Can't wait for a baby John Wick cameo where he kicks everyone's ass with his BB gun!
The absence of Durin and the dwarves this episode after they were the best part of the last episode was severely missed. But we still got some great world building with continued beautiful visuals. I really enjoyed the attempted prisoner escape scene at the end of the episode and Arondir is becoming one of my early favorite characters.
What an amazing episode. This was peak TV.
One of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen, didn't let off the throttle through it's entirety. Can't wait for the final season!
I'm by no means a Tolkien expert so I can't say anything about how this fits in. Maybe that's an advantage as usually, people who have intimate knowledge tend to compare so much that they don´t enjoy what's there. Been there myself more than once.
It feels grand, the scenery and especially the soundtrack. The dialogue is great. Nothing like you hear in contemporary shows. I liked Galadriel in the movies and I'm really looking forward to learn more about her. I'm already beginning to somewhat fall in love with Morfydd Clark.
What can I say - it's but one episode but it was absolutely worth the wait.
They seem to be very confident that this is going to be running for a long time as the plot unfolds very slow. But I like it, it establishes the characters and gives them ample time to grow. I hope every now and then they throw something in to keep interest up because you can only live of a massive budget for so long.
Oh no.
All of a sudden, everything is so badly shot and directed. What happened? So many odd angles and cuts and lines of dialogue! For example, there's a wide-angle shot that makes Usopp's right shoulder and arm look twice the size of the rest of his body.
Out of nowhere some of the characters are very one-note, you could basically describe the entirety of Zoro's dialogue with "I'm edgy, I need a drink."
Usopp's arc was never my favorite in the manga, but they somehow managed to completely bastardize his story in one episode. He's barely the focus of his own introductory episode, and by the end I am not sold on his character enough to sympathize with him.
There is also way too much unnecessary Marine stuff with little payoff.
Why is Koby the one helping Usopp instead of Luffy???
so relatable, i have mad anxiety and has been the major cause of me stressing over my studies and stuff so it's really nice to see my favourite fictional character going through the same thing as me
This was EPIC. So intense and just filled with both tense and exciting moments, capped off with an amazing twist to end on a harrowing note. Far and away the best episode of the show so far, and not just because of the wall to wall action. Yes the action was awesome and very engaging, but it was also the payoff to 5 episodes of buildup for two of the main storylines. Seeing these battles finally happen and characters we know meeting and interacting for the first time brought so much catharsis. I think the episode really benefitted from focusing on this one storyline for the entirety of the episode, so we could stay in it and experience it uninterrupted with all of the characters. This felt like the peak of the show and what it had been building to, and now we will deal the aftermath for the final episodes of the season. This episode is the first time I feel like I am truly loving the show.
It's like Robot Chicken, but without the jokes. I'll give it a few more episodes, but very disappointed for now.
"Why tell a deadman the future?"
I couldn't have asked for a more fitting finale for this "piece of an art" mini-series. The bar was set high. It could've been either like the GoT finale or Breaking Bad finale. So glad they stayed consistent from start to finish. Undoubtedly, this ranks among the greatest miniseries ever produced.
Many people may be dissatisfied with the finale if they expected to watch an all-out war, which contradicts the entire idea of the show.
Can you imagine the storm that will break loose when Leif and Harald find out what Harekr has done ?
I hope I won't have to wait until season three to see that.
At this point there’s not much else to say other than this show continues to impress in virtually every way. Every character is just written so well and the tension between characters is enthralling. We’re gearing up for Targaryen vs Hightower very soon and I love it.
At some point in the future I will watch all this again as I'm sure I'm missing things. But it was amazing to see how everything came together into a spectacular finale that felt like a season ending episode.
This episode was amazing. Great animation and excellent story had me hooked till the very end.
how could a film that bases an entire storyline around a Ratatouille joke not be absolutely fantastic?
Yosh! Everyone and their mom's favourite live action anime is back! I could have used a recap, as I can't quite recall where they left things off, and I can't remember a few characters... But, anyway, the show gives us no time to reminisce and puts us right back into action! Solid, adrenaline pumping season premiere, but no crazy levels of excitement nor emotionally twisted as the first season... Yet. I'm looking forward to see what will they do with this one!
