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    (Netflix) Ozark

    Was surprised there wasn't a thread on this show already since I know a lot of us are watching. If you haven't checked this Netflix crime/drama series yet then I'd recommend doing so because it's pretty good and hooks you right from the start. The story focuses on a family that gets mixed up in laundering money for the Cartel. There's a bit more to it than that, but it's best to go in knowing very little, which is how I got started on the series. And while this 2nd season wasn't as intense as the first, it was still a solid season.


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    Agreed. I literally just finished the season 2 finale. Not as intense as season 1, but still a pretty interesting show over all. Of course there's a fair amount of disbelief that needs suspending with shows like this, but as a whole it's still solid enough and an enjoyable ride. Recommended.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Solo View Post
    Agreed. I literally just finished the season 2 finale. Not as intense as season 1, but still a pretty interesting show over all. Of course there's a fair amount of disbelief that needs suspending with shows like this, but as a whole it's still solid enough and an enjoyable ride. Recommended.
    You know, i think one of my problems with a show like this is..... is there?
    Is there a fair amount of disbelief that needs suspended one should anticipate when viewing a show on the drug trade and Mexican cartels?

    Of all the issues i had with this season of the show, i never found the premise, or even events to be ridiculous or require me suspending what i know to be real. Its the drug trade, they have invested in and created casino's, they have bought banks and paramilitary groups. The problems i had with the show simply seems to be cheap and bad character writing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by El Ahrairah View Post
    Of all the issues i had with this season of the show, I never found the premise, or even events to be ridiculous or require me suspending

    Agreed actually. Got no issues with the premise at all really. I dig the basic story. The general outline is solid, but it's a mixed bag of nuts and bolts for me when it comes to a few issues and particulars. It can be a violent show at times, but even so I think what they deliver on that end would be a bit tame stacked up against reality when considering all party temperments, security, capital, location, and any and every other intricacy already established (or could arise) when it comes to the short and long term scope of an operation and all subsequent viability stress testing. Too many convenient outcomes and timings for my taste, and also agree about the character developement aspects as well.

    All said, these events really don't constitute the true meaning of suspension of disbelief when you think about it. Accepting that one can beam down to a planet does require SOD. Being asked to believe that the hero was saved from being eaten by the wild animal because it conviently dies at his feet of a heart attack before attacking him does not. Implausible or improbable maybe? - yeah, but not impossible, and not SOD. The phrase is sometimes misused, and gets thrown around a bit too much at times, and I even did it myself here. I have no issue giving credit where credit is due about that observation.

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    If the Macchio is ever introduced as a silent partner or an openly interested party in the operation - believing he can succeed because he's "the best around", consider this conversation defunct... the results of which return to SOD default. Even the Solo has his limits.

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    This show was recommended to me today by some co-workers. Gonna check it out

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    I cannot wait to start season 2! I will be avoiding this thread until I finish it !!

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    Season Three starts March 27th


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    I'm glad I came across this. I am definitely checking this out now.

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    Another solid season. That ending

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    Another solid season. That ending
    I only watched the first 2 episodes so far and gotta say that it is great! That opening scene had me hooked!

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    Quote Originally Posted by FrighT MasteR View Post
    Another solid season. That ending
    Straight up cold as ice.

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    Straight up cold as ice.
    Holy Shit!

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