alicepao13
alicepao13
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I'm Alice and this is a multifandom, multicontent blog (on its better days). I use tags to rant. Don't hold it against me. Greek. This user is the owner of strong opinions, often correct ones :P
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alicepao13 · 2 hours ago
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'We Can Bury Anyone': Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (Megan Twohey and Mike McIntire and Julie Tate, The New York Times, Dec 21 2024)
"Last summer, as the release of “It Ends With Us” approached, Justin Baldoni, the director and a star of the film, and Jamey Heath, the lead producer, hired a crisis public relations expert.
During shooting, Blake Lively, the co-star, had complained that the men had repeatedly violated physical boundaries and made sexual and other inappropriate comments to her.
Their studio, Wayfarer, agreed to provide a full-time intimacy coordinator, bring in an outside producer and put other safeguards on set.
In a side letter to Ms. Lively’s contract, signed by Mr. Heath, the studio also agreed not to retaliate against the actress.
But by August, the two men, who had positioned themselves as feminist allies in the #MeToo era, expressed fears that her allegations would become public and taint them, according to a legal complaint that she filed Friday.
It claims that their P.R. effort had an explicit goal: to harm Ms. Lively’s reputation instead.
Her filing includes excerpts from thousands of pages of text messages and emails that she obtained through a subpoena.
These and other documents were reviewed by The New York Times. (…)
Mr. Baldoni was best known for the CW satirical romantic dramedy “Jane the Virgin.”
Wayfarer provided the resources for bigger ambitions. It was bankrolled by the billionaire Steve Sarowitz, who is co-chair of the studio with Mr. Baldoni.
They and Mr. Heath, the chief executive, are all deeply involved with the Baha’i religious organization, which promotes unity, peace and gender equality.
Mr. Baldoni has presented himself as an ally to women, writing books, co-hosting a podcast with Mr. Heath and giving talks on toxic masculinity. (…)
She claimed Mr. Baldoni had improvised unwanted kissing and discussed his sex life, including encounters in which he said he may not have received consent.
Mr. Heath had shown her a video of his wife naked, she said, and he had watched Ms. Lively in her trailer when she was topless and having body makeup removed, despite her asking him to look away.
She said that both men repeatedly entered her makeup trailer uninvited while she was undressed, including when she was breastfeeding. (…)
As the film release neared, Ms. Lively and other cast members informed Sony and Wayfarer that they would not do any appearances alongside Mr. Baldoni.
So did Ms. Hoover, the author, who had her own dissatisfactions with him and had become more upset after he told her about Ms. Lively’s allegations, according to text messages from Mr. Baldoni and Mr. Heath.
By the first week of August, Wayfarer and Mr. Baldoni had retained Ms. Nathan, who had worked with high-profile clients including Mr. Depp, whose ex-wife, Amber Heard, accused him of physical abuse. (…)
Three days later, Mr. Baldoni texted Ms. Abel, flagging a social media thread that accused another celebrity of bullying behavior and had generated 19 million views. “This is what we would need,” he wrote.
Ms. Nathan soon floated proposals to hire contractors to dominate social media through “full social account take downs,” by starting “threads of theories” and generally working to “change narrative.”
“All of this will be most importantly untraceable,” she wrote. (…)
When Ms. Abel wrote to her Aug. 4 that “I’m having reckless thoughts of wanting to plant pieces this week of how horrible Blake is to work with. Just to get ahead of it,” Ms. Nathan replied that she had spoken off the record to an editor at The Daily Mail.
“She’s ready when we are,” Ms. Nathan wrote.
A flurry of articles followed the Hollywood Reporter piece. Many made it seem as if the only rift was over creative control.
Some journalists had gotten wind of complaints about Mr. Baldoni’s behavior, but none of the most serious ones were published.
“He doesn’t realise how lucky he is right now,” Ms. Nathan texted Ms. Abel. (…)
It is unclear exactly how Mr. Wallace operated.
There are references in emails to “social manipulation” and “proactive fan posting,” and text messages cite efforts to “boost” and “amplify” online content that was favorable to Mr. Baldoni or critical of Ms. Lively.
“We are crushing it on Reddit,” Mr. Wallace told Ms. Nathan, according to a text she sent Ms. Abel on Aug. 9.
The next day, one of Ms. Nathan’s employees texted, “We’ve started to see shift on social, due largely to Jed and his team’s efforts to shift the narrative.”
