ah yes another great character who got nothing of interest to do for multiple seasons iirc
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Sunday, 12 April 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
the whole cuba thing i understand storywise/historically but every scene was like whyyyyyyy
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 April 2020 03:29 (four years ago) link
I feel like the broad story strokes were sketched out by the producers but they weren’t necessarily where the writers wanted to go, or something they were inspired to write
― mh, Sunday, 12 April 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
that feeling is v palpable
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 12 April 2020 04:52 (four years ago) link
williams was so damn good on this show. the attention today has understandably focused on omar, but chalky was nearly as complex, and elevated every scene
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:38 (three years ago) link
otm
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 01:40 (three years ago) link
he was so good at showing the inner struggle, and the real emotion of Chalky. and he definitely made Chalky’s story as gripping as Nucky’s, he owned the screen at all times
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 02:09 (three years ago) link
lmao at this
One of my closest friends was a PA on BOARDWALK EMPIRE for a long time and was scared of Michael K. Williams, who he only knew as Omar. The first time he had to call MKW from his trailer, MKW opened the door, stared him down, then tickled him and ran away. RIP— ★ (@corpseinorbit) September 6, 2021
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 05:11 (three years ago) link
I mainly knew him as Chalky, some I watched the Wire so long ago. Chalky is one of my favorite characters in modern TV, just endless depth and so many facets. He was utterly believable in this role.Obv he was great, forgive me for looking askance at the Twitter overload wrt his performance in Lovecraft Country which I never saw anyone mention until today, a show everyone hated. Was it better than consensus was when it was airing?
― akm, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 05:26 (three years ago) link
Lovecraft Country fkn ruled, I loved it start to finish then & now idc what the stupid “consensus” was. And Williams was great in it.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 05:30 (three years ago) link
ok cool. it seemed like a lot of people hated it and I just didn't get around to it. will rectify that.
― akm, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 06:05 (three years ago) link
highly recommend!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 06:28 (three years ago) link
VG on the money, it was a great show with a few episodes that were absolutely incredible. Williams was just one of the incredible cast members - Jonathan Majors, Wunmi Mosaku and Aunjanue Ellis were all amazing.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link
yeah i def don’t think everyone hated lovecraft country. it was ambitious and a bit inconsistent but was truly excellent at times. and yeah, mkw’s performance was stunning, same with majors and courtney b vance
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 7 September 2021 15:23 (three years ago) link