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  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    Through 4 episodes, I think this season has been really solid. Hope the last 4 are the same.
    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • Jbarker
    Jbarker Alberta Posts: 560

    I thought S1 was great, and haven't watched any of S2. Is there absolutely no connecting thread between these seasons? i.e, can I just start in on S3 and save S2 for when there is no TV left to watch?

  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Jbarker said:

    I thought S1 was great, and haven't watched any of S2. Is there absolutely no connecting thread between these seasons? i.e, can I just start in on S3 and save S2 for when there is no TV left to watch?


    Yep.  They are all completely different stories.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    Watch episode 4. Im digging it. Wish I would have waited till all episodes were out though. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Watch episode 4. Im digging it. Wish I would have waited till all episodes were out though. 
    Same here. I try to look at the seasons as different shows, with no expectations. This season is really solid so far.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,445
    WhatYouTaughtMe said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Watch episode 4. Im digging it. Wish I would have waited till all episodes were out though. 
    Same here. I try to look at the seasons as different shows, with no expectations. This season is really solid so far.
    Episode 5 already out!
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Curious to find out who it was that Hays and West admit to killing in the past.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,797
    Hoyt?
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Episode 6: It appears that Tom has stumbled into the pink castle located inside the Hoyt estate.
    Two episodes left.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    Dr. Delight said:
    Curious to find out who it was that Hays and West admit to killing in the past.
    my guess would be the Hoyt guy that they interviewed
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,396
    Dang! My HBO free trial ran out so now I'll have to find another way to watch the last 3 episodes of this season. Season 3 has been good. Writing, acting and story have been solid. Very similar to season 1 on a lesser scale, which is good.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Apparently a connection to Season 1 in tonights episode. Will watch later.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Getting some answers now. Great episode. 1 more to go.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Dr. Delight said:
    Getting some answers now. Great episode. 1 more to go.

    Very good episode.  Can't believe there is only 1 more left.....feels like there is so much stuff to wrap up in the finale.
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,824
    The problem I had with TD is it felt too long would have been a better mini series or movie. 
    Only watched season 1, and about every third episode we almost gave up, then it got really good again.
    Thinking back on it I can;t believe it was only 8 episodes, felt like 15.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,144
    So....kind of a slow final episode.  Good series but nowhere near Season 1.  

    I really think they could have done more with it.  They jumped back and forth so many times on the timeline I'm surprised they didn't reveal the killing of that ex-cop in the finale.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,797
    I liked it 
    Not sure why they didn't tell us what the deal was with him and his daughter 
    The Jacobs Ladder shit at the end made me laugh out loud.
    Very good series.
    Mahershala Ali is frigging amazing.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • WhatYouTaughtMe
    WhatYouTaughtMe Posts: 4,957
    I thought it was solid. First season set the bar a little high for me, but I thought they pulled it back together for the most part. It ended on a more positive note than I expected. 
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I liked it 
    Not sure why they didn't tell us what the deal was with him and his daughter 
    The Jacobs Ladder shit at the end made me laugh out loud.
    Very good series.
    Mahershala Ali is frigging amazing.
    Yeah I really liked it as well....a nice rebound from a pretty rough season 2.  Ali was great and so was Stephen Dorff.

    The only thing I was confused about was what happened to Hoyt Foods?  The mansion being abandoned in 2015 was strange....I can't remember if they mentioned something about the company falling apart in the 2015 timeline.
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Very solid season. I thought that extra 15 minutes was pretty unnecessary tho.  It was a tease for Wayne to come face to face with Julie Purcell in the present day just to have his spell hit right before. I guess they did tease of a resolution with his son taking the address and putting it in his pocket.

    Excellent acting across the board from everyone involved. And surprising to get a mostly happy ending to the story, save for the fate of the Brother and Father in the aftermath of the events that unfolded.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.

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