What’s Aged the Worst?
Casting identity; opening; football staging; prank; slurs; Locane’s later troubles; misleading artwork; Lowery’s career
In the discussion (13)
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- The principal young cast not being Jewish is raised as a potentially dated casting choice despite the Jewish people behind the scenes.
- The opening montage is considered the weakest section and seems tonally like a war movie.
- Football editing and staging are criticized, with a wish for more plays, less dancing, and an earlier example of Dillon playing well.
- The car prank is also placed in aged-worst.
- The casual racial slurs are jarring to hear, even with the 1955s etting acknowledged.
- The episode reports Locane being imprisoned after a 2010 DUI manslaughter case, treating it as a sad association.
- The St. Luke’s uniforms are criticized as looking like an anachronistic modern football league.
- Streaming artwork promoting Affleck as one of the four principal stars is criticized as misleading about his role.
- Cutting the first ten minutes is proposed, but the Scranton teammates’ support and farewell with David’s father are defended as useful contrasts with the new school.
- The lack of a visible Jewish community at home is questioned, while his openness and accepted place among teammates are offered as a defense.
- The opening fight establishes David’s willingness to brawl, though using his throwing hand is questioned.
- Lowry’s career is described as fading after Color of Night, which is strongly disliked.
- The football scenes’ stationary cameras, unclear field geography, and confusing down-and-distance information are criticized.