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My shows are back (well, kinda).
Dec. 17th, 2020 12:10 pm++ I talked about HBO's Euphoria before and how it was the best discovery I had last year, and how excited I was when it was renewed for second season. They had to unfortunately halt production for the second season due to the pandemic, but thankfully they didn't want to leave us with nothing so they cleverly decided to make two special episodes to give us something to look forward to. And after watching the first episode that has been released, let me tell you I wasn't emotionally prepared. It's basically a therapy session, and it was purposefully done so (as mentioned in the behind-the-scenes video, they looked at the state of 2020 and went "well, we're gonna make you feel something"). It's also a bottle episode, filmed entirely in a diner, and it doesn't move the plot along so much that it's just more introspective to give us more insight to our main character Rue and her mentor, Ali. It's basically an hour of them just talking. About many things, very real and difficult subjects of discussions that is handled in such a graceful yet openly raw and honest way in which I haven't seen before, especially in regards to the topics they discuss.
I'm not going to spoil anything else for those who haven't watched, but it's just a very creative and fascinating, very different from the main show and how it's filmed (it's less glitz and glamour and more grounded in reality, given the nature of the topics they discuss), and the performances are absolutely phenomenal. It makes me excited to see what Jules' episode is going to be in January, whether it'll be of the same vein or be something completely different.
++ The Expanse is back! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
( Spoilers for the first three episodes. )
I was actually surprised they released three episodes at once, since it was mentioned they would be releasing episodes weekly instead of dropping the entire fifth season at once. Judging by how heavy this season is gonna get, I don't want to rush binging it because I don't think I can emotionally handle it. Also, the creators of the series have reassured us about the decision to end the show after six seasons, which honestly I like their explanation, since it makes sense. I would rather a show end naturally and that's satisfying for the story being told and something that isn't rushed. Did I have hopes that the show would go on a bit longer to adapt the rest of the books? Yeah, but if they're content of where things will naturally end, then so am I.
I'm not going to spoil anything else for those who haven't watched, but it's just a very creative and fascinating, very different from the main show and how it's filmed (it's less glitz and glamour and more grounded in reality, given the nature of the topics they discuss), and the performances are absolutely phenomenal. It makes me excited to see what Jules' episode is going to be in January, whether it'll be of the same vein or be something completely different.
++ The Expanse is back! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
( Spoilers for the first three episodes. )
I was actually surprised they released three episodes at once, since it was mentioned they would be releasing episodes weekly instead of dropping the entire fifth season at once. Judging by how heavy this season is gonna get, I don't want to rush binging it because I don't think I can emotionally handle it. Also, the creators of the series have reassured us about the decision to end the show after six seasons, which honestly I like their explanation, since it makes sense. I would rather a show end naturally and that's satisfying for the story being told and something that isn't rushed. Did I have hopes that the show would go on a bit longer to adapt the rest of the books? Yeah, but if they're content of where things will naturally end, then so am I.
