Thread Where We Call Each Other Shitass & Proclaim Our Love For RESERVATION DOGS

The number of times this show has made me cry, laugh, and idk just feel fucking great AND/OR shitty about life means it deserves its own thread and 75 emmys

Skoden, shitasses

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I don't have anything insightful to say but I profess my love for this show. A real joy.

when Willie Jack was surrounded by the medicine people spirits i was fully crying, it was so heavy & beautiful & good

this show is so unafraid to explore the furthest realest emotional reaches of life
knocks me out every damn episode

oh and the acidhead hippie dude she meets in the waiting area at the prison- he’s a gaffer on the show irl & has worked on a thousand movies since the 70’s <3

good show

Loved the way vending machine junk food was used as an offering to reach the ancestors

The sacred and the mundane

yeah i loved that

Something about dallas goldtooth is just intrinsically funny to me, like i crack up every time the spirit shows up, even before doing things like eating an apple while shitting.

I love how I never know where an episode is going to go, reminds me of the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I think the large-scale thing I love the most about it is that the characters so obviously cast as "the leads" — Bear and Elora — have gradually revealed themselves to be kinda dumb and not all that sympathetic, while the two who would have been their "sidekicks" on a traditional show, Willie Jack and Cheese, are the smart, deep ones who I want to see more of. (Also, the adults in this show, particularly the moms and aunties, are uniformly incredible, too. I would 100 percent watch a Reno 911-style show just about Big.)

I am here for the love

we should poll the first two seasons in anticipation for S3

I love the clinic episode in S1 where every character, in turn, mutters "I hate this place" at some point

I love how Bear & Elora capture that inherent selfish/self consciousness of being a teen - especially that it’s showing itself as a barrier in their own friendships
it’s so good. and acted really well.
they are unsympathetic from the outside but also simultaneously deeply sympathetic because they’re their own worst enemies

xpost good idea but that would be a hard poll, so many great ones!

i love the Aunties getaway weekend ep

and the one where Bear’s Mom gets laid by that super hot guy who turns out to be an oldschool racist

Apparently there are a lot of injokes that are indian orientated according to some of the indigenous podcasts I've listened to.
Have heard a few roundtables on them about the show.
& they are impressed by how some of the actors who are not known for their comedy sides are showing how many more dimensions to their talent there are.

I'm not sure to what extent Taika Waititi is involved still glad he has allowed this to be made. NOt sure if this could have been made without somebody with a name facilitating it. He's credited as a creator so not sure what that means cos this does seem a bit sui generis.
Hope it continues.

There are a number of jokes and references that I've had to have my wife explain to me (like the pixelated owls).

One of her former grad students grew up on a reservation in oklahoma and has recognized a number of people they know or know of in the background, and this show also explains a ton about their personality and sense of humor.

Harjo often posts fan shoutouts on Insta and there is a lot of love for him & the show from the community for that reason, a lot of joyful #iykyk - it’s really cool

like he posted a ton of stories from fans after the ep w the auntie making the beaded medallions, they loved that shit it was awesome

beautiful show and cast; i had assumed they were going to wrap it up this week (which would have been "sad" but i trust the creators to not wear out their welcome/spin their gears) but then season 3 was announced

I fucking love this show, it's taught me so much and I respect its brilliant subversion, just perfect really. My kids love it too, I had thought "well this is worth getting behind, it's great to hear more Native voices in media" and I was quite unprepared for it to be my favourite thing in the last five years.
Also a quick shoutout to the soundtracking, my jaw hit the floor when Spacemen 3 swelled up in the roofing episode.

Also a quick shoutout to the soundtracking, my jaw hit the floor when Spacemen 3 swelled up in the roofing episode.

More importantly, they're playing a shit-ton of music by Native artists who would never get a sync in any other show. That's bound to represent a serious paycheck for a bunch of them.

That *is* more important, thanks for the note. Also prompted me to finally investigate Jesse Ed Davis.

https://mikebonemedia.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSry_L6b05s

yeah the soundtrack is awesome, really enjoying all the music

Lil Mike and Funny Bone!!

god I love those guys, wish they would make a reappearance

"well, you get paid in influence"

the two who would have been their "sidekicks" on a traditional show, Willie Jack and Cheese, are the smart, deep ones who I want to see more of.

i've been thinking about this too. it's just gradually happened, not as a gimmick for one episode but for long stretches.

when Willie Jack was surrounded by the medicine people spirits i was fully crying

same here

my kids were like "this show started out silly but it changed, it's pretty deep now" and i'm like what about the last episode where the cop take drugs?? and they're like oh yeah

Willie Jack is my absolute favourite, the hunting episode is so beautiful and profound.