Ms. Nathan wrote to Ms. Abel: “And socials are really really ramping up. In his favour, she must be furious. It’s actually sad because it just shows you have people really want to hate on women.” (…)
On Aug. 16, Ms. Nathan shared the Daily Mail article headlined “Is Blake Lively set to be CANCELLED?” with references to ‘hard to watch’ videos and a ‘tone deaf’ promotional Q. and A.
“Wow. You really outdid yourself with this piece,” Ms. Abel responded.
“That’s why you hired me right?” Ms. Nathan replied. “I’m the best.”"
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alicepao13 · 2 hours ago
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The Mandalorian Fireside (ambience)
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alicepao13 · 22 hours ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E18 - Jail Break - Part D
Why did they need to put slow motion in the scene of the hostage exchange? It ruins the whole vibe.
Joe has arrived. Thank fuck.
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SWAT guy is like, what kind of shit-show are you guys running over here?
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That was hot.
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Remember back in S1 when Charlie couldn't even get Rex to stand down when he was aggressive and now they can communicate with nods?
Sarah tuned in just in the right mment to hear Charlie tell them that they can shoot him.
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"That's my idiot, you can't shoot him!"
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Sarah watching some riveting tv.
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Come on, Joe, do you really want the truth right now?
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As I said, not everyone will be reasonable in the face of hopelessness.
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Comedian.
"We're fine down here" - Charlie Hudson, while standing next to a dead body.
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Is there any practical reason why their vents can fit a grown man?
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"You better tell mom it was all your idea."
Oh, I forgot Mumford's plan was to go to the bullpen. And guess who was the only one left there. Show, why? I wanted to see that.
Charlie made a flash grenade.
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Eh, I don't think there was much of a difference.
I've searched every way I know how to find the song in the next slow-mo scene (which is more fittingly used than most slow-mo scenes that they do on this show) and I'm coming up empty.
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Bruh, this is the weirdest shit y'all have done in the entire show.
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You know, this is why he keeps doing this shit, because you all are enabling him.
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Oh, I get it. You're all insane.
Ending with our extra protagonist for this episode, the cameras.
Despite my constant criticism in all parts of this episode, I do enjoy it lol. It just doesn't hold up to any kind of criticism. I don't care. Good episode.
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alicepao13 · 23 hours ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E18 - Jail Break - Part C
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You just don't have a commanding presence, Charlie. You can't get them to do what you want.
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If I was in his place and gotten shot on my first day on the job, I'd quit.
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SWAT is in the building!
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I wanted to write something completely different but got sidetracked by the wounds on his fingers.
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lol like I said.
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Whoa, take it easy. Jesse has a shooting scheduled for the end of the season, and it certainly won't be friendly fire.
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Yeah, Jesse, okay.
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Flying doggo!
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Okay, I wouldn't want SWAT to come in guns blazing either but what the hell do you mean the situation is stable? What part of this is stable?
"If I stall him long enough he'll see the hopelessness of the situation". Yes, but not everyone reacts the same when that happens. It doesn't necessarily mean he'll give up, he might become erratic and start shooting.
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Agreed, but it's not safe for anyone, right? Right?
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"I have to do all the heavy lifting around here!"
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Well, that's a grade A moron. Getting sidetracked by the drugs in evidence?
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Well, yeah, because the rest of you are sitting on your asses and Charlie is "negotiating".
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Why are you doing this to her, you self-sacrificing idiot? (affectionate)
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I don't know why she doesn't tell him anything, from the way she reacts she clearly is restraining herself. I know that's who Charlie is, I remember that in S2 he pretty much did the same thing for Sarah, in fact, but he should know that actions like these affect people around him. There is a nice quote from Cloud Atlas that has stuck with me: "Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future." I like to think that this also means that we should be careful on doing things that may harm our own self, so that we don't hurt those who care for us as a result.
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lol wait until you hear what he'll do next.
To be continued in Part D.
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alicepao13 · 23 hours ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E18 - Jail Break - Part B
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Oh, you wouldn't dare and you know it.
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Hm, Sarah is right, methinks.
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Because you may end up with whatever-that-is around your neck. Yikes.
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Not to be weird, but I don't think they ever sexualized Sarah like that. And I mostly mean the camera work. But also, Jesse, you. Are. Staring.
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Do not elaborate.
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I think Rex is just messing with them.
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I wouldn't risk my life for this. Just saying.
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What do you all have against boredom?
The fact that Rex had to alert them to the cameras... Also, why didn't the alarm sound everywhere?
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Fair. We have to give Charlie the chance to be a hero sometimes.
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Well, Charlie's got a few criminals fixated on him.
