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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvR0M5-5qcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp7MF4A1JUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4eIzK4Zvw0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfZH66qw9ug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acoUyA41Lo4
I fine with western content on /u/.
But let's not post stuff from unfunny 'comedy' animation.
>>2034885
i thought it was silly and cute
We have a literature thread which is pretty much all western writing. RWBY I think gets a fee pass because of its style.
Unless you mean "let's rape your childhood with porn of cartoons"
>>2034885
Schoolgirl Crush has better romantic development than half the crap we talk about on this board
>>2034904
If you want to be like that then this board can be broken down into other boards and wouldn't exist.
I saw the first episode a year ago and never knew they would make more. Holy shit did it get good. That was way better than it had any right to be for a short animation. I would gladly put money into something like this.
>In the tradition of Utena, Project A-Ko, Oniisama E, Sailor Moon, Mai Hime, Kill la Kill, and Sakura Trick, comes Schoolgirl Crush!
Good influences too. I'm impressed something like this was made.I wonder if Heather Anne Campbell is one of /u/s?
>>2034904
That would be like telling the yuri game thread to go to /v/
>>2034866
I genuinely liked that
Any good new /u/ movies or TV shows? I feel like I've seen everything worth watching already and it makes me sad.
>>2035176
The only recent-ish movies with /u/ I can remember are Duke of Burgundy, Freeheld, The Girl King, Jenny's Wedding, and Carol
TV doesn't provide much /u/, there is some in Once Upon a Time's newest episode apparently, Wynonna Earp is setting up a lesbian couple, and Person of Interest S5 starts next month so that might be something.
It makes me sad that there isn't something big to look forward to.
>>2035188
Oh nice. I actually haven't watched The Girl King or Freeheld, thanks.
Too bad Once Upon a Time is so bleh. I actually really like the premise, but the pacing and characters are retarded. Is Wynonna Earp any good? It looked kinda neat from the few ads I saw for it but never got around to watching it.
Embric of Wulfhammer castle would count as well, as would Starlight Vega. Those are Western Yuri games, right?
>>2035193
I'm waiting to hear if OUaT ruins the lesbian subplot somehow, I won't take any chances.
Wynonna Earp is sadly a lot of low-brow het comedy and occasional fun/campy supernatural stuff. I wouldn't recommend it yet but since there really isn't anything else out there at the moment its hard to be choosy.
>>2035228
>waiting to hear if OUaT ruins the lesbian subplot somehow
I'm with ya on that. I hate getting invested in shows only to get fucked over (Arrow). Hoping PoI isn't gonnapull another Carter.Is it true that in Lost Girl theykill off Tamsin and leave Bo alone in the end? I really liked Bo and Tamsin together.
>>2034885
>let's not post stuff from unfunny 'comedy' animation.
First off it was funny, and secondly >>2034892
>>2034950
>>2034977
>>2035017
and I liked it, so you're out voted.
I'm surprised Fox aired >>2034866
, but I'm happy they did. I'd like to see more, but it doesn't seem like there is anywhere else for the story to go since it had a strong finale and wrapped up things pretty well.
>>2035244
Well, that and /a/ is one of the fastest big boards so even one yuri thread there is going to be faster than all of /u/, even with all the /co/ threads functionally doubling /u/'s side and speed.
>>2035254
But RWBY has a manga and a nip dub so it actually qualifies the sperg's narrow definition and wouldn't belong in either.:^)
>>2035231
I have hope in PoI but I don't want to get ahead of myself. If it ends well it would be one of the first good /u/ shows out there to do so.For a second I thought you were comparing PoI to that winking acknowledgment of a lesbian losing to a man from Angie at the end of Agent Carter, which was total bullshit
I never watched Lost Girl because I heard too much about it that I didn't like. That sounds about right, though.
>>2035244
>>2035254
I don't understand what the problem is with letting western stuff have threads. There's still a ton of anime threads, why try to push stuff into singular threads and make the board slower than it already is?
>>2035259
>spoiler
Well there's another thing to avoid. Yeah I don't blame you about Lost Girl. It's decent I guess but kinda sucks for /u/ stuff. Here's hoping PoI doesn't screw us over.
>>2035264
Don't ask them, they're trying to kick up a certain type of hell that's been done to death and they don't know board history. They're also trying to apply a modern definition to a board that was made during the 00s.
Though to also be fair, the OP shouldn't've been so blatant.
>>2035259
>I have hope in PoI
I'm not familiar with "Pol" is that the name of a show, or an abbreviation?
>>2035274
Person of Interest. The main characters get told by a computer someone is in trouble and use their skills to save people and fight more powerful and insidious institutions. /u/ stuff starts in S4.
Well i watched the first most of what is in the OP and i can't say its very good, the way its coloured and has this very blurry(?) effect to the whole animation while the style is that 'shitty quality anime haha' look doesn't work it just looks a bit awful to look at really.
I feel like the style they were going for in how it looked visually and how the punchlines were delivered were done better in a production like egoraptors "girlchan in paradise" who mixed the western humour well with the anime tropes. There is very little cohension with anything, overall it seems they just did a poor job of mixing western humor with the anime tropes also not having a good understanding of how to use intentionally poor quality elements with professional quality elements such as that more recently used blur effect or colour pallette.
I think they had some of the typical humourous elements down fine but they just didn't know how to implement it well, the delivery and squeezing in of everything due to their short run time probably factored a lot into that. Honestly though it wouldn't have been produced if at least not one person found it entertaining so i guess it has something going for it.
>>2035231
Lost Girl ends with Bogetting together with the doctor and Tamsin gets preggo by who she thinks its Bo but is actually Hades, Bo's dad, using Bo's form then she dies. Tamsin's kid literally gets re-introduced in the last bit of the last episode, that happens years later, making out with a girl as a call back to the start of the show, only this one is a girl instead of a boy.
>>2035310
What the fuck even...alright, nope. Thank you for saving me the time and disappointment.
>>2035312
Its not really that bad, as in the show was always pretty bad, unless you are a big fan of Tamsin.
She got the it worse than anyone on the cast, but at least her daughter is a demigod that ends up the natural MC of a possible sequel and appears to be pretty gay...but yeah she got a really shitty bad end.