Willie Jack is my absolute favourite, the hunting episode is so beautiful and profound.

Yep, both her episodes have been highlights of the entire series.

I will probably make a poll for the first two seasons at some point, mostly so I can rewatch tbh

:D

Wow, another great episode, this show is incredible!

Seriously, though, Willie Jack gets the heavy stuff, doesn't she? This ep we finally learn her real name, too, which was a subtle payoff to her hilarious Native in-joke nickname.

My favorite thing about the show, besides it being perfect, is how they keep expanding the circle of adults. People out of the picture, from ghost ancestors to relatives, seamlessly brought in and connected to the story like they were never gone. I might have missed who the woman in prison was, how she was related, but it didn't really matter. As she says to Willie Jack at the end, she's a grandmother, she's an aunty, she's a cousin ...

scene at the beginning of the credits was a+

love these kids so much

I was worried the season finale would be some weepy hugging-and-learning bullshit, but this show is way too good to do (just) that. And Brandon Boyd of Incubus as white Jesus? Come on!

But, what about Tim Capello! Great joke at the end.

I also need to listen to more Black Belt Eagle Scout.

Really good interview with Sterlin Harjo about constructing Season 2. Some of the ideas they threw out seem not-great.

great finale, sweet and emotional and especially great to see the Dogs back together again

i like the little easter egg that they all wore suits to Daniel’s funeral & thats how we got the promo shot <3

Show is so great we haven’t had enough time to call each other shitass, bitches.

love you bitch

if i come back as a horse, feed me oats

haha I loved that, dude was still fried from the last episode

"it's been a weird couple of days"

i was dying! he was wearing a native choker too lol

loved the scene where Cheese was nerding out about Thunderdome & Elora is like wtf this is supposed to help me stay awake so i can guard white jesus's tent?

just finished the last two episodes. both had me bawling, big time. this show is so good

Wondered something about the end there do they get their shoes back or did they get washed away. Seemed water came in faster than expected. Just would have compounded the situation or ah well another adversity for comradeship to get them through. Quite apart from getting home.

i assume yes lol

like it’s not the kind of show to tell you everything anyway, some conclusions you just have to draw on their own

*your own

i saw two teenage girls at the supermarket chips aisle trying to decide what to buy

one girl walked up and down the aisle boredly punching every bag of chips

then she saw what she wanted but was too short to reach, jumped up on the lowest shelf to grab it, the front of the shelf fell off and a bunch of chips tumbled to the floor

they laughed & ran off & i pissed myself laughing it was so dumb

i felt like the spirit of willie jack waz with these girls somehow even though they were latina

<3

I also love how the rap twins are rocking scooters now instead of cruisers

it's the little details that make it

he understands who is watching

anyway, great episode

sidebar omggggggggg i want a whole cherry pie to myself so fucking bad now

YES

thank you thread for reminding me that this is back.

i am a full-on fx fanboy, only been watching justified, sunny, shadows, and the bear. now this!

same lol

wondering whose decision it was to end the show after this season?

I get a "quit while you're ahead" vibe but have no idea really

(I will buy the hell out of this as DVD/BR)

It was the authors’ idea aiui

i couldn’t stop thinking about that episode & went down a rabbithole finding out about one of these schools in northeast california at Fort Bidwell (ran from 1898 and closed in 1931). Not a ton of info around but the vibe is grim, obviously.

And shit like this here in Sacramento County “August 1921, the California legislature amended the School Law of California so that "The governing body of a school district shall have power to exclude children of filthy or vicious habits, or children suffering from contagious or infectious diseases, and also to establish separate schools for Indian children and for children of Chinese, Japanese or Mongolian parentage. When such schools are established, Indian children or children of Chinese, Japanese or Mongolian parentage must not be admitted into any other school." (from https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/5views/5views4h16.htm)

i mean, i knew a lot of this already but still there is always something about seeing it so coldly codified that always fucks me up.

oh god, the outtake scene during the credits on this one

looooool i died
those two are nasty af i love it

hallelujah they’re back!!

I almost turned it off when the credits began to roll. Got distracted and was rewarded with some hilarious af chewing gum kink

<3

Love me some Cheese hanging with the elders. And bigfoot(s) Great episode.

i’m one behind but the 70’s ep was great

Some eclectic listening included. Suicide & 13th Floor Elevators. Nuggets had meant people were listening to garage psych again I guess as in people who hadn't discovered it for themselves. But did strike me as pretty cool for a bunch of rock heads. Great to hear though.

yeah they used a lot of great tracks
jj cale’s call me the breeze!!

loved the latest one with Cookie visiting, just a perfect episode

"I don't know shit, I'm gonna be 20 forever"

yeah that was a great episode. they balancd the funny with the sad so well
(episode directed by Elora!)

lmao @ the sex noises

best part

PROVE IT

ok stop stop

and the way she drops her head down
and then puts her head up to do the noises? = when harry met sally reference

i FELL OUT

We just watched the '70s episode, which was good; we've been taking our time with this final season.

