{"id":13979,"date":"2018-11-07T07:37:18","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T12:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.9deuce.tv\/blogs\/?p=13979"},"modified":"2018-11-07T07:37:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T12:37:18","slug":"the-purge-ep9-i-will-participate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9deuce.tv\/tv\/the-purge-ep9-i-will-participate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Purge Ep:9 “I Will Participate”"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, we see Joe for who he truly is, a whiny little insecure bitch.\u00a0 He puts most of the main characters on trial, and Jane is a moron.\u00a0 It’s Kristi and I trying to go over the important developments of the week. Any comments in bold are made by me, Kent.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Have you ever seen a character become so unlikable over the course of one episode? \u00a0Like, go from well liked by an audience to potentially hated this quickly?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Kristi: \u00a0I have not. He was badass Joe to big whiney butt in an instant. It made me dislike Pen a little less. <\/span>(This change really has discouraged me significantly because badass Joe was such a cool concept.)<\/b><\/p>\n

    Kent: \u00a0This was like the night that Hulk Hogan turned heel in WCW and joined the NWO. \u00a0Outside of wrestling, I don\u2019t know what to really compare this too. It was that dramatic of a turn that I am still unsure what the hell happened.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. \u00a0For the show\u2019s sake, was turning Joe into the ultimate bad guy the right decision?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      Kristi: I don’t know. I mean I’m enjoying it still but I think of him as mentally unstable rather than a bad guy. <\/span>(He\u2019s a tortured soul that had a run of bad luck and got sick of it and had to smarts or means to do something about it. \u00a0Isn\u2019t that basically every comic book villain\u2019s origin story?)<\/b><\/p>\n

      Kent: \u00a0It makes sense as a way to bring all of the main characters into one storyline. \u00a0I think I like that aspect of it, but I would have liked it more if Rex was like the major antagonist and Joe was the hero that we wanted. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. \u00a0Jane could not reason with Joe. \u00a0Do you agree with her approach to things? <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Kristi: \u00a0For such a smart woman, I think this was a pretty dumb move. Obviously, the dude needs coddling. She should have just treated him like the baby he clearly is. She may have had a fighting chance. <\/span>(The funny thing is that I wanted to start off by saying \u201cfor such a smart woman\u201d and that\u2019s the friggin problem here. \u00a0All of this time, we have been hearing how smart she is. She\u2019s so smart but always held back by men. In some ways I like it in that we all know someone who claims to be smarter than they are because we see them commit constant mistakes that a smart person wouldn\u2019t make.)<\/b><\/p>\n

        Kent: \u00a0She was too damn stubborn. \u00a0It makes sense now that we had her flashback about how strong-minded she was. \u00a0The thing is, as Vince McMahon has said, sometimes you have to eat a shit sandwich. \u00a0That\u2019s the truth no matter who you are, and she seemed unwilling to eat it. She got got. \u00a0Terrible approach.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. \u00a0Seriously, why didn\u2019t they stick to the plan of rushing Joe? \u00a0That was their best opportunity, right?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Kristi: \u00a0Agree. They totally should have. One on one isn’t going to work. Their only hope was all against him. <\/span>(Here\u2019s the funny thing. \u00a0Had they stuck to the plan, here\u2019s exactly what they would have done. \u00a0They would have hit Joe once without making sure that he was dead and follow that horror cliche.)<\/b><\/p>\n

          Kent: \u00a0IF I had hair, I may have been pulling it out. \u00a0Okay, I can\u2019t add much to this, but I found 5 hairs on my left shoulder region. That\u2019s like a new record for me. \u00a0I pulled them out, but still, interesting. Seriously, no man should take much pride in shoulder hair, but I get an exception, I think.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. \u00a0Miguel and Pete the Cop are trying to get to Joe before it is too late. \u00a0Then an RPG met their car. It was Rex. While we all knew Rex was probably going to play a role before the finish, did you know it was Rex instantly, or did you only realize it upon the reveal?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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            Kristi: \u00a0I didn’t know it Rex until the reveal. I initially thought it had something to do with security that Joe had drummed up. <\/span>(I really wish we had more people on this blog because I was thinking the same damn thing. \u00a0I wonder if most people thought that or what.)<\/b><\/p>\n

            Kent: \u00a0I had 2 thoughts on this. \u00a01. I suspected that Joe may have laid a trap, and was wrong. \u00a02. I wondered if the group that let Pete and Miguel pass had come back, and was wrong. \u00a0I didn\u2019t think about it being Rex until the reveal and I liked that pleasant surprise. I love Pete. \u00a0He\u2019s by far my favorite character given the others being dead or complete pussies.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Final Thoughts – We have Joe, Jenna, Rick, Penny, Miguel, Pete, and Rex. \u00a0Tell me which of these characters will die. Pick as many as you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Kristi: \u00a0I’m thinking Rick, Penny, and Rex. <\/span><\/p>\n

            Kent: \u00a0Rex seems likely. \u00a0Probably Rick or Jenna and since Jenna has the baby, I\u2019ll go Rick. \u00a0Then you have Miguel, Penny, and Pete. Out of them, I can make an argument for any of them. \u00a0Pete seems accepting that he won\u2019t hold onto his status with this new generation. Miguel is on a mission to protect Penny. \u00a0Penny is on a mission to be an idiot and seems willing to accept the death. With 2 people willing to accept their role or their death, my money would be on Miguel to sacrifice and Pete to promise to watch after Penny. \u00a0That just seems like a horror cliche. Oh yeah, Joe. Bad guys don\u2019t fair too well in The Purge films. I can\u2019t imagine that he will be the exception. Rex seems more likely to survive than Joe. Final picks to die: Rick, Miguel, and Joe. \u00a0Rex somehow survives. They aren\u2019t going to kill any more women because it\u2019s horror, and Jane got got.<\/span><\/p>\n

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