i need the present storyline to actually get interesting or this show couldve just fucking dropped it and just had the story in the woods and flashbacks to their high school time. the wilds definitely did it better.
Another mention of the plane wreckage being an infinite void of wire for the taking. A neverending wellspring of wire.
The Drive Shaft ring actually being an heirloom ring definitely feels like a shoehorned-in retcon. That ring is super gauche; doesn't look like an heirloom at all.
It was stupid bullshit like this episode that kept me from looking into my ADHD as a kid. I love this show, but I hate this episode
I burst out laughing when YMCA started playing. All subtlety gone out of the window. I don't know how popular Fargo is among conservatives but that had to piss them off, lol
Thank god Danny is gone for sure, but... did the dwindling food scenes before that scene mean that they ate him?
The rare episode that is strong to me because of, not despite, the characters' drama. They even manage to make me feel bad for Dev with that scene between him and Kelly. And the confrontation between Ed and Danielle has been years in the making that it's so cathartic.
I'm all for deeper meaning shit, but feels like 'the squid and the whale' was a forced title
This season was so bad
Why was Karen at JSC? "Plot". Why did Molly Cobb need to be at JSC to tell Ed Baldwin how to fly the MSAM? "Plot". Why was Kelly Baldwin (NASA employee) breaking protocol by having unprotected intercourse and then carrying to term? "Plot".
This was a season full of poor writing and weak plot. I should have shut it off after the first few episodes.
OFC it's all drama instead of showing the rescue, even down to the last minute. Cheaping out on CGI again.
"I've noticed you're on pills and have had a temper and zoning out all the time." "You want to take a swing at me? Go ahead!" "Oh, by the way, you will still be at the remote controls of the drill operation."
Whoever is writing this season should be fired. It makes absolutely no sense that they couldn't control that drill completely on site. Furthermore, Ed Baldwin has even stated in the show that he saw similar behavior in Gordo and even confined him to quarters. He's also an O-7 in the Navy with a lifetime of experience. No way in hell would someone that is high be allowed to perform such duties. I'm done after this season.
This show lost it’s steam this season. Feels like a soap opera going in circles. I’m actually surprised it got renewed.
The Margo Russian guy plot line just doesn’t do it for me. Can’t look past it!
Can I talk to you for a second? Sure. Hey guys, give us the room for a minute.
And immediately four people, working on solutions, stop what they are doing so two people can have a chat?
These dialogs happen in so many movies and TV shows.
Is this inefficient, and arrogant behavior normal in American offices?
Like the second season before it, the third season opener time jumps another decade. A jam packed montage reveals some of the surprising changes in this alternate timeline:
And within For All Mankind's lead characters, there have been some major developments:
This season opener lays out its cards, a very ambitious one. The rest of the episodes is a bit pedestrian as it rehashes Sandra Bullock's Gravity meets Titanic. But what a deck of cards!
Barbenheimer: Part 1 of 2
This is the kind of film I really don’t want to criticize, because we don’t get nearly enough other stuff like it. However, mr. Nolan has been in need of an intervention for a while now, and unfortunately all of the issues that have been plaguing his films since The Dark Knight Rises show up to some degree here. Visually it might just be his best film, and there’s some tremendous acting in here, particularly by Murphy and RDJ. However, it makes the common biopic mistake of treating its subject matter like a Wikipedia entry, thereby not focussing enough on character and perspective. As a whole, the film feels more like a long extended montage, I don’t think there are many scenes that go on for longer than 60 seconds. There’s a strong ‘and then this happened, and then this happened’ feel to it, which definitely keeps up the pace, but it refuses to stop and let an emotion or idea simmer for a while. There are moments where you get a look into Oppenheimer’s mind, but because the film wants to cover too much ground, it’s (like everything else) reduced to quick snippets. It’s the kind of approach that’d work for a 6 hour long miniseries where you can spend more time with the characters, not for a 3 hour film. I can already tell that I won’t retain much from this, in fact a lot of it is starting to blur together in my mind. There are also issues with some of the dialogue and exposition, such as moments where characters who are experts in their field talk in a way that feels dumbed down for the audience, or just straight up inauthentic. Einstein is given a couple of cheesy lines, college professors and students interact in a way that would never happen, Oppenheimer gives a lecture in what’s (according to the movie) supposed to be Dutch when it’s really German; you have to be way more careful with that when you’re making a serious drama. Finally, there are once again major issues with the sound mixing. I actually really loved the score, but occasionally it’s blaring at such a volume where it drowns out important dialogue in the mix. I’m lucky enough to have subtitles, but Nolan desperately needs to get his ears checked, or maybe he should’ve asked some advice from Benny Safdie since he’s pretty great with experimental sound mixing. My overall feelings are almost identical to the ones I had regarding Tenet; Nolan needs to rethink his approach to writing, editing and mixing. This film as a whole doesn’t work, but there are still more than a few admirable qualities to it.
