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   mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:23:49 JST mekka okereke :verified:

   😢Dammit! The Penguin was too well written! And too well acted! Everyone did the damn thing. Especially Farrell, Miloti, and Feliz, but really, the whole cast and writers' room. They did it too well! I really forgot that I was watching a show about a literal super villain.

   That finale...

   They get all your sympathies pointed in the wrong direction, and then blam.

   I love-hate everyone involved with the show, and hope they choke on their well deserved Emmys. Brilliant. Awful. But recommend.

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     James Widman (jameswidman@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:26:35 JST James Widman

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     @mekkaokereke i don't often recommendations like, "it's horrible! I'm so mad! You *have* to watch it."

     mekka okereke :verified: repeated this.
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     Marty Coote (martycoote@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:31:27 JST Marty Coote

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     @mekkaokereke What an achievement! It was such a gut punch. I loved Vic. "You are family to me." But what does Oz do to family? Ask his brothers.

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     Josh Cheshire :padres: (josh@barelysocial.org)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:32:42 JST Josh Cheshire :padres:

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     @mekkaokereke *sigh* FINE. I’ll give it a go.

     I’ve been on the fence from the start. Amazing makeup! Actors I love! It’s going to disappoint me, isn’t it? Let’s wait to see if it gains any heavy praise or scorn.

     mekka okereke :verified: repeated this.
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     Viss (viss@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 09:36:12 JST Viss

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     • Josh Cheshire :padres:

     @josh @mekkaokereke the penguin was very very well done. ive been impressed. a very much appreciated change of pace from the usual

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     Venita (venitamathias@masto.ai)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 10:02:08 JST Venita

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     @mekkaokereke It is one of the best series I've watched in a long time. The back story is excellent. The villany is consistent throughout. I watched the finale twice back to back because I wasn't sure I saw what I saw. Collin Farrell and Christin Milloti give tour de force performances; all the 🌷🪻⚘️🌻. Farrell was also excellent in Sugar on AppleTV+.

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     IPmonger (ipmonger@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 10:12:43 JST IPmonger

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     @mekkaokereke refreshing to see an actor portray a character so well you keep forgetting which actor it is…. I literally kept having to remind myself which role Colin Farrell was playing

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     Rachel Rawlings (linuxandyarn@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 10:28:52 JST Rachel Rawlings

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     @mekkaokereke I've actually managed not to see Colin Farrell or Christin Miloti in anything else before now. They and Rhenzy Feliz were incredible!

     And the show was so well written that I forgot my pledge to swear off sociopaths. In terms of quality (and rabblerousing), The Penguin is to the DC universe what Andor is to Star Wars.

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     Strange Culprits (strangeculprits@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Nov-2024 15:24:29 JST Strange Culprits

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     • James Widman

     @JamesWidman @mekkaokereke It's true though, because the story reflects a lot of ugly human truths