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Bennnnn
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Mr. Robot holy shit. Wha
Gonna start it midnight my time when it hits Amazon Prime.
I did start Watchmen...got through 3 episodes yesterday.
ayayrawn
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Don't know if it quite stuck the landing, as much as I loved it, but nonetheless, episodes 6 and 8 of Watchmen are two of the best episodes of television this year.
I'm with you on 6, much less so on 8. I thought the last 3 episodes were the weakest of the season. I was a big fan of episode 5 as well.
Will I love it as much as last week's? Interpretation: was there an iconic pop song used?
No. At least not one that worked so well.
ayayrawn
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I thought 8 was masterclass non-linear storytelling.
Djxfactor511
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Wife and I started Succession last night. She didn't seem too interested after Ep 1, but I'll keep watching even if she doesn't.
ayayrawn
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She should keep going. It only progressively gets better and better.
I thought it telegraphed its punches a mile away. Not a bad episode by any means, but one of the weaker ones of the series. The last three were all waaay too predictable imo
ayayrawn
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¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Overall it was a good, not great show. I think it would have benefited greatly had it not been tied to the Watchmen universe and just been it's own scifi/cape show. Hopefully it stays a single season as I think the more they add the more it damages itself. Really sad Lubeman didnt get the closer he deserved (although he was obviously Petey)
ayayrawn
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It's attachment to Watchmen was the only reason I had an interest in it at all, and the main reason why it's so effective IMO. It manages to respectfully and brilliantly fill in blanks left by the source material and then expand on it in a way that feels natural and modern. Parts of it were flawed, certainly, but there's more creativity, passion, and timeliness in it than 95% of the cape shit released this decade. On tv or otherwise.
If they were to make a season 2, it should be exclusively about lubeman.
Djxfactor511
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I told her I can see it being similar to Mad Men - you gotta dig through the first 3-4 episodes to get to know the characters a little before it really kicks into gear. We'll see.
Yep, I think that's true. As S1 got past halfway it really hooked me. Definitely worth sticking with.
Definitely keep going. I swear, the last 3 episodes of S2 are superb and perfect tv making.
Bull Shannon
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Watchmen stuck the landing.
Considering how the party line going into the finale was "how are they going to tie up all the loose ends?", I was impressed that they pretty much tied it up in one giant finale scene. Kinda annoying that Seventh Calvary / Cyclops were kinda a red herring (I had a feeling their plan would straight-up backfire without outside interference). I wasn't hugely emotionally affected by the death of Dr. M, though I liked the final scenes with Will.
I think, considering this was Watchmen, I was surprised by how few wide-world ramifications (other than the loss of Dr. M) the finale had. It tied up on a very personal level.
I think, considering this was Watchmen, I was surprised by how few wide-world ramifications (other than the loss of Dr. M) the finale had. It tied up on a very personal level.