#also matt smith being cast as the dad in the movie version is so good bc i was annoyed by the dad and matt smith annoys me!

[centralpark1981]

finally finished reading starve acre and uh um. fucking uhhhhhh if you’re in the mood for fucked up relationships (romantic, platonic, familial) and drowning in grief and folk horror and british children (derogatory) i would suggest it very highly

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The head meds kicked in, but I had some time yet before work to knock this out, sry not sry.

Thor: Ragnarok's particular brand of humor does not, in fact, belittle or go out of its way to disrespect the apparently sacred ground of the stodgier parts of the MCU, but rather underscores their emotional importance by showcasing the characters dealing with them years down the road in a notably healthy way, at least compared to how they did so previously in canon. This is my thesis statement.

On principle, I cannot make everyone in Thor fandom see that Loki yearns for his relationship with Thor and even the rest of his family to be harmonious, and that, at least in movie canon (your mileage may vary, comics King Loki, you crazy leotarded bastard), or convince Marvel that it's actually a boon for Tom Hiddleston to infuse Loki's facial expressions with sincere emotional resonance when it comes to reacting to the idea that, in spite of their differences and Odin's terrible fucking parenting, he still loves his adopted brood, as opposed to characterizing him as a vaguely sympathetic Magneto-Joker hybrid and discarding him once he's no longer important to the plot. But uh, both of these things are a Thing.

I also can't expect that there aren't pockets of honkey-heavy (I include myself in this demographic; 'Crocs, mac 'n' cheese, glamping,' see? I am one of you) MCU fanon that aren't racist or least culturally insensitive and/or flat-out stupid, and that that also influences the small hard-on some people have for hating Ragnarok. I can say that if your main argument is bristling that Taika Waititi just doesn't ~~understand~~ Loki the same way Whedon and company do because Spike 2.0 doesn't translate well into the monolithic Maori New Zealandian he's-not-White-and-I-am-uncomfortable-about-that-guys dialect, you probably have some soul-searching to do. If you can’t find it, a gently used one from eBay will probably work just as well.

So anyway, Ragnarok, lemme walk you through it. There are a number of occasions where the film references its predecessors in humorous ways, and it is common for the aforementioned sliver of Thor fandom to be crotchety about it because I guess comedy does not, in fact, equal tragedy plus time. (Hot take: It does.) I posit in spite of all the whining that each reference to Thor 1 and/or 2 and/or the Avengers flicks in Ragnarok serves a specific purpose that, super weirdsies, probably doesn't involve Taika Waititi putting a 'kick me' sign on Tom Hiddleston's back and then turning on a camera. Also, I personally liked 'em, because things are too fucking serious sometimes and it's nice to laugh. But! Here they are, in all of their glory:

1. Loki's summer stock theatre: Loki has gone out of his way to cast appropriate actors whose portrayals of his family and friend(s) are a direct insight into how Loki himself views them all. Sif is overly feminine and useless, because Loki's a bit of a sexist as a defense mechanism for his own masculinity and 'feminine' interests/mannerisms being scorned for like 1,500 years, and is probably also still miffed that that pesky spelling Sif's hair to stay dark after he snuck into her bedroom and cut it off in comics canon MORE THAN ONCE thing did not, in fact, make Thor stop hanging out with her because it made Loki the prettiest maiden by default. Volstagg is Fat. Hogun is pretty accurate, because even Loki knows better than to fuck with Hogun too much. Liam Hemsworth parodying his brother's take on Thor is the most meta fucking thing I've ever seen, with the possible exception that Matt Damon might have his cameo as Loki because he also played Loki in Kevin Smith's Dogma way back when (though I can't substantiate this alas).

Perhaps most telling, Odin makes sweeping overtures in Loki's play about his being the savior of Asgard, the son he wishes he'd appreciated before he made his noble sacrifice, etc. This is a kind and noble portrayal of his adopted father, one which Loki has had time to come around to because he has had time to get to know Odin and the Asgardian citizens in a way he previously couldn't, post-Dark World, and it has matured and humbled him. Even so, his longing facial expressions when Odin matter-of-factly says he loves him and is proud of his magical abilities and reminds him of Frigga are an incredible epilogue to The Tragedy of Loki of Asgard, because finally, art has imitated life in a way that has showcased both Loki's and Odin's maturity. What Loki's play doesn't do is make light of Loki dying/'dying.' The humorous portrayal of everyone is proof that Loki himself has used both humor and theatre as a coping mechanism. This isn't someone who was gleeful to usurp Odin so he could have a run at 'conquering' Asgard. Bereft of prophetic insights from Heimdall or fate or what have you that Thor has at his disposal, and needing to not make too many waves, lest Thanos figures out where he's hiding, Loki spent most of his time as a hands-off 'ruler of the Realms, with the possible exception of small improvements on-planet, like putting railings on the fucking Rainbow Bridge because someone could fall off that thing, Heimdall.

Even Thor's accusation that he mostly sat around "in your bathrobe, eating grapes" is probably 50 percent not fully appreciating Loki's approach to Kingship and the other half goading him because he knew he was going to find Loki pretending to be their dad the second Surtur gloated that Odin wasn't on Asgard anymore. He wasn't really interested in ruling all along, in spite of being brainwashed/tortured into attempting it by Thanos; he said as much as far back as in Thor 2011 ("I never wanted the throne; I only wanted to be your equal"). Again, Loki was never portrayed in the movie 'verse as being a dyed-in-the-wool villain, and by Ragnarok, he's a young man/demigod just trying to figure out his place in everything; which arguably, Thor is doing as well, albeit in the form of taking a gap year or two from college to pal around with his friends on an extended road trip. TL;DR: Loki inadvertently spends a couple of years cooling off and growing up, and the result is a significantly healthier being who can laugh at himself because he's had the opportunity to finally sit down and put things into perspective. This brings me to my next point; this is a transition sentence.

2. Someone fell off that thing, Heimdall: If you aren't already mad giggling when you realize Loki has been in the room with Thor on Sakaar for several minutes and even in the scene, albeit blurry, without either of them noticing, I entreat you to appreciate that a bit. Okay.

