lol the Ozy scenes are the best, so fucking odd but seems to fit the character well. That little scene with him biting the tomato especially felt like him. And I like that he's still obsessed with Jon and that his last words to Ozy still haunt him
The Klansman reveal was uh, interesting. Didn't see that coming. I guess that explains why Angela didn't get killed if he was the second cavalry guy at her house? Not sure why he'd just still keep his robes around like that though, I guess it still could've been planted
Tim Blake Nelson would make a good Rorschach. The shot of him eating in the car seemed rip straight from the beans scene from the comic
ep 3 was good, probably my favorite yet. It was definitely the most comic-heavy ep yet, the show's def becoming much less accessible to anyone who isn't at least familiar with the original story. Which I wasn't expecting it to intertwine that much but WORKS FOR ME if that's the case
Laurie was cast PERFECTLY, she was great. I liked her and Angela's mini-rivalry
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The Ozymandias stuff continues to be weird af, but probably my favorite part of the show. I was PUUUMPED to see him don his original suit, I'm now beginning to understand how Marvel/DC fanboys feel when they lose their minds over this stuff
well this show has definitely taken a turn. I feel like these last few episodes are almost a different show from the first 2, definitely feels like more of a continuation from the book than its own separate entity now. Which I do like overall but it makes me wish even more for the original to be done justice in a mini-series now. ALAS!
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definitely wasn't expecting them to show THE squid in this but that was cool. SHOULD'VE BEEN DURING THE DAY BUT WHATEVER! I liked the little detail of Spielberg making his Schindler's List-esque movie based on that rather than the holocaust
The trailer for next week's with Angela tripping on the nostalgia pills looks fucking silly tbh. The episode itself has potential but the framing device for it is...woof
Also why did Ozymandias tape himself spelling out the entirety of his master plan and why was Irons playing him just as kooky as the older version who's spent years in isolation. WHO KNOWS!
iiinteresting. COMIC CONTINUITY QUIBBLES ASIDE I think that was the best ep yet
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The origin of Hooded Justice's noose/mask was so perfect that it's almost hard to believe that wasn't Moore's original intention. It kinda ends there though (continuity-wise), otherwise it's kind of a STRETCH especially considering HJ was supposed to be a closet Nazi sympathizer. Which at first I thought Lindelof was taking liberties and sorta transferring that idea to other characters but apparently he was directly asked about that and he responded that "That was the front HJ had to put up to maintain his ruse" which...is hard to buy
On its own though this was some good STUFF. I do feel like the Sheriff wasn't entirely lying at the end and there's much more to him owning the Klansman robe but maybe that's just wishful thinking cuz I still am not ready to hate that character. It would add some irony to HJ killing him though, considering it's canon in this that he was a "fake" Nazi sympathizer (even if that wasn't brought up in-show)
i think hooded justice's necessary mystery in the book and here kinda suggests, if not that he claimed to be a nazi sympathizer, that it was something folks would ascribe to him to better understand him and his intentions. im also anticipating the return of that german propaganda flier
someone i know called the twist a couple weeks back so i've been waiting for it. too perfect and too interesting a reversal of what reeves went through in his racial makeup for it not to be the case.
while i'm enjoying the show i'm not sure i'm feeling where it's going.... the mesmerism and a lot of the lady trieu material hasn't been super interesting for me and i imagine that'll be a bigger deal going into the finale.
it's tentatively the last season. I recall Lindelof saying that this season's going to tell a complete story but he wouldn't close the door entirely on there being a second season
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yeah, idk about the mesmerism stuff, not to mention the...white supremacists become Dr. Manhattan(?) plot. I mean the graphic novel had psychic squid (and y'know, the whole Dr. Manhattan thing) as far as "out-there" stuff goes but for some reason those sat better
I don't think the payoff will live up to all the interesting stuff they set up (sound familiar??) but I'm definitely along for the ride right now. Penultimate episode should be great since I'm assuming it's gonna be mostly a Dr. Manhattan flashback. I think it'll be this show's "photograph is in my hand" chapter
it's tentatively the last season. I recall Lindelof saying that this season's going to tell a complete story but he wouldn't close the door entirely on there being a second season
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yeah, idk about the mesmerism stuff, not to mention the...white supremacists become Dr. Manhattan(?) plot. I mean the graphic novel had psychic squid (and y'know, the whole Dr. Manhattan thing) as far as "out-there" stuff goes but for some reason those sat better
I don't think the payoff will live up to all the interesting stuff they set up (sound familiar??) but I'm definitely along for the ride right now. Penultimate episode should be great since I'm assuming it's gonna be mostly a Dr. Manhattan flashback. I think it'll be this show's "photograph is in my hand" chapter
I didn't read the spoiler, but this is what I was wondering about the series, whether it was a one-and-done thing or if there'd be more, because I do plan to watch this one sometime.
unambiguously good and interesting, probably as rich a sci-fi love story as the constant but still... i don't know if this season's done such a great job of propelling the main story with its character-focused episodes? the pacing's been fucked since the hooded justice origin story. i'm sure it's to mimic the structure of the original novel but i dont remember that feeling this... anti climactic?
