This show is just not enjoyable anymore. I have no idea how Daphne and Simon's relationship is going to recover after she raped him, and with the way the show is handling the topic I have no hope I would be satisfied with the resolution they came up with. Treating Simon as if his legitimate wish of being child free is nothing more than him being selfish, and that he just needs a good woman to teach him the error of his ways because a life without children surely cannot be anything but miserable. Daphne knew what life she chose when she married Simon, it does not matter what his reasons are for not wanting children, and it is not something she should be trying to change, but rather respect. She makes zero attempts to apologise for her behaviour because she selfishly things she has done nothing wrong, and the story takes her side instead of telling the story of her victim. Ending the episode with her crying because her horrible plot failed, as if she deserves any sympathy for the crime she has committed. And as if that wasn't enough, it's also disgusting the way the show is treating Marina. She deserves better, and Simon deserves better.
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- “It takes courage to live outside the traditional expectations of society” - Is this foreshadowing to Benedict’s story? I had a feeling they might make Benedict’s character gay but it seems maybe we are getting our fairytale in the end? I loved Benedict’s book but I wouldn’t mind a change in the story. I just want to see Benedict in love! Colin may have been my favorite Bridgerton in the books (except in his own book), but Benedict is definitely my favorite in the show!
- Lady Whistledown’s story is worrying me… Are they gonna change her identity? I just feel she is making more enemies and once the reveal is done, it is not gonna go as smoothly as it did in the book
so we're okay with daphne essentially raping simon? ok then .
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- I know Penelope wants to protect Colin but she will never resort to shaming anyone. So Marina’s pregnancy reveal kind of disappoints me. I feel the whole idea behind Lady Whistledown is taking a different turn. Penelope should have gone to Eloise or Lady Bridgerton with the truth, I just think this will have major repercussions once we get to the reveal in the future
- Now to the problematic scene. It is not as awful as it was in the book, however, that is not say it was not wrong. Simon was not drunk here and even his reaction and the stuttering was a bit tamer, I thought there would be more emphasis on it. At this point, Daphne doesn’t even know about his stutter! Also, being in Daphne’s mind in the book, knowing her thoughts, and the fact that this happens after she learns all the truth about his father and his stutter makes it even worse. God, I hated this scene in the book, and what made me resent it even more was how the aftermath was handled. Daphne didn't really regret what happened, she thought it was good that she took advantage of the situation as this might be her only chance to get pregnant. For me, Daphne's character never redeemed herself and Simon forgave her (without her even apologizing) and went along with it too easily. So I want to see how the aftermath will be handled in the show because even if this scene wasn’t as messy, it was still very uncomfortable.
But she is just GORGEOUS! And what a sweetheart!
He seems like such a nice guy! When he told JVN, "It's just hair, i can grow it back if i want to" I loved that! Yes, change is hard but sometimes people put way too much stock in things like hair. I've given myself some terrible haircuts after breakups and quitting jobs...it sucks, but it grows back, you know.
Also Bobby was the mvp with that restaurant decor!
So hard to understand what they are saying...thank God for closed captioning.
Please give all the awards in the world to Gillian Anderson. What a performance she gifts us on this episode!
While I didn't personally agree with the choice of winner, it was a strong Top 3 and a fun finale.
One man who seemingly ought to die is set free, and another who seemingly ought to live is left to die. Both of them end in those fates because of business interests that are beyond their ken.
Jack McCall is set free, and told to get the hell out of town, because it's in Al's, and everyone else prospecting in Deadwood for that matter's, interest that the U.S. government doesn't start thinking they're some sort of rebel society out there trying to organize themselves such that it can come in, annex the lot of them, and disregard their claims. He doesn't want the ruckus or the risk, so the acid-tongued wit of Swearingen prevails upon the presiding judge and those assembled to let McCall out of dodge.
Meanwhile, Andy is left to die out in the middle of nowhere, because getting him the help he needs would require acknowledging that there's a diseased man in the Bella Union saloon, and that would frighten off any business in that burgeoning speakeasy.
