Simon H OTM with both his ranking of HBO's Sunday night ennui series and also with his hatred of Togetherness
― Tay-Tay Brooklynpants (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 16:36 (nine years ago) link
I like Looking. Probably “care” more about those characters than any in the other two shows.
In part because, when I watch Looking, I experience the characters as the characters. When I watch the other two, I too often see primarily the actors playing the characters, laboriously acting out a script, the seams of which I notice.
And I don’t think this is due to a genre difference in realism or whatever; when I watch e.g. Broad City or Sunny in Philadelphia, I also primarily experience and enjoy those characters as the characters. This is particularly a problem with Looking for me, “Sundance Jury Prize” otm.
― drash, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link
edit: particularly a problem with Togetherness for me
― drash, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
not a problem for me, but maybe cuz I was totally unfamiliar with all the actors in Togetherness (apart from the Heavenly Creatures gal)
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:09 (nine years ago) link
True, might have something to do with familiarity with the actors in Togetherness and off-screen celeb personae of the actors in Girls. But I don't think it's just that (for me).
― drash, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 17:18 (nine years ago) link
Best episode of the series I think. I hope they keep Mimi-Rose around. She has the right likable/annoying balance that the others lost a long time ago, although this is the first time in ages that I've really rooted for Hannah. Ace is a fine addition to the show's long tradition of absurd, posturing douchebags.
― Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:10 (nine years ago) link
yeah Desi, Booth Jonathon, whatever Richard E. Grant's character was named. Adam, to some extent
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 5 March 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
I had a date with a gay homosexual last night and we discussed Looking to great length; he told me to stick around and that It Gets Better in season 2. I mean I came in with a lot of v specific expectations informed by my direct exp w/ gay culture so to someone who doesn't have my partic experience I'm sure they're a lot less intolerant of the show, so like I respect other ppl liking it tbh
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:41 (nine years ago) link
black sails just did a SURPRISE YOUR LEAD CHARACTER IS MOTIVATED BY HIS LOVE FOR A MAN thing that was super well handled but i'm wondering how it's playing with gay homosexuals and non gay homosexuals
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:43 (nine years ago) link
more on that btw: http://decider.com/2015/02/22/toby-stephens-black-sails-gay-flint/
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:46 (nine years ago) link
@lenadunham Watched Citizen Four. Incredible, essential film. Takeaway is weshould all come up with cute funny internet code names for ourfriends?
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:49 (nine years ago) link
can't tell if stevie's post is a piss take or not
― akm, Thursday, 5 March 2015 20:58 (nine years ago) link
lol not at all
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:44 (nine years ago) link
it just started airing during a period that I was really fucking jaded and fed up w/ a lot of bullshit and was hoping this would subvert these things instead of perpetuating them but I was wrong
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:46 (nine years ago) link
i don't think there is any nationally aired subversive gay television programming and maybe not since pee wee's playhouse?
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:48 (nine years ago) link
yeah idk if there is either which is why I was like "oh wow it's a show abt gay millenials, maybe this will be really critical and thought provoking!", like I feel like Girls has a lot of commentary abt its characters and its characters' generation and demographic and all of that and Looking does not
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
it's much more implicit yes.worth noting: one of the executive producers of looking is the chief creative officer for archie comicshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Aguirre-Sacasa
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 March 2015 21:58 (nine years ago) link
okay just watched 5 episodes of Looking in a row, just finished season 1, actually am kind of liking it
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 6 March 2015 05:45 (nine years ago) link
now you're gonna make me go back to season 1when you get to the funeral episode in season 2, let's see if you're with me
― Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Friday, 6 March 2015 06:15 (nine years ago) link
halfway through the most recent episode, mimi rose seems similar to the main characters just better at it
― Treeship, Monday, 9 March 2015 02:13 (nine years ago) link
this ep was prob the best of the season imo, tho if someone critiques dad tad's coming out as gimmicky id not disagree
― johnny crunch, Monday, 9 March 2015 02:41 (nine years ago) link
if we're still talking about togetherness, i just watched episode 4. the sex scene is so sad.
― Treeship, Monday, 9 March 2015 03:17 (nine years ago) link
ok shosh still killing it.