Now that I'm seeing him press the button every time before he has to talk, I wonder how many times he forgot it and had to do it again lol
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Well, we could do it messier and bloodier, but you wouldn't like that.
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lol I can't help it, they're just so funny. We're not getting out of this episode anytime soon.
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And you bet he'll pull rank.
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"You two can do whatever you want."
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I think you should stay put, actually.
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(Hudson and) Rex's favorite trick.
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"What am I watching? Did someone spray the SJPD with sex pollen this season?"
To be continued in Part C.
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alicepao13 · 23 hours ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E18 - Jail Break - Part A
This is a prime example of a bottle episode. Good, in my opinion. Have they done a similar episode? Yes, in S2E17. I don't mind. I like precinct infiltration episodes. For some reason, the director was fixated on CCTV cameras point of view and used them quite a lot. Luckily, they also didn't use body-cam footage like on The Rookie (although maybe they got the idea from there).
It also had nice comedic writing. Was fun.
Black letters in quotes: Actual show quotes.
Green letters in quotes: What I come up with my twisted brain.
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"A rookie?"
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"Easy there, pal. I outrank you."
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"What did you just call me? Charlie, open the cell."
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OPEN THE FUCKING CELL, CHARLIE
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lol what even.
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When the cat is away, the mice will... gossip.
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Lucky for all of you, this show is very resistant to change, unlike the show it originated from.
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Oh my god, Charlie. I think Canada is cold enough. (Okay, yeah, I enjoyed that, in a Charlie-is-happy-enough-to-be-cracking-jokes-in-the-office way.)
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He's like, who doesn't ship us? (Idiots, Charlie.)
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Charlie just admitted that he's not the smart one?
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Who is the spicy??? I demand to know.
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lmao
Those fuckers just made me reach the image limit at minute 7!
To be continued in Part B.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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so relieved that cobel is apparently still a weirdo with a unique turn of phrase. like, what the fuck is a 'honeymoon ending' you oxymoronic freak. get back on my screen already and say more deranged shit.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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Starbucks stores here still have Pumpkin Spice Latte and they just put it on sale. Clearly they ordered way more of the stuff than we could consume (also Greece is not that crazy about pumpkin-based recipes yet, which makes the fact that every single restaurant that I've checked for a Christmas menu having pumpkin soup even weirder, like do a reality check, babes). Anyway, I'll happily get Starbucks coffee in a normal coffee price.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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They could still pull it off. Come on CityTV, give us something nice.
I'd actually like it if Shaftesbury could try to sell it anywhere else. I don't think I want to hear about CityTV ever again after this season.
Between this one and the start of season 6 there isn’t much for a while, so I’ll linger here.
We still got S05E19.
Hudson and Rex S05E16 - Due North - Part D
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It's a really great house but was bought with blood money.
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Definitely not.
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Ugh, why did they leave me? I'm not usually one to ship so easily either. It took me like a couple of seasons with Castle even, imagine that.
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She is so me. Also, each one of their interactions is so great and like, not wasteful.
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You better get used to dog drool and fur everywhere, pal.
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Everybody needs a Rex.
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Once again, how is this not a spinoff?
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Meanwhile, Charlie is packing up the cold case. Such a bad timing, I mean, right in the next episode, he'll have to pull everything out again.
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"We're never going back to Ontario, right? They're even more crazy over there."
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I understand that there's no reality in which a dog would let his human greet anyone else before him. But still. Anyway, that gave Charlie and Sarah ample time to hug after that.
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Listen, now that you two are together, you're not allowed to send longing looks from across the room! Stop it.
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*is a puddle on the floor*
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I missed you two together (it's been two episodes. Longer if you count the fact that there was nothing in the previous how many episodes).
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Her smile!
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Couples sharing everything makes for healthy relationships, but does it make for good television?
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The forehead touch is not anything new in terms of romance but the fact that Charlie also does it with Rex means that they're already a family.
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Resumes being a puddle. Also, who turned off the lights? We never had such problems on this show.
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*more puddling*
Both parts are very good episodes. Again, there are a lot of classic elements missing for it to be considered a Hudson and Rex episode. Like, there's mostly no Hudson lol. There's a bunch of new characters who should have gotten their own show, goddamnit. Jesse was the most self-assured I've seen him in, like, ever. Rex pulled a Lassie, I said that before. Charlie was moping about a 14 year old case that went nowhere but of course in the next episode, it suddenly will. Sarah got internal bleeding and was fine after being operated by Jesse who couldn't even see and then was fine in like, a day. Just a bit tender. Okay, that was ridiculous but on par with this show's miraculous recoveries. Joe was doing... nothing much. Just caring and trying to give advice to Charlie, advice that as a seasoned detective, Charlie would have had to practice way before this day, otherwise he'd be insufferably stuck.
