There’s no way I’m the only one here watching this...
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There’s no way I’m the only one here watching this...
I binged it last weekend :D
It's good, albeit a little repetitive. The cast is ace and I kept watching for them, for their chemistry, and to see how certain subplots would play out.
Yeah, it's better than I expected. Actually, it's not at all what I expected. I wasn't even interested when I saw the trailers, and started it on a lark because I was home sick. Ended up watching the whole season. Lots of cliches abound, and the investigation episodes are just souped up (cabled up?) Criminal Minds, but what I liked:
- It's worth mentioning that it's unique how it has practically zero on-screen violence. Considering the unsavory subject, I believe this made it much easier to binge than it would have been otherwise. It manages to be extremely creepy in parts without being grotesque.
- Pleasantly surprised by how much it talks about how this type of crime are typically unique to ideas of masculinity. I got a chuckle out of him having to explain to a classroom of kids that statistically only boys become disturbed individuals. And it's funny that there's a whole significant subplot about whether or not it's ok to use the word "cunt."
- Groff is terrific in this. I thought I knew what his character type is (the off-kilter, intellectual cop pursuing beyond procedure), but seeing the way he subtly morphs throughout the season is fantastic. I knew the "I can't let these guys rub off on me" line early on would be foreshadowing, I just didn't expect it to be handled so smartly. To tie it to my previous two points, I think this is a result of centering the show on misogyny, rather than violent acts. A lesser show would just have him become more violent or sociopathic, rather than just crass and contemptuous.
Also -- per creepiness and exploitation -- I liked how they contrasted the whole school principal subplot against everything else that was going on, and kept that going for a few episodes.
That whole thing made my skin crawl and I kept thinking about it and none of it is exploitative.
Ok, I'll add it to my queue.
First episode. So far so good.
Scaled down Fincher still looks good.
Finished this last night.
Incredible stuff from start to finish.
The cast is incredible across the board. The two leads have such great chemistry.
I want season 2 now.
Also, we all know who Dennis is, right?
Yeah, Kemper was the show stealer for me.
The other interviews are great too but he was just incredible.
Watched the first three episodes last night. Fantastic. Love the affected dialog. It's weird how the show seems to drift in and out of the hardboiled detective genre and a more straight forward crime-drama piece. Really liking it so far.
4 and 5.
This will be the first Netflix show I finish an entire season of, I believe.
Literally got goosebumps at the end of the fifth episode.
https://vimeo.com/239193453
^ "Breakdown reel showcasing David Fincher's invisible visual effects in the Netflix Original Series Mindhunter."
The first episode of this was so bad we couldn't continue.
Only subplot I'm not digging happens around episode 7 with the teacher deal. Kind of eyeroll worthy. Hoping it's a one episode deal.
???? The school subplot is fucking great. Like Irish said, it's deeply unsettling. What.
I still just don’t understand.
The dialogue is great and the acting is top notch start to finish.
the dialog and acting switches between the crime-drama genre and hard boiled detective genre. It's almost Mametesque sometimes in its cadence and rhythm, especially in the bar in the first episode. While watching that scene I told my wife that I couldn't quite figure out if it was bad or an affected stylistic choice. Turns out is the later and this becomes readily apparent in the series.
I love Tench. The actor is incredible.
Welp, finished it all. The final episode comes across pretty "TV-ish" with some subplots that try to wrap themselves up faster than it needed to be. There's a lot of convenient things that just come out of nowhere here, but the rest of the show was so damn good that I don't want to harmonize on it much.
Plus, the Kansas killer simply being an opener and closer for the show without ever being mentioned is a device that I can't think has ever been used.
Yeah, BTK's inclusion is really effective in selling the atmosphere, but it is a bit bizarre. Given that the guy wasn't caught until the 21st century, it's unlikely to lead anywhere. I'm not sure what the intent was, but I dug it.
Holt McCallany is great, but this character does nothing for me. He has what I thought was the worse scene on the show, the "You want me to bring my work home?" scene. I get that it's yet another examination of masculinity that's supposed to be in contrast to Holden's dynamic with his home life, but it's such a dumb cliche.