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Apr 4, 2019 23:12
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The soundtrack to this show continues to be very good.
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Apr 5, 2019 01:35
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If they're going to keep up the vigilante game Ty and Tandy should invest in masks and gloves.
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Apr 5, 2019 02:03
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Kamehameha achieved!
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Apr 5, 2019 02:49
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I was not expecting that reveal of Mayhem's identity, I'll admit it, the show got me.
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Apr 5, 2019 03:09
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So what if we.......squished them together really hard.
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Apr 5, 2019 07:44
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It occurs to me that this right here is the whole solution to the Thanos problem.
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Apr 12, 2019 01:07
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BrianWilly posted:So what if we.......squished them together really hard. Honestly I don't know what else to say about a show that is so overall Good all the time. I like how few reservations that the dynamic duo had about straight up leaping into this sex trafficking situation despite the fact that it all got kinda dropped on them overnight; there was no "Oh let's leave this up to the cops" or "What if we're getting in over our heads, we're just kids" nonsense, it's just flat-out plans A, B, and C being "Let's go be heroes."
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Apr 12, 2019 09:47
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BrianWilly posted:
And when they do go be heroes it turns out they are kids in over their heads after all with cool but not yet properly understood powers. Cloak is one punch or bullet from an unexpected direction away from getting caught and beaten to poo poo while Dagger's arsenal is is slowly growing but still limited to lethal light daggers and blinding flashes. The real power here is Cloak being able to flee from danger. I do hope Mayhem gets back. She reminds me of Aida from Shield except we get the nice and mean version of her at once.
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Apr 12, 2019 10:15
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Two thoughts: 1. I yelped when Ty went full on comic book Cloak at the end of the episode 2. I love how the show is keeping the dream of Netflix Marvel alive. The business with the playing cards was something Ben Urich taught Karen in the first season of Daredevil.
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Apr 13, 2019 03:39
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Finally got around to watching this week's ep, the full blown Cloak at the end looked way better than I would have expected from a Freeform show and him just devouring Mayhem into the darkness was rad as hell. It says something that the past two weeks have ended on notes that I had no loving clue were going to happen, this show is GOOD.
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Apr 14, 2019 22:21
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That was quite the cover of Hit Me Baby, One More Time...
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Apr 19, 2019 01:46
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I'm always so impressed with how...well-rounded all the characters on this show are. I'm probably hyperbolizing, but I can't think of any other TV show nowadays with characters as three-dimensional and complex as the ones here. Even the characters on shows that I'd ordinarily praise for their great character work can sometimes come across like cartoon characters compared to Ty and Tandy and their motley crew.
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Apr 20, 2019 11:55
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BrianWilly posted:I'm always so impressed with how...well-rounded all the characters on this show are. I'm probably hyperbolizing, but I can't think of any other TV show nowadays with characters as three-dimensional and complex as the ones here. Even the characters on shows that I'd ordinarily praise for their great character work can sometimes come across like cartoon characters compared to Ty and Tandy and their motley crew. I think it's kind of weird these characters have these weird heart to heart moments where they exposition dump their inner most feelings but it's a nice contrast to shows where characters just keep doing things and they never explain what they feel about them outside of a 'blink and you'll miss it' scene. I like the season second a bit better than the first so far, but it's not really capitalizing on the world they built in the first season. The plot feels like it's moving along at a faster pace though so that's good. Mayhem is cool and I like how even without her aggression and hate Brigid is still a badass.
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Apr 21, 2019 11:48
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I'm in the UK and up to episode 4, is that what people are up to in the US? I've not really got much to add except that I really liked the Mayhem twist. Also, considering this show's set in New Orleans and Disney got the X-Men rights back, I really want the Thieves Guild to show up sometime, even if it is Gambitless. Also Tyrone & Tandy should kiss. 
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Apr 23, 2019 22:15
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First the kamehameha, now a solar flare, Tandy's been watching way too much Dragon Ball lately... Next week looks like it'll be fun, as we get Tandy's Drugged Up Adventures where maybe she'll imagine a world where the television side of Marvel is acknowledged by the movie side!
