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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    yeah the barb stuff mentioned was my biggest fear

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    HobnailHobnail Registered User regular
    I am Barbage

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    KandenKanden Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Well, hmm. I just got a package from E Corp, they overnighted an Amazon echo dot. I should deffo plug that in right? No harm can come from that I bet.

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    I didn't get "Nancy is sidelined" out of that review

    Just "Nancy is sad about Barb," which only makes sense

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    I’m almost done with my Stranger Things rewatch, it is still very good

    Obviously the main cast is amazing and Steve is terrific

    I think the minor character performance I’m most enjoying this time around is the boys’ teacher. Definitely overlooked him the first time through

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Kanden wrote: »
    Well, hmm. I just got a package from E Corp, they overnighted an Amazon echo dot. I should deffo plug that in right? No harm can come from that I bet.

    Important clarifying question: did you order an Amazon Echo Dot?

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    And if not, did you sign up for Ecoin? Cause they're giving away prizes and shit, apparently.

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    RT800RT800 Registered User regular
    I hope they keep it as a running gag how Mr. Clarke just somehow happens to know the answer to every outlandish question the boys end up asking him.

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    JayKaosJayKaos Registered User regular
    RT800 wrote: »
    I hope they keep it as a running gag how Mr. Clarke just somehow happens to know the answer to every outlandish question the boys end up asking him.

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    KandenKanden Registered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    And if not, did you sign up for Ecoin? Cause they're giving away prizes and shit, apparently.

    I did, I just thought it was funny that they sent it in such a suspect way. Just a nondescript box full of black paper with a little card that says ecorp on it.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    yeah nancy being sad about barb is understandable, but the way it's being described is what is giving me pause
    "And Nancy and Jonathan spend a lot of time in a subplot that exists entirely as fan service to the many viewers who complained that season one did a poor job of portraying Nancy’s grief over the abduction and death of her best friend Barb. This was a reasonable complaint at first (the different way that Barb and Will are treated is one of season one’s most glaring flaws), but somehow wound up turning a non-character into a martyr, who in season two is treated as the second coming of Poochie."

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    WassermeloneWassermelone Registered User regular
    Could people maybe not openly discuss plot stuff from a review for a show that's not out yet?

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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    The internet ruins everything

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    GustavGustav Friend of Goats Somewhere in the OzarksRegistered User regular
    That review has me thinking Im gunna wait until I hear something from folks I know before I dig in.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    i'll be too busy in philly to see it when it drops so i can wait and see

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    Librarian's ghostLibrarian's ghost Librarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSpork Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    No, but seriously can we put that into a spoiler?

    *Edit* Thanks for putting it in spoilers Rorshach!

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    Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan Registered User regular
    I haven't even watched Season 1 (but obviously don't expect to have people not discuss that). We're hoping to catch up over the next week or so.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    it barely talks about anything but hey no skin off my ass to click a spoiler button

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    EtchwartsEtchwarts Eyes Up Registered User regular
    yeah nancy being sad about barb is understandable, but the way it's being described is what is giving me pause
    "And Nancy and Jonathan spend a lot of time in a subplot that exists entirely as fan service to the many viewers who complained that season one did a poor job of portraying Nancy’s grief over the abduction and death of her best friend Barb. This was a reasonable complaint at first (the different way that Barb and Will are treated is one of season one’s most glaring flaws), but somehow wound up turning a non-character into a martyr, who in season two is treated as the second coming of Poochie."

    Oh, yeah, I'd somehow missed that last bit

    Hmm

    I guess I'll wait and see it for myself, but I'm prepared to just shrug at it like I did Barb in the first season

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    hatedinamericahatedinamerica Registered User regular
    Finished Mindhunter on Friday. Really really liked it.

    Rewatched Stranger Things yesterday; still great. Matthew Modine for MVP.

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    Protect Barb at all costs.

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    DrezDrez Registered User regular
    Gotham is so good. It’s one of my favorite shows now.

    I can’t believe people hate on it so much.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    people who hate on gotham typically do not watch gotham. it is the show i look most forward to each week.

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    Donovan PuppyfuckerDonovan Puppyfucker A dagger in the dark is worth a thousand swords in the morningRegistered User regular
    it barely talks about anything

    What barely talks about anything?

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    KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    I still can't comprehend how or why Barb resonated with so many people.

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    Finished Mindhunter on Friday. Really really liked it.

    Rewatched Stranger Things yesterday; still great. Matthew Modine for MVP.

