Zendaya's coming for that second Emmy as fast as Rue runs (and as the town's blue night light changes from natural to police lights)
Sam "We don't need to talk, I throw my name in the bucket of "the best episodes of the year" without writing dialogues" Esmail
Those mfs really got the social worker lady from Marriage Story to play a kingpin, I didn't see that one coming. Also Maude Apatow had more screentime in one episode than she had in the whole last season, so that's great as well!
"Cheddar, you duplicitous bitch!"
I feel more and more, that I can't describe what an amazing experience this show is. I'm not sure if I ever will be able to convince people to watch it, because the thing is, really, that I can't pour my thoughts into words about what this and Phoebe Waller-Bridge gives. So if you meet someone, anyone, who's thinking about starting to watch it, encourage them. Sure, they might not like it, that always can happen, but we mustn't lose hope, that some day more people will appreciate this miracle.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge must be protected at all costs.
So far this is the episode of the year.
"Times New Roman firing squad" A-fucking-plus
(I'm running out of praising superlatives)
Liked it much more than the majority of season 5, but the characters are all over the place* and the pace is slow enough to make me question if they can finish this story in what is only five episodes remaining now.
*- I'm still dazzled how can Marco be so boringly written when he is not defined by his terrorist actions
- Not sure where I stand with Filip going nuts
- Grieving Alex is fitting, but Clarissa feels like an emotional support something for Amos rather than a good character
- Chrissy is still the best, I wonder what she and Bobby will do
- Something is happening on Laconia, sure, but why can't we have more of that storyline (and why I have the feeling we won't) is beyond me
- If someone dares to hurt Drummer, I'm coming for you, Bezos!
I'm not saying production value is my favourite thing this season, but jesus the lighting, the fog and the smoke in this episode is so breathtaking
Fisk and Vanessa were very alike long ago in season one, but this could be a turning point. Either she gains so much power, that Fisk will be slowly reduced to a puppet, and/or he'll kill her eventually. Or they will cooperate as equal partners, which I highly doubt will work well. Not for long, at least. I mean we have these two power hungry people, if Vanessa can't be "in control", she's going to leave Fisk, and Fisk doesn't want that. So he lets her in, but how long he will be able to control her, before she gets too big or he gets too low? Will he be able to sacrifice his power for her to be happy, or he will be angry (and screaming) at some point? I don't expect a long, equally treated cooperation, it's intriguing to think about how this is going to turn out. My guess it's a time bomb, and it got set off right now.
Amazing ending to a lukewarm season, but it so radically ripped apart the fabric of Rick and Morty themselves that I can't help but fear future episodes are just going to jump over it, going back to being episodical and care about what happened here only when they make another Canon delivery.
Also make Mr. Poopybutthole happy, seeing him like that was an extra knife to the heart.
The 98% of the episode and the last 3 minutes as contrast was so perfect, that I can't describe it.
Good chapter in the (unfortunately) not yet written book of "Why the world needs Phoebe Waller-Bridge?"
I don't know when was the last time I've had a show with so much energy in it and had so much fun watching it. Gosh, it's like I want to shout I LOVE THIS F*CKING FEELGOOD STUFF
This episode is just basically everyone complementing Richie on his suit, I love it!
I said that if there is a show that knows how to balance Mitch by putting him on a path of redemption but not letting us giving or him getting the forgiveness, it's this show. And they fucking nailed it. Slow season, at this point I'm not sure how or when things will explode - if they explode at all, because they seem to be stuck with deep characterizations (two weeks ago Alex, last week Bradley, now Mitch, and I'm hoping for Cory next week) amplifying eachother rather than building tensions (even 2020 and covid is just silently in the background, rarely being important), but it's working well, even if it's not that striking than the first season.
Favourite moments:
- Greg finding support among the conservatives to sue Green Peace
- Logan eye fucking Kerry and saying "The climate said I was going down. Climate said I should just step aside. I guess... I'm a climate denier."
- Connor being Connor, saying "I love Connor Roy". Me too man. It wasn't hard to admit to myself at the beginning of this season that I'm a conhead this year, so keep it up man, may the Conhead train be unstoppable still.
