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Post by DoTheMath on Oct 14, 2017 18:26:35 GMT
Well, for an eight ep season, this show isn't in a hurry to get anywhere. Granted, it's moved along some, but the pacing seems incredibly slow for an 8 ep run. Guess it'll be the ol' "drag ass until the explosive finale" type of thing. Hope they pull it off. Show failed one my most critical FX tests. Doesn't surprise me, though, as the FX have been less than stellar anyway. Royals on Earth: Trope 1 - Karnak gets lucky. Not untypical. It's odd that he's the only one not "desperately" trying to find the rest of the family. Trope 2 - Medusa learns humility from a human.... again, not untypical; but.... pretty well done. Trope 3 - Did anyone really think Dr. Helicopter was all sunshine and rainbows? His benefactor was unexpected, though. Trope 4 - Gorgon learns how to care about human life by dealing with the death of one. - Was hoping Triton would show up at Dr. Helicopter's facility. I mean, he's gotta show up some time..... (future trope). Triton should be wearing a red and white striped shirt and glasses..... - Crystal's story was interesting, too. First time a human ever touched her and the idea of it happening, didn't disgust her but actually surprised her. It's also false, as Max has touched her and he's 100% human. Perhaps they should have said Earthling.....? - And Lockjaw better be okay and fully recover. And now for Max: I understand people rooting for Max because he (supposedly) is wanting to improve life for everyone on Attilan as that is (could be) a noble cause, but...... a big BUT here..... let's not forget that his main (possibly, sole) goal is to be an Inhuman so he can rule. He's a jealous, self centered, psychotic, (sometimes)sycophant. He's 99% interested in his own standing and 1% interested in the "people." He's simply using his arguments of equality as way to gain support and achieve his personal goal. However, his goal of better treatment for the people of Attilan will probably come to pass. The royals' interaction with humans on Earth will probably have an affect on their perceptions of commoners and cause them to rule differently when they get back home. In that, Maximus will prevail as it was his coup d' état that caused them to go to Earth. EDIT: Sammy is still cool. Hope he's not going to end up being another unexpected twist..... Ratings:
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Post by haxemon on Oct 16, 2017 13:30:43 GMT
Yeah Max wants equality for everyone until he's no longer equal, then he'll want a new caste system where he's on top.
I really couldn't buy into Karnak getting lucky. Not only was it way too "whatevs" to that woman but he's just not working for me as some tempting fruit. (Ladies help me out here - is there something I'm missing here? Do facial tattoos somehow trump being old, bald and skinny?)
I am okay with the overall story. I think the acting has been good for the most part. The FX haven't bothered me much. But man, some of the detail writing is hard to handle for me. Medusa is out of her element and without her hair etc., but she certainly isn't acting like a queen. Wouldn't she assess her situation and realize that shooting out a cop car isn't the best idea? Yeah she's desperate to find Black Bolt but she's a queen, not some random "everywoman" who should be expected to loose her sugar honey ice and tea. Gorgon is all over the place. Macho idiot one minute then sensitive soul the next. Crystal seems to have landed in an episode of the OC but hopefully they'll stop short of where that seems to be headed.
Anyway, they could easily have the last 4 episodes turn this into a good season overall. But I am starting to see where the rumors came from about "they're not even going to show them on TV" etc. I think the comparisons to the Star Wars Christmas special are still a stretch, but this last episode really does fall short of just about everything else Marvel has put out.
EDIT: I LOVE how this site "translates" to "sugar ice and tea"! I am so going to use that in casual conversation!
