Coral

It was great to see Steve Earl's character get popped... or anyone for that matter. Usually the good stuff happens off screen, so I'm glad they threw the audience a bone finally.

bootsy

Damn, I see your point. I guess I didn't look at it like that though.

majorjoe23

I think this is the busiest Treme thread in months.

E Unit

Sad huh? I've been watching this show since the first episode. I'm really enjoying this season since it feels a bit better paced with each story.

Tracer Bullet

Um, what?

Bobby Shalom

I have come to the conclusion that Davis is meant to be one of the most annoying character's in the history of TV. Kind of like Ziggy in season 2 of the Wire. David Simon most have an affinity for super fucking annoying characters.

i keep hoping that he makes it a tradition for Davis to have his ass beat every season. When he got beat up in Season 1, i cheered.

But I fucking love this show.

Nefarious

Don't really get all the Davis hate. He's the typical Steve Zahn character and I find him amusing.

I couldn't stand Ziggy, though, except for this one scene:

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SiberianLlama

I don't get all the Davis hate either. He clearly loves New Orleans, and New Orleans music, and wants to be a part of that world, but he's forever the outsider, unable to break in.

Coral

I fail to see what you have trouble understanding.

Nefarious

An interview w/ Steve Earle. Beware that while there aren't outright spoilers there are some things alluded to by Earle that one might infer to be a spoiler. If you are extremely spoiler sensitive then you may want to avoid.

http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index....earle_exi.html

Tracer Bullet

You watch Treme in a unrequited bloodlust is what I got from that comment.

Coral

No. I find that many events in Treme that could be interesting and leave an impact with the viewer happens off-screen - so when I can actually see something major happen on-screen, I don't feel cheated. Not everything has to be seen, but it's nice once in a while.

Tracer Bullet

Ah, gotcha.

Bobby Shalom

My dislike for Davis stems from his total obnoxiousness, and his need to overstate everything he thinks and feels about being a true musician, and an oppressed underdog.

And clearly he is an entitled, middle class brat, quite like a lot of middle class Progressives / Revolutionary Marxists were in the early 70's.

And how he landed Annie is way beyond me.

E Unit

^^ This is why I don't like him. But again, to me it feels like this was a character that was devloped to go a certain way, but quickly meandered into an obnoxious character. I was hoping he'd stay a DJ, and the several musicians would go in and out of there, and he would play their music that was the pulse of the city. But his fucking band and him singing is the worst.

And true about him and Annie. I just don't buy her settling with him.

DJariya

By djariya at 2011-05-01

Synopsis:



Episode 10 of 11

Preview:

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Nefarious

An ok episode. Nothing ground breaking. Good to see Janette getting things on track and Chief was jammin'.

Next week's finale should have a lot.

MrX

It seems like they have a lot to wrap up next week. The Toni and Nelson stories feel like they really haven't even developed that much.

flashburn

I'm a week behind and I watched this episode on my flight home, man I'm bummed.

Geofferson

This season has flown by, can't believe the finale is next week already. I think I've enjoyed this more than the first season -- I really like the restaurant stuff in NY.

Nefarious

Not sure about Toni's investigation but I think Nelson's story definitely carries forward to season 3. Just too much left to explore on what he's doing.

Made me hungry. I wanted to try her chicken & waffles bad!

MrX

Janette's story has definitely gotten better since she moved into this new restaurant

Highlight of the episode was the singer from Antoine's band going off on him mid-song and walking off the stage

DJariya

By djariya at 2011-05-01

Synopsis:

The 2nd season of Treme ends with Jazz Fest 2007


Episode 11 of 11

Preview:

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MrX

Just a heads up, tonight's ep is 90 minutes

MrX

Even though there's virtually no chance of it happening, Khandi Alexander deserves an Emmy nomination. She was phenomenal tonight, the scene when she was going off on the DA was great.

There has to be more to the Nelson story because otherwise that just seems like a huge waste.

Looks like they are setting up Sonny's story as a way to get into the oil spill, if they make it that far.

The Janette and Jacques romance just seemed weird and came out of nowhere.

I didn't realize until I read Sepinwall's review that Oliver Thomas played himself on the show.