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Apr 26, 2019 23:19
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Good twist at the end of the episode, I thought.
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Apr 27, 2019 08:16
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Oh no, Tandy!  Metalshark posted:Good twist at the end of the episode, I thought. yeah, it seemed like Tandy's Farmer & The Viper story was about Connors being the viper & betraying Tyrone, but it turns out he was probably on the level (presumably his uncle moved the Monopoly file after he went missing in case he'd been kidnapped for information), while it turns out that the social worker was actually the viper.
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Apr 27, 2019 15:29
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Is there anyone trustworthy looking out for the underprivileged? e: I call bullshit that Tandy would give up like that, but whatever howe_sam fucked around with this message at 02:01 on May 3, 2019 |
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May 3, 2019 01:41
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Yvonmukluk posted:Oh no, Tandy! apropos of nothing but I am well chuffed at your avatar
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May 3, 2019 16:39
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howe_sam posted:Is there anyone trustworthy looking out for the underprivileged? Also, oh no, Tandy! again.Thankfully Tyrone looks like he's riding to the rescue next episode, but I don't know if I can wait a whole week for the resolution. I hope Tyrone manages to no-sell the mindfuckery, because he's already lost everything twice over (losing Billy, being forced to go on the run) and he just keeps getting back up. Whereas yeah, Tandy's been through the wringer as well, but she was on a real upswing before poo poo kicked off in S2, so I can see her being more vulnerable to it. Also her powers run on hope, so there's that too. Seems like from the trailer she's not totally given up on fighting back, though. I'm guessing basically the moment they meet up again her powers will come back. I wonder what this means for the Connors plot, though. Is he just gonna get stuffed in a closet till Tandy's rescued? Not that I'm complaining. Also, seems like the villain this season is a hybrid if two Cloak and Dagger villains from the comics, namely D'Spayre (a demon that eats hope) and Mister Negative (a crime boss who got his powers the same way as Cloak & Dagger and has a cover identity as a philanthropist). It's a clever way to create a character by using elements from a character that's too cosmic/mystical and another character tied up in the Spider-Man rights. Chokes McGee posted:apropos of nothing but I am well chuffed at your avatar
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May 3, 2019 18:58
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quote:Thank you! I got it for myself since I'm posting Bad Machinery in the BSS Newspaper Comics Thread. It's pretty great! It also stars teens solving mysteries, although more stuff like 'is the local football team cursed by a cryptid' than the heavier stuff in C&D (although both have plotlines with a monster that eats hope, actually). I know, I was making a callback reference to something Lottie said  That goddamn comic can make literally any phrase memorable its comedic timing is amazing
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May 4, 2019 04:19
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Yvonmukluk posted:Also, seems like the villain this season is a hybrid if two Cloak and Dagger villains from the comics, namely D'Spayre (a demon that eats hope) and Mister Negative (a crime boss who got his powers the same way as Cloak & Dagger and has a cover identity as a philanthropist). It's a clever way to create a character by using elements from a character that's too cosmic/mystical and another character tied up in the Spider-Man rights. Looks like they're straight up calling him D'Spayre https://twitter.com/CloakAndDagger/status/1125837706452447240
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May 8, 2019 19:24
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howe_sam posted:Looks like they're straight up calling him D'Spayre In other news, the reviews are in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r3cD45oaek  Edit: looks like they had a typo in the promo video, so I've posted the updated version. Yvonmukluk fucked around with this message at 13:45 on May 10, 2019 |
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May 8, 2019 19:49
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Goddamn I love Grace Potter & the Nocturnals And next week's episode looks wild.