>>2035317
Yeah Tamsin was my favorite character by the end of S4, and by that I mean the only character I actually gave a damn about. Oh well. I had a feeling it wasn't gonna go well for her.
>>2035274
>>2035280
>/u/ stuff starts in S4
It's confirmed in S4 but the two girls start flirting with other starting when they first meet in s2e16.
>>2035391
Goddammit, Shaw('s actress) is hot.
>>2035391
Hopefully S5 delivers on the promise that the two of them will be "bruised and happy about it".
>>2035395
Fun fact, Sarah Shahi the actress who plays Shaw was in the L Word. I recall a strip tease. Happy watching.
>>2035441
Shawwas turned by Samaritan so unless she was somehow able to lie to Greer and Samaritan, she's probably not a double agent. Meaning that her life is probably still up in the air.
>>2035443
Actually, I don't think we're certain about anything, but I'm not really following any leaks or previews. Just hoping they don't fuck it up.
>>2034866
>A guy is the villain
>Lesbians saves the world with the power of love
Isn't this what /u/ pretty much wants?
Damn, anyone watch the extended trailer from IGN for POI? Two words, rough sex.I'm also fucking pumped for the Shaw/Samaritan arc/
>>2035627
I have now.
They better not fucking turn it into one of those "it was all regrets in my head why my brain was being fried by Samaritan" things.
>>2035664
Andpeople are saying it's from ep7. And they're both alive in the finale.I don't know where they're getting their intel tho.
Also, this https://youtu.be/7sVeE1ktVmo?t=1m9s
Get hype.
>>2035664
I know I shouldn't have faith in TV show writers because they'll somehow fuck things up, but honestly, I have faith in the POI writersthough I'm still miffed at Carter's death
>>2035672
I actually don't mind if either Root or Shaw die, or better yet, if they die together. The character exits on this show make up some of the best episodes. But seeing the string of character deaths lately on different shows, maybe it'll be best if they survive. I'm rooting for their survival and Bear's
i wish there were a lot more daria x jane fics instead we get MUH TRENT AND TOM shit
What the fug. Ouatleft Mulan out of the gay thing. At least the kiss was on screen and on the lips.Now let's see if they ever get back to them.
>>2035724
Mulan is probably going to end with Merida...in fics, because i'm pretty sure Mulan is not going to appear again in OUAT.
Dorothy being tied to Zelena would probably mean Ruby and her are going to be back next season.
>>2035672
>"I think anyone who ships Root and Shaw will be very happy with Season 5."
This gives me hope that they will both survive in the end.
>>2035833
Alright, what is it about the hands that make them uncanny?
>>2035873
Fugi jis just draws like that. The gap between smooth lineart reducing detail on most of the skin next to detailed hands makes them stand out.
>>2035838
>be back next season
They handled their plot in the most hamfisted way possible as if to say "look at us, being progressive! girls kissing girls! now back to the plot". I wouldn't be surprised if it's them we're never seeing again.Mulan will probably be turned straight in a last-ditch effort to rescue the ratings.
Of course someone already drew fan art for the scenes from the trailer.
>>2035842
It would be nice.
>>2035958
I don't think they handled bad perse, outside of giving Dorothy and Ruby more time, but then again they do the same shit with het couples.
Its just that kind of show.
They are in a very terrible position, between the homophobes and the insane SQfags thou.
So they are pretty much fucked.
Dumping for a while.
All I have time for now.
Is Root/Shaw big in China?
>tfw still can't find a movie better than Imagine Me & You
I must have seen it, like, 5 times in the year and a half since I discovered it.
>>2036368
That's what happens with a depressingly small pool of half-decent /u/ movies to choose from. IM&Y was fun and cuteand Lena Headeybut a lot of the side stories felt impersonal or forced so I was bored whenever the main two aren't on screen interacting.Doesn't help it is yet another married lesbian cheats for true love, but it is one of my favorites of that bunch
DEBS is my most watched and sometimes I like putting on Girltrash for fun. Duke of Burgundy is my favorite thoughtful /u/ movie, it is kind of relaxing to watch now even though it is tense at times.I also watched the first half of Blue is the Warmest Color a few times after my first full viewing. I now believe the story ends after they pass out from hours of ridiculously choreographed and sweaty sex
I found two french movies, anyone see these yet?
Summer of Sangaile/Sangailes Vasara (2015)unfortunately this has het sex at the start and suicide themes throughout. The main couple have crazy good chemistry and flirt a ton though so it isn't half bad overall. Kind of reminiscent of BitWC actually but with a better ending.
Summertime/La Belle Saison (2015) haven't seen this yet but it looks like it also has potential.
>>2036314
>All I have time for now.
You mean a bath, or posting pics?
(JK I can guess you mean posting pic(s)). Baths are quite time consuming, something you want to take your time with (especially if you are in a situation like your pic), and something you can do to relax.
>>2036397
I love DEBS. Whenever I hear that Erasure song, I instantly think of that movie. I saw Summer of Sangaile was on Netflix, but I've been waiting to try it.Does it have a happy ending for the two?
>>2036397The husband telling her to go for her true love was refreshing though.
>>2036456The husband being a good person in general was refreshing. Kinda felt bad for him.
what are the chances of kimmy schmidt getting an actual lesbian character instead of just baiting me with almost-kisses and brief jokes
>>2037341
>>2037342
Sorry about that, better quality files here.
>>2037349
Lofter was being sneaky and serving smaller files to me. I download these automatically, so didn't catch on at first.
>all of this root/Shaw just out of nowhere
>>2037751
>nowhere
S5 in a week, anon.
>>2035391
>s2e16
Am I missing anything important if I just start watching at that episode?
>>2037862
Plot build up? You could probably just look up a synopsis up until that point. It's not particularly hard to get into the story.
>>2037862
If the F/F is the only reason you're interested, you'll need to start watching a lot later than that. Shaw and Root are both minor characters before S4, and there are often multiple episodes between their appearances.
>>2037862
In terms of "anything important" regarding Shaw and Root, that's the first episode Shaw appears in, but you'll miss a lot of background for Root, including how what happened to her childhood (girl) friend (who she might have had a crush on) leads to who she becomes. If you want all of Root's story, start at the last episode of season 1 (s01e23).
>>2034866
What are they referecing in ep3? is devilman?
>>2034866
>Roses instead of lillies
wow, what a great way to ruin the whole thing.
