OT: Consolidated Entertainment Thread (TV, movies, books, games) part VI - use spoiler tags!

[MadDevil]

I didn't love the creative choice at the end. I think that pushed him too far over the line to monster and undid a lot of what the series strove for. I understand the decision and in some way it makes sense but it didn't have to be that dark. Just my thought. At least they didn't make him drink kerosene and screw up which Greek myth they were referencing and defraud me with a "Lovecraftian" hype.

I think the series did a great job of making you root for a guy you know is an evil bastard, but at the end of the day he's still an evil bastard that the hero is going to have to take down. But I'm also just kind of over the sympathetic villain thing right now and I'm okay with just a purely evil monster that needs to be taken down. Might have something to do with things that have happened recently.

 

[Richer's Ghost]

The Old Man on Hulu is back with season 2. John Lithgow and the Dude ride again. Not a ton of action but great acting if the retired CIA operative on the run stuff is up your alley.

 

[Satans Hockey]

Enjoyed Heretic, Hugh Grant looked like he had a ball playing his character and he did it well.

 

[My3Sons]

I think the series did a great job of making you root for a guy you know is an evil bastard, but at the end of the day he's still an evil bastard that the hero is going to have to take down. But I'm also just kind of over the sympathetic villain thing right now and I'm okay with just a purely evil monster that needs to be taken down. Might have something to do with things that have happened recently.

I get that but it was sort of a why did they go that route moment for me after everything that led up to it. I was invested and then all of a sudden it was like all the emotional effort was for nothing. We will see what they do in the next Batman movie. I guess they won’t give us the Joker until the third movie.

 

[Saugus]

We’ve started watching Shrinking on Apple. Really funny show, Harrison Ford is great playing an old curmudgeonly psychiatrist. And Jason Segel could be funny while reading the phone book.

 

[TheBeerNerd]

The TikToks inspired my wife to start watching I Think You Should Leave again. It's a real win-win-win show. It's a win for Netflix because it's quotable and memeable. It's a win for the showrunners because they let their funny flag fly. It's a win for the viewers because it's really funny.