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David Corbett
Feb 6, 2008

Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world.
My girlfriend and I watch this series - she's a massive fan and spent a lot of the last episode crying. Surprised how little traffic this one's getting on SA. A lot of it feels a bit contrived - too much drama layered on. I like Kyle's new girlfriend.

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Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
It's not really a TVIV kinda show. But yeah the playwright is a real good character and the actress is excellent.

Truther Vandross
Jun 17, 2008

The playwright is the girl from the AT&T commercials.

And I hope the thing with her and Kevin continues.

ElwoodCuse
Jan 11, 2004

we're puttin' the band back together
As a Pittsburgh resident I was like "WTF is with all these beer ads in the grocery store :argh:"

Old James
Nov 20, 2003

Wait a sec. I don't know an Old James!

Just binged the first 4 episodes and loving this show.

That is all.

blue squares
Sep 28, 2007

Toby is still terrible

Old James
Nov 20, 2003

Wait a sec. I don't know an Old James!

blue squares posted:

Toby is still terrible

How can you hate Toby and ignore the soiled douche bag that is Kevin?

blue squares
Sep 28, 2007

Toby is a lovely character. Kevin is a good character that is often a lovely person

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
If Kate fucks fat camp douchebag I'm gonna be so pissed

Also gently caress Kevin for taking his ex away from her nice bf because he's creepy enough to remember what she wore to school when she was 10

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Toby still sucks

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
This goddamned show.

I don't know if my roughly-a-teenager-girl emotional state can handle much more of these heavy sibling scenes. Kevin is the best character on this show and I love what they did with him in the latest episode. I was kind of worrying that they were going to avoid the phone call Kevin and Randall had early in the season and I'm so glad with the direction they're taking.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Yeah, that final moment was so earned. It was beautiful and I tore up. Also guess we know how Jack's gonna end up dying :( it was nice to see them make him a lil less perfect this episode.

Poppyseed Poundcake
Feb 23, 2007
I really hope Jack dies in a woodchipper

X-O
Apr 28, 2002

Long Live The King!

Man. Ron Cephas Jones.

Hands down my favorite episode of TV this year.

Poppyseed Poundcake
Feb 23, 2007
Of course they decide to kill off the black guy

Ty1990
Apr 22, 2011

Only recently started this show because I thought it was far too sappy by the looks of the trailer. I fought back tears tonight while watching with my roommate.

seriously people, appreciate your friends and family while they're here

Vintimus Prime
Apr 24, 2008

DERRRRRPPP what are picture threads for????

My wife got me hooked on this show. And lasts night, drat

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
What a fantastic episode. Fogelman is an excellent writer, and Sterling K. Brown may be one of the best actors alive. Not to dismiss Cephas Jones because drat because god drat

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
My girlfriend's father died two weeks ago. This episode crushed her but we just spent half an hour discussing how happy she is that we found this show to watch together.

Danger
Jan 4, 2004

all desire - the thirst for oil, war, religious salvation - needs to be understood according to what he calls 'the demonogrammatical decoding of the Earth's body'
This is probably the best writing on tv right now but does not feature any sort of superhero spaceship or dragon so unlikely to pick up much traction here. Kinda surprising since like half this site's population are probably dads now.

Sjs00
Jun 29, 2013

Yeah Baby Yeah !
gently caress this show for making me realize just how lovely my own life is in comparison

Thwomp
Apr 10, 2003

BA-DUHHH

Grimey Drawer
So.....is Ron Howard producing this show?

TheShrike
Oct 30, 2010

You mechs may have copper wiring to re-route your fear of pain, but I've got nerves of steel.
I don't get how this show is so lauded - the first ep felt extremely cheesy and fake.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
It got better. I mean it's still total cheese, but good cheese

MiddleOne
Feb 17, 2011

Kontradaz posted:

I don't get how this show is so lauded - the first ep felt extremely cheesy and fake.

It's 2017, it's nice to have some alternation from all the doom and gloom.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Finale airs tonight. I'm gonna miss this show way more than I expected initially.

moths
Aug 25, 2004

I would also still appreciate some danger.



I'm completely expecting Jack to have a misunderstanding, go into a jealous rage, and get himself killed tonight. Drunk driving is way too obvious and telegraphed for how many left turns this season's taken.

I think this was the surprise of the season. I don't know what I was expecting, but I wasn't expecting anything this tightly written or emotionally engaging.

Timby
Dec 23, 2006

Your mother!

MiddleOne posted:

It's 2017, it's nice to have some alternation from all the doom and gloom.

Alternation? This show feels like Parenthood's misery porn cranked to 11.

GATOS Y VATOS
Aug 22, 2002


Goddamnit why was that the finale? Well at least it's renewed.

Kodilynn
Sep 29, 2006

GATOS Y VATOS posted:

Goddamnit why was that the finale? Well at least it's renewed.

That was the feeling at our house. That was a lackluster as gently caress finale that really didn't answer anything nor did it leave any real cliffhanger.

Comfortador
Jul 31, 2003

Just give me all the 3ggs_n_b4con you have.

Wait...wait.

I worry what you just heard was...
"Give me a lot of b4con_n_3ggs."

What I said was...
"Give me all the 3ggs_n_b4con you have"

...Do you understand?

Kodilynn posted:

That was the feeling at our house. That was a lackluster as gently caress finale that really didn't answer anything nor did it leave any real cliffhanger.

He looked the audience directly in the eye and said "Our story is just beginning". It was a big Peter Petrelli 'gently caress you', like the old days.

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

Comfortador posted:

He looked the audience directly in the eye and said "Our story is just beginning". It was a big Peter Petrelli 'gently caress you', like the old days.

We've already seen the funeral with the kids look essentially as they did in the last episode. Did they say that once we see how he dies that we never get to see him again?

moths
Aug 25, 2004

I would also still appreciate some danger.



Once we see how he dies they can't keep hinting at it or mak two hour drunk drives seem dangerous.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
Todd VanDerWerff has a hilarious theory that Jack dies during 9/11

I guess that doesn't need to be spoilered but eh

Poppyseed Poundcake
Feb 23, 2007

Escobarbarian posted:

Todd VanDerWerff has a hilarious theory that Jack dies during 9/11

I guess that doesn't need to be spoilered but eh

That is impossible. The current time as of the last episode when he is driving to the show is somewhere within a year before May 1996, based on the registration stickers on his car windshield. Bush doesn't do 9/11 for another 5 years.

Escobarbarian
Jun 18, 2004


Grimey Drawer
That was the episode before the latest one.

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Comfortador
Jul 31, 2003

Just give me all the 3ggs_n_b4con you have.

Wait...wait.

I worry what you just heard was...
"Give me a lot of b4con_n_3ggs."

What I said was...
"Give me all the 3ggs_n_b4con you have"

...Do you understand?

Rhyno posted:

We've already seen the funeral with the kids look essentially as they did in the last episode. Did they say that once we see how he dies that we never get to see him again?

Sure but that doesn't mean they can't stretch out actually showing/answering that specific "memory" for however long they want.

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