>>2037751
Should I dump some more? I've got tons.
I'm hyped.Pretty sure Shaw's going to return on 5x04, aptly named 6,741.Not sure if this twice weekly schedule is a blessing or a curse
>>2038907
>6741
What does that mean?
>>2038907
What's this twice weekly stuff?
>>2038924
It's airing Mondays and Tuesdays, starting May 9th.
>>2038938
Goodness, they must be trying real hard to finish it.
>>2038941
At least they seem to have an actual end in mind. Not just dropping it, or milking it until it doesn't even know what it is anymore.
>>2038923The number of hours Shaw spent in captivity at the hands of Samaritan. Roughly nine months.It's been floating around a bit, but all evidence points to the episode being that
>>2039000
That's a long fucking time. I'm scared, but also scared.
>>2035264
I think the only Western threads that pretty much the entire board moans about are human MLP ones, which is kinda sad. There's a fuckton of good st/u/ff with them, so long as you can look past the fact that it's related to the shitstain of 4chan's briefs.
Speaking of which, I haven't seen one of those in awhile. Did they all just move to /aco/?
>>2038350
Absolutely. Didn't realize there was such a yuri fanart base for the ship (though I should have guessed).
>>2036315
I'm curious about their international fanbase too. Looking back on the photos taken during filming, a lot of them were from Chinese fans. Their fanartists are a mix of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and American fans (Chinese artists with the most amount). If I remember correctly, when there was news that there was going to be a POI novel tie-in (sadly not going to happen), it was very high on amazon.jp's preorder list. Anyone got a better idea?
>>2040121
It seems pretty popular.
I don't want to overwhelm the thread though. I could start a Root/Shaw thread and dump there, but then it'll probably get shouted off the board for not being eastern enough.
>>2040907
Make an /aco/ thread, maybe. Should be fine as long as you post the NSFW ones at the top.
>>2040918
I think that's even worse than making a thread here. Most are from eastern artists, and I don't have too many lewds either.
>>2040922
You're probably right.
Is this pic /u/ enough?
>>2040941
Kinda? It fits but it's skirting and would fall into the nebulous part of "yuri". Just keep it in the thread.
>>2040946
I never really thought of whether the machine is male or female, but I like it being female better. Probably because I rather like girl/android stories.
>>2040958
It doesn't have a gender, but I like how Root always referred to it as a "She" and how the Machine typically speaks to Root using female voices and how Finch noticed that Root calling the Machine a "she" had some interesting implications regarding Root's preferences.
>>2040986
>It just occurred to me: Would Root's superhero name be Superuser?
With a C: on the chest?
This artist also draws some pretty fucking lewd things, but most I've seen are fragments.
>>2040986
>I don't remember that, when did it happen?
It was that episode where they captured and locked Root in a cage. Finch commented on how he thought Root's choice of pronoun was illuminating.
>>2042165
I'd forgotten all about that. That episode was pretty uncomfortable to watch.
![PCP (8270355) - 52672926_p0 - [POI] I'm Groot.png](https://i.imgur.com/ZXnKqOi.png "PCP (8270355) - 52672926 p0 - [POI] I'm Groot")
>>2042950
I don't get it, she's happy she has a shirt saying she gained administrative access?
>>2042960
Yeah, Shaw won't need 'sudo kissu', just 'kissu' will do.
>>2042960
She calls herself Root in the show.
>>2042960
It's a Guardians of the Galaxy joke.
>>2043407
Is that...a chicken?
>>2043409
The best I can come up with is a fastfood box.
>>2043411It's a bag of chips.
>>2043413
Works too, but my mind can't see it.
>>2041541
name of the artist??
>>2043409
It's a cock.
>>2043973
Ba-dum-tish.
>>2043467
Fugi Jis/Zinc Park does some weird yuri but some pretty terrible het is in the mix on occasion so be careful if you go searching her site. Her art is hard to find anywhere else because she does takedowns.
>>2043409
Bag of crisps?
any good /u/ western shows?
Mark your calender's for May 16th, 'cause that's when Root and Shaw are gonna bang onscreen.Taken from tumblr and twitter, apparently it's going to be 70 seconds long and the scene is described as torrid, emotional, and gif material worthy amongst other things.I can't fucking wait for Shaw to be back on my screen
I like to imagine Root and Shaw both being overwhelmingly dom and really get into upperhanding each other.
>>2045879
>they finally do it
Y'all already know its gonna be explosive, all those years of buildup and sexual tension. Gif/webm is gonna be a /u/ hallmark for years
Looks like "someday" is a-cumming.
>>2045938
That's a bit of a problem I have with PoI. Because of what Shaw is set up as and what she acts out. But it's bearable, since the rest is good.
>>2045938
I like how even Martine is crying at the end.
>>2045938
>>2045963
>>2045964
>>2045947
I don't think it's that incongruous. She's a self-diagnosed sociopath. Self diagnosed being the key qualifier.
>>2045977
Not what she says, I mean how she (was shown to have) behaved as a little girl and even later as a doctor. Eh, it's not too bad, so it's a minor gripe.
>>2045978
I can see what you mean.
>>2045978
I agree. It's honestly pretty dumb to even try to have a major heroic character who is incapable of feelings, especially when your show normally gets a lot of mileage out of interpersonal relationships.
>>2045981
The little girl in that one episode put it pretty good, what with "subdued/muted feelings". That would've been okay and doable. Believable and entertaining (Root being brash and ridiculous, Shaw trying to appreciate it in the little ways she can. Small things of big significance to both of them.)
Of course, that would mean no hate-sex.
>>2045982
Well, in the same episode Shaw says she feels anger just fine and doesn't seem to have trouble with lust either, based on how she describes her sex life.
I think the real problem is the scene about her dad dying. It's easy to buy someone with muted emotions having bad bedside manner, but it's a little silly that she'd show more emotion towards a girl she met earlier that day than her own father.
I am watching season 6 of parks and recreation, and I'm more puzzled than ever as to why Leslie and Ann aren't married yet.
This is basically a plot hole at this point.
>>2046038
Never seen it. Are the characters basically another Rizolli and Isles?
>>2045911
This might be the scene whereAmy said, in an interview, that Sarah broke her tailbone
This is interesting. Shaw probably won't show up in today's ep, but apparently in a week they'll bang, okay?