Anyway, as I said before it's a great two-parter if you don't mind it not being like a classic Hudson and Rex episode. I'm fine with it. Just mourning all the missing opportunities.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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I need this to be a meme.
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It is now.
Hudson and Rex S05E16 - Due North - Part C
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You're not very bright, are you, buddy?
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The nerve of her! I'm so furious at her.
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Nice place.
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"Stop playing with your food! I'm hungry!"
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"You are the reason we're still stuck here!"
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And I'm really disappointed in how much you're handling her with kid gloves. If that was my younger sister, that would be that time I'd let life teach her a hard lesson. And my actual younger sister agrees with that.
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I mean, it definitely sucks, but it also makes one wonder what kind of marriage they had and how long they were spending together. Sure, their jobs were very different and didn't coincide anywhere, but Sidney seems to be very much about justice and doesn't care about money, and I wonder how she ended up happily married, for a long time, to a guy who would very willingly falsify reports that helped cover up something like that. Something that led to make people sick, and I imagine even kill some of them.
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I don't think we've ever had that many wide shots on Hudson and Rex. They definitely got their money's worth.
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"You need backup." And she chose Rex.
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I don't know if he cares at all but he definitely doesn't care enough to lose everything in order to get his wife's killer.
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No, you are.
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Like I said, not very bright, man.
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Well, you admitted that you didn't know him, Sidney.
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Usually way too late to benefit anyone who's actually been wronged by the lies.
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So, did they work out some kind of signal for when Rex would attack so that he wouldn't accidentally interrupt the bad guys' confession?
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I like everything aside from the fact that Sidney's had her finger on the trigger for like, a while now.
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lol she definitely needs that drink.
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Definitely doing the right thing. Also, I hope she was keeping some of her cop salary money in a separate bank account because she'll be destitute otherwise.
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No, stay away from Jesse.
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Yes, thank you.
To be continued in Part D.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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Why can’t we have nice things?
And by nice you mean angsty, completely scarring experiences lol
Hudson and Rex S05E16 - Due North - Part B
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To get back to my earlier commentary, since they wrote these scenes for Jesse to be there and not Charlie, did they have to have Crystal chaperoning all these moments? Like, let me live a little.
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Exactly like Operation.
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"Tell me we're never doing this again. Charlie must be freaking out."
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You don't say.
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Cute, but should Rex be putting that much weight on Sarah at the moment?
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See what you miss when you don't go with them? You could have been the one to operate on Sarah.
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Charlie probably thinks that Jesse has a concussion or something and is hallucinating.
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lol are you for real asking your brother to get even further involved in this after you almost got him and his friends killed?
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"Anything to help get us back home sooner."
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Of course she does and of course you do. I hate you both.
"Be safe." No "I love you"?
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"Everybody's a comedian."
"How do you feel about Snoop Dog?" lmao
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Work never stops. Do the people writing this even know the severity of an internal injury?
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And his name is Rex, by the way.
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What do you mean, you assumed? Wasn't the body examined by a medical examiner? An M.E. would surely point out that the timing between the bruise and the gunshot wound were different.
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If this was actually an active case I'd get why Charlie would use it to occupy himself and not having to think about Sarah in the hospital, Jesse and his sister trouble and Rex who's away (I assume for the first time for so long). But now it just comes off like he doesn't care much about any of that and is instead only focused on his old case which at this point is colder than ice.
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I didn't necessarily pick the best still but this was an emotional scene. I think this (and next episode where he actually gets a lead) is one of the times we see Charlie be quite emotional while working a case.
To be continued in Part C.
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alicepao13 · 1 day ago
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I needed more panic from him here.
I needed him to get on a plane right then and there.
I love her “banter” with Rex.
They'd be having entire conversations in a week. You know it lol
Hudson and Rex S05E16 - Due North - Part A
Black letters in quotes: Actual show quotes.
Green letters in quotes: What I come up with my twisted brain.
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Hahaha I need them.
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I mean, it's canon at this point that Rex can read, right? This precinct looks nothing like ours.
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"Let me in! My mom is in danger!"
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"Please. Like that lowlife could ever afford me."
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I wouldn't want to be in Charlie's place right now.