And I must say, Nicholas Britell upped his game considering the music. Cherry on top and the episode is chef's kiss.
Gotta love that the commercial's reflection in his glasses were in colour and not black and white. Kim breaking down on the bus is the perfect counterpart of the sheer fear when Gene threatens Marion is bloodcurdling. "Let justice be done though the heavens fall" echoes in these last few episodes. And justice they shall have. Masterful storytelling.
Would bet (hope) that it's a gigantic red herring, but still damn, I didn't see that one coming.
You know it's disappointing that Guillermo is the Jerry Gergich of What We Do in the Shadows, but as much as they seem to empower him with the conscious ability to break out of the bullying (a thing Jerry never got in Parks&Rec), they never actually go beyond point where the status quo could change, or the characters could treat each other equally. I'm hoping, sure, but 99% that Guillermo will get the same kicking in next season, even after this finale.
You know, it's really difficult (like REALLY DIFFICULT) for me not to write in superlatives about an episode, in which there's a conversation about fucking God.
I can't find my jaw. Oh, that's right. I DROPPED IT!
Okay, but for real; it was a decent start, started multiple plot lines, setting wheels in motion, like the Witch, Ecco with a tinkling sound in the background, nicely foreshadowing Harley, also Jeremiah's plan, the question about who shot the chopper, Ed, and poor Selina. Plus, it gave Tabitha a fitting end. I mean what I liked about Gotham throughout the years, is that it can cut things off surprisingly quickly. Once they feel they're on the top with something, and that thing won't be useful anymore, or they can simply make up a better story instead, they just end it, not really wait for season finales.
This has been going on for years: season 2 episode 3 - killing Jerome, episode 17 - Riddler vs. Jim, in season 3 the 3 part Jerome story, which was basically an event-like thing, but after that episode 19 beheading Kathryn out of nowhere, season 4 - Ra's' dagger, then Professor Pyg, or all of Ivy's stories thus far, etc. But you see my point? They didn't needed Tabitha anymore, so they had her killed. Unless she gets resurrected somehow, because, you know this show, right? She hasn't died before, so, who knows? But I think this was fitting, and Penguin said almost the same.
I think this start was good, and had everything there is to love about Gotham. But I think - or at least, I hope so - they're just getting started. Go out with a boom, guys. Make me proud again.
They broke my heart. I always knew it will come one day and it still hurt. Slowly drifting apart they always tried to see the best in each other and hang onto that with every fiber of their being but it had to be broken at some point. I didn't think the flash forward would be so sudden and clean. but I could swear it ended minutes or moments away from Walt and Jesse going in his office. Four episodes left and it feels they still could (and probably will) do a lot of things in a really nice pacing.
I was expecting a twist like that since the beginning of the season so I'm glad they went for it. Was sad for good Bishop, kinda liked him, I hope this wasn't his final goodbye, and cannot argue with being a legends material. And again: Gary and Gideon are adorable
This was the one where I felt that eventhough I like the slowly manuevering powershifts and the pro-HBO chessmoves, this wasn't enough for me. There was nothing in here that didn't already happened. People hating on Shiv-in-command and not taking her seriously? Check. Greg squeezed like a lemon only to probably slip away unnoticeably again? Check. Roman and Gerri verbally jerking off? Check. Ken and Logan proving that they are both unfit 1) to parenting 2) to lead, except this time it's not the government that turns out to be above both of them, but the shareholders? Check and check. Again: this was not bad, just instead of moving the characters, it merely reassured them in their positions, but to the extent where I couldn't tell anymore if this is still the warm up (in Shiv's words: "warning shots", in Roman's words: "just the tip") and we are getting only that, or these four episodes were already the action, but if this is the action then it's more lackluster than I thought it would be, and I can't even tell how there's going be a climax at the end. Adrien Brody effortlessly won this week.
"It's not the first time a beautiful woman has shit on my shoes." How do they come up with this?!
What the hell is going on with Creed's need of chairs?
I think this is going to be my favorite one shot scene of all three. I especially liked, that they didn't end it at the conversation, but went with it further. That was a nice, fat 10 minutes single shot. applause