I think I appreciate this show more as an examination of Hobbes' state of nature. What do we do when there are no laws to constrain us, when the only interests that prevail are not the common interest, but that fragile balance of power involved in what we can get away with and what we can't that prompts men to make backroom deals and sweep the less fortunate under the rug when it suits them. That courtroom, hastily assembled, and just as quickly returned to a brothel (Al sees to that) is an ad hoc body, made as a simulacra of the real thing, a pretension to justice in a land that lacks it.
That is, except for Bullock, who is nigh-insufferable in his "I'm retired from being a good man, damnit! Stop pressing me to do right, reverend" routine! I've seen Olypant praised for his intensity as Bullock, and there's a clear angry fire burning within the character as he tries to suppress his justice-minded instincts, mind his own business with the hardware store, and not go after the killer set free. At the same time, it's kind of a shallow characterization. We get that he's tried to get out, and they're pulling him back in, but it's not really clear why (though I suspect we'll learn why sooner or later), and in the interim, his snippiness is fairly one-note rather than layered.
There is, however, special attention paid to the female members of the cast here. Alma and Trixie have a moment of recognition and acceptance between the two of them as Trixie takes on looking after the young girl who survived the massacre. There's common ground between a high-born lady and Al's favorite whore, and there's an interesting commentary in how the scales are leveled for the two of them a bit in this lawless town. We all see Joanie grow short with Cy over his treatment of Andy. It's hard to know if there's more to it than a growing schism between the proprietor and his lieutenants (something that's mirrored with E.B.'s solitary squawking about having to clean up Al's mess), but it seems like it's leading to more.
Lastly, of course, is Calamity Jane, who is one of the more unique creations in this show. Her unfinished demeanor, but real tears shed for Bill Hickok and kindness shown to Andy suggests that the woman treated much like a leper in that town may be the one with the most humanity. It's she who mourns, apart from the larger push and pull of justice, and it's she who shows that dying man mercy. There is, perhaps, and intended lesson there, about the ones excluded from the larger forces of this free-for-all being the ones who actually retain their decency. The same goes for the doctor, who continues to make an impression as a neutral party in all these affairs, one who's not trying to upset the applecart or do much more than ply his trade, but who's willing to stand up to the likes of Al and Cy and work his influence on the town for the greater good in his own way.
The only thing that still throws me off in the midst of all this thematic heft is the general and writing style of the show. It's not that it's bad, but it's very stagey, full of monologues that feel as though they could be transported to the theater and lose little, and lyrical phrases that, while suited to the period setting, also feel like a certain type of mannered dialogue meant for self-conscious presentation rather than naturalism. Again, there's nothing wrong with that in particular, but the style takes some getting used to, and it makes it tougher for individual moments to feel as affecting for me.
UK queens are so much more diverse and likeable. None of them feel fake and forced. Just authentic. Excited about new season.
Girl... they really threw it all away right at the finale. Based on overall report card, Bimini takes it. Based on final lip sync, Tayce takes it. Instead we get Lawrence Chaney??? Hell, Ellie arguably should've been third over Lawrence. The "rigga morris" was out of control on this one.
Sometimes I just don't understand the whole point of competing if at the end Ru is going to choose whoever he wants.
Based on the finale runway Bimini was the winner, based on the final lipsync Tayce ate it up and based on the whole competition Bimini shoul've been also the winner! I was so happy to finally see a queen speaking for myself and now i'm just sad, the good thing is that the whole fanbase loves Bimini so as the previous season with Divina she will have great opportunnities to come!
NOOOO BIMINI DESERVED THAT I DONT CARE
RuPaul: Bimini Bon-Boulash, I can't se... there's some actress that you look like and I can't...
Bimini Bon-Boulash: Meryl Streep?
I'm still laughing so hard with that :laughing:
Well not all were laughs this episode, this is the first time I cried over a lipsync, personally I think Lawrence was the least funny so I still don't know how she gets to the top, on the other hand I think A'Whora didn't bomb at all and since they gave "extra points" to other queens they should've give her as well for being first and confident.
Lawrence and A'Whora being pressed by Ellie's decision but if they were in her position I'm sure they will set her up to fail.
I'm just so sad... wether the bottom two would be it should've been a double shantay, sending any of them home this week it just doesn't make sense with my fantasy.
What the hell Ru lmao?! How many chances is Tia gonna get that she already hasn't had????
The way Veronica turns to see A'Whora when Ru say shantay to Tia!
