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But having "enough" food isn't the point.

I get that people complain. I don't get why any of that is a big deal. The one exception is throwing dog poop into an already-emptied trash can, which is rude. If the point was that loose trash means trash companies won't pick it up, then the song's lyrics should have said that. That's my point overall ... what was chosen for the bit, and the way it was portrayed, was poorly conceived given there were so many other, better choices. My guess is that it was sloppy because the main point was "calling cops on white people," which, while it might get some knee-jerk laughs, is also sloppy. Busy bodies call cops because of behaviors, not color. When this skit was done the first time, it was very funny - *because the cakemakers didn't realize how bad their creations were.* The humor came from the juxtaposition of each contestant's description of their cake compared to the reveal of the actual cake, and then the reaction of the judges. Since that first time, the show inexplicably has dropped that element and instead just shows barely engaged bakers lazily showing their lame efforts. This time they made a token nod to effort by having one cake be actually good (and yet was ignored, for some reason). I'm not sure whoever writes these skits understands their humor.

One of the things about the original GoT that drew me in was that we had men of conscience and integrity (Ned Stark) and men of no ethics who have power (some Lannisters). Ethics didn't always win, but there were examples of it and people for which to root. I'm not one to shout about "woke," but in this ep we had MEN who: - slapped the ass of a poor barmaid - who lied about being part of the ruling family - who exposed his team to attack because he wanted to go to an inn - who fought a battle over a meaningless slight by a mill - who went to a whorehouse and insulted a whore Are there ANY men of integrity in House of the Dragon? Because while the men are all awful, the women are trying to avoid war, and save babies, and think strategically and compromise, and evolve beyond violence, and avoid all the gross men. I am very glad to see this and that women are at the center of this story. HOWEVER ... f the rationale behind casting many different kinds of people, and having different kinds of people play different roles, is so that all viewers can see themselves in a show, then what does it mean that all the men on HotD are now violent fools and jerks? Is it no longer important to represent all viewers? The hypocrisy. I can root for people who *aren't* like me just fine. The complete absence of people like me playing worthy rules is noticed.

Oh I agree, and I was dead serious. This whole ep emphasized flimsy, false, meaningless structures for life, from BRAT to the girlfriends on vacation betraying the husband/fiancé to about half the screentests for Wicked which were people who were famous for being famous more than talent. It's a superficial world, where people don't think about the consequences of their choices. Yeah, I'd old, but more than that, I'm someone with deep and clear values that shape what I do, and after I do it, I own it. That seems rare today. Sorry for the rant! I forgot this one ... that song was very catchy, but I could not figure out what the humor was. They chose to pick something so ridiculous that it had no substance (putting trash ... in the trash can?). If they had gone with "people parking in front of my house" or "neighborhood kids playing ball on the street hoop at 11 pm" or something, I would have gotten it. Though calling the cops seems a bit much.

I feel like I just watched why Trump won the election

It did, though I do not view it as a compliment. Plays make broad strokes, leaning on excess emoting and loud talking to carry a scene. Television doesn't have to do that. Television can have a much more intricate plot, with subtleties and twists. This show IS like a play - loud and obvious, and excessively emotional. And? Not especially interesting.

That is true for this entire series. That, and the fact it is a soap opera. Back and forth, this charge and that. It's boring. Very well done and based in a universe I loved in GoT, but nevertheless boring.

And now, 2 years later, I had to watch this ep again before moving to season 2... and I did not recall almost any of it. Yes, it was indeed boring. And men! Men are fools! Sayeth the show.

Agree with your first sentence, and it's a shame, because there are some good characters, and it is an interesting premise. The writing and plotting, however, are terrible. They need another editor when they think they are done, to fix all the stuff they don't see or care about.

The first or second time we met Eve, I thought she *was* Oz's mother ... I think maybe the second time her hair was darker? Anyway, that ending made perfect sense to me. I agree. The first few eps, I thought this was a defining depiction of a villain I didn't know well. It bordered on Ledger's Joker, whose main difference was that Joker had a consistent philosophy regarding chaos. But this Oz never got there. When it took a turn toward his relationship with his mom, I started to lose interest. And in the end, they spent A LOT of time with his mom to basically tell us When the alternative is killing your last remaining son, it's not really a hard decision for her. It feels like the show wanted us to feel a lot of angst about something that seemed pretty straightforward to me. Huh. Wonder who that sounds like? I didn't get this, either. Did no one notice what he had been doing with Sofia? I guess Gotham is just that corrupt.

Sometimes, yes. Other times, it fits an image. And that is what I am getting at. Lots of manly action heroes today have shaved heads. Lots of men who are considered attractive have shaved heads. Lots of athletes, young dudes. Mocking men for being bald is a relic of the past.

Now in middle of ep 2 in season 2, and this show is getting worse. The plot is a mess, and it feels like the show is making stuff up as it goes along. It was obvious - OBVIOUS - The show hasn't revealed that yet, but it's clear. And all the drama about Chee being shot and "bleeding out," but no biggie in the hospital with his shoulder wound. Also, do all of these actors know the Navajo language? Because while I don't, their line delivery seemed halting and unsure.

Agree, it wasn't funny - mostly because I'm pretty sure Trump and his people wouldn't recognize it for what it was, and likely would read it at face value ... and then still reject it. YMMV, as always. I laughed a single time the whole show, when Burr's dad character greeted his son calling him with, "Well, it was good talking to you." So dad. I like Burr, but this was not the week for him. It's not fun watching someone be angry over trivial things given actual events this week. And I'm an independent, for pete's sake. They needed silliness this week. The bald sketch had a chance but was cliche and weirdly outdated, given how many men purposefully shave their head's today. The Rorschach test skit had a chance as well, but it was never clear why Burr's character was seeing what he did nor if he was the only fireman seeing it (eventually that became apparent, but they let him hang alone for a while). The Good Will Hunting ( a movie I still have not seen, but know the plot anyway) sketch should have gone more absurd with the barf and had a sharper transition between discovering a janitor genius and being surrounded by barf. It felt uncertain. And the grief class was just annoying, not sure why the cast member screamed like that but meh. Maybe I just wasn't ready for it.

Not as late as me! Never heard of these books, and just watched season one. And it was pretty bad, IMO. Huge plot holes and inconsistencies, surrounded by Native American porn that was supposed to appear either mystical or natural or both. The show never really fleshed it out enough to be sure. That said, I liked Joe and Bern. Mixed feelings on Chee. The rest were all more or less interchangeable, and the bad guys and their plot was silly and not especially threatening. I'm guessing the witch stuff was supposed to keep you guessing - is it real or is it Memorex? - but it mostly seemed ridiculous. Implying that a native elder has mysterious powers is intriguing. Having her make an adult police deputy pass out at her desk was about a half-dozen bridges too far. I'll assume the books handle all this more adroitly and it hangs together better than the TV show, which had the feel of a "we'll edit this and make it fit!" effort. I'll give season two a shot.

Agree, this ep was singularly unfunny. I don't like Mulaney (also, he needs a haircut), he has the whine of Seinfeld without any actual point. And the "look, NY is weird!" musical numbers grate. Even WU was lame. And all the skits were obvious and predictable. Loved seeing Harris, though.