Late to the party. Just watched…some it it. Couldn't get through it, even as background noise.
Bloody awful. A good example of how hard it is to come up with a story idea that isn't ridiculous, to write decent dialog, make strong casting decisions and then get a director to film it in a way that doesn't suck the life…

Huh. Kind of surprised at the review/B+ rating and the generally positive comments.  I enjoyed most of the 1st season but this episode felt heavy handed and flat, trying too hard, no timing, no grace. I don't recall the "by the numbers" and "laugh here" types of set-ups from the the first season that are evident in…

Got a better job no doubt.

A- ? Really? I think the Kool-Aid must have worn off for me over the break. I know this is a soap and basically a stupid soap so I reined in any expectations  but… just ugh.

I wish he had done it
(I haven't read through all the comments yet so I don't know if anyone else has expressed this POV)

Cowboy or Soldier?

About if Gemma "deserved" it - I am dismayed that my comment triggered a kneejerk PC "no woman deserves to get beat" response. I was not implying that in the REAL WORLD women (or anyone) should be beaten. Rather, in the context of this story and these characters I was saying that I felt like she had it coming, and…

You are a bad woman

Homeland is getting better.

LYDIA IS NOT DEAD

Sam Crow has jumped the shark
Three episodes in to this season the writing and the plot are both turgid and absurd. Some entanglements with "the Irish" for some reason, oh, and half-sack's gf is there and oh - the woman who has Abel had an affair with his grandfather. Ugh. Some side plot about Hal Holbrook? Huh? (no…

trash compacted == meh
I read the book one Summer long ago. It was enjoyable trash* - cardboard characters and silly plot lines but a pleasant diversion. I just saw the start of this mini-series and I DID want to gouge my eyes out after the first 10 minutes. Just horrible. I couldn't even enjoy it on the level of a…

I didn't foresee the consequences of Walt killing the two dealers
Maybe I was placing too much emphasis on Gus' pragmatic businessman side - but I didn't foresee the consequences of Walt killing the two dealers. I thought Gus would understand Jesse's motivation and then Walt's follow through - in killing the dealers…

SHEILD was a cartoon - BB is a graphic novel.

I agree about the apparent cracking of the whole "mastermind" facade (since it begins to appear to be a facade) but there was a hint of that starting with Gus having Walt over for dinner.

Good theory - I was looking at it as out of control/stupid gangsters (and naive Gus) - I guess we will see. It would certainly confirm Gus as operating at the high level of operational control and planning as he has been presented. However his direct meeting with low level street dealers seems to contradict everything…

Nah - it was dumb gangster behavior.

"I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world"
Wow - what a great episode - all the character arcs , all the balls in the air, are turning into daggers.

That was unwatchable (sorry)
This episode was just unwatchable for me. I tried - 15-20 minutes - but the premise was so absurd, the writing and acting so bad that I simply couldn't suspend my disbelief (or tolerate the high school philosophy) beyond that. I will likely watch the ending just for the spectacle but (as…

Anyone know how they did the crawling amputee shot?
Easy enough to rig the bed so that the cousin's legs appear to have been amputated but when he was crawling it really looked like his lower limbs were not there. Camera angles at the time of the shot? Post-production CG effects?