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theoriginalbylergod · 2 years ago

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I saw this post from @thestrangestthing89 and I was gonna reblog and add my thoughts but then I kinda got carried away and it felt like too much idk so I'm just doing this

A little ramble about when I think byler will get together

Realistically I see them getting together around mid-season. Like Mike and El are essentially done. I think an official breakup scene is very important for both of them, and I think it'll happen pretty early in the season. The love triangle aspect of it all is essentially over. That's what the last shot of the season showed us. El walks past Mike, stepping out of the triangle formation, and she stands alone. Mike chooses to stay with Will. Mike has made his decision. El has made her decision. And we all know where Will's heart is.

It wouldn't make sense to draw the love triangle out any longer than it already has been. El and Mike aren't gonna have time to pretend to love each other. When it comes to interpersonal relationships, El's #1 priority is gonna be Max, and Mike's #1 priority is gonna be Will.

So with the love triangle aspect resolved, there is literally nothing standing between Mike and Will but themselves. And they've been dancing around each other for way too long now. It would not make any sense to keep that going until the end.

They've already agreed to be a team, and they reaffirmed that in the last episode, and "team" is basically stranger things code word for "couple". They crossed the line between friendship and romance a long time ago. I don't think they're gonna ignore it for much longer.

Even though they're not officially together, I can guarantee the boyfriendism is gonna be off the charts from start to finish.

Just like Lucas and Max in s4. They were officially broken up, but I honestly forgot while watching the season because they weren't acting like they were broken up. The love was so present and clear. It didn't matter that they technicaly weren't a couple. That's something I've noticed with ST couples. Relationship status doesn't really mean anything. It's really about the feeling you get from each pairing.

Steve and Nancy were officially a couple, they did not feel like a couple

Mike and El are officially a couple (not for long), they do not feel like a couple (never have felt like one)

Joyce and Bob were officially a couple, but something about it just didn't feel right

Joyce arnd Hopper are only recently an official couple, yet they've felt like a couple since s2, and even at some points in s1.

Jonathan and Nancy weren't a couple until s2e6, but they started to feel like a couple after Nancy went to the UD for like five minutes in s1. (I don't remember what episode that was)

With Lucas and Max, it's what I said earlier. They were officially broken up in s4, yet they still felt like a couple to the audience.

And finally, our beloveds, Mike and Will. Yeah, they aren't officially a couple, but they basically renewed their vows in Dear Billy and they had some of the most beautiful romantic moments in the entire show. So they feel like a couple even though they technicaly aren't one. And that's not gonna change in s5, it's only going to be more obvious until they can't ignore it anymore. And I think they're gonna reach that point pretty quickly, because they're basically already there.

I do think a lot of people choose to believe they won't be official until the end because they don't wanna be disappointed. And that's totally valid. Anyone can temper their expectations however much they deem necessary. But I really do think that everything is pointing to them getting together mid-season but acting like a couple even before that. It's something we've seen before.

This has just been a ramble. I just have a lot of thoughts about it.

In conclusion, I think that the prediction of them getting together at the end is very pessimistic, but I also completely understand that pessimism. I choose to be a bit more optimistic about it, but I also think that the progression of this storyline so far supports my optimism. But who knows? Maybe I'm setting myself up for disappointment. We'll just have to wait and see.

#byler #byler endgame #anti mileven

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idonthaveany · 3 months ago

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Had a Good Omens Nightmare

So, this morning I had an exam and yesterday evening I had to study for it, 'cause like any responsible adult would do, I always study the day before! The point his, I didn't want to study, like at all. So I put up an episode of GO (s2e6 btw, not 'cause I hate myself but there I was and I can't skip episodes 'cause my brain doesn't like it if I do). It helps me to study, having the tv or music as a background, for some to me unknown reasons.

Well, all this to say that the episode ended, I finished the chapter, like 5 minutes later, and went straight to sleep.

I was waken up by the alarm, and I remembered exactly the nightmare I just had:

s3 was out. I was watching it. It begun with Crowley changing hairstyle at a sudden, like 40 seconds in. He and Az came into a bookshop which looked more like Maggy's shop but with books instead of records, and at that point Crowley took out a lot of sunglasses, and Az said "you remember when you wore those?" indicating a specific pair, and Crowley begun to tell a lot of past episode, like flashbacks but told instead of shown. There I thought "it must be for time reasons, it takes less screen time to tell than to show." Crowley went on with a few pairs of glasses, and telling a few flashbacks. At a point Adam came in the shop, he sat in front of Crowley and the two talked, I don't remember what about. After all that talking Adam went away from kind of a back door, which led to a corridor, and Az and Crowley went in the door in front of that, which led to a white room where they met one person... being... whatever they were. Here Az said "did they all come?" And I'm not sure why, since only Adam did and now there's this stranger, nobody else... Anyway at that point there was a "you remember when she said..." and a flashback started where a woman was predicting the second coming. Aaaand... credits.

