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Season 2 of Sweet Tooth has landed 
Played the the first 30 seconds of the first episode and stopped to watch the last fifteen minutes of S1, because there doesn’t seem to be a recap of S1, and other than knowing I much enjoyed the first season, I recall next to fuck all about it
ETA: just checked initial reviews. Massively favourable reception across the board, it seems. When even the polar opposites that The Guardian and Telegraph tend to be give something similar rave reviews, the omens are good
Played the the first 30 seconds of the first episode and stopped to watch the last fifteen minutes of S1, because there doesn’t seem to be a recap of S1, and other than knowing I much enjoyed the first season, I recall next to fuck all about it
ETA: just checked initial reviews. Massively favourable reception across the board, it seems. When even the polar opposites that The Guardian and Telegraph tend to be give something similar rave reviews, the omens are good
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Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
We have just binged Diplomat in 2 nights...Loved it, great stuff,... and the ending 
It's great...just finished season 1 and enjoyed it all.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
3 EPS in and tis good stuffWe have just binged Diplomat in 2 nights...Loved it, great stuff,... and the ending
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Two interesting articles on Beef I just came across this morning
Direct link to podcast's website
Will the brilliance of Netflix’s ‘Beef’ be lost in the shadow of a sexual assault controversy? — Podcast
The brilliance of the new Netflix TV show, ‘Beef,’ which looks at loneliness and urban life, is threatened by the controversial history of one of its supporting actors, David Choe.theconversation.com
This is FULL of spoilers, so don't read if you haven't watched Beef and intend to watch it
Beef: what your nemesis reveals about you
These feuding strangers hate each other because they hate themselves.
I gave up on Beef after two episodes. Is it ever more than two people being mean to each other?
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I think I really enjoyed the first one and saw the trailer for this last night so may give it a go.Season 2 of Sweet Tooth has landed
Played the the first 30 seconds of the first episode and stopped to watch the last fifteen minutes of S1, because there doesn’t seem to be a recap of S1, and other than knowing I much enjoyed the first season, I recall next to fuck all about it
ETA: just checked initial reviews. Massively favourable reception across the board, it seems. When even the polar opposites that The Guardian and Telegraph tend to be give something similar rave reviews, the omens are good
Like you, I can't really remember much about it.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
We're on 2 episodes from the end of The Diplomat - is the PM based on Boris? The American President is clearly Biden - but instead of having a Rishi archetype it seems they went for Boris, which feels less "accurate" - I mean, they are talking about the Russia and Ukraine's war a lot - so they are keeping to some real timeline there. Then again I guess Rishi wouldn't be so eager to do what they're about to do...
The "threesome" aspect is unnecessary IMO, although I found the marriage falling apart and they staying together for politics more realistic, this extra dimension just seems to be there for titillation... Even more, a foursome, because of the sister... Just... why?
Hang on, when the war started Boris was still PM
It seems like so long ago!
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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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There is a recap. Should have played automatically unless you clicked on it or had auto play engaged but decided to watch it later (then it will assume you have already watched it).Season 2 of Sweet Tooth has landed
Played the the first 30 seconds of the first episode and stopped to watch the last fifteen minutes of S1, because there doesn’t seem to be a recap of S1, and other than knowing I much enjoyed the first season, I recall next to fuck all about it
You can select it in the episode list.
I watched the recap and wondered if I had actually watched the second half of the first season at all. . . my brain is really not working.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Glad to hear this (sort of). I bailed 10 minutes before the end of episode one for the same reason. . . . I thought, "is this going to be about two people being increasingly mean / horrible to each other? I'm not sure I can bear it" . . . I am only 'glad' because it looks like I made the right call.
I'm sick of people being horrible to each other and I don't need to see more of it on TV for 'entertainment purposes'.
hegley
never odd or even
Season 2 of Sweet Tooth has landed
Played the the first 30 seconds of the first episode and stopped to watch the last fifteen minutes of S1, because there doesn’t seem to be a recap of S1, and other than knowing I much enjoyed the first season, I recall next to fuck all about it
Glad it's not just me; I really struggle to remember previous seasons, even of shows I've thoroughly enjoyed and it's always quite jarring when there's been months (sometimes years) between seasons to get back into them.
I don't really like this move back to weekly release of episodes for the same reason. I don't totally binge seasons (i.e. watch back to backs over a weekend) but I do tend to watch an episode per night or every other night, so if something's on weekly release I wait until the whole lot is out and watch it then.
