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Ep 7 was a drag, Not only do I hate cliffhangers, but being forced to watch 50min of past uninteresting drama instead of a conclusion and follow-up is bullshit. It's hard to get invested in past drama, when all you want to know is the present.

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so are opinions going downward?

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inkblot wrote:

I prefer forward moving plots. I really dislike when they keep going back and forth.

Interesting... I don't mind that if it's not done in a bad way, like pretending something happened 10 years ago but everybody looks exactly the same.

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Show has become lame... with only two episodes left the only interesting thing we've seen so far is that mega mushroom man thing and a hoard of mushroom people kill a bunch of normal people. Was this game even fun? I never played it but based on the show - I can't see why I would have wanted to play. Is there anything going to happen that I should be excited for? Or is it just going to be a bunch of people exploring their sexuality?

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bellatrix1984 wrote:

Show has become lame... with only two episodes left the only interesting thing we've seen so far is that mega mushroom man thing and a hoard of mushroom people kill a bunch of normal people. Was this game even fun? I never played it but based on the show - I can't see why I would have wanted to play. Is there anything going to happen that I should be excited for? Or is it just going to be a bunch of people exploring their sexuality?

Love the review. Until I realized that I feel the exact same way. That is the biggest problem when you have shows with only 10 episodes and the plot moves like molasses in winter.

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mega mushroom man thing and a hoard of mushroom people kill a bunch of normal people

I might have a look at that eps. which is it?

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merc wrote:

mega mushroom man thing and a hoard of mushroom people kill a bunch of normal people

I might have a look at that eps. which is it?

EP05.

In general EP7 was just meh. So much drama, so little story progression. It would have been fine for a 10 minute recap but not for a whole episode.

merc wrote:

so are opinions going downward?

Mixed. EP1 and EP2 were quite nice. EP3, I did enjoy... maybe, like EP7 the drama dragged out bit too long. EP4 and EP5 quite good. EP6... alright, EP7 boooooooring.

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ah eps 5 the mushroom/fungus people  that was funny better than your typical zombies who just amble along and who are a threat to no one. and the big one lol. so is that the best eps of the lot? the rest of the eps was not worth the bother

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Just finished the game.  Excellent, definitely up there with the best story driven games I've played.

2020.  Meh.

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graybags wrote:

Just finished the game.  Excellent, definitely up there with the best story driven games I've played.

Yeah, people should just watch a Let's Play of the game rather than this zombie telenovela.

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While we are at this, could someone give me a minute by minute review of Band of Brothers and The Sopranos so I’ll know which episodes / scenes to skip so I can get the story I think should be told rather than what the creators want to tell?

/s

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big_smile big_smile

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so it is now over. was it a good show after all?

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I thoroughly enjoyed TLOU from start to finish. Owner of one the most beautifully written, supremely acted, masterfully crafted episodes I haven't seen in a very long time. Episodes 1-5: 8.7/10 | Episodes 6-9: 7.5/10 afaic. The weakest episode of the season was probably 107, Left Behind. It was still a good episode, and Bella Ramsay was great in it, but I felt as though the time spent in that episode would have been better suited elsewhere. A perfect ending to a superb season of television that sets a new standard, not just for video game adaptations, but for adaptations in general. Overall I would give this season an 8.5/10. The pacing is fantastic, the characters are compelling, the tension is palpable, and the emotional payoff is brutal. Looking forward to the second installment. smile

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I pretty much agree, scorpius074, I give the season 8.3/10.

A deeper exploration of Cordyceps/ more interaction with aggressive Cordyceps hosts would have been nice. Not necessarily at the intensity level of (awesome) season two of https://next-episode.net/black-summer, but a bit more. smile

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Well, the last episode was a bit anti-climatic, even though nicely done. Would have been a good mid-season episode but certainly nothing which provided some closure or even opened up a new season I am eager to see. For once, nice not to end in a dramatic cliff-hanger... but building up a bit more to look forward to would have been nice.

In general I enjoyed the first season. It did show very well that a great scenery and two strong actors can carry an really weak story line and slow pace.

Overall 7/10 for the "fresh experience" but on my "watch in a few years again" index more like a 2/10.

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I enjoyed it.