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drunkill posted:So they invented a machine to microwave the leftovers? 
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They were feeling sad and down and jumped on a trampoline. Trampolines are fun and good. This isn't hard.
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Apr 25, 2017 18:28
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drunkill posted:So they invented a machine to microwave the leftovers? Hahaha, holy gently caress. Incredible 
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Apr 25, 2017 18:43
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This whole episode was about suffering and coping mechanisms for those that are too thick to get it. While the "I didn't even know you existed." line was very cold, I think Tommy might continue to carry the drive to protect Christine/Lily and saying it could be his attempt to tell Nora to let Lily go... That Lily wasn't meant for her. I feel like in a way Nora was the Guilty Remnant for tower guy. Stop wasting your breath type thing. But she probably has also seen a lot of fake departures and has little tolerance for it. What does the thread think? Do you think Nora is going to tell Kevin why she's going to Oz or leave him in the dark? Is she going because she wants to debunk the forced departure or does she believe it's really possible? Does Kevin want to join her because he needs her in his life for stability or is he consciously going to seek out his dad? I think the fact that she laughed at him when he asked for a baby but didn't explain that she sought out Lily and also has been given this opportunity means she might hide it from him the entire time. And I think it's a little bit of both as far as debunking forced departure and hope that it's real. As for Kevin.. He said he didn't want to die, so leaving Jarden to try and kill himself seems unlikely. But Australia is pretty big if he doesn't have an exact address for dad. What's with the electronics not working for Nora? Maybe she's gathering radiation on her own? Matt Zerella posted:They were feeling sad and down and jumped on a trampoline. Trampolines are fun and good. This isn't hard. This! Coping mechanism! Find happiness in the small things! drunkill posted:So they invented a machine to microwave the leftovers? New thread title. Longbaugh01 posted:So...this random youtube person made and uploaded this video on April 14th. He just happened to guess that they were going to use the Perfect Strangers theme for the opening based on the "Don't Be Ridiculous" episode title. This is pretty loving amazing if true! I'm guessing there's no chance that he or someone he knows had viewed the episode prior to release? Didn't they let the press see every episode but the last months before the first episode airing?
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Apr 25, 2017 19:11
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Oh, noooo, it's going to be a different song over the opening credits every episode, isn't it?
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Apr 25, 2017 20:26
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Open Source Idiom posted:Oh, noooo, it's going to be a different song over the opening credits every episode, isn't it? I thought that too, but the licensing costs for such a thing might ramp up
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Apr 25, 2017 20:38
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Aexo posted:New thread title. Agreeing with this, but I can't change it, nor do I have platinum in order to PM a mod. Can someone else request it through a mod?
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Apr 25, 2017 20:44
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Open Source Idiom posted:Oh, noooo, it's going to be a different song over the opening credits every episode, isn't it? The next week ought to be the Who's the Boss? theme song. After that, the Doctor Who theme all the way out.
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Apr 25, 2017 21:06
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I'm 50/50 on whether they just go back to Let The Mystery Be or change it up every week. (Or maybe it'll be some combination thereof.)Aexo posted:I'm guessing there's no chance that he or someone he knows had viewed the episode prior to release? Didn't they let the press see every episode but the last months before the first episode airing? It's possible, but would someone really risk it just to do that? Longbaugh01 fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 00:23
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The trampoline scene just seemed to be a way of showing how Erika was dealing with the loss of her daughter. It was her coping mechanism. Erika saw that Nora was coping in unhealthy ways and offered up her healthy way. It made Nora feel better for a little while until she ran into Tommy. At which point she realized she's still a broken mess and resorts back to her unhealthy coping mechanism of being a realist rear end in a top hat who wants to poo poo on other people. I thought the episode focused on two central themes. One being how people cope differently with loss. The other being how hope can wreak havoc on your life.
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Apr 26, 2017 01:34
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Also the use of the Perfect Strangers piano theme when Nora was driving back was a really nice touch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_BOHuO1KEY And the name of the episode.
