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[ZephyrFate]

Himuro and Raban would fucking love tonight's Orphan Black.

[Phoenix Dark]

Himuro and Raban would fucking love tonight's Orphan Black.

Nudity?

[ZephyrFate]

no

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FtM transclone introduced.

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[Phoenix Dark]

Todd Barry's story on Louie

As expected, this elevator saga is about to get super awkward.

[Oblivion]

Am I the only one who severely disappointed with the ending of True Detective?

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The build up seemed really great, but the climax winds up beingi a fight with some fat redneck? No bueno.

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[Phoenix Dark]

I liked the ending, seemed to fit the theme of the show. Things are rarely 100% resolved when it comes to shit like that.

[Oblivion]

What did you expect? Rust Cohle to shoot his kamehameha wave at a secret illuminati pedophile ring and wipe them out along with half of planet earth?

...maybe?

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I mean, seriously though.  It was one fucking guy. They made the plot to be a part of something much more intricate, and much bigger. I felt by going this route they really diminished what was a pretty intriguing conspiracy.

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[Raban]

no

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FtM transclone introduced.

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[ZephyrFate]

Am I the only one who severely disappointed with the ending of True Detective?

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The build up seemed really great, but the climax winds up beingi a fight with some fat redneck? No bueno.

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It was decidedly average and proved True Detective wasn't really that interested in exploring beyond its genre tropes. It's a pretty mediocre ending.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Yo, after those first two episodes Orange settles back into the groove it had first season. It good.

[Freyj]

...maybe?

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I mean, seriously though.  It was one fucking guy. They made the plot to be a part of something much more intricate, and much bigger. I felt by going this route they really diminished what was a pretty intriguing conspiracy.

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It was much bigger than the one guy. Russ and Marty discuss this in a pretty straightforward manner in the last several minutes of the show.

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[Eric P]

Review with Myles Barlow - this is very good.  If you have Hulu give it a shot.

[Yulwei]

I loved the True Detective ending. It doesn't quite match the buildup, but that's okay.

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By the end, it's been like two decades since the original murders. I thought it was pretty clear that the old cult had pretty much dispersed by that point.

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Am I the only one who severely disappointed with the ending of True Detective?

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The build up seemed really great, but the climax winds up beingi a fight with some fat redneck? No bueno.

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It was decidedly average and proved True Detective wasn't really that interested in exploring beyond its genre tropes. It's a pretty mediocre ending.

They would have needed more than 8 episodes to do the kind of ending some people wanted. I would have loved that, but it wasn't within the scope of an 8 episode show.

Surprisingly I ended up not giving a single shit about the bad guys or the ending. That show wound up being all about the journey and the main characters, which I didn't expect. I was expecting a whodunit along the lines of Se7ven, but early on I started caring about the characters much more than the bad guys and their crimes.

Watching those two men have their lives changed by the detective's curse was very rewarding. I definitely agree with ZephyrFate that TD never left its comfort zone of detective drama. From all the praise it was getting I went into it expecting just that, so I was kind of let down by that which is why I thought it was "pretty good" overall.

e- what the fuck did i do to the quotes? oh well... it's staying like that

@ZephyrFate
@AWESOM-O

[ZephyrFate]

The "revelation" Rust had at the end was eye-rolling, too.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Review with Myles Barlow - this is very good.  If you have Hulu give it a shot.

I actually like this better than the Andy Daly version. It somehow manages to be even darker than the US version. Can't imagine we're gonna see "What's It Like To Kill Opie And Anthony" or the US equivalent of Kyle Sandilands anytime soon.

[archie4208]

Season 2 of Orange is the New Black was great.

I loved the last scene. 

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Very bittersweet, although the CG at the end was pretty silly.

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[Kara]

I'm neck deep in season 1 of The Americans, should I bother with season 2 when I'm done with 1? (I more or less enjoy the show, at least for now. Kinda too problematic for me sometimes but it's an espionage show involving two misogynistic countries so...)

