IMO, this is the best RTD episode for the new season. However, as others have noted, there are a number of large holes in the story. Questions remain like, why was the Doctor absent, where did he go, and what did ghost Ruby say to people to make them run off and treat young Ruby like persona non grata?
6/10 - for an intriguing story and decent acting.
I'm surprised they did another Doctor light episode, but I very much enjoyed it. That's three in a row now!
I'm just so glad that this show appears to be worth watching again.
Really interesting episode, not the "kids these days are on their phones all the time" kind one might have thought watching the trailer, but instead focuses on a much more serious issue surrounding the mentality of certain groups, and how those specific echo chambers function.
It's definitely an episode that is made by its ending. The hyperbole of the allegory might seem too exaggerated at first. But when things start falling into place it becomes clear that it serves a purpose and helps highlight the main message.
The final part is what makes the whole episode really work, for me the ending was quite fitting, given the point that the story was trying to get across, and Ncuti Gatwa was phenomenal in his performance, especially during the final scene.
This was a great episode but it made me wonder why did they lead the show and even bothered producing those first two absolute garbage episodes when they clearly are able to have decent ones like those last two?
RIP Josh.
The end is near so of course Julie Plec must again kill as many fan favorites as she can.
She's so edgy sometimes I'm worried she could cut herself. [mic drop]
What the hell did I just watch? What? So in the end the last surviving Original is Kol? Seriously? WTF?
I hate everything about this series finale. Well, not everything. There's one tiny upside, and that's Rebekah finally getting to be human. Girl's wanted to have a baby since the days of The Vampire Diaries. So I'm really happy she'll get her happily ever after. Really, she deserves it.
Everything else? No.
It would've been so much better for Elijah to sacrifice himself, after all the crap he put everyone through this season. He should've redeemed himself from his selfish actions from the beginning of the season by being selfless in the end. Klaus dying and leaving Hope an orphan is bullshit. And unnecessary. He could have lived happily ever after with Caroline keeping him on a well behaved leash. Or at least, he could've become a human, too.
To me, this feels like a cop out. The writers didn't know how to deal with him being alive in the Legacies time-line, and so they went the easy route and got rid of Klaus, one of the best, most complex characters I've ever seen on a TV show.
I'm upset and disappointed. I mean, c'mon. Since when is killing off practically all of your main characters considered to be a good ending?
Quite a disappointing follow up to a great trilogy. I’m sure the actors and sfx team put their work in but it doesn’t save this film. The plot felt flat, the pacing uneven which led to a relatively bland and lengthy viewing experience. Maybe the next film will help redeem the series but I for one won’t be chomping at the bit for it.
A decent but kind of unnecessary movie; it feels like it only exists to set up the next one. For one that focuses on ape vs ape with few humans in the script, there was surprisingly less action than in the previous films.
Wasn't a fan of Brie Larson, and that might have been influenced by how social media depicted her... regardless, began watching this expecting not to like it... given her character having a robotic personality, being socially clueless, and seemingly preachy, I thought this was going the same way that I had expected from the oddball that she, as an actor, was painted to be... infact, episode 2 being a dog's POV had me heaving a sigh of relief, to not have to deal with the actress...
Then imagine by surprise by end of episode 3, I was totally invested in the character, and her ordeals... so much so that, by end of episode 4, I couldn't stand to wait anymore; and picked up the book it was based on... it is one of the very few instances, when I have picked up a book, mid-series... by the end of episode 8, the series had sufficient changes to the book's narration, regardless, it was all in character... though I must confess to have liked the book ending better, I can't fault the choices that the character of Elizabeth Zott, makes in this series... very very plausible...
The rest of the casting is brilliant at the role they play... and have great chemistry between them (pun intended)... this is one mini-series, where I have felt the need to update my rating, almost every week... I might possibly rate this a 10, if I ever revisit this... my favourite show in 2023 by a mile...
The finale felt too abrupt, too many loose ends. For example, what happened to Elizabeth's plagiarized work? Especially now having Calvin's biological mother in the picture now and her wealth.
It's a shame they lost the freeway issue, but I thought that was realistic. I didn't expect a happy ending there. Sometimes fighting for things that matter to you end just like that – for you losing on the matter and losing all the hard work you've done too. I never read the book, so I don't know if that story was even part of it.
What an amazing show. It‘s such a heartwarming but also an exceptionally tragic story that is told so well. Brie Larson really shines in her role and the performances were brilliant across the board. Can’t recommend this enough.
Calvin's backstory was explored in the book, but not to this extent. I appreciated a whole episode devoted to it and am angry all over again about what happened to him, especially now that it's been reframed.
I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT STILL:broken_heart::broken_heart:
The final showdown with The Lady was anticlimactic as such things often are, and it seemed as if they did a poor job of allotting enough time to it in terms of how they mapped out the entire final season. Still, there was much goodness to be found here, and everyone got a nice ending -- including Khlyen and The Lady's former shell. Heck, even Zeph was tolerable. Mostly. And it was good to see Pip again.