>>2048484
I really do hope we'll at least see a snippet of her towards the very end of the episode tonight. Though they'll probably pull a 'Relevance'/'Control-Alt-Delete' with the next episode and focus on Shaw. I do hope for that small appearance tonight, way too hyped for next week's episode.
Anyone here following this season live?I love that they keep name dropping Shaw every other episode since her departure last season.
>>2048491
I download it the next day usually. I could stream it in some shitty quality, but it's way past my bed time then.
>>2046077
There are jokes about the two of them being paired together but it's just for comedic effect. I think they're both married to guys by the end of the series, I didn't watch the last season but I doubt that changes. Watch it for the comedy and nothing else.
>>2046077
Leslie and Ann are never implied to be attracted to each other, so it's not exactly baiting. It's just that Leslie is an affectionate and childlike (though smart and super competent) person, so her best friendship is a lot more intense than usual for a woman in her late thirties. Ann, despite being more grounded, seems to like it and mostly follows Leslie's lead.
Plus, there's a running gag where Leslie compliments Ann's beauty and other good qualities with florid language, like "you are a beautiful, talented, brilliant, powerful musk ox" and "oh, Ann, you beautiful, naïve, sophisticated newborn baby".
>>2048491
Started binge-watching the series a few days ago so I'll be up-to-date for the cake. Currently midway through season four and I am already very much hyped for next week's episode. God bless this show.Here's to hoping they don't screw it up.
Looks like the Shaw episode is next week.
I am hopeful for PoI not turning into another The 100 debacle. the staff are more seasoned and i am so, so happy we are at least getting a half-season that was delayed so shahi could come back. there will probably be some compression issues but at least it wasn't cancelled. started watching for the lesbians and ended up loving the rest of the show.
>>2038938
the airing schedule is a complete mess, it's like they WANT people to pirate it. i like the biweekly episodes because i'm impatient, but they stop after memorial day.
>>2048728
This is a show where everyone has a high likelihood of dying this season finale, some more so than others. I hate the fact that if either Root or Shaw or maybe both of them die this show is going to be dragged for the completely wrong reasons.It's pretty annoying seeing The 100 fans that try to drag this show without even watching it. Or just other fans in general, I cannot believe there are still queerbaiting accusations thrown at this show
The POI staff are so, so good to us.
>>2048771
desu if there was a TOTAL main-cast wipe at the end i wouldn't be that mad given the tone of the show and if they wrote it well. sad, definitely. i hope it doesn't get dragged either.thanks, the 100, for making it impossible to kill a lesbian in the next 2 years because you fucked it up SO BAD. i like more alive lesbians! but i also like not having a show crucified for a death that makes sense. is the 100 fandom seriously going after PoI tho? why cant they just keep shitting on their own show. so much wasted potential.
given the enormous shitshow that was social media use backfiring on the 100, the amount of promo coming from people involved in PoI is reassuring. i can't imagine CBS or anyone that watched twitter go up in flames would want a repeat for their series. granted, PoI doesn't have to snag ratings for a renewal.I am still afraid. but I can't stop hoping.
>>2048845
>I can't stop hoping
Hope will be your undoing. And will be mine too.
>>2048712
Very cute. Do you know the artist?
>>2048846
>Do you know the artist?
Nope, I just found it back during season 4.
>>2048846
Do you still have it under the tumblr_xxx filename, perhaps?
>filename
Oh yes, you do.
The promo for 5x04 though. I'm so hyped.Damn, Shaw still looks mighty fine in this state of hers.
I'm envious for those who can watch the episode early on Sunday.
>>2048845
I'm torn on watching the series (never seen it yet) now so I can experience the finale with everyone else or waiting so I don't die inside when something bad happens.
>>2048771
These badges are hilarious.
>>2049102
Is there any meaning behind them?
Like, I can guess the gay one means she's gay, but the rest?
>>2049104
The ones that are part of character that i remember from other eps are:
Motorcycle, she rides.
Axe, when she was in the asylum in S3.
Kneeshoots, what they do when they join Team Machine.
Big Heart, it means in love.
I bet the rest are also from PoI lore...i don't remember if Root is vegetarian thou...
>>2049113
She also has a bear paw a few rows above.
>>2049113
Well, the only thing I ever recall her eating was an apple. It was in that episode where Root was stuck at that CIA pickup site with Shaw.
>>2034866
is there more like this?
I know this is /u/ but
>Picked up person of interest
>starting season one because not a degenerate
>Really like the Main character
Reese is so based. Thanks for prompting me to watch this show for lesbians when I actually like it for the male MC.
>>2050725
It's almost all likable characters in the show. That's a real feat, these days. And it isn't being obnoxious or stupid (well, aside from a few sad instances). Overall, great fun.
>>2050725
Wait till you get to Bear.
Some Carol?
I don't even know what that is. Pitch Perfect?
>>2051386
And then?
>>2051369
Yes oh yes. Fucking love the fanart it has gotten.
Heads up Shootfags, sexor between Shoot happening now in Canada.
Expect torrents of the ep in an hour or so.
It appears that is going to be a full on 90 seconds.
>>2051547
Ep is out on torrents
A little warningIs not all what it looks likegreat ep thou and can't wait for more Shoot.
>>2051547
>sexor
Please god, just say they fuck.
>>2051611
Yep, but there a little 'but' at the end of that, which really doesn't matters if you think about what it means for the characters, for Shaw in particular.
Just watch it, its a pretty good episode.
>That didn't suck.
>Oh there was plenty of sucking.
These lines were exchanged after rough lesbian sex on a CBS show.
top kek
Why is Shaw so autistic
>>2051653
Because sheliterally is.
Well that episode was centainly amindfuck.
On another note,holy hell, Amy Acker's "I wanna bang" face could melt steel.
Damn, I found the pacing and dialogue between Root and Shaw really weird. Just the entire first half of the episode was odd, though Shaw's sass is A++. Then the last ten minutes of the episode happened and fuck was this a great episode. I'm so fucking happy to see Shaw again.Jesus, 6,741 simulations and countingRoot's her safe place. I'm going to cry.Can it be Tuesday yet?
I can't believe Shaw fucked Root6,741timesin her head
>>2051663
I don't like westernshit but this is pretty hot.
