|
This is going to be incredible, I can feel it.
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:14
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 3, 2024 21:47 |
|
|
I'm going to be so sad if this is the last of the show, because this is brilliant. Edit: God, I'm going to miss AJ. Jax-Guy1 fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Oct 2, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:15
|
|
|
AJ liked this suggestion too much.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:25
|
|
|
Please bring this show back.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:30
|
|
|
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:31
|
|
|
******
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:31
|
|
|
Problematic Pigeon posted:****** IT'S A FIVE STAR SYSTEM drat IT
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:33
|
|
|
Awww, AJ is gonna be hosting the show in a hypothetical third season. Six stars for everything! 
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:34
|
|
|
Brock Samson posted:IT'S A FIVE STAR SYSTEM drat IT Did you learn nothing from the cult review?
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 03:35
|
|
|
So assuming they survived I guess this means Forrest is a fugitive since he won't be making any court dates for his murder review. His conspiracy wall needed more yarn and push pins in my opinion.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 06:45
|
|
|
What a season, holy poo poo.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 11:01
|
|
|
So sad this season is over but holy poo poo was it good.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 12:46
|
|
|
I kind of hope it doesn't get picked up, just because Review having essentially the same ending as Hannibal is too perfect.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 15:39
|
|
|
Nameless Pete posted:I kind of hope it doesn't get picked up, just because Review having essentially the same ending as Hannibal is too perfect. Hahahahaha holy poo poo I wonder if the twitter is going dark while he is missing
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 16:12
|
|
|
The AV Club review pointed out that they did some really nice foreshadowing in the season premiere:quote:Review’s finale calls back to a tiny moment in the season two premiere. During Forrest’s word-recognition tests after his long coma, Marisa holds up a flashcard of an idyllic-looking scene. “Conspiracy,” Forrest says. She corrects him gently: “Bridge.” http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/review-reveals-shows-true-villain-conspiracy-theor-225998
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 16:28
|
|
|
Superb finale. I was almost sure that there was going to be a hint that AJ was behind a grand conspiracy in the end.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 16:59
|
|
Eel hovercraft posted:What a season, holy poo poo.
|
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 18:06
|
|
|
Illinois Smith posted:I almost don't want it to come back now because that ending was perfect in every way. It was amazing, but I'll always want more Review. It's probably too much to ask, but it'd be nice to see Forrest leave the show and achieve some kind of happiness. End it with the show "continuing" with a new famous comedian at the helm. Maybe you can have an ending montage of him always getting happy reviews. What's it like to eat a $100 meal? What's it like to vacation in Paris? Etc. Bonus points if he's just a super depressed or mopey guy and not really enjoying the fun at all.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 18:20
|
|
|
Didn't expect Review and Hannibal to have identical endings, but it feels right.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 18:35
|
|
|
EL BROMANCE posted:Superb finale. I was almost sure that there was going to be a hint that AJ was behind a grand conspiracy in the end. I definitely thought they would have some little hints that Forrest's theory was basically correct. When Forrest left Suzanne's mother's house I was seriously expecting that the scene would continue with her mother coming downstairs, and it would be the woman who asked for a review of murder. I don't know why I thought that other than Forrest playing that review over and over and Jessica St. Clair really hitting the line about her mother being asleep upstairs. I also was thinking that we'd find out Grant *knew* Gretchen or something, because the photo they showed of Grant at the end had him standing with his right arm around someone who was cropped out, and the photo of Gretchen has the right arm of someone cropped out wrapped around her. I went back to check and the backgrounds of the two photos are different.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 19:13
|
|
|
Man this was a good season. Didn't quite reach the gold standard of the first half of s1 (outside of individual moments like little person) but definitely as good as the second half at least.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 19:33
|
|
|
While Forrest is wrong about the Gretchen thing I do think he is right about Grant deliberately picking dangerous reviews. We've seen how much he manipulates Forrest into doing stupid things for the show and he isn't very moral (his statement about how Forrest should "not" kill a person or the first season bit about road rage where he covered up the guy driving off a cliff.)
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 20:21
|
|
|
I kinda want a blu-ray collection of this show. Seriously that finale was top notch.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 21:15
|
|
|
anotherone posted:I definitely thought they would have some little hints that Forrest's theory was basically correct. Pretty drat sure we saw Suzanne's mom when Forrest showed up to her father's birthday to give him the ticket to
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 21:25
|
|
|
This season was amazing and the finale was incredible. This show has been criminally underwatched
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 21:32
|
|
|
Grant turning Forrest around so the camera could get him crying was great. I love how he's just a heartless producer who's getting mega rich off of Review.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 22:12
|
|
|
Well, that's a convenient out in case Comedy Central doesn't decide to pick up Review for a third season. Part of me wants to see this end on a high note, because that might have been the best season of TV I've ever seen. It's amazing how far Forrest sank as it progressed while still staying funny as hell. But if any show can stay great after that, it's this one.
|
|
#
?
