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a mysterious cloak posted:I think he's dead, because my brain refuses to suspend disbelief that even today, with the best care available, a person probably would be extremely lucky to survive those burns. Yerr... but with that line of thinking, Delaney should be dead 6 or 7 times over, and he always pops back up like a staring, grunting jack-in-the-box.
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Which has to be from the unexplained, undefined cannibalism, that no one ever addresses, despite it possibly contributing greatly to his schizo-affective tendencies.
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Apr 2, 2017 15:57
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Ms Boods posted:Yerr... but with that line of thinking, Delaney should be dead 6 or 7 times over, and he always pops back up like a staring, grunting jack-in-the-box. Oh definitely. It's just the burns thing that my brain refuses to accept as just fiction. I'm not sure why.
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Apr 3, 2017 00:10
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Uh...it could be mostly soot and a little singed epidermis. Yeah, that's it. Anyway I've had a couple weeks to sit on it and this was pretty good. I definitely think it petered out a bit and sort of traded in the gothic mysticism for a more conventional heist/revenge tale but I'm looking forward to season 2.
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Apr 11, 2017 22:07
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Just watched this. Liked it a lot. Very stylish, and while not particularly deep I find with a caper/conspiracy you don't need the deepest characters as long as the conspiracies themselves are sufficiently engrossing. Tom Hardy is such a great actor, not necessarily in terms of empathy or dramatic chops, but he's highly entertaining to watch and he acts well with his body if that makes sense. His movements and postures are never robotic and highly expressive. Jonathan Pryce, seems to really love playing joyful badguys because he does it so well. The GI Joe movies sucked, but his portrayal of Zaratan as the President, was so over the top excellent that it stood out, and here he is again being joyfully evil and corrupt. It might be his niche but drat if he doesn't do a great job. Really good ensemble cast all around. Disappointed that the plot line with Oona Chaplin never went anywhere because it seemed like she'd have a bigger role but her entire plot was very tacked on to the rest of the story and if you'd completely deleted her from the show you probably could have gotten a tighter 6 episode show. I watched this show in more or less one sitting and I think that's the best way to watch these kinds of shows because they're like a movie stretched out over 8 hours. I can't really imagine that watching it on a week to week basis was as enjoyable because there's a lot of moving parts and it doesn't really work well to reflect on it. Looking forward to season two and more grunting. Megaman's Jockstrap posted:Also Tommy from Snatch turning into a convincing tough guy! Missed him as Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire? He was one of the standouts of that show.
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Apr 18, 2017 22:08
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Just finished this and found the last 2-3 episodes still entertaining but less engrossing than the first couple episodes. I always find it a bit disappointing when a protagonist is always 10 steps ahead of enemies with more manpower and resources than him. Just dissolves the tension a bit too much when you're rooting for someone who's practically omniscient. I also didn't feel that the supernatural elements added anything other than maybe a tiny bit of color to the setting that wasn't really needed. Still, beautifully shot, very well acted and I'll tune in for season 2.
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Apr 26, 2017 04:53
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The only person in the show who could have messed him up was Zilva, and they realized the show transforms if John becomes vulnerable so they cleaned it up.
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