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Peaky Blinders new season has started. I'm two episodes in and I'm meh on it so far.
 
Gameface said:
Peaky Blinders new season has started. I'm two episodes in and I'm meh on it so far.
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I watched the first season and I was kind of meh on it then. Just didn't grab me. Seemed to be more style over substance. Just wasn't for me.
 
LogGrad98 said:
I watched the first season and I was kind of meh on it then. Just didn't grab me. Seemed to be more style over substance. Just wasn't for me.
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I watched five minutes and felt like that. Let’s have gangsters but set it in Ireland! Americans love that stuff. Ya know what else they love? Dark and gritty!
 
No fans of Ozark? Unlike some of these Breaking Bad inspired series, this to me is the one that captures the true angst and paranoia of the illicit drug trade. Marty and Wendy Byrde and family are perceived locally and politically as royalty with two casinos, a strip club, a funeral parlor and a foundation that finances and operates rehab facilities and yet when kingpin Navarro or his nephew make demands (such as crime scene and surveillance sanitization, laundering or extortion) they jump to attention like obedient sex slaves. They’re rich and influential and yet continually compromising themselves and others just to survive the volatile whims of their ruthless masters. Rings true and the characters and performances are superb. Just don’t get attached to any of the support cast cause they’re dropping like flies.
 
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Release the Kraken said:
No fans of Ozark? Unlike some of these Breaking Bad inspired series, this to me is the one that captures the true angst and paranoia of the illicit drug trade. Marty and Wendy Byrde and family are perceived locally and politically as royalty with two casinos, a strip club, a funeral parlor and a foundation that finances and operates rehab facilities and yet when kingpin Navarro or his nephew make demands (such as crime scene and surveillance sanitization, laundering or extortion) they jump to attention like obedient sex slaves. They’re rich and influential and yet continually compromising themselves and others just to survive the volatile whims of their ruthless masters. Rings true and the characters and performances are superb. Just don’t get attached to any of the support cast cause they’re dropping like flies.
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It's on my list
 
Release the Kraken said:
No fans of Ozark? Unlike some of these Breaking Bad inspired series, this to me is the one that captures the true angst and paranoia of the illicit drug trade. Marty and Wendy Byrde and family are perceived locally and politically as royalty with two casinos, a strip club, a funeral parlor and a foundation that finances and operates rehab facilities and yet when kingpin Navarro or his nephew make demands (such as crime scene and surveillance sanitization, laundering or extortion) they jump to attention like obedient sex slaves. They’re rich and influential and yet continually compromising themselves and others just to survive the volatile whims of their ruthless masters. Rings true and the characters and performances are superb. Just don’t get attached to any of the support cast cause they’re dropping like flies.
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I was hooked when I watched it, and eagerly awaited seasons 3 and 4. Worth every minute two times over.
 
Release the Kraken said:
Yeah, almost through season four, and mourning the loss of Wyatt Langmore. That poor baby Zeke, I mean I’d take him but it’s a total death sentence!;)
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I reaaaaaly didn't like the very end.

I hated Ruth's death, and the fact that it was devoid of meaning. Like, she should have either pointed Camilla at the Byrdes or pointed her away from them as a final act of either revenge or grace, but instead, it was just a big "F*** you.*
I hated that the PI who should be the smartest person there commits a crime to get the evidence, and then sticks around to tell THE DRUG KINGPINS about it. Just stupid. And then they're saved by their kid killing him in cold blood. It was not narratively satisfying.
 
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gandalfe said:
I reaaaaaly didn't like the very end.

I hated Ruth's death, and the fact that it was devoid of meaning. Like, she should have either pointed Camilla at the Byrdes or pointed her away from them as a final act of either revenge or grace, but instead, it was just a big "F*** you.*
I hated that the PI who should be the smartest person there commits a crime to get the evidence, and then sticks around to tell THE DRUG KINGPINS about it. Just stupid. And then they're saved by their kid killing him in cold blood. It was not narratively satisfying.
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gandalfe said:
I reaaaaaly didn't like the very end.

I hated Ruth's death, and the fact that it was devoid of meaning. Like, she should have either pointed Camilla at the Byrdes or pointed her away from them as a final act of either revenge or grace, but instead, it was just a big "F*** you.*
I hated that the PI who should be the smartest person there commits a crime to get the evidence, and then sticks around to tell THE DRUG KINGPINS about it. Just stupid. And then they're saved by their kid killing him in cold blood. It was not narratively satisfying.
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Okay no spoiler alerts but that’s it then, no more seasons?
 
The Bear is the best new show on tv, probably in a couple years. Amazing if you haven’t seen it.

It’s on Hulu FX.
 
Keefe said:
The Bear is the best new show on tv, probably in a couple years. Amazing if you haven’t seen it.

It’s on Hulu FX.
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Is it about like a grizzly or something?
 
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