Mr. Hakujin Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Nick, about S4. . . It does get better in several ways, but it also kinda gets worse w/ the melodrama. I liked the episodes w/ Gemma's dad. It goes a long way to explaining why she is what she is. I thumanized her for me and also made her a bit more sympathetic--but she lost that sympathy pretty damned fast in S5. I thought all of the Abel stuff was settled in S3? Eh, they kind of blend for me as I watched all four seasons in about a 2 week period. Anyway, the priest's reasons for taking Abel and holding on to him baffled and frustrated me throughout as well, but a fairly satisfying explanation is forthcoming. Stick w/ it. Also, there is a great episode where Jax makes a decision about Abel that was pretty touching then shit goes down in a hotel that changes all that. Did you get to that one yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 ah, careful hakus...i'm in season 3, not 4 yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Ah, sorry dude. I misread that as you were in S4. Carry on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 fair enough, but...just hoping for you/vagrant/etc's thoughts on season 3. you addressed a few early on in your prior post but i had to stop reading after a point for fear of spoilers - are my concerns that season 3 seems a bit aimless compared to 2 fair, or does it pan out better as it goes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 fair enough? heh. okay, but even w/ my misread i did prelude the spoiler w/ "about S4. . ." so spoiler clicking is all on you, son. S3 ends strong in my opinion--much stronger in some ways than S4. I think I can relate to what you're feeling. The "aimless" comment can also be fair in some aspects as well. I don't want to elaborate on that more until you finish S3 though. Just remind yourself that you're not watching a drama--you're watching a melodrama. Some of those tropes can become trying. I burned through the first two seasons in maybe 3 days. Then I was burned out a bit and watched the next two seasons over the next 10 days or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I think the comments on seasons 3 and 4 are right on. I liked season 3 okay, but it was definitely the slowest of the seasons. S3 ended really well, but it dragged during many episodes, although it was cool to have that Irish guy from Lost in a few of the episodes. I really enjoyed season 4. It was definitely melodramatic as Haku puts it, but it is still great fun. So far, I am really into season 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Titus Welliver is awesome. I hope his character ends up in the new SHIELD TV show. But his Irish accent was gawdawful. FYI: Jacob from LOST showed up in S1E4 of the new show REVOLUTION. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrizzle Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I thought you were talking about a new THE Shield TV show, but Google has pointed out that you're probably talking about the Marvel Shield show, huh? You gave me a heart palpitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 well, you guys were mostly right about season 3. dragged its nuts a bit but once they got to northern ireland it was better. started to meander a bit later again but the finale was great, seeing the double-cross and everyone satisfyingly get theirs (well, mostly everyone) was a good time. was anyone else surprised how quick they took out/forgot about captain america (officer hale)? thought they were building him and then boom, gone in an early drive-by without as much as a card. shit was harsh, and obviously his dickbag brother is gonna be one of next season's problems like Acaveda from the Shield; only, this guy gets to be elected despite, you know, established ties with white supremacy groups in season 2. the fuckin' south, man twaiting on the 27th for s04 to hit netflix, kertins & i should catch up quickly and be onto 5 with you guys. man i wish Rollins could come back, haha ps i guess tom arnold's never gonna come back? i thought he and his crew left town for recruiting talent, even if he's elsewhere...fuck, after that jail dude lost his other eye and now his wife, you figure they could at least reference handling that asshole for him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 ps i guess tom arnold's never gonna come back? i thought he and his crew left town for recruiting talent, even if he's elsewhere...fuck, after that jail dude lost his other eye and now his wife, you figure they could at least reference handling that asshole for him That storyline comes back in season 4. Also, even though a lot of the shit in the show seems a little far fetched, I have been watching NatGeo's Outlaw Bikers and some of this SOA stuff seems like it happened (the violence anyhow, melodrama is another), just not in Cali. In one episode there was a war between the Hell's Angels and the Banditos (maybe the Warlocks, I can't remember) in the Scandinavian countries. Fools got wasted in broad day light at the Copenhagen International Airport, Swedes knocked off a weapons cache where they stole a rocket launcher and used it on another club in the middle of the city, and lots of other mayhem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 (edited) ^^Biker gangs fighting w/ rocket launchers? WTF? That's some Micheal Bay shit there. Anyway, Nick, you're in for a treat as Otto and