Once again, Loki telling the story of his suicide attempt at the end of Thor 2011 as less a tragic, spur of the moment action brought about by his grief and inability to see the rift between himself and his family mending any time soon, and more of a pre-planned risk he took good-naturedly the way a self-referred adrenaline junkie might talk about going cliff diving or some such showcases another common defense mechanism of his: Adaptation. Loki is something of a chameleon even before taking his actual shape-shifting abilities into account. He's also an opportunist: If jumping aboard a new ship mid-battle because the odds of survival appear much greater, he has few moral qualms about doing so, and/or an intense desire to Just Survive that overshadows everything else. (Most of the time, anyway.) In a kinder understanding of his talented, lying silvertongue than Thor and Sif and the Warriors 3 seem to have, as well, Loki has a knack for selling his actions by way of pretending they were what he planned to do all along. This is the pathos behind his retelling of his near-suicide to a group of admiring onlookers. Loki has learned from his time as Odin what it is to take up the mantle of, as Hela sneers, "goblets and garden parties," and it inadvertently primes him to get along really well on Sakaar. Now that he, too, is away at college for the first time, Loki is unburdened by all the embarrassing shit everyone on Asgard knows about, and he uses it to craft an idealized version of himself for the sake of having a good story to tell at a party. This doesn't mean Taika Waititi is making light of Loki's near-death experiences: He absolutely expected to die in the 2011 film, and, I strongly argue, in 2012, this was also the case. After being pumped full of so much of Thanos' magic and power over the years probably was the only thing that kept him from dying from his wounds after taking a giant fucking sword through the chest, Loki woke up, looked around, surprised, and then made the situation work for him.

(I started rambling about how Odin's reluctance to not immediately come home once he broke free of Loki's spell [because he and Frigga had missed a lot of Odin Sex Nights aka Wednesdays and/or Heimdall warned him or something that destiny needed to take its course and that course was just letting Loki deal with all the board room meetings about how much Asgard spends monthly on booze while he ate pudding and lorded over the nursing home TV on Earth and that seemed way easier than having to listen to Loki whine about how much he hates prison all over again] and/or how obvious Loki's body movements are even in his Odin form meant that probably at least 75% of Asgard knew he wasn't fucking Odin the second they saw him also ties into the theme of everyone in the family kind of learning to get over themselves is apparent in even more subtle ways, but uh, this was the main gist of it. Sorry/you're welcome.)

3. "Mblergh, it's me!" I know The Snake Story wasn't movie canon before Ragnarok (though "that time I turned you into a frog" has been portrayed in other versions of Thor and Loki's relationship and it's fucking great in every one of them), but it, too, is evidential of the Brodinsons' mutual ability to allow time to help them reframe painful memories of the past with additional insight and a sense of humor; because again, it's fucking funny. Sorry you hate brown directors and having the replica of Loki's Avengers sceptre your mom bought you at Hot Topic in 2012 crammed up your ass so much that you can't see the forest for the trees, though.

Concluding paragraph: Thor: Ragnarok is up there for me with X-Men: First Class and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith as being superhero movies with colons in the name and the backing of a ridiculously attractive bromance that have taken over large swaths of my overall fandom experience over the years and I am extremely fond of it on the basis of that alone, but also it's the most in-character and positive portrayal of Loki that we could have gotten from a movie 'verse whose big-wigs are otherwise largely apathetic to him, and people should probably be sending Taika Waititi like fruit baskets or something for it rather than angry missives on Twitter because we don't deserve him, and yet, there is he is anyways. Final thought: I have to believe he would appreciate Tom Hiddleston's emo vampire from Only Lovers Left Alive being brought into his own What We Do in the Shadows canon and Adam hating every God damned second of it and that they would talk about it over another bowl of pasta before talking about their plans for Thor 4, aka why don't we just do a mocumentary of the behind the scenes of Loki's theatrical productions (lots of Norse myths brought to life in increasingly inappropriate ways on stage) and idk you and Hemsworth can kiss or something at the end and Jeff Goldblum can be there doing whatever the fuck he wants, and then they high five.

Work Cited: I reblogged a post earlier today of a 99% legitimately solid argument that Loki didn't fake his demise at the end of either of the first two Thor movies, and a piece of it nonetheless got stuck in my craw. OP is probably good enough people, whereas I am merely a crabby fandom bitch who would look nicer if I wasn't so fat and would smile more. Bow following standing ovation slash a handful of death threats on social media. I gotta get ready for work now. L8r world, smell my ass!

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Best Disney+ Hotstar TV Series In India (April 2020)

Best TV Series Of April 2020 On Disney+ Hotstar In India To Watch

Below is the list of all the series from Succession to the Mandalorian to watch.

Hotstar already had partnerships with HBO (Game of Thrones), FX (The Americans), Showtime (Homeland), and Hooq (The Flash). And now, even select Hulu suggests (Little Fires Everywhere) are displaying up, now that the 2 are sister businesses under the Disney umbrella. Speaking of Disney, Hotstar has a new name — Disney+ Hotstar — in case you've somehow missed all of the current buzzes. That approach a lot greater unique content material (The Mandalorian) will now be on the provider. Owing to that though, Disney+ Hotstar is not the most low-priced of the massive three anymore — it is now at Rs. 1,499, whilst Amazon keeps the title at Rs. 999 — but it does provide some suggests totally free, explicitly marked beneath.

To pick out the fine TV shows on Disney+ Hotstar, we began with Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and IMDb rankings to draw up a shortlist. While we'd located a focal point on the closing of them with Netflix and Amazon, that wasn't as necessary here on the grounds that its services are in large part American, this means that there were masses of critics' reviews. Additionally, we used our personal editorial judgment to add or put off some. This list can be updated once each few months if there are any worthy additions or if some TV shows are eliminated from the service, so bookmark this web page and hold checking in.  Here are the quality collection presently available on Disney+ Hotstar in India, sorted alphabetically.

The Affair (2014 – 2019)

A schoolteacher and budding novelist (Dominic West) starts an extramarital affair with a young waitress (Ruth Wilson) looking to piece collectively her existence in this somber drama, which introduced two strong seasons of deep and mental observation earlier than a moderate dip thereafter.

24 (2001 – 2014)

Kiefer Sutherland will be exceptionally remembered for playing counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer, who could do something to forestall a terrorist plot — sometimes numerous in a single season — irrespective of what the moral, moral, or private value. No definitive consensus, but these are generally considered to be the high-quality seasons (so as): seasons five, one, 4, and.

American Crime Story (2016 – Present)

A crime anthology collection from prolific writer Ryan Murphy, which dramatizes historical criminal cases within the US, including the O.J. Simpson murder trial and the assassination of Gianni Versace by way of spree killer Andrew Cunanan. A remarkable first season observed with the aid of a slightly less effective 2nd.

