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Doom, in an earlier conversation we talked True detective, i just remembered one needs to be clear we are talking season1, S2, and S3 i consider them as whole two different series and they are not that good, maybe you need to rewatch S1 oneday to appreciate it, it is soo detailed and intense that i myself never really found out how precious it was until my rewatch…

watching Black Bird, 5 eps are out, i liked the first three, and hope it has a nice closure bc it is going downhill since ep4.
the series, in general, is above average, nearly good, but kinda empty, and relies on heavy dialogues without many details, but for a crime series lover like me, i can’t complain much.

yes, milady, i recommended True Detective plus Mindhunter S1 (too) to you, but i remember you told me you haven’t had the chance to see MH yet, then. However, be aware that MH is a notch darker than TD.

You are probably right, Advie, I also thought that maybe I wasn’t in the right mood/state of mind to get into True Detective and would consider rewatching it in the future. And the first season indeed felt different from the rest. As much as I enjoy watching Colin Farrell in action, his story just wasn’t all that good. And I didn’t even finish the third season.

No one is watching Better Call Saul? Personally I find it much better than even Breaking Bad.

Tenebra - 05 August 2022 07:58 PM

No one is watching Better Call Saul? Personally I find it much better than even Breaking Bad.

I do, even mentioned it before:

Doom - 18 July 2022 10:53 PM

Watched a couple of very recommendable, but not very well-known series while waiting for the final episodes of Better Call Saul.

While I wouldn’t call it better than BB (this last season in particular, I think writing is not as good as it used to be), I’m still enjoying it a lot. I’m generally skeptical about spin-offs, but this series keeps surprising me. I will share my thoughts after it ends this August.

Doom - 05 August 2022 08:51 PM

Tenebra - 05 August 2022 07:58 PM

No one is watching Better Call Saul? Personally I find it much better than even Breaking Bad.

I do, even mentioned it before:

Doom - 18 July 2022 10:53 PM

Watched a couple of very recommendable, but not very well-known series while waiting for the final episodes of Better Call Saul.

While I wouldn’t call it better than BB (this last season in particular, I think writing is not as good as it used to be), I’m still enjoying it a lot. I’m generally skeptical about spin-offs, but this series keeps surprising me. I will share my thoughts after it ends this August.

I was surprised by this spinoff, I found characters I already knew but much better written, with a more interesting background. Plus the addition of new ones.  In BB Saul was almost a caricature but here we have a character with many nuances.

At first I was a bit reluctant with this prequel because I didn’t know what I was going to find, but as the episodes went on and the seasons went by I got much more involved with Saul’s story. Even so, I recognise that I enjoyed the previous seasons much more than this last one (which is still good). The reason is simple, this last season is mostly aimed at tying up any loose ends and establishing the link to BB.

Tenebra - 05 August 2022 11:27 PM

I was surprised by this spinoff, I found characters I already knew but much better written, with a more interesting background. Plus the addition of new ones.  In BB Saul was almost a caricature but here we have a character with many nuances.

At first I was a bit reluctant with this prequel because I didn’t know what I was going to find, but as the episodes went on and the seasons went by I got much more involved with Saul’s story. Even so, I recognise that I enjoyed the previous seasons much more than this last one (which is still good). The reason is simple, this last season is mostly aimed at tying up any loose ends and establishing the link to BB.

Yes, after BB I wasn’t certain what they could possibly do with the Jimmy/Saul character, maybe a sitcom where he comes up with a new scam scheme every episode (and they did that for some time as a matter of fact) which didn’t sound like my cup of tea, I ignored the series for 5 years. Gave up when I saw some incredibly beautiful shots - I just LOVE the cinematography here. And was even happier to learn how multilayered and entertaining Jimmy became and how long and traumatic his path to Saul Goodman was.

His rivals and (those few) friends were also pretty incredible. Both Kim, Nacho, Howard were excellent additions. Jimmy’s brother was a bit harder to stomach, but that was practically the case and maybe the best conflict in the whole series. My main problem was Lalo, he felt like a too straightforward psychopathic villain, even compared to Hector or Tuco, and became even worse in this final season I think. I’d have rather watched Tuco or the creepy Salamanca brothers terrorising Saul and Kim) But then there’s always Gus around who adds so much depth to the whole drug cartel plot. He and Howard are like counterparts - smart, determined, power-hungry career-makers who want all or nothing. And then there’s Mike, of course, who alone makes the whole thing worth watching

chrissie - 06 August 2022 08:26 AM

Yes, I’ve watched a few episodes of the last series. I’ve forgotten a lot of what happened in Season 5 but wasn’t Saul’s wife missing for the most part or am I going mad?

