movie, but I did enjoy a lot of the funny bits. One thing that I don't think I've seen mentioned is that Miles says Gillian Flynn's name wrong. When it happened, I thought it was strange that they would a mistake like that, but then we learn more about Miles and realize that it's really just his character not caring enough to get it right.

I don't know how much he's in the movie, but Brandon Scott Jones is prominently featured in the delightful new trailer for Renfield:

Berenstain Bears 😄, which always seems wrong to me. Not my favorite episode, but this had a lot of funny moments that have already been mentioned + Barbara hating on Ms. Frizzle and Jacob's horrified expression when the kids accused him of censoring them.

I thought this was a remake of Rig 45 for some reason so planned to skip it because I didn't like the way that story played out. Now that I know it's an original and has a pretty impressive cast, I'm really excited for it. A mystery with potential supernatural elements in an isolated setting is my favorite type of story and exactly what I need after the news of 1899's cancellation.

I don't hate her or anything, but I was baffled by the choice to make Sonoya Mizuno the lead in Devs. Whenever we were told how her ex Jamie wasn't able to get over her or how current boyfriend Sergei felt about her, I kept thinking "Really? Her?" I almost gave up on the show because I found her so flat and dull. I'm glad I kept going because I did enjoy the show despite her, but I wonder how much more I would've liked it with a more compelling actor in the role. (And this has been bugging me since I posted it, but @Enigma X I apologize if it seemed like I was trying to undermine or argue with your feelings for the Fox family. Someone did something similar to me and it was really annoying. I should've just kept my 2 cents.)

I was just checking BritBox and saw that it's already on there 🙌

I like Emilia Fox who's been on Silent Witness for years, but also pops up in fun roles on shows like Inside No. 9 and The Wrong Mans. She's also a great audiobook narrator. I don't know what happened to Laurence. Last I checked, he went full-on far-right. It's hard to believe he was once married to Billie Piper.

A non-Newsmax link: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/celebrity-promoters-sued-over-bored-ape-nft-endorsements-1235279115/ I was a little shocked to see celebrities like Matt Damon, Kevin Hart and especially Gwyneth Paltrow promoting things like NFTs and cryptocurrencies like they weren't already super rich. Why risk your brand promoting things that sound like scams? (Although that might be on brand for Paltrow lol). Anyway, I guess some people can never have enough money.

I can't believe Isaac passed up the opportunity to gasp at the reveal along with Alberta.

I didn't realize that GAF movies were popping up on various streaming services (like Catering Christmas on Hulu) until hearing about it on a podcast that broke down the whole situation. I haven't watched any of them, but haven't heard great things. I've been watching Hallmark movies on Peacock, but am frustrated by how a movie will be available one day and then gone without notice the next. I was able to catch Ghosts of Christmas Always and like a lot of people here, thought it was a lovely surprise and hope it becomes available to stream again. I'm a sucker for a reunion movie, so I'm also looking forward to Christmas Class Reunion coming out this Saturday and just hope it shows up on Peacock too.

There's a Christmas special this year! IIRC, the 2018 Halloween special showed up on BritBox shortly after it aired in the UK, so I hope the same goes for this one.

I really enjoyed season 5. I don't think there was anything that reached the heights of previous seasons (the video game sketch, Friday NIght Lights parody, Girl You Don't Need Makeup song, etc), but I loved the romcom spoof, Draft Hunter, the Colorado ad, and a few more. I also liked the post-sketch comments from the writers, and seeing Tim Meadows pop up a few times. The songs were a complete miss for me, though, and I ended up fast forwarding through most of them. I hope we get more episodes.

Boo! But also ha! He does tortured hero so well. I don't know if I would've been as interested in this show if he wasn't anchoring it.

The way this played out didn't entirely work for me, at least partly because I'm still confused about what's going on, but I'll definitely watch a second season if they keep going. I wonder if I would've liked it more if I hadn't been comparing it to Dark, which got me much more invested in the various characters and their relationships. Anyway, I still thought this was a great watch and had fun trying to figure out where it was going. ETA: The 1899 subreddit is worth checking out if you don't mind speculation about future plot points. People pointing out some of the things I missed in the show has made me appreciate it even more.

That was sad, but I think the deaths would've had a stronger impact if we'd seen a bit more of those relationships. We hardly got any reaction after Lucien confessed that he really did love Clémence, we didn't see Ángel and Ramiro's back story, Anker and Iben together much, etc. I hope we find out why the photo Olek carries around was in one of the inbetween spaces with blood on the ground, and that Maura doesn't turn out to be the one ultimately behind all this. Also, and maybe it's just because I prefer Eyk, but Daniel isn't ringing true to me.

Poor Tove! It was unforgivable of Krester to say something in an earlier episode about her killing someone as if she had done something wrong. There were some unsettling moments in this episode, like Tove just staring at Clémence after she put on pants and I thought Iben was going to stab Mrs. Wilson at one point. The scene with Ramiro comforting Anker despite not knowing what he was saying was very sweet, though. Oh, dang! I wasn't expecting Daniel to turn out to be Maura's husband. And just when she and Eyk were getting closer.

That was a hefty exposition dump from Maura at the end, but I enjoy the scenes with her and Eyk so I'm not going to complain. Anton Lesser is good at playing hissable characters, though it's probably too soon to write him off as a villain since it's still not clear what's actually happening.

The two English guys shoveling coal and arguing about monsters were some welcome comic relief because this episode was intense. I can't believe it took the first mate to point out that randomly handing out guns to passengers was a bad idea. Ugh, and I felt bad for Lucian in the last episode. He kind of sucks. Olek and Jérome better make it through all this.

I didn't find this as grabby as the first episode of Dark but that's a high bar. I'm still very intrigued. I concur with everyone on the appeal of Andreas Pietschmann, who looks made to brood in a pea coat. I also really like Emily Beecham's Maura.