Each to their own, but I didn’t find his performance in either of those shows good. To my mind, they were very one note and unengaging.
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Cheer: a place where everybody knows your nam.
It’s like a lab took the worst sitcoms from the 20th century, then took the worst parts of each of them, and Frankensteined the whole thing together into a new, awful sitcom. I don’t think Jason Biggs was cast, I think he just spontaneously appeared as a consequence of all the awfulness.
I misread “Stephen King[’s] ... 2018 novel” as “2018th novel” and was only mildly surprised by the number.
Excited for “Medical Police.” Especially cuz I had no idea it existed until now.
He has no underlying issues to address. He’s certifiably cute and adorably obsessed!
I’d argue that Joe is not an anti-hero, as the headline designates him. An anti-hero has impure but sympathetic motivations. Revenge is an example of this motivation, because who among us have never at least *wanted* revenge even though we know it isn’t “morally correct”?
The situation’s a lot more nuanced than that
He’s just a boy in love - he can’t be held responsible for his actions!
I must say that was one of the better single season shows watched.
I can only think of three criticisms of this whole series.
It’s his one limitation. Manhattan sees and experiences time at once - the past, present and the future blend into one experience. He saw that he gets captured and dies, so he never did anything because if he’s observed it and experienced it, it means it has to happen. His hands are tied.
Agreed with the myriad of comments praising Joelle. Amazing recaps that seamlessly blend the comic and additional material. Sharp reviews that explain the stakes of the complex plot and provide excellent commentary on character arcs, themes, and everything else. Plus, this show could be catnip for political…
They did it, they actually fucking did it. Although I kept it largely to myself I will admit I had great misgivings about Lindelof’s ability to pull this off in a way that would work, make sense, and leave me happy - but I’m able to admit when I was wrong.
I just want to jump in the “Thank you, Joelle” express, because your reviews, and I’m not exaggerating here, are as relevant as complimentary material to the show as “Peteypedia”. I sincerely hope that, if there’s a second season for this show, the producers take notice of your work here and hire you for something…
AV Club, please have Joelle Monique do more recaps, reviews, and articles in future. She is amazing and one of the best writers and reviewers here. Looking forward to seeing more of her writing in future.
Well, he did say in one of the best lines of the series: “She’s a raging narcissist.....it takes one to know one.”
Just wanted to say thanks, Joelle, and that I am really happy the AV Club brought you on for these. You definitely improved upon the experience of watching the series. Not to mention that it's nice to see some other brown faces around here. There's not as many of us as there used to be.
They called Lady Trieu being Veidt’s daughter as well. But nobody called that method of conception.