What TV are you watching and how would you rate it? [Revive from FRDB]

[Ford]

Finally got around to watching the latest season of "The Boys" on Amazon Prime. I've got about 1 1/2 episodes left, but...wow. They've dropped all pretense of being a clever (if hyper-violent) sly commentary on America's celebrity-obsessed culture/politics and are now just beating the viewers over the head with "no, seriously...this is you. You're worshiping degenerates who are happily marching your country to fascism."

I mean...they're not wrong, but it's just a bit too on the nose. Okay...it's a lot too on the nose.

The irony being that this season was the first season when MAGAtards realised they were being mocked.

I have absolutely no idea how in the hell it took them that long to figure that out. I'm watching it and I'm thinking... why is there no hub bub over this show from the right? In fact, they seem to like it!

I was happy to see the latest season actually progress the plot, though I'm unhappy with how poorly they are scripting when super powers matter and the son. The narrative on the son is so jerky, start-stop.

I'm wondering how they're going to wave away the fact that the actor is going to grow like a weed between this season and the next one. If you're being picky (like me), you look at Ryan and realize that while season 4 picks up right after season 3 ended (in show time), it's obvious that he'd changed. Now, he's 16 and the next season hasn't even started filming. Probably something, something, "he's the first natural born supe, so he's growing faster than a normal human."

 

[Playball40]

Is anyone watching From? Love that show. 5/5. It’s a spookier version of Lost.

I did. I hope there is a new season.

 

[TSwizzle]

The Perfect Couple, 6/10; Streaming on Netflix this six episode series stars Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber and Eve Hewson (U2 front man Bono's daughter). Set in Nantucket, Amelia (Hewson) is getting ready to marry Benji, son of wealthy parents Tag (Schreiber) and Greer (Kidman) and it is to be a grand affair. However, Amelia's friend and maid of honor is found dead, the victim of a murder. What follows is similar to an Agatha Christie Death on The Nile type thing sans Poirot where there multiple viable suspects. It's watchable but as always too elaborate and too many episodes to be convincing or create any real tension.