As Johnny and Lucy prep to head off for a year's worth of adventures on their own, I'm already wondering if there's gonna be a reunion movie at some point down the road...
So, was this a series finale? Because it felt like one and, if it was, then it was a tad underwhelming. Some regulars barely had any screen time (Fancy, Pree, Haircut), while others had a wee bit too much (Zeph & Pippin). Also, that "epic showdown" from this episode's synopsis is clearly overselling it.
Not a great way to end the show but, then again, this was never a great show, to begin with. Still, it was an OK episode.
I still miss Dark Matter, though, and I do feel that Sy-Fy cancelled the wrong show, at the time. Anyway, farewell, Killjoys, you were a fun joyride.
"I'm gonna miss this!"
Honestly, I see no difference from the first, only that the visuals and action are twice as large. I loved the slow mo in the battle scenes, unlike in the build-up scenes. It tried to be visually beautiful, but everything felt artificial, just like the characters. Why does synder always find himself in the 'synder cut' situation? He's so talented and unique, but these washed-up versions make the experience feel like nothing. I'll still wait for it, though. I also disliked the monologues and the village/villagers aesthetic, but I loved the sci-fi elements and character stories.
This movie is already good on its own, but it becomes 10x better when you know what Patel went through to get it made.
The movie has already cemented itself as a classic of the vengeance subgenre, with echoes of Woo and Park Chan-wook, while bursting with enough originality for it to avoid feeling like a carbon copy.
It's a primal yell of a directorial debut from Dev Patel, already an underrated actor, who uses his unique experiences with religion and his own Indian heritage to bring the story of the film to life.
You can smell the blood and sweat wafting through the screen
Mixed feelings as a book reader.
I like how they stuck to source material for the Wallfacers bit, even quoting lines from the book verbatim. It was kind of like an apology for episodes 6 and 7 being 100% original material, not in the books, and both episodes sucked...
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Ok, I'm really confused what the writers were thinking. They made up the entire brain rocket plot, only to have it fail. Why make up a bunch of dumb shit up only for it to be entirely inconsequential? Were they trying to make it more emotional? The book was plenty emotional if they didn't strip away all the depth and nuance in their adaptation. Also, the author goes into detail about how nukes don't work in space, so they can't just nuke the alien fleet. Then these moron writers make an entire plot line around nukes in space. While writing adapting the very book that says that's impossible.
I'm glad they at least included the bug scene at the end as a nice way to wrap up until next season. Like, ok, maybe we are bugs, but we still have hope for survival.
I think this was a reasonably good episode overall, it somewhat brought the spark back after extinguishing it in episodes 6 and 7.
Now I'd like to see the show directors forced to write "Stick to the source material" on a chalkboard 900 times before they work on Season 2.
Most 'meh' finale ever...
Maybe it will get interesting in 400 years........
Everything fell apart when they introduced that stupid fucking rocket with the bombs. How did they even get the bombS up in space in the correct spots and then get them to stay in that location? Not looking forward to season 2 tbh.
Season 1: terrible
Season 2: Okay
Season 3: AMAZING
Season 4: alright
Season 5: Terribleeee
It's okay. Probably more towards the 2.5 territory but I'm feeling generous. CGI gets a bit ropey and it becomes a bit too "girl-bossy" towards the end. Still easy enough fare.
She screams at every turn
I mean if you’re trying to hide from a dragon in a cave can you at least :asterisk_symbol:try:asterisk_symbol: to muffle your screams?!
I love it when candidates are so certain of their own genius, despite being told the opposite by industry experts and even Lord Sugar himself, they resolutely stick to their terrible guns.
I’m sure she still thinks her advert was brilliant…
Sam is a terrible person. This show is not about insider trading but an exploration in to how terrible of a person Sam is.
The story is about Sam who has a gambling problem & a serial liar with 0 redeeming qualities. Literally there is not a single good thing about Sam that you can feel for. And the writers make it so that she gets out from every hole she digs herself into with no retribution.
The writers could’ve done a better job. It’s a train wreck of a show. I would not recommend this show to anyone.
Neat concept but too many cliches to list. It’s like they used AI to write a sitcom script as it checks all the boxes.
It’s not my cup of tea and I don’t plan to I watch the rest after a couple of episodes. it’s cute at times, but there are too many annoying supporting cast characters that bug me.
I really think some people don't understand the history behind the "history" that are watching at all. Many people 'see', but not 'observe'.
This series have a lot of connotations, such politics and social, from a showdown with a dictator; unto to release of real feelings. Almost all characters have a full evolution of her personality... even Naga hahaha.
At first I agree looks like a little child's series, but think is a masterpiece in all respects. I recommend this series to all public, seen or not any other series of the Avatar's universe.
PS. James Cameron's 'Avatar' not included. xD
