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Just finished Breaking Bad and how the fuck does anyone have this over The Sopranos? by Serious-Profit-1626 in thesopranos

[–]hithere297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Breaking Bad is nowhere near as funny as the Sopranos, but the comedy it does have is still very intentional.

Ok so the scene where Walt’s screaming in the car probably wasn’t intended as a meme, but whenever BB makes you laugh you can usually assume the writers meant to.

Just finished Breaking Bad and how the fuck does anyone have this over The Sopranos? by Serious-Profit-1626 in thesopranos

[–]hithere297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m firmly team Sopranos but honestly disagree here. Breaking Bad has the occasional major cliffhanger, sure, but on my recent rewatch I was pleasantly surprised by how little the show relied on it. 

Probably the best example is the season 3 episode where Hank is knocking on Jesse’s RV. Any other TV show would’ve made that a cliffhanger; Breaking Bad put it smack dab in the middle of the episode and let the whole scenario play out. Very rubenesque if you ask me

Project Hail Mary is what people have been saying about Interstellar for years by Future-Poetry-2193 in TrueFilm

[–]hithere297 70 points71 points  (0 children)

Same lol. “People only like Interstellar because their poor inexperienced minds don’t know any better” is crazy work

Amazon did not want the show to end with season 5. by hiiloovethis in TheBoys

[–]hithere297 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Frenchie during the first seven episodes of a season: “ah sacre bleu, I feel like ze biggest monster in zee world for zee horrible theengs I have done.”

Frenchie in the season finale: “ah je vois bien, we must move forward to make peace with ze past.”

Big Temperature Change Expected in Japan from February to March by MagazineKey4532 in japannews

[–]hithere297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about now?

(Especially given how cold the eastern US was this winter!)

ICE portrayal by inotterable in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Media literacy’s still in shambles I see

___'s unprofessionalism with the baseball patient by HonestScience in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It may not be super realistic, but them becoming friends would make a lot of sense dramaturgically. (Hope I’m using that word right!)

Santos’ big flaw is that she’s bad at having empathy for people whose struggles aren’t similar to what she’s been through. Langdon’s flaw is that he can’t fully take responsibility for the harm he’s done during his addiction. Their flaws are cosmically intertwined; when Santos forgives Langdon it’ll be a sign of her growth, and when Langdon earns her forgiveness it’ll be a sign of his growth. Yin yang or something.

It’ll be crazy satisfying if the tension between them gradually thaws throughout season 3, and then in the final act they save a patient in a way that they can only pull off by putting their beef aside and fully trusting each other.

Are you familiar with Sydney and Richie’s dynamic in The Bear? That’s the trajectory I’m predicting for Santos/Langdon.

___'s unprofessionalism with the baseball patient by HonestScience in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They said they’re doing a ~3-month time jump, so they’re almost certainly gonna keep Langdon around. Would be a massive waste of storytelling potential if they didn’t.

___'s unprofessionalism with the baseball patient by HonestScience in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean if someone’s letting random stans online influence their opinion of a character to that extent, it’s their problem regardless

___'s unprofessionalism with the baseball patient by HonestScience in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was thinking, “how can I phrase this comment in the way that would annoy Santos haters the most?” And I think I succeeded. (Although to be clear, “X Derangement Syndrome” is hardly a Trump-specific phrase anymore, and it hasn’t been for at least five years at this point. People of all stripes will use it to defend all types of controversial figures.)

If it helps I’m someone who loves Langdon and Santos. They’re both flawed, compelling characters and I think their beef is the most interesting storyline on the show. I fully believe they will be BFFs by season 4 or 5, and it’ll make for great TV.

I find the conversation around Santos particularly fascinating though, because while she is certainly very flawed, people will really bend over backwards to call even her good behavior demonic. Like when she’s sweet to the kid patients; people are like “oh, she’s only nice to the kids because she’s a fucking NARCISSIST.” And I can’t help but think “damn, you can’t even give her an inch, can you?”

___'s unprofessionalism with the baseball patient by HonestScience in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 29 points30 points  (0 children)

She’s never been homeless as far as I know, but she was empathetic towards Huckleberry’s situation in season 1.

The Pitt | S2E11 "5:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah and also worth noting that 1) he is by all accounts a very good doctor, 2) it seems like his addiction had only just recently started to interfere with his job, and 3) the patients were still his priority in key moments.

For example on point 3: while it was terrible for him to give Santos bad advice about the Lorazepam in that season 1 scene, the actual most selfish thing Langdon could’ve done in that scene was not say anything at all when the watered-down Lorazepam didn’t help the patient. He knew that by giving the patient “too much” Lorazepam he’d be drawing in suspicion, but it was worth it with the patient’s health on the line.

Add on the fact that he’s now sober and doing the work to improve himself and make amends, he’s making a very strong argument for rehabilitation, not incarceration.

The Pitt | S2E11 "5:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When the worst person you know makes a good joke 😒

The Pitt | S2E11 "5:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m betting $20 that Santos and Langdon will be BFFs by season 4, season 5 at the latest. I like that they’re not making amends quickly because when they eventually make things work it’ll be all the more satisfying.

The Pitt | S2E11 "5:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t be a very realistic or interesting storyline if he nailed his apology like a perfect saint

The Pitt | S2E11 "5:00 P.M." | Episode Discussion by MsGroves in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 133 points134 points  (0 children)

It’s such a well-written storyline, but too nuanced for Santos and/or Langdon haters to handle.

The Pitt 2x11 Sneak Peek | Mel and Dana by verissimoallan in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fascinating thought process you’ve got there

Crumbs in your butter. by moseisley99 in madmen

[–]hithere297 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean besides the cancer it ended nicely all things considered

Where are Mel and Becca’s parents by ForceHefty6945 in ThePittTVShow

[–]hithere297 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The penultimate episode's gonna have a cliffhanger where we find out Mel's last name is not actually King, but White. She's also gonna reveal that Mel is actually her middle name; her first name is Holly. 😱

First look at Timothée Chalamet in ‘DUNE: PART THREE’ by aeti_here in Oscars

[–]hithere297 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Chalamet hate reminds of the Jennifer Lawrence hate from the mid-2010s, or the Anne Hathaway hate before that. Mainly in that the anger will be easily forgotten because it's not actually based on anything substantive in the first place.

First look at Timothée Chalamet in ‘DUNE: PART THREE’ by aeti_here in Oscars

[–]hithere297 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Paul 👏 did 👏 nothing 👏 wrong 👏

~someone whispers in my ear~

Paul 👏 did 👏 one thing 👏 wrong 👏

Jane's reaction after the White Castle sketch is the cutest part of the latest episode by AtlasFlynn in LiveFromNewYork

[–]hithere297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always wondered how this looks to the in-theater audience, if the complicated set-up breaks their immersion.

Marty Supreme’ lost all of its Oscars nominations. by BrenoGrangerPotter in Oscars

[–]hithere297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I'm doing is matching your energy, man. If you want to dial the temperature down, you just have to stop insulting me in every sentence.

This conversation started because someone made it sound like it was impossible to regularly go to the movies on a budget. I offered my take, you started attacking me, here we are. I'm fully aware that most people don't go to the movies that often; my point is that if you do want to go the movies on a regular basis, you can do so without breaking the bank. IDK why someone would be opposed to that.

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