I don't even know why I'm watching this. SATC was nice when it first aired, okay-ish during a recent rewatch, the movies were bad (like real bad) and AJLT's season 1 wasn't good either (perhaps "promising" if you'd want to say anything nice about season 1). I guess, I keep watching just to be able to say that I watched the whole collection of the franchise.
I still don't understand why there's this plethora of people and stories in this show (four main characters like in SATC was enough). I feel that only Seema and perhaps Lisa are valuable additions to the cast. I also wonder, what the show is really supposed to be about? Grief, relationships, parenting, coming-of-age, aging, rich people's problems? SATC had a much more comprehensible overarching topic (although most epiosdes were totally isolated). Only sometimes this show is funny (credit to Anthony, Lily and Harry) or witty. Most of the time we watch bored privileged people showing their status symbols (well, that's in line with SATC - at least they are not all white). Sometimes (only sometimes) SATC taught about actual relationships issues and the female perspective on relationships, the patriarchy and sex (although the sex in the original show was too laughable and in hindsight too prude, their bubble too white and too New-Amterdam-ish, and they often failed to pass the Bechdel test). AJLT is just dull and non-educative. All the bits and pieces of well balanced diversity introduced feel forced and ultimately often amount to pure dog-whistling. I mean, I would have loved to learn about female homosexuality in today's New York. I would have loved to learn something about racism against black or Indian women especially when it comes to relationships. I'd have loved to get a female perspective on aging. Just like I loved to learn the tiny insights (admittedly very tiny) into dating and family in NYC's Jewish community in the original series. I'd have loved to watch more serious and mature stories and I was prepared to accept that this show isn't as funny as SATC was. Even the nostalgia falls flat. Yes, some (like Charlotte and sometimes Carrie) are still "in character" but wtf happened to Miranda? She used to be a powerful, Harvard educated, straight-shooting top-lawyer firmly rooted in real life. Often she was the only person that some of us could actually relate to. And now this ... her loving a woman (which is an oversimplified label for this entirely made-up character) isn't the problem ... the problem is that this person isn't anything like old Miranda and that Che doesn't feel like a real person. There's no chemistry between them either.
Let's end on something positive: after some disastrous first few episodes, later episodes in this season improve considerably. Still not great but some of the later episodes are acceptable.
I laughed a lot but I have to admit it's starting to feel a bit samey. Maybe it's time to end it.
By far the most boring season so far. I was literally skipping through all the filler. It's so damn repetitive.
Of all the shows that deserve another season, this is not one of them.
Entertainment District Arc isn't a new season, it's still Season 02. It's getting special ads because so far season 2 have been recapping the movie
Really good show, some of the scenes can be a little dark, episode 4 for example, but overall its scary to think this actually happened to someone. Great intense scenes by the two main characters.
A big part of the series is fine without being amazing but it has very good peaks and some final chapters that are excellent
As a big One Piece fan, this was very good and close to the source material! I really wonder what the experience of watching this is like for other people who haven't seen the show or read the manga before. I think the episodes and the fights could've done with a little padding to be more impactful, but maybe that's because I'm used to them being quite long in anime. Spoilers that could influence your opinion; I also feel like Luffy is a bit weaker than he is in the show, and his strikes and moves seem less powerful than they're supposed to be. The fishmen are stronger than normal humans, but luffy is supposed to be even stronger than that. Because actually some humans are also just stronger. I don't know maybe that's also just because it's live action, but I'd like them to feel a bit more powerful. Absolutely loved Jeff Ward as buggy in this
Amazing season despite a lot of new characters being more interesting than some of the old ones. Especially when Will has nothing to do but be love sick and jealous. While Jonathan is now a goofy stoner.
Though it is annoying how everyone tries to get Nancy back with Steve when Jonathan isn’t around.
The villain steals the show and so does as Max at one point. Eddie the metalhead Dungeons and Dragon club leader steals almost every seen he is in though.
This was correctly titled "Clickbait" as it promised one thing and then delivered a great big steaming turd on your best carpet.
This anime is surprisingly very good and each episodes is so much better than the previous one! I like how the main character respect the enemies and people.
I just love that music intro :D
I really missed real Archer. This doesn't reach the heights of the early years but at least it's really good, again
I feel that the people behind The Office did not quite know where to go after Steve Carell as Michael Scott left, but still they managed to put together a lot of hilarious episodes! So I have to agree with what Brendyn wrote: the episodes individually were mostly fantastic, but the season as a whole just felt a little weird.
However, I am definitively going to watch the last 9th season!
The episodes individually were actually fantastic, but the season as a whole just didn't feel right.
A Jeff-less season? Fuck that. He's the best charachter on the show.
I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did... I’m already done with the season! I need a season 2... I can’t believe she uploaded!!!!!
Absolutely love it! There's that nostalgic feeling that only a bossa nova infused soundtrack can convey, a cast made of predominantly women, the plot is all about sorority, race struggles and privilege... Everything looks so beautiful, I strongly recommend it.
