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  1. I like it, too. It's a bit different than the usual found footage story, and I'm always up for anything involving the occult. Mamoudou Athie is great - I liked him in Black Box, too. He's definitely becoming an actor to watch.

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    I loved ep 10. Couple of small issues - one is how Clark, Tyler, and Elizabeth were able to just up and perform the main roles in Hamlet at the drop of a hat. The other is Miranda calling the Gitchegumee pilot and telling him to stay on the tarmac. Felt like they were reeeealy stretching to connect her to that part of the story. But anyway, I'm glad Clark didn't end up going full villain, which is where I thought he was going at the end of ep 9. Of course, Jeevan and Kirsten's reunion was lovely.

    Overall, I love the idea that art and music can play this big role in a post-apocalyptic world, and that this was a story about that more than about the brutality of survival. It was very well done, and I'd rather they don't do more seasons. The story should end here. I'm looking forward to reading more books by the author, though.

     

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  3. 7 hours ago, A-Tex Devil said:
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    Whether you buy it or not, Tyler said that one of the Undersea children came up with the landmine idea when he was out due to the stab wound.  He "lost control of the story".  

     

    Separately, was listening to The Watch podcast and they made an observation I haven't thought of.... Clark is trying to tell kids about a Karaoke machine and how they were awesome or whatever, and the kids in the class are like "Fuck that, when does the Shakespeare start?"

    The other observation - Kirsten sees Station 11 as genius work of fiction.  Tyler sees it as almost folklore.

    I can't tell what episode 10 is going to be because there is so much on the table.  It could be intertwining Tyler's and Kirsten's time alone, but that leaves very little time for the Year 20 resolution.

    Do we see Year 20 Jeevan in this episode?  He is going on a "house call" at end of episode.  I wonder if that is for Tank Girl?  I kind of like the idea of not seeing him again with episode 9 being the closure.

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    I completely missed where Tyler said that the kid suicide bombers were put up to it by someone else while he was recovering. It makes Kristen's reluctant empathy with him much more palatable. I agree that that act does seem out of character for him.

    I think Jeevan's house call will be for Sarah at the airport.

     

  4. 14 hours ago, bschoolprof said:

    I really hope the finale is solid. If so, it will be one of my favorite series in a while.  

    Question: does anyone know the basic plot in Miranda's Station 11? Can we piece that together from the show?  Does it even matter?  

    They do a voiceover in one episode with young Kirsten explaining the gist of the plot. The book has a longer explanation if you want to go the bookfag route.

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  5. On 1/3/2022 at 6:03 PM, WBT said:

    Anyone watching this?  It's about a 90s high school girls soccer team whose plane crashes in the woods in Canada somewhere.  There's some present day story about the now-adult survivors then flashbacks to the team stranded in the woods.  Pretty good overall.

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    The last two weeks have really escalated when the goalie got her face half eaten off by a wolf and the jesus girl blew herself up trying to fly for help.

     

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    I'm very curious as to the extent of the mystical/supernatural element in this show. Both of those were things Lottie "saw", and of course there was the whole seance scene, with the weird symbols on the cabin floor. And then the compass freaking out by the red river. And Tai's creepy-ass sleepwalking behavior. The show needs to decide how much of a Lost element they want to run with, but I'm here for it.

     

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  6. 7 hours ago, PenelopeWitherspoon said:

    Unfortunately, this is kind of a sports dead zone if no game is being played.  

    Might hit up a Sports Bar with the kid to watch one of those out of town games.  

    https://ny.eater.com/maps/best-sports-bars-nyc

    We're staying in Midtown, if it helps. 

    Me and the 9-yo's Hamilton tickets were originally for the Dec 27 show, but they cancelled everything through the 28th. I managed to get us comparable seats for the 28th, and we're just crossing our fingers that it doesn't get cancelled again.

  7. 13 hours ago, midtown said:

    Going back the same week with my kids.  Thankfully they are vaccinated because the bars and restaurants in NYC aint messing around with the proof.   I was asked for it without fail

    Oh, excellent point - I hadn't thought of that. My 9-yo got his first shot last week and will get his second Nov 29, so we should all be good to go by the end of December.

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  8. On 11/9/2021 at 5:22 PM, futureman said:

    I came to post this. and watch your fuckin mouth. the langoliers is a gem. 

    LOL wasn't that around the same time as the Steven Weber/Rebecca de Mornay TV version of The Shining? The 90s, man. I'm not gonna lie - I watched all that shit.