Edit: I rewatched this at home to see whether my feeling would change. I still stand by what I wrote in July, though the sound mix seems to have been improved for the home media release. It sounds more balanced and I didn’t miss one line of dialogue this time around. I’m slightly raising my score because of that, but besides that I still think it’s unfocused, overedited, awkwardly staged and scripted etc.
5.5/10
I hope this love island drama starts to disappear soon, for me, it's just dragging the show down. Apart from that, there was great progress on shows real stories.
I wish this show was a weekly release. I wanted to sit with some of these episodes for a few days but I couldn't get on anything without seeing spoilers.
This entire season was great. I saw it more as two seasons, separated by episode 6. The first half was the characters getting broken down, more character development, as they tried to stumble their way to the restaurant. Second half you started seeing it come together, stressful as it was, but there was a light. Good story, even though it lags at times. Some minor over/under acting in spots, but overall good performances. I loved the parallel in season 1 and 2's finales where something goes wrong in the kitchen and it's suddenly all hands on deck. Really hoping the show gets renewed for season 3 and the quality is as great as the first two seasons.
So many great character moments. I like how this show simply refuses to let every character be winning or losing at the same time. I personally enjoyed how there were episodes dedicated to fleshing out a specific character and growing as individuals.
Carm's symbolism of him being a "bear" stuck in a "cage" was interesting and a call back to season 1. I like that visual of someone/something breaking Carmy out of his ice box.
The scene with Pete and Donna was just gut wrenching. Her leaving was truly a great moment. She realized she was toxic and could not express her feelings without coming in like a wrecking ball, so that self reflection was touching.
I didn't mind the Claire storyline as much as others but I do think she was more plot device to get Carmy out of the kitchen and into a relationship than character, which was annoying. People keep saying scenes like that were irrelevant or boring when in all actuality it paid off dividends to see Carm in a new environment like that. People also said Claire was boring or flat, but that’s the point. I thought that she intentionally felt out of place because she was supposed to be a “distraction” of sorts from the restaurant. I think the writers could’ve handled the breakup better.
For the love of God, please do not let this show have Carmen and Sydney have any kind of romantic relationship. Why does every male+female relationship on television have to be romantic? I think their storyline as working partners and friends feels enough and complete to me. I'm really 'shipping' a healthy, non-sexual, platonic, supportive friendship between the two.
What the hell happened with Ebra’s story? We barely saw him this season.
All in all, the season had its ups and downs.
Oh wow. I am watching this episode whenever I'm in a slump.
guest stars tab on this page is INSANE
Good ep, but I think this more heightened season reveals that Yorke > Traver. Yorke is able to let her performance both go zany and have more grounded moments, while I feel Traver strains to keep up and just tends to go (too) big. Doesn't help that his character's storylines have the same note for a while, and often gets stranded from the rest of ensemble too (last week's Applebee gathering helps grounded him).
I'm a... I'm a reporter.
Like a reporter or, uh,
a cultural critic, slash...
I... I had a website.
I create content...I don't have a job.
Alexandra Daddario Movie Marathon - Movie #1: She was only in it for 5 seconds but still looking good!! Movie was pretty good as well.
oh my god
- In retrospect, when Shiv kept ignoring Tom's calls a few minutes before he finally called Roman... brutal
- I was holding it together pretty well at the initial call only with Kendall and Roman, and even through Shiv's openly emotional one (Snook is really great in that scene), but I finally lost it at Kendall and Shiv on the way to tell Connor together, the shot cutting between their tear-stained faces and holding hands for support.
Both of the means girls have been chosen, sadly. I hope there will be some depth to them later on...
So Micah is probably going to be this season's potstirrer. Her telling Kwame to drop the other lady, then the same to Paul screams drama and is just meh
what is going on in here:sob::sob::sob:
[Netflix] It could be interpreted as a lighter version of "Ramy" (2019) but at the same time that's what makes it interesting. Mo is a character who doesn't question his beliefs, but it's also an example of how different cultures and religions can exist without colliding. An optimistic look that nevertheless has a melancholic subtext about the lack of identity and the feeling of guilt of the children of refugees.
7 episodes down and I still don't care about a single character or plot point.
WOW. One of the most emotional and powerful hours of tv I've ever seen.
