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[spoiler]For me, the question is about what will Nero do. Heâ€
s always been pretty controlled and relaxed, but you can tell he must have a nasty streak, his heart was broken by Gemma, and it is clear he didnâ€t want what happened to happen, add to this, he sent Uncer there to look after Gemma, will Jaxâ€s death be at his hand, or will Jax kill him (the latter better not happen)<br><br>
God you could see the Jax-Wendy thing coming, she has always loved him, and he shags anything that moves, so it was inevitable with her moving about his house, and I bet she shags like M4Lâ€s sewing machine!<br><br>
Pissed Uncer was killed, that was the biggest shock for me, while he has turned a blind eye to alot of the Sons actions over the years, at his core, he was good, and even more so now.<br><br>
Am surprised they did kill Gemma, I honestly thought sheâ€d be left on her own to live in suffering for all that had died because of her.<br><br>
I feel a bit for Juice, things he did was always in the interests of the Sons, even to the end, so loyal, and thats what he gets for it.<br><br>
You know Jax is up to something, he always seems to be one step ahead, or if heâ€s behind, he is thinking ahead...whats his end game? Not so sure what that unwritten by-law will be, guess the black thing makes sense, but I donâ€t see the patching over of the Grim Bâ€s as a huge thing, so makes me think it is something else and then the manuscript, seems the first time theyâ€ve trotted that out for a while.<br><br>
It could have been easy for him to just say Jury admitted he did it, not sure why he did, but he did, to give him a slight out, I mean with all Jax has done, to admit to that was odd when he coulda lied and only he would know (honour, pfft) so you know again, he has something up his sleeve.<br><br>
Maybe he is gonna do a runner, but the way things are heading, even if he tried, he will have to see Nero when he picks up his kids.<br><br>
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<p>Ok, so I'm up the Flash crossover episodes of Arrow. So I'm wondering whether I should watch Flash? Is it any good? Do I need to watch it for the crossover episodes to make sense?</p>
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<p>Anyone been watching Happy Valley? Is pretty good.</p>
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<p>Ok, so I'm up the Flash crossover episodes of Arrow. So I'm wondering whether I should watch Flash? Is it any good? Do I need to watch it for the crossover episodes to make sense?</p>
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<p>I haven't watched it yet because I'm wary of being superheroed out with Arrow, Gotham and the Flash (well comic booked out with Shield as well).</p>
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<p>I didnt think alot of the crossover episode (watching Arrow) not been watching Flash myself, doesnt float my boat TBH.</p>
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<p>Yeah it is very good and Sarah Lancashire is an awesome actor.</p>
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<p>Is odd seeing you comment on a female actor without discussing her hotness ;)</p>
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<p>I didnt think alot of the crossover episode (watching Arrow) not been watching Flash myself, doesnt float my boat TBH.</p>
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<p><strong>Is odd seeing you comment on a female actor without discussing her hotness</strong> ;)</p>
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<p>Finale of Happy Valley tonight!</p>
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<p>I only ever knew her as the reasonably hot barmaid on Coro st which is a show I try to avoid. I assumed that she was playing somebody who resembled herself in real life and never thought she'd be able to pull off a role like the one in Happy Valley. I hope she got some sort of acting award for it .</p> -
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<p>Quite enjoyed the ending of Happy Valley, the little boy was very goofing he scenes with his dad</p>
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<p>I assume that's an autocorrect for 'good in'?</p>
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<p>Yes, it's a pity they couldn't find a kid as good for Abel in SOA.</p>
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<p>Good show Happy Valley. I like the way the writers took what you assumed the structure of the story would be and screwed with it, taking it well away from a procedural.</p> -
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I assume that's an autocorrect for 'good in'?<br><br>
Yes, it's a pity they couldn't find a kid as good for Abel in SOA.<br><br>
Good show Happy Valley. I like the way the writers took what you assumed the structure of the story would be and screwed with it, taking it well away from a procedural.</p></blockquote>
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<p>SOA. Beware the interwebby for Spoilers on the finale.</p>
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<p>A book has been written with cast quotes etc that was under embargo until after the screening but some dumbass distributor has sent some copies out early. Sutter is fuming and asking that fans keep anything they find out to themselves, but no doubt some knob end will think it's smart to let the cat out of the bag.</p> -
<p>AMC put up spoilers about the Walking Dead mid-season finale straight after it aired in the States, obviously the retard that did so, forgot that the rest of the world is not in that same time zone and many had yet to see it...they have issued apologies!</p>
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<p>[spoiler] Unlike the others I actually thought he always was going to kill her, what I didn't expect, and thought it was stupid was him killing Unser. I've added that killing to many of the Boardwalk Empire killings in the stupid killings list. Also, him hooking up with Wendy - yawn. Also, just leaving the bodies lying there, no silencer on the gun etc - stupid writing.</p>
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<p>I really only care about what happens to Nero now TBH. [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>[spoiler] Unlike the others I actually thought he always was going to kill her, what I didn't expect, and thought it was stupid was him killing Unser. I've added that killing to many of the Boardwalk Empire killings in the stupid killings list. Also, him hooking up with Wendy - yawn. Also, just leaving the bodies lying there, no silencer on the gun etc - stupid writing.</p>
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<p>I really only care about what happens to Nero now TBH. [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>This episode wasn't spoiled for me but then again I don't think Jegga has been watching it ;).</p>
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<p>Nope, it never really grabbed me but judging by the reaction to it here its obviously a decent show.</p> -
