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Zodd3224
10/13/18 12:36:13 AM
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Watched the first two episodes. Highly recommend. Really well done and genuinely creepy.
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Forlorn_Ass
10/13/18 12:37:17 AM
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Heard it was good and so far all the spooky Netflix specials have been lame so looking forward to starting this one.
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Skye Reynolds
10/13/18 12:38:17 AM
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They made it into a Netflix series?

Lemme guess, they delve a lot deeper into the one girl being a lesbian.
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Zodd3224
10/13/18 12:42:00 AM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
They made it into a Netflix series?

Lemme guess, they delve a lot deeper into the one girl being a lesbian.


They have touched on it but it hasnt been a focus. I honestly expected the show to suck but ive been pleasantly surprised. Its not just jump scares with lame characters and story telling. It focuses on character building probably moreso than the horror elements.
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C_Pain
10/14/18 11:25:10 PM
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I've watched the first four and it's quite good. It's not entirely horror, or at least, a lot of the horror is just from the drama of the situation. I really find the characters interesting and the writing is quite good. The child actors are also really good imo. I might even prefer the child scenes to the present. I do like that narrative tool though, of two storylines and showing how the future came to be because of the present.

Some of the spooks are quite effective. Holy shit at episode 4!!
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ne14a6t9r
10/14/18 11:28:04 PM
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After Zodd mentioning they watched the first episode and enjoyed it, I decides to throw it on. My two housemates binge watched the whole season until 1am. We all really enjoyed it.
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Zodd3224
10/14/18 11:49:58 PM
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Ive still only seen two episodes so far but I cant wait to see more.
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Raikuro
10/14/18 11:51:25 PM
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It definitely focuses more on family dealing with trauma than horror, but still pretty good. Like This Is Us with ghosts.
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YUHH
10/15/18 2:35:23 AM
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About to finish episode 2, the cheap jumpscares can kindly fuck right off
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YUHH
10/15/18 3:15:00 PM
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the hands under the piano and the figure in the corner barely moving during the flashback in episode 5 is fucking spoopy
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YUHH
10/15/18 4:37:36 PM
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Sheryl is fucking insufferable. Theo is top bae
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Zodd3224
10/15/18 4:38:21 PM
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Watched ep 3 and 4 today
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SuperExcitebike
10/16/18 1:19:17 AM
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Fuck the jump scare in episode 8
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MabusIncarnate
10/16/18 1:21:17 AM
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Been on the fence tonight between this or Maniac, i'm gonna start one. Cool that this thread popped up and may be swaying my decision.
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YUHH
10/16/18 1:23:49 AM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
Been on the fence tonight between this or Maniac, i'm gonna start one. Cool that this thread popped up and may be swaying my decision.

I watched both and as someone that is pretty anti horror because of cheap jumpscares, go with this. Maniac is great in its own right but the acting on this show (especially the child actors) is top notch and extremely well written.

Its a slow burn (the first 7 episodes basically set up the last 3 [I know this doesn't make sense but you'll understand it, the first 7 episodes each focus on one family member mostly]) but it is well executed.

Highly, highly recommend it. One of the Netflix series that isn't shit.
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MabusIncarnate
10/16/18 1:26:37 AM
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YUHH posted...
MabusIncarnate posted...
Been on the fence tonight between this or Maniac, i'm gonna start one. Cool that this thread popped up and may be swaying my decision.

I watched both and as someone that is pretty anti horror because of cheap jumpscares, go with this. Maniac is great in its own right but the acting on this show (especially the child actors) is top notch and extremely well written.

Its a slow burn (the first 7 episodes basically set up the last 3 [I know this doesn't make sense but you'll understand it, the first 7 episodes each focus on one family member mostly]) but it is well executed.

Highly, highly recommend it. One of the Netflix series that isn't shit.

