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  1. With the MCU's mandate of exhausting interconnectedness and always-building-up-to-something-bigger storytelling, I wonder if Captain America: Brave New World will make any mention of Rhodey Rhodes (War Machine / Iron Patriot)..? He already served (serves?) in the military. He already saved the president's life in Iron Man 3. He has access to the latest armor tech. And he can fly -- without the need for wings.
  2. This season would have been better with only six or eight episodes. The story unraveled with all the padding out of each side story: Noor's family drama, Solomon's backstory, Catherine's backstory, the Iranian mission drama (with subtitles), the Bala family drama (with backstory), Rose's job drama, etc., etc. The season started out with potential - but became increasingly ridiculous with each episode .. much like Rose's increased involvement with missions. Were there only two Night Agents being supervised by Catherine?!? The Night Action agency, the FBI and CIA all came off as pretty incompetent. In the end, Jacob Monroe, the information broker, gets away with the murder of Alice, Peter's partner and Catherine's favorite agent. .. even though Peter knows how to contact him and Monroe openly attends high profile political fundraisers.
  3. This show .. ugh. I was surprised that Solomon (bald, head henchman) was taken out so quickly and easily. And his cohorts didn't even miss him - even though they were in the middle of setting up a hand-off with the boss, Monroe. Just an episode back, it seemed as if Solomon was getting a redemption arc with his sad backstory about his disabled sister. Also: Solomon trying to guilt-trip Peter about killing his friend in Singapore -- and Peter not mentioning the unarmed French woman Solomon had just shot - and - Peter never bringing up the fact that Solomon's team killed his partner, April. Who is writing this stuff ?!?
  4. For me, it was the hairstyles that felt off. Susan Storm doesn't have a 60's style cut and the color is a weird type of streaked platinum white (in some scenes). And Pedro couldn't be bothered to shave off his mustache -- kind of like Keanu Reeves and his beard. They may be going for something - but it also comes off as a little lazy or non-committal to the era.
  5. It seems every time there is a Jubal episode some new drunken incident is revealed that should have gotten him fired. And he continues to be compromised by attempting to keep his past f**k-ups a secret. Maybe he is supposed to be coming off as a guy making the most of his second chance(s) .. but he is actually coming off like a slimeball trying to keep the bodies buried. Will there be any FBI characters left for next season? All the current ones should be getting fired by the current administration, right? It would be interesting to see these FBI shows address some of the real life chaos that is happening.
  6. When Rose was brought back into the mix because of her computer skills in the first episode, I thought it was handled well. But now the show feels completely off the rails - no way would the CIA allow Rose to participate at this level. And what about Rose's job?! Noor made the right call by withholding the photos until the CIA does something more than make promises. The foreign language and subtitles make sense if you are going for a level of authenticity - - - but the showrunners don't seem very concerned with a lot of other things making sense.
  7. I like the 1960's aesthetics - but it looks as if they put it through a plastic toy filter. I believe I would have preferred the actual lettering, look and feel of the 60's comic book. The Thing also looks plastic, not made of rock. The entire vibe feels a bit childish .. but is that intentional? There is a tag at the end that reads "Presented in FantastiVision", which probably means something - - but the preview doesn't look like the Technicolor or CinemaScope effect from the '60's.
  8. Yeah - it's been done ..
  9. With all the hype about the new season, we finally watched the first season and found it to be ... not really so great. The show actually did do a good job of painting Gi Hun as pretty shitty: he stole his Mom's savings and lost it all. He was good at crying - but never really took care of anyone. After a year, he had not helped the orphan kid or Sang-Woo's Mom. The loan sharks who threatened to take body parts never bothered him again. Sang Woo's mother's store and home weren't taken by creditors. And he flakes on his daughter, again, to do .. what? Hey genius - you had access to the old man who created the game and lots of money - you could have exposed them if you had tried. Sang-Woo, in a way, made the smartest sacrifice: No one would have benefited if the last two players had walked away empty handed.
  10. We just happened upon these last two episodes because of the January shortage of new shows.. .. Anyways - the mental health concept is admirable but the execution comes off as being written by people who have not had a lot of exposure to hospital protocols or the hectic schedules of real-life doctors. But maybe in this Hallmark village there is always time to hang out at the local church from time to time.. I also enjoy the Hallmark Channel touch of single, workaholic doctors and administrators who manage to dress in high fashion (with heels) and keep their houses prepped for an Architectural Digest photoshoot.
  11. After a decade's worth of the ER show, this almost felt like a comedy. I appreciate this show's attempt to emphasize mental health along with physical health - but they should stay out of the Emergency Room setting.. So, what happened to the brain-injury woman who had to have a next-of-kin to decide if her legs should be amputated..? That whole scenario seemed to exist solely for Dr. Wolf and and his boyfriend to hash out their issues - - and introduce some daddy drama. Again, appreciated the shout out to the dangers of loneliness, but "it is as bad as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day" ?!? -- sounds like someone is getting their health factoids from TikTok and Google. And we get a follow-up on Lonely Woman with infected cut but not brain-injury woman?
  12. Impressive graphics. But the story was confusing - it felt like an immersive dreamscape of pew-pew sci-fi violence .. which isn't necessarily a bad thing .. It might have made slightly more sense if I had any knowledge of Warhammer 40,000.
  13. Impressive graphics. But the "story" felt like a teaser trailer for a movie.
  14. Ditto. It was also nice to have a Christmas theme at this time of year. The plot and tone got more unhinged and chaotic as the story progressed. The acting, staging and cinematography managed to keep things from tipping into utter ridiculousness: untraceable cell phones? leaving fingerprints everywhere? Husband never ever questioning why stay-at-home wife is AWOL for huge amounts of time? One minor gripe was the introduction of new characters near the end. The drug dealer had been mentioned - but we were losing track of names at one point. Was Tracey Ullman supposed to be a surprise cameo?
  15. This show is ridiculously enjoyable .. with a tip of the hat to the ridiculous aspect of it all .. When taking on a small army of armed bad guys it helps if the protagonists take on the role of Jedi warriors and the nameless henchmen embody the tactical and targeting skills of Stormtroopers.
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