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savinhill posted:He's already let Phil slide on the psycho stalking visit, so it wouldn't be out of character if the writers have him not wanting to turn them in for whatever reason. I was only 8 in 1983 but I expect he just won't believe Paige, he'll assume that she's jumping to a weird conclusion or she's crazy. After all, she has absolutely no proof or evidence, just her parents' words. And even if he believed her, I think they established how liberal and neo-Christian he is that he wouldn't turn them in, because he knows that would destroy Paige even more and totally disrupt her life. In fact, if I have any complaint about this season it's that Pastor Tim is unrealistic because I don't remember the "cool hippie Jesus church" thing until like, the late 90s. Maybe if they lived in California or something, but a Pastor in a Protestant church in Virginia being like that in 1983 doesn't track. I don't think Nina was pointless this season simply because I'm pretty sure she's going to find a way back to America next season.
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Family Values posted:Oh, it so very much does track. The Jesus Freaks had been a thing since the 60s. Well yeah, that's why I said "in Virginia". I guess proximity to DC matters and I didn't know the trend lasted into the 80s so I guess it passes the test. If Pastor Tim is based on the Jesus Freaks, though, he's probably going to want to work for Phil and Liz, not turn them in.  It's also funny reading people in this thread who weren't old enough to know EST was a thing. It was actually a lot weirder than what we've seen in the show.
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May 5, 2015 22:35
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Fetus Tree posted:EST? ...the meetings Stan and Phil were attending? They even had a sign that said "est" on it at the front of the meeting
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May 5, 2015 22:38
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Fetus Tree posted:OH MY. MY BAD. Do you also need context to know what KGB, FBI, and CIA mean?
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May 6, 2015 01:28
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savinhill posted:I never heard of it and I was alive back then. Maybe it was a regional thing? It was pretty widespread. It even made its way into the lyrics of an REM song circa 1991: We've been through fake-a-breakdown Self-hurt, plastics, collections Self-help, self-pain EST, psychics, gently caress all e: forgot to give context for my three letter acronym. REM were an American rock band.
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I thought this was the best season, though it was also the most unsatisfying in the end because yeah, the finale was just a setup for next season.
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