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I need to find that YT video! That sounds hilarious. I agree that the soundtrack this season wasn't as compelling although the cover of My Body is a Cage was perfect. I was holding my breath at some points during that whole scene. I can't wait fir Season 3, not just to see how they tackled the conclusion but then I can rewatch all three seasons and really enjoy all the little details. For me, Season Two took a few episodes to build and then once Episode 4 got going, it all made sense. Seeing the consequences of how the time-travel messed up relationships and ruined people's lives both with what they knew and didn't know. I suppose Season 3 will be a full-out battle against the Travellers ( and I can't decide yet if they really are the villains). Not sure how I feel about the addition of dimensions as well as timelines, since they only have one season to wrap it but I'm sure it will be a wacky ride. Finally , I sincerely hope that Hannah gets a comeuppance. I almost felt sorry for her when Mikel was too depressed to leave the house, then she made it all about her anyway. Jonas was right, she "needs no one". She seems to be the only one like that, so I wonder what Season 3 holds for her.

yes! I had forgotten season 2 had dropped. I loved season 1 even though I had to rewatch many episodes a few times over. I'm only halfway through S2 and its picking up steam. Glad there's a final season on the way. I was obsessed with the S1 soundtrack for a long time. I don't have any specific questions yet but as a heads up, the official Dark website on Netflix is a very useful resource!

Ah ok that makes sense, I forgot about that!

Its been a long time since I posted in these forums! I binged this show and enjoyed it. My only comment to add at this point is that the episode didnt remind me of The Body, but what it DID remind me of was the followup ( Forever), which TRIED to be a spin on The Monkeys Paw. I thought this episode did a much better job of that ( and referenced it openly). Sabrina does indeed have much to learn but thats a huge plot point so I was fine with her fucking up badly due to her own over-confidence. My heart broke for Harvey. Although I wondered why he didnt just smother Tommy in his sleep rather than use a shotgun, but I guess that's Americans for you? haha

Aw man I'm sorry I just saw this! I just finished binge watching the entire series over the past two weeks and now I feel empty inside :/ I will say that it helped to watch the pilot and then skip to episode 7, I think. Some of those early ones...I still have no idea WTF they were doing.

This episode was everything. All the in-jokes and call-backs for those of us who know them, and still a really really funny and poignant look at the human condition through flipping the script on were-specieism. All the guests were spot-on. I love that this encounter, as absurd as it was, was Mulder's return to belief. I think this one will be worth several re-watches to appreciate all the easter eggs that were placed in there ( yes an fan service) to move the story along, and for a classic "ridiculous X-Files" episode I also thought it was just a really strong example of how to take the mickey out of a style that every serial ends up using, while still telling a really great story. I'm also relieved that Dagoo wasn't eaten by anything/anyone...I was really concerned that Guy was going to find its body during the flashback where he got attacked by the hooker ( and yes, as a fellow queer-identified woman, I thought the comedic tone of Mulder and Guy trying to talk about her was deliciously awkward and spot-on). I don't expect Dagoo to become a future plot point but hopefully Scully DOES get to keep him!

*Waves to fellow TWoPers* I'm so glad this show is back albeit for a while! It just felt so comfortable to slip back in and watch Mulder and Scully work their way through a MoTW case like old times. I didn't expect the stuff about William to be so affecting but it was really what pulled the episode together for me. DD hit it out of the park for me in the dream sequence. Pretty sure I sat on the couch and said :"Awwwwwww" and squeezed my puppy for a while. I don't have any idea if they'll resolve that plotline or just tease us with it, but I was concerned that they were going to write William off or just forget about him, so this will work for me. I'm actually not very spoiled ( yet) so I'm just looking forward to spending time with this show again ( and yes, like many I would like to forget that most of post Season 6 just stopped making sense mytharc-wise).

Bless you for remembering the Wild Cards series. I collected them all as a teen and as I was watching this pilot, I kept thinking about it more and more!

