TV: The Outsider (HBO)

[chicagoskycam]

Last episode was okay, kind of a filler. I question their strategy, now that they are all on board that this thing is supernatural on how to deal with it. Let's isolate ourselves in the middle of nowhere. They have also benefited from the best video footage ever in the history of attempting to solve a case, lol.

 

[SouthGeorge]

It gave us the back story on the Bear cave. We kind of needed that. It pretty much comes down to the finale. Either it will be considered great or trash. It all comes down to the last episode and how they tie it up.

 

[tealhockey]

Last episode was okay, kind of a filler. I question their strategy, now that they are all on board that this thing is supernatural on how to deal with it. Let's isolate ourselves in the middle of nowhere. They have also benefited from the best video footage ever in the history of attempting to solve a case, lol.

I loved the guy 'trying to do the right thing' by his brother who ends up screwing the whole thing up and setting up the finale. A classic... excited to see how it all plays out

 

[les Habs]

Finale was a bit of a letdown.

 

[Stealth JD]

The most baffling thing about that episode to me was:

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If a knife in the chest, a bullet in the chest and a stalactite in the chest didn't kill el coco, and Ralph even admitted "i don't know if you even can be killed", why did he assume that smashing the creature in the head with a boulder was going to do anything?

 

[Burner Account]

I liked a lot about this show but

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the confrontation with El Coco did feel a bit anticlimactic. I guess I felt Jack's confrontation with El Coco as his mom, and the supernatural strength or whatever that we saw, made El Coco out to be this tough being that would be difficult to kill. It seemed too easy?

Whenever I feel this way, there's always someone out there to make me feel like I know nothing about television or film, so who knows?

 

[Trap Jesus]

I feel like this show got progressively worse as it went on, and ended with a pretty big thud. Very underwhelmed at the whole climactic event. The show in general set up so many interesting things but once the whole

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acceptance of the supernatural element occurred, more or less around the time they had that group meeting where she outlined El Cuco

it just went downhill. I feel like so much of the appeal to me was

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certain characters, mainly the main character, struggling with the prospect that they could be dealing with an unknown entity.

 

[SouthGeorge]

So when did she get scratched?

 

[chicagoskycam]

Ending was blah.... I was really in to this show the 1st few episodes but then all the characters didn't make sense to me based on the information they had. I had thought this for many episodes before it happened last night, Jack could have taken his own life long ago, especially before he had to shoot at friends. Seemed like a miserable existence.

 

[chicagoskycam]

So when did she get scratched?

I noticed that too but not sure when, it just seemed like a rabbit hole since this was a one season deal, right? Even if they had a 2nd season I'm not sure I would bother with it.

 

[SouthGeorge]

I noticed that too but not sure when, it just seemed like a rabbit hole since this was a one season deal, right? Even if they had a 2nd season I'm not sure I would bother with it.

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People are saying like 3 episodes ago when he was in her car struggling for the keys. That's kind of lame imo.

What I thought happened or was going to.. When they kept begging the real Bolton to put the gun down. El Cuco eyes went black for a second so I thought he switched to the real Bolton and shot. So they thought he was dead but he was now using the real Boltons body to get out. Also, while they were carrying him out. I thought that was when they would have got scratched.

 

[les Habs]

So people think she was scratched? Because of the mirror scene? I'm not convinced. Either I'm fine with it if it's implied she was, but I'm not sure it is implied.

 

[Trap Jesus]

So people think she was scratched? Because of the mirror scene? I'm not convinced. Either I'm fine with it if it's implied she was, but I'm not sure it is implied.

The scratch mark on her was very obvious. It would be kind of lame if it meant nothing.

 

[Supermassive]

So people think she was scratched? Because of the mirror scene? I'm not convinced. Either I'm fine with it if it's implied she was, but I'm not sure it is implied.

I don’t think the scratch or the mirror imply that she has been infected. Just creepy fun by the writers. She has no boils on her neck. She’s clean.

 

[Prairie Habs]

I don’t think the scratch or the mirror imply that she has been infected. Just creepy fun by the writers. She has no boils on her neck. She’s clean.

I don't think the boils come from the scratch though, only the goo.

 

[les Habs]

The scratch mark on her was very obvious.

I must have missed it. When was this?

 

[Trap Jesus]

I must have missed it. When was this?

Right at the end when she was on the bed, it's on her right forearm

 

[les Habs]

Right at the end when she was on the bed, it's on her right forearm

I'll have to go back and look. Thanks.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

I Corona-binged this over the last couple days.

Started strong, ended (like most King movies), weak.

 

[KallioWeHardlyKnewYe]

FINALLY got motivated to watch this in the last week and have to say I thought it was pretty good. Didn't read the source material (though I've read a lot of King). Very interesting melding of King and the supernatural with Richard Price (and Dennis Lehane) and a more grounded cop/investigation/procedural story. Kept me on my toes especially through the first few episodes. Very reminiscent of IT in several ways. Really good cast of pros.

I enjoyed it quite a bit.

 

[Cancuks]

Book was way better.