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[shadowkat]

1. It's getting hard to avoid spoilers on Avenger's Endgame, mainly because people don't appear to know how to keep spoilers out of their subject headings (professional writers and neophytes alike).

It is is a spoiler when you state:


"Avenger's Infitinity War killed 85% of the Characters including Black Panther"

or

"Darth Vader is Luke's father."

or

"They Killed Tara!"

or

"Captain Jack's Farewell - I still can't get over it."



These are spoilers. Hello.

All I want to know?

* Did you like it?
* Did you see it on IMAX, Regular, or RPX? (I don't do 3D).

2. Rosewell, New Mexico

Saw the last two episodes last night which included the season finale. (At least I think it has been renewed. Be surprised if it isn't, they keep renewing all the other shows..on CW. Some of which are bit head-scratching. And they are ending several as well.)

Anyhow, it surprised me.



Well anoyo and I were right about the science -- they get their power from the earth's electro-magnetic field and bio-electrical energy in humans. Basically electricity fulls them -- but of the natural variety - such as lightening, or the bio-electrical field inside people.

Didn't expect Max to sacrifice himself to save Rosa -- although he probably thought he could resurrect her without sacrificing himself. Not sure why -- he had to know there'd be a price.

The fact that Noah kept Rosa in his pod, suspended in animation all this time, made sense. He was a bit obsessed with her. But why didn't he pursue her as Noah and not hijack Isobel to do it? I didn't understand why he hijacking other people's bodies to do what he needed to do. Was it for kicks? To stay hidden? Or because he hadn't fully healed?

Of course they kill off Noah before he can explain what happened and who they are -- he tells them just enough to intrigue everyone. I personally think Noah was the stowaway on the ship, that resulted in it crashing to earth and everything getting grabbed. Not sure how the people on the ship saved Max, Isobel and Michael.
But they must have put them in the pods and secreted them somewhere that even Noah could find. Noah apparently didn't have his own pod and took someone's which was defective -- which is why he had issues. I think he was the stowaway that hijacked the ship.

I could do without the nasty government conspiracy and evil military trope, but with aliens -- it's going to be there. Which was my problem with the original series.
Along with the X-Files. Working for governmental agencies has made me less tolerant of this trope over time -- why? The government is incredibly dysfunctional and ruled by idiots. I just don't think they are smart enough to pull it off.

Speaking of? I liked what Kyle did with Alex's Dad. Didn't shoot him, instead shot him up with barbituates which will put him into a lengthy coma.

Felt a little sorry for Alex, who is in love with Michael, but because of what his father did to Michael and Michael's family -- he may never be able to get a chance with him again. Michael told Isobel or someone, can't remember who, that it hurt too much to love Alex. Every time he gave in -- he crashed. Maria Deluca is easier to love, less pain. (And it has nothing to do with his sexual orientation, which I love. It's about the situation. ) Also, that may not be true -- we don't know what Maria's mother is up to.

I don't think Max is dead -- he's the savior and the hero of the series. So next season may be about bringing him back. Don't know.

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[yourlibrarian]

I've generally not done 3-D either, and not for a really long time. However I'm considering doing it for Endgame because I want to see it again this week. I originally saw it on IMAX, which is what I tend to see all movies in.

[shadowkat]

I want to know what RPX is. My local theater has it. If it's 3D, I'm skipping.

Although..I'm guessing there's something about Endgame that makes 3D an interesting option. (But I don't want to be spoiled so won't ask -- although I can pretty much guess, because I've been rewatching the Marvel flicks, and Doctor Strange definitely would be cool in 3D. Black Panther was horrible in 3D. But Ant-man and the Wasp and Doctor Strange -- really cool. So if Endgame has the same special effects as Ant-Man and the Wasp, Doctor Strange, and Guardians of the Galaxy -- then yep 3D would be interesting. Still gives me a headache though -- I have issues with visual and spatial items. The way my mind is wired, things seem closer to me than they actually are. It's one of the reasons, I really can't drive or play any ball games or dance with any level of accuracy.)

[yourlibrarian]

I was curious so I looked it up, and it sounds like it's just a different proprietary version of large screen showings.

Yes, I became curious about 3-D again exactly because I read reviews that mentioned Dr. Strange was a particularly good film to see in it. Unfortunately I came down sick around the time of release and never got to try it out.

I could understand the concern about a headache too, considering how long the film is.

[shadowkat]

I did further investigation...and it is, it's a bigger screen, better digitalization, and better seating apparently, sort of just short of IMAX.

