The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

BJ with the throwing star is in head killed me. 
 

Baby Billy running away was also pretty funny. 

Edited February 16, 2022 by billfromlaketravis

[remoh 87]

I think the Baby Billy plot line of not beikg on-screen much is hurting the show. He needs to be more in play. 

[Elvis 3371]

The Texas preacher line dancing with the pistol got me.  Jesse's snake skin suit too.  Loving this show.

Here's something for future reference....

 

https://giphy.com/explore/baby-billy

[Jerry Callo 8704]

I don't know how they get through the scenes. There's no way I could say Uncle Baby Billy without cracking up.

[Gene Parmesan 4007]

3 hours ago, remoh said:

I think the Baby Billy plot line of not beikg on-screen much is hurting the show. He needs to be more in play. 

Dropping Baby Billy screen time for Kelvin was definitely the wrong play. 

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

When did they film Season 2 of RG and Season 2 of The Unicorn?

I wonder about Walton Goggins availability in 2021. Sure The Unicorn sucks, but we're not managing Goggins' money. He's a career character in his 50s. No way he's turning down a network show to moonlight on HBO. 

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

Spoiler

Looks like my prediction of who really sent the motorcycle gang may pay off.

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by NotActuallyALonghorn

[ATLLonghorn 856]

10 hours ago, NotActuallyALonghorn said:

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Looks like my prediction of who really sent the motorcycle gang may pay off.

 

Is speculation a spoiler? I dunno. Not spoilering it. This was from episode two this season.

[RPM 26322]

That's exactly who I was thinking.

[Js1 85353]

Probably! 

[henrygandorf 29191]

On 2/17/2022 at 12:19 PM, billfromlaketravis said:

When did they film Season 2 of RG and Season 2 of The Unicorn?

the last episode of the unicorn aired in march of '21.  i don't know what their covid limitations were like, but if they're following the typical shooting schedule and delay of a single camera sitcom, he did very little work for cbs in 2021.

the biggest issue with goggins getting more screen time (because i agree we need it) is straying from the blackmail -> stolen money from s1 so quickly.  they've made s2 all about the lissons, wrestling, broken thumbs, god squads, and fucking eric roberts.  long way to go for a red herring.

i doubt goggins avail had anything to do with it, especially if we're to believe that mcbride and co were busy cranking out scripts.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

3 hours ago, ATLLonghorn said:

Is speculation a spoiler? I dunno. Not spoilering it. This was from episode two this season.

I didn't want to spoil the revelation that it wasn't Jr who sent them so soon after the episode aired in case somebody accidentally clicked on the thread before watching it.

[TheStoicPaisano 9922]

Has André even been around since Ep 3? I know they can do HBO shit like off Schwartzman in one episode, but I can’t see André as the mastermind. Maybe McBride’s wife & Gideon?

[Gene Parmesan 4007]

2 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

Has André even been around since Ep 3? I know they can do HBO shit like off Schwartzman in one episode, but I can’t see André as the mastermind. Maybe McBride’s wife & Gideon?

I never thought it was Jr, but I don't really know what the point of it being the Lipsons.  It's not like if they kill off Jessie and Eli that they are going to get the money.  Jessie or the wife masterminding would make more sense.

[A-Tex Devil 2446]

28 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

I never thought it was Jr, but I don't really know what the point of it being the Lipsons.  It's not like if they kill off Jessie and Eli that they are going to get the money.  Jessie or the wife masterminding would make more sense.

It's the Lissons if only based on fact that they brought them up again this episode re: Eli letting Jesse have the money and the "spolier" (I hesitate to call it that) up above.  I guess it could be Gideon, but the wife wouldn't make much sense unless she's in on it with the Lissons because the first hit was meant for Eli and Jesse and wife stole the bus.  Continuity is not hugely important, though, so we shall see. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

I don't think the Lissons have the money and need the Gemstones in as investors. They made a big deal about how the older generation needs to step out of the way and how Eli could be an obstacle in getting the Gemstone investment.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

Wildcard: it's the Jonas dude.