Oct 2, 2015 23:54
|
|
|
I want at least one episode of AJ's Review. On the one hand she's more flexible than Forrest and a little more down to Earth, on the other hand the show seems geared to destroy people.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 01:02
|
|
|
I'd like to see the show destroy AJ in the same way it did to Forrest. Just to kind of give some hope that it wasn't all is fault.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 01:28
|
|
|
I don't think it's possible for anyone else to ruin themselves as thoroughly as Forrest did - it was all his fault.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 02:30
|
|
|
Ithle01 posted:I don't think it's possible for anyone else to ruin themselves as thoroughly as Forrest did - it was all his fault. It feels to me like it was two sides. Forrest is literal and inflexible and brings much of it on himself for that reason. But Grant, the interns, and the show itself seem to actively push Forrest in the worst possible direction.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 02:44
|
|
|
This show did a very admirable thing through the premise of 'character completely ruins their life through bad choices'. I remember watching The Increasingly Bad Decisions of Todd Margret, David Crosses thing, and was actually mad at the show towards the end for being so god drat pessimistic. When he directly murdered the main love interest of the show, I was done with it. It was unnecessary, dumb, and kinda pointlessly cruel. You can do those things (Rick & Morty), but it makes for really unsatisfactory storytelling if it isn't for some greater purpose. Review managed to make it's hero awfully faulty while still keeping some downright admirable qualities. They made a really tight knit world with only a few main characters, and yet they really held onto Forrest's integrity. Even in his worst moments, you couldn't hate him, it was clear where he's coming from and why he's doing what he's doing. Solid characterization and writing go a long way. And I'm really happy to see Review really nail the landing here. This would make a great series finale, but the writers have my confidence at this point, so I'll be checking in if they do manage to put together a 3rd season. Afterall, now that he has nothing to lose, maybe we could see a rebuilding ark?
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 05:12
|
|
|
Eel hovercraft posted:The AV Club review pointed out that they did some really nice foreshadowing in the season premiere: The little details really make this show. I just noticed the award on his desk: Los Angeles County Review Guild Presents Forrest Mac Neil Reviewer of the Year 2007 Analytic Engine fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Oct 3, 2015 |
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 05:22
|
|
|
EatinCake posted:This show did a very admirable thing through the premise of 'character completely ruins their life through bad choices'. One to bring him to the 5 stars?
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 05:40
|
|
|
Maxwell Lord posted:It feels to me like it was two sides. Forrest is literal and inflexible and brings much of it on himself for that reason. But Grant, the interns, and the show itself seem to actively push Forrest in the worst possible direction. Grant definitely pushes him in the worst direction possible, but Forrest is the one who goes catfishing for his ex-wife, buries himself alive with no one to rescue him, and gets into fist fights with heavily armed strangers, Every awful event could have been solved with the least amount of pain and suffering but Forrest is so fixated on self-destruction that he can't do anything else.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 08:02
|
|
|
I really love Urbaniak's Grant, but I think it would be a such a Review thing to do if Forrest returned, but Grant was confirmed dead and he had a new producer. Like, he killed the last guy who ran the show, but sure give him that hosting gig back! I'd dig A.J. hosting the first episode of a new season, stumbling on a homeless Forrest, and squealing in delight while Forrest just belts out a loud "NOOOOOO." It's a testament to the quality of this show that they put together a perfectly good series finale, but I know in my heart they can do better. They can go even darker and funnier than Forrest sending himself and Grant hurtling over a bridge to their presumed death. I just really hope I get the chance to see them top this, because I'm 100% convinced they can. Oh, and one last thought. Isn't Grant's statement that the show is really all about people are asking him to review really tough or difficult life circumstances so they can know what it's like (I'm paraphrasing) provably false? I mean, he's been asked to do innocent stuff like eat ice cream and procrastinate too.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 09:12
|
|
|
I always assumed that Grant It was a good show and I will remember it fondly
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 14:18
|
|
|
EL BROMANCE posted:Superb finale. I was almost sure that there was going to be a hint that AJ was behind a grand conspiracy in the end. When they mentioned that Grant had hired a former military guy to hunt Forrest I thought the reveal would be that the hunter was AJ's boyfriend (I think she mentioned something about her boyfriend being in the army or navy last season?) which would hint at her being part of the conspiracy.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 14:23
|
|
|
NowonSA posted:Oh, and one last thought. Isn't Grant's statement that the show is really all about people are asking him to review really tough or difficult life circumstances so they can know what it's like (I'm paraphrasing) provably false? I mean, he's been asked to do innocent stuff like eat ice cream and procrastinate too. Uh, it's not a 100% thing, obviously. Most people aren't going to ask for reviews of things they can easily do themselves -- it took a lactose-intolerant person to get him the ice cream review. It makes sense that review requests would tend towards the dangerous or otherwise life-altering.
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 16:44
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 3, 2024 21:47 |
|
|
He said people ask to see reviews of things they can't or won't do for themselves, and those things end up being dangerous more often than not. The entire conspiracy theory bit was amazing though. "What is this a drawing of?"
|
|
#
?
Oct 3, 2015 17:54
|
|