The TV shows you've seen recently thread.

[BlueTsunami]

Going to finish watching Legion having left off at season 1. Just finished the opener for two and yep this is my jam. Mind bending and emotionally arresting.

[Bebpo]

2 more eps left in Devs. Show is so good. One of the more interesting sci-fi concept shows in a while. Really good cast too. Didn't recognize that the main girl is the scientist from Maniac and was in Ex Machina. Also the genius programmer boy is played by the girl from Pacific Rim 2 and Bad Times at the El Royale? Crazy.

Going to finish watching Legion having left off at season 1. Just finished the opener for two and yep this is my jam. Mind bending and emotionally arresting.

Good luck. S2 gets iffy.

[chronovore]

Rewatching Ash v. Evil Dead from s1 since s3 came to Netflix Japan.

Things I missed the first time:
Lucy Lawless has a nude scene in it after she shows up too late at Kelly’s parents’ home.
When they cut the cover off of the Necronomicon ex Mortis, they literally “de-faced” the book.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Rewatching Ash v. Evil Dead from s1 since s3 came to Netflix Japan.

Things I missed the first time: Lucy Lawless has a nude scene in it after she shows up too late at Kelly’s parents’ home. When they cut the cover off of the Necronomicon ex Mortis, they literally “de-faced” the book.

I just loved the episode where ash is in the asylum and they think he's been broken and turned, and he just turns around and tells them he thought they all knew his plan because he told them what it was, and he actually did a couple of episodes earlier, but it was so dumb nobody thought he was serious

[toku]

Didn't see the last season but I loved the first two seasons. I remember ppl being hard on it here though.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I think Ash as a fucking idiot works so well as that being the reason he's the chosen one.

Evil can come up with all the schemes and attempts to traumatise or terrify him they want, he's too fucking dense for any of them to work, and he just blunders headfirst directly into them and wrecks them

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Every episode having a different director and what exactly the Evils motivations and powers are being deliberately vague worked for me as it basically became a horror anthology playing with different subgenres - one episode might be an OTT 80s style gorefest, the next might be assault on precinct 13, the next might be a possessed car

[shosta]

Actually it is good for 15 hours

[Don Rumata]

Yeah Season 1 started a bit slow, Season 2 was the peak, absolutely fantastic, and then season 3 was still worth watching, just not as good.
I would've gladly taken a season 4 tho.

[CatsCatsCats]

Yeah, I wanted more. It was fun!

[Crash Dummy]

the us version of the office for the first time - once it stops copying the uk show beat for beat, it's becomes a very comfy show and easy to binge watch

[toku]

Yeah Season 1 started a bit slow, Season 2 was the peak, absolutely fantastic, and then season 3 was still worth watching, just not as good.
I would've gladly taken a season 4 tho.

They hit their stride like 4 or 5 eps into s1, really locked in when hit the cabin again and pretty much hold it throughout s2. I loved the s2 ending and was actually a bit shocked they got to do a third season tbh. Probably part of why I didn't rush to try to catch it lol.

[Bebpo]

Finished Devs - Great show, but didn't really care for the last 2 eps. Like at least Garland gave an ending instead of some artsy leave it all open don't explain anything ending, but the two issues I had was it felt too nihilistic and

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I couldn't get past the concept in the last 2 eps that Forrester/Katie/Lily all see & know the day and their actions and dialogue and do it anyhow. Like usually this kind of plotting is done in a way that even when the people try to do something different because they are aware of the future that the future still happens because of what they did different. Here they don't even try that, they just mimic and say the dialogue they believe they will say in the future. Like even if I buy that for Forrester/Katie because they are so in belief of the machine, I don't buy that for Lily, after all she was able to throw the gun and not follow it, so unless we're supposed to believe she was just waiting that whole time for dramatic effect, she could have just as easily not gone to Devs and proved the same point.

Also it bothered me how cold it made Katie & Forrester at the end. I think I started not enjoying the show as much after Lyndon's death at the dam. Katie knew Lyndon was going to fall and still egged Lyndon to do it and just let it happen. That was a bit too dark and too cold and it bothered me along with killing Jamie off. Didn't really care that much by the ending.

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[bluemax]

anybody watch homecoming? I see seas 2 has janelle monae and she makes me want to watch  but seas 1 is julia roberts 

I liked season 1 but despite the episodes being kinda short it felt like it went a little too long and got a bit weaker at the end.

[Madrun Badrun]

Been catching up on the last 3 season of Always Sunny - it's been uplifting. 

[BlueTsunami]

Yeah Legion sort of dropped off for me. Stylistically amazing yet the core message was pretty bleak in regard to just how damaged David was and the solution.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Yeah Legion sort of dropped off for me. Stylistically amazing yet the core message was pretty bleak in regard to just how damaged David was and the solution.

Did you drop it during Season 2? It ties everything up pretty satisfactorily imo as a whole by the end of season 3.

Fucking weird to have an examination of mental illness, responses to trauma and personal growth done through the lens of superheroes though.

