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Next season will be a whole lotta nothing, too. Whole Lotta Nothing: The TV Show.
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Apr 29, 2019 11:47
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counterfeitsaint posted:See y'all in 18 months! Nah, probably not. I haven't watched the last 2 episodes and frankly I don't think I care anymore. Maybe I'll put them in while I clean.
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Apr 29, 2019 12:38
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MiddleOne posted:That sure was a whole lot of nothing as a season ending. Suits the rest of the season then
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Apr 29, 2019 12:51
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So did Shadow somehow move the house or make all the cops disappear? I couldn't really figure out what was happening in those scenes.
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Apr 29, 2019 13:22
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Oasx posted:So did Shadow somehow move the house or make all the cops disappear? I couldn't really figure out what was happening in those scenes. ikr, it seemed like an awful lot of buildup to a conflict that shadow literally just hand waved away which is way out of character for this show
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Apr 29, 2019 13:29
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What staggers me is that the whole cop/media thing was the season finale and not like the inciting incident of episode 3.
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Apr 29, 2019 13:34
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Oasx posted:So did Shadow somehow move the house or make all the cops disappear? I couldn't really figure out what was happening in those scenes. It's like whatever you want man... Seriously, this season was a waste of time. I don't think I will watch s3 week to week. It's interesting how this s2 and Westworld s2 were both a major decline from their s1 but in vastly different ways. TV is giving us a master class right now in how to gently caress up over arcing story lines.
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Apr 29, 2019 13:46
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Westworld decided to go nuts with the story, and American Gods decided to just not have a story at all. So does this mean that Shadow is Wednesday's son and he also has magical powers? That seems like what they were getting at when Shadow was dragged into Yggdrasil and then swiped those cops away. That's kind of interesting, but what a wet fart of an episode. New Media goes nuts setting up Wednesday and Shadow to be arrested for whatever crimes and then Shadow deletes the cops, and then... nothing? Did Wednesday know it would all blow over? I get that the show is called American Gods but that doesn't make that deus ex machina by Shadow to wipe out Mr. World's big play any less stupid and pointless. Mr. World looks like a feckless loser now.
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Apr 29, 2019 16:13
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I thought shadow was going to cause the big explosion they kept referencing?? like his wiping the toys away was going to be the shockwave or whatever but nope??
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Apr 29, 2019 17:10
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That would have been good as the 1st/2nd episode of the season setting up mysteries for the rest of it. Having to wait 12-18 months to see if any of that actually meant anything, not so much. It's a shame because this season was still visually great. Something needed to happen though and it just didn't.
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Apr 29, 2019 17:30
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I only watched the first two episodes and they sucked. That's really funny they fired the show creator and lost Gillian Anderson for this crap. Geniuses
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Apr 29, 2019 17:35
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I liked the bits where he was pulled into the tree. Cool way handling him realizing he's been an idiot this whole time.
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Apr 29, 2019 17:54
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night slime posted:I only watched the first two episodes and they sucked. That's really funny they fired the show creator and lost Gillian Anderson for this crap. Geniuses They fired Fuller because he wanted a Game of Thrones budget for a show that was getting mediocre ratings.
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Apr 29, 2019 21:18
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Oasx posted:They fired Fuller because he wanted a Game of Thrones budget for a show that was getting mediocre ratings. And then they ended up spending close to what he wanted in reshoots and delays
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Apr 29, 2019 21:22
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Macdeo Lurjtux posted:And then they ended up spending close to what he wanted in reshoots and delays And tanked the ratings even more, is my guess.
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Apr 29, 2019 21:32
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Most of the previous episodes I could at least appreciate the style and world building, but that was kinda poo poo as an episode and awful as a finale. New Media's not even fun as a character you love to hate, she's just meh. We were supposed to understand what even happened? Shadow got sucked into the world tree and then they both disappeared and he saw the funeral home as a child's toy and wiped away all the cops which made them disappear and then the whole world forgot about the nationwide manhunt? What?
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Apr 29, 2019 21:44
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counterfeitsaint posted:We were supposed to understand what even happened? Shadow got sucked into the world tree and then they both disappeared and he saw the funeral home as a child's toy and wiped away all the cops which made them disappear and then the whole world forgot about the nationwide manhunt? What?  Did they already announce a third season? I hope not, Ricky Little should move on to something, you know, good. Ian McShane, too.
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Apr 29, 2019 21:58
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Looking at the current intro it really is a case of them needing more executive producers for season 3.
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Apr 29, 2019 22:01
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Yes with a former TWD showrunner as the new showrunner: https://deadline.com/2019/03/american-gods-season-3-renewed-new-showrunner-1202576699/
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Apr 29, 2019 22:49
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Can't wait for 8 episodes of Wednesday sitting in that restaurant, asking for various condiments. Then, in the season finale, he asks for the check.
