Ya know, it's not the chest hair I resent. My back OTOH...
Now we're saving a vampire from vampires. I got two words for that -- Nuh and uh.
Gunn ,'Underneath'
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Frankenbuddha - Oct 18, 2013 4:11:57 pm PDT #5493 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
-t - Oct 20, 2013 5:30:17 pm PDT #5494 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Homeland - OK, I didn't see that twist coming, but I'm still kinda meh. But I'm not bailing yet.
Trudy Booth - Oct 20, 2013 11:48:52 pm PDT #5495 of 7329
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I didn't see the twist coming either. It makes me happy that, turns out, Carrie isn't a complete dunce.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2013 3:24:48 am PDT #5496 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I would LOVE it if we could be done with Brody and Brody's family on this show. Carrie and Saul chasing terrorists in creative and ethically shady ways, yes. Dana rebelling in the most boring teenage way possible? NO.
-t - Oct 21, 2013 4:28:01 am PDT #5497 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah. I can see where telling the story of the family unfairly stigmatized blah blah blah probably sounded like a really good idea but the story they are actually telling is, yeah, boring. Remodeling the bathroom was the most interesting bit.
And I guess they want to show us Brody's stagnant and claustrophobic life on the run but as compelling as I usually find him that is also boring. The attempted escape to the mosque was interesting but also really depressing.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2013 4:36:07 am PDT #5498 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And I guess they want to show us Brody's stagnant and claustrophobic life on the run but as compelling as I usually find him that is also boring. The attempted escape to the mosque was interesting but also really depressing.
I can see where that storyline might pay off down the line, but I agree, right now, it's dull and repetitive.
Dana/Jessica/son...bleargh. They're not important anymore, write them out.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2013 4:40:07 am PDT #5499 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is anyone else watching Masters of Sex? I'm enjoying the performances, but the writing is cringeworthy at best. Probably 90% of all scenes could be summed up as:
MALE CHARACTER to OTHER MALE CHARACTER: Women, amirite??? Sex!
WRITERS OF SHOW to AUDIENCE: The 50's, amirite??? Sex!
And then porn.
Hil R. - Oct 21, 2013 5:55:55 am PDT #5500 of 7329
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm watching, but I haven't watched last night's episode yet. And I agree about the writing. They also have characters saying unintentional double-entendres way too often.
Trudy Booth - Oct 21, 2013 9:40:49 am PDT #5501 of 7329
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I can't stand Claire Danes. If we lost Damian Lewis I don't think Mandy could hold me on his own.
le nubian - Oct 21, 2013 10:53:15 am PDT #5502 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Here's the thing (re: Homeland). I think the writers lost character development opportunity by showing us the twist NOW. I wasn't all that surprised because I thought something was up given Saul's behavior, but wouldn't it have been enlightening for us to start the season with them hatching out this plan (or flashbacks to its origins) and then getting a sense of how much Carrier was willing to go (and Saul's decisions about pushing it a bit more than she might have been comfortable with?)
I feel like it was a missed opportunity for them to show how they both came to the decision to do this and how much agency (no pun intended) Carrie had along the way.
Imagine what a different season this would be if Brody (and his family) were reduced much much more and this was the focus?
The writers/directors are being too clever by half with their visua; and storyline parallels between characters (Carrie/Brody in prison last week); Carrie/Brody's daughter's BF with their double purpose in psychiatric facilities.