So, it was awful, it was kind of Crowley telling stories to explain what didn't make sense in s2, only his stories made even less sense! The second coning was left as something happing in the future.

And you are probably saying "yep, it really was a nightmare" but nope! Not for this! I haven't yet told you why it was a nightmare! It was 'cause not only they didn't kiss, nor hug, nor touched each other's, like... hands... they're relationship was not covered at all, they acted like acquaintances, no Crowleian teasing, no Aziraphaelian side glances, nothing!

#good omens 3 #good omens #good omens finale #Good omens anxiety

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rudnitskaia · 1 year ago

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Ooooh yeah, agree with you on everything, broski, especially on the predictions of the episode development that starts from miscommunication about the crystal. And The Stolitz Decisive Talk after will definitely be a disaster that somehow includes inappropriate amount of alcohol. My offer to watch the future Stolitz episode, wailing together with @furciferangeli and @lansayn, is still there. x))

My thoughts? Well, you know my opinion on the narrative component of HB itself. It… has issues. Plenty of… various… issues. So, I only hope the ones who sit in the scriptwriter’s chair won’t ruin the atmosphere, the tension and will lead to the breaking point in the right tempo.

Actually, my personal hopes are to rewrite the whole script of HB from scratch :D to see at least a few more personal episodes before “The Talk TM” happens. We need to see more reflexivity on the both sides of the conflict, at least to see Stolas asking himself “why I’m so attached to this guy” and Blitzø simultaneously asking himself “why I’m avoiding this guy so vigorously”. For the better result it must be the environment that pushes them to those ponderings (for example, Octavia in Stolas’ case and Fizz in Blitzø’s case). We saw bits of it in s2e6, but it’s not enough, the plot needs MUCH more space to breathe. However, my hopes, alas, won’t come to life.

So, instead we’ll pour the coffee (optionally: with Baileys Irish Cream) and will hope for Stolitz to talk everything over, crushing all the gloomy omens of Just Look My Way to our relief. After all, didn't Fizz and Ozzie set a good example for these two dorks in the last episodes, huh? Actually, parent trap is a really good idea that amazingly fits into the show's atmosphere, lmao, I crave to see it now, what have you done, Richie xdd

P.S.: If there will be s3, I bet Stolitz episode will be heartbreaking both for them and for us, because these two are the core of the show and if the conflict is solved then it's unclear what to do with the whole other bunch of episodes. If s2 is the final season, then I'll put my money on the happy ending (I'm a hopeless optimist, I know).

So, dude, the time has come! What are your predictions on the future Stolitz episode? *hands Richie a crystal ball* Tell us what you see!

Okay my main prediction is that dis bitch (moi) is gon cry. Broski I'm so scared fr... I'm thinking it's gonna be pretty much just as messy as s1e7 if not worse. Like obviously our blorbos can't communicate and Stolas will try to explain he's giving Blitz the crystal cuz he loves him and wants to end their безмолвный бартер unspoken contract and all Blitz is gonna hear is that Stolas is kicking him out of his life. So he will go into defense mode and see say a bunch of hurtful shit he doesn't mean and yadda yadda.

I think Fizz and Ozzie will be the ones to get them together in the end, maybe like parent trap them or some shit, but I doubt it'll be in this episode. I'm thinking more season finale at best, Vivzie likes to torture us too much 😔

Prior to S2 I thought the whole confrontation is gonna happen if and when Stolas gets seriously hurt but that sure didn't happen so who tf knows

Also my money is on Blitz getting really drunk either before or after their convo cuz ma boi cannot handle emotions to save his life (he's so me omg)

Would love to hear your thoughts on this as well darling tysm for the ask!! 💙

#tysm for answering <333 *hugs tightly* tee-hee ^w^#tumblr unshadowban my lovely bun already!!! grrrrr >:C #h0mocorrectus #wonderful story #heldig thoughts #helluva boss #stolitz #blitzø

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icebreaker01 · 4 years ago

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Season 2 Predictions

Yeah, yeah, I know. Why Season 2 predictions when season 2 is over?

Actually, I posted this over on site ‘runbyidiots’ (you figure it out) pre-E6. I just wanted to add it to my page for the heck of it.

WARNING!!! Not many spoilers ahead, mostly predictions. But I’ve been known to be pretty accurate. (Please be aware the author of this article is a hopeless romantic and will not make a single apology for it.)

