What started as a great comedy series, ended as a struggle to finish an episode. Recommended but stop watching when it starts getting uncomfortable..
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Last couple of seasons definitely felt like a drag.
"Ooh, it's filming in Bosnia! They're paying you scale. But it'll be in Baltic currency."
Bosnia is a Baltic country now? Was this a joke that I missed? Or is geography as hard for Canadians as it is for Americans?
Also, "Hmm, it's being released in Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina." WTF?! Bosnia and Herzegovina is one country?! Like srsly? WTF?
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@cutecruel you need to get a grip and get some therapy for your anger issues over a silly comedy show
Bored by this show by now
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@lynchreborn But you gave it a 7?
An absolute piece of Leftist propaganda garbage, filled with cliches we are all fed up with. :rolling_eyes:
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@durack which parts of it were leftist propaganda?
I quite enjoyed this one, even if the politics were a little flat. Dean Stockwell can guest star any time he wants.
Unlike another commenter, I couldn't find any "SJW bullshit" that anyone might want to complain about.
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@dgw that's because there is no "SJW bullshit". Some people are just delusional.
I always thought that this was such a cool sci-fi concept, and it struck me as being quite original. I wouldn't be at all surprised if something similar already existed (Star Trek: TNG's 'Remember Me' has some vague relation), but I have a strong memory of being pretty fascinated by this when it first aired. It's still good fun to watch now, and seeing Christopher Heyerdahl in the first of what will be many appearances in this and other sci-fi franchises is always a good thing. He brings a calming but emotional quality to his work, and I was always jealous of his hair.
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@lefthandedguitarist That hair is a thing of beauty.
For fuck sake, just make a DNA test. Bloody sloppy writers!
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@pjonsson They did do that... It's not sloppiness to assume the kid wasn't who he said he was, just typical of a top-secret facility. So why would they test his DNA before they began to think he might be telling the truth? Also, DNA tests don't generally come back as quickly as they do on crime shows, or they wouldn't have done in 2003, when this episode was made. Frankly, in plot terms this is one of the least sloppily-written episodes of SG-1, and I'm not insulting the rest by saying that, either.
This movie is a disgrace to all of the sacrifices & hard work that went into the moon landing!! By omitting the scene of Neil & Buzz planting the American Flag on the moon, it undermines everything about the mission!!!
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@urban-legend I see what you're saying and I agree...to a certain point. I do think it would have been nice to see that flag-planting moment in the film.
However, having watched the movie last night, to me it felt like the whole focus of the film was not designed to be on the mission itself, but rather on Neil's very personal journey to being the first man on the moon. The scene where he leaves the bracelet in the crater is probably the best example of this, because had the movie been mostly about the mission, they could have shown the flag planting scene then instead of the personal moment remembering his daughter. I actually felt like the movie honored the sacrifices of all those involved in the missions (both Gemini and Apollo) through Neil's reactions to them. And his disgust that politicians would want to pull funding for the missions, especially AFTER the sacrifices his fellow astronauts made and were making to accomplish the objectives.
I thought the movie was very well done.
New season, Same shit.
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@redouaaane Second that.
"Hey some funding", "damn we fucked up", "oh some new funding", "we got screwed", "saved b4 season finale, woho"
Only thing new in the seasons are some good "programmer dad jokes". The rest is just a story on repeat. boring.
did I miss something, why is Glenn stepping down?
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@abstractlegend he decided at the end of the previous episode - while making a video for his daughter. He realised he was wasting his life as a Manager.
How come there was no one playing the numbers from Lost?
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@onlime did you not pay attention?!
What the hell does "This place is deader than a Texas salad bar" even mean? :joy: Please try to make sense, Mr. Shaft.
Almost a season ago (https://trakt.tv/comments/388513) I was pretty annoyed that Vala had stuck around. At the time, her character felt shallow—and static. Since then, I'm quite pleasantly surprised that the writers turned her around into someone capable of growing and changing, someone with a conscience and a sense of the greater good. So what if her jokes still aren't funny? :grin:
Meanwhile, I still haven't figured out exactly why the creative team puts her in twintails most of the time. Best I can think of is that it's to emphasize Vala's playful, often childish attitude—which works, but doesn't mesh quite as well as the flippancy they were probably trying to replace since O'Neill/RDA left the cast.
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@dgw Really, you didn't get the comment about the salad bar in a state known for its meat? I seriously hope that was sarcasm.
This one fails to be quite engaging enough to make me care about Shan'auc and her crusade despite a strong guest appearance from Musetta Vander. It's all very lifeless and flat. They really wanted to separate Teal'c from all memories of his wife, didn't they? But it does end well and sets up some intriguing future stories.
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@lefthandedguitarist Agreed. My most pressing question is how did a goa'uld symbiote that was cared for and raised on Chulak under Apophis's reign have genetic memories of his sworn enemy Cronus from as recently as Teal'c's father's death in order to show it to Teal'c?
Not sure why they've been inserting blue-white flashes and crackling-electricity noises in the imprint room. First noticed it in the previous episode but thought it was something specific to the Attic procedure. Now it shows up during a regular imprint. Have I just spaced off how imprints worked in earlier episodes, or is this a silent plot development that will be addressed later?
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@dgw Its been 3 years but if you still haven't found your answer, they said that imprint procedure is very painful and the process is done using light in one of the earlier episodes.
Our prayers have been listened to. Behold, brothers, this Show might have a future after all. Fuck you very much Clara, thank you for nothing.
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She was adorable. I don't get the blind hate.
Usually I like Ricky and his style of humor. I love "Extras" but I really struggled through this one. I only finished it because there are only 6 hours in total without the Christmas Special.
