Benjamin McKenzie - Southland Episode discussion thread: Season 4, Episode 03: "Community"

-Michal- · 01-30-2012, 08:08 PM

Episode Synopsis:

Violence explodes on Hood Day when Sammy leaves a gang territory unattended; Ben is haunted by his recent mistakes; Ruben prepares for his daughter's birthday celebration; and parts of Tang's past surface. Original Air Date: Jan 31, 2012.

Southland Episode Guide 2012 Season 4 - Community, Episode 3 | TVGuide.com

swedish_girl80 · 01-31-2012, 02:59 PM

Thanks

~Search4Truth~ · 01-31-2012, 10:53 PM

My thoughts:

This episode was generally slower and more boring than the previous two.

Ben was definitely hot in the sex scene. The acting wasn't shallow though. It was actually very revealing. You could see some vulnerability there. He was clearly a little bit confused when she brought out the camera and even looked disappointed initially when she brought out the video. I saw a facade up. He decided he might as well keep going at it with her (sex) as a defense mechanism. Not because he was happy she took out the video.

Ruben was sweet in this episode.

Ben getting made fun of throughout the episode was pretty funny.

Sammy was a naughty boy.

I'm not into Cooper and Tang, but I'll admit they had a couple good scenes in this episode.

Ben was clearly tipsy in that last scene. His pathetic dance was so drunk looking and his speech was funny.

OMG Lydia's

~~pregnant!~~

krisz · 02-01-2012, 05:12 AM

I agree, this episode was a little bit slower than the first 2 of the season. Still very good and action filled.

Lydia was a shocker!! OMG!!

Ben's sex scene was hot!! TC I think you made some good points there. Ben did seem confused as to the picture and the video.

Ruben was sweet.

I am starting to like Tang and Cooper together.

Ben was a little drunk in the end. Sammy, not a great epiosde for him.

CarlaM · 02-01-2012, 12:17 PM

Just watch the episode. I liked that it was slower, I felt that in the last two episodes there was too much going on at the same time.
Ben was hot and cute as always.

a bed scene with him is always appreciated

I didn't get the part about Lydia being pregnant, but maybe I just missed some dialog (english isn't my native language).

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Originally Posted by ManhattanBabe (View Post)

My thoughts:

This episode was generally slower and more boring than the previous two.

Ben was definitely hot in the sex scene. The acting wasn't shallow though. It was actually very revealing. You could see some vulnerability there. He was clearly a little bit confused when she brought out the camera and even looked disappointed initially when she brought out the video. I saw a facade up. He decided he might as well keep going at it with her (sex) as a defense mechanism. Not because he was happy she took out the video.

Ruben was sweet in this episode.

Ben getting made fun of throughout the episode was pretty funny.

Sammy was a naughty boy.

I'm not into Cooper and Tang, but I'll admit they had a couple good scenes in this episode.

Ben was clearly tipsy in that last scene. His pathetic dance was so drunk looking and his speech was funny.

OMG Lydia's pregnant!

~Search4Truth~ · 02-01-2012, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CarlaM (View Post)

I didn't get the part about Lydia being pregnant, but maybe I just missed some dialog (english isn't my native language).

You didn't miss anything. It was a spoiler revealed in the promo for next week's episode that they showed right after the third episode aired. I guess they wanted people to know this ahead of time, probably because it'll get everyone to want to watch.

CarlaM · 02-01-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ManhattanBabe (View Post)

You didn't miss anything. It was a spoiler revealed in the promo for next week's episode that they showed right after the third episode aired. I guess they wanted people to know this ahead of time, probably because it'll get everyone to want to watch.

Ok. Thanks

-Michal- · 02-01-2012, 09:50 PM

Pretty good episode. Not as good as the last two but I still loved it.

The sex scene was nice, its good to see Ben shirtless again

I liked the Ben and Sammy running scenes (always fun to see Ben run on a Southland episode

) really really loved the bar scene! Poor Ben though, this video will make a lot of troubles for him.

Sammy is so cute! I seriously love how crazy he is!

Cooper and Tang had some awesome scenes. Lucy Liu does a great job as Tang.

OMG, Ruben! So sweet

He finally won me over

Is it just me or were you also confused about this scene:

Is it normal to walk around with a skirt that is THAT short? Because its not in my world...

~Search4Truth~ · 02-01-2012, 10:19 PM

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Is it just me or were you also confused about this scene:

It's a cheerleading outfit.

Yeah, the skirts and shorts for cheerleaders in the US really are that short sometimes.

krisz · 02-02-2012, 04:54 AM

Michal. Yes, very sad, not in my world either.

Pea_Elf · 02-02-2012, 08:06 AM

i guessed the girls in the cheerleader outfits were maybe promoting something? Because of the advertising board on top of the car and there was that guy hanging round for some samples.

grahad8 · 02-02-2012, 01:04 PM

TBH when the blonde girl stepped out of the car I literally gasped!!! That "belt" was not a skirt - not in my world either Michal!!! Obscenely short!

Anyhoo, really liked this episode. Not as action packed as the last two, but just as enjoyable.

Sammy is so funny, he seems much happier as a street cop, rather than a detective.

The sex scene was good, although my internet connection was not good, so the screen kept stalling! Would have liked to see more than his back

I agree Michal - Ruben is sweet

Michael is looking so good in this season.

Real shame they have just finished Ep 8, why oh why cant there be more episodes in a season for this show?!