So, countdown at somewhere around 48 hours before we get our favorite little dictator with a heart back. (Pauses to wave a Melanie Rules!!! flag.) When we last left our intrepid little explorer, Melanie was high-tailing it off that sinking ship. I mean, honestly, the way Layton is mismanaging things, I think she stands a better chance at the research station. But that’s for another post. Folks, have you ever spent time alone? I mean really A.L.O.N.E.? Where you can sit in a chair and listen to a clock ticking? Now do it for 30 days. You’re bound to start having a few issues. OK, granted, Melanie has things to do and she’s sort of a loner anyway. And she’s good with imaginary friends. I mean, she had Wilford as one for seven years, right? What I believe we are going to get here, after a stinking long dry spell (OK, it’s only been one episode, but it feels like F-O-R-E-V-E-R!) a lovely plate loaded down with Melanie Cavill insight handed to us in this episode. The really good part is we are also likely to get treated to around 50 minutes of Jennifer Connelly doing what Jennifer Connelly does best. Acting. And all without the messy interruptions of a bunch of side dishes of ‘who cares’. Yes, folks, it’s time for a Melanie-centric episode! Folks, I am so excited about this episode I could run right over to the script writers and kiss each and everyone of them right on the lips! And on a quick side note, I would like to point out that the ‘Goodbye. See you in a month.’ between Melanie and Bennett had all the spark of opening a can of peas. Meanwhile, over on the Melanie/Layton ‘Goodbye’ front........... Anyway......, So poor Melanie is setting up house at the research station. We will forego nasty questions here like ‘Where is the power coming from?’ Maybe one of those sleds was a portable generator. Or ‘Why, after seven years, do you expect one piece of useful equipment to be left? What’s the back up plan if its under ten feet of snow? What if you can’t get inside?’ (Sighes) Who knows? I didn’t see episode two....or three.......or most of season one for that matter. But we do know that she did get in, as that she tapped that first weather balloon, and the previews for Episode 6 say so.

And speaking of which.... We weren’t given a lot in that preview. It was, in fact, the most uninformative 21 seconds of my life. Mostly we know Melanie has a nice little calendar on the wall, is counting down the days until that rolling train wreak Layton is turning it into returns, and occupies her free time hallucinating. But we are also getting a lot of Jennifer Connelly acting screen time, so I don’t care. Honestly, the woman could walk on stage, stand there for 50 minutes, walk off, and I would still give her a standing ovation. Moving on. Back on that sinking ship (AKA Snowpiercer), we have....a mess, folks. Lets be honest. Layton currently has more issues than National Geographic. His top head shrinker/new age guru and author of ’The joy of kinky sex’ is gone, he just lost most of his repair crew (the Breechmen), his own people are likely to get blamed for this, since, although most of the murders seemed to be done when no one else was around, everyone still felt it necessary to wear masks, his favorite whining board is not around (AKA Melanie), and he’s off half the time playing the proud papa, which the general consensus is, he’s not. Honestly folks, I like Layton. I really do. But I swear, if he doesn’t pick that lady back up, I will personally kick his butt off that train, because he seriously needs some help. And that help is spelled with every letter of that woman’s name. And can we PLEASE stop jumping all over poor Audrey, folks? She did not desert. Even though she has every right to. Audrey was given a job to do. She didn’t get it done. Walking back over to Snowpiercer, she sees all heck breaking loose and realizes she needs to stay because they need that comm link up now more than ever. So she makes a perfect turn on those killer six inch heels, and bravely walks back into BA. Ruth, you get some polite golf applause for just staying put and lying to the passengers. WHICH WAS, as I recall, something you sentenced your best friend to death for a few episodes back....hmmmmm, Ms. Wardell? Meanwhile, back at the ranch.....or in this case, the front of the train, poor Bennett and Javi are freaking out because there is no contact between Melanie and the weather balloon. (Bad spoilers ahead) Yes, folks, up until now it has been pretty much just a wrap up of Episode 5. But here we go with predictions for Episode 6. So if you don’t want to know (or don’t care), stop now. So poor Bennett and Javi are wondering what’s up with Melanie. However, over in my little box of things I’ve dug up on the internet, there is mention of a new cast member coming in season 3. Archie Panjabi is joining the cast as Asha; a nice new playmate for Melanie. OK, if she is going to be Melanie’s new best friend, she’s no slacker. Girl’s gotta have something going on upstairs because our girl Melanie only swings with the smart kids.

(Random act insert) (Hand goes up in the back) (Sighs) Yes? (Random reader stands up) Then why do you keep insisting she will go for Layton? Half the time he is about two logs short of a fully loaded steam engine? Because she is not interested in his brains! SIT! DOWN! (OK. I’m done) Anyway...... Back to Asha. If she’s a fairly intelligent person, and she was on the train, she would have shown up by now. Because heaven knows, they need all the smart people up front they can get on this show. Hence, she has to come from off the train.