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Post by ayanami on Oct 16, 2017 19:23:29 GMT
Yeah Max wants equality for everyone until he's no longer equal, then he'll want a new caste system where he's on top. I really couldn't buy into Karnak getting lucky. Not only was it way too "whatevs" to that woman but he's just not working for me as some tempting fruit. (Ladies help me out here - is there something I'm missing here? Do facial tattoos somehow trump being old, bald and skinny?) I am okay with the overall story. I think the acting has been good for the most part. The FX haven't bothered me much. But man, some of the detail writing is hard to handle for me. Medusa is out of her element and without her hair etc., but she certainly isn't acting like a queen. Wouldn't she assess her situation and realize that shooting out a cop car isn't the best idea? Yeah she's desperate to find Black Bolt but she's a queen, not some random "everywoman" who should be expected to loose her sugar honey ice and tea. Gorgon is all over the place. Macho idiot one minute then sensitive soul the next. Crystal seems to have landed in an episode of the OC but hopefully they'll stop short of where that seems to be headed. Anyway, they could easily have the last 4 episodes turn this into a good season overall. But I am starting to see where the rumors came from about "they're not even going to show them on TV" etc. I think the comparisons to the Star Wars Christmas special are still a stretch, but this last episode really does fall short of just about everything else Marvel has put out. EDIT: I LOVE how this site "translates" to "sugar ice and tea"! I am so going to use that in casual conversation! Lol, it's not "this site", it's our boss lady who's in charge of the censoring.
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Post by Jemma Simmons on Oct 16, 2017 23:10:25 GMT
Yeah Max wants equality for everyone until he's no longer equal, then he'll want a new caste system where he's on top. I really couldn't buy into Karnak getting lucky. Not only was it way too "whatevs" to that woman but he's just not working for me as some tempting fruit. (Ladies help me out here - is there something I'm missing here? Do facial tattoos somehow trump being old, bald and skinny?) I am okay with the overall story. I think the acting has been good for the most part. The FX haven't bothered me much. But man, some of the detail writing is hard to handle for me. Medusa is out of her element and without her hair etc., but she certainly isn't acting like a queen. Wouldn't she assess her situation and realize that shooting out a cop car isn't the best idea? Yeah she's desperate to find Black Bolt but she's a queen, not some random "everywoman" who should be expected to loose her sugar honey ice and tea. Gorgon is all over the place. Macho idiot one minute then sensitive soul the next. Crystal seems to have landed in an episode of the OC but hopefully they'll stop short of where that seems to be headed. Anyway, they could easily have the last 4 episodes turn this into a good season overall. But I am starting to see where the rumors came from about "they're not even going to show them on TV" etc. I think the comparisons to the Star Wars Christmas special are still a stretch, but this last episode really does fall short of just about everything else Marvel has put out. EDIT: I LOVE how this site "translates" to "sugar ice and tea"! I am so going to use that in casual conversation! Ha, yeah, that was me. One of the awesome admin tools I have available is the ability to assign filtered words.
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Post by haxemon on Oct 17, 2017 13:28:19 GMT
Ha, yeah, that was me. One of the awesome admin tools I have available is the ability to assign filtered words. Well however it happened, it is super cool.
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Post by ayanami on Oct 21, 2017 9:04:02 GMT
Yeah Max wants equality for everyone until he's no longer equal, then he'll want a new caste system where he's on top. I really couldn't buy into Karnak getting lucky. Not only was it way too "whatevs" to that woman but he's just not working for me as some tempting fruit. (Ladies help me out here - is there something I'm missing here? Do facial tattoos somehow trump being old, bald and skinny?)I am okay with the overall story. I think the acting has been good for the most part. The FX haven't bothered me much. But man, some of the detail writing is hard to handle for me. Medusa is out of her element and without her hair etc., but she certainly isn't acting like a queen. Wouldn't she assess her situation and realize that shooting out a cop car isn't the best idea? Yeah she's desperate to find Black Bolt but she's a queen, not some random "everywoman" who should be expected to loose her sugar honey ice and tea. Gorgon is all over the place. Macho idiot one minute then sensitive soul the next. Crystal seems to have landed in an episode of the OC but hopefully they'll stop short of where that seems to be headed. Anyway, they could easily have the last 4 episodes turn this into a good season overall. But I am starting to see where the rumors came from about "they're not even going to show them on TV" etc. I think the comparisons to the Star Wars Christmas special are still a stretch, but this last episode really does fall short of just about everything else Marvel has put out. EDIT: I LOVE how this site "translates" to "sugar ice and tea"! I am so going to use that in casual conversation! Yeah, no, I didn't really get that one, either. I guess she's just some kind of hippie/free spirit type and she's already been through the other two guys, so... Karnack was the next in line to get lucky. Too bad there was like zero chemistry involved. Haven't seen the new ep yet btw, but I'm pretty convinced the chick is going to die. Well, no real loss there.
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