My most anticipated return of the year.
Don't sophomore slump on me, show. I need you to be good.
My most anticipated return of the year.
Don't sophomore slump on me, show. I need you to be good.
...and the milk's in me.
Hopefully should lessen any anxiety. No spoilers.Quoting Mara (view post)
I stopped watching this show halfway thru last season. Wasn't bad. I just wasn't that interested. Sepinwall's review of Season 2 (thru about 5 episodes) has convinced me to give it another go.
Ooh hoo hoo. This opening was a doozy. I'm glad we didn't skip too much time (although those kids are growing like weeds.) I feel like involving the kids so closely really ups the stakes, and I was really shocked at the bloodiness near the end.
Speaking of which, I feel like we're getting a role reversal a little bit this season so far. Getting shot seems to have made Elizabeth a little more gentle and maternal (braking for the deer, terrified) while the same event hardened Phillip quite a bit (shooting those men in cold blood in the opening. He didn't want to kill the innocent bystander, but he also didn't hesitate.)
I'm wondering if Phillip's brush with the teenage boy in the hallway (without wigs or anything!) is going to be a torpedo.
...and the milk's in me.
So glad this show is back! Looks like the daughter's growing suspicion will be an escalating subplot this year.
Devastating scene.
Out of 4 stars:
The Guest: ***1/2
Furious 7: ***
The Tale of Princess Kaguya: ***
It Follows: ***1/2
Haven't been posting but we have had a solid run of episodes. The scene between Martha and Elizabeth was tense on, like, five different levels.
I had assumed that Oleg was working for the Americans (so nosy! so inappropriate!) but now I'm not so sure.
...and the milk's in me.
Ha ha-- I know all the streets that Oleg is taking in this very slow car chase. I think he's heading into Maryland. Is he going to Baltimore?
...and the milk's in me.
Yup.
...and the milk's in me.
I got interrupted by family stuff and had to wait, like, an hour to finish the last ten minutes. Stressful.
But a solid ending. Oleg is quite the creep. I loved Phillip and Elizabeth on the couch-- their relationship is so carefully drawn this season.
...and the milk's in me.
Squeeze your anus if you ever have to take a polygraph.
This show does a pretty poor job of introducing new characters. My wife and I are having a hard time following this season.
Now reading: The Master Switch by Tim Wu
I'm not buying Nina's turnaround on Oleg. He's so punchable. But she suddenly likes him? Nah.
...and the milk's in me.
By the way, the role-playing fantasy gone wrong last week (?) was one of the strongest scenes the show has done. Just... wrenching.
...and the milk's in me.
I'm going to have to wait for this to (hopefully) come to Amazon Prime eventually.
Yeah the Nina/Oleg thing rang false. Philip's janitor disguise was badass. The moments with the kid that comes back to the lab and the conversation in the bar after were so strong.
last four:
black widow - 8
zero dark thirty - 9
the muse - 7
freaky - 7
now reading:
lonesome dove - larry mcmurtry
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Annaliese! We haven't seen her in well over a year. I wondered where she had gone. She was one unbalanced, needy little nutjob. This will definitely end well.
...and the milk's in me.
EXACTLY. Well pedicted, me.
Online reviews are speculating that the teenage kid will recognize the Jennings from the carnival, but I'm more worried about 1) seeing Phillip in the hotel hallway and 2) when Elizabeth interviewed him as a social-worker type. She was even wearing her short wig like in the police sketch.
...and the milk's in me.
Officially renewed for a third season, by the way. I'm pretty happy about that.
...and the milk's in me.
This season killed it. It would have been so easy for this show to fall apart after the first season, but instead it became more ambitious, complicated, and ambiguous. I have a total crush on this show. And please much more Claudia next year.
...and the milk's in me.
So pleased to read this. Eagerly anticipating.
Just now getting to this. I was pretty agnostic about the first season, the spy stuff just didn't ring true to me. Eight episodes into the second season and it's pleasantly surprising. Characters have been richly developed and the conceit is leading to ever more sophisticated metaphors. Of course, the central draw for me is the relationship between Elizabeth and Phillip. As Mara noted, many of the scenes they share are exceptional— some of the most painful and emotionally wrenching moments I've seen on TV since Tony and Carmela's epic fights in the sixth season of The Sopranos.
Stuff I've Watched out of *****
The Last Duel - ***
Only Murders in the Building: **
Squid Games: **.5
Caved and bought this season off Prime. Starting now. Stoked.
Walking in on my parents 69ing? Eek.
Another dollar in the therapy jar!
...and the milk's in me.
I don't remember specifics of the first season clearly enough, but the episode "Behind the Red Door" might just be the best episode of the series so far. Keri Russell delivers a difficult range here digging into sexual and relationship scenarios skewed to spy fantasy but played realistically and credibly. It's the kind of storyline a lesser show would fumble, but adds a rich texture to the main relationship here. And then the scene with Claudia at the end in the car. Great episode, great performances.
Paige should build a time machine and go find Sally Draper. I think they'd be fast friends.
I never got round to watching the last 3 episodes of this. I sort of lost interest there for a while.
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