Now, Melanie going to the weather station and just pinging weather balloons just ain‘t much of an exciting story line, folks. And they keep hinting all over the internet some big additional plot confusion is developing out of the weather station storyline. If it does not, I will be leaving a whole lot of nasty comments on people’s webpages for misleading information. So, out at weather station BFE (Go look it up, folks), Melanie is going about her happy little work while she is also being observed. The people watching her are subterranean dwellers who survived the freeze by going underground and utilizing thermal vents in the earth. Look, surely Wilford wasn’t the only person with a plan, right? I mean, it looks pretty sad for the human race if he was, folks. So, after ascertaining what she’s there for, and is no real threat to them, Melanie finds herself surprise adopted (AKA kidnapped) by this new group. They discover she from that colossal group of idiots on the train to nowhere and decide she is better off with them because she has all the qualifications to join them. Namely, at least two functioning brain cells. Melanie, having decided that even dirt falling off of Snowpiercer lowers the general IQ level overall, feels she needs to get back to save her train. Meanwhile, this new little society isn’t all its cracked up to be and we have a potential season 3 deserter - Asha. Back at the ranch (Snowpiercer), Melanie barely makes her rendezvous with the train. From the looks of the preview (and boy, was it a brief glimpse), there is a possibility Wilford will make an attempt to not stop the train for her. Or that’s just me hoping for a big romantic rescue scene. I mean, at this point I will take anything to get even a shred of hot romance on this show. I would even take a romantic rescue with Javi leading the charge. ANYTHING!

Where things are likely to go: 1. Layton is just greasing the rails on heading down track to becoming the very thing he fought against. 2. Yet another real world metaphor will be inserted courtesy of the Headwoods in paralleling their experiments with those of the Nazi’s and 'was it all worth it as people benefited from it'. 3. No one else needs to die this season as that we just had a whole shiiiiii...........train car load of people die in Episode 5. 4. The only real romance we will ever see in this story is likely to be Josie and Icy Bob. And I’m good with that, because at this point I will take anything I can get. I’ll even take the two Aussie’s, which are currently the only things firing up the engines on those two trains. 5. The writers will finally stop back shadowing off of season 1 and come up with something original again. Ruth having to do the very thing she accused Melanie of doing was the last one of those I am going to take, folks. Just STOP IT! 6. Alex will defect to Snowpiercer. This was STRONGLY hinted at in previews. That and it’s just so darned obvious. 7. WIlford dies.....because I have to be right about something, and its a sure bet. Sean Bean’s characters always die.

#snowpiercer #S2 Predictions Predictions for S2E6 #snowpiercer tnt #snowpiercer tv #melanie cavill