>>2051660
That scene made me think of a fanart I once saw of young Root and a young Shaw together.
>>2051660
>spoiler
i am also very emotionally compromised.the real reunion is going to break me. does the fake-out count as going meta on the trope?
>>2051654
>Self diagnosed Sociopath is actually autistic
Yeah I can see that
>>2051681
I think it does, Nolan was talking about how they got tropey for a while on an interview last week,i guess he was talking about the suicide in the simulation
So i just finished The Family...and while i can't rec it for /u/, the lesbian was one of the two interesting characters in the show.The other was the creepy paedo guy.The bisexual died, she was a terrible character thou.
If someone has the fortitude for some really shitty characters in a mostly interesting story give it a try, take into account that the show is not going to coming back and they ended it on not really cliffhanger but in a set up for a second season.
>>2051660
I thought the same while watching it. The first half felt like some fanfiction I've read. Although, I guess it makes sense, sinceit was all in Shaw's head.
>>2051710
But what a great way to actually go into Shaw's head and 'see' her thoughts and feelings that otherwise can't be shown explicitly and basically confirm any doubts of Shaw reciprocating Root's feelings.
I honestly don't understand how some people don't like this episode. What a fantastic character examination this episode was.
>>2051716
I think they people that have issues with this are too caught up in the mindset that tv usually has us used to, pretty much that they are baiting the viewers without pity.
I don't blame them because 99% of the time is what the producers of tv shows do, just look at Faking it or The 100.
But this show literally has no reason to do it, they already got cancelled and its obvious they don't give a shit about the channel interests only the fans and the story they have been telling since season 1, the episode was a gigantic step ahead into a fully developed relationship between Root and Shaw, we know now what Shaw feels for Root.
I can't wait for more.
>>2051721
I don't really understand the queerbaiting accusations from this episode just because it was all asimulation.Have people forgotten about the second half of S4? Root turns her back on her God because of Shaw and now, from this episode, we see how equally important Root is to Shaw. We now know definitively how important they are to each other. So many confirmations.
Really annoys me how some people use declarations of love or sex as a metric for a ship going canon. Root and Shaw are ways past that.
You and me both, I'm so excited for Tuesday.
>>2051725
I was on a anon friendly board when this released searching for a livestream, and i tell you that at least half of those triggered faggots are trolls acting like triggered faggots.
The rest are just dumb.
>>2051657
>>2051663
If people want to listen to the song that was playing during that scene:
https://youtu.be/RjG5cwOPALI
>>2051710
same, but the premise made it ok in my mind.
>>2051716
i'm not usually a fan of"it was all in the character's head!" but this was probably the best way to catch up on half a season of missed character development and go through Shaw's actual feelings for Root and her team, since there's no way she would express how deep they run. Shaw actually monologuing probably would have seemed out of character.I can understand why people are mad, but, i wish they'd wait until the series was done to start pissing and moaning about queerbaiting. as overdramatic as it was, Shaw refusing to betray or harm Root at the expense of herself was enormous. Shaw believing that Root has been searching for her this entire time. Shaw believing that her team would never hurt her. fuck me, this ep sis. biased as hell but i am so happy with it. also fake death increases likelihood of real death not happening, i think? unless Shaw's line about one of them not making it out is foreshadowing then i cry forever.
>>2051716
Don't get me wrong. I loved the episode, especially the ending. I just thought the pacing strange, since everything (their relationship, the plot) was moving so damn fast. It felt so unnatural. Everything made sense at the end, but it was obvious they were trying to cram as many things as possible into this episode.
FUCK
I told you it's going to be a simulation.
And no one believed me.
>>2051721
>I think they people that have issues with this
Personally, I see the problem with only one character being involved and subsequently (usually) disappointed, because it rarely goes anywhere.
Often enough (if not most of the time) it's dropped entirely.
Which, to me as the viewer, means it was a waste of time and, more importantly, waste of my investment in the character(s).
No, I'm not saying that's the case here.
>>2051663
Why lesbians break so many glasses?
Wait, so was there a chip or not?
There is redness in the final scene, but no visible scar, so maybe it's just from the probe.
>>2051807
Yes there was, keep in mind that it's been around 9 months since it got put in.
>>2051492
>>2051477
I'd like to know too.
>>2051663
So was it this scene where Amy Acker got her tailbone broken?
>>2051885
Excuse me what, i only had that Shahi doesn't know her strength and that she got bruises not that kinda extent. Jeez, that sounds painful as fuck
>>2038279
I'm sure that was their intention.
>>2051903
She was joking.
Here's the interview where she said that (2:18):
https://youtu.be/HhwFrKuPybk
I feel like episode 5x04 demands a rewatch or three to really see how brilliant that episode was executed. Also, that sex scene though. Root and Shaw trying to top each other, how I've always imagined it would be.
Can't wait to watch the episode again tonight, in all it's 1080p glory.
>>2052118
Explain this
>>2052349
It's what happens when you fuck off set in a stairwell.
That new IGN POI interview about Root and Shaw on 5x04, tho.
>Not just in this episode where she comes back, but in subsequent episodes was well
>subsequent episodes
I'm excite.
>>2051831
>>2052420
Would you (or anyone) mind spoiling Carol for me? I wanna know what it's about/how it ends.
>>2052425
To be honest, I haven't seen it. I just happen to have some fanart. I've heard it all goes well, but that might mean anything from explicit sex scene during honeymoon to them just not dying.
>R: Pajamas play!
>S: What the fuck...
>S: Wait, Root, why are you fully clothed? It's unfair.
>R: Ah! Sameen, you actually don't want me to be fully covered?
>S: Shut up!
>R: Sameen, smiling time!
>S: Never.
>>2052425
The story is set in the fifties. Carol, a married older woman starts a slowburn affair with Therese, a shopgirl who dreams of being a photographer. They're separated when Carol's husband finds out and threatens to keep her from ever seeing their child again. After some suffering and self-discovery, our heroines are reunited. It's a good film.
Where's a good place to torrent PoI?
>>2052454
Pirate Bay
>>2052458
>all those sub-par quality torrents of last episode
>not even 1080p resolution
>300mb episodes
>good
>>2052467
>300mb episodes
x265-HEVC encodes are almost as good as the original ~1GB ones if they are well encoded. Get PSA or RMTeam releases.
