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I think I just lost interest in this sort of TV. 20 years ago I would have liked this, but now it just seems too ridiculous and cliche to keep my interest. 

It started with the trailer. Over the top cliche use of a played out rolling Stones song? That was the first strike. 

This show feels like it's been done 3 dozen times before in the last 30 years. 

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Maeve is a blood thirsty psychopath, and I think she’s trying to take over the family and maybe give the reins over to Eddie. I’m halfway convinced that she is the “grass”.

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I’m ok suspending disbelief for a tv show, but I don’t see how it would be possible to get a car bomb in Vron’s car at their home. Surely the Stevensons have better security than that

 

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8 hours ago, Hammerin Hank said:

Maeve is a blood thirsty psychopath, and I think she’s trying to take over the family and maybe give the reins over to Eddie. I’m halfway convinced that she is the “grass”.

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I’m ok suspending disbelief for a tv show, but I don’t see how it would be possible to get a car bomb in Vron’s car at their home. Surely the Stevensons have better security than that

 

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Maybe it was the security

 

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On 4/28/2025 at 2:27 AM, Hermanator said:

I think I just lost interest in this sort of TV. 20 years ago I would have liked this, but now it just seems too ridiculous and cliche to keep my interest. 

It started with the trailer. Over the top cliche use of a played out rolling Stones song? That was the first strike. 

This show feels like it's been done 3 dozen times before in the last 30 years. 

I'm enjoying it mostly because of the actors but yeah, the similarities to the Godfather are kinda funny.  You have a Fredo, an adopted son, Helen Mirren as a later period Connie.  The grandson is Vincent.  When does Moe Greene or Frankie Pantangeli's brother show up?

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Maeve placed a call to someone named Paul who presumably planted the bomb. 

I think it's pretty clear that she's trying to get both Conrad and Harry out of the picture and install Eddie as the new boss of the family. Why she wants that is beyond me, but it's also clear that she behaves erratically and without sensible judgment. 

I'm pretty sure that the montage accompanying the opening credits includes the burning Mercedes, so the explosion came as absolutely no surprise to me. I hate it when shows spoil their own shit. 

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On 5/2/2025 at 12:27 AM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Maeve placed a call to someone named Paul who presumably planted the bomb. 

I think it's pretty clear that she's trying to get both Conrad and Harry out of the picture and install Eddie as the new boss of the family. Why she wants that is beyond me, but it's also clear that she behaves erratically and without sensible judgment. 

Is Paul the guy that Harry targeted who was sleeping with Vron? (would) 

Saw earlier someone said Eddie had Joffrey vibes - bang. Great analogy. What a little prick. This series is fun. 

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49 minutes ago, Baboontyme said:

Is Paul the guy that Harry targeted who was sleeping with Vron? (would) 

Saw earlier someone said Eddie had Joffrey vibes - bang. Great analogy. What a little prick. This series is fun. 

It was Freddie that Harry had the dirt on

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For anyone else who watches this with the subtitles turned on, pay close attention to the lyrics of the opening song - it's utterly incomprehensible to me, and I'm curious whether anyone else can make heads or tails of what it's supposed to be about, what it communicates, what general vibe it's supposed to impart, etc.

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On 5/1/2025 at 11:27 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Why she wants that is beyond me, but it's also clear that she behaves erratically and without sensible judgment. 

To understand Maeve's character.

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6 minutes ago, veritas aequitas said:

It does seem the expected protagonists may not be be who we thought they would be

I expect that in her efforts to frame Harry as "the grohhhs," Maeve is eventually going to turn him onto Team Stevenson. 

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11 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

For anyone else who watches this with the subtitles turned on, pay close attention to the lyrics of the opening song - it's utterly incomprehensible to me, and I'm curious whether anyone else can make heads or tails of what it's supposed to be about, what it communicates, what general vibe it's supposed to impart, etc.

I actually like the opening song and think it fits the series, added the song to a playlist. The song is supposed to be describing a panic attack and the racing thoughts that are involved with a panic attack.

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11 hours ago, F250 said:

I actually like the opening song and think it fits the series, added the song to a playlist. The song is supposed to be describing a panic attack and the racing thoughts that are involved with a panic attack.

I dug that song too and added to my liked songs and it's not really my genre...I figured it was some Brit expressions that the show is full of that I laugh my ass off at. I'm trying to work Harry's mannerism of making a statement and finishing it with "yeah?"...for example ""Get your fucking hand off me, yeah?" 

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To be clear, I like the song too. 

But my initial take on it was a lot closer to a schizophrenic's word salad than the racing thoughts of a panic attack. I look forward to listening to it next time with that explanation in mind. 

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5 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

To be clear, I like the song too. 

But my initial take on it was a lot closer to a schizophrenic's word salad than the racing thoughts of a panic attack. I look forward to listening to it next time with that explanation in mind. 

I’ve been walking around the house singing to my kids at volume “I’m gonna hit your business like it’s momentary blindness” over and over.  They love me. 

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21 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

To be clear, I like the song too. 

But my initial take on it was a lot closer to a schizophrenic's word salad than the racing thoughts of a panic attack. I look forward to listening to it next time with that explanation in mind. 

Made no difference whatsoever! 

Still just Brit gibberish. 

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On 5/5/2025 at 9:59 AM, BERT said:

Conrad taking up for Maeve is going to be is undoing. He's also seems creepy around women

He is definitely a creep. Despite being wealthy and powerful while looking like Pierce Brosnan he chooses to be molesty instead of suave.

Speaking of creepy, Jan looked mighty fine in this outfit.

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