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All part of the intrigue. I'm assuming we'll be getting more clues in ensuing episodes, which will keep us watching. An age-old TV trick that still works.
OT: Let's talk about movies (and TV shows)... Part XIX
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All part of the intrigue. I'm assuming we'll be getting more clues in ensuing episodes, which will keep us watching. An age-old TV trick that still works.
WatchfulElm
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Another golden rule in television is that someone is not dead until you see him/her actually dying. Though I expect in this case that we haven't seen the death yet only because of the show's structure, and we might see it next episode.
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Well, in TWD, Glen apparently died in a sea of zombies, but unshockingly came back like 3 episodes later.His second "death" was a lot more permanent... that was made clear.
In Fear TWD, a major character was killed off at the mid-season finale, but since you didn't see the death itself, I'm not convinced that will stick either.
There was an old John Woo movie, A Better Tomorrow, where one of the main characters had basically his whole forehead blown off and died. When the second movie came out and he was on the poster, I was wondering howTF did he walk that one off? Well, it was that character's twin brother
However, I would tend to agree that outside fantasy, sci-fi and just plain absurd movies/TV, generally if there is no body, there is no death.
In Fear TWD, a major character was killed off at the mid-season finale, but since you didn't see the death itself, I'm not convinced that will stick either.
Well fantasy and science-fiction shows ave their own set of rules.
There was an old John Woo movie, A Better Tomorrow, where one of the main characters had basically his whole forehead blown off and died. When the second movie came out and he was on the poster, I was wondering howTF did he walk that one off? Well, it was that character's twin brother
However, I would tend to agree that outside fantasy, sci-fi and just plain absurd movies/TV, generally if there is no body, there is no death.
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True that the viewer never gets to see the face for herself or himself. We are relying on the character who is viewing the body -- allegedly. Adds yet another layer of unknown.
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Finished Season 2 of Casual. Thirteen episodes of 30 minutes, perfectly digestible. The pace is laid back but there are enough quirky situations to keep you watching. All of these people need to grow up -- but then again, if they did, there'd be no show.
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Holy crap man, what age is he?
Trainspotting's a bit too hardcore for a kid.
Want him to ponder long and hard about hard drugs, making him watch The Basketball Diaries.
groovejuice
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It's an absolutely brilliant series. Stellan Skarsgård delivers a riveting performance - one of the finest I've ever seen.
My twin sons are the exact same age. It amazes me how they have no trouble with hardcore subject matter but can't handle putting a dish in the dishwasher.
Challenge accepted. Work's getting slow, so I foresee a binge-watch in my immediate future.
groovejuice
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Not sure what you’ve watched but I’ll throw some out I liked in no particular order:
Gone Girl
Drive
Baby Driver
The Town (one of my favorites)
End of Watch
Nightcrawler
Sicario
Wolf of Wall Street
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Not recent, but a couple good ones I can rewatch with ease are Sleepers and Mystic River. I know it doesn't answer your question, but thought I'd throw them out there.
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Got the dog on my lap kind of hard to type lol.
I recently watched Hell or High Water and Windriver and really enjoyed both. Along with Sicario they make part of a trilogy known as the American Frontier Trilogy. Give those a go if you haven't watched those yet.
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The Night Of was outstanding. One of the best shows I've watched recently.
Or you could just have him visit my place this or any other weekend when you need a babysitter.
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My son seems to have no idea where the bin or the laundry room is. He puts his dishes on the island rather than above the dishwasher and leaves his laundry basket on the stairs ‘to make sure i see it’ despite having me telling him to bring the laundry up so I know it will be there. I’m a bad mother as I doubt he even knows how the washer and dryer work
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