I feel horrible because I remember rewinding* that scene to watch it again...twice.
*For those of you under 40, rewinding was what your elders had to do when they wanted to rewatch jiggly boobs. It was because our technology at the time was barely above that of the caveman and we had to use media that actually consisted of tape on spools.
I feel horrible because I remember rewinding* that scene to watch it again...twice.
*For those of you under 40, rewinding was what your elders had to do when they wanted to rewatch jiggly boobs. It was because our technology at the time was barely above that of the caveman and we had to use media that actually consisted of tape on spools.
And when you tried to pause it on certain screens, the good parts were usually blurred out with scrambled white lines...
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Great, great season. And agreed, De Castecker was brilliant this season. Although I'm actually kind of surprised that we didn't lose a character. I was expecting to lose Mack and/or Yo-yo.
“We can never allow Murania to become desecrated by the presence of surface people. Our lives are serene, our minds are superior, our accomplishments greater. Gene Autry must be captured!!!” - Queen Tika, The Phantom Empire
I know Flaming Skull Guy is part of the Marvel canon, but I didn't like him or his story arc and was glad when they (seemingly) wrote him out. The Agents of Hydra storyline was much better, IMO. So I wasn't real enthused about how the final episode wrapped up. All in all, though, it was a good season. It seems like the Hand of Whedon becomes more apparent, particularly in bantering dialog, as time goes on and the cast loosens up a bit.
hentzau wrote:Great, great season. And agreed, De Castecker was brilliant this season. Although I'm actually kind of surprised that we didn't lose a character. I was expecting to lose Mack and/or Yo-yo.
There was loss though.
Spoiler:
After all we lost the Director of Shield, Jeffrey Mace/ The Patriot.
Well do you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real and in the present tense?
Or that everybody's on the stage and it seems like you're the only person sitting in the audience?
hentzau wrote:Great, great season. And agreed, De Castecker was brilliant this season. Although I'm actually kind of surprised that we didn't lose a character. I was expecting to lose Mack and/or Yo-yo.
There was loss though.
Spoiler:
After all we lost the Director of Shield, Jeffrey Mace/ The Patriot.
Dang. I did forget about that.
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Kraken wrote:I know Flaming Skull Guy is part of the Marvel canon, but I didn't like him or his story arc and was glad when they (seemingly) wrote him out. The Agents of Hydra storyline was much better, IMO. So I wasn't real enthused about how the final episode wrapped up. All in all, though, it was a good season. It seems like the Hand of Whedon becomes more apparent, particularly in bantering dialog, as time goes on and the cast loosens up a bit.
I really liked the Ghost Rider arc, but it was my least favorite of the season.
I liked the Ghost Rider stuff too, because suddenly the show finally felt tied (for me, at least) to the Marvel Universe. I wasn't a huge fan of the actor, but I thought the story line was fine.
“We can never allow Murania to become desecrated by the presence of surface people. Our lives are serene, our minds are superior, our accomplishments greater. Gene Autry must be captured!!!” - Queen Tika, The Phantom Empire
I just watched the whole season for the first time over the course of 4 days. Holy cow was that fun! I have no complaints about anything - it was just fantastic. The tension they were able to create was amazing and I love all the little touches right down to how they played with the logo during the different story lines. It's going to be hard to wait for the next season.
First hour was quite good. I detected a strong Joss Whedon influence in the banter (didn't notice if he wrote it or not though). Haven't watched the second hour yet, but it's a promising start.
Just finished this weeks Fitz-centric episode. It was fantastic. I really think that AOS is crushing it right now.
Well do you ever get the feeling that the story's too damn real and in the present tense?
Or that everybody's on the stage and it seems like you're the only person sitting in the audience?
Well, just wrapped up the latest season (and I'm somewhat disappointed we don't have much activity in this thread, tbh). Thought it was pretty solid all the way around; I've heard rumors that AoS may not be back next year though I don't follow such things very closely. If it does, it should be a big change of pace. And I like the acknowledgement of bigger things going on in the wider MCU.
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They did renew it for another season, but it will only be 13 episodes (instead of 22) and it will be the last. It's also not going to air until the Summer of 2019, once again screwing around with the schedule (moving days, moving time, moving airings, etc...)
