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Water Resistant posted:I've wondered who guards the people in the colonies to ensure they do the work. It seems like any guard sent there would inevitably die too, so do they just send a portion of their military to die? Wouldn't be surprised if they sent some Aunts to do it.
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Water Resistant posted:I've wondered who guards the people in the colonies to ensure they do the work. It seems like any guard sent there would inevitably die too, so do they just send a portion of their military to die? i assume they would have hazmat suits/etc?
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# ? Jun 13, 2017 08:03 |
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Yeah, that's how I picture it. Guardians in MOPP4 and environmentally controlled barracks overseeing unprotected decon crews with their skin sloughing off and stuff.
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# ? Jun 13, 2017 16:43 |
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What kind of spill is it? I don't think MOPP4 protects against nuclear.
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# ? Jun 13, 2017 18:17 |
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Cojawfee posted:What kind of spill is it? I don't think MOPP4 protects against nuclear. A wizard did it.
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# ? Jun 13, 2017 21:38 |
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Pocket Billiards posted:The professor is kind of patronising. The message/account of Offred's takes a back seat to the Professor's own ideas and interpretations. The epilogue is a jab at academia. I recall one bit where he was talking about the victims of the regime and said something with a tone like "they were educated - well, as "educated" as anyone in America could have been in the mid-1980s!" *chuckles echo from the audience* kind of thing. It's a form of Juvenoia. Cactus fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Jun 13, 2017 |
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withak posted:A wizard did it. I guess I'll just check it out with my wizard eyes.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 03:48 |
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No baby for you, Serena Joy!!
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 07:38 |
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Remember when I said they wouldn't show Serena taunting June with Hannah because they're trying to make the character more sympaBOY HOWDY THAT WAS WRONG That salvaging scene tho...
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 15:14 |
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I totally lost my poo poo and started crying when Luke showed up at the refugee centre for Moira, because he put her on his family alert list
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 19:09 |
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Fred is gonna get himself shot in the second season.
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# ? Jun 14, 2017 21:44 |
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That finale was goddamn amazing.
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Bamabalacha posted:I totally lost my poo poo and started crying when Luke showed up at the refugee centre for Moira, because he put her on his family alert list Yeah. I've also never cheered louder for a licence plate.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 00:34 |
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Holy poo poo, what an emotional roller-coaster! I have one question though, I had my eyes closed because I'm squeamish: what did they do to the dude that was convicted of loving around with Jeanine?
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remigious posted:Holy poo poo, what an emotional roller-coaster! I have one question though, I had my eyes closed because I'm squeamish: what did they do to the dude that was convicted of loving around with Jeanine? "if thy hand offends thee" if you're squeamish AT ALL don't go back and watch it, it looked like an instructional film
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Bamabalacha posted:I totally lost my poo poo and started crying when Luke showed up at the refugee centre for Moira, because he put her on his family alert list Yeah that hit me pretty hard too
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 01:37 |
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Was that where the book ends minus the epilogue or did they cut out a chunk for season 2?
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 01:41 |
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N/m
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Spacebump posted:Was that where the book ends minus the epilogue or did they cut out a chunk for season 2? Pretty much. season 2 should be more or less entirely new material. The slight difference is that in the book, Nick flat out claims to be in Mayday, rather than just saying "Trust me".
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 01:57 |
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Pleasing Shape posted:"if thy hand offends thee" All in all, a great first season. As much as I'm looking forward to more, I hope they have a clear plan. Three or four seasons is more than enough to work through the fates of Gilead and all the key players, and I don't want them to invent unnecessary drama just to drag it out.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 02:50 |
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Mrs. Waterford has a heart of loving ice. I lost it when she drove June to see her daughter. I can't imagine being able to see my kid, but being able to talk to them. Way to stress out your newly pregnant slave. I'm really excited to see how they're going to expand on the book material.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 03:39 |
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Serena using Offred's daughter as leverage was handled better in the book I thought. I'm not saying she wasn't a vindictive piece of poo poo in the earlier episodes but they dialed it up to 11 for the finale holy poo poo. Couldn't tell you the last thing I saw on a television series that was as moving as Moira and Luke reuniting.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 04:30 |
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Show is good and I'm ready for s2
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 04:45 |
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lol that Feeling Good scene felt really misguided. you're still rape slaves with no agency but at least you didn't have to kill your friend! empowerment! most of the finale was real good though. some scenes actually lived up to that hard to watch hyperbole people loved to throw around. Serena Joy is such a piece of poo poo
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 04:46 |
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I'm pretty sure if they actually had been compelled to kill Janine I would have started crying and never, ever stopped.
