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HBO's Lovecraft Country |OT| 1950s Jim Crow Lovecraftian Horror by Misha Green (83 on MC)
- Thread starter RastaMentality
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He called him Sheriff Hunt but the sheriff never introduced himself. Watch that scene in the woods again
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I especially enjoyed that they lingered on the block party and whole lot of shakin. Was just a great scene
Did i miss a scene where he does find his name? I guess i wasn't paying enough attention in the first half
Loved it, fun cast and like how the show balances its fantastical elements with the grounded horrors of Jim Crow America. Fun allegories, good writing, and didn't skimp out on the human or the Lovecraft element. Excited for the rest!
Were also just a number of great scenes.
Were also just a number of great scenes.
When her brother was giving them the lowdown on the area at his house (after the group was chased out of the diner), the sheriff's picture was in the folio.
He never identified himself. Atticus knew his name because of the conversation with Leti's brother.
I liked it. Not a super great episode, but I get that since it's only the first. Will continue watching for sure
As a book reader I was rather confused by the opening, which suggested some pretty wild departures from the source material, but then I figured it was a dream shortly before that was revealed. Also clever to have the Dejah Thoris lookalike appear before revealing that he fell asleep reading A Princess of Mars.
Loved it. Super excited to see where they go with this show.
We were so worried they were gonna do Courtney B. dirty and kill him off in the first episode. I was like 65% sure they wouldn't cast an actor of his caliber for half an episode.
Damn i need to pay more attention. Thanks!
There should be a lot more calling out due to the source material. The original book was inspired by an internal conflict in the author as he grew up loving Lovecraft's works, but also conflicted over the clearly racist content (both blantant and in the subtext) the stories have. The opening (after the dream) where they talk about a novel about an ex-confedetate soldier works as a good opener for that core thematic, how he really loves pulp fiction and all of these elements in the story, but you can't remove the hatred and racism within it. Which the original novel did a great job at integrating Lovecraft's themes with racism, and looks like the series shall do the same.
The moment he told his wife over the phone that he'd take her on the next trip I thought he was doomed to die.
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I could watch a movie about Jackie Robinson beating the shit out of Cthulhu with a baseball bat.
I started the book last week and am almost finished with it.The book has me sucked in and the show is just as good as the book so far. I'm interested in seeing where the show is going to go with this season based on how the book is structured. I've noticed a few things so far in that trailer at the end.
I started the book last week and am almost finished with it.The book has me sucked in and the show is just as good as the book so far. I'm interested in seeing where the show is going to go with this season based on how the book is structured. I've noticed a few things so far in that trailer at the end.
Hell of a first episode. Really looking forward to how they adapt some of the later parts of the book.
Maaaaaaan, he looked like he was getting all kinds of death flags.
Yeah, the opening really stuck out for me. I haven't read the book, but I definitely see what you're saying. Having Jackie Robinson show up to slay the monster in Atticus' dream was really great. He was seen as a hero for Black people in that era, and having him be a part of his fantasy to save the day was really moving.
That first episode has me completely hooked, the absolutely terrifying era where just being black could mean any number of terrible outcomes (I guess things haven't exactly changed much in that aspect) and that switch at the end of the episode to WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING is awesome. I'm completely in, this is 100% a bunch of stuff thrown together that I'm absolutely in to. Can't wait to watch this weekly. If it all got released tonight I doubt I'd stop before I finished it in a sitting.
Holy shit that opening.
Remember when people thought the Cthulu Monster in the trailer was a spoiler?
Was listening to the showrunner Misha Green talk about it and she said she imagines it running multiple seasons. If the ratings are good, I can see it easily coming back.
Just finished the 1st episode, I liked the fact they didn't waste time in getting the crew out on their adventure and kept the momentum going. Great opening and great way to close out, leaving you excited for episode 2.