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applegrove

(118,600 posts) Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:00 PM Jul 2018

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver up. HBO

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver up. HBO (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP

I watched it left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #1

It has been a depressing week. Hard to make an empowering show applegrove Jul 2018 #2

It was all that science stuff left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 #3

I zoned out too. I usually like science. I guess I was not in the right mood. applegrove Jul 2018 #4

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

1. I watched it

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:50 PM

Jul 2018

Usually I like his shows, but not tonight's.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)

2. It has been a depressing week. Hard to make an empowering show

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:53 PM

Jul 2018

though I liked the part about yelling your grief and anger into a box marked 'time machine' and closing it till you come across a friend who doesn't plan to vote in the midterms when you can open it on them. We need visuals like that.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

3. It was all that science stuff

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:54 PM

Jul 2018

Found it hard to follow.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)

4. I zoned out too. I usually like science. I guess I was not in the right mood.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 1, 2018, 11:55 PM

Jul 2018

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