Ike: Where's the pretty one?
Richard: I am the pretty one.
Ike: This is $5,000.
Richard: Yes, it is.
Ike: I'm pretty damn sure I said $7,500.
Richard: Hmm... I'm pretty damn sure you said $5,000... and ow.
Ike: What?
Richard: punches him
Ike: Ow!
Richard: Yeah, I thought so... Knock, knock.
Ike: Who's there?
Richard: My balls, dickhead.
This was an INCREDIBLE episode, however, there are two flaws I really want to address:
I would have loved to have had more info on the shooter - I know this isn't a police procedural show, but you'd think since Nic was a witness, there'd at least be police presence and her being questioned on the entire situation ???
The argument with Conrad and Nic at the beginning made the episode and its meaning feel much more weak, at least for me. Despite how hard-hitting that ending was, it's hard to get over the fact that there was just this entire block of relationship drama for the first 5 minutes... Just doesn't really sit right, doesn't mesh with the pace and overall narrative to an otherwise spectacular episode.
Other than that, it was well-written and definitely one of the best of the series so far.
Dominique's acting was EN POINTE this episode!
i'm sorry... but that haircut makes him kinda look like lord farquaad :joy:
How is it that the actual Aussie voice actor doesn't sound Aussie at all? :')
The show's lost. It's lacking in everything from individual episode plots to character development. The writers seem to be dragging things out and I almost fell asleep during this episode... I mean, you kinda have to expect it after five seasons, though.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the fact they decided to put an Aly & AJ song yet again in the soundtrack to the episodes - in this case, it was I Know playing through Liv's headphones at the very end, which is a bop!
Well done and congrats to Danielle Panabaker for her directorial debut with this episode! It was definitely one of the better episodes of this season so far.
After seeing this, I just want to say one thing: I'M VERY CONFUSED.
Admittedly I didn't watch the trailer nor did I notice the word 'comedy' under the genres, but I'd started this film believing it was in the same depths as the books Into The Water or The Perfect Stranger, or possibly even ( both film and book ) Gone Girl - although I know little to none will ever compare to the latter.
This film is... A little over the place. I think I'm thrown off because of the comedy aspect of it - they really try to make Lively's character, Emily, seem like the mysterious "enigma", but then it easily gets replaced with such a stark contrast from Stephanie and her quirky vlogging self - I find most times she appears, she seems to brush away all the mystery of the storyline... It's as though the people who worked on the script didn't know whether they wanted more of a comedy or a mystery-thriller and chucked in a bit of both.
If anything, I did like Blake Lively's portrayal in this film, and it's great to see Henry Goulding expanding his resume. The wardrobe department did a decent job, too, although I feel putting Lively in all those suits was more of a thirst trap, and it felt somewhat excessive, if I'm honest - I can agree the everyday woman will wear a powersuit to work, but let me know if there's anyone to recall that would go to this extent.
Overall, I probably wouldn't watch it again. It's not quite thrilling nor does it have many mysteries for one to try and solve ( in fact, everything was a little too predictable ), but it was entertaining enough to get through, so I'll give it that.
Probably the best episode to date - lots of little plot twists that genuinely made me gasp, the antagonists in the forest were interesting and genuinely likeable ( Emma was my favourite! ), and the subplot didn't feel too overpowering this time around, too.
PS - the fire cinders in the guy's face reminded me so much of that one scene in The Lion King hahaha!
Eddie: Mr. Grant says the idea that everyone must go to college to lead a successful life is a total myth.
Jessica: Excuse me?
Eddie: I'm just saying, maybe I don't go to college.
Jessica: Eddie, you are going to college!
Eddie: Or maybe I'm not. We don't have to decide today.
Jessica: I knew it...You're sick.
Most relatable part of the episode.
I started this show because the premise of it sounded much like Person Of Interest, which is probably my favourite show ever. But I'm 3 episodes in and it's sort of getting boring already - so far the episodes have had pretty much the exact same storyline - it's much too predictable to really feel interesting at this point. The character dynamics are different but in a nice way, and very diverse ( wlw couple and an interracial friendship which I assume is going to continue to develop over the season to a romantic one ), which is a great and refreshing feature that not many shows even now dare to explore so openly. I'll give it a few more episodes, though, hopefully it picks up to something better.