I was thinking back to the official "Last of Us" podcast, where they talked about how wide they had to cast their net to find a 10-year old Black deaf actor, and even then only managed to find just one. This show, with (essentially) an all-Native cast, has had nothing but great acting across the board from (mostly) relative unknowns. There are about as many Native Americans as there are deaf people, and it couldn't be easy to whittle that block down to the specifics (acting ability, age, gender, etc.) called for by the show, so shout out to the casting director.

oh i also completely fell out when Larry the therapist talks about his “La Bamba” trauma “RITCHIIIEEEEEEEEE”

100% me

Well res dogs just 2 more episodes. Sad face. Don’t miss the post credit scenes this week.

the ending of this week’s ep really got to me, love how their elder storylines are so good — and man, willie jack’s little speech too <3

the business card was loooooooooool

“Dont say mr brown…”

We just saw the jailbreak episode. The creators said they always had an ending in mind, and this was their idea of a final season. But with it almost over, nothing about this feels like a final season, and while I am always glad to see a show go out at its best rather than dwindle to its worst, I still wish there were more seasons coming, because the characters and setting has so much potential.

For example, I'm surprised we haven't gotten an episode dedicated exclusively to the goofy horseback spirit.

They find such great actors for the bit parts. The woman playing the hospital receptionist was perfect: skeptical but yet willing to play along with the silliness.

Xpost, yes, they could probably tell a million more great stories with this setting and cast.

yeah receptionist was great, perfect over-it receptionist but also important “nothing surprises me anymore” vibes

nothing about this feels like a final season

oh come on! Elora is going away to college, Bear is gonna learn to be on his own when his mom leaves for Tulsa, Willie Jack has found her calling taking Fixoco's place, and Cheese... is learning how to not play video games all the time (and is also settled now with his new grandma) - all the 4 main characters are near the end of their story arc

*Fixico

Oh, I agree they are leading toward an ending, but they're pretty soft landings that didn't feel imminent, imo. Like I said, I'd rather they end early than late, but there's a lot of stuff that's been introduced this season that I wish we had a little more time with before they go.

I assumed from the beginning of the episode that it was about to loop back to the beginning and it was nice to have a heartfelt story before dropping that other shoe

This week's episode is incredible. Is Ethan Hawke the best actor under 60 in America?

NO SPOILERS PLZ

I promise we will watch tonight

omggggggggggg this show u guys

no spoilers

just

so fkn beautiful & real ;_; <3

well that was great

I like Ethan Hawke's middle-aged vibe

I thought it was pretty cool that devery jacobs wrote this episode, and directed another one earlier this season.

Also it hit me recently that my kid is 100% going to be cheese in a couple of years

yeah they used a lot of great tracks
jj cale’s call me the breeze!!

― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, September 1, 2023 10:55 PM (two weeks ago)

There was an extensive interview with Tiffany Anders about the music selections for the show yesterday in the LA Times...

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-09-20/reservation-dogs-music-tiffany-anders

This episode was so great. That's why it makes me sad it's ending, since these characters are so rich and well-conceived that just letting them be, letting them talk, letting them hang out, together or apart, is enough to sustain an episode.

episode was great, really impressed devery jacobs wrote it as well

will be very sad to see show go, but much prefer them choosing to end it while still on a creative high as opposed to dragging on and losing what made it special not advocating it should stop but respect their choice

enjoyed the latimes piece - thanks for the link - as have really enjoyed the music on the show so was interesting to read about the process (and allison anders daughter!) and was v pleasantly surprised that the rolling stones asked 'to be considered'

my cuz had a piece a cpl weeks ago in the Atlantic on the early episodes of the season https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/08/reservation-dogs-season-3-review/675178/

Several of the episodes this season could be standalone short films. Obv it a much richer experience knowing the character journeys over past 3 seasons. But the storytelling and performances are so compelling, you could just watch Elora and Ethan Hawke without any backstory. Awesome stuff.

the scene in the diner when she’s watching him while he’s not looking, and she gets this soft, sad sort of wistful look… then he looks at her & she tightens up, shields up
she kills me

so fucking good. she’s so young! blows my mind how good she is