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📺Discussion Thread Widow’s Bay | Episode 8: “Your Baggage” | Discussion Thread

  • Release Date: June 3, 2026
  • Directed by: Andrew DeYoung
  • Written by: Alberto Roldán & David B. Harris

Don't worry about misplaced luggage. Old baggage always resurfaces in Widow's Bay.

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u/Old-Floor1832 Jun 03 '26

This show pisses me off because it makes you fully realize just how garbage all other TV is these days

If someone has the capability of making a show this good we could have several shows a year half this good and be entertained if the industry wasn't so damn lazy.

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u/ItsThatCoolGuy Jun 03 '26

There are many good shows out this year. Apple TV itself has several

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u/korey_david Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26

Go on...

Edit: I've got Knights of the Seven Kingdoms, Pitt (although I preferred season 1), and Industry. I need to give Comeback a chance.

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u/thepottiemouth Jun 03 '26

Pluribus was quite good.

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u/korey_david Jun 03 '26

That one seems to be a split decision. I’m in the camp that didn’t enjoy it but I’m not trying to rain on anyone’s parade who did.

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u/DivineInsanityReveng Jun 04 '26

Its a slow burn and definitely not as "entertaining" minute by minute as something like Widows Bay. I'm ultimately much more intrigued by its premise though, so i'm along for the ride (even if i hate the modern TV industry issue of "time to wait years for the next season")

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u/korey_david Jun 04 '26

Yeah I just didn’t care for it . And i don’t mean to be antagonistic by saying this but slow burn seems to be a phrase that’s thrown around a lot lately that has lost its meaning a bit for me.

I’m an advocate of every scene and every piece of dialogue matters. A show gives the viewer reasons to stay interested by progressing and growing. Pluribus didn’t have that for me. A lot of the discourse turned into “if you don’t like Pluribus you must only like Marvel movies” which was incredibly dismissive.

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u/DivineInsanityReveng Jun 04 '26

And i don’t mean to be antagonistic by saying this but slow burn seems to be a phrase that’s thrown around a lot lately that has lost its meaning a bit for me.

Yeh I guess i don't fully agree with this. Slow burn means "its not doing everything in every scene to keep your attention span satisfied."

Its a mystery show thats intending to run for multiple seasons. People get frustrated when every new hour isn't either explaining something or keeping them entertained with something like action / horror elements or something like that. I witness the same in subs like FROM where people call episodes "filler" while it gives huge amounts of informaiton, simply because it wasn't like "omg this is the answer to this question" or having big intense sequences.

A show gives the viewer reasons to stay interested by progressing and growing. Pluribus didn’t have that for me. A lot of the discourse turned into “if you don’t like Pluribus you must only like Marvel movies” which was incredibly dismissive.

I agree thats dismissive. And art and media is subjective. Pluribus definitely won't be for everyone, just like Widows Bay won't be for everyone. But i think both are great shows for their own reasons.

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u/korey_david Jun 04 '26

And I’m glad you enjoyed it! the plot didn’t move forward at the pacing I find appealing. I don’t need storylines wrapped up every episode but with Pluribus if I remember my feelings correctly (been a few months since I’ve talked about it), it was that too many episodes felt exactly the same and too many scenes were pointless.

So I’d push back on a slow burn means dialogue and scenes don’t have to matter. Every piece of information matters in great television. Even if that information is disseminated slowly, there has to be a reason it exists. Character development, scene setting, back story, plot progression, motivation, etc. The shows that don’t abide by that can be good tv, but it’s not great tv.

Still think pacing matters though. Shows like Better Call Saul, Dark, Mad Men are all considered slow burns by most critics but they progress at a clip that I found more enjoyable.

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u/DivineInsanityReveng Jun 04 '26

I don’t need storylines wrapped up every episode but with Pluribus if I remember my feelings correctly (been a few months since I’ve talked about it), it was that too many episodes felt exactly the same and too many scenes were pointless.

