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CODChimera
Jan 29, 2009

AFewBricksShy posted:

Lady Mayor seems to be doing an okay job.

What happened to her? I haven't been paying a lot of attention for obvious reasons.

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wormil
Sep 12, 2002

Hulk will smoke you!
She's a councilwoman, the mayor is an old black dude with white hair. Last we saw her, she was instructing the her police captain mercenary to escort the mayor from the premises after he asked for her resignation.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

wormil posted:

She's a councilwoman, the mayor is an old black dude with white hair. Last we saw her, she was instructing the her police captain mercenary to escort the mayor from the premises after he asked for her resignation.

No, she went to the morgue after the mayor was shot. Then Eph and Nora arrange transport out of the city for themselves. That was the last we saw of her.

ShakeZula
Jun 17, 2003

Nobody move and nobody gets hurt.

We also see her being anointed with special "emergency security powers" by the council and giving a speech at the UN.

TheRationalRedditor
Jul 17, 2000

WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.
This terrible season didn't even have an arc of storytelling, idiotic poo poo just kept happening for no particular reason with no detectable consequence - at least S1 had that confrontation with batboy. 'The Strain' and its directionlessly vague version of the abrupt end of civilization looks like extra dogshit compared to the (short as heck) debut season of 'Fear the Walking Dead', haha

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat

TheRationalRedditor posted:

looks like extra dogshit compared to the (short as heck) debut season of 'Fear the Walking Dead', haha

Let's not say things we can't take back.

TheRationalRedditor
Jul 17, 2000

WHO ABUSED HIM. WHO ABUSED THE BOY.
It may have been plagued with awful teen characters but was actually well paced and somewhat thrilling in its best moments, everything 'The Strain' isn't. Except for the teen actor plague part!

greententacle
Apr 28, 2007

Mr Bubbles
I thought the train was going to drive straight into the human processing plant.

Your Gay Uncle
Feb 16, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
How the gently caress can Ephram get dozens of head shots on movin targets with a pistol but couldn't hit Eichorst with a rifle when Eichorst was standing completely still.

They should kill everyone but the old Jew, Eichorst and the Luchadore and have those three go on wacky adventures ala Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Apoplexy
Mar 9, 2003

by Shine
And Fet. He's the best.

Giant Tourtiere
Aug 4, 2006

TRICHER
POUR
GAGNER

greententacle posted:

I thought the train was going to drive straight into the human processing plant.

That would have been way better.

wormil
Sep 12, 2002

Hulk will smoke you!

greententacle posted:

I thought the train was going to drive straight into the human processing plant.

You should be writing this show

el oso
Feb 18, 2005

phew, for a minute there i lost myself
There are a lot of bad child actors/characters on TV, but this Zach is undoubtedly the worst of them all.

bring back old gbs
Feb 28, 2007

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

el oso posted:

There are a lot of bad child actors/characters on TV, but this Zach is undoubtedly the worst of them all.

It really makes me wonder how that can even happen. Or the opposite - how does a show like Shameless, or Ray Donovan find these great child actors that only get better as they get older? What do their casting director people know to look out for that The Strain and Sons of Anarchy don't?

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
I thought this season was about as good as last season

MiddleOne
Feb 17, 2011

32MB OF ESRAM posted:

It really makes me wonder how that can even happen. Or the opposite - how does a show like Shameless, or Ray Donovan find these great child actors that only get better as they get older? What do their casting director people know to look out for that The Strain and Sons of Anarchy don't?

A lot of it comes down to writing, there's no acting in the world that can save a character that only serves to shackle the progress of the protagonists.

Giant Tourtiere
Aug 4, 2006

TRICHER
POUR
GAGNER

Xoidanor posted:

A lot of it comes down to writing, there's no acting in the world that can save a character that only serves to shackle the progress of the protagonists.

Yeah I'm really hesitant to blame the actor. The character is written as dumb as a stump and given nothing to do but make things worse for everyone around him.

Giant Tourtiere fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Oct 9, 2015

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!

Zzulu posted:

I thought this season was about as good as last season

Not exactly a high bar.

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
I hope the kid gets strigoid

Paladinus
Jan 11, 2014

heyHEYYYY!!!

Zzulu posted:

I hope the kid gets strigoid

I hope he magically grows into an adult actor that can act.

Holyshoot
May 6, 2010
If I couldn't get past how loving stupid the kid and the cdc mexcian lady who lost her mom in season 1 was will I be able to get through season 2?

Edit: I made it to the end of season 1 but didn't care enough because of the above to watch season 2.

