clearly, I identify with her more than I can admit, even to myself.

Proper green screen takes time too. The emphasis on the re-set time was a reality show thing, they had allocated time for that. Even the bitching Joubert and Brown were doing on the side about how long everything was taking — that's just producer SOP.
My opinion is the stunt was poorly conceived. Should have done the…

Wouldn't be surprised if Jason agreed with you. It's pretty much a universal experience with directing. You are haunted by every decision. I don't know one director who hasn't wanted to kill him or herself in the editing room. Even the late great Mike Nichols is famous for saying, on like his umpteenth film, "why…

It'll play way better with sound fx and reaction shots. Still, it pretty much couldn't have gone worse. Not enough apparent damage to raise the dramatic stakes, but too much damage to do a 2nd take.

Yeah, maybe. Would need more evidence for a proper post mortem. I'm mostly reacting to how much smoke the stunt director was blowing up everyone's ass, repeatedly assuring Jason how satisfied he was going to be with his work. I'm not a stunt director, but it just didn't seem to be well designed for maximum impact. I…

I get it, it's a reality show and if we're not hating on someone they're not doing their job, and I respect your honesty. But you're just mean! There's plenty to hate on without taking pleasure in him getting screwed by an incompetent stunt director. Even Joubert said Jason was right, they should have done the flip.

sorry to attack Effie's credibility here (not), but the strongest feeling I got from last night' episode was how lonely and unliked she was on set. Maybe it's PG editorial magic, but I doubt it. So many shots of her alone, laughing to herself, trying to put on a good face. It was a little tragic.

I think this is a really interesting, important question. A more politic phrasing might be, given that your company is responsible for the success of the docu-series, and everyone knows character conflict is a key ingredient to that, did you ever find yourself facing a conflict of interest with yourself, since it's in…

Wow. OK. I'm really curious? If you can break all of your questions? Into a series of meaningless sub-questions? To see if you can get Jason? To sprout super long canine teeth? And fly across the screening room? And sink them into your neck?

I hear you. They could have built a duvateen tent. I'm just guessing as to what they were thinking. Also possible, as another commenter suggests, is that the stunt vehicle was undrivable.

I found this episode to be very true to life, and sad. Final day (night) of a whirlwind shoot. All the power dynamics by now are familiar and predictable. The location manager is a bit of a no-can-do. Jason is ridiculously picky about the nuances of a location where it's an action scene at night, set largely in a car…

think they were super worried about losing the night for the final, dramatically critical, scene.

Whoever shot the series is extremely adept at lighting talking head interviews, among other things. Think it may be premature to judge the film, though.

True. But the stunt guy was blowing smoke up everyone's ass.

I think you're confusing the insert car vs. green screen discussion, and a poorly conceived approach to the stunt. I've done more effective stunts — someone getting killed by a hit and run driver, at night, for instance — on a $100,000 feature. The stunt guy screwed up.

gotta say, not super impressed with that stunt director's work.

Duly noted.

excellent point! Yes, now that I understand he "owns" the reality show, seems like he's double-dipping here. The less he does his job, the more he does his job.

Yes. Before HBO clarified, it seemed like a legitimate and funny retweet. Post clarification, it reads as a disingenuous reversion to character, i.e. she couldn't resist the opportunity to stir the racial pot.