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Anonymous wrote:Joke’s on you, op.



Not hot.

He’s hot in the context of the show. Also this is a bad picture.

In context:


Not hot.

I read something the other day that said the creator's m.o. is to tickle, tickle, punch. Get you to laugh and then wham!

Anonymous wrote:Joke’s on you, op.



Not hot.

He’s hot in the context of the show. Also this is a bad picture.

Anonymous wrote:I've watched both series, twice. Sad, funny and frustrating - like real life.

Exactly.

I've watched both series, twice. Sad, funny and frustrating - like real life.

Oh, I LOVE the main character! And her sister! And her dad! I love the whole family.

Anonymous wrote:I watched the entire series but wish I hadn't. Too dark without being redeemable (and I have watched some dark things).

It was pretty pathetic. Had some funny moments, but was just such a downer.

I felt that the main character wasn't just traumatized by grief, but seemed like a sociopath.

I agree. Speaking of which I can’t stand the actor Brett Gelman who played the brother in-law. He “acts” like an over-the-top sociopath in everything he does. Cringeworthy, grating, yelling. He’s like the herpes of actors—painful and keeps reappearing.

I watched the entire series but wish I hadn't. Too dark without being redeemable (and I have watched some dark things).

It was pretty pathetic. Had some funny moments, but was just such a downer.

I felt that the main character wasn't just traumatized by grief, but seemed like a sociopath.

It makes my heart physically ache.

It's the other supporting characters that make it so funny.

Anonymous wrote:OP here I think I am just a weirdo because I love her but it’s just so sad.

It is. It’s like a manic depressed version of arrested development. The family dysfunction in arrested development is so exaggerated and over the top it’s caricature. The audience is supposed to like, relate, and root for Michael. Phoebe‘s character is an anti-hero.

Personally, I’m bored of the same old character she plays—variation from Crashing. Christina Applegate or Natasha Lyon deserved the Emmy.

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Anonymous wrote:Second season is lighter, funnier, and all-around better. First season was more emotionally difficult. Skip ahead to season 2 if you want, though you might miss a couple of plot points. But I promise season 2 is great!

YES. I didn't know if I had the emotional bandwidth to do Season 2 because I felt SO SAD at the end of Season 1. It's very dark at first! 2nd season is SO WORTH IT. Even just after the first episode of season 2 you will be in love.

+1. The first episode of season two is a masterpiece!

Anonymous wrote:Second season is lighter, funnier, and all-around better. First season was more emotionally difficult. Skip ahead to season 2 if you want, though you might miss a couple of plot points. But I promise season 2 is great!

YES. I didn't know if I had the emotional bandwidth to do Season 2 because I felt SO SAD at the end of Season 1. It's very dark at first! 2nd season is SO WORTH IT. Even just after the first episode of season 2 you will be in love.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t even get through the first episode of season 1. I heard great things but am enjoying nothing.

Try season 2, episode 1.

Bad advice. You’ll cheat yourself of some of the pleasure of season 2.

as someone who started this way i agree.

it was totally an accident because the way our prime is set up the most recent season showed up first and nobody caught it.

start from the beginning. its a quick watch!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
And...the actor who plays the priest is gay IRL. I suppose the majority of the people watching didn’t realize that (although he’s a fairly well known actor). Both stars of the show were shocked that he became known as “hot priest.”

He is in Modern Love on Prime right now as one of the gay dads.

Right. But he’s been gay for decades, and it’s widely known. He’s a popular actor in the U.K. And like Nico Tortorella/Younger, he’s obviously not straight.

I think women went nuts for him because of his accent and swearing.

1. So many (if not the majority) of priests are gay. They may want to serve god, but many enter the priesthood because they don't want to act on their homosexuality or being suspected of being gay as a lifelong bachelor.

2. You are gay since birth/inception. You're just made that way.

3. A priest that swore so much would never be a parish priest even with a shortage of priests. The church would put him in charge of a male, adult homeless shelter or catholic run hospital for the mentally ill. He wouldn't be dealing with the general public. His swearing habit was a cheap trope to make the character quirky and "funny."

4. Richard chamberlain was/is objectively hot. He had a huge career long before thornbirds. Unfortunately he spent most of his career closeted, so hurrah for today where actors can be themselves.