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On 6/13/2019 at 10:31 PM, Kel Varnsen said:
But then by the same logic isn't the message of White Bear just "don't kill people". I think in both episodes there is a lot more to the story than just a single sentence.
White Bear was an ultimate mind fuck that couldn't easily be predicted. Until the end, you thought she was the victim, you rooted for her. Then the truth was unraveled in a shocking fashion. At the end, the reality of the mob mentality hit you. After the episode, you are left contemplating whether or not you'd approve of the never ending public mental torture of someone who did something horrible. This was no White Bear.
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On 6/7/2019 at 2:14 PM, Chaos Theory said:
I thought the acting was all really good but ultimately the episode was something you would see on any other show. It was not particularly entertaining. And the ending wasn’t even that.....uhhhh Black Mirror heart breaking soul crushing.
On 6/7/2019 at 4:59 PM, cmfran said:This might have been my least favorite ep of this show so far. I think the writers had some sort of idea where they wanted to imply that present day technology is just as complicated and potentially dangerous as the not-so-distant future technology, but it failed miserably. If this ep had been released 15 years ago, then it would have worked. But in 2019, everyone is well aware of how all this social media stuff works (as well as the negative aspects), and the ep doesn't leave you with anything to think about.
I can usually find something positive to say about any other BM ep, but this one was incredibly subpar. Even as a suspense drama, it was too long and not particularly well constructed.
On 6/8/2019 at 5:14 PM, DrSpaceman said:Again, all those things are true
I just don't see it as some sort of revelation or anything original.
I know this was about more than just a "don't text and drive" message.
But still, its just not something that has not been done or considered before in other shows or forms several times.
They crafted a nice story around it all and it was well acted and well written, but in the end, the message still seems rather pedestrian and overdone.
I'm with you guys. Andrew Scott did a phenominal job, but the plot and story were subpar. This was not "Black Mirror." Black Mirror is at its best when it has a Twilight Zone feel with twists and you end the episode contemplating what you just saw. The plot was clear early on, so there were no twists or surprises and I certainly didn't spend time thinking about it afterwards.
I mean, in summary, a dude looked at a notification and got into a car accident, killing his fiancee. He blamed himself and wanted the owner of the software to know. In the end, he was killed due to his actions.
Message - don't text and drive.
Meh. ok. That's not Black Mirror high grade material for me.
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On 4/22/2019 at 10:37 PM, BooBear said:
Honestly it was Davos with that little girl and Gilly stepping in to take care of her. It was kind of like Davos got reminded that there will always be the spirit of Shireen out there and always be people, like him, around to help them out. If he is alive or not. It was almost like it was his recognition that he can move on now and rest.
But if he does survive I want him to have to adopt her.
Funny enough, that was my least favorite scene. Simply because the girl had a facial scar and it was too obvious of a connection. Had she not had the scar, I would have liked it more.
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12 hours ago, libgirl2 said:
I have to admit that I'm not feeling this "family" feeling between the Doctor and the companions. It feels too forced to me. Dump Yaz and Ryan, keep Graham. There is so much potential between him and the Doctor. I know Ryan is important to his story, but maybe he can pull a Nyssa and stay behind on some planet or station or something?
I do like him being Tim Shaw, but I hope we don't see him again. He hasn't exactly been a great villain.
You mean the BIG BAD villain of the season that gets defeated by.....getting shot in the foot? *eye rolls*
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I had to pause because I was laughing so hard when the Doctor said, "SNAP!" at her and the pilot saying the same thing at the same time. Even though the overall writing desperately needs improvement, it's these little blink and you miss it moments that crack me up.
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I missed the first episode because it doesn't show in my country :(, but after some *ahem* creative solutions I was able to see the second. I'm not sure what I think. I love JW as the Doctor but it seemed a bit too "oh no! we're in danger!... safe.... oh no! we're in danger again!" Not very big on actual plot, just them constantly getting out of the next jam. I was 100% on board with a new Doctor and showrunner, but I don't like the new theme or the new TARDIS.