It had its moments but in an attempt to make this look like they are doing kind of a documentary on the office staff it feels stiff and studied. Characters are one-dimensional and there is almost no developement. Personally I can`t figure out why this is so highly praised.loading replies
@finfan "Characters are one-dimensional and there is almost no developement. Personally I can`t figure out why this is so highly praised"
My thoughts exactly.
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hahahaha that was funny XD
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@ahmedhamdy90 I agree. This episode had a good premise, but it was poorly executed.
Is it ok if I wanna kill Richard after this episode?
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Worst episode of ever? The last part about deleting the files simply by pressing the delete key...it was like I was watching a completely different show suddenly. Like one of those shitty NCIS episodes, e.g. NCIS getting "hacked" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msX4oAXpvUE
If this is how SVs gonna be I guess I'll stop watching.
@pawsupgagalove whoa there girl, spoiler alert
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Mockingjay Part 2's biggest mistake is being completely faithful to the book, considering that it is the worst one of the trilogy. They had the chance to make the story better but chose to stick to what they had. Being the final chapter of the story, it has emotional bits, but miserably (and unfortunately) fails to sell them, rushing the scenes which we were supposed to remember the most. However, its political and action turmoils are its best parts and were beautifully developed. After all, piecing the four movies together, it remains a good story.
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This is exactly what I wanted to say, the movie is absolutely perfect, sadly it follows the story of the book too much and there lies it's downfall. I would have prefered it if the movie had gone with an open ending and just decided to leave out the closing part(s) of the book in order to get around the horrible ending presented in the books.
quit filming in 4k can't see anything but shadows and darkness.ahhhh
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@lilaa2020 Darkness has nothing to do with 4k. Check your monitor's brightness and contrast settings, maybe?
Show is Getting worse.
Inserting propaganda.
The moment the uttered the words “right wing”, I lost respect for the show.
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All domestic terrorism in our recent history has been of the right wing variety. Makes sense.
Started off fine but then the exposition became really annoying and the long runtime started to become an issue. I have no idea why they tried to keep Ellie’s secret hidden, just made me irritated.
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@eriohm They revealed it the same way the game did, although in the show the moment passed fairly quickly as they were rushed to get out of there. In the game they discussed it for a minute, asking why Marlene set them up. It was a pretty big moment in the game so I can see why they waited to show it there. I'm guessing the beginning of the next episode will focus a little more on them confronting Ellie about it.
Personally, I didn't feel the length at all. It felt like it was over sooner than most 45 minute episodes feel. I was just drawn into it so much I guess.
I was never a fan of "origin story" episodes, as they easily tend to become filler episodes (the story barely moves forward and they often spend a whole episode with something that could be explained in a single scene). But what really ruined this one for me was the accidentally half-closed drawer with the cigars inside for the wife to casually notice and become suspicious about it. Such a cliché, that was just lazy writing, which is the exact opposite of what this show has got us used to.
Also, no Howard Alpha (I guess that's the name the show got for our Howard) fucking things up for Howard Prime on the other side. That surely has become quintessential Counterpart, by now.
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@misnomer At first I thought the same about the drawer but it was ultimately inconsequential since Peter confronted her before she could do anything. Quite frankly, had I been in her position the toast would have had me shitting bricks already...
Great episode! We get to see how much Snyder has changed with a completely unexpected murder and subsequent explosion to take Kynes out. We're also finally getting confirmation that Kynes is running a resistance operation with the outliers.That opening sequence also tends to support the theory that the war the outliers are being prepared for is already underway, meaning that the enemies of the hosts are already on the ground, an idea that popped up after the spaceship crash witnessed by Will and Snyder and the weird building Amy and Broussard passed on their way North. Or maybe it was just a training camp, maybe it's not on earth?
We're getting very close to the end of the season and this episode sets up interesting threads, which makes me regret that the Seattle story took so long to emerge into something coherent, something especially weird because it began mid season.
I'm afraid we won't have time to see the whole thing unfold and the season will end on a butter cliffhanger. I would have gladly sacrificed the whole Seattle ellipsis and the Bram storyline to make room for it.
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@d2dyno I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. They tried to make him relatable through the labor camp story and I enjoyed following him in that arc, but he progressively went back to being this unrelatable and slightly annoying self from season 1.
Back when they were in the camp, I felt a death coming and prayed for it to not be Charlie, as he felt like the most interesting of the 3 children.
Oh well ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Third season in and I'm still not sure what to think about Snyder.
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@honzih Which speaks volumes about how good the writing (and acting) is for this show.
Would really love to know what Cliff said after "Sayonara." Hulu lazily subtitled that line as "[speaking foreign language]"…
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@dgw Sounded like he said "jak się masz," which is Polish (and, I think, Czech) for "hello, how are you?" or "how do you do," similar to the phrase "wie geht's?" ("wie geht es Dir?") in German. The Polish phrase was later popularized by Borat (Google tells me that Kazakhstan has a Polish-speaking minority from the old Sovjet days).
I have not missed Gina one bit this season. She lifts out surprisingly easily and her absence allows for more streamlined storytelling.
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Omg, I didn't even notice she was missing till I read this. No wonder I enjoyed it more, she had few redeemable moments and was mostly annoying.
I don’t get it. Why they suddenly decided to make a clown out of Jake? He was a dorky type, yes, but this season (so far) it is so exaggerated.
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@yuurei when has he not been a clown haha
did I miss something, why is Glenn stepping down?
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@abstractlegend this is a month and a year later, but its because he wants to spend more time with his new born
