Allison and Donnie are my favourite TV couple.
"Donnie, my sister has a robot maggot in her face. You tell me what a solid plan is." "Exactly. Now go rent a jackhammer."
"She's a scientist and a lesbian. She's not gonna let it slide."
Jonathan Bailey's Anthony Bridgerton gets better and better each episode. I can't wait for season two. He's utterly ferocious.
Didn't like the fact that they revealed Whistledon ahead of time either. Unless that was a throwaway to lure us audience members to speculate in a completely direction...
How does a body examiner miss the fact that a dead woman was six-weeks pregnant during an autopsy? That sounds unrealistic.
Brandon Flynn showing off his acting chops as Justin again. My gosh, that kid has a natural talent. The emotional nuances in his acting are always so utterly on point in the character he built and the story he's in. Amazing.
Cried like a motherfucker during this episode. My god, the show producers have exceptional talent in organzing story lines. Also, mad kudos to the scriptwriters.
So happy to see the Stark family coming to their power now, each in their own individual way: Sansa with Brienne, Arya with her new skills, Jon with his new freedom, Bran with his knowledge, and well, hopefully Rickon gets a lesson of his own too.
I really hope Rickon Stark won't get murdered or tortured by Ramsay Bolton now that he's back in Castle Black, or Osha will protect him until otherwise. Maybe Jon Snow will return and murder people. Also, so happy to see Olenna Tyrell back. I miss that wise old lady.
I can't believe any scriptwriter would have the gall to write poor Lady Edith such a devastating plot twist. I mean, you'd think she has suffered enough.
This episode was way too rushed. They should have made the previous episode, 2x21, the season finale instead. I hope the showrunners does a better job at planning the next season.
I support Archie/Betty, so I loved the final sequence, but damn, my favourite scene of this episode has got to be Alice confronting F.P. at Pop's. My god, the sexual tension between those two is hot! I mean, was that F.P. suggesting Alice to leave Hal, her husband?! There's history between those two, and I can't wait until it's finally revealed.
Don't feel the chemistry just yet; there's some pacing issues; and there's some backstory missing between some characters, but it's a good start. Hope to see more of Eloise! She's so charming.
I can finally see why some fans rate Cole Sprouse's acting so poorly. He definitely needs to be more subtle with his angsty sequences.
First of all, Veil's death at the end of this episode was completely unwarranted. After suffering for so long in Quinn's underground prison, she deserves some sort of redemption, and not a supporting role in Sunny's battle against Quinn. She was a major reason as to why Sunny did everything to stay alive, and why he fought his way through to return to her. Why didn't Sunny double check that Quinn was actually dead?! The characters in this season have a notorious pattern of not double checking that their opponents are actually dead. You can't just walk away. You need to make sure the guy is friggin' sawed in half, ok. So upsetting that Veil just flat out died. I mean, Sunny stabbed a sword right through Quinn's body twice, yet it was a meagre little dagger that actually kills him. We spent so much time this season developing Veil's inner strength and her role in Sunny's drive to live, but poof, one mistake and one little dagger later, she's offed. The showrunners need to check themselves.
Second of all, I still don't like Bajie. He's only out there for his own objectives. He seems like a good guy with good intentions, but when it comes down to it, he's only there for himself. I can't wait to find out what happens to him. I assume he will die there in that radio signal tower from his injury... Although he has Sunny's bike, and this is Into The Badlands where characters who you thought were dead will pop back into the story, so. Also, how did Bajie find that tower anyway? Was it in the book?
Third of all, the producers better hire better scriptwriters for next season. They have a ton of story to write about now - Tilda running away, Widow's offer to Waldo, Widow's deal with M.K., Bajie's radio signal to Azra, Sunny becoming a father... I'm going to assume the antagonists for next season will be the Widow and Waldo - both of whom don't have strong morals. We can't trust any barons or wannabe barons in this show.
All in all, a decent season. I'm looking forward to seeing what will be the repurcussions of Bajie reactivating the Azra radio tower.
P.S. What on Earth happened to Jade? She was one of the better actresses in this show, and she just disappeared after that one episode.