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat
Final scene of Season 3:

*Satrakian's blade hovers precariously over Master's incapacitated body, while Quinlan is getting ready to decapitate Eichhorst, paralysed by Master's pain. Everything depends on Satrakian's ability to calm himself and deal the final blow*
Zach, still human, unturned: "NO!!!"
*Satrakian is distracted and his weapon wavers*
*Master bites Satrakian; Eichhorst wakes up and uses his moment of surprise to tear off Quinlan's head*

*Credits roll*

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
The master should never kill or turn Zach, for Zach is his greatest weapon to use against his enemies

Alien Sex Manual
Dec 14, 2010

is not a sandwich

Zzulu posted:

The master should never kill or turn Zach, for Zach is his greatest weapon to use against his enemies

Aka us, the viewers.

steinrokkan
Apr 2, 2011



Soiled Meat
*Zach enters the Eichhorst B&B*
"Where's the bidet"
"Uh.."
"The wi-fi is too slow. Enjoy your 1 star, rear end in a top hat. I bet you are an illegal anyway."

Barack HUSSEIN
Mar 20, 2003

Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it

I guess every superhero need his theme music
Can anyone remind me why Nora and Eph were on the outs with eachother? I already forgot that silly drama sideplot.

Giant Tourtiere
Aug 4, 2006

TRICHER
POUR
GAGNER

Barack HUSSEIN posted:

Can anyone remind me why Nora and Eph were on the outs with eachother? I already forgot that silly drama sideplot.

I think she deduced that Eph slept with the drug rep in Washington.

Sloth Life
Nov 15, 2014

Built for comfort and speed!
Fallen Rib
Is it just me, or does it feel like mostly female characters have been shuffled off this season? Coco is dead (for real) Nora is dead, Dutch has deserted them for stupid relationship reasons and Justine seems to have been shuffled off in accepting Palmers dodgy job offer.

Doltos
Dec 28, 2005

🤌🤌🤌

Paladinus posted:

I hope he magically grows into an adult actor that can act.

Opening card for season 3 is 10 years later... then Zach comes into frame looking like a pudgy manchild wearing those catgloves with the fingers cut off. He spends the next thirteen episodes eating the food that they're trying to ration, the director spends way too much time focusing on this storyline

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
YOUNG BOY.

Barack HUSSEIN
Mar 20, 2003

Screams from the haters, got a nice ring to it

I guess every superhero need his theme music
Zack is such a poo poo. I hope the character and the actor die soon.

Astroman
Apr 8, 2001


I waited til the season was winding down to read the second book, and I'm glad that it didn't go in the direction the book did, and I'm not sure a lot of that would have worked for the show.

Killing off Setrakian and Eichorst (as well as Palmer) would be the worst. I also can't see them ditching the current premise for a post apoc Vampire fascist show.

Schizotek
Nov 8, 2011

I say, hey, listen to me!
Stay sane inside insanity!!!

Astroman posted:

I waited til the season was winding down to read the second book, and I'm glad that it didn't go in the direction the book did, and I'm not sure a lot of that would have worked for the show.

Killing off Setrakian and Eichorst (as well as Palmer) would be the worst. I also can't see them ditching the current premise for a post apoc Vampire fascist show.

The opening scene of the last episode indicates were getting that last part. It would also majorly improve the plot. Especially Zachs.

Whispering Machines
Dec 27, 2005

Monsters? They look like monsters to you?
If we follow book 3 though, then that means we get to see Zach mope around Gothman Vampire Masters house for a season

MariusLecter
Sep 5, 2009

NI MUERTE NI MIEDO

Whispering Machines posted:

If we follow book 3 though, then that means we get to see Zach mope around Gothman Vampire Masters house for a season

:suicide:

I hope it breaks with the book hard and The Master just possesses the kid ASAP.

Andrew_1985
Sep 18, 2007
Hay hay hay!
I'm sure you're all thrilled to know Season 3 is back on Sunday night.

Zach is still alive. For now.

Super Aggro Crag
Apr 23, 2008




And, of course as always, kill Hitler.


Holy poo poo I was just wondering when this came back. Buckle in boys.

Astroman
Apr 8, 2001


:getin:

Strain rules, gently caress the hatas!

Zzulu
May 15, 2009

(▰˘v˘▰)
Man I never made the connection that the old gross guy from Game of Thrones was Sethrakian from this show

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Dekenai
Mar 11, 2009

^^ David Bradley ^^ also Argus Filch from the Harry Potter movies.

He's the main reason I watch this show. Looking forward to it's return, there's not much else on at the moment...

edit: well, him and Fet.

Dekenai fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Aug 28, 2016

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