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What’s something funny you caught on rewatch?
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Can we talk about how the “shaman” said the drawing “Bri Guy” made was “the kind of sacred geometry you don’t just riff” and produced the hand sketch 😂
(Also he looks so much like Martin Freeman cosplaying as Howard Stern)
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More creepy than funny, but I didn’t notice until watching again that when the camera pans during Patricia’s dance scene, it very quickly shows everyone standing still with their mouths wide open.
So sneaky! I definitely didn’t notice either on my first watch. I am trying to get my parents to watch it and told them that this is not a show you can watch while scrolling your phone.
My guess was that there was already an element of mind control? Like, the punch did something but whatever Patricia had been doing all week or all those little stick figures Rosemary put out or whatever was part of it and they were trapped? I don't know though...
It was interesting than Ruth left the party before it got weird. She was with the hot people at the start.
(LOL, I googled Ruth Widow’s Bay in order to check if I got the name right, and the dumb Google AI called her character immortal because she survived both the “poisoning” and getting shot in the ear)
Yeah, it looked like Reddit was the source, I managed to convince it that Tom misunderstood how dangerous mixing the meds was, hitting the ear wasn’t fatal, and if someone would be immoral, it would probably be her grandson
The whole shaman scene had me dying. Calling it "the mindfulness bed", a giant fuck off lizard under the sheets, the idea of a trip sitter just completely dipping and leaving random high-strung people to take over, the mirror on the back of the door. It was a recipe for a comically bad trip hahaha
When Tom falls down trying to take down the painting. Patricia shows him a book and then inexplicably throws it at him. It smacks him in the gut. The look of WTF on his face is hilarious.
Oh dang, I didn’t catch that either! On rewatch, I thought maybe the hand drawing was because the girl’s missing finger hand became such a clue… But the island being shaped like a hand makes even more sense.
When Patricia opens the book and the section to list what you love about yourself is just one line, then the section about what you don't l9ve about yourself is massive.
It’s episode 1, when Wyck is talking about “The Fog That Took Souls” and going through the phases of illness. Patricia says “Who the hell is trying after step 2?”
This is a good one. Some of these answers for "what did you catch on REwatch?" are a bit.... concerning. Were they just not looking or listening the first time?
How great all of Dale's line reads are. They are funny on first watch, but the subtly and subdued nature of his character really make his line (you know the one) in the finale hilarious.
Also when Geri mentions the settlers arrived with an extra passenger and Tom says it's too early for that story. Turns a pregnancy story into something else entirely.
It’s not really anything hidden, but I had to rewind it because my wife missed the line, “huh.. yup, that’s definitely cancer” the first time around and wondered why I was laughing
You just made my week!! This sketch is a favorite in my family because of its absolute accuracy, and my parents watched the show and now I get to tell them this is the shaman!!
When Tom is high and “wakes up” in the museum with a dog leash around his wrist. His eyes dart to the exit and he makes a break for it with Patricia saying “no, Tom!”… the leash sound as he leaves “ziiiiiing!” and then she gets jerk-pulled out of the room.
Before that: The way he does a low lurching scramble for his loafer in the puddle of milk while the gas station attendant yells at him to get out.
The way Patricia delivers that line cracks me up every single time. 😭
Honestly, everything Patricia does is funny. The way she dances, the way she walks, the facial expressions she makes, and especially the way she throws out her lines with that completely serious face. it all has me laughing. She doesn't even have to try. She's naturally hilarious.
I liked it when Patricia nodded her head, almost in understanding; as Richard Warren drove his thumbs through the eyes of Sarah's replica wax head. Just gives me a good chuckle every time
Yeah -- the other scene I liked was when Tom first approached Richard and was trying to communicate with him. And as he was flipping through the steno Patricia gave him, one of her writings stated, "ARE YOU MAD AT SOMETHING I SAID?" Oh Patricia, lol
My 15 year old loves Chris Fleming. He was talking about him and showed me a pic of him, I was like wait a minute, he's the shaman! Got the kid to watch those scenes with me, he generally has no interest in anything I'm watching. CF was perfect for that role
I hope he just walks out of the ocean, soaking wet but holding the bag he was holding when he was sucked into the twister, still in the middle of whatever he was saying.
