Butterfly guy is dead... So sad, I really liked him. I actually like all the rappers, hope they don't die.
im really liking the rapper dude...... i hope he's not.. dead:(
The animalesque movement of the Eva makes it sensacional!
As said at the end of the episode, now it all starts!
Nanami's episodes are pure camp and I love her for that
This episode was camp and I'm here for it
This is the first episode where I can tell that the character animations weren't created with the more underplayed English voice acting in mind. The contrast of the dramatic lip flaps with the deadpan delivery is a bit odd, but the animation is dope and I like the direction this is going so far.
This was ok, not as sad as people say it is
An interesting set up that could go either way. I don’t know if I need Adventure Time to tell me work sucks. I know. But there’s enough hints planted here of Fionna being a part of her problem, like rejecting a roller derby invitation that could be exactly the excitement she’s looking for right after saying the universe is sending her signs that I could see this being about how the magic we fantasize about is around us in ways we wouldn’t expect. Either way, I’m intrigued for more, and that’s the job of a first episode.
A great season finale. Most of the plots are wrapped up. There is a a sense of ending/closure for most characters. Bojack's got what he wanted, can't wait to see how he will fuck it up in the next season.
"The key to being happy isn't a search for meaning.It's to keep yourself busy with unimportant nonsense and eventually, you'll be dead"
The show is full of these little gems, so philosophical, so true, so dark. And the fact that it comes from Mr Peanutbutter, the most stupidly joyful character, makes it hit even harder.
The Todd+Peanutbutter business ideas are delightful. And I like how Vincent is still there. Also small detail: Bojack never letting go of his Golden Globe (even though he didn't even write the book).
The comedy definitely kept this one going. From Todd and Tarantalino settling on what kind of movie/hat/curated gift basket they were making, to the satire of Naomi Watts complaining about her role being too three-dimensional, to Mr. Peanutbutter's hangup on his V-neck, it all kept me chuckling throughout.
The twist with Bojack and Naomi had its moments, but felt a little predictable, and Bojack's conflict with Dianne didn't land like it should. Their relationship still feels a little forced to me. As I've said before, I like what they're doing in principle, but the execution can't hit liftoff for whatever reason.
I would love to read one trick pony
That's a lot of character development you got there.
Welp, things are changing, and it doesn't look like they're going back to normal. Todd, BoJack, Mr Peanutbutter, Diane and Princess Carolyn have had sudden realisations about life. Profound realisations that all lead back to BoJack and his choices. He's made some questionable ones.
Finally, things seem like they're moving forward. Every action has a consequence. And, I don't know if I'm ready to get invested in this show. I've already watched three episodes today, which is way more than my usual one.
What the hell? Let's go! I'm ready for this to become one of my favourite shows.
IT'S GOOD.
TECHNICAL SCORE: 7/10
ENJOYMENT SCORE: 8/10
Maybe I should read up about the main anime. Or this first episode was meant to confuse me. Either way I'm intrigued by the (I guess*) unique concept of magical girls and the crazy strange visuals. The mood is also far from light-hearted and if this episode is not misleading we're in for a weird and dark trip into Tamaki's past and future.
*I've just seen one or two episodes of one other magical girl anime, so I'm almost unknowing of tropes, cliches and standards. Color me interested.
[8.1/10] If we take Sister Michael at her word, God is indifferent to the Derry Girls. But that’s the central referendum here: does he love them or does he hate them? For half of the episode, the universe bends in their favor, only to bend right back just as quickly. It’s a marvelous, albeit gutting structure to build the episode around.
First they just so happen to get the last five tickets to the Fatboy Slim concert in Derry. Then, they lose them when they're challenged for them by an angry bloke who goes by Madstab. But wait! Michelle peddles their (ever so slightly exaggerated) sob story to the local news and gets them VIP passes to the show! They’ll even get to meet Fatboy Slim himself! Except, Clare’s search for the girl she met at the record store not only reacquaints them with Madstab, but gets them kicked out for fighting to where they don’t even get to see the concert, let alone meet the headliner. Still, it’s not so bad! Despite everything, Clare gets the kiss from the girl of her dreams and is on Cloud 9! Only to be brought crashing back to earth in devastating fashion when Gerry comes to tell her that her dad had an aneurysm, and he eventually passes away.
