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I think if we're cataloging changes, it's worth pointing out the ravens as well. -Jessamy is not present in the story, and if memory serves, only has one appearance in the entire comic, in "Thermidor." I also question if Alex would have been able to kill her as she's the ghost of a woman who became a dream. -Matthew's character is tweaked a little from the comics. He's less sarcastic and comes across as more friendly and helpful. We also see Morpheus reject him at first. And the backstory is different, since I'm sure they had to lose the connection to Swamp Thing, same as they did with JLI and Infinity, Inc. The one place where I think it improved the story was in relation to Hob. In the comic, Morpheus escapes in time to make their meeting. By keeping him imprisoned for an extra 30+ years, it would look to Hob like he'd actually been rejected, which deepens their reconnection in the present day.

If I had known about that going in, I would have been sure i would hate it. But instead of Brute and Glob torturing the kid so they could be kings of their own little realm, we had Gault giving Jed a space to feel safe and in control because she didn't want to be scary. That's a good change, and I also appreciated that it made Morpheus look like the unreasonable one. If I remember right, she was pregnant before Hector died. She was just an airhead not being able to realize she'd been pregnant for two years while living with him in Jed's dream. The only change that I wasn't crazy about was the way they had to handwave Unity. They seemed to actively try to make the viewer not think too hard about the fact that she'd be 118 in 2022.

As much as I probably shouldn't admit this, the post-coital scene between the Corinthian and Carl was REALLY sexy. I'm glad Carl made it out. The casting on this show is out of this world. Stephen Fry is perfect for Gilbert in a way I can't describe. So too all the other Florida housemates, and the appropriately creepy Nimrod, Funland, and gender-bent Good Doctor. But I'm damned impressed they cast a Lyta who looks so much like Gal Gadot.

I'm impressed that they melded two issues of the comic that are very tonally different into an episode that was so cohesive. I was a bit close to tears at certain points during the first half, particularly the bit with the baby.

On a more meta level, I'm really glad that Sam Kieth and Mark Dringenberg also get creator credits. Given the comic book industry's historic problems with doing that, it's nice that they're forthright that Gaiman wasn't the only midwife that helped birth this baby.

I legitimately gasped and shut my eyes at points during this, particularly when Bette stabbed her eyes. This disturbed the hell out of me, and I think it was in a good way, and still wasn't as horrifying as its comics counterpart. But jeez, some of the gore was brutal.

I'm going to need to digest this one for a while.

I had a lot of negative reaction to Jenna Coleman's casting because I HAAAAAAAAAATED Clara, even though I acknowledge her performance was good. And John Constantine is such an iconic character (and, if I'm being completely honest, one I find attractive), the gender bending was a little iffy for me. But both actor and character were awesome.

Is it wrong that I thought Choronzon was hot?

There are rumors floating around that this is dead now. But James Gunn did confirm that the second season is still happening.

I'm impressed by the speed they're managing to ruin HBOMax.

George’s tweet legitimately broke my heart.

I share this with a heavy heart.

He's not homophobic at all. Back in the 70s and 80s, he wasn't any worse than a lot of people, as depressing as that can be to remember. His daughter (who identifies as non-binary) is married to a woman, and after they came out, you can notice how he wrote about the topic start to shift. I can't speculate as to what his intentions were in the novel, but the film didn't invent it out of whole cloth.

Don't mind me, I'm just geeking out over Martin Tenbones.

I've always had this weird idea in my head that Wakanda is landlocked, so it's been an adjustment to this. And no, I'm not sure why.

I think one of the other reasons that it's so effective is that it literalizes the theme of both Jupe and and the Heywoods' obsession with Jean Jacket: chasing fame will chew you up and spit you out. Speaking of, Jordan Peele released fake opening credits for Gordy's Home. The images parallel much of what we see of Gordy's rampage. And we get the genesis of the winking cowboy.

I actually wondered the same thing. I thought it was ambiguous. I also wasn't quite sure if Angel survived either. Very surprised that the Burbank Fry's is still standing.

I'm sure we'll get more announcements at D23 in September. I mean, Fantastic Four has a release date but no cast? I find that hard to believe.

Also true of the horses. But we're contrasting the Heywoods' respect for the horses' nature with Jup's lack of same. Up to, and including using Lucky as bait. Man, the whole climax was soooooo good. I'm glad it was Em who got to save the day.

IMHO, since the the trailer focused almost exclusively on the women, it's more appropriate to have a female voice. And this was a lot more somber than the original, which I think fits the tone they were going for better.

I mean, they've made a pretty strong case that Ramonda should be the next Black Panther. Also, that cover of "No Woman, No Cry" is awesome.

I had actually wondered if this was still happening.

This was definitely more of a thriller (I've seen more than a few comparing it to Spielberg's summer popcorn movies, and they're apt), but I had a phenomenal time. It did take the story a little too long to get going, but Keke Palmer made up for it.