Also, KAT has more variety than TPB, just grab the torrent or magnet before it gets deleted for DMCA.
>>2052454
>current year
>torrenting
Just to ddl
>>2052472
Yeah, I know, that's where I took the translation from. I don't speak moonrunes.
But the files are of significantly worse quality on twitter.
>>2052495
Because everyone simply knows those convenient places out of nowhere.
>inb5 google
No.
>>2052482
>over 3 times smaller
>almost as good
I refuse to believe this. HEVC is not mature enough imo. Maybe for low bitrates the quality loss is smaller than the difference in bitrates would suggest. Otherwise, it sounds too good to be true.
>>2052507
You can download a HEVC episode and its source file and make a side by side comparison yourself.
For TV and most WEB-DL episodes the source quality isn't that great to begin with.
>>2052507
i tried the 300mb one, actually was fine by my standards, which are low but not YIFY-tier.
in other news, the Oldboy director made a "Korean Gothic Lesbian Revenge Thriller". It's a Fingersmith adaptation set in 1930s Korea amongst the wealthy and elite. not sure if this belongs here but there's no korea general or movies thread.
http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/korean-lesbian-revenge-thriller-takes-cannes.html
i only read the first 2-3 paragraphs cause i like to know less about a film before i see it.
>>2052906
I'll have to do that one day.
Last I checked there was maybe 50% of bit rate savings in optimistic scenarios without loss of quality, but the methods of comparison were pretty fucking shoddy in my opinion and I think the results were skewed towards the new standard because broadcasters would love to save bits in transfer.
>>2053163
Trailer looks interesting. Definitely more serious than the BBC adaptation, which balances drama with British humour. Sally Hawkins is a tough act to follow.
I'm on season 3 of PoI and man the school reunion episode.
>>2053163
just watched the trailer and this looks like another "skip these parts" whenever it will be brought up.
>>2053163
I heard Sarah Waters read the screenplay and said it was good, but that she didn't want to claim it. Had it switched to "inspired by" instead of "based on". While the book was a lesbian romance, this will actually have the male count be more involved and it is supposedly a love triangle with him being a part. Unfortunate. But we'll have to see if the rumors are true.
>>2054065
Really? That's gonna suck ass.
Also why remake one of the legit awesome mini series when there is sooo much other source material that hasn't even been touched.
Fucking sigh.
I can't believe we're getting three new episodes of POI next week and that Shaw will definitely be returning. Three new episodes and I'm over here still trying to process 5x04
>>2054659
Wait, three? Mon, Tue and when?
>>2054726
1 episode on Monday and 2 on Tuesday. Not sure why though
Guess who's back onthe 100?
>>2054028
Probably the worst episode and definitely one of the worst episode types.
>>2054749
Well, I ain't gonna complain about more episodes. Shame the network tries to cram it out asap though.
>Monday
You mean Sunday? Canada has them a day earlier for some reason.
>>2054659
I'm happy we are getting the season so quickly but I'm pissed that this quality show gets treated like it is a waste of time by the network.
>>2054825
>>2054827Is this going to be the first show to kill the lesbian twice? Or maybe they want to kill the other one in front of her so they can both suffer.
>>2054975
Oh yeah, I forgot Canada sometimes airs them a day early. CTV's got this weird scheduling so I didn't want to bother with that. I was following the US airdates from reddit.
>>2055129
Definitely. Thank god after POI finishes airing, I'm done with CBS. Good riddance.
>>2055144
>the last episode is titled "return 0"
I find this very pleasing. Returning 0 from an exiting program signifies normal operation. EXIT_SUCCESS is defined as 0 in C.
Noticed that it started to visibly rain as soon asLexa showed up. Probably a coincidence, but I'll choose to believe thatClark seeing Lexa again got her so wet that her subconscious caused it to start raining in the City of Light.
>>2054829
But what if I'm a masochist that feels oddly compelled to continue hate-watching a show that's turned into a complete clusterfuck?
>>2055129
Yep, looks like it.
Anyone found it hilarious in 6741when Shaw slaps the gun out of Greer's hand it randomly fires as it's spinning in the air and the bullet hits Root?
>>2055690
I didn't notice that thegun went off after Shaw had already knocked it out of Greer's hand.
But I did find it funny that 6741 was the second episode this season that coincidentally shared all these occurrences/plot points with an episode of another TV show:-a lesbian and bisexual becoming a couple and consummating their relationship
-the lesbian getting shot by a stray bullet
-one member of the couple having a computer chip in their head
>>2055700
Thanks for the reminder, this will always be too soon.
>>2055700
I can't remember, was that lesbian surgeon's girlfriend shot by some stray too in season 2 or 3?
>>2034866
http://dakkuuan.deviantart.com/art/Giving-In-566158111
This book Heroine looks good, haven't had a chance to read it, but the author's art relating to it is cool.
>>2055671
What's up with the show? I'm considering watching it but now I'm not too sure that I want to be in on that ride.
>>2055700
Wow...i never realised those paralels...it hilariously shows how better the writers from one show are from another...
>>2056058
The show has way too many characters, groups, and plot points to summarize here. If you want to know the basic premise, look up its Wikipedia article or read through the show's Wiki.
In terms of /u/ material, the lesbian character (Lexa) first appears in 6th episode of the 2nd season and becomes an important reoccurring character. She and the main protagonist (Clark) develop feelings toward each other over the course of the second season, but they have a major falling out at the end of the 2nd season. Near the start of the 3rd seasonthey are reunited, and while Clark is initially very hostile toward Lexa, they eventually reconcile, admit their mutual feelings for each other and sleep together. Then the next morning,Lexa is accidentally shot and killed by a stray bullet meant for Clark.
The reason why Lexa's character waskilled off was because her actress had signed on to be regular on another TV show.
>>2056058
if you only want to watch it for the /u/ youre better off just watching youtube compilations.
the show is really hit or miss, the first half of s1 is barely watchable. s2 picks up, and then s3 shits on a lot of what s2 built. s3 suffers from trying to shove too much into one season. if you're a fan of the post-apoc genre the sets and costumes are phenomenal. overall, it has been a frustrating experience because there's a lot of wasted potential and gratuitous drama.
>>2056172pretty sure it's not even the next morning. it's just later in the same day
>>2055690
holy shit it does.