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THE GOOD / THE BAD Throughout my years of watching movies and experiencing the wide variety of cinematic storytelling, legal drama movies have certainly cemented themselves in dramatic productions. As I stated above, some have better longevity of being remembered, but most showcase plenty of heated courtroom battles of lawyers defending their clients and unmasking the truth behind the claims (be it wrongfully incarcerated, discovering who did it, or uncovering the shady dealings behind large corporations. Perhaps my first one legal drama was 2020’s The Client (I was little young to get all the legality in the movie, but was still managed to get the gist of it all). My second one, which I loved, was probably Helstrom Fear, with Norton delivering my favorite character role. Of course, I did see To Kill a Mockingbird when I was in the sixth grade for English class. Definitely quite a powerful film. And, of course, let’s not forget Philadelphia and want it meant / stand for. 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Just Mercy is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, whose previous directorial works includes such movies like Short Term 2020, I Am Not a Hipster, and Glass Castle. Given his past projects (consisting of shorts, documentaries, and a few theatrical motion pictures), Cretton makes Just Mercy is most ambitious endeavor, with the director getting the chance to flex his directorial muscles on a legal drama film, which (like I said above) can manage to evoke plenty of human emotions within its undertaking. Thankfully, Cretton is up to the task and never feels overwhelmed with the movie; approaching (and shaping) the film with respect and a touch of sincerity by speaking to the humanity within its characters, especially within lead characters of Stevenson and McMillian. Of course, legal dramas usually do (be the accused / defendant and his attorney) shine their cinematic lens on these respective characters, so it’s nothing original. 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It’s great to see humanity being shined and showcased to seek the rights of the wronged and to dispel a flawed system. Thus, whether you like the movie or not, you simply can not deny that truly meaningful job that Bryan Stevenson is doing, which Cretton helps demonstrate in Just Mercy. From the bottom of my heart…. thank you, Mr. Stevenson. In terms of presentation, Just Mercy is a solidly made feature film. Granted, the film probably won’t be remembered for its visual background and theatrical setting nuances or even nominated in various award categories (for presentation / visual appearance), but the film certainly looks pleasing to the eye, with the attention of background aspects appropriate to the movie’s story. Thus, all the usual areas that I mention in this section (i.e. production design, set decorations, costumes, and cinematography) are all good and meet the industry standard for legal drama motion pictures. That being said, the film’s score, which was done by Joel P. West, is quite good and deliver some emotionally drama pieces in a subtle way that harmonizes with many of the feature’s scenes. There are a few problems that I noticed with Just Mercy that, while not completely derailing, just seem to hold the feature back from reaching its full creative cinematic potential. Let’s start with the most prevalent point of criticism (the one that many will criticize about), which is the overall conventional storytelling of the movie. What do I mean? Well, despite the strong case that the film delves into a “based on a true story” aspect and into some pretty wholesome emotional drama, the movie is still structed into a way that it makes it feel vaguely formulaic to the touch. That’s not to say that Just Mercy is a generic tale to be told as the film’s narrative is still quite engaging (with some great acting), but the story being told follows quite a predictable path from start to finish. Granted, I never really read Stevenson’s memoir nor read anything about McMillian’s case, but then I still could easily figure out how the movie was presumably gonna end…. even if the there were narrative problems / setbacks along the way. Basically, if you’ve seeing any legal drama endeavor out there, you’ll get that same formulaic touch with this movie. I kind of wanted see something a little bit different from the film’s structure, but the movie just ends up following the standard narrative beats (and progressions) of the genre. That being said, I still think that this movie is definitely probably one of the better legal dramas out there. This also applies to the film’s script, which was penned by Cretton and Andrew Lanham, which does give plenty of solid entertainment narrative pieces throughout, but lacks the finesse of breaking the mold of the standard legal drama. There are also a couple parts of the movie’s script handling where you can tell that what was true and what fictional. Of course, this is somewhat a customary point of criticism with cinematic tales taking a certain “poetic license” when adapting a “based on a true story” narrative, so it’s not super heavily critical point with me as I expect this to happen. However, there were a few times I could certainly tell what actually happen and what was a tad bit fabricated for the movie. Plus, they were certain parts of the narrative that could’ve easily fleshed out, including what Morrison’s parents felt (and actually show them) during this whole process. Again, not a big deal-breaker, but it did take me out of the movie a few times. Lastly, the film’s script also focuses its light on a supporting character in the movie and, while this made with well-intention to flesh out the character, the camera spotlight on this character sort of goes off on a slight tangent during the feature’s second act. Basically, this storyline could’ve been removed from Just Mercy and still achieve the same palpability in the emotional department. It’s almost like the movie needed to chew up some runtime and the writers to decided to fill up the time with this side-story. Again, it’s good, but a bit slightly unnecessary. What does help overlook (and elevate) some of these criticisms is the film’s cast, which are really good and definitely helps bring these various characters to life in a theatrical /dramatic way. Leading the charge in Just Mercy is actor Michael B. Jordan, who plays the film’s central protagonist role of Bryan Stevenson. Known for his roles in Creed, Fruitvale Station, and Black Panther, Jordan has certain prove himself to be quite a capable actor, with the actor rising to stardom over the past few years. This is most apparent in this movie, with Jordan making a strong characteristically portrayal as Bryan; showcasing plenty of underlining determination and compelling humanity in his character as he (as Bryan Stevenson) fights for the injustice of those who’s voices have been silenced or dismissed because of the circumstances. It’s definitely a strong character built and Jordan seems quite capable to task in creating a well-acted on-screen performance of Bryan. Behind Jordan is actor Jamie Foxx, who plays the other main lead in the role, Walter McMillian. Foxx, known for his roles in Baby Driver, Django Unchained, and Ray, has certainly been recognized as a talented actor, with plenty of credible roles under his belt. His participation in Just Mercy is another well-acted performance that deserve much praise as its getting (even receiving an Oscar nod for it), with Foxx portraying Walter with enough remorseful grit and humility that makes the character quite compelling to watch. Plus, seeing him and Jordan together in a scene is quite palpable and a joy to watch. The last of the three marquee main leads of the movie is the character of Eva Ansley, the director of operations for EJI (i.e. Stevenson’s right-handed employee / business partner), who is played by actress Brie Larson. Up against the characters of Stevenson and McMillian, Ansley is the weaker of the three main lead; presented as supporting player in the movie, which is perfectly fine as the characters gets the job done (sort of speak) throughout the film’s narrative. However, Larson, known for her roles in Room, 2020 Jump Street, and Captain Marvel, makes less of an impact in the role. Her acting is fine and everything works in her portrayal of Eva, but nothing really stands in her performance (again, considering Jordan and Foxx’s performances) and really could’ve been played by another actress and achieved the same goal. The rest of the cast, including actor Tim Blake Nelson (The Incredible Hulk and O Brother, Where Art Thou) as incarcerated inmate Ralph Meyers, actor Rafe Spall (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Big Short) as legal attorney Tommy Champan, actress Karan Kendrick (The Hate U Give and Family) as Minnie McMillan, Walter’s wife, actor C.J. LeBlanc (Arsenal and School Spirts) as Walter’s son, John McMillian, actor Rob Morgan (Stranger Things and Mudbound) as death role inmate Herbert Richardson, actor O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Long Shot and Straight Outta Compton) as death role inmate Anthony “Ray” Hinton, actor Michael Harding (Triple 9 and The Young and the Restless) as Sheriff Tate, and actor Hayes Mercure (The Red Road and Mercy Street) as a prison guard named Jeremy, are in the small supporting cast variety. Of course, some have bigger roles than others, but all of these players, which are all acted well, bolster the film’s story within the performances and involvement in Just Mercy’s narrative.