American Horror Story (2011 – Present)

This one in the horror format, with seven months to reveal it, is yet another anthology series by Ryan Murphy. The positive years was two years "Asylum" in a community of philosophers in 1964 and three years "Coven" in a community of witches that stopped him from living.

The Americans (2013 – 2018)

Set at some stage in the Cold War, Russian spies (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell) who've youngsters pose as an American circle of relatives dwelling in Eighties Washington, D.C., to spy at the US authorities. Excellent from beginning to complete, way to tremendous writing and appearing, bolstered by own family attention and resonating subject matters.

Angels in America (2003)

Al Pacino and Meryl Streep lead the cast of this six-component miniseries that swept the Emmys and Golden Globes. Based on Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-prevailing play of the same name, it is set all through the dawn of the AIDS epidemic within the Nineteen Eighties and follows six New Yorkers — an effective attorney (Pacino) amongst them — whose lives are related.

Arrested Development (2003 – Present)

Considered one of the quality sitcoms of all time, it follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy dysfunctional circle of relatives made of contributors more oddball and whimsical than the previous one. Stuck among them is the level-headed one (Jason Bateman) who ought to manipulate the circle of relatives affairs after the dad is imprisoned. Good for three seasons after which fell off a cliff. Stars Jeffrey Tambor, who stands accused within the #MeToo movement.

Barry (2018 – Present)

A darkish comedy approximately a former marine operating as a hit guy within the Midwest who goes to Los Angeles for a task and discovers a new ardor for performing as he gets involved with keen hopefuls within the local theatre scene.

Better Things (2016 – Present)

Pamela Adlon is the author and big name of this comedy-drama, about an unmarried mother who struggles to balance elevating her 3 ladies and her profession as an actor. Just like its protagonist, the show has charted its personal path, pairing caustic humor and poignant commentary in marvelous methods.

Band of Brothers (2001)

A 10-component miniseries based on Stephen Ambrose's 1992 ebook approximately a World War II unit known as Easy Company – supplying an intense study of the horrors of warfare thru dramatization, interviews and archive pictures – which starts with their training in 1942 and ends with Allied victory in Europe in 1945.

A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019 – Present)

Largely extraordinary, even though it changed into a hoot with critics, Robin Thede — the first African-American girl head writer of an overdue-night talk display — assembles a majority solid of black ladies for what the name says: sketch comedy. It's set in “an infinite magical reality” and functions Angela Bassett, Laverne Cox, Larry Wilmore, and Yvette Nicole Brown as visitor stars.

Big Little Lies (2017 – Present)

The lives of 3 rich but emotionally-stricken younger ladies (Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and Shailene Woodley) dwelling in an idyllic California metropolis are upended after their involvement in homicide research, sending ripples across the network.

Billions (2016 – Present)

Set within the world of New York excessive finance, a sensible, savvy US lawyer (Paul Giamatti) and a great, ambitious hedge-fund supervisor(Damian Lewis) try and outmaneuver each different on this slightly-soapy and larger-than-existence drama about greed, electricity, and competition.

Boardwalk Empire (2010 – 2014)

A take a look at the 1920s Prohibition generation — ban on alcohol — inside the US, via the eyes of an Atlantic City, New Jersey politician (Steve Buscemi) playing each side of the regulation. Consistently praised throughout its five-season run, for the appearing of its ensemble, its remarkable realization of the duration, and the sun shades of gray among its characters.

Chernobyl (2019)

Centered at the 1986 nuclear disaster in Soviet Ukraine, a 5-part observe what precipitated it, why it happened, whom it affected, and the way human beings answered — from the primary responders to the leader of the Soviet Union. Masterfully made, it gives a riveting look at the human price of institutional dysfunction resulting from nation censorship.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000 – Present)

Seinfeld co-author Larry David plays a fictionalized version of himself on this semi-improvised sitcom approximately a semi-retired TV author coping withdraw back-inducing situations, often as a result of his own faux pas. Laugh out loud at some point of its original run, and back to the heights of the one in 2020 after a dip in season 9. Consider looking the hour-long unique, Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, additionally on Hotstar, before you begin.

The Deuce (2017 – 2019)

The Wire creator David Simon brings his storytelling touch to Seventies New York, following the moment in time while the intercourse-trade went from being a returned-alley component to a legalized billion-dollar marketplace in the US. Stars James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal in main roles, with the former playing twin brothers.

Devs (2020)

Ex Machina creator-director Alex Garland continues his fascination for tech thrillers with this miniseries approximately a software program engineer who investigates the secretive improvement division of a quantum computing employer she works at, believing it is in the back of her boyfriend's disappearance. Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) stars as the top of the quantum company.

Deadwood (2004 – 2019)

Profanity and violence are omnipresent in this nineteenth-century Western tale of a lawless South Dakota agreement, which incorporated ancient characters (Ian McShane playing one) as it offered a richly-textured portrait that stands as one of the quality in its style, with its handiest fault — a loss of closure — erased 12 years later in Deadwood: The Movie, also on Hotstar.

Doctor Who (2005 – Present)

David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and — the primary-ever lady Doctor — Jodie Whittaker offer their take at the time-traveling, galaxy-hopping alien in the present day-day revival of the long-lasting British sci-fi show. Seasons 1 – 11 are to be had. Seasons, three, four, and five are commonly taken into consideration the quality of the lot, with the final of them commonly highlighted.

Euphoria (2019 – Present)

Based on an Israeli miniseries of the equal call, it follows a set of high school college students — with Spider-Man star Zendaya within the lead — as they conflict with capsules, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love, and friendship. It's not an easy watch, mind you, however, it's complete of empathy.

Escape at Dannemora (2018)

Benicio del Toro and Patricia Arquette lead the fantastic forged of this seven-episode miniseries — directed by Ben Stiller — approximately an actual-life prison escape, concerning two convicted male murderers and a married woman jail employee, all of whom have been romantically and sexually entangled. It's a slow-burner however worthwhile.

Enlightened (2011 – 2013)

Laura Dern won a Golden Globe for playing a company govt who had a humiliating apprehensive breakdown, went to an intellectual fitness center in Hawaii, and got here lower back with a brand new outlook on life that upended things at each painting and home in this comedy-drama that was canceled seasons into its critically-acclaimed run.

Feud: Bette and Joan (2017)

At some stage in the film production in the early 1960s, behind the curtain of conflict between actresses Joan Crawford and Bette Davis is the subject of this anthology series – featuring Ryan Murphy – which discusses aging, racism, or bigotry to maintain a declining prestige.

