Whatcha Bleedin' Watchin'?

[Avaitor]

I almost thought I was watching Scandal for a second, honestly. It's not that big of a deal, but I do think Waller's weight gave her an intimidating presence in JLU and the comics that's somewhat missing here so far.

[Avaitor]

And they got Ra's name wrong, too. Can't say that I'm too surprised, though.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Yeah, I found that kind of baffling as well. Did none of the writers know how to pronounce the name, or were they just dicking around with the fans for the hell of it?

[gunswordfist]

At least TBATB and TDKR got it right.

[talonmalon333]

What do you guys think of Hannibal?

[Avaitor]

At this point, I think I like it better than Game of Thrones. It had a better season this year, at least.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I haven't seen it yet. It's on my backlog.

[Avaitor]

The Suicide Squad episode is pretty awesome, and reminds me that I need to get into their books already.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Yeah, that was one of the highlights of the season for me.

[Avaitor]

Arrow Season 2 Spoiler:

Spoiler

Well I have to say, I was not expecting Moira to die like that.

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[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Spoiler

It kind of reminds me of Joyce's death in BTVS, in how out of left field it felt like it was, but in reality it did have some build-up to it.

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Needless to say, this makes the tension between Oliver and Slade more personal than ever.

[Avaitor]

Spoiler

It kind of reminds me of Joyce's death in BTVS, in how out of left field it felt like it was, but in reality it did have some build-up to it.

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Spoiler

To be fair, a big part of Buffy's fifth season revolved around Joyce's illness. The shock of her death came from a brief period where it seemed like she could recover, while Moira's murder wasn't foreshadowed quite as much.

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But yeah, wow, that's a real game changer right there.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Spoiler

I wouldn't necessarily say that, though. Slade vowed to kill Oliver's family for quite a while. It's just that we're not used to seeing villains carry through on any part of their promises like that (this is a huge reason why Deathstroke is, IMO, the first legitimately threatening villain in this series).

It's no different with Joyce. Her death wasn't really foreshadowed as much as it was made a possibility. At the time, we just didn't expect it to come to that since she seemed to be improving her health.

Now, Buffy's "death" on the other hand, was actually foreshadowed quite a bit.

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[Pharass]

I decided to give Parks and Rec another chance and I'm glad I did, because the show improved drastically in the second season. I found season 1 to be mediocre at best, but season 2 was consistently great. If the show continues like this I might make a place for it among my favorites.

I've also been watching Broadchurch a series I've heard lots of good things about and it's definitely lived up to it's hype. If you're starved for a really compelling, well-acted mini-series I strongly recommend checking it out.

[LumRanmaYasha]

Yeah, season 1 of Parks and Recreation is not very strong, as it basically felt like another version of The Office, and Leslie Knope was acting a lot like Michael Scott and hadn't become her own, distinct character yet. The second season is where the show started to mold it's own identity, completely different in tone and feel from The Office, and become all the better for it. I'll warn you that seasons 5 and 6 are a bit hit and miss, but it's still a great show overall.