What series are you watching ?
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I tried watching Succession, with so many recommendations, but I only lasted thru 3 episodes...
Greg is annoying as hell to me, the whole dysfunctional family thing is interesting, but I don't really like any of the characters :( guess my expectations were way too high.
So I started watching The Wire and this one seems interesting so far, hopefully it will deliver as expected.
Meanwhile I also caught up with Silo, 1st season was more interesting to me, 2nd one felt a little too dragged. Quite an interesting premise tbh, now I am interested in reading the books :)
Greg is annoying as hell to me, the whole dysfunctional family thing is interesting, but I don't really like any of the characters :( guess my expectations were way too high.
So I started watching The Wire and this one seems interesting so far, hopefully it will deliver as expected.
Meanwhile I also caught up with Silo, 1st season was more interesting to me, 2nd one felt a little too dragged. Quite an interesting premise tbh, now I am interested in reading the books :)
Yeah, but there are lovable dirt bags (think Guardians of the Galaxy) and unlovable, and in the end I realized I just don't care enough for any of them.
Oh, and I also watched the latest season of Invincible, didn't like it much compared to the first two seasons. I mean, it has its moments, but I got tired of "let's make Invincible failing at killing his opponent AGAIN" and plot armor for MCs gets ridiculous sometimes. Maybe I'm just becoming too old for this shit :)
Oh, and I also watched the latest season of Invincible, didn't like it much compared to the first two seasons. I mean, it has its moments, but I got tired of "let's make Invincible failing at killing his opponent AGAIN" and plot armor for MCs gets ridiculous sometimes. Maybe I'm just becoming too old for this shit :)
I've been Watching White Lotus it's really good
I like how each season takes place in a different country but it still has one or two characters from previous seasons that ties everything together while still maintaining the stories of the cast of characters that are introduced
It's a really good series
I like how each season takes place in a different country but it still has one or two characters from previous seasons that ties everything together while still maintaining the stories of the cast of characters that are introduced
It's a really good series
Fuck it, here I go, my short thoughts on Severance. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU’VE NOT WATCHED BOTH SEASONS IN FULL.
This is purely subjective. Most people that have recommended the show to me really enjoyed it.
This is purely subjective. Most people that have recommended the show to me really enjoyed it.
First of, the cinematography, editing, and directing are top tier. That is pretty much indisputable. My main issues lie with the tone, storytelling, pacing, plot, and character interactions.
The biggest issue for me is that the writers seem to think the concept is once in a life time groundbreaking idea that will keep fans engaged regardless of what’s actually built around it. But in reality there have been so many shows in many mediums around the split identity, dystopian dual consciousness premise. Rather than developing this idea, they get really cocky and think they have so much leeway assuming this "complex" concept alone will just carry the show regardless.
The episodes are stuffed with a lot of filler and pretentious dialogue/forced character interactions (I swear everytime Dylan says on of his quips that make him sound like a 2010s kid in a discord chat make me cringe so bad) that don't really advance anything around the series' concept or add any depth or grounding to the supposedly deep lore and world they have built. They just throw a vague cliffhanger based around the same concept at the end of every mini arc, and rinse and repeat. Like "wow look at how complex and smart this severed identity concept is" without actually developing it or doing anything interesting with the themes it presents. They built a whole word/lore around it, and never really deliver any meaningful exploration or explanation of it. They just hint at "something" deeper without actually delivering anything. By the end of 19 episodes, we still have no clear grounding in Kier’s ideology or why Lumen even needs these bizarre psychological experiments or dungeons or animal fucking sacrifices lmao. And at the end of these 19 episodes, all this putative complexity and deep concepts has devolved into a cringy 1980s love triangle
But don't worry guys, the intellectuals on twitter will write their think pieces like "What is identity? What is the soul? If each half of your consciousness is in love with a different person...my thread on how Severance dives into the philosophical aspects of consciousness, identity and memories..." trying to create meaning where the show refuses to provide any.
Also, Lumen might be the most retarded "world dominating big bad corporation" ever lmao. Imagine having control over politicians, finance, etc... then leaving your most critical operations rooms practically unguarded, allowing 4 unarmed middle aged nerds to roam freely, uncover your operation, and instigate 2 major coups that genuinely impact your business. Also with this staggering incompetence, they insists on presenting the higher ups as some menacing all powerful monsters standing in dark rooms and monologuing threateningly about the main characters lol It felt like somehow teleported cartoonish One Piece villains to the a completely different show. Shut up bro you ain't scaring no one I can teleport in your world and beat all y'all asses with my bare hands
Last thing that really annoyed me also, is that my wife and I called Helly’s connection to the company in episode 3 of season 1! So imagine sitting through 9 episodes in the 1st season for the "big" reveal already obvious if you're paying semi attention.
