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[David.]

Ahhhh fair enough, man. I got excited for a minute after seeing that kangaroo get t-boned by a speeding sedan! I actually haven't watched an episode since that post - will try to get through another couple of episodes on Sunday night and will probably finish it next week.

There are a few really good ones.. The fight episode.. Finale is just magical

 

[TyGuy]

Best part of Defenders was Jessica Jones saying all the snarky third-wall breaking lines.

The last Marvel show I was able to finish was Jessica Jones. I couldn't get into Luke Cage or Iron Fist.

 

[Jack Brickman]

The last Marvel show I was able to finish was Jessica Jones. I couldn't get into Luke Cage or Iron Fist.

I liked Luke Cage a lot style-wise, but I thought it fell apart after the interesting bad guy died and they replaced him with someone much less developed.

 

[TyGuy]

I liked Luke Cage a lot style-wise, but I thought it fell apart after the interesting bad guy died and they replaced him with someone much less developed.

I'll be interested in Dare Devil season 3 and The Punisher for sure. That's really about it. I might be able to do Jessica Jones season 2. That's only if my girlfriend wants to watch it because she liked Jessica Jones.

 

[TyGuy]

The Defenders is lack luster so far. 5 episodes in and I still can't stand Danny Rand. I don't know if it's the actor or his dialogue. It's awful. The show centers around his character, which is shameful, imo.

I needed something to watch after Game of Thrones to fill the void, but this isn't it.

You will have to wait until Stranger Things season 2.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

Why don't Jessica Jones' punches do more damage? Shouldn't people be flying back or crumpling down in agony when she lands a punch?

 

[Adam]

Why don't Jessica Jones' punches do more damage? Shouldn't people be flying back or crumpling down in agony when she lands a punch?

Generally this is my biggest gripe with the defenders. I get people didnt like danny rand and the pacing is off massively, but the geek in me got really annoyed at how inconsistent their powers were, and jessica jones was the worst. Like the iron fist puched luke cage and knocked everyone down, but then he fights a henchman with the fist glowing and it has no effect? wtf??

 

[Jack Brickman]

Why don't Jessica Jones' punches do more damage? Shouldn't people be flying back or crumpling down in agony when she lands a punch?

The power levels of characters in Defenders were really spotty. Jones and Cage should have been one-shotting fools. What they should have done was made it so that Jessica and Luke were constantly being hit and were having trouble connecting with punches (they are fighting trained ninjas, after all), but when they do connect it's an instant KO.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Still rewatching Sunny episodes. Just put this one on:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouYuIP1p6q4


So fucking good.

 

[Jack Brickman]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iwwtkhInxU


Holy shit.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

Seeing what looks to be some pretty bad shows coming up this fall.

Young Sheldon will probably be less funny than Big Bang Theory, which is not easy.

The Good Doctor? Nobody's going to watch that.

It has to be tough making new, original content, but some of this stuff looks so bad.

 

[MD13]

Anyone watch The Deuce? Seems like David Simon and co. at near their best so far.

 

[MediumBaller]

Anyone watch The Last Ship? I binged the first three seasons. Loved it. I always dig apocalyptic shows for some reason.

 

[Simmy]

So I finished The Leftovers, @David. This sums up the entire show so succinctly:

Part of our human experience on this planet is finding peace in an existence defined by the unknown. Although we may seek calm in religion, in science, we'll never know the answers to those existential questions which have driven humanity since they crawled out of caves. Yes, we've unlocked a deeper understanding of physics and chemistry and comfort in Christianity or Buddhism, but that greater question—"why?"—will always be there.

The Leftovers never set out to answer these bigger questions. It's a TV show—that would be ridiculous. Instead, The Leftovers was about the journey that we all experience in contemplating mortality, confusion, religion, loss, grief, and our own mind. Yes, there were a ton of metaphors and dogs and cigarettes and naked dudes living on towers and Justin Theroux's abs, but they were just pieces of a story.

Spoiler

The issue of where the Departed went has long been on the minds of the showrunners, according to Perrotta (who also wrote the 2011 novel on which the series is based). "The first time that I met Damon [Lindelof], he kind of got very conspiratorial with me and said, 'You know where they went, right?'" the author tells Bustle. "And I said, 'Well no, because to me the Departure is a symbol for everything we can't know, and our job as humans is to tell stories that will satisfactorily allow us to get through our lives despite the fact that we can't know.' And he said, 'Well, here's what I think happened,' and he then presented the idea that there was kind of a rapture in the world, and that in some alternate version of our world, there's a much more traditionally apocalyptic show where 98 percent of the world is gone and the two percent have to survive. And I said, 'That's a really cool idea, but let's never, ever use it.'

And @howler1313, I caught The Deuce. Phenomenal premiere. Already looks to stand as one of those iconic period pieces ala Mad Men. That recreation of Times Square in the 70s was just beautiful. The acting was exceptional, the content bold and unforgiving and the character development is already gripping.

For a show to tick this many boxes this early in, I think it's clear that HBO has found itself another winner.

 

[David.]

So I finished The Leftovers, @David. This sums up the entire show so succinctly:

Spoiler

The issue of where the Departed went has long been on the minds of the showrunners, according to Perrotta (who also wrote the 2011 novel on which the series is based). "The first time that I met Damon [Lindelof], he kind of got very conspiratorial with me and said, 'You know where they went, right?'" the author tells Bustle. "And I said, 'Well no, because to me the Departure is a symbol for everything we can't know, and our job as humans is to tell stories that will satisfactorily allow us to get through our lives despite the fact that we can't know.' And he said, 'Well, here's what I think happened,' and he then presented the idea that there was kind of a rapture in the world, and that in some alternate version of our world, there's a much more traditionally apocalyptic show where 98 percent of the world is gone and the two percent have to survive. And I said, 'That's a really cool idea, but let's never, ever use it.'

And @howler1313, I caught The Deuce. Phenomenal premiere. Already looks to stand as one of those iconic period pieces ala Mad Men. That recreation of Times Square in the 70s was just beautiful. The acting was exceptional, the content bold and unforgiving and the character development is already gripping.

For a show to tick this many boxes this early in, I think it's clear that HBO has found itself another winner.

Finale was magic