Oh, another shortened theme song episode. It's like they suddenly remembered that was an option this season.
Second use of the shortened, 30-second theme song (if I'm counting correctly).
It's not truly pertinent to the episode, but wow did the digital video transfer of this (I watched on Hulu) get royally screwed up. Starting about halfway through, it seems like almost every second or third shot was captured at a much darker brightness. The same thing happened to another episode a few seasons back, but it was nowhere near this severe—just one scene, I think.
Great, Stone was in charge for a whole two episodes—just long enough to kinda-sorta put Sam back in charge of Cheers in that hokey corporate way I complained about in 7x01. And now this new guy Teal has put things back the way they were, with Sam just a bartender.
I didn't like how it happened, but I did like that it happened. Sam deserves a chance to get control of his bar back, if not ownership.
Molly Shannon finally gets a showcase episode in the finale and she's fantastic, with the work exhaustion plot letting her do everything from physical comedy to sincere emotions. It got me every time she went to her micronaps.
♪ Jesus fucking slays
He fucking slays
all goddamn day
And you know it
Jesus fucking slays
So we should party
in his name
Do real dope shit ♪
They named the church ChristSong. :laughing: This is definitely the weirdest fake church I've ever seen on TV.
What never-ending event is Cary's manager always at? :laughing:
The role of an elderly teacher with dementia for a 29 year old on a Riverdale spino-ff.
A good final episode, but really hard to take the fight with Ultron seriously. He had all the stones but didn't even really use them? He literally has the power to just stop/reverse time. He's an insanely smart AI, yet somehow he doesn't even think to create some sort of timeloop like Strange has in the past? That's literally just one of the stones, he had all of them! Seems really absurd that this team were able to do anything at all to Ultron, especially considering that the Watcher couldn't even beat him.
Can't remember the last show/episode that has made me laugh out loud so heartily and so often as this did
When the first episode is promising, and the second episode leaves you wanting more, I'd say someone is doing something right. There's always something to nitpick about when you know the books as well as I do, and it's by no means the same as the books, but that doesn't really matter. I'm just glad that more people than ever will know this universe.
Looking forward to more...especially if they can keep the high quality of the first two episodes.
‐ "Les Mis? It's such a downer, Teddy, and all over a loaf of bread? Mamma Mia. I didn't like ABBA when they were ABBA."
‐ "You know, I heard this once, and maybe you can appreciate it. A cat never really leaves you because they transmit parasites."
- "You bought in because I was confident and charming and young."
‐ "You were around 58."
I enjoyed the first three episodes but it was way darker than what I, for some unknown reason, expected it. I like the chemistry of Steve Martin and Martin Short. Wasn't too sure about Selena Gomez but she fits right in, her entire wardrobe is perfection so far.
The story about the play where all chorus boys went splat was so funny. "All 12. Chorus boys tend to stick together." Martin Short is absolutely killing it with his character.
John Cleese, yes please. He's the only factor that made this wholly Sam+Diane focused episode decent.
I love the final result.
I love the main door and the milwork in general, I also like the floor but I do hate that awful roof over the facade, it looks like a giant cap.
I'm not a big fan of the sofas, but they work just fine, and the lighting is just adorable.
I don't like the big hangar door, mostly because of the erratical instalation.
I am a big fan of brutalism, so I love de texture and the overall look of the concrete walls, they work just great, but I disagree with the le corbusier windows, they are horrendous!
The garden is a big surprise, what a great space, I just love it (but de astronautical pool, I hate)!
The main bathroom is amazing, very sexy and luxurious.
One of the most important thing was the team work of the couple, the world needs more clients with vision and with answers of what they really want, just like this ones.
Much better than Sam x Diane nonsense. Maybe a bit predictable, but decently executed.
Imagine my surprise when that seemingly old man Duncan Fitzgerald (Richard Erdman) looked familiar, so I checked IMDB and found that he was also in several dozen episodes of Community… Here he was just 61, but the man was almost 85 by the time Community started. He was also in the second episode of Wings, plus numerous episodes of shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and The Twilight Zone that I've started but haven't seen his appearances in yet. Erdman made his last television appearance a few months before his 92nd birthday, and passed away just shy of two years later at age 93, in March 2019. His continuing to work reminds me of my grandmother, who's now 96.
I'm not a huge fan of Nick. It isn't because his character is supposed to be scum, or anything really meaningful. I just don't like how exaggerated he is, both in physical and verbal expression. He's too sitcom-y.
Not sure why I'm still planning to track down and watch the short-lived Nick-focused spin-off The Tortellis at some point, considering that it (obviously) revolves around Nick. But maybe, if I can find it somewhere, I'll be able to get through a measly 13 episodes of All Nick, All the Time, just to be one of the few who even saw any of that show.
This season - so far - showed me how much I don't care about Boimler.
He's just way too annoying with his neurotic persona and simply not funny.
The chaotic persona of Mariner on the other hand makes for fun things no matter the companion, even if they aren't making a lot of sense in the greater context. Boimler grounds Mariner's antics in rules, rules of their roles, rules of their world. Apart they do not work too well, together they kinda do but it's way too formulaic as a whole. It does not seem to me as if they will ever break out of this and rather stay in their comforting little bubble of tried and tested story formulas and references to deliver something that is never going to be groundbreaking, nor really bad. These three episodes made that very clear.
Doesn't mean it can't be entertaining, though.
And even more people appear!
Still, weird how they don’t recognise each other. The Grímas are the one exception really. But Magnea should realise she’s the same person by herself not by him telling her. Also holy fuck Gísli has always been creepy but this is just fucked up.