[BlueTsunami]

Yeah Legion sort of dropped off for me. Stylistically amazing yet the core message was pretty bleak in regard to just how damaged David was and the solution.

Did you drop it during Season 2? It ties everything up pretty satisfactorily imo as a whole by the end of season 3.

Fucking weird to have an examination of mental illness, responses to trauma and personal growth done through the lens of superheroes though.

Yeah watched it to completion

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took issue with him basically becoming irredeemable apart from the magic of time travel. It's not necessarily a wrong choice, he didn't want any help and just pushed ahead. It happens. I just really lost my any ability to empathize with him on a certain level.

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[bluemax]

Started Homecoming S2. I honestly just don't feel the same level of interest in these characters as I did the two leads in S1. But I guess I've only got 3 episodes to go and they've flown by so I'll finish it.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Space Force is pretty good.

It's funnier than Upload, but I think the storyline for Upload is better.

[Tasty]

Man, IRL riot/looting footage makes WestWorld's attempt look so laughable 

[shosta]

Space Force is so comfy

[CatsCatsCats]

I liked upload more tbh, found the daughter character on space force v annoying

[shosta]

I liked upload more tbh, found the daughter character on space force v annoying

her chemistry with Tawny Newsome is great, though!

[chronovore]

I liked upload more tbh, found the daughter character on space force v annoying

She really is. And I have kids that age, and even without that single parenting situation, I can confirm that teenagers can choose to be annoying with zero provocation.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

steve carells daughter in space force reminds me of xanthippe from kimmy shmidt, both in how they behave and also are clearly in their mid 20s playing mid teens.

[CatsCatsCats]

I liked upload more tbh, found the daughter character on space force v annoying

She really is. And I have kids that age, and even without that single parenting situation, I can confirm that teenagers can choose to be annoying with zero provocation.

Yeah, stepson is 15 in fall, crazy he’s gonna be driving :O

[chronovore]

I liked upload more tbh, found the daughter character on space force v annoying

She really is. And I have kids that age, and even without that single parenting situation, I can confirm that teenagers can choose to be annoying with zero provocation.

Yeah, stepson is 15 in fall, crazy he’s gonna be driving :O

Yeah, in California was driving at 16. My son is 15, I’m tryna picture him driving next year, if we lived in the USA. Yet another reason I’m glad we do not.

[shosta]

if there's one constant among every parent, it's having no faith in your kid's ability to drive

[Ghoul]

The fiancé and I just got done with Chernobyl. Fucking great show, glad I finally got her just to watch it.
Just such a bleak disaster but also really interesting especially the last episode. I also in the day have been watching, well attempting to watch westworld season 2 and holy fuck, is it just me or did this show get way way worse this season, I was told it was still clever and good? This is neither of those it fucking sucks. Very near just dropping it and watching something else.

[BisMarckie]

if there's one constant among every parent, it's having no faith in your kid's ability to drive

Can‘t trust someone who you saw pooping himself/herself or running against the same obstacle over and over again.

[chronovore]

if there's one constant among every parent, it's having no faith in your kid's ability to drive

I was a shitty driver when I started. My dad had no confidence in my driving, and that was probably deserved.  Learning to drive in Los Angeles is not ideal.

[CatsCatsCats]

Me, unwrapping a babybel, starting another episode of Big Mouth:

“I’m goooooin through cheeeeeeses”

[Dickie Dee]

The Great on Primevideo is pretty fantastic. I don't think I've seen Elle Fanning in anything before and she is DELIGHTFUL and totally carries the show. Nicholas Holt and the rest of the cast is great too.

[Phoenix Dark]

Finished Ozarks yesterday. I like various things about the show but man...I really hate when I'm watching a show and can tell the writers are writing themselves out of a hole with lazy resolutions or coincidences that break believability. And boy this show is full of that shit. Someone standing in your way? Don't worry, they're going to die in an accident. Need resolution? Fear not, it will fall into your lap. Reminds me of one of the worst parts of Breaking Bad (think: plane crash), but it happens every season.

As the criminal "empire" expands, the shortcuts increase basically. There are a lot of things I enjoy about the show but from a writing perspective you just can't compared this to truly great shows. It's cool. I'm looking forward to S4, even though I kinda feel like I can predict what's going to happen at this point.

[shosta]

S2 was better than S3. There were some great moments though and the depiction of mental illness was award worthy

[Transhuman]

steve carells daughter in space force reminds me of xanthippe from kimmy shmidt, both in how they behave and also are clearly in their mid 20s playing mid teens.

Not the only thing they have in common

[Don Rumata]

The Great on Primevideo is pretty fantastic. I don't think I've seen Elle Fanning in anything before and she is DELIGHTFUL and totally carries the show. Nicholas Holt and the rest of the cast is great too.

I see it's from the writer of The Favourite.
Indeed the trailer makes it look like a reshuffle of that (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, if they can find some fresh angle to that type of plot).