Chilli.s
mingling jets and statuettes
Made it to the end of E2, ditched it for the same reasons
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Yeah me too. As a family we probably only manage one or two episodes 30 min episodes of something per night.
We will do half a Sweet tooth every other day (the one hour selection is usually a mix of about three or four things we are currently watching as a family).
At the moment it's a couple of Japanese shows, Sweet Tooth and Brooklyn 99 (I'm not a fan, but my daughter is and it's only 25 minutes).
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
If there's no official recaps, YouTube normally has a variety of them...
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
. . . But there is one for this. It auto plays or you can select it from the episode list.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
yes it is more. If it was one dimensional then it wouldn't be such a hit, right? It has layers... It's about repressed anger, dealing with having to fit into a mould and that sort of existential angst. There's also some class politics in there.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
Not sure I understand the question...
I was hooked from episode one, if it didn't grab you after 2 whole episodes then maybe it's just not something you're ever going to like...
T & P
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Somehow it didn’t play for me. Though to be fair, my memory is so shit tgst nothing short of a 15-minute recap would be of much help.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I saw it flash up and try to play just as it showed up as a new item, but I moved my cursor (or whatever) away as I didn't want to watch sweet tooth at that moment. When I did actually select the show, the recap option had gone. I had to look it up in the episode list.
I think it must have been an annoying netflix quirk where just hovering over the show triggered the recap.
Started The Nurse.
The series is based on a book written by Kristian Corfixen, titled The Nurse: The True Story Behind One Of Scandinavia's Most Notorious Criminal Trials. The book documents the story of a real nurse named Christina Aistrup Hansen, who was arrested in March 2015 for intentionally killing patients in southern Denmark
It's setting up to be very good.
The series is based on a book written by Kristian Corfixen, titled The Nurse: The True Story Behind One Of Scandinavia's Most Notorious Criminal Trials. The book documents the story of a real nurse named Christina Aistrup Hansen, who was arrested in March 2015 for intentionally killing patients in southern Denmark
It's setting up to be very good.
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Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Watched a couple of old music documentaries this week.
The first was Creedence Clearwater Revival's concert at the Albert Hall in 1969 (not released until now), the second was Glastonbury Fayre, about the hippy mecca's 1971 festival.
In addition to the music (which really was better in the old days, never mind what those awful young people tell you) a key point here is the bits of social history you get with these things. A large part of the Glasto flick is taken up with bald clerics celebrating the Catholic mass - this after more than scene of topless biker chicks riding pillion on their biker boyfriend's hog, or naked hippies rolling around in mud. "The church has to be where the people are", apparently.
It is sociologically significant that you had a subculture that prized, and sought out, experiences of an ecstatic nature, altered states of consciousness.
The CCR people were not among that subculture: despite the shaggy hairdos, they were shorthaired on the inside. And despite all the Deep South imagery in their music, they were actually California boys seed breed and generation - and veterans of the coast guard and navy reserve as well. The music still holds up, though, fifty years on.
The first was Creedence Clearwater Revival's concert at the Albert Hall in 1969 (not released until now), the second was Glastonbury Fayre, about the hippy mecca's 1971 festival.
In addition to the music (which really was better in the old days, never mind what those awful young people tell you) a key point here is the bits of social history you get with these things. A large part of the Glasto flick is taken up with bald clerics celebrating the Catholic mass - this after more than scene of topless biker chicks riding pillion on their biker boyfriend's hog, or naked hippies rolling around in mud. "The church has to be where the people are", apparently.
It is sociologically significant that you had a subculture that prized, and sought out, experiences of an ecstatic nature, altered states of consciousness.
The CCR people were not among that subculture: despite the shaggy hairdos, they were shorthaired on the inside. And despite all the Deep South imagery in their music, they were actually California boys seed breed and generation - and veterans of the coast guard and navy reserve as well. The music still holds up, though, fifty years on.
hegley
never odd or even
First and probably last time I will have a crush on a Tory foreign secretary
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krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
It's all subjective, really.
Recently came to the conclusion that there's been no good music since Robert Johnson.
And annoyingly, there's not many docs about the blues on the streaming services.
Recently came to the conclusion that there's been no good music since Robert Johnson.
And annoyingly, there's not many docs about the blues on the streaming services.
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
Just finished it tonight. Bring on season 2!
did you hang on for the end credits? It's probably not essential, but there was some kind of comms message being transmitted
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
It's a cracker! May watch again.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I mix it up in my mind with the similarish titled I'm No Longer Here, which is also worth a watch
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