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Mathe ist scheiße. Ich habe heute morgen angefangen und will schon nicht mehr. Glaucia ist heute vorbeigekommen und sie, C. und B. sind nach Tübingen gefahren. Jul sollte auch mit, hat sich aber geweigert, weil sie Chemie lernen muss. B. ist unglaublich wütend geworden und hat rumgeschrieben, weil sie gestern noch gesagt hatte, dass sie mitkommt. Ich bin der Meinung, dass es glaubwürdiger gewesen wäre, säße Marc nicht bei ihr im Zimmer. Als ob der ihr beim Chemie lernen helfen kann ...

Oz

I've started watching Oz because I like Harold Perrineau, J.K. Simmons, AAA and quite a few others of the actors that star in it and I heard so much about it. I knew it was set in a prison but that's all I knew. I've seen the first few episodes now and I'm blown away by how good it is. It's amazing.

None of the characters is really likable so I don't really sympathize with any of them but I am intrigued. J.K. Simmons who I love to death is incredible. He gives me the creeps and I love his storyline with Beecher for some sick reason I can't figure out. He is scary and I wouldn't want to get anywhere near me. When he burns that swastika into Beecher's ass in the first episode, I was totally shocked and couldn't believe that this was really happening because I don't think I have ever seen the theme of white supremacy explored on tv. I understand that it takes balls to write something like this and for an actor to portray it convincingly and it is fantastic.

I usually have problems with homophobia, supremacy of any kind, people trying to convert others and gangsters but I love how it is dealt with. When you first see Keane looking at Said, you know he is intrigued by the religion and you keep waiting for him to actually show interest in it and when he finally does and forsakes his gangster buddies, you feel kind of proud of him because it shows that he has grown as a character although you know that the Muslims aren't totally right themselves being homophobes but it feels right for the character and is very interesting as Jefferson Keane has a gay brother he protected earlier on and how he starts rejecting him for his new faith.

I had also expected for Harold Perrineau's part to be bigger seeing that he is the narrator and was surprised to discover that like Adawale Akinnuoye-Agbaje he is a background character and for some reason I like it. You don't get his story with him narrating it. Instead, you get the story of the other inmates with him as the all-knowing narrator which I enjoy quite a bit.

Groves, the cannibal, is a scary guy as well and I love how he decides to become a Catholic because they eat Jesus' flesh and drink his blood. And while he admits to having eaten his mother and planned to eat his dad for Thanksgiving and is okay with his cannibalism, not seeking redemption, there is a certain remorse over having killed his mother as he writes MOM on his hand.

It's also interesting that the character I hate most is the recurring governor who should be an okay guy who hasn't committed any atrocities while the inmates I can deal with.

The only thing I feel like I have to complain about: There is no way that hat would stick to Adawale Akinnuoye-Agbaje's head without falling off. NO WAY.