I was in a pretty crappy mood this morning, but fortunately found myself with a few extra minutes before work. was able to squeeze this episode in, and right from the opening scene, I was laughing. Still not thrilled about going into work, but I feel much better. This might be the best show on TV these days.
OK, so you want to tell me that the Russians went to invade Norway by using a giant armada consisting of hundreds of ships that are driven by bucket wheels for some reason. They also have landing crafs D-Day-style.. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???
Please, History Channel, it's time do delete that "History" part from your brand name.
Hasn't anyone noticed that the Meow Meow Beenz app was used identically for a Black Mirror episode? It's basically the same plot but treated differently
Vikings turning into a WTHITH series wasn't what I expected when I first started watching it back when season 1 just came out. What does WTHITH stand for you wonder? Why The Hell Is This Happening
Why the hell is Lageartha dying in such a weird, uninteresting way that just leaves me thinking "wait, what, why"
Why the hell is there a plot involving Ivar's dead wife that is now ressurected and SOMEHOW ended up in Ukraine and SOMEHOW she met prince Oleg and told him all about Ivar and if it's not actually Freydis then it makes no sense and is unbelievably stupid
Why the hell does the Flatnose guy that Edge plays suddenly does a complete 180 and saves Bjorn when his goal all along was to kill him
Why the hell does the guy that saves Bjorn that looks like he's 45 say that he's too young to remember Ragnar
Why the hell there isn't a single character from season 1 alive anymore (and played by the same actor)
Why the hell there hasn't been one scene involving King Alfred this season
Why
Fuck me I'm glad that this is the final season. Let it rest already.
wendy's storyline was totally disposable
Hall pass? SERIOUSLY? Goddammit. Give Kevin a proper soulmate already.
The FDA investigation might be the worst thing I've ever seen on television. Everything about was bad: the room, the characters, the story. It soured this whole series to waste half an episode on that trash.
If it weren't for the final minutes, I don't think I would bother to keep watching. Very uninteresting pilot.
This is not the correct date, it's the animated special that is airing on June 17th.
Otis is seriously pissing me off this season. Back in season 1 he was, for the most part, "compellingly odd" as Maeve once said. This season, however, he's been doing nothing but antagonizing everyone around him from his mother to Jakob to Ola to Maeve and it's annoying as hell. The speech he made in this episode was just a bunch of self-righteous bullshit. I've been shipping him with Maeve from the start, but tbh now I think Maeve deserves better than this entitled little shit.
The man who rode that train was built weak and born to fail. You fixed him. Now forget about it. Teddy 2.0
Dolores wanting to change everything but herself, Maeve wanting to change herself to influence the world.
What we learned in Phase Space
Dolores is
programming and testing and Arnold bot
Or maybe, that's not her (or her cr4-dl consciousness). That's Ford. He needs to have her appearance b/c that's what the real Arnold knew about that conversation.
William thinking
his daughter was a host sent by Ford. ROFL!!!
Of course, he was testing her to see if she was a real or host version of Emily sent by Ford as part of the game
Climate
control is working
More about the Cradle
Cradle—spelled CR4-DL is "the simulation technology that stores and tests all of our storylines" and ensures customers "get the immersive and dynamic experience [they] deserve." So it's the way Delos test-drives its experiences. Bernard describes it as a "backup," and Elsie calls it a "hive mind" where all the host's consciousnesses are "alive.
Japanese Armistice
is sticking with Maeve and the gang
William and Emily's
relationship has been...difficult
William confused his wife with his daughter when recounting the story about the elephants in Raj World. Does that say something about his family life, a simple slip of the tongue, or is it something else like MIB is a Host?
Maeve's daughter
has new parents
Who didn't see Maeve meeting her replacement? Did she think her daughter was all alone? That was typical of Lee to omit that little piece of information. And what is the Ghost Nation's game?
Ghost Nation wanted Maeve to come with them. Since they protect the guests, there was also more to Maeve than simply being a host.
Akecheta is awake & probably sees that Maeve is too!
Teddy 2.0 is Stone Cold
Dolores is going to regret reprogramming Teddy in the coming episodes.
Her reactions were so funny "oh shit what have I done!"
Teddy is aware that Dolores reprogrammed him. I feel that will be important later.
Ford is inside the Cradle
Ford's back, or at least an approximation of his consciousness in the Cradle. We all suspected Ford would return as a Host despite the flat-out denials from Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Nolan & co.. They pretty much telegraphed his return over the season (he's in the system, briefly surfacing in Hosts e.g. young Ford), but Episode 4 all but confirmed it.