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I'd want to be in Rex's who's an action movie hero. Helicopter ride!
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The irony is that Jesse is in better condition than Sarah.
It annoys me. Charlie should know that Sarah was bleeding internally and he should have lost his mind.
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Rex has help on the way is a very funny sentence.
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Rex is probably rethinking all his life choices.
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Good thing they have blankets.
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Jesse, shut up!
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They literally based the entire search on when Rex would bark.
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Uh oh, I think he was trying to open the door.
The spent so much money on this episode. I'm furious, not because they spent it there, but because I can imagine how a more expensive production would have elevated this show. And I'm not just talking about bringing a helicopter to the episode.
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I like how easy and quick Sidney chose to trust Rex. This reminds me of Charlie in Origin Story. And that's why it was a natural conclusion for her to get her own "Rex".
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"He doesn't."
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Dude, what do you mean? Charlie would have gone with the proper equipment, and I imagine, a sat phone like Sidney. Also, revolutionary idea (which I've proposed again): put a GPS tracker on Rex.
Also, note the Charlie!guilt.
And then they talk about Charlie's old case. This is so not the time.
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Girl, same.
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Well, I know how it looks but for a woman who was operated on in the middle of nowhere, she looks great, actually.
To be continued on Part B.
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alicepao13 · 2 days ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E17 - Lost and Found - Part C
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Charlie even arranged a meeting for the mom to help her with her sobriety.
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The looks Sarah and Joe exchange as Charlie leaves... I understand that this affects him, I do, but he's not going off the rails or anything. Yes, he's very hands on, wanting to be involved with pretty much everything, helping Fiona, helping Allison realize that she'd been kidnapped, finding Trevor, etc., but he's not exactly spiraling. Sure, he didn't make all the best decisions but there is not reason to assume that he's not at his best (we have to assume that he will make wrong decisions too a few times, right?) and unless Joe interferes and delegates some of that elsewhere, what else would Charlie do?
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I'm picking Ron Swanson vibes off of this guy.
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And a great sweep it was.
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I don't know why they didn't send forensics in there, actually. They would have found that.
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Once again we're without backup.
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You have quite the nerve, dude.
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lol
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It's quite a life, for sure.
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Listen to him, he's very stubborn.
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Why did they have to use that lighting, I can barely see anyone's faces.
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I guess that means that everything's okay now?
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Happy reunion. And Charlie and Rex being there to see it through.
What's with the change in the credit music?
I really liked the girl's acting. It's a good thing that they found a good actress to play that role because she had a lot of screentime. I like that they steered the case to an abduction with the purpose to raise the child, anything more sinister wouldn't really go with Hudson and Rex, anyway.
The last scene as the ending scene never made sense to me, story-wise. We are not watching this from the mom's or the daughter's point of view, we're watching it from Charlie's who is mainly the one that we observe as the audience seeking closure for this case. It would have been even more obvious, had the writers decided to introduce it earlier, but that's the POV we're seeing. Which is why there should have been a different ending scene where Charlie talks it with the rest of the team or just Sarah, or just Joe since he was the one Charlie had been talking to about this in the previous two episodes. This scene is important too and shouldn't be omitted but it shouldn't have been the last one.
That's my major issue with this episode. Otherwise, it's understandable that Charlie pushes aside everyone else, but when they show that Sarah is relieved that he's supposedly back to normal (whatever that means because he didn't act unhinged during the case for everyone to treat him like that and talk behind his back), there should have been a follow-up conversation with Charlie either recognizing the way he was acting, or talking to someone about how he feels now that this case which has supposedly been weighing on him for fourteen years has been solved.
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alicepao13 · 2 days ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E17 - Lost and Found - Part B
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Definitely disturbing but you're not her therapist. Your job was to find her and you did that. Now, you also have to find the dude.
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Unless they cut some huge blow up, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??? Also HARRY DID YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE???
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I think he's okay, guys. Really. Or at least, I've seen him way worse in at least three separate occasions. But I understand because it's usually Rex who's there to witness them (and criminals).
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Alright, let's do this again.
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Just at the right moment.
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Charlie, when was the last time you visited the internet? Because I feel that some things have changed since the 90s.
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Am I the only one who thought that was going to lead somewhere?
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This really should be handled by a therapist. Or Sarah who doubles as any doctor on the medical field, aside from dentist.
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There's all kind of cuckoo nuts people in this world.
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They better be close.
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Jesse, did you do this on purpose to the poor doomsday prepper? Also, he still has your phone.
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"Stop being so macho, the key is right here!"