[CajoleJuice]

I'm neck deep in season 1 of The Americans, should I bother with season 2 when I'm done with 1? (I more or less enjoy the show, at least for now. Kinda too problematic for me sometimes but it's an espionage show involving two misogynistic countries so...)

everyone seems to think s2 is better. i only watched a few episodes and it seemed about the same to me, and i just haven't cared enough to continue. i haven't been watching much recently though.

[Beezy]

Season 2 of The Americans is better than the first, except for the kids devolving into the annoying characters that I expected them to be when they were first introduced.

[chronovore]

I'm watching Lost Girl s1, the SyFy series. It's urban fantasy with a secret society of faeries; kind of mommy-porn-ish, though the main character (a succubus) healing through sex with a dude is... I can't tell if it's feminist or anti-feminist, or just squicky.

There's a monster-of-the-week theme and an overarching story, um, arc where the succubus is somebody really important.

Everyone talks about how beautiful and irresistible and sexy the succubus is, but the actress playing her, Anna Silk, is probably just the prettiest competent actor in Montreal. She's pretty -- I just don't read her as a smoldering sexpot that I'd imagine a succubus to be.

[Yulwei]

What would you guys recommend to someone who enjoyed Rectify and True Detective? I also really like sci-fi

[Kara]

everyone seems to think s2 is better. i only watched a few episodes and it seemed about the same to me, and i just haven't cared enough to continue. i haven't been watching much recently though.

I actually started watching it because I caught a bit of a recent episode involving Iran-Contra. It had a lot of thematic elements I can engage with at a personal level right now, and was more... fair I guess is the word I'm looking for... in the treatment of its subject matter than I expected from a Fox channel in the 2010s.

When they revealed that a baby mama kept her lovechild secret from his daddy so that he could fulfill their dream of him joining the KGB, it really got me there man. 

[Tasty]

Finished OITNB s2. I think I like it more than s1 for these reasons:

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1. Vee is a much more well-constructed villain than Pennsatucky, and is present as the villain for more of the season. Also, her end was as satisfying (maybe slightly more so) than Pennsatucky.
2. Bitch-Piper is WAY more fun to watch than whiny-priveleged-white-girl Piper. Her last act in the season of screwing Alex over was absolutely pitch perfect.
3. Less Larry stuff, and what stuff there was there was more tolerable.
4. Loved the furlough episode especially, possibly my favorite of the season. The contrast summed up everything the series is about so perfectly.
5. This season made me love Red even more, her interactions with her sons and contrast with Vee were great stuff.
6. Caputo went from being kinda funny to watch, but creepy to... full on #winning. Amazing.

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I'll probably think of more later but yeah, really liked this season. Hopefully the next season is only 11 months away instead of a full year, like this season was.

[ZephyrFate]

Halt and Catch Fire Episode 2 is... hmm. I think the plot isn't going to be nearly as interesting as the pilot suggested it could be. Too bad. I like Cameron as a character.

[etiolate]

I think the best part of Halt and Catch Fire is the era stuff. I don't think the character driven stuff is as strong or interesting. The PC market race stuff is the oomph.

[ZephyrFate]

Yeah whoever writes the drama is starting to show that they're pretty average, hitting a lot of familiar, Mad Men-esque beats. The era stuff and the early computer lingo are great. I have to wonder if Cameron is meant to be a bit anachronistic considering the stuff she talks about won't happen for at least three decades.

[TVC15]

I liked Orange is the New Black S2 about the same as the first, I think.  Really good stuff.  Vee was an awesome addition.

[Phoenix Dark]

Man you guys fly through seasons. My brother watched all of House of Cards within 3 days. I like watching stuff once a day or once a week.

[TVC15]

Man you guys fly through seasons. My brother watched all of House of Cards within 3 days. I like watching stuff once a day or once a week.

I was sick all weekend!

[chronovore]

I am probably late as fuck to this but you guys, Rectify is AMAZING

only 6 episodes for season 1 and season 2 starts in just 2 weeks or so. everyone should give this a shot! you'll be hooked from episode 1

s1 was 999¢ on iTunes, so I bagged it. I'm hoping it's a good ride!

[Kara]

Man you guys fly through seasons. My brother watched all of House of Cards within 3 days. I like watching stuff once a day or once a week.

