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  1. This is the first sentence of the definition of Hipsters from the Urban Dictionary:

    Hipsters are a subculture of men and women typically in their 20's and 30's that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock, creativity, intelligence, and witty banter.

     

    It goes on for several more paragraphs.   I don't find any of those qualities unappealing (just the Indie-rock, but I don't like much of any current music).

     

    I don't think Neil acts like he is too cool. But then next to Sam almost anyone would seem cool. 

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  2.  

    Ultimately, television is a tool used to sell soap.

     

                   I'd say it's a tool to sell you shit you don't really need and can't afford anyway.

     

                   Instead of good old Ivory you now must have a Sea Mud Deep Cleansing Bar

                   for only $45.

     

                  

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  3. I've been doing a little research and apparently the book and the show are based on the myths and fairy tales about
    Nixies which are water spirits (sprites).  Victor may be a water spirit that wanted to live as a real little boy.

     

    I guess there is a lot of info on reddit, but I don't have time to read it right now.  Water certainly does play a big role
    in the series.

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  4. It's too bad we have to spend so much time inside of the head of the most unreliable narrator of the four.
    Noah is self loathing and self pitying.  He is also adept at creating fiction as long as it's based on his own
    life.

     

    As Noah's feeling about Alison "descend", we the viewers are brought along for the ride.  I don't know
    who Alison really is, not because she doesn't understand herself, but because Noah can't be bothered
    to really get to know her now that the blinding passion is gone.

     

    I think that Ruth Wilson's talents are really being wasted this season.

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    It would be great if the writers could just incorporate the growth spurt into the show  - like now that he's back, he will continue to age or something like that...

     

            In an early episode this season, Victor tells Julie that he is growing because of the love she feels for him.

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    ..albeit begging the question why a grown woman would go by a diminutive/childish form of her name throughout adulthood and old age.

     

              It didn't hurt Joni Mitchell's career.    I don't mind the name Joan ( I love Joan Baez ), although it does sound dated compared to

              a modern name like Whitney.  Out of curiosity, I went to Baby Name Voyager.  The most recent year they

              had rankings for was 2013.  Joan was ranked 350, but Whitney was 592.

             

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  7.  

    First of all when white people want to be matched only with white people they're called racist

     

                 I think you are completely wrong about this.  The majority of people want to marry their

                own race, their own religion (if they are strongly religious) and their own ethnicity or cultural background.

               

                I'm sure you can find racists who want nothing to do with people of other races and that would certainly

                include marriage, but that is not what you are saying.

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    Yes, great to see Frank back in the game. Seriously, this show could be just Frank and Liza and i'd be happy. And Charlie is much more tolerable when he's working with Frank.

     

              I so much agree with this.. My major complaint about this show is Abby and all the story lines she's been

              given.  I can't stand the character.  She is such a snoop, I wish she had found out about the spying and

              gotten herself killed.

     

               I'm sure the show felt like they had to have a young attractive couple in the center of things to keep

               viewers interested. But Frank and Liza are far more interesting as a couple and as separate characters.

     

               Even Fritz and Jeannie were better characters and a couple than Charlie and Abby.

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    I don't know if the acting choices are killing his good/charming qualities

     

           Sarah Treem said that she wrote the part with DW in mind.  She thought he was the only actor who could really play the part and     was thrilled when he agreed to do it.  I think she sees him as a person and actor who has a natural likability that will come though no matter what.  That isn't happening.

     

          I have a problem with DW as Noah and with his character in The Hour.  In both parts he is meant to be a handsome, sexually attractive man.  Tastes vary, but I think he looks like a frog, and he also looks about 10 years older than his actual age.

     

        I love Ruth Wilson and think she is a brilliant actress.  She can sell any line of dialogue, except when she told Noah how hot he was.

    Nope, I couldn't buy it.

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  10.  

    Jane's grad school and fiction writing chronicles are boring.

     

             Do people really go to Grad school to write romance novels?  Harlequin will take samples

             or complete novels from pretty much anyone, regardless of credentials.

     

             About 30 years ago they were so desperate for writers, they had ads everywhere.

     

            

     

             

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    Does she even question whether or not he is guilty?

     

          What if Helen was in the car with the person who did it?  Even Martin

          would have a learner's permit by this time.  ;-)

     

          I'm very interested in the mystery part of the story.  I've read at least

          2,000 mystery books in my life, so I'm looking for an unlikely character

          as the one "who done it"

     

          Noah is becoming too much of the classic Narcissist who is filled with

          self loathing, so to me he is now a bore.  Also, his POV memories

          are probably corrupted because of the book.

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  12.  

    It looks like Eugene and Daryl are sharing hair dye.

     

             Agreed.  They both have the most unnatural color and worst styles.

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  13.  

    I don't think that she meant that the curse was literally about no children. The curse was about bad things happening to the family, which manifested in different ways: 1) dad hanged himself on Cole's birthday, 2) current generation lost the family property (regardless of the reason), and 3) next generation didn't survive. Three generations after granddad's crime, all trace of the Lockhart's could be wiped out. Of course, she's also being a little dramatic.

     

               The current generation could all end up in prison and I don't think Ma is going to take the fall. In fact I could see

                her turning state's evidence against her son's to keep her ass out of jail.

     

                Cherry is my least favorite character.  She is highly manipulative and vicious. I think she is even worse than Helen's

                mother, who is more in your face and "what you see is what you get".  Cherry is all warmth and compassion one

                moment and then verbally eviscerates you the next.

     

                I think she is the Lockhart curse, and I would not be surprised if she killed Scotty. 

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  14.  

    I thought you were going to say "Dr. Kildare"!

     

       Richard Chamberlain was one of my first TV crushes and I think he is still handsome at age 81.

     

       There was a kind of rivalry between Dr Kildare and (Dr.)Ben Casey.  Does anyone remember

     

       City Hospital ? 

      

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    "Is that what I think it is?" An undisguised, unashamed Pulp Fiction reference? Yes indeed although this show is going to eventually have to show us what was in there and why it was supposed to save Lizzie.

     

           I assumed it was gold ingots because of the weight, but don't know how that would specifically help Lizzie.

     

           I do to have to admit I don't follow the plot of this show very closely because it greatly decreases my enjoyment.

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