My shows are back (well, kinda).
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rogueslayer452++ 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✧
I haven't started reading the books yet, though I do vaguely know what Nemesis Games entails just based on some things I've read and heard, and already we're seeing things unfolding in a gut-punch, just from the first episode of the season. The Roci crew are split up and going on their own character arcs, which is the first in the series where they're not going to be all together. I already know that Naomi's storyline is going to break my fucking heart, but I'm very intrigued by Amos' storyline since we're actually getting to see more of his backstory, more of where he came from, who he is (he's original name being Timothy) and I am so utterly fascinated. Out of all the characters, Amos truly is an intriguing one because he's such an enigma, and I'm finally glad we're getting more background about his character.
Also, we have Camina Drummer, my love, who not only is a captain of her own pirate crew but is also involved in a polyamorous relationship with said crew. This is something that was merged from another character in the book that isn't on the show, but it makes me happy that Drummer is getting the love she deserves. I'm just fearing what will happen, especially now that she's upset about what happened to Ashford and wants revenge. Although it seems like she doesn't want to join in that fight, we know, based off of the trailer, that she will have encountering Marco Inaros at some point and I'm betting it will get ugly.
And as seen in the third episode, Inaros' attack on Earth has finally begun as the first rock has hit. Can't wait to see the fallout of that....
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✧
I haven't started reading the books yet, though I do vaguely know what Nemesis Games entails just based on some things I've read and heard, and already we're seeing things unfolding in a gut-punch, just from the first episode of the season. The Roci crew are split up and going on their own character arcs, which is the first in the series where they're not going to be all together. I already know that Naomi's storyline is going to break my fucking heart, but I'm very intrigued by Amos' storyline since we're actually getting to see more of his backstory, more of where he came from, who he is (he's original name being Timothy) and I am so utterly fascinated. Out of all the characters, Amos truly is an intriguing one because he's such an enigma, and I'm finally glad we're getting more background about his character.
Also, we have Camina Drummer, my love, who not only is a captain of her own pirate crew but is also involved in a polyamorous relationship with said crew. This is something that was merged from another character in the book that isn't on the show, but it makes me happy that Drummer is getting the love she deserves. I'm just fearing what will happen, especially now that she's upset about what happened to Ashford and wants revenge. Although it seems like she doesn't want to join in that fight, we know, based off of the trailer, that she will have encountering Marco Inaros at some point and I'm betting it will get ugly.
And as seen in the third episode, Inaros' attack on Earth has finally begun as the first rock has hit. Can't wait to see the fallout of that....
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.
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Date: 2020-12-18 12:18 am (UTC)*flails about - avoids spoilers*
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Date: 2020-12-18 01:01 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2020-12-18 08:02 pm (UTC)I'm even happier though that my favorite character is queer though!!!
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Date: 2020-12-19 07:36 pm (UTC)I'm happy about Drummer, too. :) I like that we're getting more of her in general.