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Old 02-20-12, 09:10 AM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

On a scale of 0 to 2, how many boobs did Kristen Bell show this episode?
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Where have I recently seen that front desk clerk at the hotel? Pan Am?
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Marty's co-workers are tremendously lame, but as long as the stripper is on it and naked, I'm in.

But I would never subscribe to SHO just for this.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

I thought the episode had an interesting discussion about "fiduciary responsibility".
Old 02-20-12, 04:01 PM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Not the show's fault, but I'm getting tired of a story that involves the father having parkinsons/alzheimers/cancer, etc. 4 out of the last 8 books I've read had that as part of the storyline.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Damn, what a waste of Peyton List. God damn she looked good, especially in that tight black dress.

Doug and Clyde were so pathetic around her.

You all may remember her from Mad Men and FlashForward.

Now how about that lesbian sex scene with Jeannie and Brenda? I liked how she said she was going to finger fuck Jeannie. Loved when Jeannie drugged her.

Was that a mole on Monica's tit? That thing was so distracting.

Monica is such a bitch. That whole custody thing at the end kind of came out of nowhere.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

So Marty has proven to be nothing but I gigantic piece of shit but draws the line at cheating on a girlfriend just so he doesn't have to use a condom?
Old 02-21-12, 03:28 AM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Originally Posted by Goat3001
So Marty has proven to be nothing but I gigantic piece of shit but draws the line at cheating on a girlfriend just so he doesn't have to use a condom?
No, the whole point behind it was him actually wanting to be in a relationship with her.
Old 02-21-12, 09:41 AM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

....and my point still stands. He'll do anything to satisfy a client, like insist the one woman on his team have sex with someone. He'll gladly throw aside a study showing that a drug has terrible side effects again to satisfy a client... but he draws the line at cheating? I wouldn't buy that for a dollar.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Goat3001, it isn't that he wouldn't cheat, it's that he didn't have to. He put Jeannie up to it, which didn't jeopardize the business and was just fine with his contact. It'd only be inconsistent if he was in danger of losing the business unless he did it and he still didn't.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Bareback Town" -- 2/19/12

Originally Posted by Evan Meadow
No, the whole point behind it was him actually wanting to be in a relationship with her.
But the stripper was totally willing to still be a in a relationship but WITH a condom. I agree, the premise was stupid.

And if his ex-wife is going to walk in the bathroom naked, I doubt she'd leave her panties on.
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House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

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At the annual recruiting event for the cream of the Harvard Business School crop, the wannabe employees are wined, dined and sized up; and Marty singles out the lone black aspirant for special guidance. Meanwhile, Doug tries to prove to Clyde that he can coach any recruit into making the cut; and Jeannie's interview with a flirtatious female potential hire proves revealing.


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Old 03-05-12, 12:22 PM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

Solid episode.

I think this episode showed some of the strongest points of this show. This show is more dark comedy than LOL funny comedy.

Not surprised about Marty's dickhead move on James. Actually James should have known better, but he was way too star struck by Marty. Marty and James interactions were probably the highlight of the episode.

at Jeannie antogonizing the big breasted idiot. Not surprised that Clyde gave her the answer.

at Doug's photos in drag.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

All around great episode. I'm wondering if Marty is going to start his own firm, or just push the Richard Schiff character out the door somehow.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

I think Jean-Ralphio is my favorite character. His delivery and confusion after getting turned down by that chick was hilarious.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

Ralphio has consistently great delivery on this series. And I'm still not tired of looking at Kristen Bell. The guest girl of the week was also a hottie, though I didn't think of her as an idiot (she's a Harvard grad) so much as spending too much of her life focusing on her more obvious assets.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

The merger storyline seems to be better than first suspected. Now we know that Jeannie is willing to stab Marty in the back. I'm assuming things will turn out good for Marty at the end here, I just wonder if Jeannie will be on his side at the end or not.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Veritas" -- 3/04/12

The episode redeemed the series, for the most part.
Old 03-11-12, 05:53 PM
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House of Lies -- "Ouroboros" -- 3/11/12

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Marty and the Pod's archrivals at Kinsley-Johnson put the consultants through the wringer. Later, Jeannie accidentally leaks her big secret to Marty; and Roscoe and April bond while Marty becomes privy to a secret that Jeremiah has been keeping.


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Re: House of Lies -- "Ouroboros" -- 3/11/12

Nothing in that synopsis made any sense to me.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Ouroboros" -- 3/11/12

Yeah, kind of an odd episode all around. Nothing terribly memorable.
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House of Lies -- "Prologue and Aftermath" -- 3/18/12

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Jeannie gets the opportunity to make a big name for herself when she leads the Pod to her hometown, where they hope to resurrect a foundering church. Meanwhile, Marty and Monica meet for a mediation over custody of Roscoe.


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Old 03-19-12, 11:22 PM
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Re: House of Lies -- "Prologue and Aftermath" -- 3/18/12

Holy shit, Marty is such a fucking dick.

If any of you kind of hated him prior to this episode, this one will seal the deal. I was actually pissed off after watching this episode.

I don't blame April at all for leaving and especially how he treated her at the end.

And Monica, what a fucking c*** t*** Dawn Olivieri is hot, but the character is such a bitch.

And what the hell is Jeannie's deal with the Rainmaker? at her getting pounded by him.

I'm kind of surprised that Doug and Clyde are actually the most likeable characters on this show.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Prologue and Aftermath" -- 3/18/12

What we're supposed to get from the whole Jeannie thing is that she has daddy issues (in addition to wanting to sleep her way to the top). It felt cliched to me. I'd rather she just be a barracuda.
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Re: House of Lies -- "Prologue and Aftermath" -- 3/18/12

I'm back to hating just about everyone on this show.

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