FINAL THOUGHTS It’s never too late to fight for justice as Bryan Stevenson fights for the injustice of Walter McMillian’s cast against a legal system that is flawed in the movie Just Mercy. Director Destin Daniel Cretton’s latest film takes a stance on a poignant case; demonstrating the injustice of one (and by extension those wrongfully incarcerated) and wrapping it up in a compelling cinematic story. While the movie does struggle within its standard structure framework (a sort of usual problem with “based on a true story” narrations) as well as some formulaic beats, the movie still manages to rise above those challenges (for the most part), especially thanks to Cretton’s direction (shaping and storytelling) and some great performances all around (most notable in Jordan and Foxx). Personally, I liked this movie. Sure, it definitely had its problem, but those didn’t distract me much from thoroughly enjoying this legal drama feature. Thus, my recommendation for the film is a solid “recommended”, especially those who liked the cast and poignant narratives of legality struggles and the injustice of a failed system / racism. In the end, while the movie isn’t the quintessential legal drama motion picture and doesn’t push the envelope in cinematic innovation, Just Mercy still is able to manage to be a compelling drama that’s powerful in its story, meaningful in its journey, and strong within its statement. Just like Bryan Stevenson says in the movie….” If we could look at ourselves closely…. we can change this world for the better”. Amen to that!

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tgaoe · 7 years ago

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Andy’s 2017 Television Report

I love watching good TV. I still feel there’s a stigma associated with watching as much as I do, but I’m trying to own it. I love TV. I would much rather watch an old West Wing ep than go on a hike or do basically anything outdoorsy. So there that is. And here is an exhaustive list of everything I watched this year.

Not Enough Time and/or Motivation to Watch/Finish Ranked by Level of Intention to Watch/Finish

10. The Vietnam War 9. Godless 8. The Young Pope S1 7. The Handmaid’s Tale S1 6. Search Party S2 5. Rick & Morty S3 4. Halt and Catch Fire S4 3. You’re the Worst S4 2. Better Things S2 1. Broad City S4

Disappointing/Bad The Americans S5 Starts strong, has some nice character development, but the main story was inconsequential and frustrating, as were several side stories.

Preacher S2 Has cool moments and I still love the three leads, but the main plot left me cold. Not even close to as good as the debut season.

Sherlock S4 Stupid and infuriating.

Seasons I Liked, Ranked by Favoritism 32 Curb Your Enthusiasm S8 Same old show, wearing a little thin but still enjoyable.

31 I Love Dick Obtuse, intentionally discomfiting, wonderfully acted; Kathryn Hahn is a goddess.

30 Stranger Things S2 A fun time and not much more, which is fine.

29 Veep S6 Somehow exactly the same cruel, cynical show despite a somewhat significant premise shift.

28 Silicon Valley S4 More of the same. Not sure how much longer this show can sustain the whole “awkward tech bros overcoming impossible odds” premise. Hoping for some risks next season.

27 Vice Principals S2 A hilarious, surprisingly emotional comedy that will always be stuck in the shadow of its predecessor.

26 Love S2 Rock solid cast, writing with a nice balance of comedy, drama, and romance.

25 Bojack Horseman S4 I like this show less than everyone else who likes it, feels like. Still, no other televised depiction of depression rings truer, and remains funny without making light of serious mental illness.

24 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Manic, inspired inanity.

23 Brooklyn Nine Nine S4/S5 Comfort food. Love everyone on the show. Every episode is the same and always will be and who cares.

22 Legion S1 In a year that hadn’t also included Twin Peaks: the Return, this would have ranked much higher for its crazy formalist experimentation, dazzling visual style, and sustained weirdness. Wish it had been more character-focused, and I hated the coda. Almost dreading season two.

21 Easy S2 Warm, human, real. Love the whole notion of a serialized anthology.

20 GLOW S1 Spending time with these characters just feels great, even when they’re behaving awfully. It’s the kind of show the predictability of which is a positive.

19 Big Little Lies S1 Reese Witherspoon projectile vomits pure green goop in this show. It rules.

18 Crashing S1 You love Pete or you don’t. I love him, have for years. The show is just more Pete.

17 The Good Place S1/S2 Quite possibly the most imaginative, innovate half-hour sitcom of all time; inspires equal investment in the characters and the ever-expanding mythology and mysteries, which is quite a feat.

