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Korrupt

Korrupt

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Awesome that this is back, just read reviews in the newspaper and they tanked season 1 which I loved.
 
Hoss

Hoss

Make America's Team Great Again
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Everyone agrees the woman was lizzy's mom, right?
 
Lanx

Lanx

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They're using lizzie as a way to advance the plot again.

All of a sudden she cares that Red is blackmailing Berlin for his wife, one of his very few weaknesses(the other of course being lizzy), but she's not going to let Berlin have all his monies for terrorism.

Doesn't seem like we'll have more of MLP(wife), (no imdb credits) but i guess we'll see.

I think we're probably going back to blacklister of the week now, ugh.
 
Woefully Inept

Woefully Inept

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I really don't mind "of the Week" style episodes. I rapidly lose interest in tv shows when they constantly try to one up themselves. It gets to the point things are just silly as hell.
 
Khane

Khane

Got something right about marriage
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Just started watching this because S1 is on Netflix.

This show by all accounts is bad. Glaring plot holes, fairly annoying side stories and minor characters. Tons of cliches and tropes, treating the audience like we're stupid. But I like it. It's just fun to watch. It's mindless entertainment. It's a more serious version of White Collar (another show I like despite similar flaws).
 
Angerz

Angerz

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Khane_sl said:
Just started watching this because S1 is on Netflix.

This show by all accounts is bad. Glaring plot holes, fairly annoying side stories and minor characters. Tons of cliches and tropes, treating the audience like we're stupid. But I like it. It's just fun to watch. It's mindless entertainment. It's a more serious version of White Collar (another show I like despite similar flaws).
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did you finish season 1 yet? I agree with everything you said, but it definitely turns a corner about halfway through the season and gets much better. not perfect, but markedly better in my opinion.
 
Lanx

Lanx

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Angerz_sl said:
did you finish season 1 yet? I agree with everything you said, but it definitely turns a corner about halfway through the season and gets much better. not perfect, but markedly better in my opinion.
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I will second this if there are any reservations about "finishing" the series... though it does dip after, but then it picks up again, so it's not always flat.
 
Valderen

Valderen

Space Pirate
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I enjoy this show...but let's be honest, it should be called the James Spader Show...and pretty much have him as the only character.
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Lanx

Lanx

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Valderen_sl said:
I enjoy this show...but let's be honest, it should be called the James Spader Show...and pretty much have him as the only character.
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That's what it has been from the start, I highly doubt any one of us cared for any of the the other characters.

Oh lizzy, you were only relevant when we made fun of your wig.
Oh fbi jock, you're so worthless i still don't remember your name.
Oh clueless black director guy, somehow you're still alive, fumbling with your job.
Oh look the ethnic computer nerd fbi specialist, bad enough we all have to have indian tech support calls.
Tom was, worthless and we all knew he was a bad guy the second he spoke and got creepy vibe.
parminda nagra, the only hot one on the show, but totally worthless, i guess someone had to die.
 
Haus

Haus

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James Spader on this show proves that even us stocky middle aged guys can occasionally, if we're lucky, pull of a vest with a suit look.

I like that they're trying to get more of "Red's World" involved. Yes, some glaring plot holes, but still great entertainment.
 
Lanx

Lanx

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It's like they give James Spader the A team writers, and the interns write the rest of the shit.
"that's a trade off i'd make"
"the agent keen i met a year ago would never have done that"

This week's episode, eh baddie of the week.
 
Kreugen

Kreugen

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"oh that plot again"

At least they switched it up at the end with his altruistic motives.

Red making fun of Paul Reubens, lol.
 
Goatface

Goatface

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finally caught up, just in time for the fall break lol
the girl surprised me
show need to get to 60/40 red/everyone else and it will be prefect
 
Lanx

Lanx

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So far they are really phoning it in with the NOT james spader ppl.

Agent jock is addicted to pills... boring

New minority Agent is... bleh

Minority hacker nerd is attracted to New minority agent... bleh

Director keeps on being an idiot and does nothing significant

Lizzy is being lizzy.

"I hate you RED!"
20mins later
"I need you RED!"

I mean wtf, w/o James Spader this is the one of the worst crime dramas on TV, really just picture an eps w/o James Spader and it's worst than CSI.
 
Tarrant

Tarrant

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I just watched season 1 of this on Netflix, I agree the show isn't super strong and without Spader it's not good at all....but that's the thing, it does have Spader thus it's good enough to be enjoyable.

Going to start downloading Season 2 episodes tonight to get caught up.
 
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