One of the best procedural drama in a long time. Good focus and storyline on the cases with minimal "drama", so much so that the crime dramas that I watched after that did irritate me with all the crazy coincidences and dramatic plot that I had to remind myself that they cannot be compared to what we have in Through the Darkness, which is so real in its depiction of evil in the serial killers they portray.
This drama delivers exactly what it promises in the summary and does it very well. It's not mind-blowing, but it's a huge relief that the show doesn't try to bite off more than it can chew.
The plot progression is straightforward, the pacing/suspense is on point, the MCs are very good, the secondary characters put up a good showing as well. If you don't mind the amount of time the shows spends on pretty heavy/depressing talks with criminals, it's an easy recommendation in procedural shows.
Incredibly hard to watch, at least if you have a past in any way similar to hers.
I didn’t even need to reach the end of this episode to be fully committed to her destroying them all.
I hope Speedy's life will be happy and amazing from now on. Beautiful soul :heart:
The haircut scene reminded me of an episode of Brazil's version of What Not To Wear (Esquadrão da Moda) where the hair stylist, with the best of his intentions, cut the participant's hair more than she wanted and she hated it, what really shook her up and destabilized her. The important thing is to make the person feel comfortable in a good space, a comfortable space, and that's exactly what Jesus-look-alike did for Terri. Then, months later, she opened up to it and I loved that she accepted her own hair and, yes, it is beautiful. Self-confidence, self-love is everything in a person's life. And that's why I love Queer Eye. :hearts: It inspires me so much!
PS: I really wanted them to return to the lives of the participants, even if only a few months later, as happened in this episode.
Ladies and gentlemen, Kieran Culkin, the 2023 Emmy winner.
One of my favourite heroes of the series so far. He needed the most help and he had one of the biggest transformations.
"This is my boyfriend Hughie and this is his boyfriend Butcher" - Starlight at some point probably
As Butcher would say, “Fuckin Diabolical!”
Even Homelander was clueless when everyone started exploding haha
‘But it is not about me. I can’t lash out like some raging, entitled maniac. That’s a white man’s luxury’ - Stan Edgar -
For any non-french speakers out there: at the very beginning of the episode, when The Boys are all back together in the new office, at some point Frenchie calls Butcher "Mr. Charcutier".
The joke being that in French, a "butcher" is called a "charcutier".
Timothy: VINCENT CASSEL!! VINCENT CASSEL!! VINCENT CASSEL!! VINCENT CASSEL!! VINCENT CA-
It felt like something was missing, I would've loved if they could've added at least two more episodes to explore all these events, the season was full of time skips which I despise in any show and the whole show felt rushed, somewhat sad for a show this great to end this way imo
It felt rushed. They wrapped things up in 15 minutes and the rest was a flash forward to a Sally play and a spoof movie? No.
This movie is legendary. someday it'll become a classic. I don't know why someone is complaing about why they didn't get to explore more of Oppenheimer's character, or what he was. I think that person needs to rewatch this movie. Scene are not snippets, It is complete and well integrated. Yes, they covered a lot ground. Could it have been a miniseries? of course! but saying that this movie fails to integrate different aspect, is completely false. Even character whom had small screen time, did perfect. I think everyone needs to hit theatre, so Hollywood makes more fucking movie like this. which delves deep in character and dark part of human chatacter. Not everything is Pink and happy. I think, you must watch it in theatre decide for yourself. I think I have spent all my penny well. Thank you Nolan.
This is a masterclass in how to portray subjectivity. I was absolutely immersed in this character and could feel the amazement, horror, and divided feelings that he was going through. The directing was phenomenal and deserves much praise.
The hesitancy of Jeff while giving his number to Claire got me curious. He was leaving his number to the fridge guy at the beginning of this episode as 773-555-0901. He told Claire as 0902. A sad tiny detail.
Might be my fav episode of the season so far. Full of hope and redemption.
Creepy creepy creepy. The tension in this show is absolutely perfect, the acting is first rate, the soundtrack music is atmospheric and the camera work is spot on.... show of the year so far!
Will be really interesting to see how this is gonna be received here in the west. It's a weird one. Couldn't help myself to actually feel disappointed after the credits rolled, and a lot of people in the audience felt the same way. It's super vague, the story jumps constantly, new ideas and (seemingly) new plotlines are constantly opened but never resolved. It's confusing. And because of this, I just never really cared about any of the characters. Which is something that usually never happens to me in a Ghibli film...no emotional attachement whatsoever. After sleeping over it and reading some reviews and interepretations from Japan, I can accept and respect the film much more now. It's a supposedly final goodbye from Miyazaki, a potpourrie of his ideas and visions, a micro-history of Ghibli itself. It's fine. But it's not for me and probably a lot of other people. But that's okay.
ripley is an absolutely stunning piece of cinematography. also puzzling how some are bothered by the fact that its not in color, and using it as the sole reason to shit on it. the light, always the light.
What an incredible script, very well structured. A story that grips you from start to finish, very tense and very well done. The performances are magnificent and the connection between the characters makes everything so much more exciting to watch. In addition to these aspects, the movie is set in the 80s, which gives everything a special touch.
Definitely an interesting production. It feels like I am watching a noir film, but in a modern setting. Timeless story and personalities. Self-described addict to movies, which we see glimpses of from time to time, as if to show he imagines his life to be like one, with Bogart. The protagonist is a bit like a relict from the past. Lone gentleman in a suit, driving a vintage car, caring for the vulnerable, dealing with his own demons, longing for a mysterious woman, and who can see right through your deceit. Obvious allusions to the Golden age of Hollywood, but I also sense some inspiration by the French new-wave (inspired by the former). It also simply looks beautiful. I eagerly await new episodes.
EDIT after the finale - I love the topic of trying to understand what it means to be a human, the pensiveness and sensitivity of Sugar, the eerie quietness of every character, even the ones who are supposed to be aggressive.
Modern noir private detective. Farrell is handsome and likeable. The writing is good. The editing and arty stylized images makes it distinct. The imagery mixing with old Hollywood movies is a great touch. I immediately fell in love with this detective story.
I am very much into this.
It's cool, slick, thoughtful, it has its own style... It's throwing references around while doing its own thing.
Feel like we have a hit.
This is one of the most poorly written books I've ever read, but I think the show actually has potential to be entertaining. We'll find out next month.
Well, that was unexpected. But some hints got their explanations: the strange seizures of Sugar, the fact that he can knock back literally litres of liqour without getting sloshed, that debriefing when he was chastised for registering his feelings, that talk "We just observe."
To be honest, I expected some kind of awkward international spy ring who "just observe" because... why, exactly?
I see a kind of wild game the show's creators played:
1. A classic detective noir, if finished like a proper detective story, would probably have left a dry reception, like "Okay, we've seen this 100x times."
2. Secret spy ring or a shady organization... Just observing? Yeah, right, thanks for nothing.
3. At least, this is a twist that's not everyday for a detective noir.
Let's see how our PIA's story unfolds.
It is honestly so refreshing to watch a movie that is trying new things! i was paying attention to everything every second of it. i'm still not sure of how i feel about the ending, but the experience was totally worth it!