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Apr 29, 2019 22:57
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Tokubetsu posted:Yes with a former TWD showrunner as the new showrunner: Oh wow. So a show that is dragging on a good day... gets a showrunner from AMC's show that does nothing but drag. That'll be fun.
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Johnny Truant posted:Oh wow. So a show that is dragging on a good day... gets a showrunner from AMC's show that does nothing but drag. That'll be fun. Well, on the even more negative side, before AMC he worked on Dexter.
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Apr 29, 2019 23:49
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Johnny Truant posted:Oh wow. So a show that is dragging on a good day... gets a showrunner from AMC's show that does nothing but drag. That'll be fun. Oh god this couldn't get any worse could it? joepinetree posted:Well, on the even more negative side, before AMC he worked on Dexter. Oh. 
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Apr 29, 2019 23:53
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At this point I'm rooting for Mr. World to talk to the main characters and bore them to death.
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Gonz posted:Next season will be a whole lotta nothing, too. Seriously. If they're doing the Mike Ainsel plotline I might just skip it. The boyfriend is excited for more, but he hasn't read the books. I have and I don't know if I want a season of Nothing In Wisconsin. Cojawfee posted:So does this mean that Shadow is Wednesday's son and he also has magical powers? That seems like what they were getting at when Shadow was dragged into Yggdrasil. That is exactly what they were getting at. Soysaucebeast fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Apr 30, 2019 |
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Apr 30, 2019 02:15
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joepinetree posted:Well, on the even more negative side, before AMC he worked on Dexter. Give me Ricky Little riding a boat into a fuckin hurricane with deadwife and I might be pleased?
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Apr 30, 2019 02:34
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I just got a chance to watch Sunday’s episode and HOLY poo poo THAT SUCKED. The only redeeming moment was, as always, the Djinn and Salim not-Salim. That was the only bit that didn’t feel absurdly forced or completely disposable. I don’t know if I can summon the energy to care about Season 3.
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Apr 30, 2019 03:04
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I like that they kept the door open to brining Mad Sweeny back. Pretty convenient that Laura is one step away from having an anti death potion.
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Apr 30, 2019 04:00
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didnt realize this was the last episode of the season until i checked imdb
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:I like that they kept the door open to brining Mad Sweeny back. Pretty convenient that Laura is one step away from having an anti death potion. But they focused on her dipping her shoe in Sweeney’s blood to get the two drops, so she technically has all the ingredients for the anti-death potion! I do have to say that one redeeming factor is that at no point has Shadow even approached “forgive and forget” with Dead Wife, and he's very clear that he doesn’t trust her and that she’s done nothing to earn his trust back. That’s more satisfying than the usual “You hosed me over entirely and repeatedly, but you facing danger or injury is enough to make me forgive everything because now I realize life is too short to ever be negative!”
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END ME SCOOB posted:Legion and Westworld both loving cratered for me in recent memory. Legion's second season also had... questionable pacing but that was because plot progression took a backseat to more character development and exploration, which is actually central to the story and theme. And it actually concludes several arcs and resolves dangling plot threads by the end of the season. It holds up as long as you go in aware it slows down.
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Apr 30, 2019 15:12
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Legion season two was superior to the first one in my opinion.
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Apr 30, 2019 16:23
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Outside of the Mad Sweeney origin story episode I doubt I'll remember a single other thing that happened this season a few weeks from now.
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Soysaucebeast posted:Seriously. If they're doing the Mike Ainsel plotline I might just skip it. The boyfriend is excited for more, but he hasn't read the books. I have and I don't know if I want a season of Nothing In Wisconsin. His ID at the end confirmed it. He's taking that bus to Lakeside and you know it.
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May 1, 2019 01:39
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Bring back Mad Sweeney and all is forgiven honestly.
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May 1, 2019 03:20
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Mad Sweeney spin off series would be preferable. Mr. Nancy makes frequent guest appearances.
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This season and the finale were so meh that it made me spoil the entire series on wikipedia because Im not sure I'll have the energy to keep following it. Sucks after a solid season 1 and its not like season 2 was all bad but theres only so much faffing about I can handle in any hour long show.
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Jerkface posted:This season and the finale were so meh that it made me spoil the entire series on wikipedia because Im not sure I'll have the energy to keep following it. Sucks after a solid season 1 and its not like season 2 was all bad but theres only so much faffing about I can handle in any hour long show. I did the exact same thing. I read chapter summaries of the entire book. I can feel how slow season 3 will be. S3 it's going to be an entire season of shadow in that Lakeside town as Michael, getting to know the locals, going on road trips failing to pick up gods... Nothing happens until the end of the season when someone recognizes him and turns him in for robbing the atm/bank So yeah, gently caress this non plot... I think after reading the wiki that there's only enough turning points for a 2 season miniseries like a UK show (think Life on Mars style). An Ounce of Gold fucked around with this message at 13:47 on May 1, 2019 |
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