Completed the Severance rewatch with my wife, who was watching for the first time. Saw a lot I missed on the first viewing. Was fun witnessing someone see it for the first time. Also watched the just-released first 8 minutes of the first episode of season two:
Iāve said before that I trust the makers of this show, but I have to admit Iām a little worried. I am assuming the things Mark is told by Mr. Milchick are not true. Itās not really going to be a mostly-new cast, is it?
I will watch Original Sin. I honestly donāt remember too much about New Blood, just not liking it.
I was a big fan of early Dexter seasons but have zero desire to watch any of these spinoffs. The last few seasons where hard enough for me to get through.
Balance between bailing too early (some shows have bad seasons then recover, though theyāre fairly rare imo)and sticking with a show too long.
I bailed from Dexter once his sister discovered his murderous ways, felt like the right time.
Fargo season 1 and 2 were amazing. Skipped to season 5 because the description sounded good but struggling to make it through now.
Thereās definitely a dropoff after season 2. 5 was very hit or miss.
Squid Game season 2ā¦engage.
The assassin in the kilt was 10/10, otherwise not a big fan of S5.
I thought that was the dumbest thing about it, Iām not a fan of the supernatural stuff. S1 and S2 didnāt need any of that and they were great.
S2 did have a weird UFO that appeared out of nowhere. Iām still not sure what to make of that.
I forgot about that.
Squid Game season 2 mid season thoughts:
First two episodes of season two feature a disappointing amount of squid games, but the cliffhanger ending of ep2 promises the slow burn will be worth the wait.
Thereās a trans character! But they arenāt played by a trans actor.
Hyun-juās actor isnāt trans in real life, and thereās a sad reason: there arenāt many openly trans actors due to Koreaās attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community.
As the showās creator Hwang Dong-hyuk explained to TV Guide, āWhen we researched in Korea, there are close to no actors that are openly trans, let alone openly gay, because unfortunately in the Korean society currently the LGBTQ community is rather still marginalized and more neglected, which is heartbreaking.ā
āBookieā season 2 has begun on Max, funny show
Never have i kept watching a funny show with such grating actors. I think Corddrey and (oddly) the wife are the only 2 I wouldnāt replace
Skeleton Crew has some elite lines. Iām actually surprised Disney approves of some of the dialogue.
10 year old kid asking Jude Lawās character:
āWhatās a concubine?ā
āWhatās a pleasure cruise?ā
Iām probably in the minority here, but I gave up on skeleton screw halfway into episode 5. Just decidedly meh. The whole interaction between Elephant kid and theā¦other world was incredibly forced, in true modern SW fashion. Annoying kid is just annoying with no redeeming features. 2 bags, would not recommend.
Done with 4 episodes of Severance. Did people say it was very slow when it came out? Iām totally hooked so far and have no notes on the pacing, just great all around!
From what I have seen there are two groups of people
I was in group 1, but nothing wrong with group 2
Was slow go for me at the beginning. In fact Iād say most of the way through. But the finale delivered huge time.