#112

Yes. Feels like it could be like Walking Dead in that regards - just going round on an endless loop. Also starting to feel a little over stylised

I’m still on board though.

#113

i was kinda worried when they first brought her back to the waterford’s that it would just be season 2 all over again but i think there’s lots of scope for this commander lawrence guy to help with her escape

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#114

Ha, unfortunately/fortunately the trailer had a giveaway about this so I wasn’t feeling that frustration, because otherwise…

#115

In the US and here in Australia, they released the first 3 in one go so all I can say is so far it definitely feels like they are trying to be different, although, you know, don’t expect it to suddenly turn into Predator or something, natch.

#116

aye episode two was good, think there’s a lot of mileage in june becoming part of the resistance

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#117

Now you understand why

Have you ever dug up enough earth to bury a body?

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#119

4eps in, enjoying it a lot more than season 2. Less relentlessly bleak.

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#120

anyone else finding the endless slow mo and ultra close up shots of June either looking determined or smirking really tiresome? its like watching a car advert sometimes.

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#121

also think serena is handled mega clumsily by the writers.

#122

Amen, said the pretty much exact same thing about the millionth lingering close up while watching the last episode

#123

Worst use of slo mo since Braveheart

#124

What a fool I was

#125

Do you think the sequel Atwood is releasing is because of the decision for the TV series to divert/extend from the story, or it’s something she would have done eventually anyway?

#126

Even ancient Canadian spriggans have bills to pay.

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#127

I’d imagine that working on the TV has made her think again about the book but equally the modern politics made it seem more apt. I don’t imagine what we’re seeing in the show will affect how her sequel is written, though.

(I don’t think Season 1 really diverts from the original story particularly except in having Serena and Fred be June’s contemporaries, does it?)

#128

I feel like a lot less is happening per episode this season. When the showrunner said he could make 10 seasons I didn’t realise it was by slowing down the action.

Last season spent 3 episodes essentially resetting the story so I’m thankful this season hasn’t done that but it feels like in trying be less brutal on screen it hasn’t filled all of those moments with ‘stuff’. Mostly we seem to be treading water with each episode feeling more like a weird piece of worldbuilding or a side-quest instead of advancing a narrative for June.

#129

this season has to be one of the most spectacular shit the bed events to occur in television ever.

so aunt lydia is like this because a bloke turned her down??!! what?!

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#130

Mate, did you just spoiler TONIGHT’s episode (no 8)? A bit of warning if so. It’s not even shown in the UK until 3 weeks on Sunday, AFAIK.

(It’s just as possible I sort of zoned that out of last week’s which was dragging so much for me.)

#131

I spoilered it because its a spoiler?!

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#132

Yeah but it’s a general thread so you should mark which episode you’re spoilering. That episode won’t be out for another 3 weeks in the UK where most of the readers here are. It’s only airing today in Australia. I didn’t even think it was technically out yet, hence I clicked it assuming you were catching up on last week’s.