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oliwan posted:Like i said before, i have an MA in literature, I'm an English teacher, i have lots of experience with listening to arguments about storytelling, thematics, etc. Please tell me why you think this was a good episode. Yeah well, Mark Linn-Baker isn't impressed with your lovely MA.
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Apr 26, 2017 05:17
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TheAngryDrunk posted:Yeah well, Mark Linn-Baker isn't impressed with your lovely MA. That's right. He is here to TAKE SOME loving CONTROL.
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Apr 26, 2017 05:23
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How people could find issue with the trampoline scene, yet nothing about the wholly (in)appropriate theme song change up and Wu Tang generated writers is beyond me. I'm not saying I disliked any of it, on the contrary. But c'mon; be consistent. Also, this is the only show that fills me with dread to the point where I'm absolutely hooked. Final seasons tend to do that to me a bit, especially when you know that something big and not necessarily good is coming (like with Breaking Bad). But this show... It's carved this hole into my emotions, and only filled it up with feelings of uncertainty and questioning, and goddamn, I don't think any other work of fiction has done that to me, other than House of Leaves, which is why I mentioned it before.
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Apr 26, 2017 06:05
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A Damon Lindelof's House of Leaves miniseries is sounding more and more like a potentially good idea, actually.
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Apr 26, 2017 06:56
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Any adaptation of House of Leaves, if Danielewski ever lets it happen, needs to be based solely on The Navidson Record and not the rest, because finding the documentary is what sparks the story. Adding the outside stuff feels like cheating the book. I appreciated the detail on the news that October 14th is October 15th in Australia. I think Carrie Coon might be my current favorite actor and I'm pleased as punch that she's on Fargo now too. Nora episodes are so good. oliwan posted:Like i said before, i have an MA in literature, I'm an English teacher, i have lots of experience with listening to arguments about storytelling, thematics, etc. Please tell me why you think this was a good episode. Bonk fucked around with this message at 11:06 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 11:01
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Nora posting that dead dude's face was hilarious because she's acting dumb and mad for bad reasons; Nora almost telling the religious folk that the dude died of a heart attack was melodramatic. Nora's trampoline scene is better if you don't watch it and just listen to the Wu-Tang track. Nora is basically a closet fundamentalist who works for the government; it's a little annoying that we need another episode of just her, because I think her character development stopped at the gun-in-the-handbag reveal but whatever... Carrie Coon is cool. Those are my takes on this deeply flawed, but entertaining show.
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LadyPictureShow posted:And again they hit the tie-in throughout the seasons; season 1 all of the Perfect Strangers cast departed, season 2 they found Mark Linn-Baker hiding out in Mexico, this episode he's the one that contacts Nora. I wish that it was the FRIENDS cast that disappeared and only David Schwimmer was left behind whining about it. He's HBO alumni too. Onomarchus posted:Maybe I shouldn't do this. I don't know about anyone else, but during the trampoline scene I kept thinking "What if she doesn't come back into frame?" whenever Laura disappeared. It was ridiculous, but in the Leftovers universe... Anyway, the episode was fantastic. The Wu Tang Band tattoo reveal was amazing and in tone with the series. I'm a bit disappointed that Kevin isn't actually killing himself daily and visiting the hotel, but he could have lied to Laura about pulling off the bag before he dies- because maybe he never dies? Professor Shark fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 13:01
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Professor Shark posted:I wish that it was the FRIENDS cast that disappeared and only David Schwimmer was left behind. He's HBO alumni too. No joke, they did that on Revolution.
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Bonk posted:Any adaptation of House of Leaves, if Danielewski ever lets it happen, needs to be based solely on The Navidson Record and not the rest, because finding the documentary is what sparks the story. Adding the outside stuff feels like cheating the book. I mostly agree; I'd take it one step out and include blind Zampano narrating it from time to time. But it would work best as a series, one season, 6-10 episodes. They could even try to frame it like a true documentary, maybe involving found footage of the "explorations". gently caress, I want a good adaptation of it.
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Apr 26, 2017 13:07
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For someone unfamiliar with House of Leaves why does it keep coming up in here? Is it like a good complement to The Leftovers?
