Free talk thread to discuss what you’ve been watching and ask for recommendations. Be sure to tag spoilers.
Finished BBC mini series call the sixth commandment which was good. Also finished City on Fire and overall I enjoyed it.
Just watched the first EP of Pokerface which was a good fun watch. Great writing and cast.
Ongoing, I have Joe Pickett S02, S10 of Alone, Last Call: Queer serial killer, Madoff: Monster of wall street, nearly half through Fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood and trying to finish last 2 EPs of S02 of From.
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Severance - I’m almost done with it, I’ve got three episodes left. A bit of a slow burn but every second of it tells you something about the characters or brings you closer toward the mystery of it all so no time is wasted. I’m enjoying it, definitely recommend it if you’re into the “mind-bending” sub-genre at all. On the mind-bending scale, it’s close to something like Maniac (Netflix) and maybe Legion (FX, Hulu) so far in comparison to more vague mystery (e.g. Twin Peaks, The OA).
Now that Apple TV+ has built up a few shows I’m interested in, I finally went in on a month hoping to see everything I want to in that time so I can pause the subscription afterward and save a buck until more builds up again.
Good shout comparing Severance with Maniac and Legion. Maniac has a little more emotional depth, and Legion has a similarly-amazing visual style, marginally less engaging story, but Severance doesn’t have Aubrey Plaza.
That’s definitely what I was thinking! I love the uplifting hope that Maniac brings to facing trauma, whereas what I love about Severance is the underlying sense of dread that we might fail even with the determination to improve things. Similar ideas, both inspiring, but strong in very different ways.
Legion jumps around a lot more while exploring lynchian kinds of ways to take its comic book roots and mold them into a similar theme that focuses on how we save ourselves instead of how to save the world. I’ve always liked Aubrey Plaza’s performances but her role as Lenny in Legion was definitely a game changer for me. When I finally played Cyberpunk 2077 I ended up doing a playthrough where I customized the character to her because Legion convinced me she’d be great in the part of V. And that psychic dance battle is a top tier scene!
Finished Silo Season 1. One of my favorite new shows since Severance. Reminds me a little of Snow Piercer (the show) which I also love.
Finally got around to Yellow Jackets Season 2. Just finished episode 3. Enjoying this season so far and excited to see where things go with Elijah Wood’s character.
Other than that I’ve been catching up on Dave and re-watching Superstore and the Office (sometimes you just need something light that you can depend on for laughs).
