I don't usually feel the need to comment on Last Week Tonight but this episode is worth it for the Monica Lewinsky section alone.
Someone who has truly been through the mill and came out the other side. Bravo.
This was a typical he he, haw haw episode until Oliver suddenly and completely dropped his talk show persona, stared directly into the camera, and sucked all the fucking oxygen out of the room. It stops being a matter of politics or national borders and becomes a matter of actual humanity (do you have a soul within you, or don't you?) when shit like that happens. I admire a comedy that is willing to totally shelf comedy to send a powerful message when it's called for.
Oh, you have to fuck somebody, you don't want to? Poor thing. - June
So, is Westworld the official Prequel to Altered Carbon now?
Alexis Bledel is back! And we got to see the dreaded Colonies. I'm assuming that there was some kind of nuclear war or something that left most of the population infertile and created tons of radioactive waste. I'd really like to learn more about it, maybe they could dedicate some flashbacks to expaining what happened.
The whole scene at the airport made me want to throw up. As a non-straight girl, it's beyond horrific to imagine that all the progress that has been made in LGBT rights in the last 2 decades - not just in the US, but in other countries - could be taken away, just like that. Although a lot of what happened in this episode - like Emily being asked to hide her wife from her students - is still something that occurs in real life. We have a long way to go. I can only hope that reality won't imitate fiction, and we'll keep moving forward instead of backward.
Tremendous episode, one of series' best. But it has me a bit terrified of what is in store for the final stretch of the season. The three Jennings seem to be in their own downward spirals (Elizabeth's is increasingly horrifying, Philip's hard-to-watch, Paige's forboding) and growing apart while they're at it.
Philip is awesome. His character arc has led him to such a decent place that I'm convinced that he's gonna end up dying. I can only hope that I'm wrong.
Very disappointing ending to the season. There were only maybe one or two good episodes this season. The rest were a mess.
Hey, it's a nice and nerdy and cool girl for Raj in the TBBT universe! I never thought I would live to see this... oh, and she's gone.
Fare the well, Twelve and Mr. Capaldi! You were a very underrated Doctor but you made that role your own. Also, welcome Jodie Whittaker! Cannot wait to see Thirteen in action. However, did this show really have to end with a women are bad drivers trope? Since it was Moffat's farewell as well, I shouldn't be surprised.
Not gonna l lie: I think I'm going to miss Twelve's hair most of all.
So, basically Sheldon stole an unknown amount of money from his friends and they let it slide?
Yeah, no. That's not funny and definitely by far not the best episode in years.
It once again shows how far Sheldon is willing to go to get his way while everyone around him suffers the consequences.
Especially the Stuart part was simply stupidity driven. If I find a flashdrive, I wouldn't blindly erase it and if I had a store I definitely would put it in a Lost & Found box. That's the least bit of responsibility you could expect even from Stuart.
Somehow I feel like the part with the laptop is something we've seen before exactly like that. I do have Ross Geller with a glass of wine in his hand in mind but I doubt it was from Friends.
"After everything we've done for you."
And what exactly is it that you've done for her, Serena? Taken away her basic rights? Reduced her to breeding stock? Raped her in a fucked-up monthly ritual? Because you've certainly done all of that, but not much in terms of treating her like a human being.
Watching this show was hard and some scenes gave me major anxiety, but the story was very good and I really bonded with some of the characters. I'm glad that Moira reunited with Luke and I'm kind of curious to see what Rita will do with the letters. And, of course, I want to know what will happen to June. I'm looking forward to season 2.
It's been a really long time since I've cried while watching this show. So many tears were shed for so many reasons (good and bad) making the wait for the Christmas special even more excruciating than usual.
Amazing performances by all especially Capaldi and Mackie.
Honestly though, did Emmit really deserve to die?
When he took out the loan he had absolutely no idea Varga was a criminal mastermind. By the time he figured out he was in way, way over his head and really couldn't do anything about it. What was he supposed to do at that point? Anything he did, he would've got himself killed trying to do it.
The death of his brother was a complete accident.
He was a spineless wuss, but is that deserving of death?
I really liked this episode. Reminded me the old series...reminded me the pre-Moffat era.
Doctor Who is supposed to be light and unpretentious.
I hate when every episode has to be a mind fucking from hell.
And Bill is adorable... <3
Oh, look at that. Donna and Benjamin have created an AI. Now this show will take a surprising, sharp turn and switch from legal drama to sci-fi. The Donna will take over the world and our characters will have to lead the resistance against their robot overlord.
...
I know, I know, it'll never happen. But it would be kind of hilarious, wouldn't it?
Also, am I the only one who detected weird sexual tension between Rachel and Katrina?
Best episode so far. I pride myself on seeing most things coming in a series, but this episode blew my mind. I had no idea Bernard was one of them untill he said 'What door' near the end of the episode.
"less government" liberals giving me a nerve itch
Hurr Hurr girls talking about geeky things. How weird. Oh they talked about rom coms, it's back to 'normal' now.
Really not sure why I'm still watching this show. It's just insulting, the jokes stopped being funny long ago and the only likable characters are usually the butt of the jokes. I'll be surprised if I finish the season coz I'm done with this show.
Pretty damn great episode. Oliver & Co.'s commentary on the issues surrounding Syrian refugees and historical and statistical context of America's refusal to accept them was right on point, and all without losing the comedy in what could easily be a little too sad and serious to work for humor.
The "Dismal Prop Comedy of the U.S. Congress" had me in stitches. ("Dangerously Incompetent" and the guy with a poster board of his own speech especially.) The random clips from WCBS's news promos were a hilarious interstitial bit as well.
Plus the "main story", getting rid of the penny, was simple, straightforward, and lent itself to all kinds of silly jokes, all of which makes it a perfectly suited topic to serve as the grace note for Last Week Tonight's second season. The greatest hits parade at the end of the episode was a treat as well. Overall, the laughs just kept coming this week, and the commentary was on right on as well. That's a win for LWT.
One of the simultaneously funniest and most eye-opening episodes of the show in recent memory. The celebrity sex-ed montage at the end was hilarious and fun, and as always, the clips from actual sex ed videos were funnier than anything one could make up. Oliver (and his writing staff) made some excellent points about sex education in this country and the ways it could be improved. Enjoyable and informative, as the best episode of Last Week Tonight are.
This entire movie consists of nothing more than the opening and closing of doors. Pay attention, it's really comical.