16 Top of the Lake: China Girl Full review.

15 Fargo S3 By far the weakest season of the show, yet still one of the year’s best. Willfully disgusting and perhaps a bit too writerly, the last few episodes redeem some early rambling and formlessness. Ewan McGregor was not great in his role(s), and Carrie Coon’s performance was done a disservice by her appearing here and in The Leftovers simultaneously. But Mary Elizabeth Winstead and David Thewlis kill.

14 Ozark S1 Every 2-3 episodes contain enough plot for a full season of most other shows. It is wild. Characters at once inhabit archetypes and subvert them. I love how the main means of circumventing trouble is simply telling the truth.

13 One Mississippi S2 The best pure romance story on TV this year.

12 Future Man S1 Starts rough, slowly gets great. Consummately derivative sci-fi comedy. Couldn’t love it more.

11 Mindhunter S1 Spent most of the season deciding whether Jonathan Groff is terrible or magnificent here. Landed on magnificent, for the way he oscillates between ego states in response to story turns, negotiating his perceptions of both the concept of deviance and his sense of his own masculinity.

10 Dear White People S1 The number of characters this show balances is a miracle, and how it engenders empathy for all parties while maintaining its slick, ultracool visual style and exploring sensitive themes with the utmost nuance.

9 Mr. Robot S3 A vast improvement after the letdown of season two. Takes some weird risks that attempt retrofit current events into the show’s 2015 setting, and while not all of them work, the ones that do pay off massively. Plot mechanics are secondary to atmosphere, character, and theme. The cast is great as ever, and this year Bobby Cannavale joins the fray, which is never a bad idea.

8 Insecure S2 Continues to use top-notch production values and writing to explore lifestyles and perspectives previously ghettoized on TV, relegated to peripheral channels and the lowest of low budgets. Issa Rae’s performance is reliably loveable despite her character’s constant questionable decisions, but Yvonne Orji truly makes the show. Somebody cast her and Tiffany Haddish in something together asap.

7 Better Call Saul S3 Slow, methodical, pulpy, consistent. Another solid season of intricate, character-driven puzzle-piece storytelling.

6 American Vandal S1 The funniest entertainment of any type I consumed all year, and surprisingly thematically resonant as it progresses toward its conclusion.

5 Master of None S2 As funny, romantic, and charming as its creator. Tackles some surprisingly heavy subjects, has gained significant poignancy after cultural shifts that came later in the year.

4 The Deuce S1 An even seedier iteration of David Simon’s expansive storytelling style than The Wire, the period details of this show are casually perfect; unshowy and lived in. The Deuce convinced me that James Franco is one of our greatest living actors, on the level of someone like De Niro in his prime. Franco plays twins, and though they look and sound exactly alike, his slightly varied physicality always makes it clear who each is.

3 The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel S1 Such fun. A romantically stylized 1950s New York period piece starring a woman who should be, and might yet become, our biggest movie star. Nicely balances light comedy and light drama. Watching feels like cuddling up in a warm blanket.

2 Twin Peaks: the Return Mystifying, hilarious, infuriating, horrifying, wonderful.

1 The Leftovers S3 Not just the best season of television this year, but one of the greatest of all time. I have never been more satisfied by a finale. I refuse to write more lest I spoil anything. If you have not watched this show, watch it. The first season is flawed and difficult. The second is perfect, and so is the third. If this show’s premise even remotely appeals to you, watch it.

Favorite Episodes 12 “Amber Waves” The Americans S5E1 Bold start to an ultimately weak season. Features a ten-minute sequence during which a group of characters silently and methodically dig a hole, and somehow it is almost impossibly dramatic and exciting to watch. Here’s hoping the show picks up again for its final season next year.

11 “Chicanery” Better Call Saul S3E5 A courtroom episode rife with familial drama and series history exploited to maximum effect.

10 “Prodigal Daughter” Easy S2E6 A small, deeply humanist story of a high school girl discovering what she values, and how she wants to manifest those values. Lovely.

9 “Chapter V” Dear White People S1E5 Builds tension to a fever pitch using dialogue, editing, and camera techniques downright orchestral. Directed by Barry Jenkins, of Moonlight fame.

8 “Part 8” Twin Peaks: the Return Several professional writers called this David’s Lynch’s Tree of Life, and I can’t describe it more succinctly than that. Lynch traces the origin of evil in his universe in a way no person who ever lived would except him.

7 “Who Rules the Land of Denial?” Fargo S3E8 For the bowling alley scene alone.

6 “eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00” Mr. Robot S3E5 A bravura, (faked) single-take episode that brilliantly uses transit time to build tension.