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[spoiler] No surprises for me either really. I was thinking all remaining from the start are going to be killed off, but now I think Wendy will stay alive - and ride off with Nero. Nero was fixing the bike to break when Jacks tries to ride off...[/spoiler] -
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<p>Nope, it never really grabbed me but judging by the reaction to it here its obviously a decent show.</p>
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<p>It had a really good spell, although it's hard to pin down exactly when. Most are watching it now just to see the end of the story.</p>
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<p>Originally it was an interesting concept with good characters and a roughly modern take on a Hamlet storyline. It's hard to tell if Sutter always intended it to escalate to the levels of violence that it did or whether he got carried away. It used to have one or two shock moments a season, the last season has been full of what used to be shock moments but have become the norm.</p>
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<p>Personally I have invested enough time in the characters to see it through and it is still well made, but if you were to look back (I think that the seven seasons have had a timeline of about three years) the club has gone from the original concept of this bikie club of hardasses that were on the wrong side of the law but good at heart, having quiet support of the local police because they kept drugs and other shit away from the town to being these full on gangsters that don't blink an eye in gunning down anyone that gets in their way.</p> -
<p>Pretty interesting read from David Simon about HBO converting The Wire to 16x9 and HD and how it affects the show in both a positive and negative manner depending on the shot composition.</p>
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<p>It had a really good spell, although it's hard to pin down exactly when. Most are watching it now just to see the end of the story.</p>
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<p>Originally it was an interesting concept with good characters and a roughly modern take on a Hamlet storyline. It's hard to tell if Sutter always intended it to escalate to the levels of violence that it did or whether he got carried away. It used to have one or two shock moments a season, the last season has been full of what used to be shock moments but have become the norm.</p>
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<p>Personally I have invested enough time in the characters to see it through and it is still well made, but if you were to look back (I think that the seven seasons have had a timeline of about three years) the club has gone from the original concept of this bikie club of hardasses that were on the wrong side of the law but good at heart, having quiet support of the local police because they kept drugs and other shit away from the town to being these full on gangsters that don't blink an eye in gunning down anyone that gets in their way.</p>
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<p>As a show, it has been really good and poor, I thought the best thing about the series in Ireland was the soundtrack and then I think it was the next series was going well until the cop out finale with the Cartel.</p>
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<p>This season they have gone all out with the mayhem, and TBH it is over the top, because surely with the body count involved all manner of law enforcement (State, Federal) would be all over Charming and Oakland and the Sons, AB, Mayans etc would barely breathe for all the attention they'd be getting?</p>
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<p>And Annabeth Gish would be getting pressured from all over, and it isnt like they wouldnt be able to pin shit on the Sons if they needed to...aside form that, great fun to watch</p> -
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<p>anyone watching Homeland Season 4?<strong> IMO by far the best season,</strong> glad they went a very different route from the first three. Last two episodes (There's Something Else Going on & 13 Hours in Islamabad) have been absolutely fantastic</p>
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<p>Not even close to season 1 but the best season since then. I haven't watched this weeks episode yet, but the last two were nail biters and man I was disappointed that I had to wait.</p>
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<p>There's still a few really stupid things about it that annoy me though - mostly to do with Carrie but not enough to stop my enjoyment.</p>
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<p>It had a really good spell, although it's hard to pin down exactly when. Most are watching it now just to see the end of the story.</p>
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<p>Originally it was an interesting concept with good characters and a roughly modern take on a Hamlet storyline. It's hard to tell if Sutter always intended it to escalate to the levels of violence that it did or whether he got carried away. It used to have one or two shock moments a season, the last season has been full of what used to be shock moments but have become the norm.</p>
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<p>Personally I have invested enough time in the characters to see it through and it is still well made, but if you were to look back (I think that the seven seasons have had a timeline of about three years) the club has gone from the original concept of this bikie club of hardasses that were on the wrong side of the law but good at heart, having quiet support of the local police because they kept drugs and other shit away from the town to being these full on gangsters that don't blink an eye in gunning down anyone that gets in their way.</p>
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<p>I kind of agree, it's a good show, but not a great show and I'm still watching to see how it plays out. Jax isn't anything like the character he started out as and TBH I don't think they showed the development (or did it well enough) to get him from there to here.</p>
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<p>Although if S1 didn't grab you Jegga it may not be worth it because Seasons 1 & 2 were up there with the best TV IMHO.</p>
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<p>[spoiler] Another silly thing about Jax killing Unser is that Jemma doesn't blink an eye lid about, arguably outside of her family (and lately Chucky) Unser has been the guy that she has really cared about and she did nothing to stop Jax killing him and then didn't give shit when she did.</p>
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<p>I know what Sutter is trying to do with the 'mayhem' as TR puts it, but it's not really working and certainly not in the way it did in the final seasons of The Shield (which I assume he wrote much of) or the Sopranos. On both those shows all the deaths were believable and made sense (even in senseless fashions) but Sutter hasn't sticked this landing. [/spoiler]</p>
