Yaaaaawn. On one hand, I'm surprised we're already in the second half of the season because nearly nothing of actual interest or impact has happened, on the other hand, I'm grateful we're in the second half because that means Danger Island is that much closer to being over.
[7.7/10] Plenty of great stuff in this one. Anytime Leslie has a moral dilemma, particularly one as low stakes as whether to fib about whether the possum she caught is the possum, it makes for a good episode. Leslie’s struggle with whether to take the credit for nabbing “Fairway Frank” and pick up a chit from the mayor’s office in the process, or to be honest that she’s not sure if it’s really him and save a potentially innocent possum is a good one. It has great talking head segments (like the one about Leslie asking herself questions) and other fun stuff like her frantic insistence that April help.
April’s help is a nice deal too. She worries about the fact that Andy caught the possum, because Shawna Malway-Tweep suggests it might win him Anne back. Andy’s boasting and preening in front of “the press” and April’s quiet frustration makes for a nice contrast. And her and Leslie freaking out and hiding and chasing when the possum gets loose in Anne’s house makes for some great comic setpieces. (The same goes for Tom fleeing in a panic as soon as he sees the possum.)
The B-story is a good one too. Mark helping Ron get his woodshop up to code, despite Ron’s insistence that the city code shouldn’t apply to him and his libertarian leanings is another great instance of Ron bending his own principles a little bit because someone is being kind to him. His smile after running the book with the city code in it through a saw and the perturbed noise he makes when he has to then go back and try to read it are both great. It’s a nice Mark-Ron story, which we don’t get much of. (Sidenote: I didn’t expect to have this reaction on rewatch, but I’ve actually really enjoyed Mark as the straight man this season. Still love what happens next, but I wish we’d gotten to maintain at least a little of that.)
Overall, it’s a very funny episode that has great character moments for Leslie, Ron, and April, which makes it a-okay in my book.
Some sloppy writing (not asking DD for help for example) and cheesy dialogue but overall a decent show. I think the show overall was better than the second half of Luke Cage. The only outright bad thing IMO where the fight scenes well at least compared to the other Netflix/Marvel shows. Should have given Danny a mask like Matt in S1 and have a double film the fights.
I think the critics were just looking at the bad things, which are certainly there, and ignoring all the good things just so they could get their story with all this white-washing controversy across. Certainly not a great show like DD or JJ but still a good one IMO. 6-7/10.
I wanted to love this so much, but it just felt... Empty. The characters didn't connect at all and the Fantastic Beasts themselves felt like an afterthought to the franchise they're actually trying to build.
Overall a watchable movie with some charming moments but damaged by a muddy story and atrocious pacing. I expected more from the HP universe.
that was absolutely amazing! great story so far, amazing diverse characters, the doctor cameo and holy shit that opening is on fire
This movie is exactly as good as you think it will be.
Remember how you were wondering how they could pull off such an ambitious movie like the Avengers and then they did some how? Well that, but again, and it is still excellent.
(this review gets a little into details, but nothing really spoilery)
When Tony Stark, a man who thinks he is justified to do anything in the name of protection shockingly goes too far and creates Ultron, a murder bot who loves murder. Ultron, who is basically evil Tony, is very quippy. But this being a Whedon flick, everyone seems really quippy (don't worry, it's not as annoying as that sounds).
One of the best things about this movie is the destruction that you see happening in the action scenes. Something about the other Marvel movies never really made the people seem in danger when everything was exploding, but there are people everywhere in these scenes, screaming in horror as the super people punch the murder robots. Many innocent bystanders die in this one. Easy. Some of the other movies just seem too "clean", no sense of danger.
I also really liked the characters in this one. The other Marvel movies always seem like maybe one or two supporting characters from the other movies show up, but this movie has so many people in it. All your favourites!
Also, it had a really great "adventure continues" vibe. This movie starts with Avengers action and ends with Avengers action. There is no more "how they came together" or "this changes the very foundation of the universe". It was an awesome addition to what is now a serial story. More of this and less of origin stories!
So in conclusion, check out this sweet indie Whedon film, you might not have heard of it but it's pretty cool.
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Another one of those shows that starts off pretty meh then finds it's footing and takes a significant turn for the better.
Gave up half way through season 1, gave it another chance, and now I can't wait for each new episode!
The friend zone has been taken to a whole new mechanical level.
Like Larry, in Orange Is the New Black, Fish Moonie's story needs to be cut to help focus the show's main storyline. Every time I see her, it takes me out of the Gotham world and down a road I just don't care about.
The cleaning ladies raiding the place like they were Seal Team Six....lmao.
Seriously tho, this is the worst detective show I've ever seen.
The fucking janitors?! Hahaha, who wrote this crap!
I've soldiered through all 6 episodes and now can have my informed opinion. I'm so glad this mistake is finally over. Unfortunately, it stains the big title name forever.
The show is good. My only complaint is that guy who plays Usopp. He can't act for the life of him
Of course the picky people on this site who love throwing stuff a 1 out of 10 or 2 out of 10. Threw this either a 1 out of 10 and 2 out of 10 lol.
Come on, this isn’t a Happy Madison movie or a bad a spoof movie noir is half the stuff you hate on here.
I like comedy horror movies that throw in stuff like being stuck in a Horror movie, living the same day over and over again or switching bodies. Now there’s a time travel horror movie, count me in.
This captures how an overly privileged child of this generation would react to being stuck in the 80’s. Yes gym class dodgeball was pretty much like that lol.
Oh god, Hari's past haircut is definitely enough to make the empire fall.
Also, found Jessica Hyde!
If I ever traveled to Avatar world, I would invent arrow proof cockpit glass for the helicopters and become rich.
Nate's redemption arc seems unearned, as was the teams acceptance.
Oh my god. I was wondering if I'm too old for this kinda shitty-goofy-superhero movies, and I'm impressed by the reviews coming up. Nah man, seriously this movie is like a really really bad Rick and Morty episode written by an insta-teenager.
Sorry, I'm not a internet troll hater, I just regret paying for the ticket and wasting my time watching this lackluster film.
This has got to be one of the strongest jumps in quality from a season to another in a show.
What an amazing ride this has been so far.
I’m starting to wonder why I’m watching a show that is designed for children.
I bet board is spelled b-o-r-e-d.
How can they release a crap like Obi Wan and then Andor which is damn amazing. This episode was a masterclass.
The total body count is five.
The cause of death is....stupidity.
I wonder if this movie would be funnier on a re-watch with that in mind.
Last season's finale set up quite a few intriguing scenarios that to see them skip those and revert back feels somewhat deflating, even if the cast's chemistry remains as good as ever. Plus Baby Colin is such a wonderfully uncanny-valley creation.
Adam Scott physically trying to make his eyes kind