They shared the screen time more or less equally as far as I remember, it’s the Nacho/Lalo/Gus subplot that stole the show I think. With the 6th season it’s more like “Ok, let’s finish this plotline. Good. Now to the next one. Ok. Now… what now…”))

One of the reasons I reinstated my Netflix subscription was I wanted to watch the latest Ozark season but I haven’t got very far with it yet- is anyone else watching?

I think I managed to watch only a season and a half of Ozark, but, despite the obvious BB influence, I just didn’t like the writing nor any of the characters, they felt less and less appealing as the show continued, so I just stopped watching…

chrissie - 06 August 2022 08:26 AM

One of the reasons I reinstated my Netflix subscription was I wanted to watch the latest Ozark season but I haven’t got very far with it yet- is anyone else watching?

I watched Ozark. Overall I liked it, the problem with Ozark is that as the story progresses it becomes more and more implausible, yes, I know we have to suspend our sense of reality when watching this kind of series, but here it’s too much. Still, it’s entertaining. I disliked the ending, the worst final episode I’ve ever seen. Ruth’s character is great.

chrissie - 06 August 2022 01:46 PM

I did watch one season of Stranger Things & as much as I enjoyed it I’m not sure whether it’s my thing.
But I am tempted to watch more seasons as I loved the characters!

I watched the first season and then gave it up. The same thing happened to me with Dark, only the first season, although this last one I might pick it up again, I liked it better.

Doom - 06 August 2022 07:10 PM

Yes, after BB I wasn’t certain what they could possibly do with the Jimmy/Saul character, maybe a sitcom where he comes up with a new scam scheme every episode (and they did that for some time as a matter of fact) which didn’t sound like my cup of tea, I ignored the series for 5 years. Gave up when I saw some incredibly beautiful shots - I just LOVE the cinematography here. And was even happier to learn how multilayered and entertaining Jimmy became and how long and traumatic his path to Saul Goodman was.

His rivals and (those few) friends were also pretty incredible. Both Kim, Nacho, Howard were excellent additions. Jimmy’s brother was a bit harder to stomach, but that was practically the case and maybe the best conflict in the whole series. My main problem was Lalo, he felt like a too straightforward psychopathic villain, even compared to Hector or Tuco, and became even worse in this final season I think. I’d have rather watched Tuco or the creepy Salamanca brothers terrorising Saul and Kim) But then there’s always Gus around who adds so much depth to the whole drug cartel plot. He and Howard are like counterparts - smart, determined, power-hungry career-makers who want all or nothing. And then there’s Mike, of course, who alone makes the whole thing worth watching

What are your expectations for these last two chapters? Although the most important conflicts have already been resolved, any predictions about what will happen? Gene seems to have lost his temper after his phone call with….Kim?.

my expectations are for Walter and Jessie.

Kim is gonna run away somehow, hope she ain’t killed

Tenebra - 06 August 2022 08:30 PM

What are your expectations for these last two chapters? Although the most important conflicts have already been resolved, any predictions about what will happen? Gene seems to have lost his temper after his phone call with….Kim?.

I think we’ll hear more from Kim, and that phone conversation might just be a red herring. Wouldn’t be surprised if the series ends similar to The Shawshank Redemption or Runaway 3 (the game) Either way, I think both Jimmy and Kim deserve better than the grim final of BB (but then I also thought Walter and Jesse deserved better).

Doom - 07 August 2022 12:49 PM

I think we’ll hear more from Kim, and that phone conversation might just be a red herring. Wouldn’t be surprised if the series ends similar to The Shawshank Redemption or Runaway 3 (the game) Either way, I think both Jimmy and Kim deserve better than the grim final of BB (but then I also thought Walter and Jesse deserved better).

Do they? Or do we want to? As much as I like both characters and as much as I like to see them together, they have both committed very questionable acts. They were engaged in a campaign to ruin Howard’s life, they may not have been the direct perpetrators, they may not have pulled the trigger, but Howard would be alive if it wasn’t for their actions. And what did he do to them?
Interesting how Howard’s character at first struck me as a smug, heartless lawyer and by the end I liked him, he didn’t get what he deserved.

Was Chuck right all along when he was talking about Jimmy? Something like Jimmy can’t help himself, it’s in his nature, he’s not going to change, and he’s been taking advantage of people for as long as he could remember.

Personally I think Marion is going to be a determining factor in what’s to come, I don’t think her addition in these last few episodes was for nothing. She’s already starting to get suspicious, like when she realized that Gene didn’t even remember the lie about the dog, or when she looked out the window and saw Gene and his son in some weird activity. I think she’s going to find out who Gene is, and maybe she’ll be his downfall for good.

That’s what I think is going to happen, although I wish for a different ending, maybe seeing Jimmy and Kim together again, but as we get closer to the end that seems more improbable, I find it hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel and therefore a better ending for our dear Jimmy.