  9. We'll be there Dec. 26-30 with our boys, ages 13 and 9. Staying in Midtown. We've been to NYC a few times but the last time was 2010 and we've never been with kids. We have some ideas of things to do, but are definitely open to suggestions, especially to less touristy things. Would also love ideas for places to eat that can accommodate fairly adventurous adult palates as well as kids who are willing to try new things but aren't quite as adventurous. My oldest is a big 30 Rock fan so of course he wants to see the tree at Rockefeller Center and try ice skating, and possibly do the NBC studio tour. Both kids want to visit FAO Schwartz and the 9/11 memorial, see the top of the Empire State Building, etc. I definitely want to check out that bookstore someone mentioned above - Argosy, I think? I could make an entire vacation out of finding gold-mine bookstores.

  10. 1 hour ago, OneOfTheOutOfFocusGuys said:

    The forces behind casting Robert Pattinson are pretty impressive because you have this guy with a mockable background, but something about him makes everyone forgive that, me included.

    Sure, the Twilight movies sucked, but he really is a great actor. Check out High Life, for example - it's a weird ass movie, but he's fantastic in it. And I think others here have mentioned The Lighthouse and Tenet. He seems to be able to make the most of whatever role he takes.

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    So is it the first chair bassoonist? We know Tim was hooking up with someone, and there's a bassoon-cleaning...implement in the box of stuff Mabel and Steve were looking through. I guess he could've been seeing Jan, but that doesn't really make sense. I think maybe she lied to Charles about her position because she was embarrassed, or wanted to impress him. First chair bassoon girl has a boyfriend, so maybe Tim was threatening to tell him that they were seeing each other. And if this bitch is that crazy, she could see Jan as a threat to her chair and try to kill her to eliminate her as musical competition. 

    None of that makes total sense though. Bassoon girl doesn't live in the building (I don't think), and having the killer turn out to be some rando at this point doesn't seem to fit the direction of the show. Remind me - what was Oscar's alibi? And did they check Oscar's father's alibi? He's the building's super, after all. A crime of passion would make sense for him, not because he and Tim were lovers but because of all the drama between them and how Tim was the reason Oscar unjustly went to jail.

     

  12. 4 hours ago, Nivek said:


    He doesn’t see it as his problem. He sees it as their problem. So no need for therapy.

    He's definitely a narcissist in that area. Nothing is ever his fault. He and Rupert are made for each other.

    Something else occurred to me as I was thinking through all of this. When they played Karma Police at the end of episode 11, my immediate reaction was that it signified that something was going to come back around to Nate because of his backstabbing. But reading Nick Mohamed's tweet and the discussion here has me wondering if the showrunners meant that song to be directed at Ted, as if he was actually responsible for what Nate did. Which is bullshit, IMO, but plausible.

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  13. 3 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

    I think they did show us, but we were so focused on the forest we didn't look at the trees that were standing right there the whole time.  

     

    3 hours ago, Trey3216 said:

    It's a metaphor of the human condition.   We do and say things on a daily basis without giving thought of how it will affect the individuals on the receiving end given their current emotional/existential status.  It's to show that even the smallest of things, when compounded, can truly put a vulnerable person into a dark state of disarray.   

     

    This entire show is a metaphor for truly being good to other people, even when you're not in the best state yourself.  

    I think we didn't see it because 1. The writing wasn't the best around this particular story arc, and 2. Most of us aren't incels. I hate to call Nate that, I really do, but as I think back over this season, it truly does describe him. Sure, Ted should'nt have have laughed at him suggesting he talk to Isaac - I cringed a bit when that happened myself, but surely Ted had built up enough goodwill equity with Nate over their time together that Nate could let that go, or at minimum grow some balls and talk to him about it like a grown-ass man. I mean, this team had its own dedicated therapist onsite for MONTHS. Nate could've sought her out at any time to help manage what obviously was becoming a ticking time-bomb of a problem, but instead, he chose to internalize every perceived slight and add it to a long list of reasons why everyone sucked and why Ted was the worst. And it's not like he was completely afraid to ask for help - he went to Keeley and Rebecca, right?

    Sure, he has daddy issues and is insecure. Whatever. Maybe it helps explain the way he is, but in no way does it excuse it. We all make our own choices. Nate had an incredible support system right there, and instead of choosing to let it help him, he chose to burn down what were probably the best relationships he'd ever had in his life. He's so blinded by hubris and rage that he probably doesn't even see that.  

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  14. 2 hours ago, henrygandorf said:

    soccer sounds like an awesome game. also it sounds stupid and confusing and i hate it. 

    It's not that hard. When the vinegar was next to the Heineken, they weren't offside. It's not when the vinegar catches the ball, it's when ketchup passes the ball. 

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