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"One other thing I think we are supposed to take from the pregnant woman is that this is HOPE, she is pregnant, she is bringing a new life into the world, they are far from extinction yet. She is proving that life is still finding its way despite the horrors that devastated the planet. Children are penned as the 'future', and epitomised as 'hope itself'."
Exactly.
I don't think we were supposed to infer anything will be happening between her and Jack anytime soon, though - if anything, she connected more with Patrick. There's a whole civilization out there waiting for them, it's not like they are the left of their kind left.
As for her fighting skills- did you all missed the part where she talked about traveling the country with her family and others groups of survivors for years? She must have learned to take care of herself at some point.
Patrick became a drunken mess due to his suspicions about Emma and Jack having an affair (on top of, you know, the ongoing apocalypse) so I am going to go out on a limb here and assume they weren't related.
And then Patrick carrying in his arms back home to give him a proper burial. I was at least as devastated as him.
I knew redemption by death was an inevitable part of Patrick's journey from the moment we learned what happened to Emma but what exactly did Jack do to earn his happy ending? It was even implied that the sad f*ck was at least partially responsible for Patrick's descent into madness in the first place; he selfishly keep Lu in the shadows regarding her own history, threatened the dog his adopted daughter loved and then callously let him die RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER just so he can get his revenge on her lover's husband (which also led to Lu getting hurt later on), and was ready to shoot said daughter dead a la The Mist instead of risking his neck out there.
Patrick, on the other hand, not only didn't hold Jack responsible for not coming to his aid after he went out of their way to warn them of the danger nor for what happened to Dog (I know I would), but refrained from telling Lu the truth at a time when he could have easily taken advantage of the growing distance between her and Jack to get her back and ultimately give his own life to ensure she survived. It makes sense from a narrative standpoint for him to die, fine, but why don't have them both die and let the pregnant woman take care of Lu? It would have been a stronger ending, IMHO.
I was both simultaneously happy and sad when they got renewed because I knew Casey would no longer be a part of the story and didn't know if my love for Marcus alone would be enough to keep me invested, but I was pleasantly surprised by the premiere. The new setting and dynamic between Marcus and Tomas reminded me of early Supernatural, which is a very good thing where I am concerned. The production value and direction of the show continues to be top notch, and I love John Cho's character and his family of misfits. I am intrigued to see where they go with Caleb and Grace, particularly (less so with Tomas powers, I felt like I've already walked down that road with Sam Winchester). They make for obvious targets but I am expecting a twist.
You forgot the cringe worthy dialogue. That was easily the scariest part about it.
I don't mind glossy teen horror when the characters are constructed well enough to tell them apart, but this particular group was so uninspired and wishy-washy about their friends dropping like flies around them I couldn't even remember their names by the time the movie ended. And there wasn't much plot to compensate, either.
A truly unremarkable film.
I am inclined to believe they called her Nona because she has been working in their house since they were kids and they saw her as a granny figure but there was not biological relation, otherwise her ridiculously passive role upon finding out they had been messing with an ouija and were now being chased by a murderous ghost makes little sense.
I know it would have been a totally different movie, but I kept wondering why no one thought of stopping the bullies from "creating" Billy the second time they were transported. They were already messing with the plot big time so it was worth a try, right?
The in-universe movie ran for 92 minutes (same as the actual film). They were able to see it repeating itself because they were out of the time-loop when they arrived. Once they join in the events of the plot, they had to move along with it.
That's why they awakened in the sequel.
Have you ever watched an old slasher movie or, heck, any teen drama produced before the early aughts? It's called Dawson's Casting, and it was totally on purpose.
Their only mistake was not aging Malin up at the beginning of the film. Even a different haircut would have made a world of a difference.
Didn't the demon mention something along the lines of being there because of what the priest did to Grace's mother? Like the violent trauma opened some kind of door for it for reach Grace? Maybe it had was always been there, waiting.
Looks like they tried to put a twist on the character but the highers up either didn't feel like assassinating Mary Jane's persona right out of the gate or they got cold feet at the very last minute and settled for a weak nod.
Either way, she's not Mary Jane Watson. Just a stand-in for some aspects of her personality.
You seem to forget his condescending arse was "trying to help this poor girl out". Both instances were little more than Sutter saying what the other person wanted to heard like he always did.
Honestly, the two nice things he did for Aimee in the entire movie was forcing her to confront her mother and introducing her to that other manga fan (which didn't last long anyway, because he still selfishly drive her away from that one guy who was showing genuine interest in her after whats-her-name took off with her new beau).
I love that final shot. It was ambiguous enough so fans of the pairing could walk away thinking they had a chance of working their issues out (a totally plausible scenario, if we go by her previous behavior) but also opened up the possibility Aimee had finally outgrown him.
I'd personally like to believe she finally found herself in college and was ready to move on from Sutter. He only managed to make such an impact on her because she was pretty isolated, stuck in a permanent state of arrested development under her mother's grip. College and true freedom must have opened up a whole new world for her.
Ben Barnes character was jus too immature to make their marriage work and in the end seemed actually relieved to see Larita go. I don't think he ever truly loved her - he became smitten with her glamorous American pilot persona but was not interested in learning the more complex aspects of her personality. The moment they hit the first bump in their relationship, he all but bailed on their marriage.
As for KST's character... you do realize she actually went looking for him not out of love but to keep up their charade of a marriage? She couldn't care less about Colin Firth's obvious PTDS and make not attempt to hide love was long gone between them (even openly flirting with their neighbor to further humiliate CF's character.) Him taking off with Larita signaled he no longer feel the need to be punished for his past wrongdoings and willingness to move on with his life.
If anything, it surprised me Aaron didn't commit suicide before being recruited. He had literally every single thing in his life working against him: estranged from his family, with no true friends to speak of (those two were anything but), a failing career and a criminally negiglent therapist as his sole support system. He also considerer himself a "fraud", was dealing with being drafted into war all on his own and didn't really believe he had a chance of coming back. In the end, he must have realized all his "thoughten up" charade was just as superficial as that tale he appropiated and say f*ck it all.
This movie was mediocre at best, but they had something with Aaron. It's a shame they didn't make him the focus of the story; he was by far the most interest and complicated of the bunch and Wood's performance was solid.
It was clear to me from the moment they teamed up with Frank Grillo's character than the husband wasn't going to make it. Rewatch the tunnel's scene - he acts on impulse and almost get them killed, while she discover she's a good shoot. There has to be some casuality, and the mother and daughter were clearly off the table. His death also served to further drive home what could possibly push an honest civilian to kill.
As for the representation of Cali and Eva - they are different forms of strenght. Cali's convictions pushed Grillo's character to revaluate his mission and keep his moral compass straight, while Eva's clear thinking under pressure at the end possibly saved his life.
I feel like we have been waiting just about forever for "Into The Badland" to come back.
Looking forward to "13 Reasons Why" and "Feud". I might give "Time after Time" a try.
Adam Sandler, Alyssa Milano, Cameron Diaz, George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Garner, Joseph Fiennes, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Michael Cera, Michael Douglas, Miley Cirus, Nicolas Cage, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Penn, Shia LaBeouf, Zooey Deschanel.
Laurence Fishburne. I am clearly watching the right movies.