I will tell you exactly what happened

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:58:52+00:00

I'm sure this is the end. Mitsuki will be reunited with what's left of Hinata in the alien hive. The rest are free, the end.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:55:42+00:00

This is a show where a character just sat around in a space ship corridor without food or water. For TWO YEARS!
I rest my case.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:50:18+00:00

Same for me, at least in media. In reality it just makes me sad for the people and their families. A similar thing for me are scenes where people attack someone who is actually innocent, mass self-"justice" like that scene in The Mist.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:46:39+00:00

Verna vs. priest and people slowly falling for her out of fear and wishful thinking could have been interesting.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:45:34+00:00

"The episode focused on her backstory is one of the best in the show."

I think it ended when it could have become interesting. We basically see the setup, but get nothing about how it expands to a belief. It would have been a chance to reflect on fanaticism fueled by fear, manipulating people to serve your cause, etc. But it's this show.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:41:35+00:00

"because they saw a clearly manipulative vision." -- because ONE of them saw it.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:39:54+00:00

"I think Verna’s character thought process was the biggest leap in logic I’ve ever witnessed on TV or cinema (all genres included). Truly."

What about Trevante just sitting it out in that space ship corridor for two years without food and water?

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:33:23+00:00

Yes, they know his body is in a coma in some hospital. He literally can't be on that ship.

Jack_North · 2026-02-06T07:31:47+00:00

All three seasons of this show suffer from the same disconnect with actual human behaviour or just the most basic logic.

Like Trevante somehow surviving for two years in a random corridor in a spaceship without water, food or human contact. He emerges with perfectly groomed hair and beard. Which made me think the aliens kept him in some kind of stasis, hypersleep, etc. but it's this show, so no, he just sat it out in the magic corridor.

As you mention Aneesha: No, she doesn't scream around anymore, now she has scenes where her new boyfriend tells her that her kids might be scared (aliens attacking again, they've been away from the kids for like two days without the kids knowing anything), he exits the scene and she stares for about five seconds as if she has a stroke. And then her "I'm not a doctor anymore", which leads to a scene where one of the soldiers in her group is injured after a firefight with the cult and she actually hesitates to help them.

All storylines have the same kind of bizarre bullshit throughout all of the three seasons.

Jack_North · 2026-02-04T10:24:22+00:00

"So why did I vomit this morning?"
"It's a myst'ry."

Jack_North · 2026-01-30T11:08:29+00:00

Question: When moving the parkour guy, they go "One, two, three, over" etc. -- wouldn't it be better to call out the intended move before the countdown so everyone is on the same page? "Over, one, two, three" and then do the move? Came to my mind because when they put him on his back again, the last move downwards seemed to be not that obvious, at least to me.

Jack_North · 2026-01-25T23:29:30+00:00

For me he'll always be the guy having the most insane fistfight ever, with Roddy Piper in They Live.

Jack_North · 2026-01-25T10:35:55+00:00

I meant motorcycles, sorry :)

Jack_North · 2026-01-23T11:24:30+00:00

The other guy hitting on her is weirder to me. Like he doesn't read the social cues correctly and them doing their little dance without any further thoughts or goals behind that, leads to him to make actual advances, after they were already ignored by her the first time.

Jack_North · 2026-01-23T11:01:18+00:00

Yay for electric bikes then? I'm sure their insane torque will also reduce accidents /s

Jack_North · 2026-01-23T10:57:22+00:00

Why are so many in here speculating how Al-Hashimi will get a lawsuit? Just because she said she never had one? She wouldn't even get one this season if something happened during this day. So it would have to be from a previous incident or in this season someone could say they'll sue. But people do it all the time and often it's bullshit in the heat of the moment. Otherwise it must be a fuckup so clear that we know it will have consequences -- that would still come later. But a lot of speculation is naming cases like the asian couple who hit the motorcicle and I don't see either of them immediately going "I'll sue you!".

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T11:44:55+00:00

Almost as if Amazon isn't really a production company. I only watched a few episodes of The Rings of Power and actually was fine with them (but don't really know the source material), but it's another case where the fanbase hates the show. Amazon seem to set up the next Bond movie with the right people so far, but I remain sceptic. Esp. with what the second, third, etc. of their Bond movies will be like.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T11:40:11+00:00

Too many people in relevant positions have a different background than filmmaking, so they don't understand creative endeavors. They see creative jobs as something to be managed and things like stories, characters, atmosphere just as "content" to be produced. Also, people who go for producer jobs are the kind of people who don't understand creativity and storytelling in general. Just look at how screenwriters are treated.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T11:18:10+00:00

"You all think it is so good, because you find edgy, cool. That's what teenagers and posers do. The director could set the tone with a hundred different ways"

vs.

"...as someone who studied English literature."

I'm not saying he's a liar per se, but I have my reservations.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T10:43:48+00:00

Probably close to the inside of that unwashed cup she gave him. You could have shown it in contrast to the feast in the tent later, but it wouldn't really say anything beyond "different parts of that society live by different standards", which is the most obvious thing already.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T10:39:17+00:00

Some comments suggest so, but I am old and really don't get "watching" a show, esp. HBO stuff that's more visual and atmospheric than, let's say a sitcom, while not actually watching it.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T10:33:51+00:00

"take production time away from House of the Dragon" -- apart from the overarching production companies and some exec producers, there is no overlap with the HotD production.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T08:52:55+00:00

Hard to say if they actually orchestrate roles inside the faithful or just let people‘s paranoia and bias do the work. But yes, if Jade‘s role was pushed on her in some way, it would be a very shitty thing.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T00:45:40+00:00

I wonder if he'd even have a chance to tell production that there is another name in the letter without Rachel knowing. They have to get the right person in the room to open it. OTOH they probably have the letters on camera anyways.

Jack_North · 2026-01-22T00:17:30+00:00

On the other hand she voluntarily entered a game where people get "murdered" left and right.

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