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On 4/29/2023 at 7:32 PM, FilmTVGeek80 said:
The whole category this year was already changed so it really is the youngest of the pack who compete against each other. I don't watch B&B or Y&R but there don't seem to be that many younger actors in the first place to make it that competitive anyway.
The category used to be great for highlighting up and coming talent. They should have capped the age at 21, because they're basically relegating the entire "teen scene" to the supporting categories, which are already crowded. There are so few soaps left, and so few child performers, that this category may as well be dead under the new rules.
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1 minute ago, TaraS1 said:
Did I miss who sent Roman the video of Logan?
It was Kendall.
11 minutes ago, Francie said:I have a new wishlist item: Greg goes down for ordering the sound person to alter Logan's words. Like goes to white collar country club prison for a couple months going down. Because altering Logan's pitch from whatever percent it was to double seems hella illegal to me. Like fraud in the inducement of the existing and potential investors and perhaps a whole host of other federal trade regulations and laws. Sure, Greg was following orders, but that does not get him off the hook (and, nope, not going to make a comparison of that with Matsson's tweet).
I feel like in this instance, Logan or his estate are the only ones who could sue over it. Kendall had the finance guy running the numbers, and he said they could make an argument for the claim.
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15 hours ago, lids said:
See, I would have bought that they were volunteer jurors, except that half the jurors were trying to get out of jury duty. And why would Marsden be there - also trying to get out of serving - if he volunteered? Were they trying to say that some jurors came from Craigslist and some jurors were summoned?
There are so many potential holes here. Like if only some of the jurors were recruited as volunteers, but others were "summoned" traditionally, what would happen to the documentary crew if one of the "summoned" jurors didn't want to be a part of the documentary? Or, what would happen if none of the recruited jurors were selected to sit on the trial. It was a fun show, but it depended heavily on Ron not asking too many questions.
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2 minutes ago, Lassus said:
It's run by Waystar
This episode felt very much like Waystar = Disney (I know, overall it's Roys=Murdochs, but for this specific product...) in which case, I 100% believe retirees would funnel all of their remaining savings into the brand.
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5 minutes ago, Jordan Baker said:
And I thought there was a chance that Kendall was going into the rough surf to (possibly) kill himself
After Logan's shocking death (I mean we all knew he was going to die, but the story beat it happened on was shocking to me) I 100% thought Kendall was going to drown.
6 minutes ago, Jordan Baker said:And when the camera panned in on Tom with this hand on Shiv's waist (in the crying office), I thought he figured out that she was pregnant.
I thought the same thing. There was a very deliberate shot of Tom touching Shiv's waist. Has there been confirmation that he doesn't know she's pregnant? I think he already knows.
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Just now, tomsmom said:
1. Where does Shiv get off being pissed about them not including her? Did she tell them about the blood deliveries? How bout taking that pic to send to him?
I think it's a perfect example of Everyone's an A-hole here. Kendall and Roman are both being shady with their plot to hold onto the company and cut Shiv out of their plans, meanwhile Shiv is holding onto pivotal information that would support Kendall and Roman's "concerns." There are no heroes here.
6 hours ago, thuganomics85 said:And I actually enjoy the stuff with her and Tom. Granted, a lot of it is that I think Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfayden really can convey a lot with just their glances and looks, and really sell the history and twisted relationship between these two characters. But I actually kind of like that they seem to be more honest with one another now. Still think their relationship is doomed to always be toxic, but I can see them actually finding a place where they can live with one another. And for these two? Maybe that would actually be enough.
I agree. It's an interesting shift in their dynamic. Throughout the series, Tom has been willing to kiss any ass that was in power, until it was decided that Shiv would be Logan's successor. Now he actually seems to respect her as a player. Also, when they were discussing that every move they make is for their own self interest, I couldn't help but think of the season 2 finale when Shiv begged Logan to spare Tom. I'm sure they'll betray one another before series end, but their story was the only one holding my attention this episode.
I do feel like they killed off Logan too early this season. Or, at least, the aftermath of Logan's death isn't what I expected. I agree with a past poster. They haven't even buried him yet! I would have preferred the kids versus Logan's estate to all this Mattson stuff.
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I will say, as someone who could barely make it 10 chapters into the book (after loving the original trilogy) the trailer did hold my interest.
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On 4/22/2023 at 6:13 PM, GHScorpiosRule said:
And I don’t know what they were smoking when they tried to say where Sadie was driving in that bridge surrounded by trees was “somewhere on the outskirts of Washington, DC” Yeah, riiiiiiight. 😒
It depends on what you consider “outskirts” because it does in fact look like that around 45 minutes outside of DC.