Tom Arnold/Jackie Treehorn kick their subplot up again in S4. Otto is still playing a small but important role in S5, too. Nick keeps mentioning Rollins all the time, but were his S2 appearances that great? He was kind of underused as I recall. His kid was a real bastard though. Vagrant, since you seem to be the only one current on S5, what did you think of the two most recent episodes? S5 spoilers... Did you not think Jax took it way too casually that the Irish prick blew up all their bikes? I mean, damn. Speaking of damn--I'll never look at Walton Goggins the same again. That was just traumatic. Hopefully any future Shield cast appearances will be more like Lem's--i.e. sans assless chaps. And I wonder what Jax's endgame for Pope is? I can't believe he's planning on working w/ this guy indefinitely. Tig's daughter and Op alone have to mark Pope as a dead man in the SOA book, no? Edited October 21, 2012 by Mr. Hakujin blatantly labeld spoilers so Nick won't bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dag Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I actually haven't watched them yet I will be hopefully this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Get on it, son! Then come back and click that spoiler tag. Both were good episodes. A lot of shock value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 S5E7 = mindnumbinglyinfuriating uncharacteristic stupidity in a character to further plot. . . I'm looking @ you Uncer. I read series creator Sutter said that Clay is in for the long haul b/c he was the main crux of Jax's conflict, but I was hoping he was bullshitting. To me, Jax confronting Gemma about his father's death would be a real capper to his family drama. After the ending tot his episode you'd think that confrontation would be soon, but w/ three more seasons on contract you know that face-off may happen, but it ain't gonna be anything permanent. Poor Able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 S05e03 why opie this fuckin' show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 For reals. That was a brutal scene. You breezed through S4 on Netflix. Only a few more episodes until you're caught up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 watching 7 as we speak! almost there - *edit CAUGHT UP ps i like that the writers said "fuck it; motorcycle chase scene every other episode this season" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 ^^ or a van/pickup truck chase scene I still need to see episode 9 (most recent). E8 was pretty good; Jax givin' Gemma a bit of her own medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Using a samurai sword is a bit unwieldy and the whole ceremony is something a 14-yr-old would've concocted, but seeing a beardless Opie at the end is worth a look. Scroll down for the vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 shit my hat...three posts in a row? oh well... S5 is over and series creator and tongue biter supremo Kurt Sutter gives a great interview here on what's in store for the next season. * He plans for the series to go seven seasons. * Clay will likely die "soon." * Donal Logue will be back as the LEO antagonist du jour next season. Stahl is still my favorite LEO baddie, but Logue is a great character actor and his brother hell bent on revenge could be interesting. * Sutter says Jax is realizing he's a better outlaw than family man. Tara looks to be fucked. * No confirmation yet on the return of Drea de Matteo or Jimmy Smits' characters next season bc of the actors' schedules. However, Sutter would like to see both characters return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 shit my hat...three posts in a row? oh well... S5 is over and series creator and tongue biter supremo Kurt Sutter gives a great interview here on what's in store for the next season. * Clay will likely die "soon." cant see it going any other way, really...the only card he has left to play is the stretch of an IRA weapon connect, no idea how he'd even play that hand. he's waiting to meet a violent end, not a lotta pity for him either. finale tied up so very many loose ends, had to figure: a) tara might unite with that chick from sopranos (if she does come back, man i hope smitts does) b) tension after jax played it loose with his crew for his machievalian plan (bobby stepping down sucks, but was fair) c) yeah that former fed guy with mad guns & history of violence seemed likely for the villain, i mean who else is left in their way? even cartel got dealt with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 S06E01...decided to try to up the ante & be darker than it needed to, i guess? this one & Justified both feel episodic for me, at least as far as one season connecting to the next in a compelling way sometimes. i don't know if i'm gonna stick with this one unless i hear it gets really good or ends soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hakujin Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Did S6E1 air on TV yet? I know some new shows leaked online already, and I dl'd this ep. a few days back. Anyway, I hear what your saying about not being s psyched for this season. I watched S6E1 up until the intro/vo montage was up and tuned out. I just wasn't in the mood for it. This might be a season where I wait and take it in 3-4 episode chunks. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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