>>2055700
i took it as intentionally meta
>>2054065
>>2054244
if waters wanted it switched that's a bummer. it could be for a variety of reasons tho, my first guess would be because the movie is going to be fucked up. it's probably going to be a great movie, but maybe not a great /u/ movie. and everyone is going to have a terrible, terrible end. i'm still excited but i'm a fan of the vengeance trilogy.
I used these guides to help bingewatch POI to skip all the standalone number-of-the-week non-root/shaw eps:
odesandrants.tumblr.com/post/128131669757/person-of-interest
blue-univers.tumblr.com/post/140669482842/starter-guide-to-person-of-interest
My opinion on 504:Shoot was rushed. Shaw kissed Root initially in large part to get her to back off (as Shahi put it, she was between two options to make Root stop let go of her at the exchange -- punch her or kiss her -- sociopath first, remember?). Also, their pillow talk seemed a little off. "When we first met I couldn't stand you." That was kinda the point -- Root constantly getting under Shaw's skin -- and the only thing that could possibly make an any type of continuing relationship between them work is if Root continues to do that instead of getting all housewifey on her. Shaw isn't going to feel for Root the same way she feels for the dog or that little girl 305. Anyway, it's largely Shaw's imagination, so I guess we'll see what happens irl, but it'd better be more convincing.
>>2051682
Hetero sex scenes on network tv have been getting more and more risque -- this one is pretty tame in terms of lips and tongue, even if the body stuff is more up to modern standards.
I think the philosophy is getting through to censors that "if such and such is ok for hetero sex scenes, why should it be taboo for homo sex scenes?"
>>2057023
I completely disagree with what you've said. I also don't think you quite understand the magnitude of that episode in terms of not just Root and Shaw but for Shaw as a character. There are so many nuances to that episode that it really demands multiple viewings. But opinions are opinions.
I saw this episode as a defining moment for their relationship.
>>2057023
I just finished watching everything for the first time and those guides don't cut out the only two episodes I wish I skipped.The school reunion and MARV episodes were irredeemable shit.
>>2054028
>>2054839Glad someone else said this. Shaw's aggressively het schizophrenia in those two episodes felt grossly out of character. I couldn't even take it seriously. Shaw's attitude towards those guys doesn't fit with her personality at all and the guys she flirts with looked ugly as hell which made it so much worse. I'm pretending those two eps were discarded simulations before Shaw got her brain wired up to teach AI the tr/u/th.
>>2057055
I think it is more impressive that the first sex scene in 5 seasons is a lesbian one.It definitely makes up for the married lesbians episode dropping the ball when they weirdly only kiss on the cheek and hug.
>>2057484
What makes Shaw's het-leaning bisexuality tolerable is thather in-head fantasy seems to be that of an actual relationship with Root, not just lust -- perhaps explaining Root's odd housewifeyness. And of course the episode with Tomas ends with her telling Root eye-to-eye that she'd rather spend time with her than some prettyboy (despite constantly cutely whining about how annoying she is).
But the thing that both will have to accept in a long-term relationship is that Shaw's sociopathy (however dulled) and both of their amoral impulsive backgrounds means that there's going to be an emotional rollercoaster and cheating. Now as clandestine operatives the latter's probably not a big deal, even for someone as emotional as Root(she didn't look overcome with jealousy when Shaw cut her com off while talking to Tomas). But the former may eventually drain somebody as sensitive as Root (especially ifI predict she'll be without the Machine in the end -- no more God).
tldr; I worry about their long-term viability. Maybe if they adopt that kid?
>>2057484
>weirdly only kiss on the cheek and hug.
They had hand sex though.
If you want a good bawww (and , here's "Maybe Someday" in webm:
>>>/wsg/1096240
(Easter egg: even Martine sheds a tear)
>>2057502
You're reading too much into it. Those predictions are fearful nonsense, they don't hurt each other like that as we've seen. They're into more violent play. If they both survive they would continue operating since none of the team are the type to stop living that life.I also don't think either AI can ever be permanently removed from the world after all that's happened, so if Root survives then the Machine will be in her ear joining into the godmode 3P with Shaw.
>>2057507No wonder CBS had to cancel this wanton display of depravity.
New episode of PoI and we learned some new things:-Root likes fairy tale endings, monogamy, and weddings (no one seems to believe that she likes weddings)
-Root also might be feeling lonely
-Shaw has now been through and is aware that she's experienced 7,053 simulations
-Shaw's reprogramming isn't taking
-Samaritan mentions that Shaw considers Root to be "pretty".
>>2057773
>No wonder CBS had to cancel this wanton display of depravity.
They've shown this on live tv!
>>2057776
Meant >>2057532
>>2057773>"I'm beginning to think no one believes I belong at a wedding."
Meta, Root. Meta.>Root sweeping another girl onto a horse.
Gay.
>>2057773
I'm genuinely worried about Shaw tho.Samaritan is obviously hellbent on turning her into one of its assets and it seems to be working pretty efficiently.I just don't understand why Samaritan can't let team Machine go on on its merry way saving numbers while it prevents mass disasters by slaughtering the people involved years before their actions take place (does the "two gods can't exist" even suffice as a proper reason?). I can't help but think that Samaritan's plans are not sincere at all.
Then again the whole situation is in gray area so it's hard to tell what would be the right course of action.
Honestly I just hope that Shoot survivesand they're not forced to turn against each other. Or that they at least do it properly.
A few sneak previews have come out for e07 and it looks likeRoot is becoming more and more insistent with the Machine about finding Shaw, while Shaw is still trying to continuously escape (whether it's in reality or in a simulation is unclear).
>>2058150
Well, fucking finally.One thing that bothers me is that Root flip-flops between enjoying life just fine and moping about Shaw and it feels like nothing much would change if they never reunited, except those few moments here and there where we're thrown a bone.
>>2058152
What was she supposed to do, spend 20 episodes slashing her wrists?
>>2058152
Amy Acker seems to be implying that the reasonRoot was lonely in the last episode was because she was thinking of Shaw.
Also noticed thatRoot was reading a wedding/bridal magazine in the scene in the subway with Bear, so maybe she really does like weddings?
>>2058167
I don't know. But it seems to me the show couldn't decide whether to drop Shaw or not.Also, that wedding escape last season. How did she get a guy to want to marry her without, y'know?