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On 4/21/2023 at 9:01 PM, ribboninthesky1 said:
In this, Ana has a distractingly bad wig.
It’s so bad!
On 4/22/2023 at 9:54 PM, shantown said:It took me WAY too long to recognize Tate Donovan as the dad!
Me too! I was just aghast that we were supposed to believe that Tate Donovan was Chris Evans’ dad, but then I realized he’s almost 60. When did that happen!?!
This movie was originally supposed to star Scarlett Johansson, and I think she would have been much better suited for the role. Although the script was so weak, I doubt it would have helped much.
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11 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:
I kind of wonder if Ryan Murphy flat out refused to let Rob cast John Owen as his son on 911 Austin. LOL Let's be honest, Ryan only does very pretty boys on his shows.
Ryan Murphy loves casting nepo babies too! Emma Roberts, Kaia Gerber, and Paris Jackson are all heavily in his rotation.
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4 minutes ago, MrWhyt said:
this season was pretty uneven, though mostly enjoyable IMO. What's with the jet/rocket packs? in one episode they don''t have the range to chase a space -roc and in this they can take a guy into orbit.
Yes, and while the battle by jetpack was cool to watch, all I could think about was whether they found the Imperial jet fuel stash to tap off of after spending so much time flying around Mandalore before they got there.
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3 hours ago, notagain said:
I hope the Darth Vader wannabe is truly dead.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of his Force sensitive clones survived. Then again, we all speculated the worst for this episode, and it ended with Din relaxing on the porch while his son played happily in the front yard.
14 minutes ago, KeithJ said:He really put up too much of a fight against Mando and Bo and I wouldn't think someone with normal hand strength can just crush the Darksaber handle.
Seriously. What a piece of junk! Maybe Grogu will rebuild it with proper Jedi finesse. Although all of Anakin's light saber hilts broke too, so...
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48 minutes ago, NeenerNeener said:
I need to watch that scene where Kerry's bag broke all over the floor again, because there is some speculation that Kerry is pregnant too. Unless Logan rewrote his will, Kerry's kid will be illegitimate and gets N.O.T.H.I.N.G.
If she can prove paternity, can she sue the estate for child support? How does that work when the parent is dead?
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7 minutes ago, Carolina Girl said:
There's a part of me that wonders if Connor is going to try to spring his mother from the institution - if, of course, she's still alive. I can see Logan Roy being an abusive husband (physically and mentally) and locking her away to keep her from exposing him. Now what Logan is dead, maybe Connor can throw a little muscle and get her freed.
They have mentioned her a lot this season.
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4 minutes ago, Lassus said:
BTW, I like to criticize because it's appointment television now and think the show is brilliant.
One of my criticisms today is Greg. Maybe it's me, but I DON'T see any growth there. Maybe that's the point I suppose, but he's just the same every week. It's actually pretty tiresome and I hated him as a character even more this week. (I don't hate the character, I hate that he is a character at all.)
Agreed. Greg has been totally unnecessary the last two episodes. I fell like even the writers know it, since they had him penciled into Logan's wishes as a question mark.
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Someone pointed out that Kendall Logan Roy has the initials "KLR"... Logan named him Killer.
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28 minutes ago, Pestilentia said:
Regardless- she is his wife. That's the most "intimate" relationship out there- a wife 'wins' the position of #1 Mourner by default.
Had he wanted her to not be his wife (and entitled to all that entails) he could have ended it at any time- he did not choose to do that. So legally she is still afforded the respect and consideration due a Grieving Widow.
I'll root for her. You don't live with a man like Logan Roy (and horror of horrors, sleep with him) without giving up parts of yourself even if you do get to shop in Italy the entire season. The misery she had to endure by being around him, being marginalized, disregarded, ignored- IMO she deserves every cent and piece of property she can get her hands on. She put in the time and now is due the payoff- I kinda hope she is able to screw everyone over.
She won't, but she'll be fine and god willing enjoy many years of not even having to think about what a miserable old bastard Logan was other than raising a glass to him every time she checks her bank statement.
She showed a lot of genuine devotion toward him while he was recovering from his stroke. I think all of her insistence that she and Logan spoke intimately every night, was more of keeping with the narrative of "the firm" than to hold onto her piece of the pie. She's legally his wife, I agree with you, had Logan wanted another arrangement, he would have quietly bought her out, but he didn't. Reap the benefit of your patience, Marcia!
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5 hours ago, nilyank said:
What is exactly is the timeline since last season's finale?
Somebody noted that Marcia hadn’t seen Logan in 7 weeks, so it’s been at least 7 weeks since Caroline’s wedding.