It’s a brilliant sort of emotional whiplash. For ninety percent of the episode, Derry Girls plays the back and forth for laughs. The Derry Girls’ changes in fortune are comically exaggerated, involving fibs to the news and tough guys obsessed with Fatboy Slim and playful bouncers dressed like Cher from Clueless and an entire bar area filled with folks dressed at clowns. The silliness of our heroes stepping out as angels but being mistaken for swans, or yelling about the semantics of what a collection of clowns is called, is hilarious.
The parents’ story is nearly as funny. The absurdity of Sarah accidentally getting engaged when she accepts a ring without understanding the meaning behind it is classic her. The equal absurdity of her enlisting Gerry to have to break it to the poor fella that his engagement was a ridiculous misunderstanding (with Joe blaming the unfortunate guy for the trouble), is very amusing thanks to Gerry’s bewildered reaction to the whole situation. But the punchline is the piece de resistance. The clockwork gag of Sarah and Mary having rented Sister Michael’s nun habit, whose availability was established earlier, to where Ciaran believes Sarah’s “married to God” now is an utter hoot.
Even when it’s not being funny, “Halloween” is a sweet episode for most of the way. There's a comic goofiness to Clare’s dad showing up in a tiny car and joking about “stacking” the girls into it. But the reveal of him pulling them along on a float in a local Halloween parade, watching them enjoy the night of their lives, is a rousing moment.
The same goes for Clare getting her first (I assume?) kiss from the girl she met at the record store. It’s not as cheer-worthy as it might be since the girl is more of a thinly-drawn bit of wish-fulfillment than a full-fledged character with any kind of developed dynamic with Clare. Still, if anyone deserves a little wish-fulfillment, it’s Clare. Her stammering reaction to someone liking her is adorable, and her palpable joy at getting that kiss is infectious.
Until it’s ground down in the grit of tragedy. She goes from that riding high moment to mourning her father in a matter of minutes. It’s one hell of a gut punch. Nicola Coughlan does an outstanding job selling her grief at this sudden hardship. While I don’t normally love slowed down covers of pop songs, doing a solemn version of “Praise You” is more than poignant under the circumstances.
I expected Derry Girls to go for something more dramatic and heart-rending eventually, but I expected it at the end of the season, not now. The show caught me napping, and I wasn’t anymore prepared for such a sad development than Clare was. You feel so much for her, and the way her friends rally around her without question is a reminder that, for as loose and goofy as their friendship, and the series is, it’s also founded on some true and heartfelt bonds.
I don’t know if, in Lisa McGee’s conception of this story, God loves or hates the Derry Girls. He certainly toys with them given the mercurial way in which their fortunes change. And he gives Clare an immense trial to face at such a young age. But he also gave her a collection of friends to help cushion the blow and see her through this. That is fortunate amid such tragedy, and maybe even a saving grace.
Sister Michael is a whole maniac! I almost passed out laughing at one of her quips
Not a fan of James & Erin being a thing; it totally came out of nowhere (the only "hint" was James taking her to prom last season but I can't be the only one not interpreting this as romantic) and it does throw the group dynamic off. Michelle's reaction and the incest joke were some of the highlights of this episode though! So was Sister Michael showing up in her Delorean, she's such an icon!
The "Thank you, love." at the end :broken_heart:
I'm not sure how I feel about Erin and James. I'm not completely adverse to it though. Usually perturbed when shows feel the need to add a romantic element to male x female friendships but its not totally annoying me. Do think it's unnecessary though and would be nicer without.
[7.4/10] This one took a bit to get going, but gained momentum as it went.
