formerlyfreedom December 15, 2016 Share December 15, 2016 Quote A journalist approaches the family with an offer. At Hap's, a bond is forged with Homer and the others as they hatch a desperate plan. Link to comment
RachelKM December 19, 2016 Share December 19, 2016 (edited) Are the captives going to wear the same clothes for seven plus years? Edited December 20, 2016 by RachelKM 2 Link to comment
numbnut December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 (edited) The pill plan reminded me of Misery. Why would Dr. Creepy buy tomato stock if he's deathly allergic? And how did he survive that fall downstairs without breaking any limbs? Edited December 21, 2016 by numbnut I forgot about the allergy premise 1 6 Link to comment
Sakura12 December 20, 2016 Share December 20, 2016 I wonder if it was a confidence boost for Prairie with those people not thinking her being blind was an hindrance since they were expecting her to do a lot for them. Link to comment
Puffaroo December 23, 2016 Share December 23, 2016 And nobody notices lights on in the abandoned house *every* *night*? 6 Link to comment
KaleyFirefly December 25, 2016 Share December 25, 2016 So finally we know why the teacher is interested in Prairie's story; it seems that her brother recently died. The flashbacks with the captives in the house are so creepy and depressing...I didn't realize this show would be so dark. If only she could have hidden the Epi-Pen from him. 7 Link to comment
hincandenza January 4, 2017 Share January 4, 2017 On 12/25/2016 at 9:06 AM, KaleyFirefly said: So finally we know why the teacher is interested in Prairie's story; it seems that her brother recently died. The flashbacks with the captives in the house are so creepy and depressing...I didn't realize this show would be so dark. If only she could have hidden the Epi-Pen from him. This episode is as far as I've watched so far (just started yesterday, and got through this one before bed). I'm still intrigued, but I really hope we aren't just going to get gut-punch escape failures from the unkillable psycho for another 5 episodes. From the trailer, I figured it'd be a mix of "The Room" and "Stranger Things". As much as I know I couldn't kill another person as a general rule... in a case like that I also know I and most people would have zero problem or hesitation killing him through whatever means are necessary. Their whole letter sending plan was pretty lousy too, including the ring and the stunning inability to catch a slow moving envelope (the stream is 6" wide, just stick both arms in there for chrissakes!); but I guess that at least seems more reasonable that these people would psychologically break after 1+ years and get obsessed like Homer did. I also hope we'll get more explanation as to what draw Prairie has for these people, since she hasn't actually done anything to merit special attention other than come back... yet they have shown up late at night, multiple nights in a row, to listen to her tell stories without knowing what the ending will be. I thought at least in the first or second episode she'd do something magical/supernatural that they'd be like "Whoa!" and realize they're basically committed to seeing it through. As a metaphor for the Netflix experience, it's great; in-show, it makes little sense. I guess maybe all their home lives are so devoid of meaning and connection, that they need to supplement it with companionship with the other misfits and this storyteller in an abandoned attic... a sort of "Prairie home companion" if you will. :) Hey thanks, that's my time- you've been a great audience, be sure to tip your veal and remember to try the waitress! I wondered another thing about the teacher. In addition to the questionable nature of attending these meetings at all (whatever her motivation, it's not clear why she has come to believe Prairie can offer anything to her in dealing with the grief of her brother's death), in this episode she heard that violent irredeemable psychopath Steve is not only still drug dealing at this very house, but is selling illegal testosterone supplements to a still-developing young teenage transgirl (I'm assuming Michelle/Buck is ~15 as she's in high school). That's not just irresponsible like weed or ecstasy, but potentially seriously harmful! Might want to mention that to someone more responsible, teach. :) On 12/23/2016 at 10:09 AM, Puffaroo said: And nobody notices lights on in the abandoned house *every* *night*? To be fair, that house is in a part of the neighborhood that never got developed, and I imagine that by now the neighbors who can even see the house would expect it's where the teenagers go to drink and think little of it. 4 Link to comment
LeGrandElephant January 23, 2017 Share January 23, 2017 (edited) Well, so far its compelling. I turned it on intending to half-watch while doing some other stuff and ended up fully watching it. But, I'm not sure how much I can stand to keep watching this miserable captive set up, and I'm also not sure what they can fill in the flashbacks that would satisfactorily explain how Prairie has behaved since being back (not telling the police about the captivity could be justified if Hap and all the other captives are dead, I guess, but that would be annoying from a TV point of view) or explain all these people listening to her (especially the teacher) or what her whole plan is with them being brave and strong and flexible and leaving their doors open. I know more episodes are out and I'm behind watching this, but up until this episode we know: Prairie was gone 7 years, so there's a lot more time still to fill up, any escape attempts right now can't work. It seems Creepy Captor is trying to study Near Death Experiences, maybe by trying to kills his captives and bring them back (she said at one point "we all died more times than I can count"), and he failed to bring August back after the last one? Though, didn't we see one guy get gassed and then be back downstairs a few days later without apparently telling Prairie what happens when you're gassed? If they're unconscious through all of it, how can he be studying near death experiences? But anyway, they've made a dubious connection between near death experiences and coming back with super special skills (though I didn't think the violin playing or singing sounded all that special). Maybe a near death experience at some point brought Prairie's sight back? Iffy given that the first one apparently took away her sight and gave her her (ordinary-sounding) violin skills. But she did say "we all died more times than I can count" and the guy is styling NDEs so I'm assuming he repeatedly kills and brings them back somehow. Prairie implied she wanted Steve and the others to help her help some people. If her friends are still captive and she wants to rescue them, what justifies her not getting the police in on that? And what could explain her jumping off the bridge at the beginning? If her friends are all dead but Hap is still alive, she should still be getting the police after him. If he is also dead, then I guess she has no moral obligation to save anyone - she should at least be trying to tell the other captives families what happened, but that isn't as urgent. But then, that still doesn't explain her jumping off the bridge in an attempt to get back to them, or the whole storytelling leave your doors open thing. I assume they're going somewhere supernatural, but even then... Basically, the show is compelling so far but this kind of show with a buildup of bizarre mystery is only as good as the final mystery reveal, and I'm skeptical that they can come up with a satisfactory explanation for all of the above. But, I'm going to keep watching for now in the hopes that they do. Edited January 23, 2017 by LeGrandElephant 1 4 Link to comment
Madding crowd March 4, 2017 Share March 4, 2017 Just started watching this on recommendation from a friend. Each episode seems like a different story/direction. The first one was a complete mystery and I was thinking maybe alien abduction. The second one was mystical mixed with a stranger things vibe. This one is your basic psychopath kidnap movie complete with failed escape attempts. My friend started some kind of OA discussion group to talk about the spiritual elements but so far I don't see a lot beyond the basic idea of coming back from the dead with a talent. I will keep watching cause I want to know what the heck OA means. Link to comment
atlantaloves July 20, 2018 Share July 20, 2018 Yeah, Madding, I want to now what OA means as well. Other Alien? Okay, watchers out there, is this worth my time? Help! Link to comment
Paloma November 5, 2018 Share November 5, 2018 On 7/20/2018 at 3:11 PM, atlantaloves said: Yeah, Madding, I want to now what OA means as well. Other Alien? Okay, watchers out there, is this worth my time? Help! I realize your comment was months ago so you may have decided not to watch anymore, but I do think it is worth your time if you like a mystery with sci-fi (or supernatural) and psychological elements. The varied elements did come together for me, though obviously others may disagree. Link to comment
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