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Apr 26, 2017 13:09
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5 RING SHRIMP posted:For someone unfamiliar with House of Leaves why does it keep coming up in here? Is it like a good complement to The Leftovers? That's mainly my fault that it keeps coming up. It's got a similar 'this is wrong and no one knows why' vibe to it. It's legitimately the only true 'haunted house' story I've ever experienced, as the house itself really is what's haunted. It feels legitimately sinister to me. If you like the thought of impossible physical geometry almost forcing itself into your world, then check it out. Fair warning, though; there are a LOT of dry spots that have put off friends of mine from reading it, though I was never bored. Then again, a lot of my friends just don't read, so maybe that's the problem  Edit: there's an SCP that's likely based off of it. Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 13:20 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 13:16
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Lord Krangdar posted:A Damon Lindelof's House of Leaves miniseries is sounding more and more like a potentially good idea, actually. We already know his next project, though. It's a cop procedural called "Farty Pants and the Dog."
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Apr 26, 2017 18:55
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Matt Zerella posted:They were feeling sad and down and jumped on a trampoline. Trampolines are fun and good. This isn't hard. On The Watch Lindelof said they got the idea from someone on the writing staff's aunt (iirc). They just wanted something that was genuinely joyful and fun and an activity rather than  about stuff. The idea is weird, the show is weird, and I think it worked.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:That's mainly my fault that it keeps coming up. It's got a similar 'this is wrong and no one knows why' vibe to it. It's legitimately the only true 'haunted house' story I've ever experienced, as the house itself really is what's haunted. It feels legitimately sinister to me. I just tell people that the meandering, hard to read parts are the book literally becoming a labyrinth, and most people start enjoying it more for the concept alone, even if they don't want to read 6 pages of footnotes about drywall.
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Apr 27, 2017 01:04
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Who is the actress that plays the tower man's wife? Its bugging the crap outta me and IMDB is not helping.
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Apr 27, 2017 01:21
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Cithen posted:Who is the actress that plays the tower man's wife? Its bugging the crap outta me and IMDB is not helping. Butler
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Apr 27, 2017 01:20
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Cithen posted:Who is the actress that plays the tower man's wife? Its bugging the crap outta me and IMDB is not helping. Grace Under Fire.
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Apr 27, 2017 01:23
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^^^ Thanks, 'Grace Under Fire' was a decent show.
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Apr 27, 2017 01:24
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Cithen posted:^^^ True, but it was no Perfect Strangers.
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Apr 27, 2017 01:33
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She was also in the last season but I don't think it was established that she was his wife. She led the group that "crucified" Matt.
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So, I'm wondering if the Nora we see at the end of 301 is post-microwaved Nora? Maybe she tries it, ends up with the 2%?
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Apr 27, 2017 02:51
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I'm guessing Kevin microwaves himself and Nora doesn't and that's why she's mad.
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Apr 27, 2017 03:42
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Kevin goes on a walkabout in the outback and finds Isaac of Uluru and the show reveals it's been a stealth Lost sequel all along. Kevin ends up the new protector of the island and he can't die because the island won't let him.
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sticklefifer posted:Kevin goes on a walkabout in the outback and finds Isaac of Uluru and the show reveals it's been a stealth Lost sequel all along. Kevin ends up the new protector of the island and he can't die because the island won't let him. "And that, kids is how the Internet ended forever."
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Apr 27, 2017 05:24
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We should be so lucky to have Scorpius turn up.
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Apr 27, 2017 08:18
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I just want Efren Salonga to finally return to television.
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Apr 27, 2017 08:34
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:So, I'm wondering if the Nora we see at the end of 301 is post-microwaved Nora? Maybe she tries it, ends up with the 2%? I thought about that too, a world exactly like ours except 98% of people are missing. It's been an idea tossed around a few times a season, I guess we might see
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sticklefifer posted:Kevin goes on a walkabout in the outback and finds Isaac of Uluru and the show reveals it's been a stealth Lost sequel all along. Kevin ends up the new protector of the island and he can't die because the island won't let him. I'd buy that for a dollar!
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