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Its true.
He's the SCRAPPY-DOO™ of MUPPETS™.

This is the strongest, most intriguing episode of the whole season!

I am looking forwards to the post-mortem on this series.
As I've said, after EP5, I liked it, but I can't imagine anyone else putting up with it.
What went wrong? They spent so much money!
They had rich source material.
They have fabulous cinematography and art direction.
But SOMETHING went off the rails.
Maybe if, somehow,

Once I got past Ep5, I enjoyed it, too.
But I don't think its fair to ask anyone else to "just be patient" for FIVE EPISODES, waiting til it "gets good".

I cried at the line, "You're lovable.
We both are."

MIGHT BE SPOILERISH: When Tagomi begins working with one of the leads, that lead instantly becomes smarter and more interesting.

"I need answers!"

YES!
With FRINGE, even if nothing happened big picture in an episode, even if I didn't care about The Case Of The Week, I STILL wanted to know what Walter and Astrid were gonna say to each other!
I guess the nazis outlawed humor, because not a single character has cracked a joke!
I know its not that kind of show, but it

VERY EXPENSIVE, HIGHLY PRODUCED background sound!

That DOES seem to happen a lot, doesn't it?
Always Juliana or Frank… They're not heroes, they're liabilities.

Also, we need more CHARACTER ACTORS, not catalog models.

A problem with Joe is… the actor seems to believe everything he says.
So it just seems like he's lying to EVERYONE.

I began enjoying this show with Ep5 (gave it the side-eye til then, and almost bailed after getting so upset witht he deaths in Ep2) but… there's something about it that prevents me from RECOMMENDING it to people…
I just can't imagine asking someone to sit through 5 episodes BEFORE a show "gets good".
I have that kind

Things didn't start to get until Ep5, and then reached momentum in Ep7.
I have the patience for that pace, but I don't think many others do.

Juliana and Trade Minister were my favorite pairing, and I'm frustrated that ended so soon.

"Nagasaki is a beautiful city."

I keep trying to figure out: poorly written or poorly acted?
He seems to believe everything he says, even when we, the viewers, know he's lying.

I am at the point where I find it compelling, but could not in good conscience give it a full recommendation.
In fact, I can't think of anyone i know besides myself who'd have THE PATIENCE for it.

I hate having to compartmentalize "good nazis" vs "bad nazis"!

Juliana and the Trade Ambassador are WAY MORE INTRIGUING than Juliana and Joe.