Dolores and Maeve storylines ** is not interesting at all. They're currently paper thin and taking their sweet time to go anywhere.**
The Man In Black's daughter who we know nothing about is a far more compelling character.
The Cradle Is Capable Of So Much More Than We Expected
The Cradle, in essence, is a server that stores memories and consciousness for retrieval. Like a file cabinet, the hosts’ “data” is copied and contained within the server, and can be accessed to run theoretical or training simulations on the robots. The main function of the Cradle, though, is to act as a backup for each of the intricately-crafted hosts; a way for Delos to preserve the work that went into detailing their appearances, their preferences, their mannerisms, the very things that make them so human. Think of it as the Cloud that stores your phone pics.
Those pearls, it turns out, are the container for the hosts’ consciousnesses. But the Cradle itself send commands to the parks, not unlike the way the Matrix papers over glitches with deja vu. And the implications of this functionality go way beyond just data storage. It means that the Cradle itself can run simulations or disrupt the flow of time —if it has a programmer (the host) to program a server farm (the Cradle), illustrated by Bernard getting off the train at exactly the spot he needed to be. The Cradle doesn’t appear to create simulations without a host’s consciousness to guide it.
Do we have a host in the Cradle? We sure do, and because Bernard just uploaded his brain pearl into the Cradle, it could mean that everything we’ve seen in season 2 thus far — the multiple timelines, the weird ways that the characters are interacting with him — are just a simulation. This totally mind-bending but plausible theory was put forth by YouTuber HaxDogma, and in a 10-minute video he makes the case that Bernard has hacked his way into the Cradle, and everything is running from his point of view. In other words, it’s as though we’re viewing everything like Neo did at the end of the first Matrix: as a source code that can be manipulated.
Or (and this is even more sinister), perhaps Robert Ford has been in the Cradle all along, pulling the strings, and driving wedges between Dolores and Maeve with her new powers.
I loved the ending and the music! But Ander shouldn't have lied..
This show is inhabited by broken people. It's depressing and sad, yet the final scene was so sweet.
Please don't make a third season. That was the perfect ending.
Another African sob story...fast forward.
Either get Carter back to the hospital or leave him out of it altogether.
This show reminds me of Thinker Taylor Soldier Spy. You miss a line of dialog and then you are completely lost.
Ava: "A camera crew came in. I thought it was one of them. Oh, like y'all can tell these moderately attractive white men with beards apart. What's even under there? See, this is why I never trusted any of youse. Now, get the cameras out of my face before I give you a colonoscopy with it."
The so simple and little things and the Dialoges were everything is so open and truth moves always my heart ... this show is so full of power ...
So, who else thinks that Dutch agent's going to be Katrin's replacement next season?
The heartbreaking and joyful finale with full of strong messages of the glamorous tv series. Pose is an unforgettable work in television history due to trans actress leads, draw attention to challenges of LGBT+ community, truth about AIDS and hypocrisy of governments. I appreciate the whole cast and crew bringing us to this series. 10s across the board.
I really hope this isn't the preview to Conelly being demoted to a guest star.
She is THE Star of this show.
Also: I would be surprised if Wilford survives the season, it'd be a first for Sean Bean...
Carrie Coon and Regina King both deserve Emmys for that DSD questionnaire scene alone.
Let's be honest : Patti's blood looked like ketchup.
They fool me into thinking for a second that we’ll be blissfully rid of Gaetano’s antics for good, damn. But sidelining him and ramping up the stakes/events (and putting spotlight on a stealth MVP in Ben Wishaw), especially in the last 5-10 minutes, make for for a more engrossing episode than the last few.
Luca Guadagnino rules at telling complex stories with so much subtlety and realism that his work can seem just as painfully confusing as life is. When I see people and situations I don't understand, I see that as a challenge to figure out what I'm missing. This was my favorite episode among the first three, and I'm strapped-in for the rest.
At first I thought this episode just felt like a filler, but by the end my opinion couldn't have been more different.
Blimey. After Life 2 is another deep emotional journey through Tony's mind. He keeps trying. And even though he thinks he is a scorpion, he'll always be a frog. And that ending was brutal, fuck me. He almost did it. Fucking Hell. I'm glad he didn't.
"I'll take Groundhog Day."
OMG this last episode was my favorite. That last minute i was cover in tears, Brandy barking and Lisa waiting for Tony say good night..
So emotional..
I love After Life
I just wanna stop feeling sad.
This one was not so much funny, but it was heartbreaking! Especially the comedy club scene, it shows a lot of deep messages: the most important one to me is how people nowdays can hurt anyone and then say it was just "sarcasm".
And the sea scene! SAD:(
This episode was soo weird ! I loved it !
This show just gets better and better with every episode