Ironically, the episode I thought I wouldn't like based solely on the synopsis turned out to be the episode I liked the most so far. Really well done.
Damn can Sara Ramirez sing! This is probably the only musical episode of anything I've ever enjoyed.
Best episode of the season so far. Just... brilliant.
A rather dull return-to-form sort of episode, it was alright. Lucifer didn't realize it but he debunked his own claim before having even issued it thanks to Amenadiel giving an affirmative answer to his questions on Charlie; we even see Amenadiel's conviction later when he pleads with his father to render him mortal instead of his son so Charlie would be spared the suffering all humans go through. Amenadiel is evidence that the "apples" are capable of love, and so the "tree" must be as well.
I suppose this will be one of the last stops in Lucifer's journey of self-discovery, where he will have to yet again prove to himself that he is not as he thinks he is, with the eventual goalpost being making peace with his father once he makes that realization. Oh well, I'm on board, it should be interesting watching his growth.
So that's why they blew all that subtle build-up with Aram and Samar? So she can have an excuse to access Ressler's laptop and he can find out she helped Liz and thus fire her? Convoluted nonsense for the sake of forced drama, come on...
"I don't understand. The guy didn't say anything?"
"He didn't have to. That's the whole point of the exercise."
The Sopranos is really one of the few shows I never went into expecting to burst out laughing but man, this brilliant writing had me break into hysterical laughter on more than one occasion and it doesn't even have to rely on forced, in-your-face cheesy tactics to do so. Fantastic!
Why does it feel like every time I come back and re-invest in this series, I end up feeling bamboozled by the end? I find myself having to echo the same complaints I had last season, the show prioritizes looks over substance, add to it the ridiculously slow pacing and frankly irrelevant elements that eat away at the available runtime and my frustration begins to add up. I mean honestly, how much content did they adapt this season? Ten pages worth? Whatever...
I feel I have to ask myself if investing further is a wise decision or not and I hate to do that because I'm a massive fan of Gaiman and especially of this title. I will stick around for next season, if there is one, and depending on how that goes, I might have to drop this puppy. :confused:
Hang on... what? Seriously? You mean to tell me that Barry didn't have super speed thinking all along? Then how was he able to use his powers successfully and to the extent that he has? That's the one defining trait that allows Flash to make use of all of his powers, that's how his brain can keep up with everything around him when he's moving very fast and how he can speed read among a lot other things.
"Buffy, Van Helsing, those two cute guys from Supernatural":smile:
Piss off. This was not the ending the series or the characters deserved after everything.
I get this is a CW drama, but can we please have one, just one episode where the focus isn't someone's emotional boo-boos? How about some story progression? Maybe character development that takes characters from one dimensional cardboard cutouts to three dimensional figures you can resonate with on some level? Any level? How about focusing on Barry for a change, remember him? He's sort of the main character? He has this whole problem that is of extreme consequence which he has to solve?
sigh Whatever, I digress. This whole season was just one big hallway scene, pathetic writing all across the board. The Flash - if I can even call it that anymore considering how it almost seems like the writers have all but forgotten about Barry - is done, to me at least.
God damn man, tears all over with that final scene...
As a standalone episode, this was decent, but as a season finale however, it left much to be desired; it's funny, the season premiere didn't feel like a premiere and now the season finale didn't feel like a finale...
Oh wow, I've to say, it somehow feels like a whole new show... definitely subverted my expectations for this season.
Family Guy is just spitting in the face of its audience at this point; completely and utterly disappointing would be an understatement.
I'll admit, I was a bit thrown aback, if not disappointed, by the fact they disposed of the threat they spent an entire season building up not even thirty minutes into the episode and in such low-key fashion; but I've to say, that frown turned to a big child-like grin the moment the "eye-patch" came into focus, I'm really looking forward to seeing such an iconic character of the Titans franchise brought into this adaptation and I hope they treat the character well and respect his story.
All in all, while it didn't exactly the deliver on the hype it promised with last season's finale, it was a fair episode that offered the show an exciting new story and character development; great casting decision on Bruce as well, a bit old for the role I feel but great nonetheless.
This has been an incredible season that really did the source material justice, although they took some liberties in a consequential moment or two, it was still beautifully made and exactly what I was hoping to see from this arc's adaptation.
S4 has been confirmed for October 2020 and knowing what's to come of it, I'm on pins and needles!
I could hardly look away from the screen for one moment... Easily the best episode of not only this season, but arguably of all of OPM so far.
Here we go, boys. The real Attack on Titan has officially just begun! 'Tis gonna be a wild ride.
Pretty average season finale given Legends' track record, though some of my qualms with the mismanagement of characters (https://trakt.tv/comments/233592) were tended to so I guess there's that.
I am incredibly grateful to Game of Thrones for this adventure I have found myself sucked into for some years now. I am grateful for all the emotions it brought me since day one, bitter and sweet alike. I am grateful for all the laughs, all the tears, all the jokes and gags, every single bit of it, I really am grateful and appreciative of it all. It's been just... wonderful.
