I'm out of the loop. Is this a spin off of the kids who appeared for a few episodes in the last season of Doom Patrol?
That finale was both not at all what I expected and yet exactly what it should be. Really a wonderful end to a lovely season.
I did not think that they could top the Rachel McAdams cameo, and by the end of the episode, I could not even remember her part.
Was that (TV) Ellie's first kill? I remember watching the game, video game Ellie killed the guy in the basement of the hotel early in Pittsburgh, but other than the infected in the basement of the gas station, I don't remember TV Ellie killing someone yet.
This is shaping up to be a very good show, with some issues through the first season. The Mooners, with their hippie aesthetic and lovely language flourishes, have created some delightful characters and there are some very good performances from the actors who brought them to life. Arlo, Blu, and especially little Elna have made the most of these roles and hopefully we will see them go on from here.
The 40 maids cleaning job went unexpectedly well.
This show reminds me of others that have an amazing premise and wonderful initial season, but slowly lose altitude as the seasons progress, and the gaps in the filled in universe just aren't as interesting as we'd hope. Shows like [JK Simmon's](https://trakt.tv/people/j-k-simmons) own [Counterpart](https://trakt.tv/shows/counterpart), or German import [Dark](https://trakt.tv/shows/dark) were both excellent shows that started out great, but had every season never be as good as the first.
I'm glad to see that the move from Fox to Hulu was good for this show; though the filler from the extended runtime was impossible to miss, I'm hopeful that future episodes will make better time of it. The fact that Seth MacFarlane was able to resist filling those extra minutes with sophomoric dick jokes is a positive development, instead it was filled with solidly expensive special effects though perhaps they laid the score on a bit thick.
This season has a few choppy bits, with extra trips sucking away the valuable runtime needed for a more satisfying resolution, but the set and costume designers easily carry the show into an extraordinary range. I'm a sucker for time travel shows (like the German import [https://trakt.tv/shows/dark|Dark]) and this shares the dedication to getting those background details right and excellent casting.
Who would have thought that Archer could bounce back to form in season 12?
Okay, all my nerd friends who posted how great the new Spider Man movie was all over Facebook a few months ago were right, the movie really was very good.
I'm actually not a huge MCU fan, I didn't even remember that Andrew Garfield played Spider Man, and I've never watched any MCU movie more than once. But, I did enjoy the movie greatly and especially enjoyed how each of the three actors had a chance to lend their own unique voice to their identical characters. In fact, everyone returning from other universes in the movie just seemed to have fun with their roles, which made the movie so much more enjoyable.
I'm really impressed by the maturity of this show; when Ethan casually mentioned his late brother Thomas, I had to rewind through the previouslys to make sure that I didn't miss it being brought up before. At this point of the season, the only thing that I'm scared of more than the monsters is the possibility that the producers are going to find a way to mess up this show!
Claudia O'Doherty is a treasure and it was worth waiting for her to be showcased in some small role. The show is certainly better than it was when it started, but not as good as I want it to be.
A third of the way through the season, and I must say that I am impressed. It reminds me heavily of the landmark first season of The Walking Dead (https://trakt.tv/shows/the-walking-dead/seasons/1). Very well thought out, great atmosphere and realistic and consistent characters make the universe feel lived in and important. Really looking forward to the show as it goes forward.
I was so disappointed that they showed Mr. Milchik was not severed; by showing one person on the floor could exist on both sides of the elevator made the reveal that Mark's absent minded neighbor is actually her boss far less interesting than it could have been.
Can't believe they made us wait five episodes for a training montage, but it was worth it!
Was this the first on-screen POV from someone who went through the blip?
I started watching this because everyone talked about how excellent the source material was. As I'm not a comic book fan, I will have to take their word for it, but this show just didn't work, with simple characters and it's endless MacGuffin hunts. It reminds me of the second season of The Walking Dead, when it was still teetering with possibilities from the electric first season and the endless slog of every season afterwards. Like that show, I don't see any sign of improvement, so I'm bailing before getting invested.
I didn't realize that this was the first half of a two parter that aired the same night; I thought that this was the season finale. Much better knowing that I won't have to wait for a resolution to this story.
It took me a while to commit to this show's tone, but Eric Andre's spiral eyes put me over the top.
The whole season has been excellent, but that water fight just raised the bar. An absolute classic scene.
Amalia True's tortured female antihero is a trope that I don't see enough of, but here she pulls it off better than anyone since the very good first season of Jessica Jones. This episode a great showcase for her, starting with drowning her grief in sex and booze, then the fantastic conversation with Lord Massen and ending with her choked sobs listening to the message from the presumed aliens.
This episode was better than the pilot, but I enjoyed the montage of high school kids being questioned way more than the double cliffhanger. Sorry, but a cliffhanger that appears in episode 2 of an eight episode miniseries just isn't going to make much of a difference by the end of the story. (reference https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpoiledByTheFormat )
Was I the only one catching very heavy Broadchurch vibes from this episode? Murder of a young child in a community so idealistic that it defies reality, being investigated by a platonic team of a local and an out-of-town detective.
For a show that prided itself on getting Kate Blanchett's accent just right, they didn't do a lot of research into much else. As a car guy, I feel bad focusing on the cars, but really? It's tough to pick up on the down-on-their-luck municipal government when one of their detectives is cruising around in a brand new Chevy Tahoe. May as well have written "Sponsored By Chevrolet" on the doors. They used the money they saved on the budget to give the shifty boyfriend a $60,000 spotless classic Ford Bronco, because that's exactly what a slacker high school kid who knocked up his girlfriend would drive. Sure, I can think of some explanations for both of these poor character developments, but they shouldn't be there, and they take away from the plot. Poor showing.
Absolutely outstanding, with very good animation, an ambitious plot and a great setting.
A very surprising return to form for these two, picking up right where they left off some twenty years ago. They have great chemistry, and if you were a fan of the formula before, you'll find a lot to like here. Helen Hunt is a bit pulled back, which is a bit unsettling, but you get used to in a few minutes, and it really is in keeping with her character, a woman in her 60's living in the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
"Do you know what it means to clap back, Raymond?
"Because. (clap) I. (clap) Do. (clap)"
This was next level of brilliant.
While this "very special episode" really is a landmark and timely episode, the heart-to-hearts between Jeffords and Hold do feel a bit forced and notably out of step with the rest of the show. While I think that the subject's awkward inclusion may make it a worse comedy, it does ultimately make it a far better show.
All the episodes have been good and timely, this is really Emmy award winning stuff now. Outstanding and should be mandatory viewing.
I certainly see where they were going with the extreme low budget vibe, and it works, even on the obvious meta level, but I think that they aimed a bit too low.
