Ok, why did no one tell me about Severance?
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'Beneath You'
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-t - Apr 24, 2022 8:32:44 am PDT #1677 of 2216
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Steph L. - Apr 24, 2022 9:06:37 am PDT #1678 of 2216
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Ok, why did no one tell me about Severance?
I saw people mention it on Facebook, and then I forgot all about it. I need to watch that.
Also, Heartstopper on Netflix is an absolute DELIGHT. It's the adaptation of a webcomic that I adore.
-t - Apr 24, 2022 10:44:00 am PDT #1679 of 2216
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I’ll keep Heartstopper in mind, sounds good. Severance was not at all what I expected (literally all I knew about it was the title but I had made assumptions about what that meant that were totally and completely incorrect), it’s way better. And I am in need of resolution for several burning questions asap after the season finale.
DavidS - Apr 24, 2022 7:33:34 pm PDT #1680 of 2216
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ok, why did no one tell me about Severance?
We just started it!
Also, Heartstopper on Netflix is an absolute DELIGHT.
And we're about to start this!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 25, 2022 7:16:33 am PDT #1681 of 2216
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
For those who like foreign dramas, I've been streaming Merlí. Sapere Aude on Netflix and enjoying it. It's about philosophy students and their professor at university in Barcelona. Apparently it's a sequel to a 3-season series about a beloved high school teacher and his students, though I didn't manage to catch the parent series before it left Netflix. It kind of reminds me of The White Shadow, only with philosophy in place of basketball.
-t - Apr 25, 2022 9:46:18 am PDT #1682 of 2216
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It kind of reminds me of The White Shadow, only with philosophy in place of basketball.
That is an intriguing description!
Jesse - Apr 25, 2022 10:58:47 am PDT #1683 of 2216
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ok, why did no one tell me about Severance?
I TRIED!!
-t - Apr 25, 2022 1:03:36 pm PDT #1684 of 2216
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
NOT HARD ENOUGH
Clearly
Although I think you get the credit that I eventually did check it out, so if you are just going to blame me for my own procrastination I don't know how I can deflect that. Dammit.
JZ - Apr 25, 2022 1:59:00 pm PDT #1685 of 2216
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Hec and I are just getting started on Severance, and we +Matilda bolted through the first four episodes of Heartstopper last night and are all super-smitten.
Steph L. - Apr 25, 2022 2:36:46 pm PDT #1686 of 2216
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
we +Matilda bolted through the first four episodes of Heartstopper last night and are all super-smitten.
I'm a huge fan of the webcomic, but the format of a comic is really constraining, so I love that the show has allowed room for characters other than Nick and Charlie to be more fully fleshed out. Elle (my perfect precious angel baby), Tao, Tara, and Darcy are really great.
I love that the show cast actors who are closer to high-school age (mostly 18 and 19, I think) and actually look and act like kids in high school, as opposed to Riverdale, or 90210 back in the day. Plus they were really committed to representation and the casting call for Elle specified a trans actor, and (I think) for Tao the casting call specified an Asian actor.
I'm also amused that the show apparently adhered to the unwritten rule that British shows must have Olivia Colman.