News and Notes for February 2020 and The Outsider ep 2 & 3 review

92nd Oscars results

Best Picture- Parasite

Best Director- Bong Joon-ho, Parasite

Best Actor- Joaquin Phoenix, Joker

Best Actress- Renee Zellweger, Judy

•Do we like who the winners were? Did you see Parasite? Because it kinda swept at the Oscars?

•Does Joaquin deserve to win? How about Renee Zellweger?

Disney plus marvel shows release schedule

•Falcon and Winter Soldier late 2020: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Emily Van Camp, Wyatt Russell and Daniel Brühl

•Wanda Vision fall of 2020: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Randall Park, Kat Dennings, and Teyonah Parris. Wanda will co-star in Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness movie

•Loki early 202: Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson

Birds of Prey: Has made 85M worldwide/budget is 84M. It's believed that a movie needs to make 3x the budget to break even.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Super Hero Movies 2020:

•Call of the Wild February 21

•The New Mutants. April 1, 2020

•Black Widow May 1

•Wonder Woman 1984 June 5 - 45:00

•Venom 2. October 1, 2020.

•Godzilla Vs Kong. November 19, 2020.

•Dune. December 17, 2020 -.55:38

The Outsider episode 2: Roanoke

The pace slows considerably with much of the scenes taking place between two characters

Ralph and Terry square off; terry in an orange jumpsuit

Crowds gather before the court; video evidence has Terry in another city at the time of the milder

Terry is shot by Frankie's brother; Ralph lands the kill shot on Terry's killer. Chaotic and brutal scene

Terry tells Ralph he didn't do it. Bleeds from the neck.

Ugly hooded figure watches

Ralph is in the hospital with high blood pressure; he's killed a boy

Glory is interviewed by police after learning that her husband is dead

Meanwhile a police officer hunts in the woods; receives text to return to work. Something kills and partially eats the wild pig he was hunting

Ralph is placed on leave and referred to see a trauma therapist

Police officer sucker punched a cohort at a club; established the character as a low life

Meanwhile, Glory's youngest daughter sees a bad man in her room

Frankie's dad kills himself

Shadowy figure stands down the block

"Dick on the squad",Jack, returns to the office

Ralph finds evidence pointing toward Dayton OH

Jesse sees the man in their room, again. Leaves wet footprints

Ralph sees the therapist; closed off; sees his son

Interviews Terry's son; evidence is conflicting

Glory asks Ralph, how am I supposed to give my kids a normal life? Clear his name, by helping Ralph

Maitlans lawyer confronts Ralph; arranges a meeting

Daughter reveals that Terry got a cut - in Dayton OH. While visiting grandpa; from a male nurse.

Ends with the discovery of some dirty clothes in a barn

•Did you like that they killed Terry at the beginning of the second episode?

•What was the point of this second episode? Was it a continuation of episode one? So basically they were all one long episode.

•How do we account for the conflicting evidence? Did Terry do it? If not then who do we think did it?

•Who is Jack, and why was he introduced as an asshole in this character?

Ep.3

Police investigate the evidence in the barn

Ralph visits sons grave; witnesses a fresh grave site?

"Tee" returns after giving birth; jack complains about having to work

Ralph's wife confronts him for working wh...

The Outsider - Introduction and Review of Ep. 1 and 2

Director(s):

Andrew Bernstein (6 eps)

Jason Bateman (2)

Charlotte Barandstorm (1)

Writer(s):

Stephen King

Richard Price (for TV)

Cast:

Yul Vazquez Yunis

Ben Mendelsohn Ralph

Jeremy Bob Alec

Julianne Nicholson Glory

Jason Bateman Terry

Marc Menchaca Jack

Cynthia Erivo Holly (outside investigator)

Duncan e. Clark Frankie Peterson (dies at the start)

Story Summary:

The Outsider is a True Detective style horror, murder, mystery show is set in a suburb of Atlanta with a rural America feel. A grusesome murder of a boy leads to the arrest of a popular little league baseball coach. Evidence points to supernatural, if not foul, play. But, how can the main suspect be in two places at one time? The story unfolds sliding toward the supernatural in bone-chilling ways while remaining grounded as the mystery unfolds for the viewer. .

Episodes 1: Fish in a Barrel

Witcher Ep. 7-8

This Game of Thrones-style series is based on the fantasy book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, it is a story of fantasy, fate, and family. Geralt of Rivia (Cavill) is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix

The Witcher timeline:

https://thewitcher.tv/the-witcher-deconstructed-timeline

Starring:

Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher

Freya Allan as Ciri

Anya Chalotra as Yennefer

Eamon Farren as Cahir

MyAnna Buring as Tissala

Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara

Adam Levy as Mousesack

Gaia Mandadori Pavetta

Bart Edwards Duny

Summary of episode 2:

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/features/1116560-the-witcher-season-1-episode-2-recap

1210 Yennefer is sold to Tessaia

1210-1249 Gerald becomes "The Butcher of Blaviken"