I wonder whether only people come back who have some dark past… or :asterisk_symbol:to:asterisk_symbol: people with a dark past. Since Vík is so small, it wouldn’t be surprising someone comes back for absolutely everyone in the village. Although Tor, despite having had an affair, seems like a real kind person. Most of the others… unsure.
The whole Gríma thing really threw me off. I guess this is her before depression. But which event? She seems to remember their mother’s death. I liked the whole “what’s the first thing you remember” conversation. “Do YOU remember being born?” Yeesh.
And creepy little boys continue to be creepy. :asterisk_symbol:shudder:asterisk_symbol:
This season is looking up.
Enjoyed brutal girl storyline.
Sad the pretty black girls line had to end like that. Like Red, I also had a soft spot for her and her "potential."
Aram needs to ditch bat shit crazy yesterday. Please.
So they introduce this new character, have her betray her allegiances like five times, make her seem important, and then kill her off?? God, this show makes no sense.
I think our Raymond Reddington is the real, original one. But he was also Ilya too. He had two identity-changing surgeries. One that created Ilya Koslov when he "died" as his real self/the real Raymond Reddington and one that brought back Raymond Reddington from the dead to help Katarina. Once the latter happened, he decided to stay as his real self instead of going back to being Ilya Koslov. As for what Dominic told Elizabeth about the real Raymond being saved by both Katarina and Ilya only to die, contradicting my theory, it's possible that he's telling what he believes to be the truth but was actually a lie by whoever told him that, likely our Raymond.
I guess this is supposed to be stage play sort of episode, one with tour-de-force performances if you will. While many important things are said, it just didn't work for me.
From the get go, I am hung up on the premise, that Carol (HR) would mandate employees to answer team player personality questionnaires, categorizing them into an animal no less.
Going back to important things, Jo disrespecting Brad was disappointing. I was hoping for Jo to be more multifaceted. While Brad was always fun to watch, he has emerged as the most interesting character this season. Sarcasm and greed aside, Brad is the protector of Mythic Quest franchise. It's rather disconcerting that Jo wasn't able to connect the dots.
Ian and Poppy was even more disconcerting. His final reaction to Poppy was so uncharacteristic that I thought he was being sarcastic.
I loved David as the wolf though.
over time i started loosing interest on this show.
this episode "woke it up" again =)
Ok, I don't comment too often, but this episode was a masterpiece. I'm so glad that they gave such a complete and compelling back story on Mr. Kaplan, honestly if they had done it any other way nobody would have understood how she could have such hatred of Reddington. I can't wait to watch the rest of this season
Wow, what a finish!
In this sophomore season, the writers put everything in motion, putting their characters to full throttle. Sure, there were few misfires, such as Karen and Danny. But even the weakest elements added up to what this show is all about. Empathy for others and taking those bold steps that define the future.
This final episode wraps so many arcs, not necessarily into a neat bundle, but somehow all sorts of emotions at once. Sad and proud, suspicions and hope, despair and possibilities.
8.2/10. Such a fun episode. I love the way it just piles twist onto twist onto twist as a wide-eyed, full-throated parody of the conspiracy theory stories its parodying. The Dean is on fire here (his dialogue is a particular treat), and bits like the endless array of fake shootings or the chase through the blanket fort are sheer Harmon-y fun and ridiculousness. I'd forgotten how much the show was leaning into the Jeff and Annie shipping at this point, but I think it works well folded in to the larger pastiche and insanity here rather than being dwelled on.
The B-story with Troy and Abed's blanket fort is also quite fun, though feels somewhat slight in comparison the heights the show hit with the sequel to that storyline. Still, bits involving a parade with the proper permits and Britta finding a crazy little hang out within the quickly-flourishing bedding-based society is Community at its loony best. Not much terribly deep here, but overall a fun whirling dervish of an episode with a lot of enjoyable humor and storytelling amid the conspiracy riffs.
[6.5/10] Another S1 Community episode that tops out at “fine” for most of its run. The A-story, with Britta trying to be less of a buzzkill on April Fools Day, and ending up causing disaster before she blames it on Jeff is pretty meh for most of the time. In the same way, Annie and Shirley each trying to be the “badass” member of their cop duo doesn’t bring the laughs. And Pierce being tricked into ever more ridiculous costumes and accessories related to his cult didn’t do much for me either.
But two things boost this one. For one, it’s an outstanding Abed episode, with his cable going out resulting in him treating real life like T.V. (or, at least, moreso) and spurring on events the hit traditional tropes. The second is the ending, which is a little pat, but also very funny, when everyone admits their insecurities in an overblown but lightly touching fashion and gets in a big, weepy, group hug. Plus it’s the first “Troy & Abed in the Morning!” in the tag!
Overall, most of the material here is just okay, but the ending really cinches it.
9.5/10. Perfect episode to watch on December 10th, and this was one of the first episode where Community felt like the show it would become. It's impressive how much it found its voice so early in its run. The emotional conflict between Jeff and Shirley is well set up, and what's more, everyone in the ensemble has something to do. It's a funny episode that manages to work in some hilariously quotable lines and tackle something like religion and the holiday spirit without feeling preachy, offensive, or cliche. Great stuff.
As always great audio & video production but have no idea what’s going on.
All scenes and storylines with Wednesday are great, but the endless portentous, pretentious dream sequences are tedious in the extreme, and especially for a show that literally never goes anywhere.
this makes me glad we live in the 21st century
Not bad first episode,one of those weird creepy shows you dont have a clue whats happening!
This comment is you, when you think this is a boring snoozefest without any substance.
This comment is you if you prefer mysteries with actual mystery.
