Finally a Radiohead song. There's the Ramin Djawadi I know and love. He's still in there somewhere. Even if score still isn't bringing anything special.
So it's ep 3 and the movement of the Trisolarians (or whatever they're calling them here) has already been revealed. There's only really one big reveal left and we're not even halfway through the season. My only assumption is that they're doing more than book 1. Makes sense if you need more stakes for the TV medium. Damn maybe I should have read the next one too!
The computer attempt and progression was such a good part of the book. They could have at least gone into a bit more detail on the logic gates, buses and how long it took. Even across chaotic eras with 'memory storage'! Such a shame to glaze over that whole thing.
But hey ho at least Jack is dead.
Bit disappointed they've brought the Ye Wenjie message stuff so early on. And Mike Evans too. They really do have to write it plain for general Netflix watchers huh. Rather than keeping mysteries and letting things develop.
Then again even with things being very clear there are still people in the comments confused about the grave of the 4 year old. :joy:
Rich man Samwell Tarly is immersion breaking in his awfulness. Usually when directors are well known for recasting people they at least make it the good actors! Maybe he was the cheapest?
The Wenjie stuff felt rushed and missed a lot of her progression. I don't think you truly felt her journey though to warrant her reply. The book definitely did.
When I saw the trailer for the show I thought for sure they had cast Benedict Wong as Wang Miao. Imagine my surprise when I realised he was Shi!
A bold choice to split out his path amongst other characters but I think it's for the best given that a nano scientist suddenly becoming the one man investigator/mole could be tough to portray on film.
They've mixed it up a bit from the book to suit the format and pace and I think it works so far. I think so many in the cast might dilute the core of it but we shall see! Mr 'Jack's Snacks-Samwell Tarly with money' was one of the weakest GoT cast members so not sure why he's on of the ones D&D have carried over. Let's hope they don't fall into the same mistakes with this show in all!
I totally get the decision to move the setting to England. They need to connect with a western audience after all. Just glad they kept Ye Wenjie's past at the core of it.
Little disappointment by the muted music of Ramin Djawadi in this opening episode. Between this and Fallout I'm concerned he's not giving his all anymore towards memorable scores.
On board and hoping for more in every sense.
What has this show become when we're now watching two women vye for the affections of some mid bloke? Was this show made by the same people casting hot women to fall in love with ugly dudes in every rom com ever? I thought we were over that now.
Always enjoy a dig at Ellen though and her fake ass generosity.
Molly is better than this
Nice to see someone calling out the usage of the word 'female' like that. It's becoming an epidemic
You know what? Amy has really grown on me :joy: she's actually really entertaining.
This was a solid twist this ep and then more girls on top! I'm hooked
Something about Manny made me feel weird? The way he talked and carried himself was just odd. Like a serial killer emulating normal humans or something :joy:
Not sure about the vibe of this episode. They're chopping and changing a lot which is fair to mix it up but only if it works. The Melissa breakup felt very disjointed. A way to force a storyline change for her maybe? Seemed harsh though
An emotional rewatch for me. The Dana stuff was painful but well done. She was so well loved and that's lovely to see.
The tech dialogue in Max's work scenes are pure nonsense though. What were the writers on there :joy:
Bryce's smile in the flashforward is so earnest and full of love. Really moving
Imagine getting Jim Rash and under utilising him like this :joy:
Also not happy the Molly x Arthur thing seems back on. It seems more like she's happy to have genuine people. Really not seeing romance. Pleaseeee no.
Amy grew on me a bit more this ep. She seemed to have settled down a bit and seeing her caring side was nice.
This show isn't playing with the mini games and reveals though. The drama is delicious!
Lesbian Dentist? Possible outside reference to Paula Pell's character in Girls5Eva? (who happens to be CP on this show)
Benjamin Bratt looked insanely fine in this ep. Get it girl
"This is the terrace, I'm Femme for Femme" is iconic. I can't stand Amy. :joy: Last ep she just talked like a chronically online person and this time was all about her hangups about her usual type. Haha.
This ep made us WILD though. Is this why straight people get so hyped about Love Island?
I can't imagine them having those conversations about identify and queer history on that show mind you!
Holy shit. I underestimated Ava as well there. Absolute power move and will really turn their dynamic on its head.
Props to Jimmy for walking away from that meeting.
Terrible episode. Sofia is unlikeable and annoying with zero redeeming qualities. If this episode was supposed to give her more dimensions it failed.
Let's hope they've shelved the Arthur romance thing coz honestly why.
It'll be interesting to see how this show walks the line in our current 'eat the rich' culture between being in on the joke, being way off point, and being preachy about our state of affairs.
Maya being charming no matter what certainly helps.
Damn that outcome was unexpected and the letter so powerful.
Struggling with this show. It's not keeping my interest enough to remember to watch another episode nor during the ep itself. The most interesting part was the Viltrumite showing up. It's starting to run it's course with me.
Jimmy and Kayla being surprisingly amazing??
Not a reality TV kinda girl but have seen a bit of buzz around this so thought I'd give it a go with my partner. Was pretty cute ngl and we were squealing a bit at parts haha. Will see how it goes. If it ends up feeling like manufactured reality TV I'll be out!
Oh damn. The Duncan death reveal was unexpected and kinda perfect in that way.
Damn I'd even forgotten this had a wlw storyline! That's not like me at all :joy: was well woven into the overall character work imo.
Lots of intrigue and policial moves this ep.
I found myself looking forward to watching this today. I miss shows like this.
Gina Rodriguez is so fricken cute in this show. I'm sad that the reason I remembered to catch up was reading be news that it hadn't been renewed for s2. I get it though. It's still missing something making it super special but it's a cute show.
Also it was really refreshing for the love interest to be upfront about his desire to not have kids and it was accepted right away. No harm no foul for the break up!
The Nazi's info was proper weak though. Surely they could have gotten the crow information from anywhere in their research! I shouldn't pick holes in this kind of show but really. Super weak thread there.
Guessing we'll meet grown up Somalian kid with identifiable facial scar next ep :yum:
I love that Shohreh Aghdashloo is unmistakable from her voice alone.
This show does a solid job of drip feeding the right amount of intrigue. No wonder I was hooked back then. I'm glad I've forgotten everything and can watch it again like this!
There are so many layers in this show when it comes to the dynamics of women in male dominated industries. Deborah using the classic damsel approach that works on so many for a reason but turns out being her badass self got her even further... Just not how she expected!
Any other L Word fans recognise Tony as Burr Connor? :grin:
The Christina Hendricks cameo was o.o wowzers. Gutted Ava had to correct her and didn't just take the chance :joy:
The delivery of Ava saying Kristen Stewart after mentioning twilight was perfection. Not even a pause or punctuation. Just a clear thought process and I get it.
This was a great bonding episode and damn made me scared to go hiking though! My dodgy ankle could never!
I watched this show when it first aired and loved it! It's been enough years now that I've forgotten the details though so figured it's due a rewatch.
It's amazing that I could identify it was Ramin Djawadi's work on the soundtrack just by his style in Person of Interest a couple of years on.
Also the creator of this would later go on to make two favourite films of mine (Man of Steel and BvS). No wonder Ioved this show!
Watching now a bit more seasoned it has some pilot woes and some tough bro over acting from the lead but nothing that detracts too much. Hopefully settles in a bit more as time goes on.
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