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
01x04 - The Fight: 8.2/10 (Great)
Well, that was undoubtedly an eventful episode. A mutiny in which people act irrationally out of fear, with no justification other than panic. On top of that, it provides illustrations of greed. Like Dark, it's heavy on philosophical and thought-provoking elements. After four episodes, I am still trying to comprehend the more cryptic components. I had at first assumed that the two ships, The Kerberos and The Prometheus, existed in different universes with overlapping realities and that the passengers' memories were splintered as a result. The glitches and the fact that every episode's opening sequence has played out the same way allude to a simulation. I have a few more theories: perhaps teleportation is more significant than time travel in “1899”? Is this young boy supposed to represent Prometheus, a figure from the Greek mythos? Lots of questions, barely any resolutions; keeps the viewer guessing; isn't afraid to be puzzling; exactly what I signed up for. My only complaint is that the lack of emoting between the characters makes it seem like they aren't even attempting to make each other comprehend what they're saying.
Went in to this with little expectations and not much knowledge of the originals. Was pleasantly surprised by the overall quality, performances and fun of the film and ended up having a great time watching!
3/10 (+1 for Hailee cameo)
Look, I wouldn't waste your time yapping how bad The Marvels is – the internet's got that covered. Let's just say Nick Fury could've seen the plot twist with one eye closed, blindfolded, and asleep.
To begin with,I went in expecting a lukewarm 5/10 with some good fighting scenes, but even that was too optimistic of me. Captain Marvel was also a mediocre movie for me, too bland and generic with little to no plot. The general formula for a sequel is to take everything in the prequel and make it a thousand times better. Same weak formula, tripled down on everything that made the first one meh. Poorly written female character? Triple it. Forgettable villains? Check. Corny and forced jokes? Check. Recycled plot lines? Recycle it again.
Overall its a cosmic snooze-fest.
Better be the most satisfying episode of the season, cant wait for Mahito's ass whopping
While I appreciate the themes posed in the first half about assimilation and the struggles of connecting with a culture you're both from but not connected to at all, It Lives Inside decides to squander this deep and interesting angle in favour of the most cookie cutter horror tropes and scares imaginable. Unable to fully throw its punches due to a very restrictive PG-13 rating, It Lives Inside drops back to a level of mediocrity which is almost insulting given the promise it sets out the gate. I think they really could have had something special here, a monster from a seldom represented culture in the horror space, with an underlying message about the pressures of first generation immigrants in their respective new homeland, attempting to both adhere to the expectations of the place they're growing up, while also trying to connect with the culture and customs of their parents. A shame really, sometimes knowing that something could have been great is worse than it just being bad, and I truly think It Lives Inside could have been special.
Even though I watched around 100 episodes of the anime a few years ago, I don't remember much of it. So, I'm kinda watching this as someone who doesn't have much of a clue about the source material (though I recognise the main characters, of course). As such, I found this episode to be a lot of fun! Solid action, nice stretchy Luffy arms and well rounded humour. I like the guy who plays Luffy, he's doing a good job portraying the character, from what I remember.
We all know the probability of this series being killed by Netflix after the first season is high, but I sure hope to still be watching more live-action stuff from One Piece in the distant future, as its universe has lots, and lots, and lots to give.
Two thumbs up, from me!
That was a convenient way to solve the Darksaber issue. A bit too convenient if you'd ask me. But those final scenes couldn't safe the episode from basically just being a constructed, unessessary and boring sub plot to provide guest roles for some well known names. And they were not even great characters. With only eight episodes per season they really should not waste time on those things.
The one question this episode raised for me is: could have been Mandalorians that freed Gideon after all if so many of them became mercenaries ?
Loving how this season is building up to the rise of the New Order. This is the way!
I really don't like Olaf but the actor playing him I do. And I really hope that Ælfgifu is not repeating her mistake of trusting him.
Not really many surprises here otherwise. Both revelations of the boy actually being a girl and the true intensions of the Jomsvikings were obvious.
I wonder how Godwin will react now that the Queen has killed (yes, she did) Aelfwynn.
Chastain's performance is as brilliant and classy as ever no matter what role she plays. She's truly one of the rare gems of today's film industry that shines with talent. Netflix though still sucks! Lol!
