I don't know if it's the actress, the character, or both, but "Auggy" is the most obnoxious and irritating character I've seen in quite a while. Tiresome af, tarnishes any scene she's in.
If last week's penultimate episode was the show's dramatic peak, this finale is an elegiac send-off, with Mariko's loss really felt by all (and which Jarvis beautifully conveys that throughout). Sanada and (especially) Asano are really in top form throughout, especially during that cliff's climatic conversation. Great series.
Weighing in as a book reader. I was disappointed with episode 6 being completely made up, not following the book. Well, they made up episode 7 too. The audacity of these show directors is mind boggling.
They actually did a pretty good job bringing the source material to the screen, but they absolutely butcherd it when they wrote original material. This is the same dumb and dumber director duo behind the last season of Game of Thrones, which they completely made up and ruined the series. BUT! They had good reason to do so, since Martin never finished the final book.
The Three Body Problem series is a complete trilogy. There was absolutely no reason to write an original plot...for two whole episodes out of an eight episode season. I can overlook the creative freedom they took with the characters. I just can't overlook them having the audacity to write their own plot.
Book 2 even goes into great detail about how nukes don't work in space (no atmosphere, no boom) and these two morons writing the show make nukes in space a major part of the plot. WHAT?! A complete slap in the face to Cixin Liu.
This episode really gets the story pushed along.
As a person who never actually got into Halo the video game, and didn't know anything about the story, this series is still just as captivating and epic and well made. Easily one of my favorite things to watch!
Picking up the thread of the conversation two years after the first season is not easy. The plot of this series is quite intricate, and the messes that all the characters have don't make it easy. This first episode of the second season is excessively and needlessly too existentialist. Let's see how it goes on.
This sucked. The rest of the season better be better.... I love Ncuti. And have been super excited even after the dismal Ruby Road troll thing. But this was both disgusting and too childish. Maybe Disney involvement is ruining the messaging that Whovians are accustomed to. This came off as made for children rather than the fan base. I hope it gets better.
In Episode 1, they just pretty much skipped Ye Wenjie's backstory before Red Coast. They crammed everything into 5 minutes. Episode 2 is called 'Red Coast' but we barely pass any time at Red Coast base. Most of the episode is just present day characters talking and playing the VR game. In fact, we barely spent any time inside Red Coast itself. It doesn't even feel like a secret base/project. Besides the death of Ye Wenjie's dad - which wasn't adapted for censorship reasons -, nothing in this adaptation is honestly better than the Chinese version. I knew from the get go that 8 episodes, each with less than 60 minutes, would not be enough, but they are rushing. There's no way her character and motives will come across as understandable. This whole story is based on her past actions.
Not one of the best episodes of the season. And, Harry can't sing. :flushed:
The first episode was ok. be interesting to see how much woke shite they push in the following episodes. at times it was like watching paint dry. I dont think even Jodie Foster will save this show... I might be wrong !!
CW caliber acting/writing. Stargate SG-1 caliber sets. Comic-con caliber make-up/costuming.
...and some of the dumbest Jedi ever...
The fight scenes were quite impressive. I was not happy that Carrie Ann Moss was killed off right away. But overall a decent episode.
It’s early days but Ncuti might have the best acting range of any doctor. As good as that episode was it’s a shame we have had some doctor-less episodes as I wanna see more of him.
This was a great episode but it made me wonder why did they lead the show and even bothered producing those first two absolute garbage episodes when they clearly are able to have decent ones like those last two?
These "smart people" are so frustratingly dumb. It's just... AAAAAAAA!!!
From a somewhat interesting start this show really turned into a shitshow with absolutely ludicrous story, total absence of actual science and populated with drama queens, selfish morons and pacifists.
And the probe? Humanity's survival is at stake and they create something that breaks apart from shoddy manufacturing?
Did they get some DEI hire from Boeing to put it together?
Ye Wenjie's graveyard chat with Saul is the most mind boggling change from the books. Seriously, what does that dry joke have to do with the dark forest hypothesis?
I hope “our” Jason and Amanda are in another (third) universe, because it would be hard to explain why the box connects only two specific universes.
OMG! A major WOKE hit in this episode. Will they ever wise up?
"Why tell a deadman the future?"
I couldn't have asked for a more fitting finale for this "piece of an art" mini-series. The bar was set high. It could've been either like the GoT finale or Breaking Bad finale. So glad they stayed consistent from start to finish. Undoubtedly, this ranks among the greatest miniseries ever produced.
Many people may be dissatisfied with the finale if they expected to watch an all-out war, which contradicts the entire idea of the show.
Are you giving a negative review simply because you didn't understand the first episode? Should a television series be expected to tell its story in a straightforward manner from beginning to end? Or should we not pay attention to other aspects, such as cinematography, set design, and acting?
I would suggest that individuals with such preferences might enjoy watching "SpongeBob SquarePants" instead.
This show goes from strength to strength. Great pacing, acting, sets, music, the works! If you're not watching it, and can handle subtitles, then i suggest you find it and make some time.
It was a episode that approached the quality of legendary television episodes like "Ozymandias" from Breaking Bad and "The Rains of Castamere" from GoT, it's the best episode of the series so far, and it got me hyped for the finale. :star_struck:
Maximus would’ve known to never leave your power armor if he had had any experience with settlements:joy:
Fuji's silent reaction shots during the tea negotiation are all gold
I'm coming into this knowing nothing of the novel or the premise. Based on the first episode, I'm hooked and hope it pans out for the best.
Very good start, getting you hooked in the narrative. I don’t think splitting the book character Wang Miao into 5 characters is a big problem. Although I fear that the oxford 5 might stay a little flat as characters.
The fifa logo for the banner :skull::skull:
UPDATE 3/18 6:50 PM EST: they finally updated it :joy:
The bomb bay doors opened one last time..but it wasn't for the bombs.
An unexpected happy ending from a show that deals with the great WW2!
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