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Ororo Monroe

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  1. Just rewatched the series and I don't know how I forgot just how violent this show is. The physical violence of course but the emotional and psychological violence is really intense. Also the racism is through the roof. Yall ever notice how Black people are the constant scapegoats for their crimes and betrayals of each other? And the racial slurs they use for Blacks, Asians, Latinos. And I GET IT, they are mafiosos from New Jersey, I would not expect a single one of them to be enlightened about race/race relations but sometimes it's hard to watch 80+ hours of so many variations of the n-word. And the casual misogyny...wow. 

    It's still a fascinating show, especially w/r/t cinematography and the acting. (I particularly liked the dream sequences) but...whew. It's hard to watch a lot of times. I also think it's interesting to read articles that say they started out as lovable bad guys and got worse as the season went on...uh no. Every character was heinous from day one lol

     

    One more thing: Michael Imperioli is a brilliant actor because I really despised Christofuh. But I think those moments when Chrisofuh seemed halfway redeemable was Michael shining through.

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  2. I might just be talking to myself in this forum at this point since I only just now saw this show but I just want to point out how fine both of them are. Although, Richie was way more of a psycho in the first season and I felt conflicted being so attracted to a character that was so repugnant. But Zane Holtz...wow. What a face. Same thing with DJ Cotrona. He is pretty, especially when they let him grow out that Clooney '96 haircut and gave him the neck tattoo.

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  3. I just binge-watched all three seasons over the weekend. I had no idea they made the movie into a TV show until it popped up on Netflix. The first season was ok but also weird because it stretched a relatively short movie into a 10 hour season. The second season was hit or miss for me, I agree that the show worked best when the brothers play off each other. The third season was ridiculous but still entertaining, despite the actress playing Kate/Amaru really not having the range. DJ Cotrona looked damn fine the longer the show went on too. I thought the third season finale was kind of stupid (Kate decides to become the Bonnie to the Geckos' Clyde? Richie can rob banks in broad daylight without special UV protection? OK?) but the gun battle in the abandoned town was pretty cool. Campy and utterly ridiculous but cool. 

    I wouldn't have minded a fourth season, I was digging the monster of the week direction the show went in during the third season. I also felt like there was a good dose of humor and acknowledgment of the ridiculousness of the show while all the actors were still game.

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  4. On 3/7/2017 at 10:59 AM, KungFuBunny said:

    Didn’t know where to post this – so first NY and then ATL.

    I had an interesting weekend over at Harrah’s Atlantic City. The Pool –  is an indoor pool that converts into a nightclub on Wed, Fri, & Sat. They were closed down for renovations for a few months and just happened to be having the grand reopening the Friday I was there. Friday, Young M.A. performed and Saturday it was Fetty Wap. I couldn’t tell you their rap list but I know Young M.A. did something with Cardi B…and Fetty Wap is Masika’s baby daddy.

    I was there Thursday and my friends arrived Friday at 11:45 PM. They dumped their bags in their room and said we’re starving. So we went down to the food court to get some food. Who knew it would be dinner and a show!!! We were seated right outside the Pool doors that were exit only and also used for Security to escort the performer and their entourage. OMG the groupies!!!! I was ranting about Sophie Green and MariahLynn and their leotard choices from the show – who knew this is really a current SkankFashion statement. There are things only God and your man should see and only if it’s really really really dark. I don’t think I should know that a total stranger has a tattoo right above her anus or that she has a piercing in her clit…this is how nekkid these females were. There were people left and right being frog marched out by security. Falling down drunks all over the place. Band aids, string, and napkins were considered clothing – lots of leotards. It was so crazy Friday night, we went back Saturday night to watch thinking it would be 10 times crazier with Fetty Wap performing. His had tons more security and it was really tame. I can’t post any pics cause I don’t know how to get it from my phone to this site – I was 6 inches away from Fetty – not on purpose…his night was so boring we left to go back to our rooms and security stopped us so that they could escort him out of the venue. So for about 10 minutes, we stood next to each other until security gave the okay.

     

    OMG this sounds horrible and amazing all at once.

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  5. I have been away from Previously.TV  for far too long. I miss these hilarious discussions of the HOT ASS mess that is LAHH:ATL. Looking forward to cutting up in here again.

    Last Monday's episode was even more of a hot mess than the usual. I will say that I think Treasure is "23" like Margot Robbie is "26." She is fooling NO ONE.

