Orange is the New Black Season 3
This was by far my favorite season of the series. I'm still trying to determine what made it work so much better for me. Here's some of my thoughts:
-It didn't start with an episode I hated. The season 2 premiere was on a technical level, a well made episode. However, I couldn't stand watching it. The characters featured and the overall structure of it turned me off.
-It veered more between comedic and dramatic lows. The episodes were overall a lot funnier, yet there were more moments that wrecked me (Big Boo's flashback, pretty much anything with Poussey, and really any flashback now that I think about it). I could see how this could lead others to find the season uneven. It completely worked for me.
-The show and the audience have settle in. A lot of people think of this show as somewhat revolutionary which I've found to be overstated. It's Weeds meets Oz with a fantastic ensemble. By season three, there's not much to introduce anymore and it's all about finding new situations to put the familiar characters into. As long as the writers are still engaged, that's my favorite part in a show's lifespan.
Silicon Valley Season Finale
Nothing that beats "Optimal Tip to Tip Efficiency". A lot this season came close. Dinesh and Gilfoyle's SWOT chart. Erlich being an ass at all the investor meetings. Richard's meeting with the porn site executive after they deleted a ton of their content. The guy falling out of the bird's nest last week. I love this show!
Veep Season Finale
Strong finale. The time jump was abrupt, but I'm glad they got to the election. Regardless of what happens next year (Selina is Veep again. She stays POTUS. Unthinkably, she's out of office), I hope Hugh Laurie is back.
Jurassic World
It's kind of a big deal. Sure, it's fun to pick on what's wrong with the movie. I'm amazed that any production that large can come together as something coherent in the first place, so I'm content being thrilled to see cool dinosaur action and Chris Pratt on top of the world.
Game of Thrones Season Finale
Finales are never the OMG episodes of the season, so I was prepared for a fairly subdued episode. Instead, everyone died. I don't believe for one second that Jon Snow is actually dead, so it wasn't a big gut punch. I'm very curious to see where things go next season, presumably being written without a book to guide the writers.
Hannibal "Secondo"
I'm not sure how to verify it, but I'm pretty sure this is the darkest season yet. That's referring to the actual brightness of the scenes, not the tone of it.
NBA Finals
I was really hoping for a game 7. I'm in awe of what Lebron and Co. were able to do against a deserving of the championship and dominating Warriors team. What a great series. Now, onto the draft.
First Blood
I was about to watch this on AMC. I held off until I got the DVD from Netflix instead. Now that I've seen it, I'm not sure I would've lost much by sticking with AMC. Entertaining movie.
Girl Meets World "Girl Meets Rules"
It was about time for another classroom-heavy episode and a return of Harley. I don't remember Boy Meets World hitting on the good-seed/bad-seed dynamic as much with Corey and Shawn as this does with Riley and Maya. It probably did and I'm looking at this from a different perspective.
Tomorrowland
I'm so happy I saw this again. I liked it so much more this time. I'll be posting my thoughts about this second viewing in a few days.
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