1249 Gerald evokes "The Law of Surprise"

1263 Gerald and Ciri meet

Witcher timeline

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-releases-official-witcher-timeline-104825444.html

https://www.sideshow.com/blog/10-creatures-from-the-bestiary-of-the-witcher/

Creatures of The Witcher

5:19 transition to story (spoilers)

The Witcher Ep. 7, " Before a Fall"

This episode brings us back to the "present day" or 1263 a few days before the Fall of CIntra. Geralt see's the Niflgaardian army marching toward Cintra. Sensing the danger he makes his way to Cintra to take Ciri under his protection. When he makes it to Cintra he finds Queen Calanthe less then willing to give up her only grand daughter and heir to the Cintran throne to an inhuman stranger. She first tries to kill him, then trick him, then imprison him when Geralt shows he is intent on keeping Ciri safe. We then go through the final scenes of the battle of Cintra through Geralt's eyes as he breaks from the Dungeon and looks for Ciri. Bring long gone now, Geralt flee's the city and continues his search.

Q- Bringing it back to the beginning. Does this do a good job of tying the two stories back together in a way that is "good". Because I think it was creative, but do we think it was a good way to do it.

Q- Does this make sense? Or like episode 4 are we left scratching our heads again?

Yennefer travels to Nazzir in Nilfgaard where she is reunited with Istrid. They reunite somewhat momentarily before their relationship is reluctantly cut off. Then Yennefer is met by the mage Vilgefortz who asks her to come back to Aretuza to discuss the Nilfgaardian aggression. Once there, she takes a trip down memory lane before reuniting with all the mages for a council meeting to discuss supporting Cintra who has not allowed Mages for sometime. The council votes to stay out of it, but Tesseia and Vilgefortz leads a company of mages to fight Nilfgaard. This leads them to Sodden Hill where they will make their last stand.

Q- why did she return? What is she getting out of coming back to a place she seems to so thoroughly detest. Same with going to fight at Sodden Hill. Tesseia asks her...

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This Game of Thrones-style series is based on the fantasy book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, it is a story of fantasy, fate, and family. Geralt of Rivia (Cavill) is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix

The Witcher timeline:

https://thewitcher.tv/the-witcher-deconstructed-timeline

Starring:

Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher

Freya Allan as Ciri

Anya Chalotra as Yennefer

Eamon Farren as Cahir

MyAnna Buring as Tissala

Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara

Adam Levy as Mousesack

Gaia Mandadori Pavetta

Bart Edwards Duny

Summary of episode 2:

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/features/1116560-the-witcher-season-1-episode-2-recap

1210 Yennefer is sold to Tessaia

1210-1249 Gerald becomes "The Butcher of Blaviken"

1249 Gerald evokes "The Law of Surprise"

1263 Gerald and Ciri meet

Witcher timeline

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-releases-official-witcher-timeline-104825444.html

https://www.sideshow.com/blog/10-creatures-from-the-bestiary-of-the-witcher/

Creatures of The Witcher

The Witcher Ep. 4, "Of Banquets, Bastards, and Burials"

-Cripples, bastards, and broken things

Geralt is asked by Jaskier to attend a DInner party in the Court of the Kingdom of Cintra. It is a courting party for the hand of Princess Pavetta, Calanthe's daughter. Geralt's job is to protect Jaskier from the lords and nobles who wish revenge on him. Instead Queen Calanthe takes an interest in the Witcher and attempts to hire his services. This is because Calanthe knows of a beast who will crash the party and take away her beautiful daughter Pavetta. Sure enough the party is crashed by a helmeted knight who has "claim" over Pavetta according to the Law of Surprise. It turns out the knight is cursed and so he has the head of a hedgehog and so this is why Calanthe enlisted the Witcher's help and demands the Knight be slain. Geralt refuses and instead defends the knight. This starts a brawl and ultimately it is found that the knight, named Urcheon or Duny and Pavetta are already in love with each other. So despite her reluctance, Calanthe accepts Duny and allows him to marry her daughter. This lifts the curse on Duny who turns back into a human. To repay Geralt for saving his life Duny offers him whatever reward he wishes. Geralt claims the Law of Surprise as payment and it turns out Pavetta is pregnant. The child will become Princess Cirilla and thus bind her and Geralt with Destiny.

17:47

Q- What do you think of the show choosing this scene to show that all 3 storylines are in different time periods and showing that this dinner party was at least 15 years before the Fall of Cintra.

Q- Did you like the story of the cursed knight falling in love with the princess and being able to lift the curse, reverse Shrek style.

Q- Did this sc...

