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I find him beyond stiff, dry and cold in his reading. He's not connected with the scripts at all; someone did say it does appear as if he's reciting the script, verbatim, in his scenes and it's so cold and off-putting.

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I also wanted to add my praise for today's show. I love the literary references - I notice JDB does this a lot, it really helps to root the characters in the real world. He is a very culturally literate writer. I also loved the ATWT reference between Dana and Jan.

Vernon reciting part of his speech at the end, as we see a montage of the episode's characters, reminded me of Mary Alice's Desperate Housewives end-of-episode narrations in a good way.

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I thought that at first, but he has improved to me. 

Then again, I might just be biased cause...... well......

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I found Brandon C stiff at first, as Martin, and felt that was a problem with the actor, and I think it really was.

But now I think things have shifted. What I'm seeing now is that he's intentionally putting the stiffness into the character as a character trait -- when the character is in an uncomfortable or triggered situation; but other times the character Martin acts more relaxed and natural.  That's the shift I'm feeling.  So now I finally want to watch him.

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When it's good it's good. And we all acknowledge that. That's why people should not hurry and say that the topic is overly negative... when it's not. I can't praise everything... Everyday. And excuse me... But I think this is a board for grown ups... If someone can't tolerate people's opinions... that's not my problem. Nobody is forcing you to read the board. Or partake in discussions. I've only seen one entity being comically negativistic, but that is not real critique... that's provocation. In my opinion. 

So yeah... today I love it. But and if  something irks me in the future... I'll say it. I encourage people to be as honest and direct as possible. Fake positivity OMG! always! about everything! is also very... Obvious. 

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I am going to mangle the quote but when Jan was updating Dana on the latest gossip she said  something along the lines of "As the gated community turns."

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