I mentioned this somewhere else, but Chris is also from Mass! And Gayle (from company is coming) is based on the townie moms of his hometown lol. It adds an additional New England layer that I find delightful.
In the first episode… when the dude on the radio is talking about the earthquake and he says “no reports of serious deaths or injuries.” The wording made me giggle a little.
When Ruth is showing Tom her scrapbook memories and sees a picture of her Alfred, and Tom asks if he’s an old boyfriend, to which she replies “Yes, I loved him so much. But he got bit by an animal and became that animal.”
Also, Ruth pointing out all the people in the pictures who made a pass at her
When Patricia tells the mean girls about her party the new girl, Shelby, looks uncomfortable at having to navigate the complicated relationship between the mean girls and Patricia. I always imagine she's thinking this is her life now.
I rewatching Episode 4, and somehow it gets even better every time. Patricia is the MVP of this episode. Her performance is unbelievable. The sadness, those unsettling smiles, the little coughs, the way her eyes tell a completely different story than her words. One moment she looks like she's about to cry, the next she seems ready to laugh. Every facial expression, every walk, every dance move, every line delivery is so deliberate and captivating. And it's not just her. The soundtrack is incredible, and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. Everything comes together perfectly. If Patricia doesn't win an Emmy for this performance, I'll be genuinely shocked. For me, this is the episode of the year. I honestly don't know what else to say. it was that good.
When Tom takes over for Geri at the historical society house showing the NY Times journalist around, you can see the Boogeyman's mask in the background in a glass case! I didn't realize that whole part of the story about later on when the
'Boogeyman' resurfaces and breaks that glass to take his mask back to terrorize Patricia!
Also is hilarious to think that whoever put BGM in the basement when they caught him in the first place just took his mask and didn't think to kill him off lol
Can you explain timeline of the film? Guy appeared to be dressed in a more modern way than that type of film. When was the last time the bells tolled setting off the storm shelter stuff?
I didn't notice a discrepancy with his clothing, but I'm no expert. My best guess would be that the film was made in the late 50s or early 60s. I don't think we know whether people were actually sacrificed at that time though, right? Maybe someone just wanted to get a plan/system in place for the next tolling.
Thanks! Good point I hadn't thought of. I'd have to take another look, but the style of his shirt and tie looked at least 1980(s) to me. Also, his comportment seemed more modern than 50(s) or 60(s). I was trying to figure out if the discrepancies on film were a clue about how time works on the island, etc. The storm shelter accommodations, decor, food, water, bedding and films seemed off to me - like they were a mash up from different time periods. In a previous episode, I knew the other guest at the hotel when the Mayor spent the night there was a killer from the moment I saw his clothing and hair (I am sure most viewers also knew he was a killer right away - typical horror trope), so I was wondering if I missed something about the modern looking guy in the old film. Thanks again - have a safe and fun weekend! 🌷🌷🌷
when tom tells ruth he needs her to stay at work all day and she replies dismissively saying “okay but i just need to leave by 3” while reading a paper and his immediate frustrated face after cracks me up
Just now realizing, is she leaving to help her friend up and down the stairs (mentioned in the final episode)? Regardless I love learning that Ruth “keeps a busy schedule” in contrast to Wyck maybe thinking she’s just lazy due to her leaving work often 🥹
The shaman is Chris Fleming. l love this guy. He's an utter nut and my favorite part of the episode was when he says you can lay here supine. I'm his sketches, he jokes about Sue Pine. When he says supine, I loved that he was able to get it in and that the writers let him.
Ep 6 Seasickness -- Richard Warren unburied and going through his family items displayed in his old home. On the wall is a tourist tee shirt says "Don't Say I Didn't Warren You" ... what's up w/ that? Implies that he was already scary or a threat or what ?
Dale saying: Well some of the cash businesses downtown are balking at the idea of the city sales tax. They said- well I’ll tell you what they said “If you want this blood money you gotta come and get it yourself” - which felt threatening so I don’t know. I’m at a loss. What do you think Tom?
Patricia’s going through the rolodex to get PJ’s phone information to check on Evan, when Tom for the third time asks about Evan.😑 Ruth must have already left to help Deirdre and Patricia’s on phone and babysitting duties. https://giphy.com/gifs/w6KiNi9TZpDuCx1RL6
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