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Using one word : Season 5 was... (spoilers)
posted by Wolf359STAFFMOD on May 31, 2017 at 10:57 PM
.. boring.
No tension, nothing.
What do you think ? One word..
Reply by Jana
on June 1, 2017 at 8:16 PM
Inconceivable.
I liked her better as Buttercup.
Reply by Renovatio
on June 5, 2017 at 8:46 AM
Mediocre...
It's been just another TV show for some time now...
Also, after the last US election, why bother with this series anymore? It can't hope to compare to drama of the daily news...
Reply by Papshmir
on June 5, 2017 at 12:13 PM
"Solid" would be my choice.
I was worried it would end up too much like Season 3, which I remember as the weakest, or otherwise bear the brunt of Beauexit. Fortunately, I found it captivating and entertaining.
It could use more plot twists and the pace of action is not as fast as in the beginning but so far none of this has interfered with my enjoyment of the show, owing to well-written and even better-delivered dialogs (with only occasional hiccup) and excellent cinematography.
Perhaps it's just another TV show now but I wouldn't know that as I don't watch any other TV shows.
On a separate note, I am of the opinion that a work of art should be judged primarily on its own merit, putting any context aside unless it is directly relevant.
Reply by Jana
on June 5, 2017 at 1:25 PM
Ok a do-over. Not a word, a name.
Claire.
I had three wtf-experiences. Claire watching her lover die while still going at it, her breaking the 4th wall and her tirade against Donald Blythe. So Claire basically stole the show.
Reply by Daddie0
on June 14, 2017 at 12:56 AM
I agree with "solid" as my word, but I hated the final 4th wall break at the very end..."My turn." seemed really weak after all we had seen. #lame
Reply by amsclassic
on June 15, 2017 at 5:18 AM
Uh that 'My Turn' was so awkward to me, I agree it definitely took away from the intensity of the scene.
Reply by Papshmir
on June 15, 2017 at 10:48 AM
Claire could have just double-knocked the table like Francis did at the end of S2: https://youtu.be/iN-I7b7eOY4?t=1m25s
Reply by Daddie0
on June 17, 2017 at 1:09 PM
Now that would have been brilliant! BTW, I quite enjoyed her first 4th wall break earlier in the show...it's just that last one that was cringy.
Reply by censorshipsucks06
on June 19, 2017 at 6:18 PM
Forgettable.
Usually at the end of a season, I'm ticked that I've completed it so fast. This time, I was like, _"okay. I'll check back again in a year's time". _
Reply by Taco was the cure
on July 12, 2017 at 6:41 PM
I wasn't expecting grand stuff. The show kept getting more and more unrealistic. I liked the middle part of the season. It was exciting. But from the Elysian fields espisode it lost me. The whole Jane Davis thing was also confusing. I kept wondering who the hell is she and what the hell does she want?
The one good thing was Scott Campbell. He's really a brilliant character. It's weird too 'cause I've barely seen him since watching my favourite teenage days cult film Singles.
But despite his part I think the show kinda ended for me once Frank resigned as president. That was the whole point of this series. Him and his way to presidency. Now we never even got to see him having a few days as an elected president