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A summary of my viewing:
- Who is this chick? Wow. She's a bitch. Who the fuck is she? Am I supposed to know her? I thought they lost their doctor? Seriously, who is this bitch?
- A bunch of fighting. I have no idea what's going on. YES! I finally passed that hard stage in Candy Crush! That took me a while. woohoo!
- More fighting. Who got hit? Is that Tara? Who hit her? (husband: "blondie dude"). Oh, OK. *shrug*
- Who's this big dude again? I think I'm supposed to care about him. I don't know who he is.
- Why are people turning? Wait a minute. Did they just seriously change a major plot point of the show? (husband: "yeah, I guess you can now get infected just by their blood" Me: "No, that's bullshit. Rick like got a whole pint in his mouth multiple times" husband: "oh yeah. I don't know. I have no idea what's going on")
- Heh... zombie fall down the stairs. funny. Hold up, an entire packed floor of sleeping people and none of them wake up to that? Come on, now.
- I have no idea who these people are.
- I don't care who these people are.
- I have no clue what's going on.
- Back to Candy Crush.
Not even joking...
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Last week I wasn't all that excited to watch this so I waited. Then this week I figured I should watch it so I'm not too far behind.
This used to be a show that I Could. Not. Miss.
You guys... Half way through I looked at my husband and said, "You know, I wouldn't care if you turned this off right now and we just never watched this again." He replied, "Go ahead."
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Apparently the sociopath dude that was the focus of the show was killed. Good riddance.
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On 9/19/2017 at 4:50 AM, mj2000 said:
I liked the Steve/Kayla/Jack story and the stories within those such as the Johnson family, the deaf storyline, Jack as Billy, etc.
Jack's redemption was wonderfully done IMO. The scene that hooked me forever with this story was when Jack and Kayla were talking outside of Lawrence's villa. He sincerely apologized to Kayla. Excellent work by MA and MBE.
Isabella's death still gets me now. It might seem morbid to say a death was beautiful, but the way it was written was beautiful. A young woman struck down at such a young age. Staci played this so well that I had to have tissue on hand each day while watching. Tragically sad, but so well done.
The Curtis Brown murder was one that really got me on a personal level. So much came out of this story. Billie's abuse at the hands of her father, Kate being revealed as Austin and Billie's mother, Kristen finally realizing who Stefano really was etc.
I haven't watched in years because...well.. it's awful now, but I saw this thread and had to check it out. I agree with everything you said. Jack was life. I loved him so much. I remember the first scene I ever saw: I was a kid and my younger brother was watching two guys fight on a rooftop (Jack and Steve - I think). We thought it was so cool and we were both hooked. Also, I will never forget Isabella's death. That was one of the most beautiful things I've (still) ever seen on TV.
It's interesting reading the thread and seeing a theme. I know the 80's era of "super couples" are long gone, but I didn't realize how "romance novel" the storylines were. I mean every storyline back then was taken right out of a housewife's dream book. Bad boy is irredeemable until he meets the good girl he can't live without. *sigh* Now it's all musical chair couples. yuck. No wonder the ratings are in the trash. Seriously, producers, go to your local library and pick up any romance novel - let's get that magic back.
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This seems to validate the two month theory. This was what Kathryn posted a few days after he died (copied from one of the article links above). Bolded for emphasis.