― creaks, whines and trife (s.clover), Monday, 9 March 2015 03:24 (nine years ago) link
"Fucking Marnie?!"
― schwantz, Monday, 9 March 2015 04:45 (nine years ago) link
there are scenes in togetherness that are underplayed but just. devastating. the sex scene is one.
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Monday, 9 March 2015 08:54 (nine years ago) link
Holy shiiieeeeeet what a great episode!
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 00:47 (nine years ago) link
I was laughing so hard at/with Mom laughing so hard
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 00:48 (nine years ago) link
thought this was a really great episode. best of the season easily. just when i was starting to feel a little bit fed-up with girls too.
― Rave Van Donk (jim in glasgow), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 02:28 (nine years ago) link
Shosh is like the only one resembling a sympathetic human being at this point. Idk why i'm still watching this tbh, it's so scattershot. Dad coming out was ridiculously contrived altho it was nice to see sy ableman again.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 02:30 (nine years ago) link
Elijah said Hannah's dad was gay back in Season 1
― tayto fan (Michael B), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 02:56 (nine years ago) link
deadbeat desi is the worst best thing
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 03:10 (nine years ago) link
also Jason Ritter is my guilty pleasure total normcore crush
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 03:21 (nine years ago) link
wasn't there foreshadowing of the dad coming out in the episode where he visited hannah in iowa?
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 09:24 (nine years ago) link
This was like a season's worth of jokes in one episode. It was a quickfire sitcom spliced with a Woody Allen sex farce. Favourite bit was when Hannah gives the bemused teacher her theory about why he's scared to date her. "It's the new misogyny… and I'm up for that!" Also, Shosh's misfiring dirty talk.
― Minaj moron (Re-Make/Re-Model), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 09:38 (nine years ago) link
could NOT watch the frenulum piercing scene and it really aggravated me tbh. right up there with the dentist and chopping up the body scenes in the american for WOAH I CANNOT WATCH THISness. also as this seems to be where we are discussing it, last episode of togetherness was just amazing/painful.
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 09:51 (nine years ago) link
i thought the last episode of togetherness was the worst one of the run.
girls, on the other hand, was excellent, one of the best episodes of the series. the piercing looked real; was it?
― akm, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 13:44 (nine years ago) link
yeah so did I - the whole will they/won't they with the charter school guy, c'mon we all knew they were going to
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
i don't think it was 'will they' as much as 'when will they'
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link
Also, Shosh's misfiring dirty talk.
"slimy vagina" was v lol
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
like a deli pickle
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 16:25 (nine years ago) link
had to watch that scene twice
― akm, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link
hannah's lack of professional boundaries as a high school teacher, while predictable, is really angering me in a way nothing lena dunham has ever done has.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 11 March 2015 00:05 (nine years ago) link
"thanks for ruining my day, raincloud!"
― Treeship, Wednesday, 11 March 2015 00:12 (nine years ago) link
"future of your cock" had me in stitches for a good two minutes. delivery was perfect.
― creaks, whines and trife (s.clover), Wednesday, 11 March 2015 01:11 (nine years ago) link
I hooowwwllled at that Shosh dirty talk scene
― gybe horses (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 11 March 2015 04:18 (nine years ago) link
agreed tbh. Was sure she would get sacked for the frenulum thing.
― IHeartMedia, the giant broadcaster formerly known as Clear Channel, (stevie), Wednesday, 11 March 2015 09:18 (nine years ago) link
starting with the abortion episode, this has kind of gotten good? (would still be better without Hannah and her parents)
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 02:07 (nine years ago) link
Hannah and her parents
"Get the Woodman on the phone--I smell PREQUEL!"
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 02:15 (nine years ago) link
End of the Adam-Mimi Rose relationship was so dumb. I mean, typical for what this show is doing now, but nearly no explanation given. It's so hard to care about characters in a show as random as this though. Now I think I mostly watch for lulz, and schadenfreude at seeing Hannah and Marnie repeatedly sabotage their own lives.
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 17 March 2015 02:39 (nine years ago) link
I loled at the Ace-Mimi dialogue there, though. I think I'd watch a mockumentary about those two as contemporary NY artists.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 17 March 2015 02:42 (nine years ago) link