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    brenda
    wrote on 8 Apr 2020, 00:40 last edited by
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    Lots of fun in this season.

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      George K
      wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 20:29 last edited by
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      One more to go (hey, I'm "sheltering in place").

      Remarkable season. Ozark shows how it's possible to have multiple storylines going without confusing the viewer and remaining compelling without irrelevant side-plots.

      Oh, and if you thought Season 2 was dark....

      Laura Linney was remarkable, especially at the scene where she leaves Ben.

      The actor who played Ben was great too, and his arc is a tribute to the writers. In the first episode, where he blows apart at school, you wonder, "What the hell was that all about?" Then, he goes skinny dipping, and you think, "OK that was...different."

      Then Wendy sees he's not taking his meds. It was all laid out nicely by the writers.

      Fantastic television.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Mik
        wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 20:31 last edited by
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        Indeed. The skinny dipping recalled the old guy who owned the house in season one. He did that same thing.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          11 Apr 2020, 20:31

          Indeed. The skinny dipping recalled the old guy who owned the house in season one. He did that same thing.

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          George K
          wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 20:43 last edited by
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          @Mik said in Ozark:

          Indeed. The skinny dipping recalled the old guy who owned the house in season one. He did that same thing.
          Yes! I'd forgotten about Buddy doing that.

          Remember I said that Ozark makes Breaking Bad look like Mr. Rogers?

          Nope. Season 3 makes Season 2 look like Mr. Rogers!

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            brenda
            wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 21:33 last edited by
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            I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun. 🙂

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              11 Apr 2020, 21:33

              I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun. 🙂

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              George K
              wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 21:38 last edited by
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              @brenda said in Ozark:

              I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun. 🙂

              Not sure if "fun" is the right word. It's more like watching someone on the Ed Sullivan Show, spinning plates, hoping he doesn't drop one.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                11 Apr 2020, 21:38

                @brenda said in Ozark:

                I wasn't kidding when I said this season was a lot of fun. 🙂

                Not sure if "fun" is the right word. It's more like watching someone on the Ed Sullivan Show, spinning plates, hoping he doesn't drop one.

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                brenda
                wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 21:47 last edited by
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                @George-K
                Yes, it's fun. You wouldn't watch it if it wasn't. LOL

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 11 Apr 2020, 22:29 last edited by
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                  Have you watched the end of Episode Ten? Even better than the last minutes of Season 2. Which were very good indeed.

                  I'm starting to get into Dispatches From Elsewhere. Weird, but really well done. Jason Segal is great in it.

                  By the way, George, did you ever finish Tin Star Season 2? Is it worth it? I kind of felt like the story had been told to completion and extending it had no real purpose.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    11 Apr 2020, 22:29

                    Have you watched the end of Episode Ten? Even better than the last minutes of Season 2. Which were very good indeed.

                    I'm starting to get into Dispatches From Elsewhere. Weird, but really well done. Jason Segal is great in it.

                    By the way, George, did you ever finish Tin Star Season 2? Is it worth it? I kind of felt like the story had been told to completion and extending it had no real purpose.

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                    George K
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                    @Mik said in Ozark:

                    By the way, George, did you ever finish Tin Star Season 2? Is it worth it? I kind of felt like the story had been told to completion and extending it had no real purpose.

                    I started to watch Season 2 and gave up. It seemed to be without direction, most of the story having been told in Season 1. It just seemed like it was milking it.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      George K
                      wrote on 12 Apr 2020, 21:05 last edited by
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                      Finished it this afternoon...

                      Random thoughts.

                      They spent far too little time teeing up Helen's plan. Yeah, it made sense, but I wish they had planted those seeds a few episodes ago.

                      Darlene and Frank Jr. Well, that's fodder for a storyline next season.

                      Darlene and Wyatt. How long can this go on before Wyatt sees the problem.

                      Once again, too little time building the story of Ruth's defection. I got the feeling that all they're doing is setting up storylines for the next season.

                      What about Zeke?

                      Will Helen losing her place in the Navarro cartel bring Marty and Wendy closer together, of drive a wedge between them?

                      What's the FBI doing? Maya seems lost.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        mark
                        wrote on 19 Apr 2020, 15:09 last edited by
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                        Always behind the TV curve. COVID-19 is making us watch more of it so, I take TNCR's reviews of shows very seriously now. lol

                        Just started watching season 1. Looks like a good show.

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                          George K
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                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 18 Nov 2021, 15:40 last edited by
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                            They take their damn sweet time about rolling out a new season.

                            But I'm ready...

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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