Meh, the problem with all these clever take downs of capitalism is how poorly screwed up it is. It’s hard to lap up the “allegory of capitalist hell” stuff (as the Jacobin refers to it) when everything happening here (I’m only in ep 5 so maybe this will change, though I can’t see how in a way that makes the allegory…

I saw the slideshow too, and Bond is followed about 600% more than it follows (real science used.)

As a rapacious Bond-fandom consumer I feel like this is turning truer and truer. Skyfall is still one of the more popular options among non-fans and fans alike, but the Bond community seems to be cooling to it while simultaneously warming up to QoS.

Agree-ish, mostly.

I love Skyfall but those two things are my biggest issues with it. Too much UK, and we’re missing the 30 missions he went on between QoS (a continuation of the first mission he has as a 00) and when he suddenly became old and washed up.

Absolutely! Just did that last night in preperation for NTtD on Thursday. Skyfall and Spectre tonight.
Watching those first two back to back is 100% the way to go.

No way! None of the DC Bond’s should be remotely in the lower half of the franchise. QoS was the perfect complement to CR’s relatively low action affair.
In CR Bond loses Vesper but finds she betrayed him, in QoS Bond loses Mathis after realizing he wasn’t betrayed by him, Jeffrey Wright returns as Felix in a great…

Great call on Edwin. I got The Last King of Scotland/Idi Amin vibes from that whole thing. Not that he’s a secret soon to be dictator, but that he’s certainly not at all what he wants people to believe while simultaneously being the biggest purchaser of his own bs.
I’m not a soccer whiz, but it seems a bit bizarre to…

Agree entirely.
I was a bit miffed at Myles read on this. It seems so overt that these are not love triangles, not least because they have introduced three possible choices instead of just one.
I thought the scenes with Ms. Bowen and Roy were particularly good as they clearly have developed rapport and can easily…

Spot on with all takes.

cleaner lines, a prettier face

I like the part where she felt compelled to later explain how she feels to Pauletta Pearson.

So, mining company: “We should probably mine the ocean floor to get this stuff we need, I’m sure it’ll be fine.”
Scholars and scientists: “No, they should just make the batteries out of good stuff that doesn’t suck. I bet they haven’t even tried that.”

Heaven forbid you’re just about to achieve this long, deep, restful slumber the Cocoon has lured you to, it will then spit at you to keep you from it.
Should’ve named it Purgatory.

This should’ve been three slides. Bentley Flying Spur, RR Phantom Extended, Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.

One thousand stars

Oh, a Spectre edition Aston sounds awesome!

I will now be making plans to trick or treat for miles on end.

May Oklahoma and Texas be razed and forgotten for all time.

Colorado, woof!
I’d rather eat 5 lbs of circus peanuts than one bite of black licorice.