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You'd react to people getting up and running in your direction by immediately trying to shoot them, not waiting to see what they do.
The OA
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Frenzied Wombat
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Just binged both seasons this weekend.
I like it. I can see how people would be pissed by season 1's ending without having season 2 immediately playing afterwards, but when you get to binge both at once it makes the season 1 ending a worthy mindfuck.
The show does a great job of keeping you watching in anticipation of answers which are slowly doled out.
I like it. I can see how people would be pissed by season 1's ending without having season 2 immediately playing afterwards, but when you get to binge both at once it makes the season 1 ending a worthy mindfuck.
The show does a great job of keeping you watching in anticipation of answers which are slowly doled out.
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Kiki
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I'm still in season one because 4 episodes in and nothing has been explained and I'm just getting bored. I'm about to just read cliff notes and skip to the end of the season.
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I really enjoyed this show overall despite having some ridiculously cringeworthy and inexplicable moments. The worst aspects by far were the forced social/political messaging, but maybe I'm just getting used to it as I rolled my eyes but kept watching. Every few episodes I was sure the show was about to jump the rails and become an unwatchable trainwreck, but they always managed to get it back on track. By the end of the first season I was pretty dubious. Halfway through the second I was genuinely hooked. Maybe the potential for it to be great or dogshit at every moment helped the meta viewing experience or something. I think in the hands of writers/actors/producers who were less interested in pushing a social agenda and a little less self-aware this could have been some of the more amazing TV ever, but damn my eyes I really enjoyed the show and feel that overall it ended up leaning more towards greatness than dogshit.
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Frenzied Wombat
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Imho there are a few things that make this show great:
1) The anticipation of how the crew will escape their prison
2) The confusion over whether OA is crazy, or has actually tapped into dimensional travel, is very well done
3) The whole personas in a different dimension, such as the Doc being a psychiatrist in season 2
4) The discovery that you don't need the dance to travel, and the reveal of the tiny "dance bots" as a mode of travel was super cool
2) The confusion over whether OA is crazy, or has actually tapped into dimensional travel, is very well done
3) The whole personas in a different dimension, such as the Doc being a psychiatrist in season 2
4) The discovery that you don't need the dance to travel, and the reveal of the tiny "dance bots" as a mode of travel was super cool
My main complaints are inconsistent pacing, and the haunted house thing was a bit overdone. I didn't notice much SJW stuff besides that trans kid and gay indian kid making out with a dude, both of which were cringe.
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kaid
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I will give this to the OA they took one of the weirdest fucking premises and managed to make a pretty interesting show out of it and the second season at least to me seemed to be a lot more consistent overall. Less random interpretive dance and a bit more clear sense of where they are moving towards.
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They went from stupid weird with the dance stuff from season 1 to fucked up and interesting weird this season.
Was only watching to pass some time and wasn't into it until the octopus showed up.
Was only watching to pass some time and wasn't into it until the octopus showed up.
Finished it, and Christ I want some of the drugs the writers were taking.
If anyone liked the first season other than the silly dancing stuff, give season 2 a try as it has a coherent (albeit bizarre l) concept and has turned into decent sci-fi. It is most definitely unique and unapologetic about its weirdness.
If anyone liked the first season other than the silly dancing stuff, give season 2 a try as it has a coherent (albeit bizarre l) concept and has turned into decent sci-fi. It is most definitely unique and unapologetic about its weirdness.
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Aldarion
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Yeah, holy shit. I gave up after about 1 episode when it first aired. I just went back and binged seasons 1-2. In hindsight I don't even hate season 1 anymore.
This is actual good sci fi with memorable and reasonably well written characters. Some truly bizarre and WTF moments but in a very good way. I'd rate it up there with Travelers.
This is actual good sci fi with memorable and reasonably well written characters. Some truly bizarre and WTF moments but in a very good way. I'd rate it up there with Travelers.
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this is why foh is good, i forgot about this show, i thought it was a season 1 and done and just saw some dumb school shooter get wierded out by a stupid dance. Then i'm like, why is this thread getting updates? oh theres a s2? maybe... and yea s2 makes the whole series watchable.
i mean it has a lot of flaws still, i hated the cop as a POV character and his own world... oh look two dirtbag white cops! gee i wonder whats gonna happen.
i mean it has a lot of flaws still, i hated the cop as a POV character and his own world... oh look two dirtbag white cops! gee i wonder whats gonna happen.
She's also in
www.themoviedb.org
Which has some similar concepts. Decent weird little movie.
Trailer here, but I wouldn't watch past 1:20 as it spoils way too much
I Origins
A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.
www.themoviedb.org
Which has some similar concepts. Decent weird little movie.
Trailer here, but I wouldn't watch past 1:20 as it spoils way too much
kaid
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‘The OA’ Canceled After Two Seasons at Netflix Kinda sad but this show is so fucking strange that in the world where stuff has to make you more money than it costs it probably is the right choice.
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Frenzied Wombat
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LiquidDeath
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Sad about this as taking the real OA into a world where she was an actress playing the OA was such a fucking great premise that I had to keep watching.
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