[Madrun Badrun]

Does she fuck a horse?

[Dickie Dee]

Does she fuck a horse?

No, but it is a recurring joke.

[Phoenix Dark]

Finished Ozarks yesterday. I like various things about the show but man...I really hate when I'm watching a show and can tell the writers are writing themselves out of a hole with lazy resolutions or coincidences that break believability. And boy this show is full of that shit. Someone standing in your way? Don't worry, they're going to die in an accident. Need resolution? Fear not, it will fall into your lap. Reminds me of one of the worst parts of Breaking Bad (think: plane crash), but it happens every season.

As the criminal "empire" expands, the shortcuts increase basically. There are a lot of things I enjoy about the show but from a writing perspective you just can't compared this to truly great shows. It's cool. I'm looking forward to S4, even though I kinda feel like I can predict what's going to happen at this point.

Can you cite some examples?   Resolutions falling into people's laps?  Huh?

From S3

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They need the second casino. Older couple can't agree on an agreement; husband wants to sell, wife doesn't. Wife accidentally dies on a walk, husband sells the casino. And then that plot basically disappeared immediately afterwards lol.

Darlene potentially kills/maims Frank Jr with a shotgun. Waltzes into a meeting with his dad, who has made it clear multiple times that he values blood/family/respect over money...and magically convinces him to join her as a business partner.

Therapist gets bribed with a six figure payout. Purchases a McClaren (?!). Gets wacked and erased from existence despite Helen knowing about the payout, which a forensic accountant (you know, like Mia) could easily find and raise red flags on. Never gets mentioned again. May come up in S4 of course.

Jonah and Ben just so happen to spy on Ruth on the very day of the cartel hit, save her life, and later the recording is used to get the FBI involved/save Marty's life.

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The show feels like a nonstop escalation of threats and deadlines that the family overcomes at the last second, time and time again. One of the reasons S2 worked for me is that acquiring a casino was a logical next step for money laundering...and earning it took time. They had to bust their asses for it, and it led to some interesting character development/reveals. And then in S3 it's like well thanks but now here's 10 more things to juggle, oh and btw get another casino (that won't even matter after you get it), oh and don't forget to keep laundering the money (despite previous demands making that nigh impossible due to attracting FBI involvement). The obvious retort is that "well yea, that's what happens when you get in too deep." Meh.

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[Don Rumata]

Yeah Ozark is like clumsy Breaking Bad, but it's still fun enough to follow.
Also the Mexican cartel boss seems to conveniently change personality, depending on whether or not stakes need to be reaised or lowered. 

Dark remains Netflix's best show. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Started The Order season 2.

[Don Rumata]

Dark remains Netflix's best show. 

Speaking of Dark, season 3 (final season ) is out on NF.
 

[Tasty]

Dark remains Netflix's best show. 

Speaking of Dark, season 3 (final season ) is out on NF.
 

Soooo time to rewatch the first two since I can never keep it all straight going into a new season, as proven by s2.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

What We Do In The Shadows S2 is still pretty good. Might not be funniest show out there, but it's good laughs. Last night's Jackie Daytona ep was loooooool

I just finished watching this, and its still enjoyably weird. I liked they leaned into the energy vampire a bit more this season, because that concepts great and the episode where he gets promoted at his day job was a standout for me

[Tasty]

Dark remains Netflix's best show. 

Speaking of Dark, season 3 (final season ) is out on NF.
 

https://twitter.com/harsha_gattu/status/1276767703265501184

[Great Rumbler]

https://www.netflix.com/title/81026055

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RIP Robert Stack

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[Madrun Badrun]

[team filler]

syria? 

[Great Rumbler]

Who is the new host or is there even one? OG UM theme goes so HARD and so SPOOKY

No host this time around.

[Don Rumata]

Watched 2 episodes of Dark's Season 3 so far.

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The atmosphere is there, but did this show really needed fucking parallel dimensions? Keeping track of all the faces and German names was hard enough. 
Also doesn't help that i last watched it a year ago, so i can't even remember some of the secondary characters.

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[chronovore]

Finishing up s4 season 3 of ASH VS EVIL DEAD.

One more episode to go. It's weird how over-the-top became largely mundane. Kinda feels like it's overstayed its welcome.

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I wasn't on-board for the big reset with Ruby, and ANOTHER "double" for Ash.

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[Don Rumata]

You mean S3? I didn't miss a whole season, did I?

[team filler]

rewatching dexter  forgotten so much about this show  completely forgot about lundy, he gives off daddy p vibes 

[CatsCatsCats]

Cried my eyes out at episode 4 of unsolved mysteries. I really hope some of these get busted with exposure.

[CatsCatsCats]

Episode five has a guy saying, “Helloooo!”

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[Tasty]

Episode five has a guy saying, “Helloooo!”

[chronovore]

You mean S3? I didn't miss a whole season, did I?

Urrrrp!

Yes! S3. And it liked the way it finished!