Flight of the Conchords (2007 – 2009)

The Kiwi comedy-music duo of the identical call brings their real-existence story to the display screen, wherein the 2 — Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie — play fictionalized versions of themselves, trying to find reputation in New York after uprooting themselves from New Zealand. Most episodes center on the two, their supervisor, their only fan and stalker, and a pal who advises them on girls and lifestyle.

Fugitives [Prófugos] (2011 – 2014)

Oscar-winner Pablo Larraín in part directed this Spanish-language Chilean thriller about four individuals who have to go on the run across the length and breadth of the USA after a failed drug deal.

Girls (2012 – 2017)

A modern-day satire of humor and irony about 4 women in the early 20's who reside in New York. Several roles may even be caricatures later, yet this is an exceptional representation of female amusement.

Gentleman Jack (2019 – Present)

This is set in the nineteenth century and depicts the tale of Anne Lister (Suranne Jones), the British landowner and industrialist, who has preserved her diaries over a decade of enigmatic Lesbian connections. The success of Jones was lauded, even though the reviewers felt that the show was not necessarily groundbreaking because of its lead.

Gravity Falls (2012 – 2016)

In this lively comedy for kids, dual 12-yr-olds are packed off to spend the summer season holidays with their great-uncle inside the mysterious titular city, in which they stumble upon paranormal forces and supernatural creatures and help uncle run the world's maximum weird museum. Only the primary of two seasons is available, weirdly.

Game of Thrones (2011 – 2019)

In a foreign world full of dead, dragons and lively characters, George R.R. Martin's unfinished "A song of ice and fire" series of novels is the most famous show of the 2011s. The history failed in later years, as the source material ran out.

Generation Kill (2008)

The Wire writer David Simon collaborated with writer Evan Wright to evolve the latter's eponymous non-fiction book approximately being embedded as a journalist with the troops that participated inside the first wave of the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Praised for its storytelling and interest to detail.

How I Met Your Mother (2005 – 2014)

With the entire show essentially a large flashback, a father tells his kids about the activities that led him to meet their mother, taking a long detour through the personal lives of his buddies. Fell sharply in first-class in later seasons, and the finale thrilled few.

Humans (2015 – 2018)

This British remake of the Swedish sci-fi originally explores the social, cultural, and mental effect of synthetic intelligence and robots, through the standpoint of a suburban circle of relatives which buys the brand new must-have system: a “synth”, a robot servant that seems like a human. Critically acclaimed throughout the three-season run, for being thought-scary, and imparting intrigue and insight.

High Maintenance (2016 – Present)

The personal lives of stressed-out humans in New York depicted through the observations in their cannabis deliveryman (Ben Sinclair). Strangely poignant and come what may insightful as it went on, creating a hit transition from the internet to TV.

Homeland (2011 – 2020)

The first years of this eight-season secret agent mystery, approximately a CIA officer (Claire Danes) with bipolar sickness who suspects a returning US Marine Corps vet (Damian Lewis) has been turned by al-Qaeda, had been the high-quality years, before embarking on a constant descent into mediocrity. Recovered for the eighth and final season, however it is an excessive amount of dedication.

Insecure (2016 – Present)

A hilarious take a look at the awkward lives of African-American ladies, who are pleasant buddies and live in Los Angeles, as they navigate non-public and professional issues even as seeking out something satisfying.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

This epic, glamorous sit-com was produced and directed by Rob McElhenney and is pursued by 5 separate, underhand mates (including Charlie Day and Danny DeVito) who operate an Irish bar in southern Philadelphia. Only to be a season that was not appreciated, while the main episodes are named four, seven and ten seasons, with a special highlight in season 4 final.

John Adams (2008)

Paul Giamatti played the titular 2nd president of America on this seven-component miniseries — directed by way of Tom Hooper — which chronicled his political and personal existence from the pre-Independence instances in 1770 Boston through to his loss of life in 1826. Praised for its visuals even though criticized for its casting alternatives, it gained more Emmys than any miniseries thus far.

Killing Eve (2018 – Present)

The hidden agent thriller version of the novel series of Luke Jennings, Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, deals with the famous fascination between an energetical and psychopathic British officer of the intelligence (Sandra Oh) and an elusive killer (Jodie Comer). Noted for his lead roles and black comedy and season 2 stumbling blocks.

The Knick (2014 – 2015)

Steven Soderbergh directed all 20 episodes of this have a look at New York clinic on the start of the 20th century, instructed via the viewpoints of a major physician and a drug addict (Clive Owen), and the assistant chief-general practitioner (André Holland) who fights racism in the body of workers and the city. Kicked off in fashion, and considered to have advanced in year.

The Leftovers (2014 – 2017)

Based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the equal name, this supernatural drama is set some years after the surprising disappearance of two percent of the global populace, and the way it impacted those left behind. Grew in crucial reception at some stage in its run, finishing as one of the fines indicates of all time because it provided a deeply effective portrayal of the meaningless of life.

Luther (2010 – Present)

Idris Elba stars as a committed and extremely good British detective who attempts to maintain a grip on his private life at the same time as coping with the psychological fallouts of the crimes he is tasked to resolve. Consistently praised for Elba's performing and his dynamic with Ruth Wilson, with complaints directed closer to the amount of violence regarding lady sufferers.

Looking (2014 – 2016)

Three close homosexual friends — a 29-yr-vintage online game fashion designer, a 31-12 months-old artist's assistant, and a 39-12 months-vintage — navigate their personal and expert lives in modern-day San Francisco. Noted for its authenticity, actual-global experience, and interest to element, however became canceled after two seasons and ended with a characteristic-period finale known as Looking: The Movie, additionally on Hotstar.

Louie (2010 – 2015)

The comedy-drama introduces the acerbic observational humor, in spite of the reality that a separated comic raises his daughters in New York with a sprinkler of C.K. stand-up pieces, whether you are inclined to distinguish the performer from the actor, despite his frequent sexual harassment founder, host, producer, and star, Louis C.K. acknowledged in 2017. There are also several series that might be an awkward glance.

Malgudi Days (1987 – 1988)

R.K. Narayanan's series of short memories approximately special faces of life in a fictional South India town are selectively tailored for the display screen, way to his cartoonist brother R.K. Laxman, actor-director Shankar Nag, and producer T.S. Narasimhan. Free to look at.

