What are you binge watching?

[Deepster]

I saw Lost up on Netflix and never watched it so I jumped in last week. I always thought it was my kind of show with hidden bits and plot Easter Eggs but never got around to watching it before.

4 episodes in, I think it's good. It looks like it's held up okay over time. And I'm trying not to nitpick at things like "Why are they using the flashlights so much?" and it is interesting to watch network TV again. I wonder what this show would have been like on Apple TV or HBO.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Got a free 1 week trial of Starz so I could check out Sweetpea. Have watched 3 out of 6 episodes. It's okay, I'm not loving it though. Ella Purnell is the draw and really the only reason I'll probably stick with it, she's very good (as always). She's an unfortunate soul, overlooked and swept aside, her dad and then her beloved dog die within a few days, her tormentor from high school is back in town and now in the ultimate insult her absentee sister has recruited her bully to sell her dad's house, which she's currently living in. After all this she snaps one night and stabs some bloke to death. Ella is pulling off the task of making her character at least somewhat sympathetic while she's doing very bad things. The series is a bit slow and most of the rest of the characters I'm not finding particularly compelling.

 

[storrsroars]

Disclaimer.

I thought would be another show about super wealthy people on Apple but it's actually really good.

I was not expecting that conclusion.

I've missed Kevin Kline. He was a perfect choice for that role.

 

[nwhoopfan]

"Sweetpea" totally lost momentum somewhere in the middle and limped to the finish line. I wouldn't recommend it unless you are a really big fan of Ella Purnell, and even then maybe not. Oh well.

 

[ZooCougar]

Lioness on Paramount

In it's second season. Has an amazing cast: Saldana, Kidman, Morgan Freeman and Michael Kelly. It's Saldana's show with a dose of Kidman. Zoe steals the show but the underlings kind of make it, with a healthy dose of eye candy.

Season 1 was good. Zoe (Joe) runs a CIA unit that selects a woman to basically assassinate someone. And of course, it takes a village to support that effort. Kidman is her boss and Kidman's boss is Kelly. They are supposed to be Deep State types. Sheridan is pretty agnostic about the politics of it all in my opinion and doesn't show much of a hand until the final moments of the S1.

Season 2 is a clear improvement. So far every episode seems to have a very entertaining gunfight and the dialogue is not too shabby. Genesis Rodriguez is the Lioness this season and she is being babysat by last season's Lioness. Joe/Zoe has to do a fair amount of manipulation to convince Genesis to take the gig because she has to take down her own father who washes money for a cartel in Mexico that's led by his brother. Somehow China is involved too and that is the real target. Also there is a healthy dose of human trafficking in play meaning child trafficking which hasn't been fully explained yet. Lots of good one liners.

 

[Bomber36]

Just watched episode 1 of Landman. Taylor Sheridan done did it again. First episode free on Prime. I’m pretty sure if you don’t have a subscription, you’ll want one after seeing it. Billy Bob Thornton is back in Permian, but he’s not a football coach this time.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Billy Bob Thornton is back in Permian, but he’s not a football coach this time.

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