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Shane Gillis: Beautiful Dogs (2023)
The funniest special I've seen in 7 years
I won't over complicate it: this is a guy completely unafraid of comedy in 2023, and it's downright refreshing.
I cannot believe the tightrope that he has to walk for some of these jokes, but the fact that he keeps going and is unapologetically just doing whatever he has to do to get a laugh out of the audience is a comedian who understands that he's not a philosopher or a politician: he's a jester. Shane Gillis absolutely knocks it out of the park.
Keep an open mind and understand that this guy is just trying to make people laugh, and I assure you you'll have a good time. I'm at times surprised a company like Netflix even posted this.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Doesn't deserve a 1, but it's currently way too high
Season 1-7 is fine but it loses the comedy in season 8, it's legit just not the same show anymore. Even if I can relate to the challenges of making a show like this in 2022, come on guys we come here to relax have fun and enjoy watching the good guys be good guys. From Season 8 it literally just becomes a depressing police drama, constantly reminding you of the worst of the world. They have no responsibility other than to entertain and to make us laugh, and they have since S8, woefully failed on that front. It's just become entirely political, and if you think all of this is fine you should get off the Kool-aid. It's a show. It's supposed to be fun, a distraction. Not a god damn lecture.
The Witcher: Betrayer Moon (2019)
Not the "Filler" most seem to think, but poor regardless
This episode dives into the backstory of a notable character in the Witcher world: King Foltest. It also introduces us to one of Geralt's closest contacts, Triss Merigold, while her counterpart (in some ways) Yennefer is deeply expanded upon. That being said:
While the acting from the Temerian King Foltest and his subjects are refreshingly good for what are essentially extras, the notable exception of Triss (I couldn't care less what she looks like) really seems like this was her first ever performance, childlike and naive in her portrayal of what is supposed to be a grand sorceress.
Unfortunately even Cavill's acting is poorly directed in this episode, standing around awkwardly awaiting his lines, and when he does deliver them, he does so with far too much sass for what is supposed to be a sarcastic, emotionless monster slayer. Perhaps the greatest actor in this episode is the boy in the opening scene.
Furthermore, this episode is in stark contrast to previous episodes which has brilliant combat choreography. A monster that is capable of instantly ripping out the innards of "countless" peasants and at least one Wolf Guild Witcher is willing to play WWE with Geralt, throwing him against walls for at least 12 hours to pass the time (literally). It's impossible to buy into if you spend even a nanosecond considering the logic.
The show doesn't really show us that Geralt is a fantastic Witcher, because instead he gets special treatment by what is supposed to be an incredibly powerful monster. Besides drinking a potion, he employs zero tactics in combating this monster until the very end, legitimately just letting her throw him around because apparently his innards are safe while nobody else's was. No, it's not called armor- because she did it to the previous, unsuccessful Witcher. Plot armor, maybe.
Enola Holmes (2020)
A great adventure with some glaring flaws
Overall the visuals and audio of Enola Holmes make for an incredible movie experience, but the storytelling leaves much to be desired, and many beloved Sherlock Holmes characters have been changed massively to fit this new narrative.