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Post by mayor on Dec 10, 2012 10:01:07 GMT -6
I completely agree. The show has become ridiculous. I don't think I'll be watching past season 2. I've started laughing much of the way through every episode--I'm pretty sure that's not what they're going for.
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 17, 2012 8:10:43 GMT -6
The finale is getting ripped all over twitter, but holy crap did I love it. They turned it to 11. I did not see that twist coming.
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 17, 2012 8:12:19 GMT -6
Granted, there are some plot holes/overlooked things, but as far as a "hank on the toilet" moment, i loved it.
you'd think they'd be checking cars for explosives when there's a few hundred dignitaries in one space.
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 17, 2012 8:26:28 GMT -6
there's no way Quinn doesn't kill Brody. No freakin way.
Dang it, the more I think on this, the more ridiculous it is.
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Post by mayor on Dec 17, 2012 8:50:23 GMT -6
I wasn't pleased. I don't think they could have done anything to make me happy--they lost me several episodes earlier. I just don't believe any of it anymore. I won't be watching season 3.
It's unfortunate, I think the show had real potential to be great. Oh well.
By the way, I'm currently working through season 3 of Treme. Treme is a really great show. Do you watch it?
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 17, 2012 9:03:24 GMT -6
No, I'll have to check it out when it hits Netflix.
People keep telling me Justified is up there with BB and The Wire but I have yet to see it.
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Post by mayor on Dec 17, 2012 9:08:04 GMT -6
I haven't seen it either.
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Post by mayor on Dec 17, 2012 10:01:45 GMT -6
I might give up on reading tv reviews/recaps online. Even the good reviewers are so slow to criticize the supposedly "great" tv shows. Most of the reviews I've read for this season of Homeland have been either very positive or mostly positive. Of course there are some reviewers who have called out the issues with this season, etc, but they still resist wholly criticizing the show. I think Homeland became a terrible show by the end of this season. Why won't any of the major reviewers recognize this? I'm I just way off? I did find one highly critical review I can agree with. Sean Collins calls out the finale as "a catastrophic season finale." I agree: www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/homeland-finale-recap-fool-me-once-20121217
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 17, 2012 10:28:34 GMT -6
what reviewers are you reading? the two i like are sepinwall and greenwald. Both of them were fairly positive about the season until the last three episodes. Neither eviscerated the show, but each expressed how absurd it had become. That RS one was good, thanks.
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Post by mayor on Dec 17, 2012 22:42:38 GMT -6
Ones I read occasionally and checked after last night: AV Club, Vulture, Sepinwall, Greenwald, Nussbaum at New Yorker. I just happened across the Collins one I linked above. I think it's the only one that is wholly negative. I also saw this, which makes me think TV reviewers are just silly: www.hitfix.com/tvcriticspollHow can Homeland possibly be #2? I can understand #10, which is what Sepinwall ranked it as. Also, I am no fan of Downton Abbey. Anyway, I just think the show turned ridiculous and no longer deserves praise. It can still be called an entertaining show, I just don't think it should be called a great show anymore.
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Post by mayor on Dec 17, 2012 22:44:09 GMT -6
Of course, that's a bit harsh since I thoroughly agree with 1, 3, and 4.
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Post by fatmenace on Dec 18, 2012 17:22:46 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jan 4, 2013 16:52:03 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Apr 19, 2013 12:08:27 GMT -6
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Post by fatmenace on Jun 8, 2013 19:54:48 GMT -6
Bill Simmons @billsimmons 2h
I finished Breaking Bad. As great as advertised. There might be a 9-hour Breaking Bad podcast with 15 guests coming next week.
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