yet another generic awful comedy series on this season lineup. dropped in the middle of the pilot, 2/10. absolutely cliché in the worst way possible.
Boring as hell...
can't wait for season two to start!
This episode was a masterpiece. I love how the machine runs simulations. I love Finch's lesson about "anyone who treats life like a game of chess deserves to lose". I loved the simplified dialogue. I love both kisses. Fusko/Root for whimsy, and Shaw/Root because finally.
But I don't want to see Shaw go. She feels integral to everything. Apparently the actress Sarah Shahi is pregnant so this is the way they deal with that, but that means she is going to be jobless in a year or two, and we never saw the dead body. No body, no death. She got shot a lot but we have seen everyone else come back from worse. It took a grenade in the face to kill Reese in the simulation. So she'll be back. Calling it now.
It's based on an existing comic, so somehow I don't think that's how that went down.
It's based on an existing comic, so somehow I don't think that's how that went down.
There are two things that bugged me in this episode:
Rose, the actor for Liv, seems to have issues staying serious while acting. You see her smiling several times when she says her lines and it gets cut shortly after. At minute 3, when she turns back to the corpse for example.
Or the significant amount of scenes where she generally seems too lively. This was the opposite in episode 1. While there she said at the end she can step her game up, she's still undead. Even if she eats the brain of an artist who's upbeat and she behaved like that even before she did.
The second thing is the zombie make-up. From scene to scene it sometimes looks very unevenly applied, especially around the eyes and you can see it when Liv raises her eyebrows.
Other than that I loved it. The "lesson" at the end was great. The chemistry between Ravi and Liv felt much more natural. The introduction of the second zombie was better than I expected.
But I must admit, that I do understand if people don't like this show. It's - at least so far - nowhere near an action/suspense driven show, it seems to be one of those lesson at the end of each episode type of shows. These tend to be less good received overall.
This episode gets bonus points for a female character being protective of a male character as well as the male objectification through a female without any kind of specific buildup or social comment on it as if it is natural. Something that is usually not done in our oh so equality centered society/media but frowned upon when it is vice versa.
I was hyped for this show massively, and now that it has arrived I cannot say I am disappointed.
The small touches of Matt showing that he is blind are great, fumbling for his keys throughout the scenes. Although they are not big key moments it shows that they paid attention when producing this series.
The actors play the characters well, and they really shine in their roles. They work well together as a cast and the way in which they collide.
The fight scenes are some of my favourites I have seen throughout a TV series and are done really well, they take into consideration that he is blind, but really engage with the user.
Overall I'm happy with this series and wish to see more. It's not over the top, it is pinned together well. 9/10 on my part.
Fisk is one of the best villains I have seen in a long time. They seriously nailed it.
Basically....
Liv eats the brain of a man that's a hacker/internet troll.The brain is rather old,about one or two weeks ,her vision gets blurry occasionally because of this.
She starts playing a fantasy game on his computer and starts to eat and drink a lot of junk food.
Liv has her first kind of date with Lowell or drop-by as Lowell expressed it.Lowell tries to kiss her,she ducks,it gets awkward and he leaves.Lowell can no longer play at shows(he's a musician)because he gets all ''full-on-zombie mode'' so he only plays in the studio.Then at the very end of the episode they kiss outside the studio.
Blaine kills Jackie(at least that's what it looked like.Most likely she's dead.).
Liv finds out about Blaine's shady business,at least some part of it.
Opinions....
I thought this episode was interesting.It was cool to see her eat rotten brains and what the effects of doing so was.
Agreed, outstanding episodes, I love the ones that are almost all about psychology. Between the lasting psychological effects of this episode and last week's episode with the issues with Hotch's father in law, so near the end of the season, I suspect this season's cliffhanger finale will be Hotch considering retiring from the BAU.
This was probably one of the best episodes this show has had in a LONG time. I'll even go out on a limb and say that it might be one of the best the show has ever done. The entire time I was on the edge of my seat and it completely freaked me out. It goes to prove you don't always need a ton of blood and gore to have a successful scary story. Cheers to MGG for another fantastic directing job!
Is it just me or this is getting really boring?
Is it surprising that an episode without Fish Mooney is one of the better episodes?
This is the kind of series that can be awesome with a good writers but sadly sucks cause a terrible writing
Malcolm: And no offense none of you are particularly good actors.
Tell me that was not funny :-P
I can't stress enough how much I personally enjoy this series. Bonus points for the 30 Rock and Fight Club references.
One of the best episodes up to now.
That cliffhanger is really neat. Can't wait for the next episode. As usual.
Especially considering the vision may suggest that Lowell knows something about that abducting children thingy that's going on as he must have eaten brain of some of them already.
Matt could use his eyes 'till he was 9 years old. The movie Top Gun was released in 1986. ;)
One of the best New Girl episodes ever. Filled with heart and some laughs. Loved the crepe flip scene -- I wonder how many times it took to get that shot. :)
I like how they're trying to make the Sand Snakes more interesting (Rosabell Laurenti Sellers cof* cof*). Cersei, you´re almost there, walk the walk Queen Mother!
I loved it!
It's not Firefly, and budget restrictions do take its toll in every aspect, but it still ticks all the boxes I want in the genre, with the potential to grow and become something spectacular.
Yes, the crew needs to gel, the writing has to get clever and the fresh actors need to learn how to deliver. But that's just how it is these days. A new show rarely starts off "perfect".
I had moments of utter joy whilst watching the pilot, and that's enough for me
Wish I could rate this an 11. I need to go back and rate every other episode of other shows down one.
This is a horror movie.
That being said, I have to stay I was blown away by the movie in itself and the sheer brilliance of Cumberbatch's performance which will not be the first time..
The movie not only includes a brilliant performance but the script and the story line is captivating from beginning till end making it totally worth to be nominated for four academy awards this year which are best picture, best supporting actress for Keira Knightley, best directing, and best actor for the ever so deserving Cumberbatch to which I would be so very disappointed if he did not snag that baby home.
As far as the Critical response goes, Another incident where the Critics and I agree. I really ought to have my temperature checked
The film has received positive reviews, with critics particularly lauding Cumberbatch's lead performance as Turing.
Rotten Tomatoes sampled 216 critics and judged 90% of the reviews positive with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an outstanding starring performance from Benedict Cumberbatch illuminating its fact-based story, The Imitation Game serves as an eminently well-made entry in the 'prestige biopic' genre."
On Metacritic, the film has a score of 72 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".The film received a grade of "A+" from market-research firm CinemaScore and was included in both the National Board of Review's and American Film Institute's "Top 10 Films of 2014".
If you have not watch it already, you really have to, even if it did not win the Oscars this year.. This movie is really NOT something you should miss..
Another 5 minutes of this and I'm gonna be mad! It's not my fault this is happening!
Calling it now, for the season finale, he discovers he's been taking placebos this whole time...
When they showed off the hard drives they took from the suspect in this episode, they showed a power supply. This is like saying they took a generator and showing an extension cable.
Oh my fucking god. During the conversation between Daisy and May' husband, I was struck by a random thought: what if he's Lash? It would work for him surviving that ambush, maybe explain why he supposedly left May, the thing they made all mysterious and shit, and would be ironic because of him evaluating other inhumans while also being shocking, personal and impactful for the main group of characters. And now the show reveals that is true. proudly brushes dust off of my invisible detective badge