[Js1 85353]

31 minutes ago, A-Tex Devil said:

It's the Lissons if only based on fact that they brought them up again this episode re: Eli letting Jesse have the money and the "spolier" (I hesitate to call it that) up above.  I guess it could be Gideon, but the wife wouldn't make much sense unless she's in on it with the Lissons because the first hit was meant for Eli and Jesse and wife stole the bus.  Continuity is not hugely important, though, so we shall see. 

Also why wouldn't she call off the operation at the hospital if she was part of it?  If Jesse dies, she doesn't really inherit the Gemstone money. 

The Lissons make the most sense here. 

[Elvis 3371]

Jesse was never a target.  That was Eli's bus and Jesse took it.  Second hit was straight at Eli.  Third hit straight at Eli.  Hitter wasn't Jr, so Jesse's threats didn't mean anything to him.  Jesse just kept getting in the middle.

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

HBO/McBride has outsmarted us all. Instead of making a funny second season, they turned it into a whodunit. A much lower bar. 

Edited February 22, 2022 by billfromlaketravis

[atomheartbevo 89686]

1 hour ago, Elvis said:

Jesse was never a target.  That was Eli's bus and Jesse took it.  Second hit was straight at Eli.  Third hit straight at Eli.  Hitter wasn't Jr, so Jesse's threats didn't mean anything to him.  Jesse just kept getting in the middle.

Junior didn't seem to have the resources for something of this style as well.

[Wade 464]

https://www.theringer.com/tv/2022/2/20/22940914/righteous-gemstones-baby-billy-harmon-reunion-macaulay-culkin

[Js1 85353]

All of that basically tracked with what I thought minus 

Spoiler

It all starting from an accidental Grenade explosion 

 

Spoiler

Toilet baby was a nice circle back

Ankle. Butthole. Coochie

Bang your played out mother pussy

 

[veritas aequitas 443]

That is some true devotion getting thrown off the balcony in a trunk for a gunfight.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

The Young Guns bit was awesome. Let's touch tips!

[HornOnTheBayou 8931]

I gotta say, trying to pull a baby out of a port-a-pottie by the umbilical cord is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen on television.

[futureman 22469]

Spoiler

so who were the shooters at the end? did Eli pay the kids to turn on their master?

 

[4th&Five 41558]

So ridiculous. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4976]

44 minutes ago, futureman said:

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so who were the shooters at the end? did Eli pay the kids to turn on their master?

 

He said he needed a few days or something. So basically my hypothesis from before. They didn't have the money and were relying on the cash infusion from the Gemstones to keep their scam going. Of course that deal went to shit when he got sling stoned on the beach, so they never got paid.

[henrygandorf 29191]

every time they do something over the top gross and stupid i start playing on my phone. toilet baby and revisiting the slipping around in blood scene fall into that pile. 

avg finale for an avg season. thank god for judy and bj. 

[veritas aequitas 443]

I like a Don Williams tune now and again as much as anyone but really thought a Conway Twitty number would have worked better.

[ATLLonghorn 856]

9 hours ago, futureman said:

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so who were the shooters at the end? did Eli pay the kids to turn on their master?

 

In the last episode Martin went to visit them in prison and offered to pay them more than they were getting paid so when Lisson came to them they said the price was doubled. He never got the money and then after the incident on the beach he and his wife fled to Alaska. Martin went to Texas and offered to pay them more money. Martin went to Alaska to stake them out, spotted them at the store and told the ninjas they were on the move back to their hideout. 

[TheStoicPaisano 9922]

“Let them waves slap them dicks.”

[Guest]

So haven't followed this thread and still have a couple of episodes to go, but I'm happy that I'm not alone in scratching my head on this season.

I love Eastbound and Vice Principals. I think what makes those work is that there are one or two characters that are outrageous while everyone else plays it straight. This show has everyone be over the top, and it's not landing well. 

Hilarious:
Uncle Baby Billy & his girl
BJ
Keefe

Everyone else is just meh. Judy Gemstone was hilarious at first and that entire bathroom scene with BJ's sister just became unfunny. Kelvin's stuff isn't funny outside of Keefe. Jesse is just playing his usual character but it seems minor compared with how insane everyone else acts.

