Whatcha Watchin'?

Franko · March 23, 2019, 7:41pm

well, it’s a season one wrap up, with a cliffhanger rolled in. i really enjoyed the whole season.

mindysan33 · March 23, 2019, 7:44pm

OMG, the Demons on the Punjab… well done! I’m really happy they’ve gone back to episodes set in history…

teknocholer · March 24, 2019, 8:22pm

I thought this was interesting.

This episode order seems to be canon
https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80174608

but for me the series started with Episode 8 (Good Hunting), followed by Episodes 1 through 6 in sequence (that’s as far as I’ve got).

No doubt this says something profound about my personality, and if Netflix releases their algorithm I can save a bundle on therapy.

I’m enjoying the bite-size format, by the way. I don’t think the cartoonish stories could hold up if they were made longer.

MalevolentPixy · March 24, 2019, 9:10pm

I will admit that I have only watched the Scalzi episodes, so far.

Three Robots was fun, especially having read the story. Yogurt is almost a little too on the nose for our current reality. Alternate Histories? Meh.

Wisconsin_Platt · March 25, 2019, 1:33am

I started with Witness.

When I watched LDR I didn’t realize that the episode order was one of four, so my thought on Witness was that it was okay but a definite way to say Yes. This is TV Mature and we mean it.

Rewatched the episodes I really liked and now I’m looking for the original Heavy Metal because I’m really in the mood for seeing the Loc-Nar again.

smulder · March 25, 2019, 9:32am

Even the characters who are not New Age cult leaders talk like New Age cult leaders

AndyHilmer · March 25, 2019, 11:56am

Yup. I found The Leftovers to be more active at pissing me off, but OA is just ridiculous.

Daveb · March 25, 2019, 10:45pm

Don’t look up tea bagging.

Franko · March 25, 2019, 10:54pm

i loved season one. it’s so bizarre – i didn’t realize season two had started. looking forward to catching up.

kxkvi · March 25, 2019, 10:59pm

shoulda listened to you

ChickieD · March 25, 2019, 11:16pm

I love OA, too. Excited for the new season. Gonna binge this weekend.

Melizmatic · March 26, 2019, 12:08am

I was going to comment on that show, but now I want to wait and hear what you thought first.

I didn’t mind the ending, because I saw the time reset coming.

S2 should be interesting to see how they reconcile the different timelines and being back in their younger bodies.

dfaris · March 26, 2019, 1:16am

I didn’t realize until later that there was going to be another season. I can’t imagine how they’re going to handle the noticeable aging of the kids. I also can’t imagine how they’re going to restart Russian Doll, unless they are going to use a whole new cast.

smulder · March 26, 2019, 1:22am

it’s like a self-help book full of magical thinking written by a rich white person who bought drugs in an abandoned building once

ChickieD · March 26, 2019, 1:41am

Story of my life.

smulder · March 26, 2019, 1:51am

you say you like the show, but you also like the terrible things i say about it

ChickieD · March 26, 2019, 1:55am

I love it. I am such the audience - yes, I know. I’m a terrible person who buys yoni eggs. No, not really. But I am that market.

smulder · March 26, 2019, 2:02am

Have you seen

the characters are flawed and corrupt but also are trafficking in actual wisdom that helps people

and they manage to keep it ambiguous whether the supernatural/pseudoscientific stuff is “real” or not

ChickieD · March 26, 2019, 2:16am

No…sounds interesting!

Melizmatic · March 26, 2019, 2:45am

For Russian Doll, they kinda have to. There’s no point in watching it, otherwise.

I love the idea, but not the execution.