What are you watching, listening to, and reading? thread

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3 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 

I can't say im surprised. Im pretty sure there's no way they can properly explain some of the shit i've seen  

 

Personally I think the show peaked with the first 3 seasons, and has steadily gotten worse starting at 4 (which was still quite good). 5 and 6 so far have just been really messy.

 

 

i dug 5, but i knew they bit off more than they could chew. it's a shame because some of the fan theories were pretty awesome.

[Mr. Impossible 424]

Just came in the mail. Too bad can't use it for a while because of the weather. 

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

The Hijack finale was exciting AF. Now thats how you end a show.

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1 minute ago, Twinblade said:

The Hijack finale was exciting AF. Now thats how you end a show.

Nice! I’ve been waiting for it to finish before binging it. 

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

14 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

Nice! I’ve been waiting for it to finish before binging it. 

 

I do think there is a bit of filler that hurts the pacing. I think if the series was just 1 maybe 2 episodes shorter it would have been better for it.

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4 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 

I do think there is a bit of filler that hurts the pacing. I think if the series was just 1 maybe 2 episodes shorter it would have been better for it.

That seems to be a common problem with a lot of newer shows. I’m sure I’ll still dig it, though. 

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@Twinblade started Hijack. I’m digging it! The opening song is a track I loved from the 90’s by Unkle

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

24 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

@Twinblade started Hijack. I’m digging it! The opening song is a track I loved from the 90’s by Unkle

 

Nice  The music choices are pretty good.

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2 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 

Nice  The music choices are pretty good.

Shit is tense! I’m glad I waited for the eps to drop. 

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

Just now, -GD-X said:

Shit is tense! I’m glad I waited for the eps to drop. 

 

Idris Elba was the perfect casting choice. He really elevates the show 

[-GD-X★ 7,808]

40 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 

Idris Elba was the perfect casting choice. He really elevates the show 

The pilot looks like Mike Pence  

 

but yeah, Idris is great and I’m curious to see how the long game plays out.

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@Twinblade Finished Hijack. That was a wild ending! Overall, it felt a nice throwback to 90's action thrillers.

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

16 minutes ago, -GD-X said:

@Twinblade Finished Hijack. That was a wild ending! Overall, it felt a nice throwback to 90's action thrillers.

 

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The whole segment of the plane slowly coming in for the landing and everyone bracing as it started coming apart was so intense. And the visuals were insane! Probably the best FX i've seen in a TV show since GoT.

 

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6 minutes ago, Twinblade said:

 

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The whole segment of the plane slowly coming in for the landing and everyone bracing as it started coming apart was so intense. And the visuals were insane! Probably the best FX i've seen in a TV show since GoT.

 

definitely! that budget

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

I only have a few episodes of Lost left. I can't begin to describe how fucking retarded the story and overarching mystery gets  It still has plenty of good moments, particularly the character focused scenes in the

 

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alternate universe/timeline where the plane never crashed

 

but most of the stuff thats happening on the island is impossible to take seriously.

 

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oh my god, Hijack is fucking corny and hilarious with the odd way that they film things.

 

barely halfway thru episode 2, this is a fantastic show to watch while buzzed.

 

Every camera angle that gives an obvious clue away, every heavy bass noise that gives a clue away.

 

And then the Apple product placement

I was almost expecting one terrorist to show Idris Elba's phone to another terrorist and ask them "hey bruv, does this phone av' any features to retrieve deleted or lost text messages?"

 

And the other terrorist says "yeah bruv, wit da iphone 14 icloud backup, you will nevah lus' a tex' message again!"

 

And the big reveal at the end of episode 1. "What does yer' dad do fer a livin?"

 

"Well you see....[dramatic pause]................he's a late merger negotiations closer specialist."

 

Was I supposed to go "WHOOOOOA, holy shit!" or something?

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3 hours ago, jehurey said:

oh my god, Hijack is fucking corny and hilarious with the odd way that they film things.

 

barely halfway thru episode 2, this is a fantastic show to watch while buzzed.

 

Every camera angle that gives an obvious clue away, every heavy bass noise that gives a clue away.

 

And then the Apple product placement

I was almost expecting one terrorist to show Idris Elba's phone to another terrorist and ask them "hey bruv, does this phone av' any features to retrieve deleted or lost text messages?"

 

And the other terrorist says "yeah bruv, wit da iphone 14 icloud backup, you will nevah lus' a tex' message again!"

 

And the big reveal at the end of episode 1. "What does yer' dad do fer a livin?"

 

"Well you see....[dramatic pause]................he's a late merger negotiations closer specialist."

 

Was I supposed to go "WHOOOOOA, holy shit!" or something?

Ummm that’s not the big reveal at the end. It’s 

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Him wanting to help the hijackers for his own personal gain. It was a fun new wrinkle in an old formula. 

but yeah, the show screams 90’s action corny thriller, but that’s what makes it fun. 

[Twinblade★ 3,983]

My Lost journey is over 

 

That was....quite the ending. I admit im somewhat lost but I was tuning out at points during the last 2 seasons, so I could have potentially missed some crucial information or setup. Im just gonna look up some summaries and theories to fill in the gaps, but it was generally a very effective and emotional ending I think.

 

When it comes to the island, the turning point that started to sour me on the core mystery was

 

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When Locke dies and then the smoke monster becomes corporeal and decides to take his appearance. I really could not get down with that nonsense. But then the writers decide to make that character the main villain as well as the focal point of the last 2 seasons, and that really hurt the show for me.

 

Thankfully the characters and their relationships with one another in the end did redeem parts of these seasons for me.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Twinblade said:

My Lost journey is over 

 

That was....quite the ending. I admit im somewhat lost but I was tuning out at points during the last 2 seasons, so I could have potentially missed some crucial information or setup. Im just gonna look up some summaries and theories to fill in the gaps, but it was generally a very effective and emotional ending I think.

 

When it comes to the island, the turning point that started to sour me on the core mystery was

 

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When Locke dies and then the smoke monster becomes corporeal and decides to take his appearance. I really could not get down with that nonsense. But then the writers decide to make that character the main villain as well as the focal point of the last 2 seasons, and that really hurt the show for me.

 

Thankfully the characters and their relationships with one another in the end did redeem parts of these seasons for me.

 

 

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I think what may throw people off is that the smoke monster, that we've always thought of just being in the form of smoke, was doing something different in the latter seasons. Take the shape of other people, a shapeshifter.

 

But, remember Mr. Eko's episode in Season 3. Its not 100% confirmed, but its highly likely that the smoke monster was already shape shifting.

 

And I think the idea is that if there is a dead corpse that is on the island, the smoke monster can shapeshift into that person to mimic them.

 

That would include Jack Shepherd's father. Who was being transported in a coffin on the plane.

 

 

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2 hours ago, jehurey said:

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I think what may throw people off is that the smoke monster, that we've always thought of just being in the form of smoke, was doing something different in the latter seasons. Take the shape of other people, a shapeshifter.

 

But, remember Mr. Eko's episode in Season 3. Its not 100% confirmed, but its highly likely that the smoke monster was already shape shifting.

 

And I think the idea is that if there is a dead corpse that is on the island, the smoke monster can shapeshift into that person to mimic them.

 

That would include Jack Shepherd's father. Who was being transported in a coffin on the plane.

 

 

 

ah yeah that makes a lot of sense. Im sure there's some other stuff like that I missed.