Great episode. The only stupid thing was the fact that Bob got to unlock Reece his phone while his eyes are closed. I mean phones years before 2030 need eyes to be open to unlock it.
I enjoy the show and most episodes yet this season finale missed its mark. It feels a bit rushed. Two additional episodes would have helped.
What the f is going on? Is there something I missed in regards to her conscious being able to exist in two places at the same time?
Or did she fork her timeline into a new stub, which means she exists in the new timeline including everything she knows BUT in that timeline she doesn't execute herself?
I'm surprised I'm the first one to comment on this asking questions about what the hell just happened.
I honestly don't get it. Why would you need Season 2? Why be greedy, when you have all the money in the world?
You could've added two episodes and closed an entirely good story, more or less faithful to the book.
The Fiona mini-arc has been disappointing, this show is capable of hitting it's targets far more squarely, and the semi-sentient AI feels
thinly drawn and taken from a lesser show. Glad to see that she's not coming back.
The last season remains now. Till now the show is very circular. There are problems and same people slowly end up resolving it, either by luck or something similar.
I wanted the series to dig a bit deeper into the technology world, but it remains at the border of business and tech. The first season talked about setting up the compression technology. Which was fantastic. The idea of a new internet is really groundbreaking. Mastodon and others are trying that, but this particular idea of using devices to distribute the internet is really mind-blowing.
The issues they get are very in context. At the end of S5, they had an issue of 51% people controlling their internet. That is really thought about, which I liked.
Richard's character needs to evolve though. He is a bit egoistic, but a very skilled developer. He has been so since season 1, but his journey to CEO really didn't change his character a lot. That would have been interesting to see.
Was that a win for Richard?? Let's see if it lasts beyond the opening credits of the next episode...
"Richard, did you just try to punch the wall and miss?"
This is the best episode of Silicon Valley in a few seasons. Richard's arc in this series frequently lacks context and judgment. I don't necessarily need to see him punished or learning from his actions, but I do wish that it was handled with more grace. His path towards megalomania is so steeped in a lack of self-awareness and arrogance that it seems to genuinely make me wonder how a guy like that wouldn't understand that he is no better than Belson. A few times Jared stepped in to attempt to center him, but it never works.
I don't think there's anything wrong with this execution so much as I don't feel like it resonates with me because I haven't really found a character to center myself around. In the sixth season, everyone feels to be their most caricaturized version of themselves. That's a frequent problem in comedy television, I know, but it's made worse by the fact that the first few seasons of this series did a really solid job at keeping the zany-ness of these characters limited to very specific moments, perhaps best characterized by Gilfoyle. In the early seasons, he was still the anarchy and code-loving satanist, but that humor became so good because it was rooted and really seemed to be the only guy really centering Richard. Now, that's all he is. He's not centered in anything other than messing with Dinesh.
This episode feels like it finally has the right balance between comedy and plot that the first couple seasons nailed so well. There's a drive to everything that we see that feels like it has a better understanding of doing bad things for relative good.
That was an abrupt ending, felt really rushed.
I'm fine with the company failing, but the premise for it...seems absurd. I'll echo what Bill Gates said in the episode: "It seemed like it was going to work. Something doesn't add up." I suppose even the screenwriters knew the ending was ridiculous. And apparently no other character in the episode thought, "Huh, that single incident caused the entire company to flop overnight despite successful launches in the past with proven, groundbreaking technology? Seems odd." Every other character was just like, "Yep, this all makes sense." (Aside from the characters who knew the truth, of course -- even if that truth was equally ridiculous). And imagine ending your series finale with a cliffhanger. Overall, a pretty unimpressive ending and unimpressive writing for an otherwise funny and technically relevant show.
Not exactly a satisfying ending but I guess better than "it was successful, everyone got rich, the world changed for the better, the end." Pretty creative, albeit this and the previous episode started taking this AI concept a bit too far considering the state of that technology. The simple premise of using some fancy new compression technology that leads to all these interesting ideas is quite convincing and not so far from reality that it stays clear of being straight up science fiction. But this grounded approach is thrown out the window with this AI deux ex machina stuff. Maybe they should have thrown in some quantum computing while they were at it. It's a bit simplistic that Dinesh could just plug in a USB drive to upload the code. The rats were a clever touch though. The 10+ years later trope is always a bit of a cop out, and is even cliché at this point (cf Parks and Recreation, Veep …).
Wasn't expecting the season to end after only 7 episodes. Altogether a great series, unfortunate that the production hit some rough patches near the end and presumably cut some corners in order to end up where it needed to.
Loved the series, but hated the ending. Felt way too rushed. Definitely worth checking out.
Time to kill this show. (They find
some great new way to use their technology - >they f*ck up massively, mostly by just being idiots - > some miracle happens thats saves them) formula was done for like 20 times by now, and it's getting seriously frustrating. I'm done with this show.
Well, sort of, this is a feminist episode. A sexist judge. Will in a reversed relationship that sheds new light on "classic" partner choices. Problem: It's not really funny though.
