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esperterra posted:It's sad, the Affleck movie.
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Daredevil season 3 was freakin' great. I'm inclined to put it above season 1, though I'm not sure if my memory of S1's quality is completely accurate. I remember it having a little too much dumb ninja stuff (though of course, season 2 made it look super grounded by comparison). I also remember Karen being more annoying. Obviously Fisk lost a little bit of his novelty here, became a little too powerful, and at the end we weren't really left with anything new about his character, but he still maintained his status as one of the best villains, and that was enough for me. I can definitely understand people feeling that the last episode wrapped things up a little too easily and happily, but I was satisfied to see things finally go right for a change and more or less get resolved, with one or two lingering threats (Vanessa being the one thing keeping Kingpin in check) but actual closure for the most part. It was basically the only way to provide closure without killing Kingpin, and strangely even after all he did, I didn't want to see him die. It would've felt too nihilistic, and real life is already too nihilistic for my liking. As for the very last scene, it was pretty silly, but it was separate enough from everything else that I didn't really care. Bullseye still being a threat doesn't really change anything, it's just a little teaser for where they could go next. I was just glad they didn't try to undermine the rest of what happened with some really overt cliffhanger, as they're prone to do. It was a real ending. Ray turned out to be a really cool dude. I was upset when he died, but it felt justified when his plan was revealed. They walked a fine line of having him be heroic, but also kind of deserving to die for allowing too many bad things to happen, but also helping to fix them. Also, according to my lawyer wife, that whole Dying Declaration thing is actually kind of a real thing, although they probably exaggerated just a tad. Like everyone else, I'm in awe of the one-shot scene. At the beginning of it I thought "oh, they're doing this again, of course..." And I thought it would turn out to just be a pale imitation of the one they did in S1. But by the end it was just like, drat. Sold. The other best scene was Karen & Kingpin, though the way it ended was kind of like a wrestling match where someone runs in and interferes before the real ending can happen. Understandably, though, since if it went the way Karen was aiming for, she probably would've been killed. Although admittedly, her killing of James Wesley still feels a little like a loose thread. Sir Lemming fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Oct 31, 2018 |
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I liked this interpretation of Elektra with the exception of everything involving her being "Black Sky" or whatever her dumb ninja anti-christ name was. I realize that's like 80% of the character, but I thought her introductory episode and the build of her relationship with Matt was a nice twist on the comics but kept the same level of intense passion the comics had. Actress wasn't great but she wasn't as bad as some of the girls on Arrow so I guess that was a positive.
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Oct 31, 2018 18:32
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Pretty much all “chosen one” stories are crap but they’re a genre standby.
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Oct 31, 2018 19:04
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Oh, I didn't notice this until someone pointed it out, in hindsight it seems like maybe it was really obvious and I'm just dense. But in the second-to-last episode, it's a really neat callback how Ray's "last words" phone call to his son is really similar to the call Matt's dad made to him, for basically the same reason, on literally the same phone. Probably another thing that influenced his sorta-change of heart in the last episode.
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qirex posted:Pretty much all “chosen one” stories are crap but they’re a genre standby. That and anything with a 'prophecy'. The only one I can even tolerate is Harry Potter. And only because they had the decency to admit in story that all prophecies are self fulfilling horseshit, most don't even come true, and you're best off just ignoring them.
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CityMidnightJunky posted:That and anything with a 'prophecy'. The only one I can even tolerate is Harry Potter. And only because they had the decency to admit in story that all prophecies are self fulfilling horseshit, most don't even come true, and you're best off just ignoring them. I think it helps that the prophecy in that case -- the one at the end of book five -- is only revealed to exist after it's come true. It ends up being couched in characterisation rather than in plot mechanics, and is largely sold on being a moment of poignancy for a minor character rather than what a lot of other genre stuff treats their END TIME CHOSEN ONE GREAT BURDEN OF GREATNESS DARKNESS DARKNESS WHY ME I AM THE LOAD BEARING WALL OF HISTORY crap.
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A prophecy might not have been spelled out, but the “boy who did not die,” was always obviously the chosen one. It’s ok to like Harry Potter, but to pretend it’s different from every other chosen one story seems weird to me. Self fulfilling prophecy? Bullshit, voldemort’s Life was tied to Harry’s in some weird symbiotic way that was part of the climax of the story. Didn’t matter that Harry’s only talent was flying a broomstick, and Hermione did all the work. (I enjoyed Harry Potter)
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CAPT. Rainbowbeard posted:It wasn't a punchmans scene, I fast forwarded through it. this is the worst loving post i've ever seen
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Nov 1, 2018 16:35
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I'm like a year behind you
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If you don’t like watching it read Wikipedia or something Jesus you goons.
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Keyser_Soze posted:I'm like a year behind you Oh boy. Oh man. Now you did it.
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I'm just agreeing with the consensus that LC could have been so much better if they tightened it up. It clearly stalls around EP5 - apparently for quite a while.
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Nov 1, 2018 19:26
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Then you’ll love Luke Cage season 3.