"I don’t know how to start what is going to be the most painful facebook post I will ever write. I know this is late and I would like to apologize to everyone that I haven’t been able to reach out to all of you before it was released to facebook. On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, the love of my life, my best friend, my closest confidant, Robert Buchel passed away suddenly. I wish I could say that my heart was broken or even shattered, but in reality it is just gone. My heart died along with him. Our future together died along with him. Next year we were going to be getting married in Walt Disney World and have our own Disney Fairytale Wedding. We were going to start a family. We were going to grow old together. Everything we were ever going to be can now never be. He did not deserve to go this way and this was not his time. 14 years together is not enough and although many people say it’s better to love the time you have than to mourn the time you don’t: no offense but screw you. Rob had a hard life and in the last 2 months he finally had hope for the life he always wanted. This was a robbery beyond words. And thanks to those of you who have reached out to me, I realize now that this robbery is more dispicable than I thought. The memories and the love that I have been seeing for him has been overwhelming. I am overjoyed at how much love he had given but also received from all of you. I am also angered beyond words that he’s not here to continue to love and be loved. And even moreseo I am saddened that he died not realizing how much love you all really had for him. Rob suffered from never realizing how good a man he was and always felt inadequate and a failure. Thank you to all of you for validating my love for him. I knew what kind of soul he had but could never convince him of how truly special he was. A person like him should never have to die this way and certainly not this young and most definitely not when his life was about to begin. Arrangements have not been made yet, but his mother and I will be settling things here in Texas as we wait for his remains. Once we have him back, we will bring him home and I promise you that I will notify you when his memorial is scheduled. You all meant so much to him and I thank you all for being there. Please keep his mom and family and friends in your thoughts. This has been difficult for all of us. But most of all, please do this for me: take lessons from him. Every morning he would tell me or text me “good morning angel”. Every phone call ended with “I love you.” Every night he would text me or tell me “Goodnight my love.” In fact the night before he passed he told me “If I don’t wake up tomorrow please know that I have always loved you.” Tell that person you love that you love them. The only consolation I have right now is that we were together and that his last words of peace to me were how he felt about me and how I felt about him. And when he did pass, he was not alone. I was there holding his hand. Thank you to the doctors and nurses who worked tirelessly for almost three hours to bring him back to me. Although I do not know your names, please understand your efforts will not be forgotten. I still have his phone on and his facebook is still live. I will see your messages to him and I will try to respond, You can also contact me directly as well. Thank you all for loving him."
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That nagging mother is terrible. True colors are coming out. Lady, I get that you are continuously lied to, that would set me on edge for everything too, but man.... you've crossed over to just being a bitch.
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3 hours ago, jhlipton said:
Thanks!!
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16 hours ago, jhlipton said:
I was hoping the winner of the Dizzy Dash was going to win it all. She was so much fun!
I haven't played the app -- considering how many people are winning the $100,000, it really does seem to help.
I can't find the app. Is it on iTunes?
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Mr. Arcadia: What's our secret word?
Me: Fuck you.
Mr. Arcadia: I don't think that'll work.
Son Arcadia: Mom! You say that anyway!
Me: See? That's why it's brilliant!
Also... French Freyeshhh....
We are evil, evil people.
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On 1/4/2018 at 0:23 PM, BarneySays said:
I viewed their exchanges as the passive aggressive one poking the aggressive one to elicit the reaction she got. This allows PA to go immediately into victim mode (why won't she just be a little nicer to me?! wah). Consider what actually would have taken place. PA would have had a conversation while A slept. A would have awakened, they would have prepared to get off the plane, go through immigration and customs and then find their car. PA doesn't mention her convo ever during all of this time. Instead, she waits until A is trying to figure out directions to coyly inform her that she already got directions while A was sleeping. That is some nasty assed PA behavior IMO. I may be sensitized to this conduct because there is nothing more I cannot bear than a passive aggressive person. It's a level of dishonesty mixed with cowardice that I find utterly ugly. I refuse to be around them if possible. If not, I know how to shut them down and will do so. No tolerance at all.
Thank you! I get why people see blondie as being the bitch, but it's a challenge to put up with someone that sensitive all the damn time. And IMO, PA would not let it go! She went on and on and escalated it emotionally to finally get the reaction she wanted. Just say your peace and be done. At some point any empathy for that behavior is worn down to nothing.
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On 12/30/2017 at 2:38 PM, bourbon said:
So, they kept saying that the app had a 99.8% success rate. Then at the end, when they "escaped," it said 1000 couples and 998 rebellions. Does that mean rebellion is the desired outcome? And those two whose celebration Amy and Frank ran into each other at were the two who "failed" when they accepted the outcome? I'm still not getting it 100%. Maybe 99.8%. :)
This show is just so relentlessly bleak that it's nice to have an occasional shot of light. I liked San Junipero all right. I also liked Hated in the Nation and USS Callister, where it was bleak but the bad guys got punished at least.
