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The Leftovers |OT| Left Behind With Damon Lindelof - Sundays 10/9c
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The One and Done
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Discover lost bagels. Big reveal. Christ....
Cornballer
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They had a few boards at the police station diagramming the structure of the cult and the mayor said "I never should've told you guys to watch The Wire" or something to that effect.
If he can get that bagel back, maybe he can get his wife back. If there is bagel, there is hope.
the_firewithin
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That some shitty tree cutting technique Liv.
The only character I'd give a shit to follow is the chief
The only character I'd give a shit to follow is the chief
The One and Done
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TheOctodad
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I'm pretty forgiving with shows and typically endure more than the average person.
This show is dull. Second episode and I'm using my phone more than watching.
This show is dull. Second episode and I'm using my phone more than watching.
Somewhere, deep within the Naughty Dog offices, someone is kicking themselves over Tom Perotta beating them to the perfect subtitle for The Last of Us 2.
BadAss2961
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lol at the vanishing bagels.
Cornballer
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ElRenoRaven
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Yup. I'm out. This episode was actually worse then the first. Shame. The premise had potential.
There's flipped over desks, crushed Starbucks cups and coffee on the walls and a voice going hoarse from the rage of not thinking of "The Last of Us: Guilty Remnant."
TheOctodad
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No, it's not like that, it's just boring.
I feel like I'm flipping channels when watching it. The plots don't connect very well, I'm not invested, it's just background noise with no inspiration.
The One and Done
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Nope. It's a mental dulling at its best.
ElRenoRaven
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Exactly. It's probably the most boring damn show I've seen in a long time. then of course you combine that with everything else you listed and yea it's just not a good show.
"surrender"
Right now I'm only interested in the Chief. The silent cult and Liv Tyler are less than nothing. The sex offender cult is boring too. At least the Chief has things going on. His crazy dad talks to ghosts or angels or angels' ghosts. He's visited by a magic bald man that gives away trucks and likes shooting feral dogs. His girl and her friend can see the bald man. And the bagels were real. Chief's wife looks about 10 years too old for him though. That's one relationship I'm not buying.
Lumpy Onion
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Gotta say that I loved the opening credits. Didn't like this episode as much as the pilot, but I did enjoy it. It's awkward and rather bizarre, and while I like it I could easily understand why some wouldn't. Justin Thoreau's character is probably my favorite. Kinda sad that his sanity rested on finding a missing bagel. Interested in seeing where all this is heading.
The tone in the cult scenes irritates the shit out of me with all the note writing tho.
The tone in the cult scenes irritates the shit out of me with all the note writing tho.
BenjaminBirdie
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omfg these credits
maybe erigu was right all along
maybe erigu was right all along
Gray Matter
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Goddammit was this a disaster compared to the pilot, which I really liked. So many inaccuracies, how the fuck do you escape a SWAT raid, fucking impossible. And no one can find the fucking truck then it suddenly appears in the dudes driveway with no records or anything, later the bald guy comes with a pack of beer, WTF?
The pilot, altho some were really critical of, I enjoyed and thought was really good, but this episode lost me, pun not intended.
I still have enough curiosity to keep watching, but it better improve!
Also, can someone who read the novel explain why the cult refuse to speak, with the least of spoilers as possible please.
The pilot, altho some were really critical of, I enjoyed and thought was really good, but this episode lost me, pun not intended.
I still have enough curiosity to keep watching, but it better improve!
Also, can someone who read the novel explain why the cult refuse to speak, with the least of spoilers as possible please.
Cornballer
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Gray Matter
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Well, that was fast.
I'm genuinely puzzled at the critical reception this show has gotten. Not only is it poorly written, it's incredibly melodramatic (is that final scene with her chopping down the tree meant to be taken seriously?), says nothing about the characters, and worst of all inserts just enough mystery to tease people but be able to say "it's all about the characters" when it turns out to be a whole lot of nothing
Gray Matter
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Seriously, how do people make these so fast? It's unbelievable.
I liked it. I'm enjoying the subdued approach the showrunners are taking. We know as much as the characters and both of us are trying to figure out what's real, are we going crazy, and most importantly what happened? We're watching the characters figure how to cope in such a world and I find that absolutely fascinating and relatable.
Just caught up and I have to agree. Quite possibly the worst pilot I've ever seen.
ThLunarian
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I like it. I'm in.
Yep. It's comical reading the reactions of the people that don't get it. It's no wonder Boardwalk Empire never completely took off. Modern television viewers just can't handle a slow burn. Fucking instant gratification society.
Just saw the pilot episode and .......yeah, not sure I'm down to stick around with another one of these "mysterious, people doing random things with no explanation", especially with the way LOST ended. I'll probably watch a few more, but this might just a quick look at the wiki page for the book and then I'm out.
dead souls
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Slow burns are fine by me. Soul sucking tedium, like much of Boardwalk Empire, and the pilot to this aren't.
But hey, keep up the whole condescending "You just don't get it man" crap if you want.
Miss.Selfdestruct
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Ditto.
The premise intrigues me, but seems like such a gamble after learning how big Lidelof's part is. Ah well, Broad City it is!
Let's not confuse bad writing with people needing instant resolution or explanation.
Mercury Fred
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Oof. It's like everything I hated about LOST and nothing that I liked about it.
I haven't read the book but I was so bored with the show so far I decided to scan the book's wiki page.
I haven't read the book but I was so bored with the show so far I decided to scan the book's wiki page.
Blah, no explanation for the event, horrendously cheesy and trite drama going forward, much tedium. I'm out.
I agree with some people here about the Chief being the only thing worth a damn in this show. Every time GR stuff comes up I want to shoot myself in the face. The other stuff isn't much better. Will watch next week for what is apparently the Doctor's episode and reevaluate from there.
Mercury Fred
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Minus the fun, action, intrigue, cleverness, tension, range of characters and exotic locales, yes.
so it has all the trademarks of something written by david lindneof ???
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