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Hmm. Does this iterative process also apply to determine the lengths the Nefarious Redheads (formerly Rosalind, now the almost-as-ridonkulous Monica) get to go to?
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I almost gave up at the autopsy scene. I mean, obviously Bailey can do everything ever, but, seriously, what would possess Nolan to think they could or should perform an impromptu autopsy? If the episode immediately following your main character’s wedding is called “Trouble in Paradise,” is it lampshading, on-the-nose, or a tacit admission that your show’s OTP is :: pppbbbtt:: ? Nolan seemed much more excited about his new spy tech toys than about his new bride. They’re not supposed to be giddy twenty-somethings, obviously, but that is … not good.
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At first, I thought it looked like Noah had been blinded. Nightmarish.
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I think I liked it, but as soon as Voight told ASA Chapman “We’re all he’s got,” I knew Voight would end up taking the kid in. The Justin-anvils were thick on the ground.
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Considering what a game-changer AW was to the form and substance of the genre, I agree. And I definitely remember the location shoot where Catlin saved Sally from the runaway horse.
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Does anyone know if Heida Reed had an option in her contract for a short stint on the show? Or maybe she signed on for only two seasons? Because Kellett’s backstory now feels kind of like a ripcord that was always waiting to be pulled. I’ll miss Jamie, I think. Reed had nice chemistry with the rest of the cast.
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Is it wrong that I wanted the show to prove to me that Tank was fine before anyone went back into the building?
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"The Unholy Ms. Reynolds"? In 1947? Nnnnope. (Mind you, it is Michelle Yeoh we're talking about, so maybe she's also a time traveller?) I thought it was properly atmospheric, and I liked Tina Fey in this dramatic role (although her Midatlantic accent comes and goes more than Alicia's ghost). I was sorry to see Michelle Yeoh peg out so early.
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I find I agree that linking the stories into a continuing narrative wasn't as effective in this season. And, while I can see the argument, at least to some extent, that Peggy's become a little too perfect, I find the character, and Hayley Atwell's performance, so appealing that I can't summon much outrage about it. (Agent Carter remains one of my favourite pieces in the Marvel Universe output, partly for its light touch.) I also found Strange Supreme's heel-face-hell (heh) pivoting a little hard to follow -- or care much about, since Marvel seems to be making a habit of reversing character growth for plot-related reasons, in ways that I find mostly cheap. (:: side-eyes Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Blame The Woman ::)
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This sums up my feelings pretty much exactly. I don't mind telling you, though, that when Marion finally showed up on screen, I sobbed like a baby. (Maybe Chekov's Divorce Papers should have been a clue? Likely. Does that make me a sucker? Don't really care.) The reunion scene alone was worth the limitations of the rest, maybe even bumps it up to to a 4 out of 5 for me. Edited to add: I assume that the "Indy wakes up to a noisy neighbour" repetition-slash-return scene meant that he was returned to a point before the murders actually happened (admittedly I haven't thought about this too hard). It was nice to see Sallah again; John Rhys-Davis always makes things better.
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S02.E04: What If… Iron Man Crashed into the Grandmaster?
Sandman replied to saoirse's topic in What If...?
OMG, even in animated form the Grandmaster is charmless and boring as fuck. Someone needs to tell Jeff Goldblum (and Marvel) he's not nearly as funny as he thinks he is. This episode was just a slog to get through. -
See Glory, if you can. The cast is altogether wonderful, and he stands out in a great field. Homicide wasn’t my favourite performance of his, but everything I found self-conscious or mannered about him as Frank Pembleton seemed to make Raymond J. Holt ever more brilliantly realized. He was a marvellous actor, and he’s gone too soon. Damn.
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You mean judgy? Well, since Red Halstead, Ethan and Natalie are all gone, probably not. Seriously, I miss Big Red (remember when Maggie tried to make that happen?), but I will not miss Jack. I was waiting for the other entitled evil shoe to drop through his whole storyline.
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I think it’s always been canonical that Sarek discouraged Spock from joining Starfleet, rather than accepting a place at the Vulcan Science Academy (though this might be less about Vulcan feelings of cultural superiority, and more about career prestige, kind of like the way some parents prioritize getting accepted into medical school over joining the army, say). And we know T’Pau was the only person ever to refuse a seat on the Federation Council. So I would say that there’s evidence that some parts of Vulcan society (old school, perhaps?) have a degree of reservation when it comes to the Federation.