Apparently they have 4D now too -- but it's not worth the money. Honestly, why anyone would want to watch the Avengers Endgame in 4 D is beyond me. (surround sound, smell, touch, taste, and stuff coming at you).

[anoyo]

Yeah, I really can't see Max actually staying dead. NOT GONNA HAPPEN. I posted a prediction on my DW, which you should totally read.

Michael/Maria vs. Michael/Alex is still up in the air, for me. I liked the scene you mentioned, talking about how Alex is just too painful, but at the same time, Michael doesn't strike me as actually sticking to the easy way out. That and Alex seems to have grown a sturdier spine in the last couple episodes, so, honestly, I can't see him just sitting it out. It'll be interesting. (Michael/Maria was endgame in the original Roswell, though, just for the record. It was cute and made sense there, because they had a struggle and interesting character development together.)

[shadowkat]

The original Rosewell aired during the 1990s? And at that time -- the networks did not do gay or homosexual stories let alone bisexual. I think Buffy was the first show to go in that direction on network television, or among them.

Shows how much has changed, doesn't it?

I agree that Max isn't dead. Liz will bring him back by the fourth episode.
Not so sure about Rosa though. Max is the savior -- he can't die. But the star-crossed lovers bit is that she brings him back at great cost, and he'll have problems with that. They need to keep them at odds as long as possible.

Yeah, I agree Alex/Michael/Maria is a love triangle. With Kyle factoring in there somewhere. I think the endgame may be Alex/Michael. But who knows?
Kyle may or may not hook up with either Isobel or someone else. I honestly thought they were going to kill off Max's partner, was surprised it was Max -- although agree it's a mislead.

I'd like for Isobel and Rosa to get together...but that's hard to do well.

Glad it was renewed...it has oodles of potential.

[anoyo]

The original was the early 2000s.

See, if you'd read my post (:P), I'm pretty sure Max being dead is going to be fixed in episode one. Like, Liz only got there first because she was already out in the desert, at the graves. I'm pretty sure Isobel and Michael also felt it, and they're going to show up, and it's going to be something like they have to work together to bring him back, or something. Like, they all have bits and pieces of all the powers showing up now, so it makes sense. It feels like one of those cliffhangers that will be, like, immediately resolved.

In the show, I can't remember how Kyle ended up. He was originally an antagonist, as was his dad, the Sheriff, and slowly, they both became allies. Michael Trevino, though, is a really great ally with previous issues that make him imperfect, and thus more interesting. Original!Kyle was kind of flat and boring. (Though his actor was excellent. Way better than a lot of the rest of the cast. Nick Something-or-Other, went on to be on Revenge as a love interest? Or something? I don't know. He now produces things, but I can never remember his name until I see it.)

Did it get renewed, officially? I haven't seen anything.

[shadowkat]

I saw your post, but hadn't read it -- because I hadn't seen Roswell, New Mexico yet (spoilers!). By the time I saw it? Lost track of the post. It happens. This is most likely what will happen with all the Avengers Endgame posts -- by the time I see the movie, I won't be able to find all the posts and reviews on it.

Looked up Roswell -- it first aired in 1999 and ended in 2002. So late 90s/early 00s, and around that time they weren't doing LGBTQ stories on network tv. This is before streaming, social media, etc took off. Willow/Tara on Buffy were controversial. WB wouldn't let them kiss, and Roswell was on the same channel.
UPN did allow a kiss and a sex scene. That attitude didn't start to change until closer to 2010. About 10 years after it first aired.

Roswell.

And yep, it's official Roswell, New Mexico renewed for S2

[anoyo]

Yeah, that sounds about right. It aired when I was in middle school, but I didn't really watch it until it was done airing (I mean, I caught some? but watched it all after my friend's sister bought the DVDs).

Oh, UPN. Is UPN still a thing? Hmm.

I'm glad it's renewed, though.

[shadowkat]

No, UPN and WB became CW. CBS bought both out and merged them into the CW.

I didn't watch it all -- I was in my early thirties at that point, so ...but I was into Buffy (which was far more adult, it had BDSM sex scenes in 2002.)

[shadowkat]

Sigh...should be "didn't watch it "at" all".

[anoyo]

Nah, I got it. :)

And yeah, makes sense. I knew UPN sort of disappeared, and I knew the WB became the CW -- I remember that. I just wasn't sure if UPN became something else. It merging with the CW makes sense, though.