FRONT BUTT. I love it. I was prepared to be entertained by this episode and I was...the poor knowledge that many designers appeared to have about lady parts and how to best showcase them in pretty and/or functional things was staggering. I think they would have been more creative given a) more time and b) the strong factor that they had to design to Heidi's tastes, which are very Vegas party girl, for lack of a better phrase. I have noticed that cage panties and strappy bras have become very popular in the mainstream stores these days, and I'm not sure why. As a burlesque performer, I get it. Its sexy but then again, its all coming off in 5 minutes or less, and we generally use materials that will flatter us and hold up to movement. I dont wear those kinds of underpinnings for daily life. Hell, i wont even buy a strappy swimsuit because I dont want bizarre tan lines. All this to say that I also feel like a lot of those cage details are super played out and not at all fashion forward. I was amazed that Jake's model refused to wear his original design and insisted on more coverage. They get to do that? I thought Heidi was the client. In any case, those side straps are indeed really hard to make to fit flatteringly. I pray to the universe whenever I wear a pole dance costume that has those pesky side cutouts because you never know if show night is when everything spills out the sides. Kelly's cover up was very cute and even though I didnt care for her color choices, I thought the look was strong. Swapnil's did not look difficult to put on...you could tell from the back that it was a pretty basic setup even if the front looked fussy. Maybe if he had pitched it as a set for boudoir photography ( including the drape) it would have gone over better, but it still wasn't a winning look. I think Ashley got robbed because hers was well made and marketable. Merline's looked dreadful. I think I yelled OH HELL NAW as it drooped down the runway. Even with the "fix" on the website I can't see anyone wearing it out. And for $60? Nope. It might make a cute costume but I think I know several burlesque designers who could make that better. Wow that guest judge was 17??? I did enjoy her constructive and firm yet nice critiques very much. I did miss the rationale for having her be the guest though?

Yeah I think the screen grabs are the only record. I would use a "ring of fire" except I dont think the venue would be supportive of that. haha. I may have to go a slightly different route with the concept but this was super-helpful. Thanks everyone!

Thanks! I think the screen grabs are indeed the only record of this trap!

Would this thread be the right place to ask? I'm looking for an image of the Angel Trap that the boys used to trap Gadreel in Meta Fiction. I'm thinking about creating a nerdlesque ( yes!) Supernatural routine and I had an idea to start trapped in the circle. I guess I could use the angel warding sigils but that doesn't seem right somehow. I've looked online and can't find anything. I'm not making this up, am I?

Would this thread be the right place to ask? I'm looking for an image of the Angel Trap that the boys used to trap Gadreel in Meta Fiction. I'm thinking about creating a nerdlesque ( yes!) Supernatural routine and I had an idea to start trapped in the circle. I guess I could use the angel warding sigils but that doesn't seem right somehow. I've looked online and can't find anything. I'm not making this up, am I?

Anothermi, well stated. Oh man, Ryan!!! He and Gev were my favorite pocket b-boys on the show because they really did push themselves out of their comfort zone and were amazing in their genre. I guess in thinking about it more, it is the literal-ness and non-innovative nature of the choreographies this year that are throughly boring me. Although the samba last night was a lot of fun to watch. The Stage vs Street notion gave us more awesome street dancers that we might not have seen otherwise, but the team concept also took away from us seeing relationships being built between the dancers as partners and friends. Those do matter to viewers. My favorite seasons for that were 2 & 3. Gaby is fierce. She's outlasted a lot of other dancers based on her drive and talent alone. I wouldn't be mad to see her win. At this point, Hailee has been the most generic and underwhelming for me. As far as "pocket hip-hop" dancers go, Virgil has been great in his style, has an infectious stage presence but hasn't consistently kept up technically in his non-hip-hop dances the way I hoped he would. But I like him just fine. I dont mind terribly that for whatever reasons the producers keep tweaking the show. Some things though I always wish they;d address better...but thats for another thread.

