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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Apr 24, 2018 17:53:35 GMT
Damn! That CGI polar bear looks fake, like it looks like it had a human face! It's not a polar bear. It's a Tuunbaq-mythical creature that's supposed to hold human features. Well, that clears that up, thanks!
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Post by sweetpea on Apr 24, 2018 17:54:43 GMT
This last episode was great. It really dwells on what goes thru the psyche of a man in desperation. And you just never know who it may be when they are "wearing masks" both literally & mentally.
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Post by poelzig on Apr 25, 2018 4:45:10 GMT
Well episode 3 was quite interesting and had a very unexpected event (unexpected by me anyway). It's turning into a real horror story now. I was already liking the atmosphere of the show but that was the episode that hooked me all the way. I can't remember a tv show in a while that created such a consistent sense of dread. I'm really enjoying it.
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Post by xystophoros on May 25, 2018 4:44:28 GMT
For sure this show knows how to build dread. Seconded on the Tuunbaq. Definitely not a polar bear, although I’m sure everyone else realizes that now if they’ve kept watching.
It’s impressive that there’s such a huge cast, and so many named characters, but after a few episodes it becomes fairly easy to keep track of everyone. At first I didn’t realize there were two main doctors and two surgeons, and it took me about half an episode to stop confusing Mr. Collins and Mr. Goodsir, who both had those funky pork chop sideburns.
I like how at each stage it seemed like “Okay, it can’t get any more fucked up than this” and it does. Crazy series.
AMC now says The Terror will have a second season in anthology format, sort of like AHS. I imagine we’ll get another horror period piece rather than another naval story.
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Post by 5hole on May 25, 2018 5:07:53 GMT
Watched the first couple episodes. Wasn't impressed.
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Post by Morgana on May 25, 2018 10:33:38 GMT
For sure this show knows how to build dread. Seconded on the Tuunbaq. Definitely not a polar bear, although I’m sure everyone else realizes that now if they’ve kept watching. It’s impressive that there’s such a huge cast, and so many named characters, but after a few episodes it becomes fairly easy to keep track of everyone. At first I didn’t realize there were two main doctors and two surgeons, and it took me about half an episode to stop confusing Mr. Collins and Mr. Goodsir, who both had those funky pork chop sideburns. I like how at each stage it seemed like “Okay, it can’t get any more fucked up than this” and it does. Crazy series. AMC now says The Terror will have a second season in anthology format, sort of like AHS. I imagine we’ll get another horror period piece rather than another naval story. I'm of two minds about a second season. On the one hand, I loved The Terror so am interested in seeing what they will do, on the other, I am skeptical about AMC's ability to keep up the high standard of The Terror. I'll hope for the best.
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Post by Sulla on May 25, 2018 11:13:11 GMT
I enjoyed it quite a lot. Shows like that motivate me to read about the actual historical version. Of course the tv series embellishes the story but I don't mind because it's entertaining.
Maybe someone can explain something to me. After the Inuit man was accidently killed, they noticed his tongue had been removed. They didn't know why, but they speculated that it was some kind of punishment. We viewers later saw Silna cut off her tongue and learned it was part of the ritual of becoming the Tuunbaq's shaman. So in the final battle, Mr. Hickey cut off his tongue and offered it in I suppose an attempt to control the Tuunbaq. So how did he know to do that? Maybe I missed something, but I don't recall Silna ever explaining that tradition to anyone. It was satisfying to see Hickey get his hand bitten off, though.
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Post by Morgana on May 25, 2018 20:38:31 GMT
I enjoyed it quite a lot. Shows like that motivate me to read about the actual historical version. Of course the tv series embellishes the story but I don't mind because it's entertaining.
Maybe someone can explain something to me. After the Inuit man was accidently killed, they noticed his tongue had been removed. They didn't know why, but they speculated that it was some kind of punishment. We viewers later saw Silna cut off her tongue and learned it was part of the ritual of becoming the Tuunbaq's shaman. So in the final battle, Mr. Hickey cut off his tongue and offered it in I suppose an attempt to control the Tuunbaq. So how did he know to do that? Maybe I missed something, but I don't recall Silna ever explaining that tradition to anyone. It was satisfying to see Hickey get his hand bitten off, though. Since no one knows what happened to the original expedition, the writer's felt free to make up a story - and it was quite and interesting one. I don't know how Hickey knew about cutting off his tongue, but I wasn't satisfied with his arm being eaten; I wanted him to suffer more.
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Post by Sulla on May 26, 2018 22:42:05 GMT
I enjoyed it quite a lot. Shows like that motivate me to read about the actual historical version. Of course the tv series embellishes the story but I don't mind because it's entertaining.
Maybe someone can explain something to me. After the Inuit man was accidently killed, they noticed his tongue had been removed. They didn't know why, but they speculated that it was some kind of punishment. We viewers later saw Silna cut off her tongue and learned it was part of the ritual of becoming the Tuunbaq's shaman. So in the final battle, Mr. Hickey cut off his tongue and offered it in I suppose an attempt to control the Tuunbaq. So how did he know to do that? Maybe I missed something, but I don't recall Silna ever explaining that tradition to anyone. It was satisfying to see Hickey get his hand bitten off, though. Since no one knows what happened to the original expedition, the writer's felt free to make up a story - and it was quite and interesting one.I don't know how Hickey knew about cutting off his tongue, but I wasn't satisfied with his arm being eaten; I wanted him to suffer more. I like it when they do that. The tv series Rome is another example.
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