Cool, i'll give it a go then.
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Zodd3224
10/16/18 10:01:52 AM
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Watched ep 7 last night. Want to finish it today.
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ne14a6t9r
10/16/18 6:27:28 PM
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Do it. Report back with your full review in 25 words or less.
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catboy0_0
10/16/18 6:28:04 PM
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thanks, I was just wondering about that. I watch It Follows last night and saw it on recommendations
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Broken_Zeus
10/16/18 6:30:26 PM
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It's sooooo good, tbh. Granted, it has some fucking goofy moments just to do something spooky, like episode 2's bug crawling of a cat's mouth
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MabusIncarnate
10/17/18 1:39:49 AM
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Watching it now, about to start episode 3. Idk how to explain it so far, it's dark and dreary, but intriguing. It has a better story and plot than most horror shows/movies which i'm digging.
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Sphyx
10/17/18 2:12:17 AM
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I wouldn't sell it on the fear factor alone, and the ending slipped a bit, but i really enjoyed it.

For so long, the star of the show in horror movies has been either the killer or the death/scare scenes, with characters just being something to kill off or torment and the show/movie being little more than an excuse to string horror sequences together. Mike Flanagan seems to be going for a more character-driven style of horror, even if it means easng back a bit on the scares.

At first i wasn't sold of his work because i went into horrors expecting the usual, but it's a really nice change to actually care about the characters even despite their flaws. Looking back on his other stuff, i can't say i disliked them, they just didn't meet what i was expecting from a horror film at the time.
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nevershine
10/17/18 2:13:06 AM
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I actually just started it....
Im maybe into like 10 mins of it
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YUHH
10/17/18 2:13:37 AM
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Sphyx posted...
For so long, the star of the show in horror movies has been either the killer or the death/scare scenes

Which is why, generally speaking, horror movies are the laziest and worst genre of film.
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Sphyx
10/17/18 2:40:52 AM
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YUHH posted...
Which is why, generally speaking, horror movies are the laziest and worst genre of film.

I don't disagree, but i still enjoy them. I'd just like to enjoy them while they have a bit more substance (ie, ANY substance).

When you think that modern horror has roots in some amazing stories, it makes you wonder what the fuck happened to make the genre turn out the way it has been for the past few decades.
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Oatcakes
10/17/18 3:01:41 AM
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Binged it over the weekend, episode 6 was an absolute masterpiece how they did an entire 20 something minute scene in one camera shot
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YUHH
10/17/18 3:07:54 AM
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@Oatcakes posted...
Binged it over the weekend, episode 6 was an absolute masterpiece how they did an entire 20 something minute scene in one camera shot


it was actually a 15 minutes shot, but semantics

now if you really wanna get into some fuckery there were 6 cuts in episode 5

15:39 23:05 40:23 46:39 50:18 50:22

when nel hangs herself in episode 5 she falls 6 times, each time reflecting when she saw the bent neck lady and how less and less time went by, mirroring how each cut had less and less time between them

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Oatcakes
10/17/18 3:09:08 AM
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YUHH posted...
@Oatcakes posted...
Binged it over the weekend, episode 6 was an absolute masterpiece how they did an entire 20 something minute scene in one camera shot


it was actually a 15 minutes shot, but semantics

now if you really wanna get into some fuckery there were 6 cuts in episode 5

15:39 23:05 40:23 46:39 50:18 50:22

when nel hangs herself in episode 5 she falls 6 times, each time reflecting when she saw the bent neck lady and how less and less time went by, mirroring how each cut had less and less time between them


Holy shit, that's incredible.
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nevershine
10/17/18 1:50:07 PM
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Ok, so Im about to finish the first episode and for some reason, Im having trouble keeping track of the characters
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Zodd3224
10/17/18 2:13:28 PM
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nevershine posted...
Ok, so Im about to finish the first episode and for some reason, Im having trouble keeping track of the characters


Thats because you're drunk!
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nevershine
10/17/18 2:17:20 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
nevershine posted...
Ok, so Im about to finish the first episode and for some reason, Im having trouble keeping track of the characters


Thats because you're drunk!

Well, Im not right now, but Im trying to figure out if some of these scenes are flashbacks or or like is this chick the lesbian chick or the mom, or like is that one dude in rehab or stealing for drugs....I just dont know!!!! Arghhhb
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MrToothHasYou
10/17/18 2:19:57 PM
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All of the white people do seem hard to keep track of at first but by the end of the first few episodes theyve all managed to differentiate themselves (even the kids).