Some thoughts:
That plot twist with Mary was wild! Totally didn't expect that. But it was incredibly clever for the show writers to lay out mini-clues about her history throughout this season. I mean, you always thought she was kinda suspicious, but it's never done to a point where you're like, "Oh she's not who she says she is." 10/10. Simply excellent writing. Plus, the one-liners are hilarious.
I admit, I'm kinda annoyed that the return of Tom and Sybbie ended up overshadowing the marriage of Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes.
The ending is completely wonderful yet completely horrid all at the same time. Also, Edna is a stupid plot device that shouldn't have happened because Tom Branson is a sad character as it is. Watching him cry is just depressing.
Best episode of season two so far. Clay and Justin looking out for each other is the cutest thing ever. It's like a bright light in all these dark story lines. They couldn't be more different from each other, so the bromance is simply adorable.
The actors in this show really need to work on their line delivery. Neither Aramis Knight (M.K.) or Eve Connolly (Ava) make their scenes believable, which makes the entire 'hidden gift' Abbotts temple seem super tacky.
Daniel Wu is so friggin' talented. It's so refreshing to see an actor who actually has a personal background in the martial arts perform his own stunts! It's just that much more realistic.
Holy crap. Rachel McAdams just continues to impress in this series. That entire sketchy pimp house scene is absolutely intense.
This season has been a lot slower than previous season, and I'm not sure if I like it. On one hand, character development is more intricate, but on the other hand, some scenes are completely unnecessary. Ser Barristan did not need to die though. It's as if he died just so the writers could keep the Grey Worm and Missandei romance side-plot alive. Ugh.
Personally, I think Nao and Issei are a better match together. Nao and Uehara are on two different extremes.
Holy shit that ending! Did Alice Cooper lose control or did Chic?!
And you know, I wasn't really feeling the whole FBI side plot at the beginning, but I really liked how they intertwined Veronica's and Archie's storylines together in this episode. The Poppa Poutine murder is gonna be a fun conversation topic next episode.
Also, are the writers finally learning how to wrap up loose ends and not write so episodic?! Because if so, about time!
Sunny is back! And by "back", I mean that he's back in the Badlands and as the proper protagonist again! YAY. The whole civil war thing was getting boring. Also, I would not mind an alliance between Sunny and The Widow. They would make a good team!
Oh god, this show is just blowing me away. From Randall prompting the "Big Three" cheer between his siblings, to his father telling them the cat story, to Kate being an absolute darling at a Hollywood party was just so endearing. BUT THAT PLOT TWIST AT THE END THOUGH. WTF. NOOOOO, WHO ARE YOU EVEN, MIGUEL.
"Are you mad? If you're trying to get rid of me, I'm going to try to make it as hard and as horrible as I can." - Matthew Goode's portrayal of Henry Talbot made him a perfect match for Lady Mary. His smouldering eyes were just so on point during that line delivery!
Violet Crawley honestly has the best one-liners in this show. She's hilarious! Also, Matthew Goode is just so handsome. Totally swoon-worthy.
Ugh, who is this stupid River King. He's ruining everything. It was obvious right from the beginning that Quinn was gonna die eventually - and thank goodness too, because his Southern (?) drawl was awful - but god, the River King really fucked this up by splitting up the M.K. and Sunny storylines. How are they going to reunite now?! Although I guess the River King can't really be blamed, wheelchair Waldo is a traitor too.
M.K.'s voiceover at the end is super cheesy. I hope they remove all voiceover lines from the script next season. And I hope we get to see Tilda, M.K., and Veil form an alliance next season.
The first season is better than the second season by miles. And I think it's because there was a severe lack of adults (AKA a reasonable and responsible human being) in the second season that could keep things humble. Instead, the whole second season is just one hyper-melodramatic pool party with no real consequence to the crisis at the summer house this summer.
The announcement also revealed that season 3 was officially greenlit ahead of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and production will not begin until “after labor negotiations with those unions have been resolved.”
Per above, I hope this means the writers will actually take their time thinking through a more realistic and less melodramatic storyline for all the characters. I'd like to see Shayla (Minnie Mills) make a reappearance too; she was fantastic in season one.
Yessss, this is the love triangle I've been waiting for! Finally!
