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Popular-Pressure-239 t1_j6n5yxv wrote

Things can’t just be “very good” or “bad” on the internet. I really enjoyed this episode but I saw a headline calling it the best episode of television in a decade and personally it’s not even the best episode of television in the last month. Doesn’t detract from the fact that it was an excellent episode of TV.

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sillystevedore t1_j6o7yzh wrote

This right here. When people get behind a work of art like this — something that highlights LGBTQ characters, and is in that specific lane of inspiring and sad — they can also get uber-defensive of it.

I personally thought the episode was well-executed but sorta boring, artistically. Casting Offerman in that role is a bit on the nose, using “On The Nature of Daylight” during a sad monologue has been done to death, and I found the time-jumping a bit tedious.

And lemme tell ya, I could talk in depth about the parts that I really liked. The almost Better Call Saul-esque sequence of Bill setting up his little fortress, the strong acting, and the clever moments of writing. Particularly liked Bill’s line where he claims he probably doesn’t look like a guy who knows how to pair the right wine with a meal.

But end of the day, I thought it underwhelmed a bit and I feel like I’m about to get killed for saying that even as I couched the criticism.

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AFatz t1_j6n81yc wrote

Hell, in the last 12 months they have been some incredible episodes of TV that have dropped.

EDIT: there not they

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sillystevedore t1_j6o8d1x wrote

There are like three episodes each, from the past year, of Industry, Reservation Dogs, and Andor that I’d rank as better than this episode. And that’s not an insult! But if people wanna exaggerate then I’ll bring receipts…

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ackermann t1_j6pk0av wrote

House of the Dragon, White Lotus may have also had an episode that could match this one.

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emanuelmc3 t1_j6n7bzj wrote

Just curious, what would you say is a better episode of tv in the last month? I'm always wanting new shows with great writing.

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Popular-Pressure-239 t1_j6n8uuz wrote

Haha you’ll probably disagree with me but I actually enjoyed the first two episodes of TLOU better than the third. I realize now the way I worded my comment implied other tv. I should have said it wasn’t even the best episode of TLOU.

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sillystevedore t1_j6o8ich wrote

The first batch of episodes of Poker Face have been really great.

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