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[Anders]

Bradley's storyline was the worst part of the season, if they can get her back on track I think things will be ok.

Think they should focus more on the tv show, and less on featuring every part of cancel culture (the good and bad, logical and illogical).

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mickey]

I thought trying to get into the nuances of "cancel culture" was a good impulse, but the execution was hamfisted. "Bradley's queer, actually" was even worse, just totally on the nose and conveniently plotted drama, and as other folks here said the brother shit was so fucking boring, but I would argue that the misuse of the Cory character was the worst part of season two--obviously his role needs to change given what happened in season one but to go from his little chaos goblin energy into "I love you Bradley Jackson" was a big disappointment.

I don't have any faith this show will get back on track for the simple reason that it was purchased on a two season deal. Season two was not like, "oh shit, we told our story and now we're in bonus time, now what?" The inclusion of COVID indicates of course that the exact storyline wasn't planned in advance but you'd expect a show that knew it would get a second season to have a better sense of who its characters are, why they behave the way they do, etc. I don't feel like they have that, at least not with Cory or Bradley. I'll probably watch season three because it's fun to see Jennifer Aniston just play everything at a ten all the time but this show fell really far in my estimation

[Mickey]

Though, actually, we tried to watch both the Paul Rudd show and the Joseph Gordon-Levitt show and they were both dogshit. Season two of Ted Lasso also sucked. So maybe this is just what Apple does.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Anders]

I agree with both of you here. Mia Jordan should be featured a lot more, probably the best part of the show.

[Mickey]

Though, actually, we tried to watch both the Paul Rudd show and the Joseph Gordon-Levitt show and they were both dogshit. Season two of Ted Lasso also sucked. So maybe this is just what Apple does.

you shut your mouth!

Okay I should say, large portions of season two sucked. They brought it back in the end and I'm excited for season three but there were multiple episodes that were like network TV dull.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mickey]

Yes absolutely

[wease]

Though, actually, we tried to watch both the Paul Rudd show and the Joseph Gordon-Levitt show and they were both dogshit. Season two of Ted Lasso also sucked. So maybe this is just what Apple does.

you shut your mouth!

What the fuck?!?

Goddammit Mickey

[Mickey]

This is not a controversial opinion, reviewers in a number of major outlets noted that the middle chunk of the season was plodding and lacked a lot of the spark of S1.

[wease]

Since when did you start paying attention to reviewers?

[Mickey]

Since it's all my Google algorithm feeds me anymore.

[epilogue]

Dickinson really stuck the landing. The final two episodes were among the very best of the whole series.

But I'm glad it's done. Three seasons was more than enough, especially since they had such struggles really nailing the tone consistently.

[epilogue]

Finally catching up on The Morning Show. All I have left is the finale of S2. Jesus this show is so frustrating and inconsistent!

[Anders]

Fully agree.

[dad]

started The After Party. about three episodes in. it's good.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Rob]

Two episodes into Severance and it's weird, but very interesting, to me.

[epilogue]

Finally catching up on The Morning Show. All I have left is the finale of S2. Jesus this show is so frustrating and inconsistent!

Yessir. Would be interested to hear your thoughts once you're done.

Also, did you ever finish Insecure? I made a big post when I finished it a couple weeks ago, was hoping to hear your take on any of it -- especially if you disagree!

The finale of Morning Show S2 was awful. It's like it was made by 100 different people in 100 different locations who never spoke to each other. Man. I want to like it. There are so many talented people involved. Between the last two episodes, the goddamn Italy episode, and the first episode of S2... this season was a train wreck. Even more bizarre and uneven than S1 and with only a couple of episodes to try and redeem it. And the end of S1, I didn't think we needed a S2.

I was right.