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He certainly endeared himself to their ownership. 🙄
December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
He certainly endeared himself to their ownership. 🙄
Clearly perfectly innocent items removed by the Deep State to create the appearance of guilt. 🙄 (This is intended as a joke, but surely it's being said, in earnest, somewhere.)
December 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Clearly perfectly innocent items removed by the Deep State to create the appearance of guilt. 🙄 (This is intended as a joke, but surely it's being said, in earnest, somewhere.)
These extended scenes are a creative choice that would (virtually) only occur in an extended series. I don't think you can fault people for taking issue with what many consider to be creative excess.
December 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
These extended scenes are a creative choice that would (virtually) only occur in an extended series. I don't think you can fault people for taking issue with what many consider to be creative excess.
But as I've said elsewhere, if you can portray a person's lifetime in 2-3 hours successfully in a film, you can convey that someone is bored, lonely, or isolated in less screen time than Pluribus does. (This seems to be the primary defense of the scenes- that it helps a viewer "feel" Carol's plight)
December 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
But as I've said elsewhere, if you can portray a person's lifetime in 2-3 hours successfully in a film, you can convey that someone is bored, lonely, or isolated in less screen time than Pluribus does. (This seems to be the primary defense of the scenes- that it helps a viewer "feel" Carol's plight)
Glad to hear you're enjoying it. From the many comments on (it seems) many threads, it's clear many are not.
There's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I don't need to tell you those are not the same thing.
There's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I don't need to tell you those are not the same thing.
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Glad to hear you're enjoying it. From the many comments on (it seems) many threads, it's clear many are not.
There's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I don't need to tell you those are not the same thing.
There's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I don't need to tell you those are not the same thing.
That would never happen in a film that had to come in under 3 hours. In an open-ended show, it (to me- ymmv) feels like filler to extend a series.
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
That would never happen in a film that had to come in under 3 hours. In an open-ended show, it (to me- ymmv) feels like filler to extend a series.
Again- there's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I hope my comments make it clear my opinion falls in the latter camp. I've heard that voicemail message, in its entirety, far too many times.
December 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Again- there's a difference between, "Pluribus is boring and it sucks" and "I think Pluribus is at times bloated and suffers for it." I hope my comments make it clear my opinion falls in the latter camp. I've heard that voicemail message, in its entirety, far too many times.
You don't need to bore someone to convey that a character is bored. Again, your mileage may vary ...
December 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
You don't need to bore someone to convey that a character is bored. Again, your mileage may vary ...
I'd respectfully disagree. If a lifetime (or one's important life experiences) can be successfully portrayed in 2-3 hours in a well-made film, for example, I don't agree that someone's 5-7 days worth of solitude leading to a breaking point can't be portrayed in fewer than 2-3 hours.
December 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'd respectfully disagree. If a lifetime (or one's important life experiences) can be successfully portrayed in 2-3 hours in a well-made film, for example, I don't agree that someone's 5-7 days worth of solitude leading to a breaking point can't be portrayed in fewer than 2-3 hours.
Yeah, I'd express sympathy except "celebrity boxing" might not be the best avenue for avoiding having your jaw broken ...
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Yeah, I'd express sympathy except "celebrity boxing" might not be the best avenue for avoiding having your jaw broken ...
Let's fucking go!
December 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I'm confused by this comment. Explain this to me like I'm a golden retriever. 🙃
December 20, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I'm confused by this comment. Explain this to me like I'm a golden retriever. 🙃
I see what you did there ...
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I see what you did there ...
To wit:
I'm not sure the opinions expressed here are mutually exclusive. The show can be both entertaining/worthy of respect and also imperfect and, arguably, written to fatten the number of episodes produced.
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
December 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
To wit:
I've said it elsewhere (previously on BSky), but while I've generally enjoyed the show, I think it's "padded" to extend its shelf life--especially if it's not a show with a pre-determined ending.
December 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I've said it elsewhere (previously on BSky), but while I've generally enjoyed the show, I think it's "padded" to extend its shelf life--especially if it's not a show with a pre-determined ending.
Hey, to be fair, it's likely an extremely time-consuming process to remove the almost certainly many, many, many mentions ... 🙃
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hey, to be fair, it's likely an extremely time-consuming process to remove the almost certainly many, many, many mentions ... 🙃
I've written this here (BSky) before, but no one would describe the writing of Pluribus as being "taut."
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I've written this here (BSky) before, but no one would describe the writing of Pluribus as being "taut."
Then ask yourself: how many times, when subjected to listening to the vmail message, in its entirety, again, was Carol doing something that advanced the plot. (It's happened once or twice, but the majority of times we hear it, it isn't happening.)
December 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Then ask yourself: how many times, when subjected to listening to the vmail message, in its entirety, again, was Carol doing something that advanced the plot. (It's happened once or twice, but the majority of times we hear it, it isn't happening.)
I'm not sure the opinions expressed here are mutually exclusive. The show can be both entertaining/worthy of respect and also imperfect and, arguably, written to fatten the number of episodes produced.
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
December 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I'm not sure the opinions expressed here are mutually exclusive. The show can be both entertaining/worthy of respect and also imperfect and, arguably, written to fatten the number of episodes produced.
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
Disagree? Fine, but ask yourself: can you recite the voicemail message virtually verbatim?
"Ritual shaming" in the title is doing a heck of a lot of work here. 🙄
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Ritual shaming" in the title is doing a heck of a lot of work here. 🙄
I wondered what was up with the helicopter hovering over town ...
December 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I wondered what was up with the helicopter hovering over town ...