Before you ask: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson_(TV_series)
Without a doubt, this is the BEST episode of the ENTIRE series!
Absolutely Hilarious.
This is also listed as a movie here:
http://trakt.tv/movie/the-triangle-2005
Trakt needs to find a way to resolve dual listings from TMDb & TVDb!
They are both linked to IMDb ID tt0452573
This is the more accurate listing as it was a TV miniseries!
In the Navy you can join your fellow man.
An enjoyable romp with a motley crew made up of reprobates and flunkies.
There are far worse ways to spend your viewing time.
Besides the acting of the child actors, which is very good and is a remarkable achievement, the movie is boring as hell and totally overrated.
I didn't like this flick very much. The story seems funny at first but is somehow lacking and the overall outcome is very predictable. Even the yellow guys (the minions?!) that everybody seems to find hilarious couldn't sweeten the deal for me!
Despite all the good critics that I read I didn't like it. Is touching and at times funny, yes, but at the end was just a stupid love story with some fantasy ending for me.
Didn't care at all for Jeff and Arnau's side story but it was worth it for the main story.
[6.5/10] Every story in this one was some mix of good and bad, or in one case, outright bad.
Let’s start with that one. Alexis is the worst here. So not only does she lie to Ted about keeping things from their former relationship, but then she plays a convoluted game of take-backsies with Twyla over a locket that Ted had given her, after insulting her appearance, no less. Sure, I guess Ted calls her on the lie eventually and Twyla ends up with a bunch of expensive jewelry because of it, but it’s a bad case of Alexis being shitty and there’s hardly a laugh to be had in it.
The biggest mixed bag is Moira’s story. Her going crazy after taking a host of Bosnian pep pills is the sort of broadest of broad humor that makes me roll my eyes. That said, Catherine O’Hara is a champ and manages to sell at least some of it. But the whole “Johnny’s secret love letters” bit hitting the gossip train is just a dumb storyline. That said, I like where they end up with it, with Johnny explaining that Moira wrote them herself while injured and on painkillers, and Johnny had taken them out because he missed her while she was filming in Bosnia. It’s still a dumb subplot, but it at least ends in a sweet place.
The really weird storyline is the one where David and Stevie get robbed. For what it’s worth, I thought the scene where the actually get robbed is hilarious. The two of them being caught like deer in the headlights and not knowing what to do, scrambling around to try to placate their would-be attacker, is a nice bit of comedy, especially with the performers’ reaction to the whole thing.
What’s strange, though, is how “Love Letters” follows that up. Apparently they “did it wrong” somehow? Apparently attempting to mollify a potential robber with luxury goods when you don’t have cash to hand over is bad for some reason? And they should have challenged him on not having a weapon despite the fact that they had no idea what was or wasn’t under his jacket? When someone in a mask threatens you and tells you they’re robbing you, you don’t have to risk bodily harm, especially if you’re someone like David who, let’s face it, probably isn’t much good in a fight. It’s really bizarre to me how both Patrick and the cop give him and Stevie shit over it. The two are very funny in their scenes, so I’m inclined to give it a pass on laughs alone, but it’s a really weird setup.
Overall, this one has a few funny and/or nice moments but a lot of problems on top of them.
I have a hard time believing that Moira would think they would be able to/have no problems paying $3700 for a dress, after 4 seasons of all the stuff they have endured.
I'll never ever understand the popularity of Oprah. I mean, essentially, that was a regular talk show. What was so special about this show? What was so special about her?
[8.2/10] This one went in a few directions that I wasn’t expecting, and I liked all of them heartily, so it gets a “great” from me!
The storyline I was least into was Alexis fretting over a tarot card reading from Twyla that predicts bad things happening on their Galapagos trip. Maybe it’s just that I’m not a superstitious person, but it seems like a silly source of conflict. That said, it’s totally legitimate if it’s just reinforcing Alexis’s preexisting concerns, and I like the notion that she’s grappling with the prospect of missing her family for the first time. It’s more emotional growth for her, to the point that even experiencing that sort of longing is a foreign feeling to her. Ted reassuring her that if it feels wrong, they can go back home is a nice tonic to it, as is Twyla reassuring her that she sees a “golden ring” around the Rose family.
That certainly bears out for Johnny. What everyone worries is a heart attack turns out to just be a bit of severe heartburn. There’s not a lot of actual jeopardy, since it seems unlikely that the show would kill off Johnny at this point. Still, what’s heartening is seeing the reaction from the rest of the cast.
Let’s get this out of the way. Roland continues to be terrible and why they haven’t written him off the show by this point is beyond me. That said, I love Moira’s reaction to the prospect of Johnny being in mortal peril. Her freaking out at the hotel, telling Johnny that he’s the most important thing in the world to her, and all-around caring about her husband’s well-being is a really nice note to play from a character who can often be pretty self-centered. Even when the show was shaggier than it is now, the caring relationship between Johnny and Moira was always a highlight.
Likewise, I really like how clearly affected the less-than-emotive Stevie is over the prospect of Johnny being in trouble. Her sense of panic and relief that this surrogate father figure is okay has an understated but very potent sweetness to it that I really liked.
