Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
Anybody catch the season premier? I have it dvr-ed. 8/14/2012 12:38:56 PM |
Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35774 Posts user info edit post |
yes. it was yawn inducing 8/14/2012 1:28:04 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
8/14/2012 2:22:04 PM |
DalesDeadBug In Pressed Silk 2978 Posts user info edit post |
^^ 8/14/2012 3:01:05 PM |
BridgetSPK #1 Sir Purr Fan 31378 Posts user info edit post |
I agree about the yawning, but it has potential to improve. 8/14/2012 4:15:30 PM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
they were just wrapping up loose ends from last season. i.e. how bohanon will get intertwined with the durant crew again and what happened with common and his girl, etc...
unfortunately, they did so in such a rushed way that there were glaring plot holes and suggests the overall season may also suffer from such rushed writing. 8/14/2012 5:06:18 PM |
ncWOLFsu Gottfather FTL 12586 Posts user info edit post |
yeah i'm looking for a good explanation for why bohanon would rob the wages from that train when he knows exactly where/who they're meant to go to. 8/14/2012 5:08:45 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
y athe jump from renegade justice seeker to train robber was pretty out of character, see ho wthe next few weeks play out 8/20/2012 11:58:47 AM |
Bullet All American 28417 Posts user info edit post |
Was the first season any good? I meant to watch it but never got around to it. 8/20/2012 1:16:59 PM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
I feel it's been a pretty ok couple of episodes. Now that Bohanan is back I think things will really start to kick into gear 8/20/2012 9:31:24 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
thats what I'm hoping, even though it was a fairly contrived return 8/20/2012 10:25:19 PM |
BridgetSPK #1 Sir Purr Fan 31378 Posts user info edit post |
The acting and set and everything for this show is so good. But one scene just transpired that made me realize why I'm not feeling it: the dialogue.
It feels like it's written for the stage, not TV...very dramatic, cliched dialogue. And every line is dripping with tension. It just seems very unnatural, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it definitely takes some getting used to.
"I'm scared, Mickey! That business with Penny has all the girls spooked."
(At its worst, it seems like a spoof.)
[Edited on August 26, 2012 at 9:39 PM. Reason : Does this make sense?] 8/26/2012 9:22:22 PM |
blanks Veteran 546 Posts user info edit post |
lots of potential but i'm close to stopping the dvr from recording this.
the dialogue is just terrible, and the writing overall is pretty poor. toole surviving a point blank gunshot to the face? lily sleeping with durant? eva marrying toole? durant using a favor to get bohannan pardoned b/c he is somehow the only person capable of shooting indians? so much stuff that just doesn't jive.
a&e is the poor man's fx. 8/26/2012 10:18:08 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
I haven't watched tonight's yet, but I'm just not a fan of the direction they have taken the main character (whatever his name is)... He is almost beyond redemption in my eyes, which makes for a poor protagonist. 8/26/2012 10:37:53 PM |
blanks Veteran 546 Posts user info edit post |
yeah, he's the only one on the show pulling his weight and the direction they're taking him is bogus. 8/27/2012 6:10:57 PM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
All the characters are morally "grey." Just because Bohannan is the lead doesn't mean he's exempt from that, especially since at this point it doesn't seem like he's out for redemption of any kind. I still dig this show, admittedly I'm a huge sucker for Westerns anyway. The dialogue is a little heavy-handed though, I'll give you that. 8/28/2012 9:14:15 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah the Christian girl who won't marry the indian is really pissing me off at the moment. She rather marry a white murderer than an indian Christian with whom she is sleeping.
At this point, are there any characters without blood on their hands? 8/28/2012 9:38:54 AM |
Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35774 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "a&e is the poor man's fx." |
good thing this show is on AMC then8/28/2012 9:47:36 AM |
blanks Veteran 546 Posts user info edit post |
yes, that's what i meant but didn't see the error in time to edit. 8/28/2012 10:28:44 AM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
watched this weeks episode last night and loved it. albeit I had done a bit of birthday drinking beforehand but I definitely felt it redeemed the so so start of this season 8/29/2012 12:45:39 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
i haven't watched yet. i will make sure to watch this afternoon. 8/29/2012 1:45:42 PM |
Zel Sa Da Tay 2094 Posts user info edit post |
last night's episode wasn't turrible, maybe this is where the series picks up again? 9/3/2012 11:52:02 AM |
DalesDeadBug In Pressed Silk 2978 Posts user info edit post |
The Swede is up to no good.
