Still working on it. We just finished the second ep and it does seem to be even more convoluted than last season did. That said, still enjoying it immensely. And please, someone hand Emily Hampshire an Emmy! Words can't express how terrific she is.
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Still working on it. We just finished the second ep and it does seem to be even more convoluted than last season did. That said, still enjoying it immensely. And please, someone hand Emily Hampshire an Emmy! Words can't express how terrific she is.
Wouldn't you know it, my power went out Friday afternoon. I had the DVR set to tape the whole thing, but then I missed the first three episodes. So I had to wait until the first few episodes hit On Demand yesterday, and I binged the season over yesterday and today.
It was better than the somewhat scattered and absurd season 2; it still had the same background of nonsensical ideas like the "Red Forest" and destroying time, but it kept them in the background and dwelled on them less, instead focusing on the characters' stories and the intricate, loopy chain of causality, so it held together better. I do get a little tired of TV shows where the big world- or cosmos-shaking events all turn out to be very insularly centered around the main characters and their immediate family, but they can be dramatically effective.
I liked the funny bits best, though. There was some terrific comedy, particularly where Jennifer (of course) and Deacon were involved -- I loved the auction-house episode. There's also a marvelous exchange of awful puns between Cole and Ramse in one episode -- just the kind of pun-upmanship that runs in my own family.
It was better than the somewhat scattered and absurd season 2; it still had the same background of nonsensical ideas like the "Red Forest" and destroying time, but it kept them in the background and dwelled on them less, instead focusing on the characters' stories and the intricate, loopy chain of causality, so it held together better. I do get a little tired of TV shows where the big world- or cosmos-shaking events all turn out to be very insularly centered around the main characters and their immediate family, but they can be dramatically effective.
I liked the funny bits best, though. There was some terrific comedy, particularly where Jennifer (of course) and Deacon were involved -- I loved the auction-house episode. There's also a marvelous exchange of awful puns between Cole and Ramse in one episode -- just the kind of pun-upmanship that runs in my own family.
(talking about season 1/2)
Ramses knew his son for 5 minutes.
That's ridiculous.
Losing the baby momma should have been far more traumatizing, the loss of which is reason enough to rip the universe in half.
Ramses knew his son for 5 minutes.
That's ridiculous.
Losing the baby momma should have been far more traumatizing, the loss of which is reason enough to rip the universe in half.
I agree. I was pulled in early on but the middle felt all over the place. It was cool to see the actor who played the Witness so far removed from BSG. Decent season but I'm not really sure how it advanced the story.
Agreed. The character writing, comedic as well as serious, felt stronger this season even if the story didn't feel great to me.
Much better season than season 3. It came together really well at the end. To bad about Ethan, would have loved to have seen more of James Callis in season 4. Speaking of season 4, looks like they will draw Coles mother into the story. I hope Jennifer is not Coles mom lol
Apparently the son's name was spelled Athan, oddly enough, rather than Ethan.
We finally finished up with the 10th ep last night. I really enjoyed it, and hope they find a way to bring James Callis back; his portrayal of the Witness was superb, taking him from villain level to simply being human. Great stuff. It's a damn shame we have to wait until 2018 for the last round.
Can't remember if we'd met him before but for a brief moment when Jones and Hannah stormed the house and she saw Athan I thought he was going to end up being Hannah's father.
Man...only made it to episode 6. They took down 12 Monkeys from On Demand and SyFy.com! (unless I missed something). If you don't have Netflix or Hulu, is there any other way to watch? Or any sense how long until we can watch it again?
I hope this whole binge watch weekend experiment has failed... our household obviously could not keep up! And it seems like they pulled it earlier than if they had played each episode weekly. Really stinks.
I also avoided this thread for weeks because I didn't want to get spoiled.
I hope this whole binge watch weekend experiment has failed... our household obviously could not keep up! And it seems like they pulled it earlier than if they had played each episode weekly. Really stinks.
I also avoided this thread for weeks because I didn't want to get spoiled.
I would like to finish season 3. My wife and i were only able to do up to episode 7.
I haven't seen the season 3 finale. The DVR didn't record it, and it has never repeated. Not On Demand, either. Annoyed that SyFy isn't playing at once more.
it seemed like it was On Demand less than a month. the binge strategy stinks
