I watched both seasons but read the books in the series first (Firefly Lane and Fly Away).
I would equate the series to a easy watch, a little chick lit flick, a little family drama, a little emotional!
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I would too, but I did enjoy it, liked season 2 better.
I read that part 2 of Season 2 (which will be the last) is scheduled to release April 27th. Perfect binge - will complete it after my vacation!
Iāve read other books by Kristen Hannah - donāt think Iāve read these two though.
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Thanks for this, I didnāt realize that season 2 was 2 parts until it ended.
I binge watched it this week, coincidentally just before the last episodes will be released. It does try a little too hard to be This Is Us and itās not as good, but I still enjoyed it.
Thanks to this thread, weāve watched or are in the middle of watching the following:
Beef: Finished it. I liked it a lot, but I wouldnāt put it in my top favs. Wasnāt wowād by the ending, but it was ok. I think H liked it better than me, since he asked to watch episodes in the middle of the day (which never happens!) The last scene of each episode always made you go āSay what?!ā and want to watch the next one.
Mr. Robot: We are almost done with season 2. We both like this one a lot, but it is a bit confusing for us at times. I like the episodes where Elliot is on top of his game the best, instead of a mess.
From: I think we have 3-4 episodes left of season 1 and want to crank them out (which for us usually means 1/day lol) before season 2 starts on Sunday. We LOVE this one. Very Stephen King like. Good, intriguing story.
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Thereās a Mr. Robot episode in Season 2, maybe episode 4, 5 or 6, where Elliot is in a sitcom driving with his family and I just couldnāt get through that episode and stopped. I hate(d) that episode and I havenāt finished it yet. Itās been a month or two now.
We finished Beef a few days ago and my view of it was similar to yours. It was good, but dark and not an all time favorite. I did think the female lead (Amy Chu) was great. I read that she is a stand-up comedian!! So this was quite a different role for her.
My husband liked Mr Robot more than I did. But even he agreed to give it up around the end of 2nd season.
We didnāt like that one either. But it went out of sitcom mode at the end, and you learn why it was that way. And thereās another weird twist a few episodes later. I like it much better when heās hacking people.
I donāt think this is a common opinion. The sitcom and season 2 Ep 4-5 period is the highest rated portion of season 2 on IMDB, with average ratings of 9 or higher among viewers. The majority of IMDB members gave the episode a perfect 10. Hardly anyone gave it a low rating. The most voted review about the sitcom episode states the following. I didnāt think it was the best episode in the history of television, but I thought it was a quality episode that was very clever, with a lot of nostalgia and references to classic late 80s/early 90s TV (TGIF, ALF, ā¦).
I mean wow. This must have been the best thing Iāve seen in television in my entire life. I gave 10 stars to four movies in IMDB and now this. I canāt even believe this a tv show, it has so much quality, so many great movie references, the writing, the cinematography, the dialogues, the camera work, the originality, it is insanely good. Sam Esmail is a genious and I am truly happy I discovered Mr. Robot in 2019. Even if the rest of the series doesnāt cope, it was worth just getting to this episode, this amazing opening and everything else. I am in an awe of talent from this team. Sweet cinematic dreams are made of this!
We didnāt like it, but then again I HATED Wanda Vision. H didnāt care for it much either, but I hated it more. I know thatās not a popular opinion too.
And for some reason H and I flip flopped on the Mr Robot Episode. I didnāt care for it but was ok. Meanwhile H blurted out in the middle āthis sucks!ā
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I donāt know what to say other than we all like ādifferent flavors.ā I tried it because you recommended it.
@ClassicMom98 I also like it when Elliot is āall there,ā but thatās a relative term for him.
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Not sure if Iād hate Wanda Vision. Talked my husband into watching it one afternoon and then fell asleep a few minutes into it.
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I binged The Diplomat on Netflix over the weekend. Enjoyed it very much, except for the cliffhanger and seeing online that IF renewed the earliest season 2 will be a little over a year. I am someone who likes the iās dotted and the tās crossed, so I should probably move forward in the world of tv trying to avoid uncertainty. I picked it because a friend on FB compared it to The West Wing and I didnāt do the deep dive to see if there was a cliffhanger. Visually stunning, btw.
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I watched the first episode of Diplomat last night. I like it. I keep thinking of Keri Russell in The Americans, though! I also noted how hard they must have to work to make her hair look not great. 
I will be interested to see what they do about her husband. Heās an odd duck.
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I really liked The Americans. The Diplomat was just okay in my opinion. While I enjoyed the political machinations of the plot, I too often had trouble suspending disbelief with the main characters/actors.
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We watched one or 2 episodes of the Diplomat. I thought it was just OK, husband thought less than that. I may watch more when heās not around.
Thereās another show called The Diplomat! Light show (consul solves problems British citizens encounter or get themselves into) in sunny Barcelona.
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I like to watch documentaries every so often. I started Chimp Empire on Netflix and I thought it was just fascinating. Not only do you learn a great deal about them, but thereās a story that goes along with it. 4 episodes. Worth watching.
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