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I'm actually shocked that Camille already told Gabriel. I thought it would drag on until the finale.

There is really nothing like it. Some people say Sanditon but that is absolutely different. The whole vibe is more about hardship poverty and struggles and the show was damaged by the lead actor leaving the show. So don't watch that. I watched Poldark as my bridgerton placeholder which is still not like Bridgerton but at least it has 5 whole seasons with a planned and well executed ending and a very interesting storyline and that was good.

Probably because of the increased focus on Sauron? The showrunners said well before S2 even came out that they know very well that that is what people want to see and it would have been easy to just start the story there and please everybody, but for whatever reason they decided to make people wait 2 years to get to that part.

50% of the season gone and nothing has happened. Way too many plotlines. I know everything will happen in episode 7 but still....

They did not. They were already well into making season 2 when season 1 came out and everyone hated it. The soonest we can see improvement is season 3. The showrunners said in interviews repeatedly that by the time S1 was airing it was just too late to incorporate possible improvements into S2.

Sauron was in that goo form for 1000 years. I don't think it was his "choice" per se, it was just that when he was murdered he sustained huge wounds which drained his energy and it took a long time to regain his power. The showrunners did something really cool here, which they explained in an interview: Do you see that rock that becomes big? It is meant to symbolize the passage of time. They grow very slowly and a fan calculated that for 1 to grow that much it takes about 1000 years. The interview where the showrunners talk about it:

Wow, that opening flashback was darn cool. The part where Adar turned the crown and stabbed Sauron with it was such a twist. Really amazing.

This episode was very very boring. The issue is that it focused mostly on characters and storylines I just do not care about.

Season 3 was so absolutely dreadful, I am very weary of this upcoming season. And we know they are only making season 4 because of the success of the previous seasons, not because there is actually a story to tell. They need new writers that is for sure, or just greatly help out the quack team who made season 3.

That is an extremely low bar.

Interesting comment, because if you read the comments under the trailer a lot of people find it distasteful that they made this girl the main character who does not even have a name in the literary texts and removed the focus from Helm Hammerhand.

Yeah you're probably right. Netflix is very stingy.

This is what I came here to say. Camille comes from an affluent family. It should not take her a long time to find a suitable place to live at all. I think it is more about her being lazy and just focusing on her relationship with the greek lady as opposed to really having trouble finding a place.

Emily looked stunning in her pantomime dress. Very chic. And the kiss at the end of the carriage scene was so cool! It gave me strong sex in the city vibes for some reason, with the way it was hot.

One thing that is undeniable is the look of the show: the cinematogprahy is so on point, a lot of the scenes could be postcards if you stopped them. Breathtaking.

The topics and relationships definitely seem more real this season, more ambiguous and messy like real life is, but I’m not sure I find it worked out smoothly looking at where the show came from. Emily, Gabriel and Camille are still very stereotypical and unrealistic in how they are written at the same time. I wish they wouldn’t make Camille look like a villain so often throughout the series (I mean literally her face, hair, make up and clothing too, I enjoyed her style in season 1 so much, the red boots, indigo jeans, oversized blazer with a red pinstripe, wow). Agree with some commenters that Julien deserves a better arc. He’s a smart guy who could be mean in season one but has his heart in the right place and helped Emily out. I’d love to see him grow, similarly to Sylvie, but maybe more lightheartedly or with more jokes, I could see him have more of his own arc overcoming obstacles.

Yikes.

I wish they chose a more famous actress. I know they went with an unknown to save on her salary but come on....

Well, that end of the episode "twist" could be seen from a mile away. Wendy Covey was the highlight of the episode, I was delighted and surprised when she appeared. Her talent is just on another level. And Peter's slight manipulation of that black haired lady is just painfully obvious & boring to watch.

I am not certain it was a good idea for the show to amp up the father-son relationship drama so much this season. It has been going really hard for 5 episodes now and it is not that fun. Jackson is such a whiny little b-word, when all his father tries to do is just help him. And it is exhausting to watch. And it is so obvious the leader of that magma company is just manipulating everyone in a bid to gain more power or try to take over the company! That much is super clear too and the show is not doing a good job if hiding it. Based on what I am seeing so far, it will not bother me if this is not renewed for a season 3.

Well, there really is just one thing to say about this episode: I am not happy they added this intern character. She totally sucks. Waste of screen time & space. [2].

I am not happy they added this intern character. She totally sucks. Waste of screen time & space.

OMG thank you for posting these and reminding me the show exists. Will watch in the coming days.

Oh my. Really not cool to end a season on a cliffhanger like THAT!

That way across the bridge was super tense. The Otto creature reminds me of appa from avatar so much.