Reviews

I really wanted to like this show but dear goodness, the script and dialogue are awful. It comes across like it was written for some terrible 1988 cheesy B movie. And while I love the Asian actor representation, Anna Sawai and Ren Watabe need some major acting coaching cause ooof - they are cringe to watch with stale wooden performances while also overacting all at the same time - show your horror so overly strain your eyes to act like you're stressed! I really hope their acting gets better as the show progresses. But perhaps it's not even their fault since the dialogue itself is so horrendous and maybe it's just terrible direction (ie: George Lucas is a brilliant concept creator but abominable director - how do you make Liam Neeson and Natalie Portman bad performers??). Everything is predictable but also so forced, again like some 1980s after school special about not doing drugs.

The special effects aren't bad (at least for this episode). I'll probably stick it out through episode 2 and hopefully it'll get better.

For those of who don't understand why this episode exists, they released this as an appeal to executives to not cancel the show by showing folks where the show was headed in the final season. Fringe was a show that was saved twice by us the fans and we are so lucky that we got to go to the end of the journey, albeit with a shorter final season.

So while there isn't as much consistency because they couldn't fully flesh it out, it ultimately did what it needed to do and the show was renewed for a final time and we all got the closure we deserved with this marvelous show.

So stop your whining!! 🙄

The movie was way too hammy in its humor versus the wittiness that was Ragnarok. In Ragnarok, the humor always supported the storyline to move forward. This movie just had collected bits instead of a cohesive story - like a long SNL episode. Also the scene with the Guardians was such a waste. Thor just reverted back to his arrogant pre-Infinity War self?? It makes no sense. What was the point of all of that?? And Christian Bale's talent was absolutely wasted with zero God Butcher violence and eeriness happening. The entire movie was so very disappointing. Ultimately, it's like Taika unsuccessfully tried to make Thor a Monty Python frat boy movie with cheesy humor.

The show overall was intriguing enough to keep me going, ESPECIALLY all the supporting cast - they were all such amazing actors. The main character, Ava, however seriously grates your nerves. It literally takes her 15 episodes from S1 through S2 to even somewhat get her head out of her ass. She's obtuse, idiotic, emotional, immature, and not in any cute charming way. It's fine she had an attitude, it was the fact that she was such a moron. Perhaps it was her lines but also Alba Baptista is pales in comparison to the other actors. Her supporting cast really carries her, in particular, Kristina Tonteri-Young. That woman needs her own tv show!! I can't believe she only has 4 other credits on her IMDb resume. Mother Superior was also an amazing actress. The other nuns (outside of the actual warrior nun) were all adorable but major badasses. The action sequences were great and the plot as a whole was great. There were just a lot of sections that the dialogue was very much like Lost in the way they would never answer questions and aren't we past that kind of trope? Just tell us what the plan is - the pretend secrecy is such an eye-roll. There were other items with major plot holes like how the hell did the group know where the other group was? A lot of those missing connective tissues. But I still recommend the show for anyone wanting a bit of sci-fi fantasy spiritual popcorn watch. Not the greatest show out there but not the worst, for sure.

Listen all of you whining about left wing liberal agenda - Law and Order has ALWAYS been left. If any of you actually watched the show, you'd know this. Having said that, the writing for both plot and dialogue are so weak. The dialogue is for elementary school education law information. And everyone outside of Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston is over-acting and it's hard to watch. I seriously don't understand cause some of the cast are, or were, good actors in other shows. It's like first year screenwriters are in the writing room. Please don't do this to such an amazing legendary show. It's heartbreaking.

Outside of Anthony Anderson and Sam Waterston, everyone else are overacting like this is their first tv shows. What is with Camryn Manheim trying so hard to be the tough cop?? It's making me cringe and I'm so sad because Law and Order was and is absolutely one of my all-time favorite show. I don't know if I'll be able to watch this entire show.

The only scene that remotely resembled the original show was between Charlotte and Miranda being honest and vulnerable about how difficult motherhood was. That made me tear up. Outside of that, this entire movie is a dumpster pile of trash.

Outside of Miranda's awfulness, this episode had glimmers of the old show. Raw, authentic, starting to talk about taboo topics normally not discussed. Moms dealing with daughter's periods and older women exploring menopause. And of course, the ever question of life after death both figuratively and literally. But for the love of all that is good, can Charlotte and Miranda stop being so over the top about everything???

The show is so so good and accurate in telling the complexities of #metoo, power dynamics, greed, fame, everything involved. It's a must watch show. It takes awhile to unfold all the characters' stories but it's really worth the journey. I'm so grateful women's stories are continually coming to light and hopeful for the next generation that they would feel safe to speak up and out for themselves and others. And may more people in positions of power and privilege do what Alex Levy chose to do. We have a choice to do what's right. Let's do it together.

And I love John Krasinski and Emily Blunt. But just so much no with this movie. It's an insult to intelligent movie watchers, and if you liked this movie, I question your intellect, taste, and critical assessment skills.

SKIP this and save yourself time.