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(Predictable) Rat spoilers and more Kiwi accent display on last night's Conan if you missed it.
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Adorable Kiwi accent which she complains about.
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May 1, 2015 15:16
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This show continues to be a delight to watch every week. I believe that I am in the minority in that I really like Babineaux? Her little bro is great as well.
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May 4, 2015 04:55
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Rhyno posted:This show continues to be a delight to watch every week. I believe that I am in the minority in that I really like Babineaux? Her little bro is great as well. I like him. He plays a pretty likeable straight man to everything insane happening around him. You have to make some sense of what's happening and psychic is just as reasonable as zombie apocalypse to some. Her brother's kind of annoying to me though. It's this whole "Girls" generation thing, so lackadaisical and hipster, bugs the crap out of me.
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May 4, 2015 06:06
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Rhyno posted:This show continues to be a delight to watch every week. I believe that I am in the minority in that I really like Babineaux? Her little bro is great as well. Nah, Babineaux is a great foil and delivers some pretty funny lines too. Honestly the only actor that doesn't do anything for me is Major. He's not bad, per se, he just seems like the wrong actor for the part somehow. Agreed the show was a delight too, it's been a while since I've enjoyed a new TV show this much. For me it's filling the gap left by Pysch, which is an awesome thing to have a replacement for.
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May 4, 2015 16:36
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Rhyno posted:This show continues to be a delight to watch every week. I believe that I am in the minority in that I really like Babineaux? Her little bro is great as well. I haven't been reading elsewhere, do people not like him? Something about him in the first episode or two did scream "low budget Canadian television" but in my opinion that's passed. I'm intrigued by his boss. I didn't expect him to use his zombie-ness to protect the other cops given that he's covering up Blaine's kills.
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May 4, 2015 18:44
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I'm intrigued by his boss. I didn't expect him to use his zombie-ness to protect the other cops given that he's covering up Blaine's kills. Why not? I got the sense Blaine's whole industry was extorting people into doing poo poo they don't want to do out of necessity. It doesn't seem that anyone's really "on his side," as much as intractably indebted to him because of what he offers. Babineaux's boss is probably more or less a well-meaning cop, but then zombie poo poo happened and here he is. Unless he's not; they could probably use more villains.
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May 4, 2015 19:21
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Xealot posted:Why not? I got the sense Blaine's whole industry was extorting people into doing poo poo they don't want to do out of necessity. It doesn't seem that anyone's really "on his side," as much as intractably indebted to him because of what he offers. I think I just expected him to be a villain, or at least more actively complicit, for Plot Reasons. We did see Blaine extort the trend spotter lady, but the butcher shop woman seemed more actively enthusiastic (admittedly with less screen time) and the thugs haven't had much character development at all.
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May 4, 2015 19:31
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I haven't been reading elsewhere, do people not like him? Something about him in the first episode or two did scream "low budget Canadian television" but in my opinion that's passed.
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May 4, 2015 19:44
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I haven't been reading elsewhere, do people not like him? Something about him in the first episode or two did scream "low budget Canadian television" but in my opinion that's passed. It is always hard being the "normal" guy on a show like this, so it is natural that his character is not that popular.
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May 4, 2015 20:30
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Soothing Vapors posted:My stepmom hates him to the point where she won't watch the show. I think he's a pretty terrible actor (and I watched Breakout Kings, so I'm pretty confident he won't improve) but I don't think he ruins the show. I'm learning thanks to SA that I'm a terrible judge of acting. I wouldn't sign him up for a serious dramatic role, but he seems perfectly adequate for this.
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May 4, 2015 20:31
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I think he's pretty great, and has good chemistry with the rest of the cast. Had no idea there were people who didn't like him!
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May 4, 2015 20:35
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Pinky Artichoke posted:I'm learning thanks to SA that I'm a terrible judge of acting. I wouldn't sign him up for a serious dramatic role, but he seems perfectly adequate for this. I think your position is by far the more normal one for a show about a crimefighting zombie psychic
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May 4, 2015 20:49
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Android Blues posted:I think he's pretty great, and has good chemistry with the rest of the cast. Had no idea there were people who didn't like him! Good chemistry but zero romantic chemistry with Liv, which I like. I wonder if that is throwing some people off since the procedural formula usually has that element in the detective/expert relationship? See Castle, Forever, Bones just off the top of my head plus innumerable instances where the detective lead flirts with an ME type for information.
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May 4, 2015 21:24
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BarbarousBertha posted:Good chemistry but zero romantic chemistry with Liv, which I like. That, in addition to Babineaux (and the show in general) not getting super hung up on the Liv-is-a-psychic cover story as long as it gets results, is definitely a breath of fresh air. (I may have OD'd previously on episodes of Psych, but I am now permanently allergic to the but...are they really a medium!?! storyline.)
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May 4, 2015 21:28
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Psych is a funny comparison. I love that the cover story is indeed what would be the whole premise of a USA show and here it's actually a thin papering-over of something far crazier.
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May 4, 2015 23:35
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Combed Thunderclap posted:(I may have OD'd previously on episodes of Psych, but I am now permanently allergic to the but...are they really a medium!?! storyline.) Yeah, that was always the worst part of an otherwise fun show.
