The Night Of

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Bowser

You could see that coming a mile away, but yeah, it was a cool scene. John Tuturro has been fantastic the entire series.

Yeah, you could. It just made me happy.

[L.A. Chieffan]

I have no sympathy for Naz. I couldn't care if he did or didn't do it. Interesting show nonetheless

[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by L.A. Chieffan

I have no sympathy for Naz. I couldn't care if he did or didn't do it. Interesting show nonetheless

So listen L.A. Chieffan

What do you really wanna do with your life ?

Just briefly, summarize.

And don't tell me you enjoy working with children, okay ?

[Coochie liquor]

Just finished Sunday's episode. Was pretty good. Seems they aren't gonna answer the question about when Stone was chasing the second black guy at the end of episode 5 though. Guess we'll all see if we've wasted our time pretty soon.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Satisfying ending. Well done.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Satisfying ending. Well done.

The ending was meh. Loved the characters but would have enjoyed it more if it had a darker ending.

I totally thought since episode 4 or 5 that his friend in prison was setting him up and would testify against him to get out earlier. Everything was set up perfect to make that happen as his friend killed the only other witnesses to what he would say (Naz brought the drugs, Naz did the drugs, then just make up the part about Naz admitting he did it).

Was worth the time but is probably the same reaction I'll have when Game of Thrones ends. No way to live up to the rest of the story.

[Swanman]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

The ending was meh. Loved the characters but would have enjoyed it more if it had a darker ending.

I totally thought since episode 4 or 5 that his friend in prison was setting him up and would testify against him to get out earlier. Everything was set up perfect to make that happen as his friend killed the only other witnesses to what he would say (Naz brought the drugs, Naz did the drugs, then just make up the part about Naz admitting he did it).

Was worth the time but is probably the same reaction I'll have when Game of Thrones ends. No way to live up to the rest of the story.

Freddy already had like 2 or 3 murders hung on him, he was never getting out no matter what. I was half expecting for Freddy to do something to him so he could keep his unicorn around but it was a breath of fresh air that he just let him go and left the book for him as well.

Also, I thought the actor that played the judge looked familiar. It was the killer from season 1 of True Detective. He also played a lawyer on Billions.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Swanman

Freddy already had like 2 or 3 murders hung on him, he was never getting out no matter what. I was half expecting for Freddy to do something to him so he could keep his unicorn around but it was a breath of fresh air that he just let him go and left the book for him as well.

Also, I thought the actor that played the judge looked familiar. It was the killer from season 1 of True Detective. He also played a lawyer on Billions.

+1

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Satisfying ending. Well done.

Yeah I was prepared for a shitton of loose ends. The cat scurrying around in his apt was just a purrfect ending.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Yeah I was prepared for a shitton of loose ends. The cat scurrying around in his apt was just a purrfect ending.

You've gato be kitten me with the puns. Get that out of here, right meow.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Yeah I was prepared for a shitton of loose ends. The cat scurrying around in his apt was just a purrfect ending.

This is what I meant by "satisfying". I was expecting a lot of loose ends, so I was satisfied with how it wrapped up.

I think the darkness RINGLEADER was looking for is more of an implied future. They took a damaged kid and turned him into a full-on drug user, who also brought down his main attorney.

And the cat running across in the last shot really was good. We thought he was headed to go get the cat, and that would have been nice, too. But the reveal that he already had done it - and that it now had free reign of the house - was perfect.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

This is what I meant by "satisfying". I was expecting a lot of loose ends, so I was satisfied with how it wrapped up.

I think the darkness RINGLEADER was looking for is more of an implied future. They took a damaged kid and turned him into a full-on drug user, who also brought down his main attorney.

And the cat running across in the last shot really was good. We thought he was headed to go get the cat, and that would have been nice, too. But the reveal that he already had done it - and that it now had free reign of the house - was perfect.

The excema and the cat thing added some complexity to the character. Of course it was tha actor that gave it the complexity. I don't think he would be interested but I think his character would merit a season long arc on his own.

[Baby Lee]

Noticed in opening credits, 'Omar' is credited as Michael Kenneth Williams.

Anyone notice off the top of their heads, is this the first time he's credited that way instead of Michael K?

Not a big deal, just interesting, like he might be trying to rebrand a tad [though obviously this wasn't the optimum character to separate him from the legacy of The Wire].

[Baby Lee]

I enjoyed the conclusion a great deal, a great great deal more than I expected to a week ago.

The eczema storyline was excellent, despite the concerns and squeamishness in situ.

It was a great way to demonstrate in a novel and affecting way the insecurities and stresses of having the fate of a client in your hands. When you are passionate and determined, your shortcomings are going to find a way out. There's a reason attorneys deal with alcoholism and depression and seek out illicit conduct in their off time, beyond big motors and outsized egos.

I may have related this before, but the very first trial I second-chaired, I didn't have a lot of input on. I was a month out of passing the bar and was there to observe mostly, and it was a loser of a case with one of the weaker attorneys at the firm [as will bear itself out shortly].

It was an MVA civil claim, and the parties had haggled at great length over aspects not to be introduced [in limine]. The attorney I was 2nd chairing sat through the plaintiff's opening statement, then promptly stood up and in the second sentence out of his mouth mentioned something barred in limine by the judge not an hour earlier.

Opposing counsel immediately moved for, and got a mistrial. More importantly, he had a heart attack right then and there. Emergency Services summoned and taken out on a gurney. Needless to say, that experience has stuck with me.

There are plenty of technical aspects to critique in the story, but overall I think the show did a great job of highlighting some of the lesser dramatized, but truly crucial aspects of the litigation process. The split-second gut decisions, the gravity of a glance, the tactics and insinuations used to drive doubt or certainty, the shortcuts and messiness, the overall drain on humanity. It can be depressing, it can be exhilarating. It almost always emotional, even if the professionals pretend it's not. That's the part they nailed.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

It was an MVA civil claim, and the parties had haggled at great length over aspects not to be introduced [in limine]. The attorney I was 2nd chairing sat through the plaintiff's opening statement, then promptly stood up and in the second sentence out of his mouth mentioned something barred in limine by the judge not an hour earlier.

Opposing counsel immediately moved for, and got a mistrial. More importantly, he had a heart attack right then and there. Emergency Services summoned and taken out on a gurney. Needless to say, that experience has stuck with me.

Yeah, that'll draw a mistrial.