That said, I am feeling robbed and betrayed right about now. This ending is arguably one of the worst series finales in the history of television and trust me I realize how bold of a statement that is. The terrible violations the characters have suffered this season, the lack of proper resolution to many of the plots and narratives developed over seasons worth of buildup, the seeking of shock value at the expense of quality writing... that and much much more solidified this as an absolute disappointment of a finale, as opposed to the marvel wrap it could've given this cultural phenomenon.
This episode does have its positives, as always the score, acting and cinematography are perfectly performed but I just do not think it's nearly enough to compensate for how lackluster the writing has been, as much as I wish they did. Oh well, sad as it may be, I'll just hold on to the good stuff and hope that GRRM's book, once finished, will tackle the ending in a more coherent, more respectful and more meaningful way. It's been real y'all...
P.S: I'll leave this here lest some people jump me again. This comment is a representation of my own personal opinion, I am entitled to one just as all of you are. If you enjoyed this season and felt this finale delivered what you were looking for then more power to you mate, but that doesn't nullify my opinion nor does it make yours any valid. If you want to discuss or challenge my views, I'd be more than happy to engage you on that basis but if all you have to offer are petty remarks then please keep them to yourself.
Three things:
I'm not sure if I'm going to pick up the sixth season because frankly, I'm growing ever tired of enduring something this lackluster season after season. Maybe they'll surprise me and actually pull off something amazing next season, or maybe they'll continue to be oblivious to the fact that this show has so much to offer when not limited by the lack of creative imagination on part of its show-runners.
I guess we'll see.
What in the actual f*ck.
I'm a reasonable man, I realize I've been crapping on D&D even more than usual this season but I really do have to give them props for doing exactly what they set out to do. They hoped to subvert our expectations and they did just wonderfully in that regards.
We expected all of that buildup over the years to actually amount to something that at the very least passes for a presentable series finale but instead, we got an incoherent, steaming pile of shit. Expectations subverted!
We expected all of that character development to actually result in a beautiful pay-off that respects the journey of self-discovery each and every one of our beloved characters went through to get to where they are now but instead, we got a painful, disrespectful cycle of character regression. Expectations subverted!
We expected the final season of this show to keep us at the edge of our seats with thrilling writing that didn't subvert our expectations for the sake of subverting our expectations via low-quality shock value-seeking writing, but to introduce plot twists that make sense within the overall narrative of the story but instead, we got CW-level predictable, cringe material. Expectations subverted!
I get it. I really do. GRRM let them down by not getting the books ready in time and so they had to improvise away from his influence, but this? This? For a long while, Game of Thrones lived up to the slogan of its parent network, it wasn't just TV, it was something different, something unique and now to have to see it come to this... it's nothing short of disappointing.
On the bright side though, at least this episode didn't suck completely. The acting, score and cinematography were all on point, so I guess it's nice that I didn't walk out of it having appreciated absolutely nothing about it.
So why do I even bother anymore? I honestly could not tell you, though it's probably a mixture of masochism and a faint sliver of hope that they won't flush our collective investment into this series down the drain by the end of it, just one more episode dammit.
The narrative is all over the place, resulting in an underwhelming, predictable and overall, lackluster episode.
The whole Cicada plot could've been wrapped up eight episodes ago at most, leaving ample breathing room for the exploration of other avenues, like the Thawne one, which I don't think I'm alone when saying it's probably the only thing the majority of this season's viewers care about.
I remember a time when I would sit patiently waiting for the next Flash episode to wow me, this isn't the case anymore I'm afraid. The quality writing and storytelling this show once flaunted have both taken a back seat to low-quality, overly dramatic, repetitive and above all, undeniably predictable plots.
sigh Whatever, I guess I'll just watch the next episode to conclude the season and then - as much as it pains me - I'll give it the Arrow and Supergirl treatment by dropping it until such time as I either no longer care enough about the coherence, consistency and entertainment value of the story or until such time as all of those three matter once more to the show-runners. :confused:
Man, what a poor episode, lackluster after lackluster. If this is the culmination of the time and interest myself and others have invested into Game of Thrones all of these years, then it is truly unfortunate and disappointing if not almost bordering on an insult.
Such a shame that this will be the legacy of a series that once took the world by storm with its brilliant storytelling and exhilarating plot twists, hardly recognizable anymore when it parades around in a pathetic shell of its former self.
I can't say I'm excited nor even interested in the remaining episodes, at least not when this season has taught me time and again to lower my expectations as much as possible, but I hope they will at least respect what this series once was and offer a conclusion worthy of its story. sigh
Fair but incredibly anticlimactic, all of that buildup and hype over the years just wasted in one episode like this, disappointing doesn't even begin to describe it. sigh
God, what is happening to this show? Stale acting, dull writing, anticlimactic plots... it's almost insulting with how bad it's gotten.
For the love of everything The Flash once was, if this is the extent of your creativity and imaginative writing, please end the show.
What a dull season finale, compared to the last one which had me at the edge of my seat all throughout, this one struggled to even keep me watching past the 20 minute mark.
Truly disappointing.
Holy shit. Well, that was quite the episode, arguably the best thing Supernatural has put out in a couple of seasons...
Well, that was a disappointing mess, even more so considering it followed one of the most solid episodes in recent Flash history...
