Celgress
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Superior One
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Post by Celgress on Dec 11, 2019 23:10:49 GMT -5
8 out of a 10, a great show overall and better than last week's episode
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Fade
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Fade on Dec 12, 2019 1:09:10 GMT -5
I enjoyed pretty much all of it. Had to catch the second viewing, so I dunno if I was tired or what, but some stuff dragged for me. Like MJFs promo. Though the “lisp” bit was great. Highlights had to be Cody and QT and Big Swole for me. And a really fun main event (bummed PNP didn’t get the win though. Through and through, another solid ass entertaining two hours. Grade wise I’d give it a B+/A-
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Dec 12, 2019 6:36:19 GMT -5
I gotta go with 6. Sorry y'all.
I thought MJF's promo was really really lame, I expected more as he's usually gold on the mic.
It would have made more sense for PnP to get the title shot to bring more gold to the Inner Circle. Just please get the belts off of SCU, and push Scorpio Sky in singles.
Personally I think Jericho asking Mox to join the Inner Circle was really dumb. Like, I can suspend disbelief, but absolutely no one believes he's going to do that. I can see how others might dig it, but I wasn't feeling it at all. Giving him time to think about it is worse, since the Moxley character would scoff, say no, and hit the Paradigm Shift within 10 seconds of being asked. Meh.
And can we please get Kenny's "My cat just died and I'm walking around Tokyo thinking about it" removed from the beginning of his tron? It might be irrational but it irritates the hell out of me.
Like, I didn't hate the show, but so much of the booking/storytelling wasn't clicking with me.
That being said I am looking forward to next week's "2019 finale".
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wankah
Don Corleone
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Post by wankah on Dec 12, 2019 7:01:10 GMT -5
If there was an option of 7,5 I'd go with that, but went for the 7. Giving this an eight woulda seemed too much.
Liked the pacing and besides that Brandi's cult thingy everything was decent and loved the main event. It was a nice solid episode that built alot towards next week really well, but it wasn't like must see tv or anything like that.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 7:58:50 GMT -5
why can't Cody have a normal/Nonspecial entrance like everyone else?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 10:57:18 GMT -5
Went with a 9. Only real downside was Swole/Sakura being a bit flat. Otherwise loved it. Butcher/Blade made a solid debut (and Allie...sweet Jesus, Allie), the Omega and Hangman situation is intriguing, Dark Order stuff continues to develop well, and the main event was a lot of fun. Love how interconnected the show feels; so many distinct personalities feuding, along with inter-( and intra-) faction warfare, and yet it never devolves into constant Attitude Era chaos.
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Post by Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks on Dec 12, 2019 14:51:08 GMT -5
Real life got in the way last night, had to watch it late.
I'll go with 8, another damn good show. The MJF promo dragged a bit, and Jericho asking Mox to join the Inner Circle feels a bit paint by numbers—not bad, just kind of generic—but I loved everything else. I'm already marking for the Butcher and the Blade, and they did a good job building hype for Jungle Boy versus Jericho.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 12, 2019 16:46:26 GMT -5
why can't Cody have a normal/Nonspecial entrance like everyone else? A lot of people have special entrances. Mox does the "enter through the crowd" thing. Lots of people have pyro. Shawn Spears of all people has a blackout/spotlight entrance. Cody's is in line with that. It's a weird thing to complain about, especially when he's one of the top guys in the company.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Dec 12, 2019 20:13:23 GMT -5
why can't Cody have a normal/Nonspecial entrance like everyone else? A lot of people have special entrances. Mox does the "enter through the crowd" thing. Lots of people have pyro. Shawn Spears of all people has a blackout/spotlight entrance. Cody's is in line with that. It's a weird thing to complain about, especially when he's one of the top guys in the company. I still think they should have given the lights go out/spotlight entrance to Darby Allin. The spotlight hits on the first guitar riff. More people need specialized entrances in my opinion, but the ones they have all work. One of my favorites is Awesome Kong's. The lights coming up in tandem to the "she's one" is fantastic.
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