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Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Mon August 31, 2015 10:25 pm
by @SkitchP
A favorite moment was when Mary has lester in her home and he spills the crumbs. The look of confusion, shock and momentary acceptance she has in response was fantastic.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:02 am
by numbers
@SkitchP wrote:A favorite moment was when Mary has lester in her home and he spills the crumbs. The look of confusion, shock and momentary acceptance she has in response was fantastic.
YES! That was great.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:44 am
by Norah
I don't know, I thought that was a bit forced after the super obvious wiping of the feet before entering her home.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:44 am
by Norah
Maybe forced isn't the right word, just a bit over the top obvious.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:47 am
by Simple Torture
The only weird misstep last night was Vinni's phone call to Nick's wife. Like, wtf? It really didn't seem to affect their relationship at all except for that one conversation.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:48 am
by Norah
Simple Torture wrote:The only weird misstep last night was Vinni's phone call to Nick's wife. Like, wtf? It really didn't seem to affect their relationship at all except for that one conversation.
yeah that seemed pointless
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:52 am
by Simple Torture
cutuphalfdead wrote:Simple Torture wrote:The only weird misstep last night was Vinni's phone call to Nick's wife. Like, wtf? It really didn't seem to affect their relationship at all except for that one conversation.
yeah that seemed pointless
The accusation just seemed so unbelievable for Nick's character. Maybe if they had one more episode, it could've been explored; was he so intensely preoccupied and paranoid that he might've cheated and not remembered it? Even that's a stretch.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 12:53 am
by @SkitchP
cutuphalfdead wrote:I don't know, I thought that was a bit forced after the super obvious wiping of the feet before entering her home.
The wiping the crumbs was. I'm referring to her response to it.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 1:16 am
by numbers
Simple Torture wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:Simple Torture wrote:The only weird misstep last night was Vinni's phone call to Nick's wife. Like, wtf? It really didn't seem to affect their relationship at all except for that one conversation.
yeah that seemed pointless
The accusation just seemed so unbelievable for Nick's character. Maybe if they had one more episode, it could've been explored; was he so intensely preoccupied and paranoid that he might've cheated and not remembered it? Even that's a stretch.
Well, he did kind of make a pass at Vinni when they left that bar.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 1:26 am
by @SkitchP
I also liked Molina at the diner with the NY times guy
"gotta smoke?"
"its my last one"
couple terse sentences, reporter gets up to leave, and he pulls out another cigarette.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 1:31 am
by @SkitchP
McManus was aces in this.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 1:37 am
by numbers
I loved Mayor Spallone.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 1:41 am
by @SkitchP
So I googled his wife and she is pretty hot.
well the actress that plays her i mean.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 2:02 am
by The Argonaut
@SkitchP wrote:So I googled his wife and she is pretty hot.
well the actress that plays her i mean.
yeah, i fell in love with her over the course of this thing. which i guess wasn't that hard and was probably done to me on purpose, since her character is perfect in every way and never does anything wrong.
I was surprised to see the mayor do what he did at the end. It changes the meaning of the conversation he had with Winona Ryder about how she felt being out of politics after losing the election in the first episode.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 2:09 am
by Simple Torture
numbers wrote:Simple Torture wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:Simple Torture wrote:The only weird misstep last night was Vinni's phone call to Nick's wife. Like, wtf? It really didn't seem to affect their relationship at all except for that one conversation.
yeah that seemed pointless
The accusation just seemed so unbelievable for Nick's character. Maybe if they had one more episode, it could've been explored; was he so intensely preoccupied and paranoid that he might've cheated and not remembered it? Even that's a stretch.
Well, he did kind of make a pass at Vinni when they left that bar.
I liked the way their relationship remained ambiguous. Are they ex-lovers, sometimes FWB, or just really close friends? It was tough to tell if that kiss was something that had happened before, or just a joke between them. I'd rather it be foggy than nailed down.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 2:13 am
by The Argonaut
Dinner wife thanks
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 2:14 am
by Simple Torture
I like your explanation.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 2:16 am
by @SkitchP
Simple Torture wrote:I like your explanation.
yep
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 3:59 pm
by Fuzzy_Dunlop
Simple Torture wrote:I tried to stay "spoiler free" for the series, but I did quickly look up the book the series was based on, as I wanted to read it when it was all over. The subtitle for it is: "A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption." When I saw that, I knew it was Nick who would off himself. Was surprised there was no "murder," though.
Man, the moment when Nick calls out to his brother in a whisper...you can tell that was one of them moments where he thought, "If he comes up here, I'll ask for help, I'll get out of this," but he just couldn't do it. That extreme close up that came after was like nothing else in the series, either.
That scene was great, I was thinking wait is he really dirty, does he want to confess to someone? I didn't think he was going to kill himself at all until the very end.
Also there was the one murder, the woman gets kicked out of the townhouses because her "man" killed someone. Still seems odd to include in the subtitle.
Re: HBO: Show Me a Hero
Posted: Tue September 01, 2015 4:31 pm
by @SkitchP
Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote:Simple Torture wrote:I tried to stay "spoiler free" for the series, but I did quickly look up the book the series was based on, as I wanted to read it when it was all over. The subtitle for it is: "A Tale of Murder, Suicide, Race, and Redemption." When I saw that, I knew it was Nick who would off himself. Was surprised there was no "murder," though.
Man, the moment when Nick calls out to his brother in a whisper...you can tell that was one of them moments where he thought, "If he comes up here, I'll ask for help, I'll get out of this," but he just couldn't do it. That extreme close up that came after was like nothing else in the series, either.
That scene was great, I was thinking wait is he really dirty, does he want to confess to someone? I didn't think he was going to kill himself at all until the very end.
Also there was the one murder, the woman gets kicked out of the townhouses because her "man" killed someone. Still seems odd to include in the subtitle.
Its entirely possible that the book has some additional subplots that did include murder.