Thus far, I've spent a lot of this show struggling to understand what people are saying and wondering what the point of a given scene is. I'm ready willing and able to accept the idea that maybe what the show is doing is over my head, but it's all a little dull to me so far. Again, Ian McShane owns every moment he's in, but whether it's a rival saloon moving into town, or the stilted dialogue of the Garrets, or the hotelman copping to giving the new operation in town the tip off, it all just seems like the wheels grinding steadily along without much point or purpose. As Mrs. Bloom pointed out, there's something to Wild Bill being jaded and over his own celebrity, to the point where playing cards is his only real distraction as Charlie tries to rouse him from his stupor with "The Hardware Boys." But really, it doesn't feel like we're moving toward much. Presumably there's some big conflict between Bullock, Swearingen, and Hickok to come, possibly involving Bullock avenging Garret, but thus far, it feels like a bunch of scenes stitched together without a lot of unity, depending on the quality texture of the show--the worn out sense of the setting and the lived-in feel of the bustling ecosystem--to carry things along. Well, the texture is all very nice, but I've yet to latch onto to any of the characters beyond Swearingen and to a lesser extent, Charlie and the doctor, and the plots have been equally uncompelling. I'm willing to give the show the benefit of the doubt and call it deliberately paced and doing some development of the situation before setting the fireworks off, but I can't say I'm really into it so far.
That’s not a finale. That’s a bleeding cliffhanger!! And nothing really happened. Apart from the events that ruined the finale, off course. It wouldn’t be good even for an half s season finale, if there were any on this show.
Disappointed.
polly looks so good in a tie
Bloody hell it should have been Arthur on the ground.
me: oh my god karl is so grown!! i can't believe he's already 10 years old!
me, 2 seconds later: oh my god i can't believe karl's racist...
The "Surprise! I made a pact with the even more powerful enemy of my enemy" thing is starting to get old after 4 season. However, hats off to the part where Tommy goes crazy because he has nothing to do, that's just what I needed to see. And hthat's why it was imposible to believe that he had agreed to give up everything he worked for to stop a war.
The Italian mafia, disintegrating because the English food is disgusting ahahaha. A bit of humour in this intense show.
The Trump was so good! I had just watched a Frontline documentary on him, and the resemblance was absolutely there. I felt that way even before the judges started talking about it but I definitely agree with Visage on it possibly being the best impersonation in the history of the show.
I wasn't a fan of The Vivienne at first but now I can see how talented she is. Before her impersonation of Trump, she had three wigs on the table, willing to go for either of the roles. That's something!
this actually surprised me. at first it's always a little difficult to understand and enjoy a new drag race dynamic, but by the end of the episode i was already enjoying it. the 'new rules' lipsync was great and the runway had a lot more hits than misses. i find it strange that ru and michelle are judging people from a different drag culture.
Campbell actually has a threatening aura now with the cane and the creaking sound of his leg, but it was Polly and the Italians who set the tone and the stakes to a much higher and interesting place than it was in the entirety of season 1.
Boy, am I glad to know that Ekko, the little man, is the boy savior, and not Jayce Talis, who interestingly shaves his underarm.
Honestly, the whole Jinx-being-jealous-of-Caitlyn-for-replacing-her felt quite contrived, and Vi-believing-Powder-is-still-in-there-somewhere-inside-Jinx trite because idk. Maybe I am biased against Powder/Jinx, but aside from some flirting and teasing, I never really got the sense that Caitlyn and Vi had that of a strong or intimate relationship. Ekko hesitating to deal the final blow on Jinx because he still saw Powder in her in spite of his insistence that she's gone felt so well done especially compared to Vi and Jinx's interactions which feel like awkward reunions at best. I really loved the mural, and Ekko and Jinx's fight scene !!!
I like the strain being introduced to Viktor and Jayce's relationship as the latter's priorities slowly shift. It is funny how councilor Mel seems so steadfast and consistent now given how untrustworthy I found her earlier. Also losing my respect for Silco as a villain like why is he putting so much trust in this girl who's waaay too volatile and unstable,,,
7/10
Good episode with a few uninteresting parts. Vi and Jayce are the 2 best characters so far and Jinx keeps on becoming worse for me.