On the one hand, seeing the show break the pattern of two boys, two girls as finalists was really cool but on the other hand, I was indeed surprised and disappointed that Jim didn't make it over Hailee. That hip-hop last week screwed him over. I have nothing against Hailee ( well maybe just that her short blonde hair + dark eyebrows makes her look like Miley Cyrus) but everytime I plan on being impressed by her, I can't remember what she did on the show. I groaned out loud at the concept for Gaby & Jim's dance. REALLY? SHE HAS A FEVER. Its like middle school girls came up with the literal concepts for the show. It was great to see Anya again and I think Jim danced well with her, TBH. Jaja did great with Alex. I think she is a bit of a phenom in that her expressively mobile face adds so much to her performances, and she does make her work look effortless. I was prepared to dismiss her as a novelty ( white girl krumping) but really...she's a star in the making and I'm not mad at her for it. Megz was bound to go in part because of that paso that she couldn't overcome. But I am a fan. She's fierce, she has abs and her gender-non-conforming self DID end up breaking ground on the show. It mattered to me. She's someone else who has a career if she wants it. I also am completely sympathetic to her difficulty with toe pointing To the poster upthread who said it was easy...nope nope it is not. For some reason ( probably just that all my dance training has not been at all about ballet/modern) I cannot remember to point my toes in the clutch to save my life, hence judges notes forever and demerits in pole dance competitions to that effect. SO Megz...I feel ya. I'm just hoping that next week we get some good choreographies, by maybe some different people. If nothing else, this season fully bored me in terms of what the choreographers had to offer. Also, I would have loved to see everyone's solos be longer. That would be really nice for a final someday.

This is where almost every cut stings a little bit. Except for Derek, I was ready for him to be gone a while back. I was surprised that Neptune got cut, but I think he has a bright career as a pro dancer in LA regardless. He does have " a nice upper body". haha. They could only have gotten away with that concept for Cheeseman's dance with two brown dancers, and it was a fun choreography with lots of elements in it. And extra bonus points for using music by TGU, one of my most favorite groups ever. Virgil is just so adorbs and talented. I hope he makes Top 4. Gaby did great but I think I liked her solo better than her duet. Kudos to her for making tapping to Santana work. Dale shine, girl. JaJa does make everything seem effortless. That and her gorgeous made for stardom persona are probably going to get her to Top 4. I dont think its that she's not "being challenged"...I think she just makes it look that way. It wasn't a very interesting dance but she made it look fun. Jim's solo was perfection. The idea behind his duet with Comfort really sucked and put him at a disadvantage. The "Get Low" routine that Jasmine did last year was a much better use of the deadly snake concept. And ending a routine by implying that you've beheaded your dance partner...yeah...no. Hailee has star quality for sure and she reminds me of Lauren in terms of her affect and energy. But dear god was her solo generic. We'll see how far Booty Shorts and Blondeness will get her, I suppose. Megz was lovely in her solo. I just enjoy looking at her ( #creepercougarfemme) and I think she has awesome fierceness and energy. But that paso didnt suit her at all. I think the show actually does try to work with her gender-non-confirming self in terms of styling but the outfit didnt work. They should have just dressed them both in more masculine clothes and been done with it, IMO. And yes, I am not sure her core strength is the issue. Maybe as a freestyle hip-hop dancer she's used to slightly rounding over in her upper body...that's what killed her lines in the routine. In any case, as much as I adore her, I think her journey is over. And I think she CAN be proud for what and who she repped, coming this far. Some of y'all have hit the nail on the head with this season. What Stage vs Street did was allow some terrific "street" dancers who wouldnt have made the cut otherwise onto the screen and I'm super grateful for that. For the most part, Gaby and Jim were the only truly interesting "stage" dancers for me. All of the dances tailored towards stage were mostly exceedingly boring. If they keep this idea ( and I think its worth another go), I hope they rethink how the dances and styles work out. FInally, the group dances. I totally lost interest half-way through the Prep School opening dance. The street team dance was more fun to watch than stage because it allowed them to get loose and just dance without any overwrought SLs ( AHEM Team Stage).

I started watching AW sometime in 1995, after I moved to San Antonio after college and had intern hours that allowed me to watch soaps on my lunch break. I just happened to flip the channel and I think it was when Ryan proposed to Vicky? So all my favorite SLs are after that. Ryan's death, Grant and Cindy, Gary and Josie ( what a gloriously fucked up yet hot SL that was. The recasting of both actors never really worked for me, although Josie's was somewhat more successful), Gabe & Lorna, etc. I was heartbroken when the show got cancelled. I started watching OLTL for a little while, mostly because many of my favorite actors moved over, but it was never quite the same and I gave up on that show after one too many serial killers, haha. I dont have access to any channels that still re-run AW. But I did buy the commemorative book when it came out!

