Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 13:13     Subject: HBO The Undoing
Very disappointing. It was just one single Law & Order spread out over six weeks. And Nicole's face never moves.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 13:11     Subject: HBO The Undoing
Anonymous wrote:I'm finally caught up and can now participate in this thread. I had some questions about the ending. We were supposed to conclude he was a terrible monster with NPD but between the sisters death and Elena's murder there was just decades of being a healer, helping sick kids, and not much else. Yes the murder was terrible but what else was there in his history? Seems like there should be a clearer pattern of behavior. Did the book flesh this out more?


Yes the book fleshed out some of Jonathan's behavior over the years, but it was done in a retrospective manner (so looked back after this all went down).
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 13:08     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I never watch opening credits.

You must skip the prologue in a book too?


Nope I read those, because they actually contain relevant information, whereas the opening credits do not always have much more than some shots of the sky and crappy music.


I love opening credits - they can be very creative and have lovely music. All those episodes in, and I still watched the Game of Thrones opening credits every. single. time.


I could watch the Big Little Lies opening credits over and over again...the scenery was fabulous. It made me want to pack up and move.


Ugh, that opening was so awful...all the driving, and then the stupid line dance with the kids and adults. And that song! Who TF chose that?

Loved everything about the opening. Drove the same route last year in California - breathtaking. The music choice was excellent throughout the series.


Disagree. And I hated that kid who had such precocious musical tastes. Totally unbelievable.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 13:03     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I never watch opening credits.

You must skip the prologue in a book too?


Nope I read those, because they actually contain relevant information, whereas the opening credits do not always have much more than some shots of the sky and crappy music.


I love opening credits - they can be very creative and have lovely music. All those episodes in, and I still watched the Game of Thrones opening credits every. single. time.


I could watch the Big Little Lies opening credits over and over again...the scenery was fabulous. It made me want to pack up and move.


Ugh, that opening was so awful...all the driving, and then the stupid line dance with the kids and adults. And that song! Who TF chose that?

Loved everything about the opening. Drove the same route last year in California - breathtaking. The music choice was excellent throughout the series.
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 10:18     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I never watch opening credits.

You must skip the prologue in a book too?


Nope I read those, because they actually contain relevant information, whereas the opening credits do not always have much more than some shots of the sky and crappy music.


I love opening credits - they can be very creative and have lovely music. All those episodes in, and I still watched the Game of Thrones opening credits every. single. time.


I could watch the Big Little Lies opening credits over and over again...the scenery was fabulous. It made me want to pack up and move.


Ugh, that opening was so awful...all the driving, and then the stupid line dance with the kids and adults. And that song! Who TF chose that?
Anonymous
Post 12/10/2020 10:09     Subject: HBO The Undoing
I am late joining the party. We just broke the bank to sign up for H.B.O. Max since Warner Bros. Will be releasing blockbusters such as W.W. 1984 later in December.

I loved the Undoing. I thought there might have been more of a twist in the ending though
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 09:34     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised that all these pages in and no one has mentioned how hot Fernando was (Elena’s husband). Wowzers.

One part I found so unbelievable was when Jonathan went to Fernando’s house and Fernando actually offered to let him hold the baby!?! After Jonathan had an affair with and probably murdered Fernando’s wife?? So unbelievable.


Agree, he had a Jeremy Meeks thing going on.


Well to be more in tune with the actual actor who is from Puerto Rico, I think he looks like a young Benicio del Toro, who was really handsome as a young actor, and also from Puerto Rico.


Yes, agreed. Also more attractive than Meeks in my opinion ....
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 08:56     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised that all these pages in and no one has mentioned how hot Fernando was (Elena’s husband). Wowzers.

One part I found so unbelievable was when Jonathan went to Fernando’s house and Fernando actually offered to let him hold the baby!?! After Jonathan had an affair with and probably murdered Fernando’s wife?? So unbelievable.