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Escobarbarian posted:lol that Feeling Good scene felt really misguided. you're still rape slaves with no agency but at least you didn't have to kill your friend! empowerment! Revolts begin with small actions.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 05:02 |
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Are people just speculating on the existence of a second season? I thought it was one and done, it lines up more or less exactly with the ending of the book. For there to be another season they'd have to create it out of whole cloth, there's no story left in Atwood's novel to adapt.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 05:07 |
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what the gently caress is with the terrible scoring on this show
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The Insect Court posted:Are people just speculating on the existence of a second season? I thought it was one and done, it lines up more or less exactly with the ending of the book. For there to be another season they'd have to create it out of whole cloth, there's no story left in Atwood's novel to adapt. They announced Season 2 about a week ago, Margaret Atwood is helping them write it.
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The Insect Court posted:Are people just speculating on the existence of a second season? I thought it was one and done, it lines up more or less exactly with the ending of the book. For there to be another season they'd have to create it out of whole cloth, there's no story left in Atwood's novel to adapt. That would have been a really lovely ending to a solo season show.
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GobiasIndustries posted:That would have been a really lovely ending to a solo season show. Yeah, who would ever want to hear a story with an ending like this. I'm calling that season 2 uses the epilogue conference as a bookend.
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Escobarbarian posted:lol that Feeling Good scene felt really misguided. you're still rape slaves with no agency but at least you didn't have to kill your friend! empowerment! My thoughts exactly. Liked pretty much the entire episode except for the end of the Salvaging and the Feeling Good scene, which I thought was excruciating. In previous episodes they've used incongruous music choices fairly well, but here it felt entirely bathetic.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 06:32 |
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You take your victories where you can, it was the first open collective act of defiance taken by the handmaids in Gilead and June led it. Maybe it was a touch too upbeat but the sentiment was clear, before the stoning ceremony they were just a random assortment of women driven into a similar situation, they came out of it united and with a clear leader. emanresu tnuocca fucked around with this message at 08:15 on Jun 15, 2017 |
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thought this show had 12 episodes. rip!!withak posted:I'm calling that season 2 uses the epilogue conference as a bookend. is this a book spoiler? what conference?
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precision posted:Pretty much. season 2 should be more or less entirely new material. The slight difference is that in the book, Nick flat out claims to be in Mayday, rather than just saying "Trust me". One other minor difference is I don't think they did a test, so June only had the "feeling" she was pregnant (that's if I'm remembering correctly). And I can't remember if she'd told Nick. I felt a lot more positive about her trusting him in the show.
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Big Bug Hug posted:One other minor difference is I don't think they did a test, so June only had the "feeling" she was pregnant (that's if I'm remembering correctly). And I can't remember if she'd told Nick. I felt a lot more positive about her trusting him in the show. Her period was late after the first ceremony.
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ex post facho posted:what the gently caress is with the terrible scoring on this show It's a solid 70% type show in my mind 100% anytime Ann Dowd is onscreen. Seriously, if you'd told me a few years ago that one of my favorite actors would be the middle aged, secondary character, insane lady from True Detective I wouldn't have believed you.
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emanresu tnuocca posted:You take your victories where you can, it was the first open collective act of defiance taken by the handmaids in Gilead and June led it. It's really the scoring that bothered me. It made the tone a little too upbeat. Wasn't really down with the All-American Girl song at the end of the episode too. Overall I dug this season but the scripting was probably the weakest point which is never a good sign
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 10:49 |
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What happens to wives when commanders die? Is there a special institution for venerable widows? Where they are expected to pray around the clock like nuns? Maybe the Aunts are widows found to be especially strong believers? Or are widows more or less supposed to want to follow their husbands to the grave? I guess their children would be taken from them and placed with new commanders? So Daniel was punished harshly because his wife wanted him to be? Meaning wives have a wee bit more power than I thought. But on the other hand, wouldn't Daniel take this out on his wife at the first opportunity?
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Your Gay Uncle posted:Margaret Atwood is helping them write it. yessssssss
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