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"Fuckity fuck."
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It wasn't even your case! Where are the detectives who worked it back then? Has everyone retired?
To be continued in Part C.
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alicepao13 · 2 days ago
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Hudson and Rex S05E17 - Lost and Found - Part A
I like this episode a lot. It doesn't give me 100% of what I want. Maybe like 80%. Although I tend to overly point out what they do wrong, so maybe people think that I hate more things than I love.
Black letters in quotes: Actual show quotes.
Green letters in quotes: What I come up with my twisted brain.
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Headcanon that Charlie can't sleep on his bed anymore when Sarah is not there so he sleeps on the couch. And Rex of course will sleep on the couch with him because Charlie has said that he's not allowed on the bed, but he hasn't said anything about the couch, has he?
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We were asleep, bro. Some people have to work in the morning.
When Charlie gets the call, the bar is lively. Or, well, there are still people. When he finally arrives at the bar, it's completely empty. How much time did it take him to get there?
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I'm afraid we're not going to get any answers out of him.
Oh, I forgot he had a note on him.
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I love this scene where Charlie finds the doll and his lower lip slightly trembles. Personally, because I've grown up with a lot of Greek tv where everyone thinks they're in a play so there's a lot of yelling and overplaying their emotions, I don't mind reservation up to a point. Although, as I've stated before, there's a lot of that on Hudson and Rex so they're in the opposite end of this. But this scene has a nice balance, because we know that Charlie would not break down and cry right then and there.
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So many years as a cop and you are still unable to tell if a skeleton is an adult's or a kid's?
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I don't think he should have told the mom so soon that her daughter is alive.
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Everybody knows that every green officer makes such promises. Charlie seems to have regretted that, judging by his expression.
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Snow!
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Well, you found her.
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We're off to a great start.
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I think Charlie has been carrying the weight of this case for too long on his own to be able to really accept help. The exception is, of course, Rex. There's some sort of small character regression, but not a lot of it. I don't see a real deviation from how Charlie has acted in the entire season, despite Joe and Jesse looking at him like he's an alien and Sarah pointing out later that she's never seen him like this.
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Rex is Charlie's in with anyone, always and forever.
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Man, why would you call her to the hospital before you know what's going on?
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"Why are you mad at me? She's the one who barged in here."
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To be fair, using animals to help people as a form of therapy is a thing and it's not purely due to Rex's awesomeness.
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Oh, Jesse. I love that you can hear Sarah quickly pulling Jesse away before he can say anything else lol
"You've earned the right take a beat and celebrate the win"? Joe, have you even met him? And to be fair, I wouldn't consider the case closed either when the guy who kidnapped her and then proceeded to raise her away from her real mother is still out there.
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The Charlie-bot is processing.
To be continued in Part B.
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alicepao13 · 2 days ago
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Props to the writers for whumping the character with medical training.
The one character that could save their ass.
Sherri trained every animal and I am forever in awe.
I mean, that's insane.
This is a very serious moment so of course I’m laughing my ass off at your commentary.
Rewatches are for laughing at ridiculous stuff they put in lol
Hudson and Rex S05E15 - Northern Rexposure - Part C
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Agreed. He gets in enough trouble on his own.
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We are officially screwed.
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lol good one.
"I can barely see" It's okay, you'll be close enough for this.
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"Why was I not the one to run for help? Rex could probably operate."
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Aw! Selfishly, I'd have preferred Charlie to have to operate on Sarah, of course lol. But that doesn't mean that Jesse operating on Sarah doesn't offer anything in terms of angst.
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Which is how we're in our current situation.
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No, don't cry!
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That guy is hot.
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A standoff!
My understanding is that this weasel/skunk/whatever (I don't know them, okay?) shouldn't fart on Rex because then he'll temporarily lose his sense of smell? Or something like that.
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"Bro, let me pass, I've got important business!"
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"To spray or not to spray?"
Decided not to, after all.
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That owl nodded at Rex to go along. What?
I am at my "how the fuck did they film everything" phase.
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The current is taking him!
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Gosh, he must be exhausted. Rex deserves an entire bag of treats and many, many steaks after this.
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Surely, anyone can operate if a doctor slurs some instructions.
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Come on, Dr. Jesse.
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I would have passed out, I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
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You killed her! Have you never played Operation? It's exactly like that.
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And we don't even have paddles.
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Meanwhile Rex is using some morons who think they can abduct him as transportation.
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Well, I never thought that I'd see this after a Hudson and Rex episode.
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