Paradise (Hulu)

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  1. Pharm

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    First episode had my wife and I hooked.

    We both felt something was up but had zero clue where this show was actually headed. Thinking it could be really good or end up being weird in a bad way.
     
  2. Rock

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    This show had some promise but we’re 4 episodes in and we know:
    -they’re living in a cave
    -there’s life outside
    -the president isn’t in charge
    -uncle Billy is a killer and is now dead

    Guessing the “big reveal” is that Xavier’s wife is alive and Sinatra created the outside world event

    also, the Sinatra lady is absolutely awful bad guy character
     
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  3. Upton^2

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    The amount of flashbacks in this show is incredible
     
  4. Truman

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    I'll prob stick this out for the full season because there's not much else on. But this feels like something that would be on network TV 8-10 years ago. Kind of sanitized and sterile
     
  5. Upton^2

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    Very strange viewing experience
     
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  6. Pharm

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    Terra nova vibes which tracks what you said.
     
  7. NYGator

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    Yes, I am entertained but feel this is going to go off the rails quickly. A lot of Snowpiercer vibes.
     
  8. Pharm

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    Yeah got some weird terra nova vibes. Cool concept but about to go off the deep end.
     
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  9. Truman

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    This show is just weird to watch. It has that camera filter/cleanness that makes it have the network TV aesthetic. But also swear words and nudity. It conflicts in my head. Plus the dialogue and tropes are very base level.

    I'll stick with it, but something just feels off.
     
  10. NYGator

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    Yes it kind of reminds me of the 100 in a way or the 4400. I also get the sense that like Snowpiercer we are going to see lots of faction shifting throughout the show where everyone is just focused on their own self interests that it gets annoying and hard to root for anyone.

    The thing is as dumb as it is I am entertained.
     
  11. Truman

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    Im trying to remember the last network drama Ive watched. Im having a hard time thinking of one. The Passage, I suppose. But only because I was a big fan of the book. It only lasted a year.

    This show feels like it's from 2015. Not necessarily in bad way, just how it's stylized.
     
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  12. Celemo

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    2 eps in, love it so far
     
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  13. Wicked

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    Nm
     
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  14. Rock

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    was wrong about this thankfully

    good twist with the blue code

    still a decent show. Agree that it feels like a network show that they wanted to be able to say “fuck” in but they haven’t made this into a joke yet

    between jury duty and this, I like marsden. Hopefully he’s not an awful person in real life
     
  15. Celemo

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    4 eps in, Billy got got...pussy remains undefeated
     
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  16. Dan Kendra

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    Holy shit at the latest episode.
     
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  17. Deuce

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    5 minutes after watching the latest episode a transformer blew in our neighborhood and the power went out. Loud bang followed by darkness. My wife is completely freaked out. Power came back on after a minute. She’s still not right.
     
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  18. FrankReynolds

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    that was great television
     
  19. Wicked

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    Huge fan of this show. That episode took it up a notch.
     
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  20. Truman

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    Ive been hot and cold on this show, but this last episode was outstanding
     
  21. NYGator

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    I think the thing I like about it is that we have seen disaster/post apocalyptical movies but not a lot of shows that retrace the events over many episodes that allow for character development and suspense. Movies like this seem to just get by based on kinetic energy of averting one disaster after another.

    I am still skeptical that they can pull this off, and also getting the feeling this will be a multi-season show. I think a one season show would be better. It is really starting to feel like this could be similar to Snowpiercer where people keep switching sides to suit their self interests in the moment, and those can get pretty tiring after awhile without any real anchors and clear delineation between being inherently bad and good. Sinatra's verbalized introspection of maybe being the bad guy is getting a little tiring too.
     
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  22. Wicked

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    I just read it was renewed for a 2nd season.
     
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  23. NYGator

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    yes, here we go. This one will be hard to keep on the rails, because the most compelling stories have already been written...realizing they were in an underground bunker, wife separation and potential survival (blue button), President's death and his role in it.
     
  24. Rock

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    Lol bad

    should’ve just done an 8 episode one off story.

    how is he going to fly a fucking plane? What happened to the cars and chaos outside the cave? What if the runway in Atlanta isn’t clear? There’s no satellites. What is he entering into the computer? Lmao
     
  25. Deuce

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    They should have done this as a 10 episode limited series and ended it with him finding or not finding his wife.

    Season 2 is going to be absolutely garbage.

    But I’m still going to watch it
     
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  26. Bankz

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    I think they explained he was a trained pilot that wasn't allowed to fly commercial because of a vision issue.

    I guess we find out next season!!

    I think those were coordinates that the president has plotted in the book.
     
  27. Bankz

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    Really enjoyed this season.

    I will echo the thoughts of some in this thread that felt they gave away most of the interesting plot points and season 2 could go off the rails quickly.

    Episode 7 was amazing.
     
  28. Rock

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    I meant more how is he going to navigate with GPS coordinates when the satellites don’t exist and who is going to clear the runways