Bloodline: Season 2 Spoiler Discussion Page
Welcome to the full-spoiler discussion page for Season 2 of Netflix's Bloodline. This is for those who've watched all ten episodes of the second season and want to read my thoughts about plot specifics or comment down below about the finale or any other spoiler-ific aspect of the show.
Not that the Season 2 finale didn't land well, but one of the big hindrances to Season 2 was us knowing ahead of time that someone in John's way was going to die. We didn't know who'd bite the dust (though Marco and Eric were at the top of the list) and we didn't know who'd be doing the killing, but we knew it was coming. And that it would round out the season.
Wayne's death, at the end of Episode 4 was a sort of neat, bow-on-top happenstance. John was cornered and was about to bear the brunt of all the consequences and then the universe saved him. But we knew something else had to give because his decision to run for sheriff actively kept Danny's case open (at first for political reasons and then for actual reasons). And so the season remained about the Rayburn's big lie. Which meant that another huge line had to be crossed. Because for every bit of progress the siblings would make to sell their story, something else would simultaneously work to tear it down.
Here’s How to Watch the Powers S2 Premiere on IGN
Join us Tuesday, May 31 at 1 pm PT/4 pm ET for a live broadcast from the IGN homepage of the Powers Season 2 premiere, and then stick around as IGN’s Comics Editor Joshua Yehl interviews Powers co-creator Brian Michael Bendis and Calista actress Olesya Rulin. They’ll discuss what happened in the premiere, give some behind-the-scenes info, and talk about what to expect from the reason of the season.
Powers is a police procedural where partners Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) and Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward) investigate the murders of superheroes as part of the Powers Division. Young Calista (Rulin) idolizes the world’s premiere superhero, RetroGirl, and believes she has dormant powers. Even though (spoilers!) her powers do awaken in the Season 1 finale, she’s in for a shock when she learns that RetroGirl has been killed, and it will be the investigation into her murder that will kick off Season 2.
Karl Urban Isn’t in His Favorite Star Trek Movie
Karl Urban is the rare Star Trek actor who’s also a Star Trek fan. Some of the stars of the various series and movies have chafed at the idea of being associated with Trek for the rest of their lives -- because that’s what happens once you sign onto a franchise this big -- others have worked hard to distance themselves from it, and still others have embraced the Star Trek of it all by diving fully in to the convention and fan scene. But few seem to actually be into Star Trek the way Urban is, able to name episodes and make a cogent argument over why The Motion Picture is his favorite of the movies.
Which is exactly what he did when I spoke to him the morning after Paramount’s big Star Trek Beyond Fan Event (read more about that here). Between Urban, his co-star (and Beyond co-scripter) Simon Pegg and director Justin Lin, it looks like Star Trek Beyond is a Trek movie being made by actual fans. I mean, when one of your stars starts dropping Kolinahr references, you know something’s up.
Ex-Lionhead Devs Bringing Secret Fable Card Game to Kickstarter
CORRECTION: The article below originally stated that Flaming Fowl expected a full release for Fable Fortune in late 2017. The expectation is that the game will arrive in early 2017.
IGN can reveal that Lionhead was secretly developing a free-to-play, Fable-branded digital card game, Fable Fortune, for 18 months before the studio’s closure - and now it’s headed to Kickstarter.
Flaming Fowl Studios is a new indie developer co-founded by Lionhead veterans Craig Oman, Mike West and Marcus Lynn and set up to finish the game its creators started. Microsoft has given the team its backing to continue to use the Fable license but, now without a publisher behind it, Flaming Fowl has turned to crowdfunding to complete the project.
Halloween Director Trashes Friday the 13th
Halloween director and horror legend John Carpenter doesn't think much of the Friday the 13th franchise.
Speaking on Bret Easton Ellis's podcast (as reported by Vulture), Carpenter revealed he wasn't a fan of some of the cash-grab movies that followed his seminal 1978 slasher flick. "One sprints from an organic idea and has a truly artist's eye working," Carpenter said. "And Friday the 13th...affects me as very cynical. It's very cynical moviemaking. It just doesn't rise above its cheapness."
Carpenter blames the slasher fatigue of the '80s on directors trying to appeal too hard to young people ( "that's what the teenagers want to see") and cheap budgets.
Game of Thrones Showrunners Confirm They Just Resolved Another Book Mystery
Warning: Full spoilers for the May 29th episode of Game of Thrones, "Blood of My Blood," below, along with discussion of the five books that have been released so far in The Song of Ice and Fire series.
Since Season 6 of Game of Thrones began, those who have read the books have braced themselves for "the show spoiling the books" in a much more notable way, now that the series has reached and moved past most of the big events from the Song of Ice and Fire series - and this week's episode was another big example of that, as the mystery of Coldhands was resolved.
Actually, two mysteries were resolved, since as it turned out, the mystery of who Coldhands is and the mystery of whatever happened to Ned's missing brother, Night's Watch member Benjen Stark, turned out to be one shared answer - Coldhands is Benjen Stark.
Reacting to All the Recent TV Cancellations and Renewals
Hey guys, this episode of Channel Surfing was actually recorded a full week ago - and then my computer died, with the recording on it and had to be brought in to be fixed. I was worried it wouldn't be retrievable, but happily it was! Albeit still going up very late, so apologies for that.
No time code for specific topics this week, as we have a long, general discussion about all of the big decisions that occurred in the past few weeks, as the broadcast TV networks (CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and CW) made their final decisions on what shows they were canceling, which they were renewing and which new series they were ordering.
We react to some of the most notable among all the above categories, along with other interesting news of note that occurred going into the Upfronts, including Supergirl making a rare switch from one network to another.
Cap 3 Passes Deadpool as Highest-Grossing Film of 2016
Captain America: Civil War has surpassed Deadpool to claim the top spot as the year's highest-grossing film at the domestic box office.
According to Box Office Mojo, Fox's R-rated flick, which earned just over $362.8 million, has now been eclipsed by Civil War's domestic gross, which stands at just over $372.6 million.
Just over a week ago, the Steve Rogers-centric film passed the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, joining The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Age of Ultron as the fourth MCU movie to surpass the global milestone. In addition, the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which currently includes 13 films, has eclipsed $10 billion in worldwide box office sales.
Jeremy Irons Knocks ‘Muddled’ Batman v Superman
Jeremy Irons, who plays Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, recently spoke out about director Zack Snyder's comic book flick, calling it a "very muddled" movie.
When asked by the Daily Mail (via TheWrap) about the slew of negative reviews the film received, Irons said Batman v Superman was "deservedly" criticized, noting "it took £800 million, so the kicking didn’t matter but it was sort of overstuffed."
X-Men: Apocalypse Tops Box Office, Alice Bombs
X-Men: Apocalypse was the clear victor at this weekend's box office, debuting with an estimated $65 million.
According to Variety, Fox's mutant centric flick is expected to rake in over $76 million by the end of the four-day weekend, failing to reach the $110.5 million figure that X-Men: Days of Future Past pulled in during its Memorial Day weekend debut in 2014.
It's also worth noting that Apocalypse only had the sixth highest-grossing opening in the X-Men franchise, with Deadpool leading the pack and The Wolverine at the very bottom in ninth place.