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Polter-Cow - Jun 06, 2008 9:51:32 pm PDT #1848 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

It was Marlo. The girl is Snoop Pearson.

Oh, okay. I have no idea who Snoop is, but that makes sense anyway, since the next scene with Omar and Co. didn't make any reference to it.


DavidS - Jun 06, 2008 10:03:57 pm PDT #1849 of 7329
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have no idea who Snoop is,

You'll get to know her.


-t - Jun 07, 2008 5:13:27 am PDT #1850 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I finished catching up on Dexter a week or so ago. I like it, the story sucks me right in, but I just hate voice-overs so much it saps some of my enjoyment.


Polter-Cow - Jun 08, 2008 2:07:55 pm PDT #1851 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Augh! Oh, Prez. Prez, Prez, Prez, Prez. You should never leave the office. And you should never, ever, ever carry a gun.


Polter-Cow - Jun 08, 2008 9:17:09 pm PDT #1852 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Man, reading detailed Wikipedia recaps makes me realize how little I really know about what's fucking going on in this show.

I didn't know who the hell that girl was who Marlo shot, Devonne. Turns out, ah, she was only in one episode before. Oh, yeah, she was that girl that got with Marlo. Who, wait, that was a Barksdale trap? That...makes the whole thing with the meeting where she never showed up make sense.

And then I had no idea who that guy who followed the dude out of the gay bar was. It was Omar's boyfriend! Which...also makes sense. Man, this show would be so much easier to follow if I had impeccable facial recognition and the ability to read between all the goddamn lines.

Also, I am not happy to see Brother Mousone again. I hate that guy. Like I said, he's the only person on this show who feels like a TV Character. He doesn't fit in at all.

What the fuck, that was RAWLS in a gay bar! Rawls is gay?? And they just drop it on us like that? Ha ha ha ha. I guess, come to think of it, there has never been any indication or evidence that he's heterosexual besides my heteronormative worldview.

I wish there were some more fallout between Stringer and Avon. I mean, you'd think that after he admitted to KILLING HIS NEPHEW, there would be more tension between them, but, no, seems to be about the same amount of tension they've had since he got out and started causing trouble. But, man, the co-op took a vote and wants to vote them off the island! There are going to be issues here! I found it interesting that they referred to Avon as "Stringer's dog," when, in theory, Avon is the higher-ranking member of the organization. Highest, even. I love the relationship between the two of them. I like the sense of history when Stringer brings up getting into the game in the first place. What were they like back then?

I have this great idea for nurturing children and keeping them from a life of violence: let's get them together and have them PUNCH EACH OTHER IN THE FACE.

Aw, Tommy has a soul! Aw.

Lester Freamon, how are you so awesome?

Also, what's that I see? Is McNulty...gaining self-awareness? Could this be, dare I say it, character growth?


Hayden - Jun 09, 2008 7:01:23 am PDT #1853 of 7329
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Yeah, there's a big cast, and they expect you to recognize even the most minor character.

Brother Mouzone is the most cartoonish character on the show. But he's not on it much, so try to to let it get to you.

Rawls: actually, he spouts some fairly bullshit-macho, misogynistic shit all the time. Overcompensating, I assume.

I wish there were some more fallout between Stringer and Avon.

Yeah, they really let the viewer down there. SPECIAL NOTE TO EVERYONE WHO ISN'T A SPECTRAL BOVINE: Shhh.


Polter-Cow - Jun 09, 2008 7:09:53 am PDT #1854 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Brother Mouzone is the most cartoonish character on the show. But he's not on it much, so try to to let it get to you.

I will try. Hopefully, someone will take him out soon.

Rawls: actually, he spouts some fairly bullshit-macho, misogynistic shit all the time. Overcompensating, I assume.

Oh, yeah, I guess. That just seemed...normal to me. Part and parcel of the whole "tough cop" routine. But I guess it did also figure into my assumption that he was heterosexual.

Yeah, they really let the viewer down there. SPECIAL NOTE TO EVERYONE WHO ISN'T A SPECTRAL BOVINE

Heeeeee. Yes, I am expecting something big to happen between them, perhaps in these last two episodes. I have a really, really strong feeling about what's going to happen (based on a friend's reaction to the end of this season). *avoids whitefont like mad*


Frankenbuddha - Jun 09, 2008 7:19:07 am PDT #1855 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I finished catching up on Dexter a week or so ago. I like it, the story sucks me right in, but I just hate voice-overs so much it saps some of my enjoyment.

Huh. See the voiceovers are one of my favorite things about the show. MCH really sells the character there to me.


Polter-Cow - Jun 09, 2008 7:21:11 am PDT #1856 of 7329
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I love the voiceovers too. But I generally like voiceovers.


Sophia Brooks - Jun 09, 2008 7:33:08 am PDT #1857 of 7329
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I like the voiceovers, and the Dexter, and Julie Benz, and his sister, but somehow, I just don't seem to like the show. I watched about 1/2 of the season, and stopped. I may pick it back later, when I have had time to digest the implications of a do-gooder serial killer.