Most of the show was fun last night. I only FFed through a few routines ( some of the contemporary and the Bollywood routine. I've posted before about how much I hate Nakul's work so I'll spare you), and I loved the conceit/cross-promo of Empire by having the kids do solos to the songs. Most of those were successful although I wish they'd had a bit longer. Some of the solos didnt feel "done" because the time limit was so short. I LOVED Megz and Markos dance. I am Team Megz so I'm glad she's Top 8. The dance looked deceptively easy but they were both killing it, and it was refreshing to see a dance for the pure joy of it. Kayla owned Derek in their duet. I hardly notice him at all. Virgil is such a joy to watch. Seriously. Gaby totally played her solo and her duet, although I was pretty put off by the Azn mishmash implied in the dance. If its supposed to be some martial arts battle then dont dress her like a half-baked geisha. If you're going to Wayang her, then commit to the costuming. As it was, even though there was some awesomely fierce chorey, I was taken out of the moment by the stereotypical bows etc.

I'll take Megz. I'll show myself out now. #cougar

Some things about this season are working for me. I am enjoying the judges and choreographers being slightly franker in their assessments of the work. I do like seeing trios as well as duets, and explicitly mixing up the street and stage dancers ( however you feel about they've been categorized) has produced some cool stuff. My favorite routine was the robot one for all the reasons mentioned. The Kate/Neptune dance was really beautiful ( and sadly resonant in the light of so many current affairs on my mind)..I'm just still not a fan of overwrought contemporary, which sums up my feels about Team Stage in general I guess. The Stacey Tookey trio had Jaja, who continues to be utterly radiant, so there's that. The "spider" routine was visually striking and its nice when they can do that on this show. I FFed through the tragic ballroom dance because I can't take it seriously as a category on this show anymore. I'm still #TeamMegz because I love her energy and her look, but that dance didnt do a whole lot for me ( i think a poster upthread nailed it when they said it was a "hype" dance but was too distanced from the audience for the right effect), hopefully next week will be better.

This episode was more interesting than the audition ones, for sure. The Broadway chorey was much better than Travis', which is becoming a parody of itself. The street dance choreographies held my interest more, even with the tragicomedy of the boys flailing through the first one. I rewound the first group of female dancers at least twice. Damn the women are throwing down on Team Street and I am loving it. Also...completely shallow but I have a major crush on Megs ( the butch freestyler in the multicolored plaid shirt. I mean..those abs...)

This episode had more enjoyable auditions than last week's. Even though it irritated my husband, I forwarded through most intros/sad stories and drawn-out judges discussions and everything was so much better! Haha. I agree that even though I have some doubts about the setup, its allowing more interesting street dancers through for sure. There were a couple of surprising "stage" dancers as well. The tapper who danced to "Bang Bang" and the female half of the engaged duo both overacted a bit for my liking but had some really cool moves and sense of rhythm...they'll do well with an outside eye on their dancing. I actually really enjoyed Queen of Detroit..she had a relaxed swagger about her.

I dunno. Burlesque performer here. Tease would be indicating the tassels, pulling on them etc. If you're going to wear them, twirl them. That was my only critique. I take the tassels off most f my pasties not because I can't twirl but because if t doesn't suit the routine then I dont want them just hanging off my nips uselessly ;) Anyway, I was kind of indifferent as to who snatched the crown this time. I thought it would be Ginger and she did great with her lip-sync but I thought Violet sealed the deal with her performance. I can live with it.

I loved loved loved this episode. It was a completely self-contained gothic romance movie; so well done in all the ways. It definitely gave a bit of insight and backstory to Vanessa and Evelyn, without ringing all the bells and hitting us over the head with too much. Patti Lupone just killed it. That character was so theatrical in her language and gestures and yet she didnt feel like an overblown archetype. Last season's flashback was more solidly tied to the ongoing story, true, but this one just felt better done in every way, including how it was shot. They both added great value to the series. I would watch this one again.