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I recently watched The Queen's Gambit which was one of my favorite series (single season) in a very long time. Anya Taylor-Joy was excellent.

Just binge watched Baby Reindeer. Truly disturbing, more so than most horror films actually. It plays the edge so you can't fully empathize with one character as the key characters are all deeply damaged people. Recommended

House of the Dragons. Guessing many of you are watching this. Gearing up for the season finale tomorrow. Rhaenyra has rebuilt her dragon army and is locked and loaded. I liked the narrative choice to include characters from the "smallfolk" even though the upward mobility offered in the last episode was basically a guaranteed death for the majority of the hopeful dragon riders. I've grown fond of her character as she navigates the treacherous path of being a woman in power in a man's world. Aemond is a formidable SOB though he is already in danger of becoming a one note character in his lust to dominate and seek vengeance.

I did watch 3 Body Problem. Initially, I found it engaging, but by the time the season was over I was resolved to not watch the next season. The logical underpinnings felt misaligned to me. The alien civilization clearly has abilities that transcend space and time and even though the premise may be they want to possess a habitable planet like Earth, I found myself disbelieving the scenario. They lost me when the aliens said they did not understand the concept of lying. Lame. Kudos though to the mind fck of seeing nano fibers dissect a battleship into sliced rubble.

Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1

That's pretty much it. I haven't consumed shows like I used to. Content and social media consumption has taken the place of traditional tv shows.

WWE and NBA content I consume on a daily basis though.

Power Book 2
Baby Reindeer
House of dragons
The Chi
The Boyz

Clyde_Style wrote:I recently watched

House of the Dragons. Guessing many of you are watching this. Gearing up for the season finale tomorrow. Rhaenyra has rebuilt her dragon army and is locked and loaded. I liked the narrative choice to include characters from the "smallfolk" even though the upward mobility offered in the last episode was basically a guaranteed death for the majority of the hopeful dragon riders. I've grown fond of her character as she navigates the treacherous path of being a woman in power in a man's world. Aemond is a formidable SOB though he is already in danger of becoming a one note character in his lust to dominate and seek vengeance.

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I had to check first which is Aemond (1 eye) and which is Daemon. The names of several characters are so similar, you take the D off the end of Aemond and put it first, and you have Daemon. Anyway I've grown tired of Daemon being stuck at Harrenhall for so long doing nothing but see hallucinations.

I wish there were 10 episodes, it feels like in the finale they'll have to leave a lot hanging till season 3.

WaltFrazier wrote:

Clyde_Style wrote:I recently watched

House of the Dragons. Guessing many of you are watching this. Gearing up for the season finale tomorrow. Rhaenyra has rebuilt her dragon army and is locked and loaded. I liked the narrative choice to include characters from the "smallfolk" even though the upward mobility offered in the last episode was basically a guaranteed death for the majority of the hopeful dragon riders. I've grown fond of her character as she navigates the treacherous path of being a woman in power in a man's world. Aemond is a formidable SOB though he is already in danger of becoming a one note character in his lust to dominate and seek vengeance.

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I had to check first which is Aemond (1 eye) and which is Daemon. The names of several characters are so similar, you take the D off the end of Aemond and put it first, and you have Daemon. Anyway I've grown tired of Daemon being stuck at Harrenhall for so long doing nothing but see hallucinations.

I wish there were 10 episodes, it feels like in the finale they'll have to leave a lot hanging till season 3.

Yes, Daemon's stasis in purgatory has worn thin, though I tremendously like the actress playing Alys the Witch. It feels like she will have an important role going forwards. It seemed to me she made it possible for him to get the grudging loyalties of the riverfolk, because without her presence I don't believe the young lord would have been emboldened to step forth and levy his complaint which resulted in Daemon beheading one of the clan leaders. Very messy affair and very witchy as Daemon was completely rudderless up to this event. The carnage to come in the riverlands is going to be calamitous and whether Daemon emerges from it remains to be seen.

Queen's Gambit was so good.

I gotta catch up on House of The Dragon I'm like 3 episodes behind.

Clyde_Style wrote:

WaltFrazier wrote:

Clyde_Style wrote:I recently watched

House of the Dragons. Guessing many of you are watching this. Gearing up for the season finale tomorrow. Rhaenyra has rebuilt her dragon army and is locked and loaded. I liked the narrative choice to include characters from the "smallfolk" even though the upward mobility offered in the last episode was basically a guaranteed death for the majority of the hopeful dragon riders. I've grown fond of her character as she navigates the treacherous path of being a woman in power in a man's world. Aemond is a formidable SOB though he is already in danger of becoming a one note character in his lust to dominate and seek vengeance.

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I had to check first which is Aemond (1 eye) and which is Daemon. The names of several characters are so similar, you take the D off the end of Aemond and put it first, and you have Daemon. Anyway I've grown tired of Daemon being stuck at Harrenhall for so long doing nothing but see hallucinations.