    Also, I think Tommie is genuinely nuts and needs to be in therapy and not on reality TV. Mona, you know you wrong for this.

     

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  6. So glad there is a thread for Greenleaf. I ended up enjoying this show way more than I thought I would in season 1 so I am back for season 2. I do want to say that I'm glad Charity called things off. Kevin has a lot of things he needs to figure out about himself and it isn't fair to Charity to make her pretend because he is too afraid to explore that part of himself. I hope he realizes that he needs to live in his truth and that there is absolutely no shame in being gay/bi.

    On a shallow note: Charity looks great with the short hair and earth tone makeup.

    Oh and I am SO looking forward to seeing more of Tim Reid. Love him so much.

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  7. I'm watching this show via On Demand now, as my parents refused to let me watch this when it originally aired. And thank goodness because this shit is INTENSE.

    I'm currently on season four and I do have to say I really enjoy Beecher completely cracking, and when Schillinger was persona non grata when he wanted someone to kill Beecher.

    I also think the riot plotline was really good. Everyone did some amazing acting and I like that the ramifications played out throughout subsequent seasons.

    Oh and Sister Peter Marie considering leaving the nunhood because of Keller's crazy ass. Can't blame her though, Chris Meloni is fine as hell.

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  8. Peter is a sociopath, I'm convinced of that. Amina needs to get far, far away from him, but that won't be happening any time soon.

    Apparently, she surprised him with news that she's 3 months pregnant at the reunion show, according to my sources.

    I also agree with the posters who are disturbed that she's telling Peter's daughter all of this. I'm glad that they are close and she trusts her, but this is a major breach of boundaries. She needs friends her age or a support group. The fucked up thing is I think Peter really does love Amina and really does care about her but he's so twisted that he can't express love in healthy ways. It's sad. And gross. Mostly sad.

     

    Cisco and Rich are misogynistic fuckboys. So it's cool for you two to stick your dick in whatever hole you can find but a woman can't decide to play the field and be noncommittal to either one of you? She has to be at home waiting for one of you to decide if you want to be with her? Ugh. Fuck them both, especially because this puts me in a position of defending Mariah"Not About That Life"Lynn. And to be super petty, Cisco looks like a damn mole with all that squinting he does. Ugh.

     

    Yandy is trash for pitting Mo and Young B against each other like that. You want to talk about being professional? How about not inviting an artist you've signed to sit in on the same session as someone you know they had multiple altercations with? And girl please. You are not Berry Gordy and you are not running Motown so chill with the shopping of tracks to different rappers. At least I heard of Young B before this show, I have NEVER in my black ass life heard of Mo before this garbage heap of a season started airing. Fall back, Yandy.

     

    Rah irritates me so much. She's just so raggedy for no reason. The only thing I agree with her ever is her calling Rich a THOT, because that is exactly what he is.

     

    Self is a joke. He looked so corny up there with his "gwiinning" (however you spell that mess) crew in the extra slow-motion. Like, this is not 1999, you are not Nas, nor Puff, and this is not the "Hate Me Now" video shoot.

     

    I hate you Mona Scott-Young! Why do I keep watching this show?!

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  9. Awww thank you RCharter, Jade + sereion.... LOL @ WWCD + Remy Ma punching my ex! I'd be okay.... He had just been doing the whole push-pull BS with telling me he doesn't want to do anything with me + being nasty then being all nice + trying to negotiate on getting back together in the next.... I'm just going to ignore him for awhile.... I don't want to be with him unless he is consistently nice + really work on his issues,...

    *hugs* Sending you love and light. Break ups are the gotdamn worst and this dude sounds kind of full of it (because you asked for my opinion lol). But seriously, wishing you the best. Hope you feel better.

     

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    As far the show....chiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllld I can't with any of these hos, heffas, hee-haws, and hoolyhoos*, and I'm including the men and the women.

     

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    The nerve of Tara...of COURSE Peter is concerned about Amina and how she'll take the news that he conducted the first successful interspecies reproduction by getting a damn yardbird pregnant, that's his WIFE! If Taranasha doesn't get the WHOLE fuck...

     

    You know what, I can't even make a commentary on the rest of the episode, that mess alone was enough to make me want to go all Elvis on my TV screen. I'm hoping against hope that Lord Tariq will make a trip from whatever rock he's been under to gather Dirty Feet Pete all the way together.

