tbh this show made me invested in an extended scene about fixing a generator so i'm here for it
l m a o that rapist just gave the granddaddy of all non-apologies
nestor carbonell directed this episode! it was really well acted for a procedural tbh
i like the commitment to maroun's character. she's terrifying when it comes to her personal set of morals.
weird how this show keeps making me cry
as someone who's ace i very much relate to 1) just wanting to eat ice cream while everyone else is fucking and 2) pandas that needed ten years to finally fuck for the good of their species
the acting in this episode is top tier tbh
i haven't even finished the episode yet but god victoria pedretti is SO FUCKING GOOD in her sequence
maybe it's just because i take care of someone with alzheimers but bradley whitford made me cry and i'm upset about it
this man got hurt enough as will graham LET HIM LIVE
cliffhangers are my least favorite storytelling tool which probably makes me a bad writer but GOD they're annoying
every episode of this damages me emotionally more than the last
heads up for anyone who's sensitive to this stuff (i know it's svu but still, im sure someone out there will be affected) there's a fairly obvious rape occurring in the opening scene. like it's a lot less obscured than most of the sexual assault scenes shown in this series.
i like the way that they've played out sicarius's deterioration when it comes to his control in keeping his lives separate. it might be a little heavy handed if you don't like sequences like these but either way it's executed so well, like
that's so C L E A N i love it. i love zach gilford
also garcia getting some is the only thing helping me survive olivia and elliot STILL NOT KISSING IN LAW AND ORDER
look i know he did a lot of murdering in the ten of hearts but aguni is my favorite character and the only one who's made me cry in this show
love that slip of the tongue on donna's part calling her guilt "unprofound" l m a o. and, if you ever want to know whether someone truly feels bad about something they did: saying "it" destroyed "their" life is a big old narcissistic red flag.
re: milgram's studies, the first sample size was 40 men, between 20-50 years old, which is an incredibly small and not at all representative sample of the general population. furthermore, the psychologist talking about these studies fails to mention that the distance of the experimenter affected compliance in a number of the variations milgram conducted; when provided telephonic instructions (i.e., what the hoax caller gave), the number of compliant participants dropped to 21%. media has to start giving the full picture when it comes to scientific research, it's seriously irresponsible not to.
reid's absence is a bummer, but paget brewster spoke on that and said some really important stuff. if you're a fan of the show and the character, learning why the actor probably isn't going to return might make it much easier to enjoy the show without him, so i recommend looking that up between the two episodes of the premiere!
plus—fifteen years of reid's life unfolded on television. if any character arc has been done well, it's his.
either way, this season feels really good. being paramount+ it gets to be darker, and i like how everyone's acting is dialed up and the directorial decisions are solid. also rossi gets to say "shit" a bunch.
dillon was the most likable character just saying
the way this progressed was kind of what happens when i have an edible at the start of a movie. it's all normal, then it gets a little messed up, then by the end i can't comprehend how it got to that point. but it was funny.
i mean, when i think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense as a story told by a ghost witch's rat familiar who inexplicably had a human skull.
deadpool was one of the only comics i got into long-term as a teenager so i live for every fourth wall break the mcu gives me tbh. also tatiana maslany and charlie cox have such delightful chemistry i had no idea i'd be so smitten with a relationship after less than an hour of content
being against the death penalty is Quite the hill to die on when talking about a white supremacist mass shooter who terrorized a subway full of people.
since the episode didn't include any kind of note at the end, i want to give anyone else watching a quick reminder that those police officers did in fact speak like that to the operator and that their homophobia was not dramatized. if anything, this series has had to play down some of the details of the actual events for the sake of palatable television.
sandra smith and nicole childress were black women, konerak simthasomphone was from laos, and these officers and dahmer were white. there is a reason that konerak was brought back to dahmer's apartment that night. there's a reason those police officers didn't bother to investigate the smell of decomposition in dahmer's apartment. this was racism and homophobia, plain and simple.
"fun" fact: officer balcerzak was made president of the milwaukee police department in 2005, and retired in 2017 with full benefits and pension. the milwaukee department even posted a tweet congratulating him on his "service."
if you don't like this stop watching it, it's not that hard??? more importantly, you should stop and think: it's probably not FOR you.
as a woman who would, if thrown into the mcu, 100% NOT be interested in the life of an avenger and would just want to live my life, she-hulk is one of the most relatable characters in the entire franchise. i have been charmed by every single episode, and i have felt so genuinely empathetic toward jennifer walters. she is funny, imperfect, and at this point in the show still very uncomfortable in her own skin. the cgi doesn't feel bad; it feels rather impressive for a full cgi rendered person, and again, the fact that the character is so painfully awkward getting used to her new persona makes what uncanny valley exists easily rationalized.
seriously. just stop watching if you don't like this. it's :clap: not :clap: for :clap: you :clap: it's for people who see themselves in the character and who want a 30 minute comedic romp in the mcu every week.
these two are great actors so i can't wait to see how this pans out tbh
the lynchburg historian has the most soothing voice in the WORLD
times like these i just wonder why people want power. sure u have power but you are also literally are the worst:tm: so
first episode to make me cry thanks guys
i really, really hope this kid lives a safe and fulfilling life from here on out. he deserves it.
seriously when will we change our legal system to account for chronic abuse, not just acute "immediate danger" abuse? it's been a long fucking time coming
it's 2022 (or idk 2019 in the doc) are we really still basing a person's empathy off of displays of emotion
also i hope the ADA learns how to pronounce the noun affect someday