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cosmicjim posted:A prophecy might not have been spelled out, but the “boy who did not die,” was always obviously the chosen one. It’s ok to like Harry Potter, but to pretend it’s different from every other chosen one story seems weird to me. Self fulfilling prophecy? Bullshit, voldemort’s Life was tied to Harry’s in some weird symbiotic way that was part of the climax of the story. Didn’t matter that Harry’s only talent was flying a broomstick, and Hermione did all the work. (I enjoyed Harry Potter) The prophecy never would have happened if Voldemort hadn't heard it and tried to stop it happening, which made it happen. There was nothing linking the two before that. The only reason he even attacked Harry was because he was an insecure hypocrite. The prophecy could have referred to Harry or Neville. And despite being a massive racist, he saw Harry as the greater threat because he was a halfblood like him. And because this isn't the Harry Potter thread. Do we know who the villain of JJ season 3 is?
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Nov 1, 2018 20:01
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I haven't heard any casting news, so I'm gonna say we don't.
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They liked not having any villains last season so they're gonna keep exploring that.
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Finally got to watch Daredevil. I liked it. I'm not sure why people are confused about that final fight scene. To me it didn't look at all like Matt was trying to save Fisk from Bullseye. Bullseye was trying to kill Vanessa, presumably as revenge for the Julie thing, and Matt was trying to save her.
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CityMidnightJunky posted:The prophecy never would have happened if Voldemort hadn't heard it and tried to stop it happening, which made it happen. There was nothing linking the two before that. The only reason he even attacked Harry was because he was an insecure hypocrite. The prophecy could have referred to Harry or Neville. And despite being a massive racist, he saw Harry as the greater threat because he was a halfblood like him. Answer pulled out of my rear end: Trish Walker.
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Enola Gay-For-Pay posted:Answer pulled out of my rear end: Trish Walker. Her mom wasn't enough for her, in S3, Patsy's blood lust continues to grow as she seeks to eliminate anyone Jessica cares for. She will be standing over the bloody corpse of jess's neighbor and his son, grinning as Jessica vows her revenge.
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My favorite part of DD S3 is when Bullseye starts throwing things.
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Tom Guycot posted:Her mom wasn't enough for her, in S3, Patsy's blood lust continues to grow as she seeks to eliminate anyone Jessica cares for. She will be standing over the bloody corpse of jess's neighbor and his son, grinning as Jessica vows her revenge. That would honestly be more believable than them being friends again. "You shot my mom in the head and won't apologize" is not something you can just get over.
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nooneofconsequence posted:My favorite part of DD S3 is when Bullseye starts throwing things. I think it’s interesting how the writers went out of their way not to stress bullseye’s abilities in the dialogue. It was absolutely no big deal to anyone that he had supernatural throwing strength and aim. The correct response to Matt saying “he’s ricocheting the bullets,” should have been “what the gently caress, that’s impossible.”
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Lurdiak posted:That would honestly be more believable than them being friends again. What if she apologizes? Then when Jessica's going through her mother's things, she finds a bunch of old Nazi memorabilia.
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Phenotype posted:What if she apologizes? Then when Jessica's going through her mother's things, she finds a bunch of old Nazi memorabilia. She finds out that she was never vaccinated for political reasons. Season three is all about her struggle with polio.
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cosmicjim posted:I think it’s interesting how the writers went out of their way not to stress bullseye’s abilities in the dialogue. It was absolutely no big deal to anyone that he had supernatural throwing strength and aim. I'm really glad about this. It's a comic book show, the audience is implicitly cool with that kind of absurdity. Having characters remark on the impossibility would just be the authors smugly pretending that they're above all these goofy punchmen when they're busy writing a show about goofy punchmen.
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Strom Cuzewon posted:I'm really glad about this. It's a comic book show, the audience is implicitly cool with that kind of absurdity. Having characters remark on the impossibility would just be the authors smugly pretending that they're above all these goofy punchmen when they're busy writing a show about goofy punchmen.
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How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine
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BiggerBoat posted:How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine It's really hard to find a place 100% devoid of objects.
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BiggerBoat posted:How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine It's not like he had an entire safe full of them in his closet or anything. Oh.
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BiggerBoat posted:How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine He had them in his safe which was a cute nod. I imagine in a potential next season when not cosplaying as Daredevil we'll see him with some of his classic thrown weapons.
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Nov 2, 2018 18:02
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I'm pretty sure in a few scenes he had throwing knives or something
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BiggerBoat posted:How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine What you, the viewer, are supposed to think is "wow, he's that good with improvised weapons, it's a good thing he didn't bring actual weapons or Matt would be in serious trouble!"
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BiggerBoat posted:How come Bullseye never brought along anything with him to throw? The shurikens from the comic would have worked fine The times he wasn't using his gun he was cosplaying as Daredevil, who doesn't throw poo poo.
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He throws his stick things sometimes!
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:The times he wasn't using his gun he was cosplaying as Daredevil, who doesn't throw poo poo. Yeah, well, Daredevil doesn't kill people either. People change.
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There is far too much Foggy hatred in this thread.
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DeafNote posted:There is far too much hatred in this thread.
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DeafNote posted:There is far too much... this thread.
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