Misfits (2009 – 2013)

Struck by way of lightning even as out doing court docket-mandated community carrier, 5 younger adult offenders — Game of Thrones' Iwan Rheon, and The Umbrella Academy's Robert Sheehan among them — start to increase superpowers that replicate their characters. The complete cast turned into overhauled in the course of its five-season run, however, the sci-fi comedy-drama in large part managed to paste the landing.

Modern Family (2009 – 2020)

A mockumentary-style comedy following the extended Pritchett extended family made out of three contemporary households: a patriarch, his more youthful Latina wife and her son; his firstborn daughter and her family of two kids; and his son who lives along with his husband and adoptive daughter. Three robust seasons and five straight Emmy win, however not as nicely acquired considering the fact that.

The Mandalorian (2019 – Present)

Pedro Pascal stars because of the titular unnamed helmeted bounty hunter and lone gunfighter within the first-ever live-movement Star Wars series, set after the fall of the Empire (Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) and earlier than the emergence of the First Order (Episode VII: The Force Awakens). His lifestyle is ready to be upended by way of his state-of-the-art bounty target. Use this hyperlink if you cannot find it in search.

Mildred Pierce (2011)

Kate Winslet swept the awards circuit for her overall performance in the titular position of an overprotective, self-sacrificing divorced single mom of two kids, who opens an eating place and attempts to win over her spoiled, narcissistic, formidable elder daughter for the duration of the Great Depression. Based on James M. Cain's 1941 novel of the equal name, to which it caught a little too close.

The Night Of (2016)

Riz Ahmed stars as a Pakistani-American student in this 8-component miniseries, who's charged with a female's homicide after a night time of partying mysteriously is going awry, of which he has no recollection. Less against the law drama and greater an indictment of the USA crook justice system.

The Office (2001 – 2003)

Before Greg Daniels placed an American spin on it that ran for 9 lengthy seasons, the Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant-created, written and directed mockumentary set in a “dysfunctional place of work from hell” — a paper company in a dreary suburb — followed an incompetent workplace supervisor (Gervais), who annoyed all of us by using thinking he's each humorous and an incredible boss. It collapsed after seasons of low rankings, but its reputation has brought about numerous localized variations. Including in India, however do not watch it.

Olive Kitteridge (2014)

Frances McDormand played the titular cantankerous however well-which means retired arithmetic schoolteacher on this miniseries variation of Elizabeth Strout's 2008 Pulitzer Prize-triumphing novel, which offered a have a look at 25 years of her existence in a small town within the northernmost nation in the eastern USA. A sluggish-burner filled with splendid performances, which includes McDormand, Richard Jenkins, Ann Dowd, and Bill Murray.

The Outsider (2020)

Based on Stephen King's 2018 novel of the same call, a police detective (Ben Mendelsohn) and a personal investigator (Cynthia Erivo) suspect the involvement of a mysterious force inside the gruesome murder of an eleven-year-vintage boy in the woods of the US kingdom of Georgia. It might be a little too gradual for some. A 10-episode miniseries.

The Pacific (2010)

An associate piece to the aforementioned Band of Brothers, this 10-component miniseries heads to the Pacific Ocean-the front of World War II, focusing at the actual-existence reviews of 3 US Marines in 3 different regiments, drawing off 4 separate memoirs. Executive produced by means of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, it became praised for its visuals and being unflinching.

Patrick Melrose (2018)

Based on Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical novel collection, this 5-component miniseries unearths Benedict Cumberbatch gambling the titular wealthy Englishman fighting a couple of addictions, and adolescence abuse and forget about from the Nineteen Eighties to the 2000s. Critics said it supplied “a scathing indictment of British high society's inherited disorder, cruelty, and the wealth that enables them”.

Pose (2018 – Present)

Set in Nineteen Eighties New York, this dance-musical drama – co-created by using Ryan Murphy – explores several elements of society: the ball-way of life international, the upward push of the posh Trump-technology universe and the downtown social and literary scene. Noted for its massive transgender forged.

Rome (2005 – 2007)

The transition of Ancient Rome from Republic to Empire, which began in fifty-two BC under Julius Caesar and set the degree for civil war, explored through the eyes of two infantrymen whose lives intertwine with principal events in history. Ran for just seasons because of costs.

Show Me a Hero (2015)

From the creator of The Wire, a six-part miniseries starring Oscar Isaac as Nick Wasicsko, the youngest huge-town mayor within the US, who dealt with vociferous public opinion between 1987 and 1994, stemming from a court docket order that public housing has to be constructed inside the center-magnificence, ordinarily-white part of the city. Addressing magnificence and racism, it becomes well timed and undying.

Silicon Valley (2014 – 2019)

Set in the excessive-tech gold rush of its eponymous San Francisco Bay Area, a comedy that lampoons the struggles of six programmers — Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, and Kumail Nanjiani gambling 3 of them — looking to make it large and gives a timely satire of issues because of the present day-day era.

Sharp Objects (2018)

Gone Girl creator Gillian Flynn brings every other one of her complex girl protagonists to display screen in this miniseries, with Amy Adams playing a journalist who returns to her small homeland to record at the murders of two preteen ladies and finds herself involved a bit too intently attributable to her darkish beyond.

Sarabhai vs Sarabhai (2004 – 2017)

The daily adventures of the 2 generations of a top-class Gujarati family dwelling within the upmarket South Mumbai neighborhood of Cuffee Parade, with friction among the mother-in-law (Ratna Pathak Shah) and her middle-class, Delhi-born daughter-in-regulation, and the love-hate relationship between the father and his 2d son. Revived in 2017 by way of Hotstar for a failed season 2. Free to watch.

The Sopranos (1999 – 2007)

Considered one of the best TV shows of all time, this six-season drama chronicled the lifestyles of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobsters (James Gandolfini), who turns to a psychiatrist as he has a problem balancing family lifestyles and being the crime boss. Solid on all fronts — attractive characters, strong forged, ethical discussions, and darkish humor — it is nicely-remembered and debated for its arguable very last shot.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 – 2020)

Spawned from the film of the identical name — additionally on Hotstar — and set at some stage in the 3-yr gap among the events of Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, the adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, his Padawan apprentice Anakin Skywalker, and in time, his personal Padawan apprentice Ahsoka Tano. Resurrected for Disney+ after a six-yr hiatus.

Succession (2018 – Present)

Who knew that the subsequent Game of Thrones would be a modern satire approximately the fight over a fictional media empire, targeted on a dysfunctional circle of relatives of cutthroats: the detached oldest son, the strength-hungry 2d born, the irreverent 1/3, and the savvy youngest daughter, and the founder and the patriarch, who prioritizes business over his children. Golden Globe and BAFTA winner.