Agree, he had a Jeremy Meeks thing going on.


Well to be more in tune with the actual actor who is from Puerto Rico, I think he looks like a young Benicio del Toro, who was really handsome as a young actor, and also from Puerto Rico.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 08:19     Subject: HBO The Undoing
I'm finally caught up and can now participate in this thread. I had some questions about the ending. We were supposed to conclude he was a terrible monster with NPD but between the sisters death and Elena's murder there was just decades of being a healer, helping sick kids, and not much else. Yes the murder was terrible but what else was there in his history? Seems like there should be a clearer pattern of behavior. Did the book flesh this out more?
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 04:18     Subject: Re:HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I find NK's plastic surgery distracting.


There’s one scene where she’s being interviewed by the police and trying desperately to show some emotion. But her face is so stretched, filled and immobilized that all she can do is try to widen her eyes. I generally like her as an actress, but it’s time for her to dump her plastic surgeon. She starting to get that Joker look.


Most of her face looks fine to me, but the lips. Like a duck / joker. Kidman is beautiful and I wish she’d just let herself age naturally a bit. Or at least lay off the lip fillers.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 04:08     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:When they have a character like Haley and the actor can’t get the American accent down, they should just let the (British, I’m assuming?) accent flow freely. We don’t have Haley’s back story, so NBD. An American accent that is constantly breaking into something else steals the focus of the scene.


yes, she is a great actress but I noticed her accent slipping immediately (I am also British). I agree they should just have stuck with the british accent. After all, there are a couple of hundred thousand brits in nyc...


To me Haley’s accent was fine. It seemed to allude to a Carribean or British or even East African background. The accent didn’t bother me at all; in fact made Haley seem like even more of a bad ass - though my impression of her changes through the course of the show.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 03:45     Subject: HBO The Undoing
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Anonymous wrote:I never watch opening credits.

You must skip the prologue in a book too?


Nope I read those, because they actually contain relevant information, whereas the opening credits do not always have much more than some shots of the sky and crappy music.


I love opening credits - they can be very creative and have lovely music. All those episodes in, and I still watched the Game of Thrones opening credits every. single. time.


I could watch the Big Little Lies opening credits over and over again...the scenery was fabulous. It made me want to pack up and move.


We finally moved back to California when we were homesick watching the Big Little Lies opening.

BLL’s opening is not one to skip over. I added stops to every BLL location the last time we were in Monterey, Carmel, Big Sur, etc. We even accidentally stumbled across shooting for BLL season 2. The opening and the overall location was really one of the best ever.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 00:46     Subject: HBO The Undoing
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:I never watch opening credits.

You must skip the prologue in a book too?


Nope I read those, because they actually contain relevant information, whereas the opening credits do not always have much more than some shots of the sky and crappy music.


I love opening credits - they can be very creative and have lovely music. All those episodes in, and I still watched the Game of Thrones opening credits every. single. time.


I could watch the Big Little Lies opening credits over and over again...the scenery was fabulous. It made me want to pack up and move.


We finally moved back to California when we were homesick watching the Big Little Lies opening.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 00:43     Subject: HBO The Undoing
Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised that all these pages in and no one has mentioned how hot Fernando was (Elena’s husband). Wowzers.

One part I found so unbelievable was when Jonathan went to Fernando’s house and Fernando actually offered to let him hold the baby!?! After Jonathan had an affair with and probably murdered Fernando’s wife?? So unbelievable.


Agree, he had a Jeremy Meeks thing going on.
Anonymous
Post 12/09/2020 00:03     Subject: HBO The Undoing
I’m surprised that all these pages in and no one has mentioned how hot Fernando was (Elena’s husband). Wowzers.

One part I found so unbelievable was when Jonathan went to Fernando’s house and Fernando actually offered to let him hold the baby!?! After Jonathan had an affair with and probably murdered Fernando’s wife?? So unbelievable.