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bingo-bongo, hit that bango Gonna work that into as many awkward conversations as possible.
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Mar 27, 2023 16:53
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Another Bill posted:The only ending I'll be satisfied with is Cousin Gregg in charge of the whole everything. "Let's all welcome the new CEO of Waystar Royco, Craig Hirsch!"
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Mar 27, 2023 16:54
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The interaction between Greg and Logan in the joke room had me rolling. Just brutal and snappy. Great episode. I love this show and am sad it's ending, but excited for how it could end.
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Mar 27, 2023 17:05
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Mike N Eich posted:
I was wondering about how Shiv knew about The Disgusting Brothers, but then I realized Greg probably told her during a normal conversation.
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Mar 27, 2023 17:14
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Halloween Jack posted:
Willa has mastered the art of playing Conor. Agreeing to his stupid ideas and letting him arrive at her desired outcome on his own. Sure, go ahead and spend that 100M. It'll improve your position right? Well...uh..no... I'll maintain it at best Ok but if you spend that money you'll still be rich right? Well...uh... Yeah but 100M less rich. Bingo bango, now it was Con's idea not to spend it. Willa loving owns.
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Mar 27, 2023 17:17
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Please stop putting spoiler tags for episodes that have already aired. It's confusing. They should be reserved for preview or trailer discussions. Anything that hasn't aired on the east coast. Otherwise I won't lick your big omelette nipples
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Mar 27, 2023 17:38
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I usually wait a day before I stop using spoilers for an episode that aired, just in case someone wasn't able to watch it the night previous. Sometimes people wanna get in on that pre-episode chatter. But to each their own.
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Mar 27, 2023 18:07
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Another Bill posted:If I wanted to nit pick I would point out that the price of Pierce has dropped from ~25b in season 2-3 to 5-10b but Roystar's value (in the same legacy media sphere) hasn't slipped. Not quite enough of a business nerd to be super confident, but If we're just focusing on ATN, I think Shiv casually mentioned that their numbers had turned around after they leaned into the hard-right/alt-right stuff and Tom had gotten some interview laying the credit on him. If Pierce is suffering the CNN "we centered ourselves into oblivion" curse, then I can see the values growing pretty far apart. If it's the whole company, then Roystar was tanking hard enough for it to flip the positions in the Gojo merger. And also Pierce's number was implied to be very overvalued and only on the table because of how obsessed Logan was with it.
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Mar 27, 2023 18:49
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escape artist posted:Please stop putting spoiler tags for episodes that have already aired. It's confusing. yeah especially the nipple stuff
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Mar 27, 2023 19:11
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Parakeet vs. Phone posted:Not quite enough of a business nerd to be super confident, but If we're just focusing on ATN, I think Shiv casually mentioned that their numbers had turned around after they leaned into the hard-right/alt-right stuff and Tom had gotten some interview laying the credit on him. If Pierce is suffering the CNN "we centered ourselves into oblivion" curse, then I can see the values growing pretty far apart. Where can I go to read a comprehensive summary of CNN eating poo poo?
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Mar 27, 2023 19:15
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Wasn't Logan's "the left eat their own" line in reference to Pierce tanking, or am I misremembering?
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Mar 27, 2023 21:06
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It sounded like younger, more radical people are increasingly critical of supposedly “left wing” PGN, much like in real life with The NY Times and various cable outlets.
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Mar 27, 2023 21:10
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They have miles to go before they sleep.
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Mar 27, 2023 21:16
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Another Bill posted:The only ending I'll be satisfied with is Cousin Gregg in charge of the whole everything. I feel like that's definitely in play
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Mar 27, 2023 21:29
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Fantastic opener. I lol'd IRL several times. Sarah Snook threw down her best performance of the series and if I were HBO (or her) I would feel very comfortable with that episode as "for your consideration" for an Emmy for her. She killed it.
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:Fantastic opener. I lol'd IRL several times. Sarah Snook threw down her best performance of the series and if I were HBO (or her) I would feel very comfortable with that episode as "for your consideration" for an Emmy for her. She killed it. Yeah Shiv’s face when she contemplated that Tom might be sleeping with a younger, richer, more attractive woman was a portrait of a betrayed narcissist. That and her whole “Are you banging models, Tom? Do you and Greg take turns banging models, Tom? Do you bang them here in our bed, Tom?” She MADE him! She OWNS him! How could HE the “boy from Milwaukee” trade up on HER?! :Chefs kiss:
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Mar 27, 2023 21:56
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The speed of Greg's 'Your kids aren't here' line was amazing
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Mar 27, 2023 21:59
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Greg in Control would be the funniest and most fanservicey ending, but I just can't see a path there. Idunno if Shiv actually cares about Tom loving around, or if she just enjoys tormenting him the same way her brothers torment her and Tom in turn passes it down the line to Greg. I guess she does have "when I asked for an open relationship I assumed I'd get laid more" energy. Tom, meanwhile, seems like he likes loving around but is constitutionally unsuited for nonmonogamy.
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Mar 27, 2023 22:00
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roman looking like the most level-headed and competent person in the room between the three was kind of scary
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Mar 27, 2023 22:02
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Isn't Con also still massively in debt from financing Willa's play? Since he is still running I guess Logan never gave him that hundred milly spot...