Six Feet Under (2001 – 2005)

Oscar-winner Alan Ball created this macabre drama approximately a dysfunctional own family running a funeral home in Los Angeles, with each episode commencing with a clean corpse that would have something to do with the Fisher's own family's very own troubles. Filled with a top-notch cast, it tripped over itself in season four but recovered for a fitting swansong that boasts arguably one of the excellent series finales.

This Is Us (2016 – Present)

This heartstrings-tugging own family drama jumps thru time to depict the lives of three siblings (Sterling K. Brown among them) and their dad and mom, who appear to be mysteriously linked to every other in approaches beyond their shared birthday.

True Detective (2014 – Present)

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson performed two Louisiana homicide detectives within the first and best worthwhile season of this anthology crime drama, whose pursuit of a serial killer over a 17-year duration gains renewed hobby attributable to a new, comparable case.

Twin Peaks (1990 – 2017)

Through the point-of-view of an idiosyncratic FBI agent investigating a younger lady's homicide in the extraordinary name city, David Lynch explored the dark side of human nature together with his conventional use of surrealism, mysticism, dream sequences, and a circus of oddball characters. Suffered immensely after network stress led to homicide storyline being resolved in season 2 and become canceled. Revived 25 years later in Twin Peaks: The Return — no longer on Hotstar or some other place — garnering much acclaim.

Veep (2012 – 2019)

A satirical take on the internal workings of the US government, following a senator (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), selected to serve as the Vice President, and the hilarious antics of her incompetent staff. Won the Emmy 3 years in a row, while Louis-Dreyfus has racked up six instantly wins. Didn't have the same chew in later years, however nonetheless one of the first-class.

The Walking Dead (2010 – Present)

Based on Robert Kirkman's popular comedian collection, a horror drama set in a post-apocalyptic future in which the survivors — stars Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Danai Gurira have all spent seven years or greater — search for a safe haven in a world overrun by way of zombies. Hit its top in the fifth season, and by no means recovered.

Watchmen (2019)

Lost co-author Damon Lindelof bravely pushes the superhero genre with this “remixed” miniseries observe-up to creator Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons' seminal 1987 comedian ebook series of the equal name. Set 34 years after the events of the authentic, a police detective and vigilante (Regina King) digs into the homicide of a friend, which has ties to a white supremacist institution's evil plan.

Westworld (2016 – Present)

Set in a futuristic topic park, this mind-bending sci-fi collection is ready the sunrise of cognizance in androids, who've been used by their human makers without any worry of retaliation. Based on Michael Crichton's 1973 film, on which it then expands. Its penchant for inscrutability and style over substance can get in its manner, but it's in no way without thrills.

What We Do inside the Shadows (2019 – Present)

Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's 2014 mockumentary horror comedy movie is becoming a chain by the latter which follows 4 vampires who have been residing collectively for loads and masses of years in Staten Island, New York. Praised for its absurdity, charming forged, and lore expansion.

The Wire (2002 – 2008)

A complicated, unflinching exam of the societal ills plaguing Baltimore, always targeted at the metropolis's illegal drug exchange and touching upon the waterfront, politicians, school machine, and media intake as season-lengthy subplots. I told the story from all angles and remains one of the first-class shows of all-time.

Wolf Hall (2015)

Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, and Claire Foy big name on this six-element model of the first books in Hilary Mantel's fictionalized biographical planned trilogy of Thomas Cromwell (Rylance), who rose thru the ranks in Henry VIII's (Lewis) court by using liberating the king of his marriage to Anne Boleyn (Foy). The acting, direction, and attention to length element had been praised.

Work in Progress (2019 – Present)

In another target market underappreciated show that was praised immensely by means of critics, a forty five-yr-vintage self-figuring out “fat, queer dyke” (Abby McEnany, also co-writer and co-writer) laid low with despair and obsessive-compulsive disease (OCD) unexpectedly ends up in a transformative courting with a 22-yr-old transgender barista.

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Rank & Furious 6

Howdy everybody. We’ve got quite possibly the most heartfelt, thought out, and artistic content for you this week.  Dylan wrote a ton, and for me to have written anymore would have left us with far too much reading to do this week.  Instead, I’ll pop in/piggyback wherever I feel necessary with this italicized text.  For those who don’t know, around these parts we have some big Fast and Furious fans.  If you haven’t seen the movies, fix that.  But also if you haven’t seen them, you may find yourself scratching your head at this week’s rankings.  That’s ok, just know they are content. I’ll do my best to provide a normie version of content for you people. If you have seen the movies, please enjoy a Fast and Furiousified version of the Week 6 Power Rankings. ___________________________________________________ For those who haven't heard, Tyrese, The Rock, and Jason Statham have been involved in a squabble that should have broken my heart. But then I realized I was happy that the series had fallen apart. My apathy for the situation confused me, and I decided to examine why this was the case. Maybe Bowers was right, and I was really just a feudster at heart and liked seeing the feud. But I would never have wanted to hear about Paul Walker and Sung Kang feuding, so it couldn’t be that. Maybe I’ve just gotten tired of the Rock, with his bad movies and bad politics. But no, because honestly, I’m still excited when I watch him in Fast Five. Then it hit me. I’m just happy because really, the series is already over. Fate of the Furious started a new series of movies (one that frankly doesn’t seem to be very good). And with the problems the previously tightknit cast now appears to be having, it just makes it easier to move on. With that being said, these power rankings are in honor of the greatest movie franchise of all time, now fracturing in front of the world. Think of them like one of those Buzzfeed quizzes where you see which character you are, but instead, it’s about your teams, and we just give you the answer. Fate of the Furious will be included, because it’s the only way for me to convey how bad some of our lower ranked teams are. Contains spoilers for all 8 movies. Keep fighting the good fight Tyrese! 5 > 1 = 7 > 6 > 3 > 4 > 2.*

*Editor’s note - this is a god damn lie.  Ranking 2 Fast 2 Furious below Tokyo Drift is actually a war crime, and you should be tried/hung for your crimes.  Except Dylan is already hung, if you know what I’m sayin ;) ;) 8==D But seriously, Tokyo Drift is horrible. It’s the worst Fast and Furious movie.  It might be a fine movie on in a vacuum, but it carries the Fast and Furious title, and it’s a horrible Fast and Furious movie.  Except for the Teriyaki Boyz (work warning: that link plays some dank music). That’s some good shit.

