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Watching Monday
Jun. 9th, 2014 05:41 pmGame of Thrones
I don't really have too much to say about this episode, because the entire thing was about Jon Snow, who is not my favorite character. I suspected this would be the case, from last week's trailer and this week's 'previously on', but it's still a bit disappointing. Also I think I liked this episode least of the big battle episode, even though I quite liked it in the book.
"Because that's what men do." UGH SAM DON'T BE A DICK. YOUR ROLE IS TO BE THE ONE NON-DICK.
Wooly mammoth! I like wooly mammoths.
I liked having the Jon/Ygritte scene post-battle (as it was in the book) rather than in the midst of action, as here. It felt more realistic to me. I also preferred the book's portraying them as willing to kill each other (even if the opportunity didn't come) rather than hesitating here.
Penny Dreadful
I was really hoping for Vanessa/Mina to be explicit! I guess at least there was lots of subtext (and bed-sharing even!). I liked some of backstory on Malcom's family; the greetings he got on his homecoming were so telling - Peter being nervous/afraid but clearly wanting more affection, and the distance/coldness between Malcolm and his wife.
The brain surgery (or whatever you'd call it) was SUPER GROSS. I like how this show is going through all the Victorian!AU horror tropes, and now we've clearly hit "wrongfully imprisoned in an evil insane asylum".
Otherwise, I don't really have much to say about this episode, either.
I don't really have too much to say about this episode, because the entire thing was about Jon Snow, who is not my favorite character. I suspected this would be the case, from last week's trailer and this week's 'previously on', but it's still a bit disappointing. Also I think I liked this episode least of the big battle episode, even though I quite liked it in the book.
"Because that's what men do." UGH SAM DON'T BE A DICK. YOUR ROLE IS TO BE THE ONE NON-DICK.
Wooly mammoth! I like wooly mammoths.
I liked having the Jon/Ygritte scene post-battle (as it was in the book) rather than in the midst of action, as here. It felt more realistic to me. I also preferred the book's portraying them as willing to kill each other (even if the opportunity didn't come) rather than hesitating here.
Penny Dreadful
I was really hoping for Vanessa/Mina to be explicit! I guess at least there was lots of subtext (and bed-sharing even!). I liked some of backstory on Malcom's family; the greetings he got on his homecoming were so telling - Peter being nervous/afraid but clearly wanting more affection, and the distance/coldness between Malcolm and his wife.
The brain surgery (or whatever you'd call it) was SUPER GROSS. I like how this show is going through all the Victorian!AU horror tropes, and now we've clearly hit "wrongfully imprisoned in an evil insane asylum".
Otherwise, I don't really have much to say about this episode, either.