I took it as they ran the simulation with Frank and Amy 1,000 times. 998 times they went over the wall together and rebelled. Two of the times they accepted their chosen partners and didn't end up together.
I don't think the other people were real. I took it as Amy and Frank's own bubble universe with other fake people around them - which is why they all froze when they rebelled.
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I want to know what drugs they are giving these contestants. Not even The Price is Right people jump around and scream this much. It screams fake to me. And when they lose they're all "hahaha... good job, you! Ah well... I lost." Say what?
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I'll admit it. This hit way too close to home. The more I monitored my son's phone, etc. the more he rebelled. Which meant, I gave him reasonable consequences (taking phone away) and he acted out. Rinse and repeat until he felt completely smothered and I was/am convinced I have a deranged teenager.
As much as it feels like I'm being a bad parent, I find it much more peaceful to not even look anymore. Download all the porn you want kid, I don't want to know.
100% I would have used this device if it were available and guaranteed my challenges now would have been so much worse. I wouldn't have used the filter, but I for sure would have looked through their eyes and monitored where they were.
On another note, at the end I was convinced that the filter would flip to on as it broke and Sara would be stuck with it on. It was more tense to think that was going to happen than it actually happening. So well done, show.
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8 hours ago, Llywela said:
He is on record as disliking the First Doctor era and resenting the fact that the early companions are portrayed with such equality to the Doctor ...
I'm sorry I couldn't even read past this I was laughing so hard. I almost have to repeat it to be sure I understand it. Moffat has the nerve to criticize the First Doctor's era because the companions were written as equals to the Doctor? Moffat literally wrote three female companions who put themselves as equals or above the doctor in every way.
In an effort to appreciate Peter's Doctor more than I did the first time round I'm rewatching his seasons. Last night I watched the Danny turns into a Cyberman episode. In that episode, Clara turns to the Doctor, demands he hand her his screwdriver and scolds him with "Do as you're told!" In response, the Doctor hands her his screwdriver.
I was so angry I turned it off. Moffat doesn't have any right to speak on the subject. STFU Moffat.
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Open forum to discuss the released trailers for Season 4 in anticipation for the release (of which they still haven't told us a date)
I saw a poster today on their Facebook page. It looked like a parody of Star Trek. I'm hoping it's some trick or it's misleading because part of the strong appeal of the show is that it's 5 minutes in the future. All of the technology is *just out of reach* but we can all see it happening now. A big future episode with space and aliens? No... that's not Black Mirror. If that's truly what it is, then that's a jump the shark moment for me.
On the other hand, the trailer with the kid just vanishing? *shudder* THAT's the Black Mirror we know and love!
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6 hours ago, Vicky8675309 said:
Is Jenna Elfman (sp?) joining The Walking Dead? Isn't she a Scientologist? I got bored with the show last season and haven't started watching it again this season. If she is joining the cast then I for sure and not going to watch this season.
You must not be aware that Alanna Masterson (Tara on Walking Dead) is the sister of Danny "Mr. Rapey" Masterson and is a Scientologist. Which is a shame, because I want to like her, but I can't, just because of that. $5 says she's the one responsible for bringing Jenna on the show.
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On 11/8/2017 at 9:33 PM, double-elvis said:
They didn't show JT at all...which I'm fine with because I don't like him. I didn't like Ashley at first but I'm warming to her now and would like to see if she, Desi and Devon could continue to work together. Especially if they say "deuces" to Joe.
I'm always amazed at the people who are like "In S12 Joey and Stacy made it to the merge and used an idol and got voted off in 5th and 6th." Like what?? Half the time I have no idea who is playing now! How in the heck do you guys remember these things!
Who the hell is JT and Ashley?! You mean there's a JT and a JP this season? And they're different people?!
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S05.E01: The Fiery Cross
in Outlander
It can't be two years since the last season as Jem looked to be about six months old. Although the rest of it makes sense.