Speaking of sweetness, I was absolutely not expecting Patrick’s proposal. He and David bickering over the prospect of a hike felt like one of the standard, broad sitcom-esque setups that the show does now and then. Instead, it’s a great tribute to the way that Patrick and David can be on different pages but look out for one another when it really matters. David is obviously not the hiking type, but when Patrick is in trouble, he pushes out of his comfort zone and takes care of the man he loves.
The actual proposal is exceedingly sweet, full of another heartfelt performance from Noah Reid, and a great emotional reaction from Daniel Levy. There’s enough humor throughout all the serious stuff here to keep it funny and light, but the emotions feel honest, which makes the whole thing work.
Overall, this one went to some more significant places than I was expecting, but in a good way!
[7.9/10] I like that the finale is mostly a Stevie episode. She’s my favorite character on the show, so it’s nice to see her get that sort of focus. I’ll admit, I totally bought that she was still nursing some hurt feelings over David getting married. It’s not a well the show has gone to a lot in recent seasons, but if ever there was an occasion to bring up some season 1 romantic drama between them, this was it.
Instead, they swerve things to a lovely place. Her getting monogrammed towels for David is such a sweet gesture, one that ties into how their friendship started in a very cute way.
And yet, she is still struggling with the news, albeit not out of jealousy or regret. She’s just seeing people move on and grow in their lives while she fears staying stagnant “behind the front desk.” Once again, though, Moira has some wonderful reassuring words for her, affirming Stevie’s coolness, the way she knows who she is and stands her ground, and how that will serve her well whether she sets sail or stays put. It’s an emotional scene, and like most Moira/Stevie scenes a great one.
Even better is how it gets used in the show. Moira doesn’t just reassure Stevie, she tells her to use that feeling in the show. There’s a perfect dovetail between Stevie’s worries and those of Sally Bowles, and “Maybe This Time” makes for a great emotional climax for the character this season. It feels like a real community production, but also suffused with the truth that comes from the character’s journey.
On the comic side, there’s a lot of laughs to be had from everyone hearing David’s news before he has the chance to make an announcement. There’s also some nice spiraling out of control here and there, and Johnny feeling leery about his daughter leaving, which pays dividends both for the comedy quotient and the adorable dad quotient.
Of course the big cliffhanger is that Moira’s big movie is getting shelved, which devastates her, since she potentially viewed it as the start to her comeback and maybe even her ticket out. I’m curious to see where they go with it!
Overall, a lot of nice stuff here, particularly for Stevie, which is a good thing in my book.
One thing that I enjoy in Schitt's Creek is Alexis' growth as a person. This episode confirms that. I can't believe we are halfway thru!
[7.5/10] It speaks to the quality of the Alexis/Ted storyline here that I would rate this episode as pretty darn good overall, despite the fact that the other two storylines in this installment are crap. Once again, we’re in the bizarro world equivalent of the show’s early seasons, where Alexis’s arc is the backbone of the series rather than the albatross around its neck.
I have to admit, when Ted showed up on Alexis’s doorstep and seemed pensive, I worried he had just flown across the country to break up with her. Instead, it’s just a job offer to stay in the Galapagos for three more years and an admission that he’s not sure what to do.
Alexis isn’t either. As I’ve said before, some of my favorite stories in the series are the ones where Alexis shows genuine growth and maturity and this may very well be the peak of that. Her deciding that she couldn't bear to have the man she loves give up his dream job for her, nor could she live in the Galapagos, and so they both have to move on, amicably as friends, is one of the hardest but strongest decisions we’ve ever seen her make.
Ted, of course, affirms it, knowing that he wouldn’t want her to give the career she’s built anymore than she’d want him to give up his. So what follows is sad but sweet. Alexis expresses that they built each other up to this point, giving one another the support and comfort to realize their dreams. I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t hoping for some “Five Years Later” tag in the finale where they reunite down the line. But in some ways it’s better if they don’t, because this moment, of toasting what you have when the mature thing to do is let go of it for now, may be the most grown-up, empathetic, and human Alexis has ever seemed. It’s been a hell of a journey for her, and this may be the high point of it.
That’s a good thing too, since the other two storylines bring almost nothing to the table. I called Patrick coming back from the spa with an orange glow tan from minute one. David as a bridezilla is getting really tiresome, and the gags here are predictable and weak. There’s something mildly cute about the two taking candids on Stevie’s cellphone afterward, but I really hope we’re building to something with David’s behavior with this stuff, otherwise it’s just unfunny shtick.
Likewise, Johnny waving off Roland, Jocelyn, and his wife from the “Presidential Suite” at the new motel is totally reasonable. Moira making a big production over how they should move there is more unpleasant behavior from her, and the Schitts sneaking into the suite after the Roses have already decided to break Johnny’s rule and stay there was, again, predictable. This whole portion of the show has been a graveyard of laughs in recent episodes, and that continues here.
Overall, the Alexis storyline works like gangbusters and is one of the character’s crowning moments. The other two stories are, at best, the fertilizer her narrative grows out of.