Honorable Mentions

Matt Barry – The FBI agent in 2 Fast 2 Furious played by Dexter’s dad from Dexter

JTG – The black FBI agent in in The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious

Smoochie – Johnny Tran, looking for fights over slights both real and perceived

Danny – Dom, if he was obsessed with jury duty, spoiled movies, and was never broken out of prison after Fast and Furious (note: This is my bad excuse for not calling anyone Dom because I couldn’t pick anyone)**

**Even with the ridiculous qualifiers/modifications/whatever you wanna call them, this is literally the hottest take I have ever read in my life.  

Tom – Vince (I 100% stand by this and will not be convinced otherwise)

Nobody – Tej, which just shows how ridiculous he is. He goes from pretty good mechanic who organizes races to elite hacker who can also create incredible gadgets out of nowhere with 0 training. It’s so ridiculous that I can’t even compare it to anyone in the league.

The Fucking Losers (managed by Everett Sobel)

Fast and Furious Character – Leon

Most people forget Leon exists. But he was part of the original crew. Dom’s crew in the first movie wasn’t just Dom, Vince, Letty, and Jesse; Leon was out there with them, robbing trucks and presumably doing other stuff while not robbing trucks. What happened to him? Who knows. He probably got arrested after the whole thing happened, or is in hiding. But wherever Leon is, and wherever Everett is, I hope he’s happy and I miss him. It’s been a long league without you my friend.***

***Dylan says “wherever Everett is” but we know where Everett is, he’s inside all of our hearts. 

12.  The Memes of Production (1-4, last week #11)

Fast and Furious Character – Deckard Shaw

When I first saw Jason Statham in mid-credits scene in Fast & Furious 6, I wasn’t happy. The 6th movie was already a bit underwhelming coming on the heels of Fast Five, and when I saw him, I thought he was just going to ruin the franchise. Then Furious 7 came out, and it was terrific. In my opinion, it was either the 2nd or 3rd best movie in the series. Then, Fate of the Furious came out, and he was part of the reason that it wasn’t good. And now the spinoff with The Rock is happening, and it’s confirmed, he did ruin the series.

Andy’s team looked terrible in Week 1, the worst in the league. Then they looked terrific in week 2, and I thought they could move up towards the top 4. Ever since, they’ve looked terrible again, and it looks like my initial thought there was unfortunately the right one.

If I don’t type text here, there will be a weird gap between Andy and Arielle, so just ignore this. There’s already probably a weird gap between this text and Andy’s gif.  Tumblr is a pain in the ass.

11. Team Calm Down Will (2-3, last week 10)

Fast and Furious Character – Elena

Elena is awesome, but she just can’t catch a break. When she was a bit younger, she was married to a police officer who got killed in the line of duty (David Johnson). She tries to arrest Dom and his crew, but instead, falls in love with him, and all is well. Nothing can ruin her happiness… except for Dom’s ex-wife still being alive, Dom leaving to be with her, and all this while she’s apparently pregnant (RIP Greg Olsen in a 53.5 point Week 2). Things start looking up again, as Hobbs gives her a recommendation for a promotion and she gets used to being a single mom, but ultimately, just because she is associated with the wrong people (looking at you Blake Bortles), she meets a shocking, horrifying end.

Sorry Arielle, I really wanted to make a better gif for you.  Your team is abysmal so the least I could’ve done was given you the joy of a cool gif.  Unfortunately, Elena doesn’t have many good gifs online, so you’ll have to settle for this

10. Freaky Frogadier (1-4, last week #9)

Fast and Furious Character – Jesse

This team just tries to do too much. Swapping picks before the draft, then the first trade, then the second trade, then the third trade, and now rumor has it they’re looking for a 4th trade? They’re going a mile a minute, and their GM should probably be going to MIT or something, but they seem to have ADD. This week, with another loss and with Ben Roethlisberger admitting he can’t play anymore, they pretty much just got shot on their lawn by two guys in motorcycles. At least they’ll get to see Everett’s team in heaven.

Dylan I know you meant Fast and Furious Jesse, but you picked a character from an era before gifs even existed, so instead you have your face on top of Aaron Paul test driving a car.  Jesse Pinkman, Need for Speed, close enough.  Next time pick a better character for yourself and you’ll get a good gif

9. Chicken Winnigish (2-3, last week #7)

Fast and Furious Character – Sean Boswell

Team Evan has had a bunch of issues with injuries and lineups, but to be honest, most of them are self-inflected. He decided that he had to find Geoffrey, and because he focused on that instead of making a good team, he got kicked out of high school and sent to Tokyo. Things were looking a bit better when he won last week, but what was he left with? A not great looking girlfriend who is cool with dating people in the Yakuza, nowhere to live because he was kicked out of the house (FORESHADOWING???), and his friend still dead. The rest of this season will be like the rest of movies 4-8 were for Sean; maybe a small appearance in the win column, but mostly just nothing.

Before the haters come in and criticize my autistic artistic decision to make Evan Twinkie and not actually Sean Boswell, take a moment and just enjoy looking at Evan in that outfit.  You’re welcome. 

8. Caddyshack Name Incoming (1-4, last week #12)

Fast and Furious Character – Cipher

You hear that Charlize Theron is going to be in the new fast movie, and you think damn, she’s good looking and a great actor, she’s going to be great. Then you see the hair and… holy shit it’s terrible. And then her first couple of scenes are just god awful. Then she does have that scene where she kills Elena****, and it’s so ridiculous that you almost kind of think she’s an interesting character in an it’s so bad it’s good kind of way? This team’s Week 5 performance was that scene, as they won not because of Zeke, Evans, and Murray, but instead largely thanks to the Bengals D, Torrey Smith, and Justin Tucker. We’ll see if they go back to cratering like she did or if they can actually keep up the performance. Jason Witten at Flex might be their dreads.

****WOOOOOOOOOOOW, SOME OF US (me) HAVEN’T SEEN FAST8 YET.  This guy out here going full Danny.  Next you’re gonna tell us Laura Kinney is Logan’s daughter, and that they cloned his DNA. You’re a monster, Dylan.  

7. Confused Pandas (2-3, last week #7)

Fast and Furious Character – Gisele

Ok, the two women in the league both being female (ha, female, that’s funny) characters is not a great look. But it’s not my fault that they like to have their female characters get killed and both teams died with injuries to their 1st round picks. I started off not particularly liking this team and even saying it was mediocre, which I think is a fair way to describe Gisele in Fast and Furious. But then, Gisele throws up a 130.5 point performance in week 2, establishing herself as an awesome member of the team who you want to see succeed. And then, on the 2387 mile runway that is the Giants season, Gisele and Odell (IT EVEN RHYMES) both died, and people were too busy talking about other things (JJ Watt, the Giants 0-5 record, Dom surviving and walking through fire, where the fuck that runway even is) to really appreciate them like they should. This team is number 7, but also number 1.