     

    *Exceptions: Papoose and Remy Ma. He seems like a great husband. And I love it when guys look like their moms, I always found that cute. Oh and Cardi B. She can stay. #CardiB2016

     

    P.S. I apologize in advance, you guys... (shoulda never gave me photoshop...)

     

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    That's another thing on evil Tara - that bish didn't have her period for 5 months yet didn't suspect she was pregnant?

    ESPECIALLY since she has two kids. It's not like she's never been pregnant before and didn't know the symptoms. I'm so TIRED of her! She needs to see a real therapist and work out whatever issues she has around boundaries and relationships and self-worth. Peter's ass needs to be in therapy too, but I'm not sure if therapy helps sociopaths? Any psych majors here?

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  11. This show is straight TRASH.

     

    Amina? TRASH for taking Peter back for the 832736237th time

    Peter? TRASH for being Peter

    Taranasha? TRASH for getting pregnant on an air mattress by a married nicca

    Self? TRASH for being unfaithful and for grinning all the gatdamn time

    Yandy? TRASH for acting like she has managed anyone else besides Jim Jones, who hasn't done anything relevant since the Dubya administration

    Lexi? TRASH for going to a stiletto expert to be her manager

    MariahLynn? TRASH because she always wants to jump bad when we all know she doesn't have the hands to back it up

    Rah? TRASH for too many reasons to list here.

    Rose is too slow and too much of a nonfactor to be TRASH but I don't need her and her semaphoring titties on my screen.

    Toya is TRASH for that wig alone, but she is also apparently a notorious NYC scam artist

     

    The only people I really bang with are Remy Ma because she actually has talent and zero tolerance for BS and Cardi B who is hilarious and honest about who and what she is.

     

    Phew. Glad I got that off my chest. See y'all next week!

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  12. Remy Ma's tweet ^^^…dead.

    How the hell is MariahLynn's mama two years older than me but looks like she flipped the switch when God said "Let there be Light!"? AND she pregnant? Bless her heart.

    Cardi B really needs to be the narrator for this show, every time she opens her mouth gems fall out. I loved her at the Zumba class…though I swear I've never seen Zumba done like that. Oh and I need to know who does her braids, my mama-in-law and I both want to rock 'em.

    How did Tara get back in her apartment so quick? I'm sure her landlord held that shit so Peter's never-gonna-be-a-wife would have it when shit fell apart again. RME

    Unf. Treach. I.still remember seeing Naughty By Nature in concert at being about four feet from his penis (he was wearing sweatpants…and let's just say it was obvious he wasn't wearing drawers).

    Lexie may have lost her meal ticket, but I'd trade that in for a heartbeat if it meant I didn't have to deal with the One-Eyed One-Horned Flying Purple People Eater.

    So, like, does Treach have like a twitter or Instagram or something? I'm uh...asking for a friend...

     

    Also I'm rolling at your whole comment. The shade. Oh the shade of it all.

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  13. Tara is disgusting and has no business teaching an etiquette class when she holds the title of Queen RachetteyAss.

     

    She said in her talking head shot...Peter moved me into this building under the pretense that he and Amina were separated which turned out to be another one of his lies.

     

    She lied then when she said she only moved to that building for her "kids" and she lied then when he was i bed with her the night of her move there as something that just happenned. This means she was fucking him all along.

     

    She is a very bitter and angry person and will never be happy.

    She will never get over the fact that Peter married Amina.

    It is her life goal to get Peter to divorce Amina and marry her, but even if she accomplishes that she still won't be happy.

    The fact is...Peter married Amina because he loved her...there is no other reason. He didn't marry ANY of his previous baby mamas. Amina was not pregnant when they married. She announced her pregnancy with Corey at their first reunion show. So Amina got pregnant by her HUSBAND and the child was born legitimately. Tara can not erase the stigma she put on her own children by having 2 out of wedlock. And she will never erase the fact that he married Amina first.

    As long as Peter is married to Amina and Amina is in the picture, Tara will continue to offer her pussy to Peter because she can not stand them being together.

    If Peter tries to work at his marriage with Amina, Tara will use his kids with her as weapons to keep him hostage.

     

    How does Tara find it believable that a man would want you to move into a building that is shared with his separated wife? A man separated with his wife would want to move into your place far far away.

     

    I thought the same thing about Whitney. All around the eye area she looks just like Tara.

