*I know it's in the comics, but having a King who speaks quasi-Shakespearean as a major character really kills my ability to suspend disbelief. Also, something not in the comics: how does an entire settlement lose the ability to speak in complete sentences less than 3 years after a zombie breakout? The show was at what time a fairly plausible post-zombie breakout scenario, now it's bordering on fantasy realism.

*I know it's in the comics, but having a King who speaks quasi-Shakespearean as a major character really kills my ability to suspend disbelief. Also, something not in the comics: how does an entire settlement lose the ability to speak in complete sentences less than 3 years after a zombie breakout? The show was at what time a fairly plausible post-zombie breakout scenario, now it's bordering on fantasy realism.

Wuuuut

So glad I stopped watching that tripe, haha

Taboo is the best thing I've seen on TV for a while.. great stuff, recommended without reservation.

The pilot to Into the Badlands was pretty decent. Some nice, violent martial art action. The fight scenes were a nice spectacle and Daniel Wu seems like a compentent enough lead as Sonny. I doubt this show is gonna have a lot of depth, but it'll make for good stoned, popcorn eating televison (with friends!) like how I treat The 100. I really don't know what to think of this baron character yet, but I'm sure the wheels will turn just fine.

I've been putting off watching Vikings tbh, season 3 while fun felt bloated. I don't think I can do 20 episodes just to catch up anytime soon. Season 2 still seems like the best the show had to offer.

It's from Steven Knight, what the hell else did you expect?

Season 7 of Archer is their best since season 4 (even though I enjoyed 5 and 6). I hope you like it as much as I did!

I agree with that. At the same time, I feel like they're reaching the limits of what can be done with the characters. They're starting to show serious signs of Flanderization, and we're not really seeing much more depth than before. Maayyyybe in that one episode dealing with Archer's childhood bullies, and that was pretty much it. 7 was still a very good season for sure, but I'm skeptical that they'll be able to keep it fresh - then again, the next season is apparently one long dream sequence, so maybe that's exactly the shot in the arm the series needs.

Taboo is the best thing I've seen on TV for a while.. great stuff, recommended without reservation.

People can 100% contribute to suicide, but it isn't those 13 people's fault she offed herself. It's hers. I'm saying this as a person who has been suicidal numerous times. Shifting the blame makes it more about bullying than mental illness, and any suicide story about anything other than mental illness as the MAIN plot point is fucked to me.

Regardless of what people think, the show 100% glamorizes suicide. It shows that if you kill yourself, the people that were awful to you will feel bad not just momentarily, but forever. And the final suicide scene isn't only triggering, it's sexy as hell to a suicidal person. It's hard to explain but being extra "gritty" doesn't deter people from killing themselves. Myself, in another time in my life, would have seen that and gotten a contact high off of it, giddy even. Is that fucked? Yes, but so is mental illness. That's dangerous stuff to play with and has been shown scientifically to be not a toy or a fucking YA plot tool. Sincerely, a formerly suicidal girl who loves the shit out of YA novels.

If you want a really good exploration to depression in young adults, read 'It's Kind of a Funny Story.' That story examines it, in my mind, with a lot more authenticity.

I've been mostly happy with the MST3K reboot. So far I've found one of the movies too boring to watch, even with the riffing, but that was true back in the day as well (I never could watch Manos, regardless of how much everyone else loved that ep.) I'm not in love with Jonah, though he's grown on me; the rap/song he did was endearing. The cultural references are more accessible overall, and also plenty from recently, though they've slipped some obscure ones and easter eggs in as well (like quoting the line "This is where the fish lives" from the awesome Mike ep. The Touch of Satan).

13 Reasons Why weirds me out a bit. I saw an interesting criticism of it from a good friend of mine who actually went through several bouts of suicidal depression:



(edited a bunch because I kept fucking up the quote tags.