>>2058194
Say that she doesn't believe in sex before marriage? Plus it had to have been a shotgun wedding since her cover ID changes everyday.
>>2058199
I meant kissing, baka!
>her cover ID changes everyday
Oh, missed that.
>>2058199
>it had to have been a shotgun wedding since her cover ID changes everyday.
This. Also, Root and Shaw are talented experienced covert operatives (granted such talents came from different backgrounds) -- for such people, similar to say actors, suspending personal reservations (about say sex) for one's cover is an understood part of the job. The show The Americans delves into the complications of this for married spies.
And regarding Root's mood, her *default* is (in Shaw's words) "perky psycho," and she's hyper-vigilant when the Machine gives her a mission, and it's not like she's clinically depressed over this. The only time she'd show mopeyness is during her down time (which we don't see).Root riding in on the horse, kneecapping the guys and sweeping the chick on was pretty fucking epic though. Worth a webm.
>>2057968Samaritan can't let The Machine do its number-of-the-day thing because Samaritan will be ordering execution of public menaces outside the context of direct terror or murder plots. The Machine will therefore flag Samaritan's targets as numbers to be saved. They could conceivably agree not to interfere in any related cases, but that puts The Machine and Samaritan in a perpetual state of ethical cold war (the kind of which that could compete for government contracts, for example). And why have any kind of cold war when you have every advantage to just eliminate the enemy with ease?
>>2057968This episode made me more sure of why Shaw was spared. Why would Samaritan really need her? They have thousands of operatives and plenty of influence already, yet instead of killing her they try to find team Machine through her brain, and when that turned Samaritan's brain scan into the L word they try to recruit her instead. Samaritan is technically superior so it obviously runs simulations on the outcome of every scenario imaginable, so why does it continue to spare her life as though she is relevant? Her survival and the increasing foreshadowing with the deathmatch simulation makes me think she is an integral part of the 1 in hundred thousand million billion trillion chance team Machine can end Samaritan's rule. Samaritan operates with the Machine as a blindspot, but the Machine has Samaritan code to run its simulation which could help explain why Shaw's role is hidden from Samaritan. Also all the Root comments about fairytale endings, weddings, etc has to be intentional at this point. I feel like that is a good sign for Shoot but they could just as easily rip our hearts out along with the built up hopes and dreams.
Anyone know a high quality streaming site for PoI? I'd torrent, but uni internet.
>>2058290
>Root and Shaw are talented experienced covert operatives (granted such talents came from different backgrounds) -- for such people, similar to say actors, suspending personal reservations (about say sex) for one's cover is an understood part of the job.
Shaw andJohnaren't really those types of operatives (like 007 or The Americans). From what we've seen of Shaw's time as a ISA agent was primary focused on surveillance and neutralization of threats. Shaw was part on a larger organization and her part in it didn't involve developing contacts (through honeypoting or any other methods) or infiltrating organizations as an undercover.
Even on Team Machine, we've seen that Shaw has barely done a passable job during undercover missions (unless those cover IDs played to her strengths) because of her personality disorder.
>>2058393
Root, on the other hand, has shown that she's an expert at social engineering (both through computers and in person). But based on what we've seen of her methods and her opinion of people in general before becoming the "Analog Interface", Root preferred to work through hired mercs and/or anonymously. Her former clients/victims/or people who've heard of her hacking accomplishments didn't know who she was or what she looked like. That makes it unlikely that she has ever slept with anyone as part of her job while she was a "bad guy".
Since becoming the "Analog Interface" for the Machine, Root has taken a more personal approach to her jobs, but it would be weird for the "good" ASI (that taught Root to feel compassion and to value people) would require Root to sleep with strangers to accomplish its goals.
The show, in general, has never shown any of its characters having to have sex with their targets to accomplish their goals. The closest it has ever come to that is going on dates with their targets (or agreeing to marry someone then leaving them at the alter all within the same day).
>>2058330
They...wouldn't do that? Right?
Right?
>>2058393
why do you need to be on a horse to shoot people in the shins?
>>2058616
How else would she prove she belongs at a wedding than arriving just in time to shoot someone?I enjoy how team Machine shoots people in the knee, which causes them to develop a limp, increasing the white noise Samaritan will see when profiling walking gaits, thereby hiding Finch that much better.
>>2058634
>spoilers
That is a very interesting thing to note but I doubt it's was intentional on the writers part.
>>2058634
(warning: completely non-yuri post)
Kneecapping (via bullet) has an interesting history -- it's best-documented while an IRA judicial practice during the Troubles in the 1970s (.22 to the back of the thigh above the knee resulted in amputations 10% of the time and lifetime limp 20% of the time). Back- and front-leg kneecapping has seen a resurgence in Australian biker gangs -- the amputation rate seems to be extremely low nowadays, even with various calibres and shitty aim, but if the bone gets shattered it's pretty hard not to recover with a lifetime mobility issue.
On the plus side, if you shatter the bone it's horrifically painful, which means the guy you shot likely won't get back up to shoot you.
tldr; tv violence is fake, and downright disturbing if you think too hard about it.
www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/blog/a-brief-violent-and-painful-look-at-kneecapping/
aliciapatterson.org/stories/kneecapping
>>2058401
Root was even noticeably gay all the way back in the early season when we saw her origin story. It is one of the many reasons she's my favorite character on the show. Writers did good not exploiting the charactersexcept maybe the Reese/Carter/Zoe/etc storylines but I never cared about that
>>2058511
I'm worried about (new eps spoilers)Shaw's complete loss of a sense of reality. I'm not worried that she'd hurt Root because she doesn't have it in her, but she has no attachment to her own life because she thinks it isn't real. The way that the show depicts her mindbreak was disconcertingly good but fuck me if Shaw kills herself thinking it is another simulation I will not be ok.
Anyone notice thatSamaritan was using a Microsoft Sam quality voice in the radio booth?Also did anyone catch whatRoot's message to Shaw was? I missed something and didn't understand what it meant.
>>2059063
4AF. A thing from If-then-else.
>>2059063
https://youtu.be/pgEYvVBP_20
@ the 1:04 mark.
>>2061397
Person of Interest
Will someone start a new thread? This one is on its last leg.
>>2034866
This was great, are there any more like it?
New Thread:
>>2061668
