Watching Monday
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brigdhThe Musketeers, 1.01
So, clearly the BBC has a nice budget. There's plenty of lovely costumes and sets- crowded muddy streets, snowy forests, dramatic ruins- all sorts of nice things to look at. On the other hand, they're clearly totally changing the plot. I do think that Richelieu is appropriately mustache twirling, and Louis XIV hilariously incompetent. I'm not sure yet what I think about this Milady. I was surprised that they gave away the connection between her and Athos so early on, but I suppose they must have some plan in mind.
It's not great (not yet, at least), but I'll definitely be watching more.
Leverage
"The Reunion Job": Eliot being a lurker! "Hardison, confiscate some pastries"! Hardison in high school- those glasses! Eliot in high school- taking Home Ec! Eliot brainwashed pouring tea for Sophie! The Hardison/Parker dance! I think the episode was a little cheesy in its handling of the Iran protests, but it wasn't bad. I went to so many of the protests here in NYC (and oddly, was often mistaken as Iranian myself), and yet, so little change in the four years since then. That is the one depressing thing about this show taking on so many real issues; often nothing has improved since it aired.
"The Inside Job": "Let's go steal a Parker"! The office boyfriend! Parker not knowing what sexting is and Eliot refusing to explain! This episode has a fantastic villain- the whole immune wheat thing is so scary. Baby-Parker not fitting in is so tragic and terrible, but I do love the "you found your own family" resolution.
"The Scheherazade Job": OMG THIS EPISODE IS AMAZING. Hardison's French African accent! "Give him a pet tiger"! Hardison playing the violin! Playing it so well that everyone else forgets they're breaking into a vault! I wonder if anyone in this bar ever notices all the fights and weird things going on. Hardison's not ruthless enough to run his own crew! Ah, I love that.
"The Double-Blind Job": Eliot spilling his coffee! "He had to change his shirt. He got coffee on it. And some blood and some teeth"! OMG- jealous Parker! OMG- cheerleader Parker! Parker being so annoyed at having to set off the motion detectors! Eliot getting so annoyed at having to seduce the woman! And then getting dumped for not being dangerous enough! Parker and Hardison and pretzels! ♥ ♥ ♥
"The Studio Job": Breaking the brother's fingers at the beginning- ugh. I have this weird thing about breaking musician's fingers. I mean, not that that's not an obviously Terrible Thing, but it hits me more emotionally than other sorts of torture. Anyway. OMG the music video- the eagle! the flag! Eliot as an accidental rock star! I love how he keeps sort of becoming famous- a baseball player, and now this. Parker as Lady Gaga- "I don't think I'm being strange enough"! Pitchy!
So, clearly the BBC has a nice budget. There's plenty of lovely costumes and sets- crowded muddy streets, snowy forests, dramatic ruins- all sorts of nice things to look at. On the other hand, they're clearly totally changing the plot. I do think that Richelieu is appropriately mustache twirling, and Louis XIV hilariously incompetent. I'm not sure yet what I think about this Milady. I was surprised that they gave away the connection between her and Athos so early on, but I suppose they must have some plan in mind.
It's not great (not yet, at least), but I'll definitely be watching more.
Leverage
"The Reunion Job": Eliot being a lurker! "Hardison, confiscate some pastries"! Hardison in high school- those glasses! Eliot in high school- taking Home Ec! Eliot brainwashed pouring tea for Sophie! The Hardison/Parker dance! I think the episode was a little cheesy in its handling of the Iran protests, but it wasn't bad. I went to so many of the protests here in NYC (and oddly, was often mistaken as Iranian myself), and yet, so little change in the four years since then. That is the one depressing thing about this show taking on so many real issues; often nothing has improved since it aired.
"The Inside Job": "Let's go steal a Parker"! The office boyfriend! Parker not knowing what sexting is and Eliot refusing to explain! This episode has a fantastic villain- the whole immune wheat thing is so scary. Baby-Parker not fitting in is so tragic and terrible, but I do love the "you found your own family" resolution.
"The Scheherazade Job": OMG THIS EPISODE IS AMAZING. Hardison's French African accent! "Give him a pet tiger"! Hardison playing the violin! Playing it so well that everyone else forgets they're breaking into a vault! I wonder if anyone in this bar ever notices all the fights and weird things going on. Hardison's not ruthless enough to run his own crew! Ah, I love that.
"The Double-Blind Job": Eliot spilling his coffee! "He had to change his shirt. He got coffee on it. And some blood and some teeth"! OMG- jealous Parker! OMG- cheerleader Parker! Parker being so annoyed at having to set off the motion detectors! Eliot getting so annoyed at having to seduce the woman! And then getting dumped for not being dangerous enough! Parker and Hardison and pretzels! ♥ ♥ ♥
"The Studio Job": Breaking the brother's fingers at the beginning- ugh. I have this weird thing about breaking musician's fingers. I mean, not that that's not an obviously Terrible Thing, but it hits me more emotionally than other sorts of torture. Anyway. OMG the music video- the eagle! the flag! Eliot as an accidental rock star! I love how he keeps sort of becoming famous- a baseball player, and now this. Parker as Lady Gaga- "I don't think I'm being strange enough"! Pitchy!