Once again, I wasn’t crazy about the girls’ story in this one, since the prospect of a haunted house, even a mistaken one, is once again too out there for my tastes. Them freaking out about curses and hauntings and other ghostly bric-a-brac was a big yawn for me. The laughs weren’t really there and everyone mugging with exaggerated screams wasn’t my jam either.
But I liked a lot of the other elements of the main story. James having an awkward conversation with the officer at the checkpoint was good for a laugh. So was the big realization that the girls’ had actually been “cleaning out” the wrong house, and had stumbled onto a stranger’s cottage rather than Sister Michael’s aunt’s place. Sister Michael getting them out of trouble by explaining that they’re from Derry and have thus suffered enough was the funniest part of the whole thing.
God help me I was downright touched by James confessing his feelings to Erin. We had hints of this when he took her to the dance, but it’s nice to see it come to fruition. There's not a lot of depth to it, but it feels lived-in and real in a way not much this season has for the girls. Orla makes a solid point about it threatening to mess up their group’s friendship, but the kiss and James’ “IIt’s okay, I can wait” is very wholesome and endearing. It even dovetails nicely with the grown-ups’ story after a fashion.
That subplot, with the adults going to a psychic to make a connection with Mary’s dead mother, is a laugh riot. Conleth Hill remains a charming screen presence (hello Game of Thrones fans!), and between him doing the “affected psychic” routine and grousing at his elderly mother, his scenes are the comic highlight of the half hour. Gerry’s skepticism, Mary and Sarah’s fervent belief in finding a conduit to the great beyond, and Joe’s focus on having his dead wife locate his old electric razor all lead to plenty of laughs too.
Yet, this one lands on some place earnest and sweet too. There's a funny poetry to this one, where in one part of the episode, the characters have some reason believe ghosts are really there, and it turns out to be one big mix-up, whereas in the other, the whole thing seems like a goofy farce, but the psychic is genuinely onto something! (Or so it seems.)
Carlos Santini seems to be applying the standard cold reading techniques, but him locating the American Air Force officer who’s apparently pestering Aunt Sarah from the great beyond, or getting a message about water and a red box from their mom seems to have some validity to it. Maybe it’s just coincidence, but I love the choice to make Joe’s silly quest to find his razor into something more genuine when he’s touched by finding the razor in a red box under the sink. Ian McEllhiny gives a great performance, showing that beyond the bluster, he really does love and miss his wife, with Derry Girls giving him a characteristically oddball reminder of hta.t
Overall, the haunted house bits, which take up a good portion o f the episode, fell flat to me, but the rest of what “The Haunting” had to offer was quite good.
this entire season is gonna be that English dickhead redefining masculinity with his fashion choices, innit
The contrast to the last scene of the last season was interesting.
No one say protect Orla at all costs bcoz she can fucking protect herself better than anyone else armed with nothing but her hunting knife.
This episode is so underrated on IMDb, but hopefully, more people will get to this series and the average rating will shoot up someday.
This will always be one of my most favorite episodes from the series, mainly bcoz how effectively it subverted poor old "Dead Poets Society"! How it drew the parallel to "The Usual Suspects" and tied it in with the former film at the end was pure amusement as well.
I also fall a little more in love with Sister Michael in each episode. Her character is so well-written and complex and infinitely fascinating, but we never get to see her much.
This episode is boring !! OMG.. Tanjiro can't even kill a bird????
Buff cleft chin Nezuko doesn't exist, she can't hurt you.
Buff cleft chin Nezuko: ...
I would happily wear that shirt, idk what everyone is on about
Is it just me or was this episode insanely well-shot and animated even for this show?
Budget 100%
Omg the merman fandom is real ahahaha!
Beach ball horses aren’t too bad really.
Love how they both stepped aside for Ched :joy:
Doesn't worth a double shantay but ok... probably one of the worst runways ever made and glad Mama Paolo agree with me