[Tom 2959]

I still liked it, but the first season was better.  Season 2 felt kind of like Anchorman 2 in that the style of humor and jokes were similar, but everything was just so over the top, forced, and unfocused.

[utxmike05 1828]

On 2/27/2022 at 10:58 PM, HornOnTheBayou said:

I gotta say, trying to pull a baby out of a port-a-pottie by the umbilical cord is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen on television.

I was just eating my lunch watching the second half of the finale....that scene made me sick.  And I have witnessed a baby delivery...in a hospital.  I skipped through when he grabbed the umbilical lol. 

So not much a setup for next season...will there be one?  Just the new resort they would open/run which could be funny as hell.

[Js1 85353]

15 minutes ago, utxmike05 said:

So not much a setup for next season...will there be one?  Just the new resort they would open/run which could be funny as hell.

Yes, HBO announced it in January.

‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Renewed For Season 3 At HBO – Deadline

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“After a season of literal fire and brimstone, blood, sand and rollerblading, who wouldn’t come back for more?” said Amy Gravitt, EVP of HBO Programming. “The Gemstone family makes us laugh like nobody else.”

 

[futureman 22469]

2 hours ago, utxmike05 said:

I was just eating my lunch watching the second half of the finale....that scene made me sick.  And I have witnessed a baby delivery...in a hospital.  I skipped through when he grabbed the umbilical lol. 

it was a pretty tame umbilical cord scene compared to freddy got fingered standards. 

[henrygandorf 29191]

4 hours ago, utxmike05 said:

So not much a setup for next season...will there be one?  Just the new resort they would open/run which could be funny as hell.

these shows go one of 2 ways: either they start the next season right after a cliffhanger, or they skip ahead "1 year later" or something and drop us into new storyline/drama.  this will obviously be the latter.

[billfromlaketravis 11493]

Just when you thought Kelvin’s storyline couldn’t any worse…

[Tom 2959]

I agree that Kelvin's storyline was crap this season with the muscle guys, but I still like his character.  He was good in season 1, and I hope they give him something better to do next season.  He kind of nails the trying to be hip/dorky evangelical young pastor archetype. 

Edited March 2, 2022 by Tom

[Js1 85353]

I will say Adam Devine yelling “They’re muscle MEN, daddy!” lives rent free in my head 

[CooterBrown 18014]

I never get tired of Judy ranting about her played out pussy and BJ’s awkward responses to said pussy talk.

[utxmike05 1828]

I did kinda chuckle when Lisson tossed his wife off the 2nd story in a crate after watching that movie lol

Kelvin storyline was kinda weird, but he is best when Keef is around.

[Prepuce of Doom 21075]

On 2/27/2022 at 9:46 PM, Js1 said:

All of that basically tracked with what I thought minus 

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It all starting from an accidental Grenade explosion 

 

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Toilet baby was a nice circle back

Ankle. Butthole. Coochie

Bang your played out mother pussy

 

Can someone please remind me how toilet baby was a circling back? 

[Js1 85353]

12 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Can someone please remind me how toilet baby was a circling back? 

Tiffany is also a toilet baby. But Baby Billy says it with such contempt a few episodes back. Before he left 

[Biff Tannen 45691]

This show pushes the boundaries of absurdity.  And I love it.

[Chewbacca 7780]

Tiffany is also a toilet baby. But Baby Billy says it with such contempt a few episodes back. Before he left 

The toilet baby conversation was the best part of this season.

[utxmike05 1828]

Nobody has mentioned Culkin's cameo....so random lol.  I stared at him for awhile....Joe Burrow..?

Walter Goggins didn't even know it was going to be him until they filmed.

When I found out, “I was like, "Are you f--ing kidding me right now?" I remember seeing him kind of beforehand and just kind of gave a little nod. I don’t know if he wanted to talk more or not. I didn’t really give him a chance. We rehearsed it really kind of once, just kind of without even really reading through it. Just kind of throwing things out. I remember just staring at him for a very long time and [him] not saying a word. And it was very tense, actually.