most definitely
― mh, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
she's at least consciously and sometimes maliciously bad, and Martin is just a flailing douchebag
― mh, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
Also, the way Gelman delivered that speech was so unexpectedly great; this blubbering pile of terrified vulnerability that still manages to be completely unbearable while being self-aware about how unbearable he is. When I was watching it, I had a very strong "I identify with and wholly reject this" reaction.
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
Otm. I completely get the feeling. Why does my girlfriend keep getting annoyed that I never do anything I promise her that I'll do, I'm bad at remembering stuff, it's not my fault, she should write it down to me, including specific instructions, it's not my fault!
It's kinda male privilege in the extreme. Or in another way, he's at step one of the twelve step program, and has just decided it's easier to stop there.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
I think I'd feel horrible rewatching just for that monologue, but now that you mention it, it's really is *chef kiss* bad
― mh, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:31 (four years ago) link
I kept wondering if the part was written with Gelman in mind. I can't imagine anyone else in the role.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
Yeah, he really goes for that energy. I kinda hated him in Lemon, though.
― Frederik B, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:33 (four years ago) link
His greatest work remains 1,000 Cats.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 29 October 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
as per colbert interview, apparently gelman's agent was directly contacted by Amazon's casting people for the part and flew out to the UK the next day for filming.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 October 2019 17:05 (four years ago) link
anyways, my gelman love is always based around his work in Eagleheart which should've gotten him an honorary Tony and/or Pulitzer
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 October 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
Gelman is so good at being an asshole I kind of just assume he is one.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 29 October 2019 20:52 (four years ago) link
i totally just misremembered The Walking Dead and thought Gelman also played Gregory. Totally different actor.
― Yerac, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 21:14 (four years ago) link
I’m rarely shocked by anything on a show but when Fleabag shoved her godmother back against the wall in s1 ep5 it was really something. Not even a satisfying moment and just this really raw and believable thing. It also set up the moment of her punching Martin at dinner, since by now it was very much in character, and much later in terms of general show tone made the moment where Martin grabs her by the (cashmere) sweater in an aggressive threatening moment genuinely frightening.
― omar little, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 21:35 (four years ago) link
Forgive the thread spam, but I wanted to note that this show's 2019 season is nominated in the 2019 ILX TV poll:
ILX's Best Television of 2019 Poll / VOTING AND CAMPAIGNING THREAD / Voting Ends January 31
If you like this show and you'd like to see it have a good showing in the poll (running in February) all you need to do is submit a ballot including it and your other favorites (4 minimum, 25 maximum, organized by your favorite to least favorite) to forksclovetofu at gmail by end of day today. It'll take five minutes; get to it!
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 31 January 2020 14:27 (four years ago) link