One of the best episodes in GoT history :fire:
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@codydale at least top 100
June Osbourne learned new skill: teleport & GPS coordinates of Serena
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@bobdole12 Actually I disagree. I think it's believable. June is DETERMINED! Plus they clearly said Serena was arriving via small private airfield. There are very few of those and it's going to be geographically close to Toronto anyway. She's resourceful. And how many exits are there in a private airfield? One? They're tiny.
This episode just exist to spoiled you about The Sopranos, so with you never watched and want to watch Sopranos, be warned.
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@mogwaylaven I know it's been 15 years since the series ended, for example, I only went to see the finale in 2011. Marvel's series has a good amount of new-age viewers, who maybe someday want to see the series.
It’s funny to know that this movie was intended to come out before the pandemic, because by releasing it now it might provide some unintentional food for thought for the morons who believe that a certain virus was actually conceived in a lab.
I genuinely wonder if those people will read that far into this film, I’d find it deeply amusing.The good news is that there are definetely a lot of things this does better than Spectre.
The action is memorable and way more visceral (though it doesn’t quite surpass the Mission Impossible Fallout bar) and the characters are generally more interesting.
I loved the women in this in particular, they all have distinct personalities and they’re not flawless human beings or overpowered (e.g. Ana de Armas is bubbly and fun, but at the same time she’s inexperienced and chaotic), like some blockbusters tend to do.
At the same time, we shouldn’t pretend that this film invented strong female characters for Bond, especially after we’ve had Eva Green and Judi Dench.
Meanwhile, James Bond himself has a very satisfying arc in this film, which isn’t too dissimilar to Tony Stark’s arc in Avengers Endgame , with a bold pay off in the third act. I’m happy that this film gave us confirmation that Mads Mikkelsen didn’t end up castrating Bond during that scene in Casino Royale.
It’s paced very well, more like a traditional action film and less like a drama, which was the case for Skyfall and Spectre. Don’t let the runtime intimidate you, it doesn’t feel longer than 2 hours.
And finally, the whole thing just looks great, it’s produced excuisetely. The cinematography isn’t quite Skyfall level, but Roger Deakins is an impossible bar to clear for any cinematographer.Unfortunately, this film really struggles with its tone, bouncing between some cartoony stuff and very dark, dramatic moments.
It wants to honor the traditional Bond stuff, but at the same time it can’t let go of the roots of the Daniel Craig iteration, which makes it feel like an uneven artistic vision, because the foundation of Craig’s Bond rests on this idea that this isn’t the traditional Bond.
It’s going for the same tone as Skyfall, meaning its pretty serious, while also incorporating some campy stuff with the plot and the villain (but never going into straight up silly territory, like Spectre).
The problem is that you could still take the villain and the plot seriously in Skyfall (Bardem is still scary despite the camp, the hacking plot feels grounded), and that isn’t the case here, the plot goes too much into sci-fi territory for that.
Also, Rami Malek didn’t leave much of an impression on me, the accent is wonky and he feels like a stock villain (very much like Waltz in the last film). There’s not really an interesting motivation there, or an interesting evil plan. It’s a campy and theatrical plan, and it feels very familiar.
Finally, this film can be fairly predictable at times (for example: Matilde being Bond’s daughter was extremely obvious, but they still try to somewhat play it as a twist. The same goes for Lea Seydoux being framed in prologue.).So, it’s good, it pushes the creative boundaries of what a Bond movie is in some ways, which is the best stuff.
But I kinda hope they bring in someone with a fresh, fully realized artistic vision to really shake things up again for the next reboot.7/10
Ps for the Bond producers: please, please make a spin off with Ana de Armas’ character.
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@jordyep I would watch anything with the Ana de Armas character. She had such a short screentime but left such an impressionable mark!
This episode just exist to spoiled you about The Sopranos, so with you never watched and want to watch Sopranos, be warned.
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@celozzip No arguing if it's good or bad. it's two big spoilers for the plot
Midge on the Gordon show felt like watching your own kid living their dreams out and at that moment it was just so beautiful. I'll miss this show to no end especially Midge, Lenny, Susie and at times Abe. I never cared for wanting to watch in person stand up but now I look forward to seeing someone as funny as our Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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@votresprit not sure why you'd check comments before watching the series finale seems dubious but sure it's marked now all good
enjoying this particular job in the end credits -
Production Manager (Blood Unit): Alison Aird
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I’m assuming that much like the original show was split into two production units (the Wolves and the Dragons, I think) HOTD also shoots in two places at once, and the units are probably called Fire and Blood after the Targaryen house words.
Spectacular movie, but also very sad since it was Paul Reubens's last movie.
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I think you mean Alan Cumming.
wouldn't be a proper Brassic season w/o Ash overly committing to a fake character
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I was just about to comment it's always a treat to see Ash play a character. Hahaha.
no offense intended but I absolutely needed subtitles for the English parts too, the way those words just all ran together...
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Not offensive. This is a pretty normal ‘countryside’ way of speaking in Ireland and they use some slang words. It’s a heavy accent. The girl does mumble a bit too, she’s the quiet girl after all ;)
Masterful. It gave me the feels of an amazing Ted Lasso episode. chefs kiss
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@nicholasmodesto don't ever compare that corn show to this again.
this episode aired back-to-back with episode 36 on Sunday May 28, 2023 as '60 Minutes Presents'
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@bobdole12 I have made this edit in TMDB and I have VIP subscription. I'm hoping it gets adjusted soon.
As a Scorpio I endorse everything Earn did this episode, he did nothing wrong and his reaction was completely proportionate
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@bobdole12 fellow scorpio here and I agree
