TV Shows

[MDS]

i am an emotional wreck

ellie knew he was lying to her and that is going to an irreparable strain in the relationship at some point...ugh damn this show

going to be a 1.5-2 year wait for s2 

[PhillyPhreak54]

God dammit!

Bummer that it's over.

And I liked less zombies too. I agree that when that big one came around I felt it ruined the flow. I know they're part of it but the less the better.

That's why my girl was out on it early on. And now she regrets it bc I'm into it and all her work friends talk about it and she doesn't have a clue

[General_Failure]

Haven't watched the show, but I know the story well enough. Someone on the twitter made what I think is a good point, cutting the zombie interactions undermines the point of trying to find a cure when you don't encounter any zombies for hundreds of miles.

[MDS]

there is no cure....joel saved ellie because he knew she would die for nothing (and because he couldnt live without her)

the emotional bond between the two and how they navigate an apocalyptic hellscape is the show. you dont need zombies to tell that story...the best episode they did was about 2 queens and 0 zombies

[General_Failure]

Yes, but the entire journey started for the chance at a cure.

Anyway, I hope season 2 really focuses on what a murder machine Ellie turns into.

[Munson]

Other than moving too fast sometimes, what a perfect season of television. I am conflicted on Joel's choice which is the obvious point of it. Personally would agree with him because we didn't have any assurance or proof their plan to get a cure would work. Maybe if we didn't jump immediately to "remove brain and kill the only known immune person", I would lean more towards the fireflies.

Re: the big monster, and to really put my nerd-ness...I am a bit of a "zombie purist" and generally don't like when zombie stories get into these weird mutations and such that give the zombies like more power or abilities or whatever...but I do get with this specific story that it's a fungus that is evolving and growing over time so it makes some sense to me that here and there there's one that has continued to grow and mutate it's host and etc. It wasn't the smoothest scene, but as long as they use it sparingly and we only maybe see one or two more over the next two seasons, if it's used well, then whatevs

[Munson]

Oh but yes a few more scenes of infected throughout the show, and a few more minutes with the fireflies, would have been nice. Just to drive home the threat and make Joel's choice at the end there feel a bit more controversial (or not)

[Rome]

I would kill the world for my daughter.  No hesitation.  I was honestly in tears at the end of that episode. 

Also - Ellie killing the creepy rapist Jesus lover in ep. 8 might be the best scene in the history of tv.

[SD]

Anyone watch The Head on hbo? Polar research lab and a murder seems to be the plot. Haven't heard any buzz about it but the premise is interesting.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Night Agent on Netflix is pretty good

[PhillyPhreak54]

Tulsa King was pretty good too

I binged Night Agent and Tulsa King since Saturday. I have to attend a conference here from tomorrow til Friday up by the airport so I booked a hotel and I plan to knock out Ted Lasso s3 next.

[ice grillin you]

The new Waco doc on Netflix was very good

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yes it was.

I remember when that went down. We were in Kansas at the time and the Waco siege was the second Texas story that made we wonder about the state. The first was one of the first mass shootings. In 1991 a dude drove his truck through the window at a Luby's cafe and started blasting away. I did that story as one of my sixth grade current events.

Anyways in 93 when Koresh did his thing I remember thinking Texas was a crazy place.

A month later we got orders that we were moving from KS to Ft Hood TX. Which is right by Killeen where the Luby's massacre was and like 60 miles from Waco.

[Munson]

Succession was on fire in the premier

[MDS]

it shouldnt be possible for a show about horrible soul sucking billionaire ghouls to be this good, but it is

the disgusting brothers forever