     

    Amen! Tara needs to go to therapy. Like, she needs to see a real therapist, not that sockless quack who travels between reality shows. There is no dick in this world that is worth putting yourself through what Tara has been putting herself through. No ma'am.

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  14. Tara is a bird who tries to act like she's not just because she enunciates her words. I like Cardi B because she's an honest bird. I feel bad for Amina. I really hope she divorces Peter, moves to Germany, and focuses on her daughter and her music. That dude is a cancer. He's the Walter White of this show. Also, it's weird that his daughter looks like Tara. 

     

    Why is Yandy acting like Mercedes' sentence being postponed is the same as the case being thrown out? He's still going to prison thanks to choices he made. She's acting like this is some kind of COINTELPRO set-up. :/

     

    I read somewhere that MariahLynn's mom is only 38. Goddamn, she's only a few years older than me and she looks about a smooth 76. I'm also really over Mariah trying to be the snowbunny version of Erica Mena. 

     

    Treach looks GOODT. He single? Also, I can't take Mo and Lexxy seriously at all. Neither one of them needs to be rapping. THOTlicious?! It's like a Boondocks parody.

     

    Lawd, this show. This needs to be my last season watching this mess.

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  15. I'ma need the Puttereekan Princess and Carly B to team up.  "How To Use Men and Feel Good About Yourself."  A reality show road trip, with the two of them instructing thirsty ho's worldwide. 

    I would watch the shit out of that.

     

    Also, word on the street is that Mo's father made his money from drug dealing initially but then went legit and now owns car dealerships and other properties in NY and PA.

     

    Alexander Rodger's recaps are hilarious. OMG, he called BBOD, "But Bitch Oooh Don't". I'm weak!!

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  16. Oh man. So many.

     

    Empire. Dropped out after the 3rd episode of this latest season. I love Taraji P. Henson and have for years but this current season was just too much. Maybe season 3 will be better.

     

    The Leftovers. Tried to watch season 1 and couldn't keep watching. I did try to watch season 2 because Regina King but...sigh. It just couldn't hold me.

     

    The Affair. Gave up around the 3rd or 4th episode of this latest season. I'm okay with having antagonists as the main characters but I still like to root for someone. And there was a rape scene and I couldn't deal after that.

     

    Scandal and HTGAWM. Both were just too over the top. I love the actors that they bring in (Marla Gibbs! Cicely Tyson! Viola Davis! Kerry Washington! Joe Morton! Khandi Alexander!) but the plots....it was just too much.

     

    Homeland. Bailed out on this season when I realized I just didn't care that Carrie was being targeted for assassination.

     

    Wicked City was atrocious. I watched one episode and bailed.

     

    The one TV show I SHOULD have bailed on was True Detective. I watched the whole season because I kept hoping it would get better and I really like Colin Farrell but it was....man. Not good.

  17. I watched this on HBO Go last week; I really liked it. I always like slice-of-life docs like this and seeing the inner workings of institutions. I also would have liked to see the filmmaker push harder on the diversity issue too. It was striking to see who was showing up at the office for the cartoon review and they were all pretty similar looking.

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  18. God help me but I actually like Cardi B. She embraces her ridiculousness and seems to put people at ease as long as she doesn't have beef with folks and she's not trying to snatch their wigs. Self is a fool and not cute at all, and I have no idea why two women would fight over him. They should have tag teamed his ass and beat him up for playing both of them. I just want someone to slap that stupid grin off his face. He's so irksome.

     

    I don't understand Amina's thought process at all. You're trying to get away from Trash Bag Gunz but you're having unprotected sex with him? And you're agreeing that the person he never stopped seeing while marrying you should move into the same damn building?  And he'd rather spend his nights on an air mattress with Tara and an ikea comforter than in a real bed with his spouse? Oh word? Sigh. I hope her sister convinces her to move back to Germany, focus on her daughter, get back to her music, and quit this show. UGH.

     

    Manila Envelope's children are all so adorable. I feel really bad that their lives are being upended because of his poor choices. His talk with Junior tugged my heart strings but more so for the kid. Every time he smiled, I just wanted to give him a hug. He didn't ask for any of this. Sigh.

     

    Can't even with BBOhNo and their random beef with "stiletto expert" (never forget) Rah. That whole storyline has been done to death and they can't rap to save their lives.

     

    MariahLynn reminds me of a white Erica Mena. I'm gonna leave it at that.

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