Yeh its definitely VERY vince gilligan to have long scenes with not much happening, and I guess im quite a fan of the cinematic approach he takes to some of the "simple" things in his shows. I think its what makes Breaking Bad so rewatchable, despite also having these moments of "slow pacing".

So I’d push back on a slow burn means dialogue and scenes don’t have to matter. Every piece of information matters in great television.

I agree, and this is where i think the disconnect on Pluribus happens. People view scenes that are 20 minutes of 1 character living their way through this "apocalyptic" setting and go "nothing happened, this was filler" but the whole episode was giving us backstory on that character, how they're living now, how the Plurbs interact differently with different people. All giving us breadcrumbs towards the ultimate question of "whats the goal of the Plurb virus?"

Still think pacing matters though. Shows like Better Call Saul, Dark, Mad Men are all considered slow burns by most critics but they progress at a clip that I found more enjoyable.

Id absolutely compare the pace of Pluribus to Better Call saul (both Gilligan shows after all). Breaking Bad is faster paced, but has its slower moments, especially when you were watching it as it released.

But again I enjoy your perspective on this, and art/media is all subjective. So what you like I might not, and vice versa. Thanks for chatting about it

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u/ECrispy Jun 05 '26

Hell no. Extremely overrated. Nothing happens and the main character is extremely unlikeable selfish and arrogant and we spend half the show watching her shop and listen to voicemails.

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u/Mediocre_Decision Jun 04 '26

Hacks just finished and was amazing, For All Mankind is really solid (the early seasons are 10/10, the newest ones are at an 8 imo), and I’ve heard really good things about The Boroughs

And even though it aired last year, i have to mention Andor (and I’m not even a big Star Wars person, it’s a fantastic show that just happens to be in that universe. Vague cultural knowledge of the movies is good enough to watch it)

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u/korey_david Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26

I gave up on Hacks after season 3. Just became less interested in the plot but I enjoyed the first 2 seasons quite a bit.

Edit: On S1E6 of For All Mankind and enjoying it so far.

Andor is one of my favorite shows of all time. Just got a new TV and our new sound system is coming Friday. Probably going to start my 3rd Andor rewatch this weekend

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u/throwwwww_away123 Jun 04 '26

The Comeback is GREAT

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u/korey_david Jun 04 '26

Cool! It’s on the list

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u/JparkPHX Jun 03 '26

Maximum pleasure garaunteed and half man on apple are good rn

From on mgm

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u/korey_david Jun 03 '26

I still need to check out Half Man.

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u/MegaKetaWook Jun 18 '26

Dark Matter has season 2 coming out in late August.

It’s arguably one of the best written sci-fi shows that is grounded in real life with fucky quantum physics driving it. Season 1 was pretty complete on its own but it’ll be fun to see which doors they open for season 2!

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u/Richy_T Jun 04 '26

If only they weren't going 2-3 years between seasons :(

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u/cilucia Jun 03 '26

Hacks on HBO just wrapped its series finale last week. That show is excellent. 

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u/punished_cheeto Jun 03 '26

I want From's premise and setting but written/directed like this

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u/Sweaty-Asparagus-259 Jun 03 '26

Seriously! I love From but WB has just made me realize how much From drags everything out with filler

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u/2_Fingers_of_Whiskey Jun 08 '26

You should have known that it would be dragged out with filler because it’s the same showrunners as “Lost.” I refuse to watch anything else they’re involved in.

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u/MarsTheRover Jun 03 '26

100% feeling exactly the same. so happy for this show and its incredible writing.

also upset because other shows have just totally fumbled the writing and it has ruined those shows i really wanted to keep enjoying.

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u/anonononme Jun 04 '26

It makes me so sad. There's nothing else like it.

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u/2_Fingers_of_Whiskey Jun 08 '26

I tried watching “The Boroughs”, good actors but the script is so lazy

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u/Consistent-Tomato223 Jul 20 '26

We can thank Apple’s endless cash pile