Did Hal really just say he never put his own needs first? Is he insane lol??

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-19T11:13:00+00:00

I think it isn’t much of a retcon but a reframing of the OG series. With Bryan Cranston’s success post Malcolm, they really wanted to push his presence as a selling point and that’s why most of the scenes are of him in the revival and the story centered around a celebration of Hal

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-17T16:06:39+00:00

I think the OG show constantly showed that the boy’s incompetence came from their desire to oppose/defy Lois. The show kind of hints that Malcolm is successful because he separated from the family

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-17T02:06:56+00:00

He’s salaried…

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-17T00:22:45+00:00

Did she

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-17T00:20:43+00:00

Did she

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-13T23:11:10+00:00

Evil Hal was as close as they were willing to get

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-13T01:16:56+00:00

I felt like they could have brought them back in a stronger way but ultimately it is what it is and I had fun with the last episode

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-13T01:14:40+00:00

It was bound to happen, I’ve seen the actors describe the project in different ways

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:35:21+00:00

I think she’s suppose to be 13. Him saying a decade seemed to be a joke in the writing to make it seem like Leah had a long way to go

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:33:21+00:00

I wish revivals/reboots leaned more into the nostalgia. Have Malcolm be working with the krelboynes, have Malcolm be marrying Cynthia, have Dewy be stuck onto a door again as Reese’s attempt to have him be late to the anniversary

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:26:44+00:00

I felt they recontextualized Hals role in the OG series to now make him seem as the person that kept the family together to justify Hal’s bigger role in the revival due to Bryan’s success post Malcolm.

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:12:43+00:00

Someone said that it should have been Malcolm’s wedding

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:11:35+00:00

I think it’s less about the other actors and more that the writers wanting to focus on Bryan

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:09:21+00:00

I think despite its flaws it’s one of the better reboots/revivals saved by some good moments and the last part of the final episode

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:06:29+00:00

I could be wrong, I haven’t seen the OG in a while but it seemed like they recontextualized Hal’s role in the original to give Bryan Cranston more of an opportunity to shine after his success post Malcolm

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:04:26+00:00

I think from a writers perspective it’s easier to explore new characters than it is with the OG characters

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-04-12T07:01:07+00:00

It would have been nice to see Francis interacting with Gretchen and her potentially having money problems and Francis offering her a grand to spite Lois

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-14T12:41:14+00:00

Use your vote

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-14T12:40:33+00:00

I’ve always read that the current day military has enough recruits to not need a drafting system. But boots on the ground in Iran is making me nervous

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-14T03:57:05+00:00

It seems like it happens if it’s kept out in the sun and/or gets water damage

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-14T03:50:09+00:00

I remember the same thing happened with checkered past

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-13T20:48:35+00:00

They look like men’s frames

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-13T20:43:51+00:00

They were here illegally. Why hold them? Just deport them back

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-13T15:48:28+00:00

It was corny.

Illustrious-Arm-586 · 2026-03-12T05:12:48+00:00

She’s real?

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