Oso planning to go pro
As for The Boys, Homelander is really a bit on the nose at this point, isn’t he?
Yessir. Excellent writing, and an Emmy-worthy season for Antony Starr IMHO.
Yea just wait. The last 2 episodes have a couple huge "oh wow" bits
His plot armor is becoming too thick
Better Call Saul is a masterclass
Just an incredible episode even though we know the end for certain character(s). Johnathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn were incredible. Tony Dalton can probably pick any villain role he wants moving forward
Just watched the last two episodes. Yeah. Wow. Honestly, that last episode was one of the most enjoyable - and tense - episodes of TV I’ve seen in a long, long time.
Say what?
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArmor
Really not getting the Emmy-nom love for White Lotus.It would be too strong to say it sucked, but it simply wasn't that good IMHO. Way more stupid than funny or clever, and I really didn't care about the characters. Almost stopped watching but decided we wanted to see how it ended; the ending was disappointing, too.
Knowing Mike White's repertoire I think this is the point. He makes it painfully obvious in his work that the average American thinks their life to be much more significant and impactful than it ever is and he exposes the narcissistic ride people take as they travel down the road of this fruitless pursuit of importance.Not liking or not caring about the characters is his calling card.
THats the emmys for you. They pick a few shows and just go wild. The fact that whole cast got nommed is wild.
The problem isn't that the characters are terribly unlikable. The problem is that they're all boring cliches. Except for maybe Armond, there wasn't a primary character on that show I haven't seen many times before.
The fact that whole cast got nommed is wild.
The White Lotus was John from Cincinnati. An inane show that I wasted numerous hours of my life on. There was nothing even remotely interesting about either the story or the characters. Not even one actor should have even been considered for an award unless it was a razzie. Boring people doing boring things all while making boring conversation.
I guess. But I liked some characters in School of Rock, and I saw he also had some writing credits on Freaks and Geeks, and I liked pretty much everybody in that. Plus, one of my favorite series of recent years, Succession, is filled with unlikable characters ... and yet I love it. So I don't think that's it with White Lotus. I just don't think it was very good. Others, including the Emmy committee, obviously disagree.
Season two on its way.
The ones you mentioned are staff writes. Orange County, Chuck and Buck, Enlightened are White-driven projects. I get that people were bored by it or unimpressed or uninterested but as I wrote White's entire point is that you are a boring cliche, you are unimpressive, you are uninteresting. The inanity is the point because that is life. Season two on its way.