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tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu January 16, 2020 4:45 am

Reid you’re missing the point

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

washing machine wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Question/speculation for anyone who's seen E2

Spoiler: show: What was up with the cop who was hunting in the opening scene? He's got a living boar in his sites, he gets the message to come to work, and he leaves; we then cut to the boar, but it's dead and has flies buzzing around it.

I'm thinking there's more to this guy than meets the eye.

Also I'm not entirely ready yet to commit to there being a supernatural element, based on the Hodges trilogy. And for anyone who's read the book, please don't spoil that for me.

Yeah that boar scene threw me off. I don't know what we're supposed to infer there.

Spoiler: show: Isn't that just the guy who had to come in because Ralph is on admin leave?

Right but why did they show that boar in that condition after he left?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Thu January 16, 2020 3:40 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

washing machine wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Question/speculation for anyone who's seen E2

Spoiler: show: What was up with the cop who was hunting in the opening scene? He's got a living boar in his sites, he gets the message to come to work, and he leaves; we then cut to the boar, but it's dead and has flies buzzing around it.

I'm thinking there's more to this guy than meets the eye.

Also I'm not entirely ready yet to commit to there being a supernatural element, based on the Hodges trilogy. And for anyone who's read the book, please don't spoil that for me.

Yeah that boar scene threw me off. I don't know what we're supposed to infer there.

Spoiler: show: Isn't that just the guy who had to come in because Ralph is on admin leave?

Right but why did they show that boar in that condition after he left?

Spoiler: show: I wonder if that guy is some sort of demon, and he just "took" the boar's life through some sort of force? That would be an extremely King thing to happen.

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Fri January 17, 2020 4:01 am

Two episodes in, and (keep in mind, I'm not a book reader, and I only consider this a minor spoiler because it is a Stephen King adaptation after all) I still cannot abide kids who can see monsters while adults can't. Just get it over with and scare the crap out of me with a jump scare, will ya?

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Fri January 17, 2020 4:02 am

washing machine wrote:

Just finished ep2. I feel like simple torture should be all over this series.

Give me a break; my kids don't do midnight feedings anymore, so it's hard to catch up on stuff.

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

Simple Torture wrote:

Two episodes in, and (keep in mind, I'm not a book reader, and I only consider this a minor spoiler because it is a Stephen King adaptation after all) I still cannot abide kids who can see monsters while adults can't. Just get it over with and scare the crap out of me with a jump scare, will ya?

washing machine · **Posted:** Fri January 17, 2020 9:26 pm

Simple Torture wrote:

washing machine wrote:

Just finished ep2. I feel like simple torture should be all over this series.

Give me a break; my kids don't do midnight feedings anymore, so it's hard to catch up on stuff.

Haha. I get that.

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Mon January 20, 2020 3:28 am

The Outsider: Ok so this week the monster is going to pass messages along to the kid who's the only one that can see it.
Me:

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon January 20, 2020 5:24 am

Eh. I’m sticking with this for now, but tonight’s turn towards the supernatural is disappointing.

Rob · **Posted:** Mon January 20, 2020 3:22 pm

Wasn't it just assumed that a show based on a Stephen King story, about a guy who was in 2 places at once, would have supernatural elements to it? I think this is pretty good so far, although:

Spoiler: show: it's bothering me that Jason Bateman is already dead. Maybe he doesn't stay dead, or this is an alternate timeline??

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon January 20, 2020 3:24 pm

Rob wrote:

Wasn't it just assumed that a show based on a Stephen King story, about a guy who was in 2 places at once, would have supernatural elements to it? I think this is pretty good so far, although:

Spoiler: show: it's bothering me that Jason Bateman is already dead. Maybe he doesn't stay dead, or this is an alternate timeline??

Spoiler: show: Yeah i think we'll see him again

And it's been said earlier in the thread, but based on this book's connection to the non-supernatural Bill Hodges trilogy, some (including myself) were assuming this would also be a straight thriller

Strat · **Posted:** Mon January 20, 2020 8:47 pm

Yea not as excited after episode 3.

however, we also began watching Castle Rock over the weekend. So, there was some minor "shit, which one are we watching right now" vibes going on.

I think we will let this show play its course and come back to it where we can maybe binge it as we work our way through castle rock (which as of right now is also very excellent)

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

I laughed at "it's called post-divorce piss poor modern"

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

Clearly this is going to be full on supernatural by the end of the season, based on this most recent episode.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 28, 2020 4:45 pm

yeah this is a bunch of BS. But it's well done so I'm still watching.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36299

Guys i told you.

Deep dive. Deeeep dive.

E.H. Ruddock · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm **Posts:** 47353

The actor that plays the kid that stole that van is from here in Wilmington and is a good friend of my girlfriend's daughter. I've had conversations with him before so it is pretty much like I'm part of the cast.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 28, 2020 5:22 pm

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

The actor that plays the kid that stole that van is from here in Wilmington and is a good friend of my girlfriend's daughter. I've had conversations with him before so it is pretty much like I'm part of the cast.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 28, 2020 5:31 pm

Ruddo you need to somehow leverage this for a speaking role on Curb

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