At the end of the day, this show is trying really hard to TELL US it’s intriguing without actually committing to anything interesting with the theme or characters, keeping them one dimensional for the most part.
The biggest issue for me is that the writers seem to think the concept is once in a life time groundbreaking idea that will keep fans engaged regardless of what’s actually built around it. But in reality there have been so many shows in many mediums around the split identity, dystopian dual consciousness premise. Rather than developing this idea, they get really cocky and think they have so much leeway assuming this "complex" concept alone will just carry the show regardless.
The episodes are stuffed with a lot of filler and pretentious dialogue/forced character interactions (I swear everytime Dylan says on of his quips that make him sound like a 2010s kid in a discord chat make me cringe so bad) that don't really advance anything around the series' concept or add any depth or grounding to the supposedly deep lore and world they have built. They just throw a vague cliffhanger based around the same concept at the end of every mini arc, and rinse and repeat. Like "wow look at how complex and smart this severed identity concept is" without actually developing it or doing anything interesting with the themes it presents. They built a whole word/lore around it, and never really deliver any meaningful exploration or explanation of it. They just hint at "something" deeper without actually delivering anything. By the end of 19 episodes, we still have no clear grounding in Kier’s ideology or why Lumen even needs these bizarre psychological experiments or dungeons or animal fucking sacrifices lmao. And at the end of these 19 episodes, all this putative complexity and deep concepts has devolved into a cringy 1980s love triangle
But don't worry guys, the intellectuals on twitter will write their think pieces like "What is identity? What is the soul? If each half of your consciousness is in love with a different person...my thread on how Severance dives into the philosophical aspects of consciousness, identity and memories..." trying to create meaning where the show refuses to provide any.
Also, Lumen might be the most retarded "world dominating big bad corporation" ever lmao. Imagine having control over politicians, finance, etc... then leaving your most critical operations rooms practically unguarded, allowing 4 unarmed middle aged nerds to roam freely, uncover your operation, and instigate 2 major coups that genuinely impact your business. Also with this staggering incompetence, they insists on presenting the higher ups as some menacing all powerful monsters standing in dark rooms and monologuing threateningly about the main characters lol It felt like somehow teleported cartoonish One Piece villains to the a completely different show. Shut up bro you ain't scaring no one I can teleport in your world and beat all y'all asses with my bare hands
Last thing that really annoyed me also, is that my wife and I called Helly’s connection to the company in episode 3 of season 1! So imagine sitting through 9 episodes in the 1st season for the "big" reveal already obvious if you're paying semi attention.
At the end of the day, this show is trying really hard to TELL US it’s intriguing without actually committing to anything interesting with the theme or characters, keeping them one dimensional for the most part.
Fuck it, here I go, my short thoughts on Severance. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU’VE NOT WATCHED BOTH SEASONS IN FULL.
This is purely subjective. Most people that have recommended the show to me really enjoyed it.
This is purely subjective. Most people that have recommended the show to me really enjoyed it.
First of, the cinematography, editing, and directing are top tier. That is pretty much indisputable. My main issues lie with the tone, storytelling, pacing, plot, and character interactions.
The biggest issue for me is that the writers seem to think the concept is once in a life time groundbreaking idea that will keep fans engaged regardless of what’s actually built around it. But in reality there have been so many shows in many mediums around the split identity, dystopian dual consciousness premise. Rather than developing this idea, they get really cocky and think they have so much leeway assuming this "complex" concept alone will just carry the show regardless.
