I agree with this. While I was happy with what happened, the execution played too much like baiting, as opposed to the master stroke of irony it is. I get why they did it, but if they had Oz just drive her to the police station, dooming her to her fate, it would've worked better imo.
Yeah, it's just "Tune in next time". Doesn't feel terribly interested in the dramatic weight of her being imprisoned back in Arkham - just seeding the potential for more.
Yeah, and then put the letter on top of it. Which again, I like as a concept. But also feels too setup-y.
Theo Rossi, a kind of bizarre and pointless nothing character, just rolling up and being like "hey here's your party invite for our next hit HBO original" lmao
I like how Vic died horribly and everyone's like, "I'm so happy Sofia's alive!"Well, I got my wish! You know the one. So I am satisfied.
And also, hyped, because that letter tells me my faith in Matt Reeves with this universe was perfectly placed.
Vic is such an underrated part of the show! Could've been such a cliche but never really quite fell into anything so rigid. I really liked how the show never painted him as evil or bloodthirsty but also allowed him plenty of personal agency as a participant in Oz's crimes. Never felt purely like Oz's good guy conscious either.I like how Vic died horribly and everyone's like, "I'm so happy Sofia's alive!"
I like how Vic died horribly and everyone's like, "I'm so happy Sofia's alive!"
I like how Vic died horribly and everyone's like, "I'm so happy Sofia's alive!"
I think you could drop the letter in there, he could tell her he thinks she should read it, she starts to and smiles. But they had to spell it out completely down to the the literal name because they think the audience is stupid. Which is fair considering the past week, but the wannabe writer in me still cares.
This is exactly why I didn't expect him to die and why it hit hard when he did.
So many puns incoming after "thumb drive". He's going to neg him back into calling himself Oz Cobb.
I think you could drop the letter in there, he could tell her he thinks she should read it, she starts to and smiles. But they had to spell it out completely down to the the literal name because they think the audience is stupid. Which is fair considering the past week, but the wannabe writer in me still cares.
So many puns incoming after "thumb drive". He's going to neg him back into calling himself Oz Cobb.
Snow thinks he's running for mayor again. Would fit the look.
I don't think any of that makes the scene "work". The black letter and suggestion she reads it is all you need, especially with her reaction to it. Because you trust your audience to remember what they've learned about Sofia and her family up to that point. And if some don't in the moment, that's alright. But it honestly felt very Marvel with the, "your half sister, Selina Kyle."
Oz had to clean out his supporting cast before the sequel.The part that made it obvious was the brothers. And yet I held out hope for my boy Vic. I'm such a fool.
I also think its because like, yeah, she looks unhappy and I don't need histrionics or anything but you don't really get much of a sense of "Oh, wow, Oz really engineered the worst possible thing that he could do to her". It's there as in it literally happens but I don't think they did a very good job of making it impactful.
Great television that also needs to not have to exist, because MAX the place to watch HBO is not shown in movie theaters.
