a_peckham

This is to Hart as Uncut Jems was to Adam Sandler. A dramatic role taken on by a comedic actor, who was a shockingly good dramatic actor. The pacing, character development, editing and sound editing were all great. Come to think of it, its also to Hart as Funny People was to Adam Sandler. A famous comedian taking on the role of a famous comedian, revealing the dark, more human side of the comic.

Although that might've come across as slightly sarcastic, I genuinely enjoyed this series. I saw someone else say not to binge it, but to hell with that. It runs about the same length as End Game, and I found this more interesting. Credit also to Snipes, who did an amazing job as Hart's constantly-troublesome older brother.

Awesome job to all involved.

I've only watched the first 4 episodes of season 2.

While a lot of the glasswork was spectacular, the pretentious judge lady was insufferable and I started resenting having to zone out whenever she started talking.

I particularly loved how the producers insisted that every woman had to constantly bring up how they were women, and the black guy had to keep bringing up that he was black and the white males had to... well uh, they are white males so apparently they are focused on the glass? It boggles my mind that such a niche skill is apparently the domain of white men? The way they talk about it makes it seem as though the white men of glassblowing are bigoted hate-filled creatures who put roadblocks in the way of any non-male, non-white person who seeks to work with glass... then you see them and they generally all just seem to be nerdy artists who embrace the art of the others...?

I scoffed so much during the first episode that I nearly choked and had an NDE myself.

I came here to find some likeminded people who were also baffled that something so nonsensical could be funded, filmed and published. I was shocked that the closest I got was people who thought the mediums were stupid, and a few who seemed to agree that there wasn't enough opposition to the proponents of the NDEs, but they otherwise weren't bothered with the first episode. (Edit: I realised there were extra reviews that I hadn't seen and there were actually others who were as critical and far more articulate than me)

Uh, no. While there is plenty of evidence that people who experience near death report interesting psychological experiences, to go from something equivalent to a DMT trip, aspects of an acid trip, or even a very vivid dream to PhDs from Cambridge and the University of Virginia claiming this is irrefutable evidence of an afterlife and miracles? Hilarious.

There is a reason that these people have no platform in mainstream psychology... because their claims break down the moment they need to prove something. Doesn't it seem a bit convenient that all of these people who have ostensibly experienced an afterlife can report no novel information? The woman who was experiencing traumatic pre-natal anxiety and depression is supported by a practising doctor in believing that she has supernatural powers?! That she has legitimate premonitions about the future? I couldn't imagine being so self absorbed as to think that while infants starve to death overseas, middle class flop on a kayaking trip is protected by the universe because she has so many important things to contribute, that she is sent back from heaven.

Give me a break.