Pew pew, bang bang, skeet skeet.

6. Phil Awoke My Sexuality (2-3, last week #4)

Fast and Furious Character - Han

And now the Asian is Han? Get your shit together Dylan. Han doesn’t have a great start in Tokyo Drift, considering he dies. But at least he’s intriguing. And then in Fast Five, you realize he’s really awesome. And then in Fast 6, he’s even awesomer. He might be my 4th favorite character (probably actually 5th, but you can talk me into it). Same with this team, which started off 0-2 with an impressive record and then had 2 big victories. But was this week the equivalent of Han mid-credits after Fast 6? This team had a chance for a big win against their division rival and lost. They have 2 QB’s, but if you have 2 QB’s you don’t really have one. I still really like this team, and I don’t think they’re dead, but they’ll need to figure something out to avoid Han’s fate.

Harnsowl I don’t need to explain this one for you, but I will happily testify as a witness if you want to prosecute Dylan for the racial profiling.

5. The Mayor of California (4-1, last week #6)

Fast and Furious Character – Hobbs

The good news: The Rock is the perfect non-leading guy for these movies. Brian and Dom do the emotional heavy lifting, Dom is usually battling the main guy, that leaves Rock “The Dwayne” Johnson to look really, really muscly, beat people up, and say thing varying from cool to corny while beating people up.

The bad news: He’s too good in this role for it to have continued forever, and Paul Walker dying significantly hastened the inevitable. He wasn’t good enough to be the de facto team leader in Fate of the Furious (it should have been Letty), and he won’t be good enough to have a spinoff.

This team is good. They’re 4-1, they’ve had some quality wins, and they have a decent amount of talent across the board.

Jason I don’t know if you’ve seen these movies, and it’s kind of hard to tell from this gif, but in case you haven’t seen it allow me to explain. In this scene, The Rock is literally flexing out of a cast.  I figured it was appropriate, especially when you consider Davante Adams’ recovery.

4. Walsh Me Nae Nae (3-2, last week #8)

Fast and Furious Character – Mr. Nobody

Walsh’s presence looms over the league even though we almost never see him. He was #2 in the league last year, and he looks good this year too. Nobody has jumped around more in my rankings, and we don’t really know anything about Mr. Nobody. And still, you feel like there’s something more to this team, and to Walsh. Whenever he says anything, people go nuts, and he just always seems to be around, influencing things more than we could even realize.

Walsh, there’s a solid chance this gif won’t load. I’ve already tried 3 or 4 times to make it work. It’s a 5.7 MB gif, which is beyond massive.  If not, I’ll post it in the group.  It’s way too many frames, and there’s a lot going on, just know I put some work into this one for you.

3. Watch Me Not TV (4-1)

Fast and Furious Character – Roman Pierce

First, let me say that teams 1-3 could realistically be in any order. Will is undefeated, Phil is the top scorer, and Nico is between the two in both. As for Nico, sure, there have been some questionable moments. He’s started Buck Allen a couple of times, he’s started multiple negative defenses, and there was the whole “Ejecto Dezzo Cuz” incident where he tried to trade Dez Bryant for one of those parallelepiped pink pencil erasers and the bottom part of a muffin. That and the fact that he’s one of our quieter chat members have made him fall under the radar a bit. But make no mistake, this team is a powerhouse that should not be underestimated. Kareem Hunt in the 5th was the best pick in the draft, Duke Johnson Jr is looking good again, and somehow, they just put up incredible performance after incredible performance. You don’t even realize they’re always winning and always coming out ahead, until they’re laughing at you and driving away your shit after you underestimated them. They ain’t hungry no more either.

If you enjoyed your gif this week, thank Dylan and Nico.  The second Dylan told me he was giving Nico Roman, I had to make the gif.  And then I couldn’t just give Nico a gif and nobody else, so the gifs were born.  

2. Primo Content (3-2)

Fast and Furious Character – DK

This team should dominate. But it’s not the first time we’ve thought that about Phil’s team. It looked like he was going to start running away with things in week 3, but he opened his mouth too soon, and then his team ended up losing. He looked like a lock for the playoffs last year, but again, he couldn’t shut then he ended up losing. Karma just kept coming back to kill him after premature bragging. There’s no way DK should lose to Sean, but then it happens. Is this the time that Phil finally gets past this and finds a way not to lose money on this league? Or will karma send him careening down a cliff while he loses to some random hick whose only living friend is named Twinkie? Only time will tell.

I wanted to give him Dom because Dom has become the worst character in the movies and screeches "family” like Phil screeches “content”.  I made the gif before Dylan told me DK, but that’s ok. DK sucks, Tokyo Drift sucks, this is an appropriate character for Phil.  

1. Blastoise Brigade (5-0)

Fast and Furious Character - Brian

This one’s a no brainer. As the undefeated team, they’re the heart and soul of this league. And they appeared ready to dominate it all year. And then, bam, out of nowhere, Dalvin Cook went off to raise his second kid and couldn’t be called back in even when his brother in law, the uncle and probably godfather to his children, became arguably the most wanted man in the world. I still have this team #1, but I don’t know how long that will last, as the early returns on Diggs without him are not promising. Good bye Dalvin. I’m watching this Monday Night Football game, and it’s going to be a long day without you my friend.

So why is this team ranked #1? Because like Brian, they understand Dom’s lesson. Ask any fantasy football player. Any real fantasy football player. It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile. Winning’s winning.

Whoops, this gif is super fast.  It’s called the Fast and Furious, and I’m furious this gif is so fast. Well, I’ve already closed Photoshop and don’t feel like remaking it, oh well.  RIP Paul Walker Dalvin Cook.

The League of Shadows (Season 2, last year Season 1)

Fast and Furious Character: Letty

We started with the League of Light, which was so far separated from its successors that it really is essentially a different league. Then we thought that the League was dead. It was even confirmed to be dead by Danny. But then, it came back, without its memory and basically as a new character. But then, oh no, it appeared to be a bad guy who is a bully and has always been a bully.; But then, it remembered who it was, and it’s back again! And now, even though football is awful, and even though fantasy football is awful, the League of Shadows still lives on being downright tolerable when everything around it is miserable, just like Letty.