The episodes are stuffed with a lot of filler and pretentious dialogue/forced character interactions (I swear everytime Dylan says on of his quips that make him sound like a 2010s kid in a discord chat make me cringe so bad) that don't really advance anything around the series' concept or add any depth or grounding to the supposedly deep lore and world they have built. They just throw a vague cliffhanger based around the same concept at the end of every mini arc, and rinse and repeat. Like "wow look at how complex and smart this severed identity concept is" without actually developing it or doing anything interesting with the themes it presents. They built a whole word/lore around it, and never really deliver any meaningful exploration or explanation of it. They just hint at "something" deeper without actually delivering anything. By the end of 19 episodes, we still have no clear grounding in Kier’s ideology or why Lumen even needs these bizarre psychological experiments or dungeons or animal fucking sacrifices lmao. And at the end of these 19 episodes, all this putative complexity and deep concepts has devolved into a cringy 1980s love triangle
But don't worry guys, the intellectuals on twitter will write their think pieces like "What is identity? What is the soul? If each half of your consciousness is in love with a different person...my thread on how Severance dives into the philosophical aspects of consciousness, identity and memories..." trying to create meaning where the show refuses to provide any.
Also, Lumen might be the most retarded "world dominating big bad corporation" ever lmao. Imagine having control over politicians, finance, etc... then leaving your most critical operations rooms practically unguarded, allowing 4 unarmed middle aged nerds to roam freely, uncover your operation, and instigate 2 major coups that genuinely impact your business. Also with this staggering incompetence, they insists on presenting the higher ups as some menacing all powerful monsters standing in dark rooms and monologuing threateningly about the main characters lol It felt like somehow teleported cartoonish One Piece villains to the a completely different show. Shut up bro you ain't scaring no one I can teleport in your world and beat all y'all asses with my bare hands
Last thing that really annoyed me also, is that my wife and I called Helly’s connection to the company in episode 3 of season 1! So imagine sitting through 9 episodes in the 1st season for the "big" reveal already obvious if you're paying semi attention.
At the end of the day, this show is trying really hard to TELL US it’s intriguing without actually committing to anything interesting with the theme or characters, keeping them one dimensional for the most part.
The biggest issue for me is that the writers seem to think the concept is once in a life time groundbreaking idea that will keep fans engaged regardless of what’s actually built around it. But in reality there have been so many shows in many mediums around the split identity, dystopian dual consciousness premise. Rather than developing this idea, they get really cocky and think they have so much leeway assuming this "complex" concept alone will just carry the show regardless.
The episodes are stuffed with a lot of filler and pretentious dialogue/forced character interactions (I swear everytime Dylan says on of his quips that make him sound like a 2010s kid in a discord chat make me cringe so bad) that don't really advance anything around the series' concept or add any depth or grounding to the supposedly deep lore and world they have built. They just throw a vague cliffhanger based around the same concept at the end of every mini arc, and rinse and repeat. Like "wow look at how complex and smart this severed identity concept is" without actually developing it or doing anything interesting with the themes it presents. They built a whole word/lore around it, and never really deliver any meaningful exploration or explanation of it. They just hint at "something" deeper without actually delivering anything. By the end of 19 episodes, we still have no clear grounding in Kier’s ideology or why Lumen even needs these bizarre psychological experiments or dungeons or animal fucking sacrifices lmao. And at the end of these 19 episodes, all this putative complexity and deep concepts has devolved into a cringy 1980s love triangle
But don't worry guys, the intellectuals on twitter will write their think pieces like "What is identity? What is the soul? If each half of your consciousness is in love with a different person...my thread on how Severance dives into the philosophical aspects of consciousness, identity and memories..." trying to create meaning where the show refuses to provide any.
Also, Lumen might be the most retarded "world dominating big bad corporation" ever lmao. Imagine having control over politicians, finance, etc... then leaving your most critical operations rooms practically unguarded, allowing 4 unarmed middle aged nerds to roam freely, uncover your operation, and instigate 2 major coups that genuinely impact your business. Also with this staggering incompetence, they insists on presenting the higher ups as some menacing all powerful monsters standing in dark rooms and monologuing threateningly about the main characters lol It felt like somehow teleported cartoonish One Piece villains to the a completely different show. Shut up bro you ain't scaring no one I can teleport in your world and beat all y'all asses with my bare hands
Last thing that really annoyed me also, is that my wife and I called Helly’s connection to the company in episode 3 of season 1! So imagine sitting through 9 episodes in the 1st season for the "big" reveal already obvious if you're paying semi attention.
At the end of the day, this show is trying really hard to TELL US it’s intriguing without actually committing to anything interesting with the theme or characters, keeping them one dimensional for the most part.
Another thing I dislike already, which is probably explained away as "it helps with the severance process" is how all these evil corps always have this minimalistic spotless design to their rooms and hallways. It's such a cliche that by now screams zero effort