The other clue is Shiv’s pregnancy. She just got the results from her amnio, which is done around 14 weeks, at the earliest. Plus you have to subtract the two weeks from pregnancy, where you’re not actually pregnant, so if the baby is Tom’s and they conceived during their “I don’t even love you” sex, about 3-4 months have passed since the finale.
I didn’t get the impression she was pregnant during season 3. I don’t think she would be so adamant about embryos if she were already pregnant, unless she was still in denial. Tom was actively trying to conceive before he went to prison, so maybe. It’s also possible that the baby isn’t his, which could stretch the timeline further.
So the answer to your question is at minimum 7 weeks have passed, but more likely 3-4 months have passed, potentially more.
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15 hours ago, BC4ME said:
Not that this tracks consistently with the show but the fake obit the LA Times wrote for Logan Roy claimed he was 84 when he died. He was 80 at his birthday in the first season.
Brian Cox is only 76 so not sure how he felt about that but he was probably fine with it. It's hard to tell his age actually.
I thought the LA Obit said "84... we think" or something tongue and cheek along those lines. The gap between season 1 and 2 was a couple of days. Kendall barely had any time to dry out before they plucked him from rehab. And then the gap between season 2 and 3 was mere minutes, because we followed Kendall out of the press conference. The gap between season 3 and 4 has been the only one to have an appreciable shift in time, but not a huge amount, because the deal still hasn't closed.
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3 hours ago, SnarkAttack said:
Does anyone know the timespan that the series is supposed to have covered?
According to the HBO Podcast, season 4 is going to be 10 consecutive days, with an episode covering each day.
Vulture did an analysis, and it looks like approximately one year has passed between the Pilot and the season 4 premiere, since they both involve Logan's birthday.
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I saw someone compare Din to Jon Snow, and I swear, if they give Bo-Katan the Daenerys "Mad Queen" arc, I'll riot.
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13 hours ago, Nacos for Rufus said:
Oh, and I do not trust the Armorer. She seemed a little too eager to get off planet. You’d think she’d be all fired up to get that forge going…
Yeah, the fact we followed her off planet to the ship felt ominous. I don’t know if it was for suspense, since we knew the Imperials were after them, we just didn’t know when they’d show up. Plus the episode was called “The Spies” so I was waiting for a big betrayal. It felt nefarious.
Okay, so I don’t ship Bo and Din, but I like that she’s basically adopted Grogu as well, and they’re both proud parents with different world views that have managed to compliment one another. I can see this show ending with them ruling together in some capacity, with Grogu as their heir.
I wonder if the mentions of Thrawn is a warning that this show will crossover with Ahsoka, and whatever cliffhanger they establish at the end of this season will be neatly resolved in the middle of another show, a la The Book of Boba Fett.
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4 minutes ago, Pj3422 said:
I’m thinking it might be the guy who was standing just outside the room the kids were meeting in. Check about 27 minutes in, as Kendall is leaving the room yelling into the phone for his dad’s doctor.
I ended up watching the episode a second time, and there were so many extras in every scene with the kids openly talking about their father's health. When Kendall was on the roof demanding the best "Airplane Medicine Doctor in the World" the camera zoomed out to show there were wedding guests sitting a few feet away outside the frame.
There was also a shot where Tom was finding a private spot to call Greg and there were a bunch of randos sitting in the back room. Press, maybe?
People also make a hobby of listening to air traffic control towers and Flight Aware, so there may have been speculation of a plane requiring an emergency landing, and the change of Waystar's flight path.
Basically, there were a ton of incidences where the news could have been leaked.
The incident reminded me of when Carrie Fisher died, and the reports started to leak mid-flight (obviously it leaked quickly because it was a commercial flight with a lot more witnesses)
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11 minutes ago, sistermagpie said:
I know there's been some official things that say that, but to me it always seems like him being the middle child is like Roman clearly being married with a child in the pilot. His character changed, and it's now hard to believe that he's not the youngest because he so obviously seems like he is...so I go with that. Whatever they originally intended when he and Kendall both had kids, he's the youngest now.
Shiv is always listed as Logan's youngest child and only daughter. I agree that Roman radiates "youngest child energy" but Shiv is younger (Sarah Snook is even 5 years younger than Kieren Culkin)
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The landscape of television has changed so much since the last strike, I don't think the impacts of this one will be immediately felt. In 2007, we were still looking at 20+ episode seasons, all of which were abruptly cut short with the strike. Now you have 10 episode seasons that are all in the can before they premiere. It'll be months before the general public starts making noise, unless they start threatening a delay to something like Stranger Things production schedule.