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May 10, 2019 02:01
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howe_sam posted:Goddamn I love Grace Potter & the Nocturnals  This episode was loving intense. I really liked that Tandy had basically managed to rescue herself, to the point where she'd probably have been fine even if Tyrone hadn't shown up (although it's good he did, that teleport kick was loving awesome). And that Aunt Chantelle basically fukcing no-sold D'Spayre's bullshit. And managed to trick him into unknowingly telling Mayhem how his powers worked so she could steer Tyrone back onto the right track and stop him from controlling all the girls he'd previously taken by smashing the records. I wouldn't be surprised if her using the records is also why Tyrone's powers went all screwy, because she's trying to find a way back out. I'm beginning to wonder if Connors is maybe backsliding, considering he was seemingly looking to escape. Anyway, looking forward to the next episode where our heroes play an arcade game against Baron Samedi to maybe save Tyrone's soul? And I love that this is a show where I can say that as a sentence. Hopefully it'll be a bit of a breather after this one. Edit: speaking of breathers, here's the cast at Disneyland! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGz_1YdrV1I Yvonmukluk fucked around with this message at 13:46 on May 10, 2019 |
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May 10, 2019 13:41
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Yvonmukluk posted:Edit: speaking of breathers, here's the cast at Disneyland! At last, we can finally say that actors from Marvel Television have appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy
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May 10, 2019 16:52
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So to save Tyrone, we gotta play the C&D version of arcade X-Men? Sure not like we were getting weird before let's really dig in there... I love Agents of SHIELD and I wish this show got the same eyeballs that show does, it's easily on the same level if not actually better overall... https://twitter.com/clarkgregg/status/1127007255226765312 Yes please...
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May 11, 2019 12:52
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GLOSS posted:So to save Tyrone, we gotta play the C&D version of arcade X-Men? Sure not like we were getting weird before let's really dig in there... https://twitter.com/clarkgregg/status/1127010090869870593
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May 11, 2019 14:23
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They just posted the motel fight clip on the official youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCTB2rOU18A
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May 12, 2019 20:22
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Yvonmukluk posted:They just posted the motel fight clip on the official youtube channel! That is the good stuff. Hulu sub is paying for itself.
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May 12, 2019 22:02
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Well that got heavy
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May 17, 2019 02:01
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^tagline of the whole show really At this point I'm kinda hoping they just go ahead and introduce Brother Voodoo in here. There's been more bona fide mysticism on this season than in most of any other MCU media that features actual sorcerers and witches.
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May 17, 2019 12:30
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Yeah, that was a trip. And certainly *one* way to resolve the Tandy/Tyrone/Evita love triangle... Also I kinda liked how Tandy's sprite was clearly just done with everything. And of course the nod back to the comics origin with the game's backstory. It seemed kind of unclear what was going on with Tandy's mom at the end. Did she just fall off the wagon? Tandy also found some pills, so I'm worried she might have killed herself. Tyrone coming in to reassure her was heartwarming after everything that happened.
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May 17, 2019 14:09
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Cutting away to the video game was a convenient way to have a big fight scene without having to film the big fight scene. I also really want to see how that boss fight was going to play out.
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May 17, 2019 14:19
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Yvonmukluk posted:Yeah, that was a trip. And certainly *one* way to resolve the Tandy/Tyrone/Evita love triangle... My guess is that she's just fallen off the wagon, but Tandy's last words to her will cause plenty of guilt either way. Ty's mother has certainly made a decisive action. I love how that was just one significant moment amongst several because this show does not mess around! The nod to the first issue was so perfect, I really enjoyed that. Now, if only Marvel would give some serious money to Mantlo too... howe_sam posted:Cutting away to the video game was a convenient way to have a big fight scene without having to film the big fight scene. I also really want to see how that boss fight was going to play out. I've definitely seen a trumpet as a weapon in games before, but maybe not from the era they were homaging.
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May 17, 2019 18:36
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After the terrible way Runaways was handled, it's refreshing to finally see a Marvel show with some bona fide magic and mysticism in it. I hope the bad guy becomes a full loa and they fight him in spiritual plane or something. Also, I loved how the struggle between Brigid and Mayhem for control was visualized by them each trying to do the other's nails. I like metaphorical representations of mental battles.
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May 18, 2019 08:33
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Kinda hosed up to see your mom wasted the one guy who could exonerate you....
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May 24, 2019 01:17
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Luke Cage! It's a shame the rights issues probably preclude the Netflix crew from showing up here.
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Ty thinking with portals over here...
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