I wish there were 10 episodes, it feels like in the finale they'll have to leave a lot hanging till season 3.

Yes, Daemon's stasis in purgatory has worn thin, though I tremendously like the actress playing Alys the Witch. It feels like she will have an important role going forwards. It seemed to me she made it possible for him to get the grudging loyalties of the riverfolk, because without her presence I don't believe the young lord would have been emboldened to step forth and levy his complaint which resulted in Daemon beheading one of the clan leaders. Very messy affair and very witchy as Daemon was completely rudderless up to this event. The carnage to come in the riverlands is going to be calamitous and whether Daemon emerges from it remains to be seen.

Yeah I have no idea who will die tomorrow night. But surely Daemon and his dragon will finally enter the fray. Feels like a Daemon v Aemond showdown is inevitable. But I don't think they'll have a major dragon battle with the Blacks' 5 dragons or whatever vs the Greens 2. That would be a lot of CGI.

Interesting how Rhaenyra has Mysaria advising her just as Daemon has Alys manipulating him. Women in key roles behind the scenes, along with the two queens.

Been catching up with some good movies on max and netflix - watching Oscar winning "EVERTHING ALL AT ONCE, yada yada" now and it's great. Then caught a good but odd horror - KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and good, cheap, intense suspense crime I DONT FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE , and standard but well done actions like UPGRADE and the last MISSION IMPOSSIBLE also very good.

Ima have to watch queens gambit. It’s getting good feedback in the thread so far

Fat wrote:Ima have to watch queens gambit. It’s getting good feedback in the thread so far

It's one of the best I've seen in many years. Very strong lead actor with a fascinating character arc. The chess world portrayed in the Sixties is a man's domain she must combat as she faces her own demons. I found it fairly unique and a very satisfying journey.

WaltFrazier wrote:

Clyde_Style wrote:

WaltFrazier wrote:
I had to check first which is Aemond (1 eye) and which is Daemon. The names of several characters are so similar, you take the D off the end of Aemond and put it first, and you have Daemon. Anyway I've grown tired of Daemon being stuck at Harrenhall for so long doing nothing but see hallucinations.

I wish there were 10 episodes, it feels like in the finale they'll have to leave a lot hanging till season 3.

Yes, Daemon's stasis in purgatory has worn thin, though I tremendously like the actress playing Alys the Witch. It feels like she will have an important role going forwards. It seemed to me she made it possible for him to get the grudging loyalties of the riverfolk, because without her presence I don't believe the young lord would have been emboldened to step forth and levy his complaint which resulted in Daemon beheading one of the clan leaders. Very messy affair and very witchy as Daemon was completely rudderless up to this event. The carnage to come in the riverlands is going to be calamitous and whether Daemon emerges from it remains to be seen.

Yeah I have no idea who will die tomorrow night. But surely Daemon and his dragon will finally enter the fray. Feels like a Daemon v Aemond showdown is inevitable. But I don't think they'll have a major dragon battle with the Blacks' 5 dragons or whatever vs the Greens 2. That would be a lot of CGI.

Interesting how Rhaenyra has Mysaria advising her just as Daemon has Alys manipulating him. Women in key roles behind the scenes, along with the two queens.

The female characters over the course of this second season have kept it interesting. They've deepened the Shakespearean intrigue after the first season set the plate. I wasn't expecting it when Mysaria and Rhaenyra kissed, but it all made sense. Alys and Mysaria are the kinds of secondary characters that make a show like this.

SupaCell is legit. Also watched Black Summer recently… would not recommend smoking and watching that unless you want an anxiety attack.

Clyde_Style wrote:I recently watched The Queen's Gambit which was one of my favorite series (single season) in a very long time. Anya Taylor-Joy was excellent.

I can't think of a recent series that was more satisfying to watch than this.

Iron Mantis wrote:

Clyde_Style wrote:I recently watched The Queen's Gambit which was one of my favorite series (single season) in a very long time. Anya Taylor-Joy was excellent.

I can't think of a recent series that was more satisfying to watch than this.

Yes, exactly. It was really fulfilling to watch and experience her journey. Best in class for sure

Currently early on in season 1 of "Your Honor" (Netflix), main star Bryan Cranston. He's a judge, his son is involved in an awful hit and run, then all that happens after he covers for his son. Very compelling and deep so far!

"Your Honor" is something else. Extremely evocative. Didn't care for the ending.

"Inventing Anna" was a fun series. "Black Mirror" was a serious mind bender.

As for series, I finished the BLACKLIST last season and also 3 BODY PROBLEM - both enjoyable.

The family business
The boys
Power book (all the shows)
Ozark
Blacklist
Ballers
Billions
Godfather of Harlem

Lots of fire shows just gotta give them a chance

Maid on Netflix and Chernobyl on Max were probably the best couple of shows i've watched within the past year or so

Slow Horses seasons 1-3 are good and fun