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Ryan was SO out of the pocket, I could hardly listen. He was something like half a beat ahead of the band for the first verse. I was surprised none of the judges asked him if he was having trouble hearing the band or something... I don't recall that problem from his earlier performances. The voice itself is a moot point if you can't sing in time (or, I'll grant you, purposefully out of time).
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Did they put eye makeup on Lewis to make him seem younger?
I was wondering this too... or an eye job? Something about his face was distracting me.
Agree with those not buying Akermann in her role. Can't tell if it's the writing or the acting, or both.
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me shocked at how much I liked Capaldi here; more than the last two seasons combined. This is the
Twelfth Doctor we deserved.
I'm also thrilled that River finally got the send off she deserved (and the one I'd given up hope for as
Moffatt shoved his head further and further up Snowflake's ass). When River was going on about how
she truthfully didn't believe that the Doctor loved her, and then finally recognized him, I started bawling.
And of course I was ugly crying at the end. This was an wonderful episode.
Yes, yes, yes. It was amazing how much difference acting with Kingston seems to make.
I loved the whole episode, but the best part was "But always, when you need it the most... there is a song." (Capaldi's acting, Kingston's acting, the writing, the music... all top notch.)
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Anybody besides me going to have a tough time not thinking of Maisie Williams as Lady Me instead of Arya Stark when GoT comes back?
When I first saw her in the promos for this season I thought I would have the opposite problem. Well done, Maisie.
I thought she did a great job, and showed an interesting evolution for the character. The scene in the ruins of Gallifrey was particularly good.
I agree with the thought that Moffat seems to be trying to make his companions More Special Than RTD's Companions (and Wife!)
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I still don't like Erin <...> I don't know if it's her voice or her douchey hat or what, but she really annoyed me this week even though she was just being supportive of Gunnar. I'm fickle, I guess.
It's the douchey hat! It's the douchey hat! (And everything else too)
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I'm hooked!
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I loved the episode but hated the Cady job arc. Who takes a job with no idea what's involved? I thought that was weak.
This is why I can't watch legal dramas - they get so much wrong. No way that law firm would have hired Cady without doing a conflicts check. And Cady would not have signed the employment agreement without reading it (worst lawyer ever), nor would the senior lawyer have to inform her of her confidentiality obligations. And the fact that Barlow and Nighthorse were in litigation would have been public record, i.e, not confidential.
Beyond worst lawyer ever -- would any intelligent person sign a contract the second it is plopped down in front of them, without researching the company?
Yeah, this type of stuff is why I can't watch MEDICAL dramas, so I feel your pain lynnea6:). I get that this show and others fluff on technical stuff (law, medical, etc.) for what they perceive to be dramatic effect, but so often it actually weakens the plots. In this case, they've made a main character look completely incompetent.
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Dear Nashville producers,
Please hire me as a medical advisor, since you clearly do not have one. I am a doctor and I love trashy TV. You can pay me by letting me hang out in Gunnar's house.
Thank you.
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PS: Hey producers, if we don't get an Alex/Jim ballet duet in the season finale, I'm gonna be hella pissed. Just FYI.
From your mouth to God's ears!
And the pseudo-slow mo was amazing (and great choreo!).
ETA slomo
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Can someone with tap dancing expertise help me out here: I think Gaby does really cool rhythms while tapping in her solos, but she is often ahead of the beat. (I used to play percussion, and this irks me.) Is it normal in tapping to try to be off the beat a bit, and if so -- normal to be in front of the beat rather than behind it? (I.e., is it desirable to be off beat so that the audience can hear the tapping better?)
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(Deleting post as just saw request by moderator)
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I can buy Ray and Ani bonding going through the situation they went through. Doesn't mean they would have lasted as a couple and given their personalities and baggage, I doubt they would have. Though having a kid together in their situation would probably have kept them together longer.
Yeah, I found Ani's change to be fast and radical. Okay, I could buy her getting busy with Ray given both their histories and circumstances. And I do get that they were becoming more comfortable with each other, but I didn't buy off on such a dramatic change after one night in the sack -- certainly not to the extent that she apparently felt it when Ray was killed. I rolled my eyes at that one because 1) it was ridiculous and 2) they had just pulled that same bullshit the week before with Paul's girlfriend.
