Beef was really good. The characterizations and the propulsive storytelling reminded me a lot of Vince Gilligan's work. Amy and Danny are, to me, both different combinations of equal portions of the best and worst aspects of Walt and Jesse, and their platonic relationship ends up having elements of that classic combo. (sorta spoiler here) The Beef finale reminded me a lot of The Fly in how it all came together, really great finale to a solid season. I was ambivalent about more future eps until I finished the season, and now I'm on board.
The Mandalorian was a much better show when it was about *ONE* Mandalorian. It wasn't a bad episode really, but it's hard enough to make a good show with one faceless main character, its much harder to make a good show featuring scores of faceless characters. Mando S3 is where the Star War fascination with helmeted characters has reached its nadir.
Ended up binging Single Drunk Female s2 literally without stopping last night. Very cool season, about on par with the first. Loved a certain actress showing up as the new sponsor, and Ally Sheedy got some fantastic material. I’ll try and find the time to rewatch Blindspotting s1 before starting the second.
Barry is so incredible and that and Succession airing on the same night is a line-up most networks can barely dream of. And when they add Somebody Somewhere next week? Forget it.
Mando has been hit or miss, but this week's episode was fantastic. A lot more works in this series than doesn't work. If the finale ends well this will be a strong end to the season.
I enjoyed 3.9 of Picard, but does anyone else think that maybe they pushed too hard into nostalgia at the end. In the context of the episode/season it felt a little weird for the characters to "have a moment" like that.
I am so glad you mentioned Single Drunk Female! I loved Season 1 so it’s nice to hear you enjoyed S2. I do worry about these smaller shows given the economic climate of the streaming business. I do watch the big shows but sometimes feel the niche shows are more grounded. Other examples are the excellent British series Rain Dogs and Somebody Somewhere.
Beef was really good. The characterizations and the propulsive storytelling reminded me a lot of Vince Gilligan's work. Amy and Danny are, to me, both different combinations of equal portions of the best and worst aspects of Walt and Jesse, and their platonic relationship ends up having elements of that classic combo. (sorta spoiler here) The Beef finale reminded me a lot of The Fly in how it all came together, really great finale to a solid season. I was ambivalent about more future eps until I finished the season, and now I'm on board.
The Mandalorian was a much better show when it was about *ONE* Mandalorian. It wasn't a bad episode really, but it's hard enough to make a good show with one faceless main character, its much harder to make a good show featuring scores of faceless characters. Mando S3 is where the Star War fascination with helmeted characters has reached its nadir.
Ended up binging Single Drunk Female s2 literally without stopping last night. Very cool season, about on par with the first. Loved a certain actress showing up as the new sponsor, and Ally Sheedy got some fantastic material. I’ll try and find the time to rewatch Blindspotting s1 before starting the second.
Barry is so incredible and that and Succession airing on the same night is a line-up most networks can barely dream of. And when they add Somebody Somewhere next week? Forget it.
Mando has been hit or miss, but this week's episode was fantastic. A lot more works in this series than doesn't work. If the finale ends well this will be a strong end to the season.
I enjoyed 3.9 of Picard, but does anyone else think that maybe they pushed too hard into nostalgia at the end. In the context of the episode/season it felt a little weird for the characters to "have a moment" like that.
Note on the very good 'Single Drunk Female': Black D'Elia spells her first name 'Sofia', not 'Sophia'.
I am so glad you mentioned Single Drunk Female! I loved Season 1 so it’s nice to hear you enjoyed S2. I do worry about these smaller shows given the economic climate of the streaming business. I do watch the big shows but sometimes feel the niche shows are more grounded. Other examples are the excellent British series Rain Dogs and Somebody Somewhere.