I'm about 1/2 through the second half of this current season. My wife bailed on the show during the first half because it was just "too weird". I'm enjoying where it's all going, but it's very much a comic book-y show at this point (with all the crazy twists and turns).
It was a very good season IMO. I read somewhere that it ended as it did because they didn't know if they would be renewed, and the season ender would have made for a satisfactory series finale. I'm glad they will get one more half-season to wrap it up.
Finished the season at midnight after bingeing the last 8 in one day. Really enjoyed it and it would have been a fitting series finale. I hope they don't mess it up with the last 13.
Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 1:40 pm
They did renew it for another season, but it will only be 13 episodes (instead of 22) and it will be the last. It's also not going to air until the Summer of 2019, once again screwing around with the schedule (moving days, moving time, moving airings, etc...)
I'm about 1/2 through the second half of this current season. My wife bailed on the show during the first half because it was just "too weird". I'm enjoying where it's all going, but it's very much a comic book-y show at this point (with all the crazy twists and turns).
Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sun May 27, 2018 1:40 pm
They did renew it for another season, but it will only be 13 episodes (instead of 22) and it will be the last. It's also not going to air until the Summer of 2019, once again screwing around with the schedule (moving days, moving time, moving airings, etc...)
I'm about 1/2 through the second half of this current season. My wife bailed on the show during the first half because it was just "too weird". I'm enjoying where it's all going, but it's very much a comic book-y show at this point (with all the crazy twists and turns).
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stessier wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:24 am
I just finished the final season and loved it. Definitely one of the best. I'm going to miss that group.
I've never watched this show, despite being a big MCU fan.
Wondering if it's worth it to start now. I recall hearing complaints that overall the series is a slog to get through.
stessier wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 7:24 am
I just finished the final season and loved it. Definitely one of the best. I'm going to miss that group.
I've never watched this show, despite being a big MCU fan.
Wondering if it's worth it to start now. I recall hearing complaints that overall the series is a slog to get through.
I wouldn't say that. I think the first half of the first season is a bit hard to get through because you can't see where they are going. After that, I think they hit their stride and things really take off. If you've seen all the movies, I think you will enjoy how the puzzle pieces fit together.
For the majority of season 1 I was bored stiff...then they pulled the rug out from under us towards the end of that first season and really kept going at the same pace for the next few seasons. It was a very Whedon-esque show for a while. I did kind of lose interest the last couple of seasons, but they weren't horrible. Just not up to the same standards.
Wife and I were enjoying the show well enough until some point in season 3, but life intervened and we fell behind in watching episodes. Eventually it got to be such a backlog that we just gave up on it and deleted it off the DVR.
I think streaming helps (they are available on Netflix - maybe Disney+ too, can't remember). I enjoyed being able to watch the whole season over three days rather than 3 months. Even back when I had cable and a DVR, I would save up at least half a season so I could watch them back-to-back. I think this helped me get through any slow spots in a season because I wasn't recommitting to the show the next week, I could just move and and get to the next episode right then.
I'm very much the opposite. I don't like watching an entire season at once - particularly a network TV show with 20+ episodes a season. First, I simply don't have the time for that much TV. Second, I prefer to watch things at a much more leisurely pace. I rarely watch more than one episode of something at a time.
If it's a series like this, I'm okay binge watching multiple full episodes at a time for the most part.
Then there are shows like Ink Master and Blown Away where I fast forward thru all of the setup and chit chat and just get to the end product.
I went thru 2 full seasons, 20 episodes, of Blown Away in a little over an hour last weekend.
msteelers wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:39 pm
Sadly, I still need to watch the final season.
I had put it off partly because I didn't want it to end and partly because I thought Season 6 was a weaker one and I didn't want Season 7 to be that. It wasn't (imo)!
I watched Season 6 in 2019 and when I started Season 7, I had no idea what was going on. I watched 5 minutes and decided to go back and rewatch the last episode of Season 6 to get reoriented. If you buy into the premise of Season 7, I think it's a lot of fun.
msteelers wrote:The first season was ROUGH until the big twist towards the end. I loved the rest after that. Sadly, I still need to watch the final season.
Yeah, it was actually rather awful. But near the end things were being set up and from that point on it was one of my favorite shows to watch all the way through to the end!
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