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Mar 27, 2023 22:22
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Logans afterlife musings were such an incredible portrayal of the empty unfillable vapid hole men like him carry in their hearts till the day they die. Almost makes me think theyre setting something up with Logan begrudingly realizing the only part of you exists after you die are your children and this being a turn for him if they at all toil with his health as a part of this season.
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Mar 27, 2023 22:34
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Halloween Jack posted:Greg in Control would be the funniest and most fanservicey ending, but I just can't see a path there. Shiv is the youngest and the only girl, so I definitely read a component of "this is the person I am Above, no matter what" in her relationship with Tom, because yeah, she's bottom of the pecking order twice over by virtue of her gender and her age. In her own way she does love him, probably, or her ego wouldn't be quite so hurt, but like every person in that whole family she is not constitutionally capable of loving in a healthy / "normal" manner.
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Mar 27, 2023 23:21
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el disgusting brothers
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Mar 27, 2023 23:27
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Mirotic posted:Shiv is the youngest and the only girl, so I definitely read a component of "this is the person I am Above, no matter what" in her relationship with Tom, because yeah, she's bottom of the pecking order twice over by virtue of her gender and her age. I just assumed until reading this that Roman was the youngest because he has the most incredible Youngest Child vibes
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Mar 27, 2023 23:30
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Yeah I thought Roman was the youngest too, I always assumed Shiv was the middle child. Kendall SHOULD be, but he and the others all consider him "the oldest" which infuriated Connor so much when it came up last season, since he is. Kind of blows my mind to find out Shiv is the youngest. Quite notable that when Greg jumped to the,"Where's your kids, Logan?" insult, it's clear that nobody really considers Connor at all, since he IS at the party.
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Yeah, Shiv is the youngest and it makes sense, once you know about it -- the constant need to prove herself is some real youngest child poo poo. Source: I'm a youngest child by 10+ years
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Oh wow I really assumed Roman was the youngest, he's just got such... Wormy spoiled daddy's boy youngest kid vibes (Note: I am a youngest child)
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“Shiv possesses natural leadership instincts” boy that’s an outdated description
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Mar 28, 2023 00:00
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Connor is in his early 50s, Kendall is early 40s, Roman is mid-30s, and Shiv is about 4-5 years younger than he is.
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MrMojok posted:Connor is in his early 50s, Kendall is early 40s, Roman is mid-30s, and Shiv is about 4-5 years younger than he is. Alan Ruck is 66 years old. I've thought it's kind of odd they cast Connor with an actor who is so much older than his character's siblings' actors. But he's good in it, so I guess it doesn't matter.
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Halloween Jack posted:
Yeah it's definitely that she thinks the separation was going to swing her way and now Tom is loving models and has Logan's ear in a way that she never did. That phone conversation is as Gotten To as Shiv has ever been. You can see she's trying to grasp one last bit of power back by denying Tom sex in the bed, but I'm pretty sure Tom was even offering that as pity.
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Just caught the season premier. We need a crossover between The Disgusting Bros and The Gruesome Twosome. I love how Tom isn't taking any of Shiv's poo poo. "Do you really want to get into a full accounting of all the pain in our marriage? Because if you do, I can do that."
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:Alan Ruck is 66 years old. Alan Ruck is always playing younger than he is. He was like 30 in Ferris Bueller. And Cox is several years younger than Logan.
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ShowTime posted:The interaction between Greg and Logan in the joke room had me rolling. Just brutal and snappy. magiccarpet posted:The speed of Greg's 'Your kids aren't here' line was amazing Yeah, Greg and Logan were great. I love the idea of Logan being in such a foul mood and wanting to fight something, he starts trading insults with cousin Greg.
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Mar 28, 2023 02:13
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Henchman of Santa posted:Alan Ruck is always playing younger than he is. He was like 30 in Ferris Bueller. Oh wow I feel so stupid
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Mar 28, 2023 02:16
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If Logan is turning 83 or 84 now, I think it's reasonable for Connor to be around 60. But I guess he also was involved in bullying Roman as a child so maybe he's closer to 50.
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Halloween Jack posted:Greg in Control would be the funniest and most fanservicey ending, but I just can't see a path there. I can't imagine them not doing this at some point. It's not going to stick, but there'll be a reason for it, and Greg will be put in the seat of power for a good ten minutes before something happens and he loses it all. His arc so far is that he has no values he isn't willing to betray if it gets him closer to the Roy's, but he's also not clever enough to actually play their game. & no one actually cares about him, save maybe Tom. Wouldn't be surprised if he otherwise gets put in charge of some subset property of the Roy's media empire, only for it to be shuttered the next day with the Roy going "oh, oh well". That all said, I'm also rooting for the season to end with the Roys all perishing in a sinking yacht or private plane crash.
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Halloween Jack posted:Greg in Control would be the funniest and most fanservicey ending, but I just can't see a path there. Yeah, I don't see that happening in any form. The writing has been too good and that path doesn't play at all (other than fan service). Also, I enjoyed how offended Greg was when Tom asked him if he fruitioned. "Can I not say?"
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