I'll see how this season finishes, but right now I'm leaning toward not watching the 3rd season (if there is one). The show is just lacking in so many different areas. 9/11/2012 11:39:13 AM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
I dunno, I really liked the last episode. Looks like things will be picking up for the back 1/2 of the season 9/11/2012 2:04:11 PM |
Zel Sa Da Tay 2094 Posts user info edit post |
Any thoughts, don't really know what I think yet. The end was interesting... 10/9/2012 2:22:06 AM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
I enjoyed the whole season, watching the Swede at work was pretty badass.
Definitely the kind of ending that ties up the series if it doesn't get renewed, but I'd love to see more 10/9/2012 7:23:00 AM |
BIGswoll187 All American 3729 Posts user info edit post |
I did not expect to see lily getting strangled by the Swede in the end but I thought it was a great episode and great finale 10/9/2012 9:55:32 AM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
yeah that actually made me
They definitely did that episode so that it would be a series finale if need be but also if the show comes back it allows them to write whomever they want off. the town has been destroyed a lot of people's homes and jobs are gone. Not only does the town get a new start but so does the show, if it is renewed.
So what was the meaning with the stake in the ground with the red flag I didn't quite pick that one up. Also, I take it that Bohanon accepted the role he was offered? 10/9/2012 10:12:21 AM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
I kind of assumed that it would be where the new stop/town would go in place rather than build the over the old spot. Also, implying that Bohannon accepted the job and is looking to make a new start.
Also...I'm assuming the swede died from that fall...but I suppose there's room for interpretation there. 10/9/2012 11:12:31 AM |
blanks Veteran 546 Posts user info edit post |
Nobody else finds it odd/stupid? that Swede goes from "he won't last the night" to waltzing through the burning town in a day? 10/9/2012 12:00:13 PM |
Geppetto All American 2157 Posts user info edit post |
nope. i took his sickness to be exaggerated from the moment he showed up.
i, for one, do not believe he is dead, though. 10/9/2012 1:46:24 PM |
LaserSoup All American 5503 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I did not expect to see lily getting strangled by the Swede" |
Mr. Toole killing himself sucked too.
There were several characters they should have gotten rid of but not those two.10/9/2012 2:08:14 PM |
Zel Sa Da Tay 2094 Posts user info edit post |
yea like the whore with the blowjob tattoo, I dont know why, but I really dont like her character. 10/9/2012 4:03:08 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
is the finale worth watching? I stopped watching two episodes ago but may finish the season if the end is worth it 10/9/2012 4:54:13 PM |
LaserSoup All American 5503 Posts user info edit post |
^ I wouldn't go through a lot of trouble to catch them but if you can they're pretty good. 10/11/2012 12:07:44 AM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
Go ahead and finish it off, if you have it DVRd just watch them over time. The finale is pretty cool, especially the formatting of it 10/11/2012 7:11:42 AM |
Jeepin4x4 #Pack9 35774 Posts user info edit post |
renewed for Season 3 10/29/2012 3:57:48 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43410 Posts user info edit post |
sweet 10/29/2012 4:04:57 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
it's a damn shame that what's his face's new girlfriend got kilt. semi-unrelated... you could definitely see areola a few episodes back [/13 year old boy] 10/29/2012 7:05:28 PM |
Exiled Eyes up here ^^ 5918 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ Awesome. Bohannan leading the railroad = win. 10/30/2012 7:15:50 AM |
fenway All American 3135 Posts user info edit post |
End of season 2 was definitely the best couple episode stretch in the series. Wish they'd killed off a few other characters other thant the ones that they did though. 10/30/2012 11:29:25 AM |