I didn't buy the Ani/Ray romance, but I think I SHOULD have. To whoever made this not work: You can't sell me a love story between two damaged characters who have been working together for months and have been through multiple life-or-death situations together, and are played by Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams? Come on. (I attribute the failure-to-thrive of this plot point to non-actor elements, as I think these two actors fared well overall.)
Also, I agree that the second coming of "woman feels it in her gut when her man is murdered" had me howling with laughter.
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during the scene with Frank and his wife, I was practically screaming at the TV after three minutes of a seven minute scene -"Go!" "I won't!" "Go" and so on forever.
This scene made me want to shoot my eyes out with a nail gun.
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"Everything is f***ing."
Wow, Nic Pizzolatto, you really do know how to write women!
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I've never liked any of Jonathan and Oksana's salsa routines. They have too many tricks/lifts for people that have never done ballroom or salsa. It's made worse with a trio. No wonder Darion couldn't relax. He was too busy being a forklift or having to jump over Hailee without breaking her neck.
Yes, I don't think the dancers should have been the ones chastised for that dance being dangerous.
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The West Coast version is worth its own watch! For the Scott Foley bit alone.
I thought Victoria Justice did a pretty good job... except maybe not so great at singing harmony.
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Now we have a true villain!
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And I second wanting to know how to escape via a bathroom hand dryer. Hee. (I do like random odd comments like that, though. They make you go, "What?" and then laugh at the absurdity and the mental image. Pretty fun.)
I figured it was intentionally written as something preposterous, to tickle viewers' imaginations. Hope we get the story (of the line) someday!
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Harry nailed his critique of Clark -- I was so glad he said it. I think Clark's tendency to rush is part of the reason why he doesn't fully connect sometimes.
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Is Silver's amputation above or below the knee? I couldn't tell. Also, lots of clever blocking so the CGI peeps didn't have to do all that much leg erasure.
I thought the blanket silhouette looked like an above knee or through-knee amputation but I guess we'll see!
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But I'm glad that Melissa totally has his number and wants little to do with him.
It is refreshing!
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I'm not sure that naming names was actually a choice that John COULD consider, from a self-preservation standpoint. He knows that Flint's crew has the keys -- and if they got wind of him naming names (which could easily happen on a ship), they would kill him for being a traitor. A less strong self-interest argument is that he knows Flint's crew has the keys and that his best bet for long-term survival is with Flint's crew (they want him to be quartermaster), so he is trying to stall to give them time to win.
Whatever his true motivation (and level of amputation) turn out to be, I can't wait until next season!
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And also some neat slowed-down versions from a few years before:
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My interpretation of HCJ's whole "arrangement" bit for Clark was that (A) he considers Clark to be a musician, which is saying something, and (B) he was pointing out that Clark did that arrangement himself, in contrast to multiple other performers from the night who performed cool arrangements that were not their own.
I agree with the poster above who felt that the ability to do a neat arrangement within these time constraints shouldn't necessarily be a criteria for AI. However, I appreciate giving credit where credit is due. And I also appreciate the judges' efforts to point out who has actually done the arranging, which IMHO has been a huge flaw in years past (e.g. Keith mentioning that Quentin's arrangement came from a commercial).
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S01.E03: Beanball
in Pitch [V]
I am a die hard baseball fan (Cards), and I don't mind the exposition one bit. The more the show can draw in non-baseball-fan viewers, the better. And, they are at least striving for authenticity (admittedly with some sacrifices for TV and some errors, such as not getting "beanball" right) -- as others have said, the same can't be said for most shows. They often tip their hat to people who do know baseball.
Case in point: I was giddy, GIDDY that this episode featured the Cardinals... this was not an accident. Part of the legacy, for better or for worse. (Bob Gibson, the legendary Cards pitcher, described his pitching repertoire (nay, 'arsenal') as containing the brushback, hit-batter, and knockdown pitches, but emphatically NOT the beanball -- "Nobody in his right mind throws a rock 90-plus miles an hour at a guy's head.")