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Post by lea1977 on Mar 4, 2020 23:22:25 GMT -4
But are Roger and Bree A younger couple because they all look the same age to me.
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Post by Spinderella on Mar 5, 2020 2:20:59 GMT -4
But are Roger and Bree A younger couple because they all look the same age to me. FACT. And Jamie and Claire have aged a lot better than many in their real life ages and their on-screen ages. |
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Post by lea1977 on Mar 16, 2020 6:42:38 GMT -4
Claire and Jamie look the same age as Roger. This season is better than last though and the new kitty is a cutie.
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Post by kostgard on Mar 16, 2020 15:29:25 GMT -4
The previous episode was so dull to me that I barely remember it other than “Roger effs up so Jamie sends him home.”
This episode was a great reminder of how fantastic 1960s Claire looks. Her hair, her makeup, her glasses - all of it.
Bree and Roger continue to be a black hole of chemistry. When they were in bed and she booped his nose with just her flat affect and nothing approaching fondness or affection, I wanted to die. And Roger’s first impulse is always to be a bitch about stuff. He eventually comes around, but first impulse is bitchery. He’s miserable there. And with Jamie bumbling all over the place with dead Redcoats in his wake, it’s getting increasingly more dangerous. Just take that gem and go back through the stones, already.
Why can’t they get Lord John up in here to help Jamie out? When he was playing chess with Knox it almost felt like he was cheating on LJ. Chess is their thing! But then Jamie went up and murdered him and maybe it was better that LJ wasn’t there.
I did kind of laugh when Jamie came home all, “Sooooo, lots to tell you about in Hillsborough. But first, here’s a kitty! When I tell you the bad news later please remember this adorable fluff ball and how I gave it to you!”
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luckylexie
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Sophie Stink Eye Stan
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Mar 25, 2005 11:12:51 GMT -4
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Post by luckylexie on Mar 20, 2020 21:36:28 GMT -4
That's it, I'm out. This show is boring as hell.
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Post by Spinderella on Mar 21, 2020 20:16:00 GMT -4
That's it, I'm out. This show is boring as hell. Oh, no! I haven't watched this week episode, yet. But I was hoping things would get better. |
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Post by kostgard on Mar 21, 2020 21:54:44 GMT -4
That's it, I'm out. This show is boring as hell. Oh, no! I haven't watched this week episode, yet. But I was hoping things would get better. I do think this episode was better than the one before, but when “Look! A kitty!” is a big selling point in an episode, you probably don’t have much going on. But honestly, they need to remember what works. People like Murtagh, and he’s been MIA for several episodes. People like Lord John, he’s been MIA since the premiere. People like Jenny, but that feels like that’s never happening again. Most people don’t like Bree and Roger, yet here they are, pushing better liked characters aside. My personal wishlist: - bring back Murtagh and Lord John - Just send Bree and Roger back to the future already. Jamie can have a big emotional moment about it. - After they leave, put more focus on Fergus and Marsali. - Give them an antagonist or make something actually happen. Bonnet is the antagonist for Bree and Roger and who cares. We need one for J&C. Like, just sic the governor on them or whatever. And make something happen - they’ve just been sort of bumbling around all season without anything actually happening. Not really. Maybe things will kick up a notch now that Jamie’s killed a dude. |
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Post by roseland on Mar 21, 2020 22:14:26 GMT -4
If I’m remembering the book correctly, there was a lot of stuff about building the community in Frazier’s Ridge. I think that’d be more interesting than what we’ve seen. There’s a real cast of characters, there’s tension between the Protestants and Catholics that Roger plays a role in helping alleviate, the slight distrust of Claire and her strange ways that turns into reluctant acceptance when they see her success rate with curing illness. The Roger/Bri stuff is there but it’s mixed up with all the other stuff, which makes it bearable. And the fact that they just kind of shove Mr. and Mrs. Bug to the side when they provide some comic relief is baffling. Also, where’s the white sow? He’s literally and figuratively their white whale.
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Post by kostgard on Mar 22, 2020 10:59:55 GMT -4
I sort of got my wish with this episode, but...not really. Lord John was there. For about 30 seconds, and for no reason. I guess his job this season is to show up at weddings. Murtagh shows up only long enough to get dumped. He looked great, though.
Other than that, more building-up-to-Bonnet-and-it’s-taking-way-too-long nonsense paired with Rog burning shit. This is not riveting. And they keep trying to make Rog/Bree happen by ramping up the make out sessions. Nope.
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Post by lea1977 on Mar 23, 2020 1:32:22 GMT -4
The kitty made a brief appearance and he is still a cute ball of fluff.
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