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esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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If Bob and Bob don't hook up I'ma riot. Just Dallas Roberts and Auggie from Covert Affairs and Alyssa Milano goin to town on eachother tbh I would live, ty in advance Insatiable if this happens b/c I think it's going to

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esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Speaking of Heathers, the Christian character is 100000000% a JD homage in the least subtle way and I kind of love it lol.

This show definitely doesn't hit the highs of a Heathers or even the kind of specific vibe something like Drop Dead Gorgeous has. Like it needs to lean juuust a little more into the bleakness or just a little more into the whimsy to really hit a home run. But it's still pulling it off for me, for sure.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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precision posted:

It's got a lot of DNA from Mean Girls, Heathers, Jawbreaker, Detention, etc. for sure.

Yeah, it feels like it's pulling from a lot but can't quiiite narrow down which one it wants to be more like. I get some Popular vibes out of it as well.

I'm curious if this show will do well for views. All the outrage means it'll either bomb or get more eyes on it than it may have otherwise lmao. I'd like to see a season 2, even if season 1 ends badly. Giving it some more room to figure out its own voice could really do wonders for the vibe imo.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Yeah, the characters in this show are all broken af other than maybe Nonnie.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Oh, and Dee. She seems to have her poo poo together.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Oh for sure, plus her mommy issues with hers not being around. I just mean compared to everyone else she's less vile and more just typically messed up lol

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Yeah, it's definitely not new-- just seems more widespread with how easily we can access people's opinions on media with the internet, imo.

e: not to mention how easily people will just glom onto a cause if they read an article that says Thing is Bad/Problematic, without bothering to look into any sort of context for themselves

It doesn't help that the trailer for the show was p bad, but even in the trailer I could tell it wasn't meant to be taken at face value that the show was about skinny being magic.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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Maybe it not having a super overt tone or style is what throws people off about the show? But even then, it's not exactly subtle. But it certainly doesn't have the same energy or weird dreamy look a lot of satires like this one would have. I think it's started to find its own voice late in the season, though. I have a few episodes left, should be done tomorrow night. Wish I had more time to just binge it though tbh, I'm really enjoying it.

e: I'm amazed there's no rips out of Heathers if it's airing internationally, I might consider finally watching the pilot if I knew I had the rest of the season to potentially want to watch.

e2: none on my tracker anyway i could maybe find it if i looked harder lmao

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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oh poo poo Jon Lovitz hahahahaha

e: lmfao If Father Schwartz said demons were real, maybe bisexuals were too!

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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oh hello Billy Baldwin

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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So drat good lol. I have just the finale left after work tonight, excited to finish.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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lmao this finale is great so far. I really hope it gets a second season.

not a cult posted:

2 episodes in and I'm not 100% sure what I think about the show but the presence of lines like "Unfortunately, you can't mount a bear fetus" is pushing me toward the positive side.

Plenty more where that came from! The first few episodes are a little slow and uneven, but it hits its stride and keeps on trucking.

e: done and :lol:

esperterra fucked around with this message at 07:20 on Aug 17, 2018

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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I love how you don't realize just how far gone Patty is 'til it hits you in the face in the finale. With a crowbar.

The build to it is so drat good because all the pieces have been laid so well.

e: also agreed re: Bob A but I still really love the way they handled it. It helps that the other characters involved are so drat good.

esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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I feel like it was less denial and he genuinely never considered it until Bob kissed him. He was content with Coralee and only ever slept around with another woman. To have him be straight would have been amazing, but at least they didn't make him a typical closet case who was keeping it secret all along.

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esperterra
Mar 24, 2010

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https://twitter.com/DEADLINE/status/1040012960398114816

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