The ending though.... was pretty bad.

Overall its a great series and I would highly recommend to any horror fans.
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Zodd3224
10/17/18 2:20:27 PM
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nevershine posted...
Zodd3224 posted...
nevershine posted...
Ok, so Im about to finish the first episode and for some reason, Im having trouble keeping track of the characters


Thats because you're drunk!

Well, Im not right now, but Im trying to figure out if some of these scenes are flashbacks or or like is this chick the lesbian chick or the mom, or like is that one dude in rehab or stealing for drugs....I just dont know!!!! Arghhhb


LoL. It bounces around back and forth in time a lot. You should be able to keep track of them by episode 2.
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nevershine
10/17/18 2:21:44 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
nevershine posted...
Zodd3224 posted...
nevershine posted...
Ok, so Im about to finish the first episode and for some reason, Im having trouble keeping track of the characters


Thats because you're drunk!

Well, Im not right now, but Im trying to figure out if some of these scenes are flashbacks or or like is this chick the lesbian chick or the mom, or like is that one dude in rehab or stealing for drugs....I just dont know!!!! Arghhhb


LoL. It bounces around back and forth in time a lot. You should be able to keep track of them by episode 2.

Yeah I just started episode 2, so lets clear up all these mysteries!
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nevershine
10/17/18 11:24:30 PM
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Ok, so I think Im finally starting to understand this show, its only taken me till episode 5
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SuperMedz3
10/17/18 11:28:06 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
They made it into a Netflix series?

Lemme guess, they delve a lot deeper into the one girl being a lesbian.


They have touched on it but it hasnt been a focus. I honestly expected the show to suck but ive been pleasantly surprised. Its not just jump scares with lame characters and story telling. It focuses on character building probably moreso than the horror elements.

Can not escape the gay
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SuperMedz3
10/17/18 11:28:53 PM
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Why dont they just burn the house down?
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Zodd3224
10/17/18 11:38:07 PM
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SuperMedz3 posted...
Zodd3224 posted...
Skye Reynolds posted...
They made it into a Netflix series?

Lemme guess, they delve a lot deeper into the one girl being a lesbian.


They have touched on it but it hasnt been a focus. I honestly expected the show to suck but ive been pleasantly surprised. Its not just jump scares with lame characters and story telling. It focuses on character building probably moreso than the horror elements.

Can not escape the gay


The gay goes straight at one point...
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MabusIncarnate
10/18/18 1:30:03 AM
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On episode 6, this is a really damn good show.
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YUHH
10/18/18 1:38:08 AM
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SuperMedz3 posted...
Why dont they just burn the house down?

watch the last 2 episodes
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au_gold
10/18/18 1:39:15 AM
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Just finished the pilot. Very promising stuff. It was a weird setup, having to piece everything together, but it settled in nicely thanks to a good director who trusts that his audience arent idiots.

The scariest thing so far was the opening scene IIRC, when the little girl is trying to sleep and the boy comes out of the wall.
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SuperMedz3
10/18/18 1:39:55 AM
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YUHH posted...
SuperMedz3 posted...
Why dont they just burn the house down?

watch the last 2 episodes

Okay
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au_gold
10/19/18 1:55:27 AM
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Two Storms was fucking masterful.
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MabusIncarnate
10/19/18 1:56:35 AM
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I'm on the last episode now, just started it.
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Scorsese2002
10/19/18 5:41:18 PM
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Started watching it today as well, only 2 episodes in but might end up watching them all by the nights over
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PIITB415
10/19/18 5:43:40 PM
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Finished last night. Incredibly series however I didn't like the ending.
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Zodd3224
10/19/18 5:46:21 PM
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I still have 3 eps left... hopefully bang some out tonight. If not, the weekend.
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nevershine
10/19/18 5:49:34 PM
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It definitely came together towards the end
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SSJGrimReaper
10/19/18 8:19:33 PM
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Adult Steve sucks
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au_gold
10/19/18 9:00:34 PM
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Hes better than Young Steve at least.
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