Witcher Ep. 2

This Game of Thrones-style series is based on the fantasy book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, it is a story of fantasy, fate, and family. Geralt of Rivia (Cavill) is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix

The Witcher timeline:

https://thewitcher.tv/the-witcher-deconstructed-timeline

Starring:

Henry Cail as Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher

Freya Allan as Ciri

Anya Chalotra as Yennefer

Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla

Eamon Farren as Cahir

MyAnna Buring as Tissala

Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara

Adam Levy as Mousesack

Lars Mikelson as Stregobor

Summary of episode 2:

https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/features/1116560-the-witcher-season-1-episode-2-recap

1210 Yennefer is sold to Tessaia

1210-1249 Gerald becomes "The Butcher of Blaviken"

1249 Gerald evokes "The Law of Surprise"

1263 Gerald and Ciri meet

Yennefer trains at the magical academy at Aretuza

She manipulates her way to court mage at Aedirn

Her cohort at the academy, Fringilla becomes mage at Nilgard instead

Geralt meet a travel companion nambe Jaskier

Triss Merigold enlists Geralt's help to kill a dangerous Striga that's been terrorizing the town - there's an unexpected connection to King Foltest

Questions: ****Eric: please place questions that you want me to ask to push the program along. The content is so dense and with so many names and things going on i won't be able to catch up to speed despite efforts to read summaries and rewatch the episodes.

Q1: What do you think of the character of Yennefer? Is she likable ? what about this Harry Potter-esque introduction to our 3rd main character.

Q2: What do we think of the way the show, and story, uses magic? Too confusing or inconsistent? Or just right.

Q3: There are several other characters introduced in this episode. The Bard: Jaskier, Filavandral-Elf King.

Q4: Is Geralt's story doing a good job of explaining to us who he is, with motivations and personality.

Q5: Do we like Ciri's story and her on-the-run/refugee narrative.

Q6: Do we like this ep better or worse then the first episode. How do we rank it to the rest of the season.

Witcher timeline

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/netflix-releases-official-witcher-timeline-104825444.html

https://www.sideshow.com/blog/10-creatures-from-the-bestiary-of-the-witcher/

Creatures of The Witcher

*** Notes and Questions for Ep3

Boy is shown with large claw wounds across his chest; a Witcher is shown pursuing a creature (scream); the Witcher is killed upon investigation by Garald - it's a Skreager. Takes the other Witcher's liver and heart. The creature is a princess, a female - hypothesis. Gerald meets with the king, alone. The king's sister was murdered. The girl's father, the princess, "why not kill the creature?" The king won't say; Orders Gerald to leave his kingdom (what significance does this scene have in the overall story?) Gerald doesn't leave instead he hu...

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The Witcher Introduction to the series and ep. One Review

Netflix Original based on the book/video game

IMDB 8.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes 59% critics score

80 million dollars / $10 million per ep

No data could be found regarding the number of vi

This Game of Thrones-style series is based on the fantasy book series by Andrzej Sapkowski, it is a story of fantasy, fate, and family. Geralt of Rivia (Cavill) is a solitary monster hunter who struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Along the way, Geralt meets a deformed young woman named Yennefer of Vengerberg (Anya Chalotra) and Cirilla (Allan), a young princess with a dangerous secret. Together, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent.https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-witcher-season-one-viewer-votes/

Created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix

Starring:

Henry Cail as Geralt of Rivia, The Witcher

Freya Allan as Ciri

Anya Chalotra as Yennefer

Mimi Ndiweni as Fringilla

Eamon Farren as Cahir

MyAnna Buring as Tissala

Wilson Radjou-Pujalte as Dara

Adam Levy as Mousesack

Lars Mikelson as Stregobor

We will say whether this we felt this series is good or bad. This is our opinion about what connected with us and what was entertaining for us. We will provide observations of the technical aspects of the show's quality: story, characters, entertainment value, adherence to the source material, etc.

Q: What is the purpose of the Witcher in the series? We learn his abilities and how effective he is as a warrior, but why is he in the place in this story and what role does he play?

The Witcher: Episode 1

Overview. The story opens on Geralt of Rivia fighting an enormous spider like creature called a Kikimora. After killing and beheading it he brings the corpse to the nearby town of Blaviken. It is here we get his introduction, and the fact that he is a Witcher, or a mutant monster hunter, who is both feared and revered by humans around the continent. Here Geralt meets 2 people. Stregobor, a wizard who is in hiding, and Renfri, a "mutant" woman who is looking to kill Stregobor for the injustices he put her through. Both ask Geralt to kill the other, promoting the idea that to do so would be the lesser evil. Geralt proclaims that Evil is Evil, and when being forced to choose he will elect not to choose at all. Nonetheless, Renfri forces him to kill her and all of her men in what would become a famous battle and earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Blaviken".

•How do we feel about this introduction of Geralt, and the world as a whole? Was the story a good one to start this whole series on?

•Is Superman a good choice for Geralt? An emotionless, apathetic, if not witty protagonist who claims to stay out of the affairs of men, yet always seems to find himself in the middle of it?What, if any, significance is there to the major battle scene?

Notes

**The beginning fight with Kikimora (mutant human-spider) captured my attention. This is a weird, magical, dangerous world - but The Witcher might be strong enough to survive.

**Dyadic relationship between good/evil, loyalty to family (one's own)/not having a family; muddy world/bright & colorfu...

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