Normally I read when I can't sleep but I can't read atm, so I plow through TV hoping it will bore me enough to dream.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Great Veep season finale. Especially the second last episode. That bathroom scene

[CajoleJuice]

Jonah's interactions with his mom had me fucking dying.

[Tasty]

Jonah's interactions with his mom had me fucking dying.

"That's how they talk in DC, mom. Wanna walk the walk you gotta talk the talk."

[Tasty]

Poussey got knocked up the totem pole and is now in my top 5.

On the flipside, this season knocked down Crazy Eyes to practically the bottom of the list.

[CajoleJuice]

Jonah's interactions with his mom had me fucking dying.

"That's how they talk in DC, mom. Wanna walk the walk you gotta talk the talk."

"Oh, Mom, you are so annoying! How do you not just punch yourself in the face?!"

[Tasty]

Yeah.

His first scene made me burst out laughing and keep laughing for like 3 mins straight. I was rolling.

[Tasty]

Poor Jimmy

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Wonder if they'll ever find how she got out.  Red's tunnel?

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[CajoleJuice]

Finally watched last week's Fargo episode. Wow, that was masterful stuff.

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And Bob, I think they were showing Lester transformed into an ~alpha~ like Malvo, but that ending felt like Lester dreading the one guy who knows who he really is.

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[CatsCatsCats]

Just finished OitNB

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that end scene was telegraphed from a mile away but it was still hilarious

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[ZephyrFate]

Louie was pretty good tonight. Not funny, but good drama.

[Kara]

The Americans S01E10

Gregory 

[Kshow]

Louie was pretty good tonight. Not funny, but good drama.

Louie started out strong first 2 eps i believe. Then the fat gal ep i want a fan of, then all downhill from there, for me anyways. The elevator eps didn't do it for me. Sure so funny parts, but as a whole it was rough. 

Anyone a Steve Buscemi fan, he's got a wen series that's pure gold! On aol, him talkin on bench with people. Chris rock's in the first ep. Fred armisen. I think web series are the future.

[ZephyrFate]

High Maintenance needs to be a TV show, stat. If you all have not watched it, you're failing yourself right now. Fucking phenomenal writing for a web series.

[Tasty]

[Eel O'Brian]

fucking lester 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Just finished season 2 of OITNB. Yeah, that season was very good. Better than season 1 I'd say. The final scene was super satisfying haha. Really liked how they fleshed out some of the one-note characters from last season. I especially liked the things they did with Caputo and Poussey.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

And now it's Tuesday so I get to watch Fargo.

[ZephyrFate]

holy fuck fucking mother of fuck fargo tonight! 

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Wow. Lester continues to one up himself as world's biggest sack of shit.

[Tasty]

Possibly the best review of OITNB s2: http://www.avclub.com/review/orange-new-black-spreads-empathy-all-directions-205601

[Eric P]

wow, fargo

[Yeti]

I'm getting kind of excited for the Daredevil Netflix series. They just announced Vincent Donofrio is cast as the Kingpin.

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[Yeti]

lol, American Horror Story

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[Tasty]

Well... fuck

[Phoenix Dark]

[Kara]

Season 2, Episode 8 of The Americans was so sharp and brutal, probably the best ep of the show so far.

"It's nicer here, yes. It's easier. It's not better." 

[Eel O'Brian]

lol, American Horror Story

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[Kara]

Finished The Americans season 2... I know how you feel Ninotchka. I know how you feel. 

Regarding the kids, I like the ways in which they were "rebellious youth" since they played off the parents' secret beliefs so well, though the writers from this show have clearly never read any Marx (as Elizabeth would have I imagine) given the way she misquoted him when she was spitting mad about her daughter.

That twist ending was pretty shitty, that's going to hang over season 3 like a foul odor.

[ZephyrFate]

VICE last night was so good. Expose on Camden, NJ's new police force to deal with its 12x-above-the-average crime rate, and how dealers are subverting it -- as well as the continued genocide in Darfur. I wish this show was more popular, even if Shane Smith is a fucking douchebag greedy fuck.