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May 5, 2015 00:14
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That said, they're probably laying off that in preference for the inevitable "someone re-opens one of Liv's old cases and discovers the rash of missing brains, sends someone to investigate" storyline. Or they'll have both happen at once. As much as the characters have been acting like Liv's got a free buffet at her fingertips, she's putting herself in far more danger than some of the other characters. Lowell's supply seems like a better idea, tbh -- though I'm surprised that Liv never thought to offer her food source to her boyfriend.
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May 5, 2015 00:48
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I appreciate the nod to the comics with Ravi's throw away line about being a were terrier in notWoW.
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May 5, 2015 02:04
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I like the show but am I the only one who thought Liv was funnier when she was meaner and more disinterested?
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May 5, 2015 02:48
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Hobohemian posted:I like the show but am I the only one who thought Liv was funnier when she was meaner and more disinterested? But now she dances and it's friggin adorable.
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May 5, 2015 02:56
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I always get a little weirded out when I see what Rose McIver looks like normally because I think she looks a lot better all zombied up.
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May 5, 2015 03:18
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She was really good in Masters of Sex in a totally different type of role.
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May 5, 2015 03:21
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Axel Serenity posted:She's also a Kiwi, which I learned for the first time this week. Between this and Masters of Sex, I would have had no drat clue if it wasn't for some behind-the-scenes thing she did. She also speaks in her normal accent when she does the "stay tuned for scenes from the next episode" credits voiceovers.
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May 5, 2015 22:46
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The comic book style art for tonight's episode is out. It's not really spoilery, but, spoilering anyway just in case anyone cares.
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May 5, 2015 22:56
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I forget, did the show address the question of it needing to be human brains? Or, more, why it needs to be human brains? If Liv went to a butcher and got calf brains or some other easily-obtained animal, would it just not sustain her or do something weird? This feels like a thing the pilot addressed and I just wasn't paying attention. Clearly it doesn't work like cow's blood on Angel, where that's fine for sustenance, just less good for X set of reasons.
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May 5, 2015 23:41
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Xealot posted:I forget, did the show address the question of it needing to be human brains? Or, more, why it needs to be human brains? If Liv went to a butcher and got calf brains or some other easily-obtained animal, would it just not sustain her or do something weird? Cow skills and personality traits would suck.
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May 5, 2015 23:47
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Angela Christine posted:Cow skills and personality traits would suck. Hey. It might actually be really chill. Just blissful dumbness.
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May 5, 2015 23:50
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Megazver posted:Hey. It might actually be really chill. Just blissful dumbness. It might just be like getting very, very baked. Liv gets home, heats up some cow brains, watches some cartoons and chills the gently caress out for a few hours. She could probably use that.
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May 5, 2015 23:59
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FoxTerrier posted:The comic book style art for tonight's episode is out. It's not really spoilery, but, spoilering anyway just in case anyone cares. Dear comic book artists, Please stop using dumb photoshop filters on hand drawn art. Sincerely, Everyone with eyes
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May 6, 2015 00:17
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In the film Warm Bodies human brains allowed the zombies to regain higher brain functions. Maybe that's what's going on here.
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May 6, 2015 00:41
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That was a pretty cool twist.
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May 6, 2015 03:01
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Oooo poo poo! Things are going down! So, so rooting for Liv to kill Blaine. Does anyone know how many episodes are left? Because they really seem to be building towards a kick rear end finale.
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May 6, 2015 03:13
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Haha Ravi, why wouldn't you have Liv handle the zombie rat? Goddamn this show cannot stop making GBS threads on Major. Every time he tries to do the right thing, his life gets worse. He will probably lose an eye or his leg after his next adventure.
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May 6, 2015 05:30
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FoxTerrier posted:Does anyone know how many episodes are left? Five more to go. Still plenty of time for poo poo to hit the fan in between cases up until the finale. Also Ravi better not become a zombie  ...if only because Liv's way more interesting when she has a non-dead head to bounce things off of if not because Ravi and Peyton would be cute together. 
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May 6, 2015 06:42
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Just gonna say, maybe you can wait to call a chick to ask her out until after you're done handling the zombie rat. Also he saw that the thing ripped through four metal cages
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May 6, 2015 08:44
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Ravi cannot become a zombie because he is cute as a cocoa; making him sugar would be travesty. Also a bummer: the fact that cute British rocker gets his brain from Blaine. That doesn't bode well for them and he was really cute too. What is up with this show getting rid of attractive men?!
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May 6, 2015 09:22
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This show has done a great job pulling Major out of the cliché love interest role. It's impressive to see how much he can spiral down. Ravi please stay awesome 
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May 6, 2015 10:30
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I'd kinda been suspecting Lowell had been getting his brains from Blaine, since he seems to be the only game in town currently. Did Liv ask before? I can't remember. Also, I haven't mentioned it yet but I'm loving the diversity in the characters. It's pretty refreshing to see as wide a net as they've cast here, and to see that they're more than token must-haves.
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May 6, 2015 10:49
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Onean posted:I'd kinda been suspecting Lowell had been getting his brains from Blaine, since he seems to be the only game in town currently. Did Liv ask before? I can't remember. Yea he said something about getting them from a funeral home or something.
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May 6, 2015 11:03
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