SUPER SPOILERY BELOW:
This could have been good, but no, they made it a whole queer villainization.
Problematic from Adele/Rob checking Louise out suggested queerbait (turned body swap intention), to that "this is the last time Adele" anal sex scene, to Rob's "I love everything about her (I want to BE her trans*fixation)"... but ya know, whatever, "Je t'aime!"
Welllllll ssshit! Guess that's that then.
If you enjoyed watching the equally sadistic "Interview with a Vampire", then you'll probably love/hate this one too. Both movies seduce you, and then stab you in the heart.
Maybe I've just been watching a lot of trash recently but this is actually surprisingly good.
How much wood could a Woodchuck chuck if a Woodchuck could chuck wood?
Bittersweet - a masterpiece of an episode.
Seize the moment, "live in the now" for tomorrow is never promised... still, we live on in the memory of others... Love IS worth the inevitable loss, and made that much more precious by the knowledge of life's finite nature.
Never gets old... well, the satire anyway LOL! Wabble Wowsers the whole wot. Life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true, just remember that the last laugh is on you. :)
I did not expect this to be so beautiful and sad, that name doesn't do it justice. I loved everything about it, except the... uh... that ending. Onions.
Boom Bang! Good times storyline x2. That arc though. :)
...and so we have come full circle. Absolutely loved this story arc.
Ignoring the obvious Riker awkwardness and questions of what happens to the host self prior to joining with the symbiont (doesn't seem like much joining if the previous self is relegated to backseat observation)... ignoring all that, there's Star Trek being inclusive and progressive again. One of the main reasons I love this franchise.
"Perhaps, someday, our ability to love won't be so limited." - Dr. Beverly Crusher (1991)
CJ turned me into a joke, but that's ok, we're all unique and the episode was entertaining.
Bit lacklustre return... but I didn't hate it... didn't love it either... guess it was alright... gonna miss the fam.
Fairly decent sleep aid. Not good for anything else.
A delightful watch. Runs you through the whole gamut of emotions, culminating in a beautiful heart swelling conclusion. :heart:
I too was uncertain about part 1, it seemed rudderless... but part 2 managed to redeem this storyline. Loved it, even knowing that it's a set up for the Section 31 series to come. The throwback to TOS "City on the Edge of Forever" is also delightful.
"The truth will out as it always inevitably does." Even incrementally.
This was a beautiful and very emotional episode. :heart:
Oh my, wow! What a delicious twist.
Filler, ok fine, but this was weirder than normal for the show.
I love this episode.
I especially love the irony of Beverly's statement about how none of the crew deserve to go out pointlessly, forgotten, their lives seemingly meaningless. Considering that's how both McFadden and Crosby felt about their character's initial exits.
Also, this was full on Tao Te Ching.
"The Master sees things as they are,
without trying to control them.
She lets them go their own way,
and resides at the center of the circle.
The world belongs to those who let go."
Don't care, I don't like Percy.
An LGBTQ film with rather progressive concepts for it's time. The characters are also complex, which is uncommon to see even in present time. Typical stereotypes still in play of course, it was 1963... That said, the movie is worth the watch, even if only for historical film context.
To belong... that is all, that is everything. ♡
Snot bubbles and lip quivering. NB: Must have tissues on standby from here on out.
Then of course, yes... baby steps.
The Walking Dead franchise has always been mostly mindless (pun very much intended) entertainment. This show is no different to the rest, except that it's currently green, just like the kids (the writing has to reflect that). Frankly, TWD and FTWD were also green when they first started...every show is. Some grow into themselves, some don't.
All the petty bullshit about how "bad" World Beyond is, is unwarranted. Give them until the end of the first season, at least a few more episodes to settle in, damn.
Had to pause half way... this is absolute madness. Trying too hard to be "art house". That was the last straw for me... No way this gets renewed (said before I was made aware it's a miniseries, to which my response is EXCELLENT, it can fade into forgotten with the other garbage shows).
"Perception without comprehension is a dangerous combination."
As many have realized and stated, this film is a clear example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Much like the criticisms, if we're being totally honest here. I don't recall the likes of Taxi Driver and Foxes getting this much heat... this film is just as much about culture and identity as it is about coming of age. The unfamiliar territory here is that it's told from a black, muslim, immigrant perspective. THIS is the true root of the issue. The Western viewer experiences a culture shock in a similar way to Amy.
Yes, it could have been a powerful film without the excessively salacious bits which threaten to expose those innocent children to sick minded vermin (though not as powerful as it is now considering how much media attention it has garnered), and the filmmaker has been made undoubtedly and brutally aware of that. Sadly and ironically, it is a true reflection of the twisted reality we live in.
They say "the road to hell is paved with good intentions", I'm sure Maïmouna Doucouré has been feeling this way since the film was released to the scrutiny of the world.
Sea Hawk is HILARIOUS!!!!
That "Friends with Friends" song slayed me. LOLOLOLOL! :joy:
Definitely NOT a horror, definitely ALL creepy and uncomfortable as fuck.