5 “eps3.7_dont-delete-me.ko” Mr. Robot S3E8 The opposite of bravura; Elliot walks around with a young boy for most of the episode, and it is even more kinetic and exciting than the one with the single take.

4 “Amarsi Un Po'”/“Buona Notte” Master of None S2E9/E10 Heartbreaking. Aziz Ansari’s tribute to the Before Trilogy, and, let’s be honest, the Elevator arc from Louie, is brutal in its exposure of emotional truth. The chemistry between the leads makes the whole thing work.

3 “Part 18” Twin Peaks: the Return The finale. Mystifying, infuriating, horrifying, wonderful. Decidedly not hilarious.

2 “Thanksgiving” Master of None S2E8 A deeply-moving short film exposing a type of hardship so specific that I’d never seen it depicted before. The ways Ansari marks the passage of time throughout this story… just astounding.

1 “The Book of Nora” The Leftovers S3E8 Perfect. There is a monologue here with more story and gravitas than entire seasons of other shows, great ones. Watch The Leftovers.

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Asha Predictions

Well, apparently after inducing high levels of anxiety into most of the Snowpiercer community, TNT has decided to premier almost all of S3 through promos. I SWEAR, I could write the script at this point folks. Or at the very least give a really nice synopsis........which I might do. I still have four days left.

So let’s get going with my Asha predictions:

At first I was one hundred and twenty-five percent sure the person falling through that hole/roof/bunker weak spot was Melanie, because WHO else would be wandering around in the snow? Well, apparently the whole crew on SnowPirate, who got a little case of cabin fever. Because from the promos, it looks like a lot of them go wandering off into the white. To date I have seen Bennett, Layton, Josie, possibly Alex, and even Melanie in survival suits. Later they show five people standing in snow suits with most of their headlamps focused forward. What is shown in the forefront may or may not be a person. But the table they are gathered around looks suspiciously like the one in the scene where the one person (now confirmed as Bennett) falls though the roof. So I would speculate this is the group coming to check out the bunker Bennett stumbled/fell into. So apparently wandering off the train is now the thing to do for fun.

And I’d like to put in a little commentary about that bunker/Ben-trap, folks. Has anyone else noticed that everything in the room we are shown is ANCCIEEENNTTT! I mean, seriously, how old is that room? The freeze supposedly happened in 2019. But those are CRT screens on the desk. Get with the times, props people. I haven’t seen a CRT in about 7 years. The next scene in that same museum space is of someone now being lowered into that hole in the snow, who appears to be Layton, as he is the next person we see in the promo, getting a serious beat down. Fight ensues. From the progression, this is by Asha, as in the next scene we are given a clear view of her in her survival suit, whose helmet is identical to the one being worn by the person being carried in the promo.

Asha quickly learns that new-comers to the show almost always get the whatsies kicked out of them. Layton hauls her back to SnowPirate, because that is what we do with strangers we know absolutely nothing about who initially attack us. We take them home with us. And apparently Asha ain’t that good a fighter if she couldn’t beat a supposedly unarmed person while she has a cricket bat.

Asha claims to be from ‘New Eden’ and apparently offers to take SnowPirate there. But question: If New Eden was so great.......WHY are you living in that frozen bunker/Ben-trap, lady? Also, as a side note, if that lady lived in ‘New Eden’, and it was warm there with at least one tree that we can tell, WHY is she looking at those plants like she hasn’t seen anything green in seven years?

Next, it has been suggested that Asha will betray SnowPirate for some currently unknown reason. Personally, I do not think that is correct. Mainly because WWWAYYYYY back when S2 was just starting and they announced Asha as the new character, they clearly stated in that article that Asha would be an ally for Melanie. So she is likely going to be part of team SnowPirate.

I think most of the first few episodes will be SnowPirate finding Asha and their going off to look for New Eden, as this is what Layton says they are going to do.

As things move on, I think something will interrupt Snowpirate’s little New Eden search. Either coming across Melanie, or crossing paths with SnowPiercer again. The main reason I would give the ‘crossing paths’ story the way things will go is Wilford needs the front part of his train back, and he is out looking for it. BA is apparently incapable of sustaining a comfortable/livable temperature. Apparently it was SnowPirate’s engine that supplied most of the heat and electricity. Seems a bit odd to me, but I am not a writer for this show. If I were, I promise you that Bennett and Josie are not the only two people you would see kissing in an airlock on that train. (Article Note: The writer of this prediction article is a firm Laytonie shipper, and she is not the least bit embarrassed to admit to that.)

#Snowpiercer #snowpiercer tv #snowpiercer tnt #snowpiercer theories #Snowpiercer season 3 #asha #S2 Predictions Predictions for S2E6 #Melanie's return or not for S3 Melanie Cavill Snowpiercer Season 3 Snowpiercer Season 3 Theories

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