    He’s actually probably the one member of the cast who does nothing for me

    Which probably has more to do with how underwritten he is

    But I don’t think I’ll notice if he’s gone this season

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    MalReynoldsMalReynolds The Hunter S Thompson of incredibly mild medicines Registered User regular
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I still can't comprehend how or why Barb resonated with so many people.

    She was pretty relatable to people who had friends that socially climbed faster than they did, especially in their formative years.

    I dunno, she clicked for me because I never saw myself as the hero in a slasher film or a monster movie. I'd be the signpost.

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    hatedinamericahatedinamerica Registered User regular
    Jimothy wrote: »
    Finished Mindhunter on Friday. Really really liked it.

    Rewatched Stranger Things yesterday; still great. Matthew Modine for MVP.

    He’s actually probably the one member of the cast who does nothing for me

    Which probably has more to do with how underwritten he is

    But I don’t think I’ll notice if he’s gone this season

    Wow, really? He seems far and away the most realistic character to me, and Modine really sells it.

    I love the difference in the way he's portrayed at the beginning vs. the end.

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    Continuing my Stranger Things rewatch:

    Joyce Byers reacts to this situation the same way I imagine my mom would. She’s not really a favorite character of mine, but it’s a great performance

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    standing up to his friends is such a great moment

    I’m at the point where the plots are converging and the cast is coming together and it all feels like this grand adventure after everyone spent the whole season feeling so powerless

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    Oh my God the teacher’s on a date, I forgot about this

    Go teach’

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I still can't comprehend how or why Barb resonated with so many people.

    She was pretty relatable to people who had friends that socially climbed faster than they did, especially in their formative years.

    I dunno, she clicked for me because I never saw myself as the hero in a slasher film or a monster movie. I'd be the signpost.

    Also she actually looks like someone from the 80s.

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Jimothy wrote: »
    Finished Mindhunter on Friday. Really really liked it.

    Rewatched Stranger Things yesterday; still great. Matthew Modine for MVP.

    He’s actually probably the one member of the cast who does nothing for me

    Which probably has more to do with how underwritten he is

    But I don’t think I’ll notice if he’s gone this season

    Wow, really? He seems far and away the most realistic character to me, and Modine really sells it.

    I love the difference in the way he's portrayed at the beginning vs. the end.


    My gut reaction is that maybe you’re mixing up Modine and David Harbour, but assuming you’re not, it’s not like I think he’s doing bad work, he just isn’t given much to do

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    JimothyJimothy Not in front of the fox he's with the owlRegistered User regular
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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    people who hate on gotham typically do not watch gotham. it is the show i look most forward to each week.

    In my defense, it was incredibly dumb early on, and not in a way that was particularly endearing

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    I made it through the intro of season 1, episode 1 of Gotham, and my eyes rolled so far into the back of my head that I lost all consciousnesses.

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    Rorshach KringleRorshach Kringle that crustache life Registered User regular
    i mean all ya'll's doing is proving my point???

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    E.CoyoteE.Coyote Registered User regular
    I think gotham suffered a bit from the actor playing jim gordon not measuring up to the performances of the other characters. Blacklist has the same issue with James Spader just being better than the co-stars.

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    King RiptorKing Riptor Registered User regular
    Kyougu wrote: »
    I still can't comprehend how or why Barb resonated with so many people.

    Poorly shot death scenes let people make assumptions about survival. Then it balloons from there

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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    i mean all ya'll's doing is proving my point???

    Yeah, I'm just saying, that was the reason I fell off almost immediately

    That said I also don't really go out of my way to shit talk it

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    hatedinamericahatedinamerica Registered User regular
    Jimothy wrote: »
    Jimothy wrote: »
    Finished Mindhunter on Friday. Really really liked it.

    Rewatched Stranger Things yesterday; still great. Matthew Modine for MVP.

    He’s actually probably the one member of the cast who does nothing for me

    Which probably has more to do with how underwritten he is

    But I don’t think I’ll notice if he’s gone this season

    Wow, really? He seems far and away the most realistic character to me, and Modine really sells it.

    I love the difference in the way he's portrayed at the beginning vs. the end.


    My gut reaction is that maybe you’re mixing up Modine and David Harbour, but assuming you’re not, it’s not like I think he’s doing bad work, he just isn’t given much to do

    Oh fuck you're right.

    I've been calling David Harbour Matthew Modine this whole time. No idea how I got that so twisted.

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