Watching Monday
May. 19th, 2014 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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The opening Tyrion/Jaime scene was pretty fantastic. Really, all of Tyrion's prison scenes this episode are wonderful. Dinklage is doing an amazing job of grief and anger and stifled emotions. Even moreso in the Tyrion/Bronn scene, which. Ohhh, so sad. SO SAD. I loved the line "And when have you ever risked your life for me?" and how startled Tyrion looked- clearly not a thought he'd ever considered before.
Dany/Daario. OH MAN DANY GET IT. I approve highly of this version of their relationship.
The Oberyn/Tyrion scene was also just fantastic- I loved the use of this story here, and Tyrion getting teary hearing it. And I love Oberyn volunteering to be Tyrion's champion.
And then Sansa/Littlefinger, man, so creepy Sansa/Littlefinger. I'd imagine the snow-castle as much more dramatic and involved in the book, but I suppose time constraints, adaptation choices, etc, etc. It also feels like she and Littlefinger have only been in the Eyrie for about three days, which should make it hard to stay without Lysa! But I suppose more time is implied, since God knows I never know long apart events in this show are.
Penny Dreadful
So, is the opening scene always going to be someone dying dramatically?
Okay, maybe I'm shipping Frankenstein/monster. But clearly the show wants me to! Good lord, all those lingering close-ups and fingers in mouths...
I'm liking this version of Dorian Grey.
The seance scene was incredibly creepy and awesome; I'd loved it as a way to reveal backstory and character dynamics of both explorer-dude (Malcom? His name is? Maybe?) and Vanessa, and their relationship.
DUN DUN DUN what an ending! But I like it- it works really well with the original Frankenstein, that the creature is an intelligent person abandoned by his creator.
Also: no spiders this episode! EXCELLENT.
The opening Tyrion/Jaime scene was pretty fantastic. Really, all of Tyrion's prison scenes this episode are wonderful. Dinklage is doing an amazing job of grief and anger and stifled emotions. Even moreso in the Tyrion/Bronn scene, which. Ohhh, so sad. SO SAD. I loved the line "And when have you ever risked your life for me?" and how startled Tyrion looked- clearly not a thought he'd ever considered before.
Dany/Daario. OH MAN DANY GET IT. I approve highly of this version of their relationship.
The Oberyn/Tyrion scene was also just fantastic- I loved the use of this story here, and Tyrion getting teary hearing it. And I love Oberyn volunteering to be Tyrion's champion.
And then Sansa/Littlefinger, man, so creepy Sansa/Littlefinger. I'd imagine the snow-castle as much more dramatic and involved in the book, but I suppose time constraints, adaptation choices, etc, etc. It also feels like she and Littlefinger have only been in the Eyrie for about three days, which should make it hard to stay without Lysa! But I suppose more time is implied, since God knows I never know long apart events in this show are.
Penny Dreadful
So, is the opening scene always going to be someone dying dramatically?
Okay, maybe I'm shipping Frankenstein/monster. But clearly the show wants me to! Good lord, all those lingering close-ups and fingers in mouths...
I'm liking this version of Dorian Grey.
The seance scene was incredibly creepy and awesome; I'd loved it as a way to reveal backstory and character dynamics of both explorer-dude (Malcom? His name is? Maybe?) and Vanessa, and their relationship.
DUN DUN DUN what an ending! But I like it- it works really well with the original Frankenstein, that the creature is an intelligent person abandoned by his creator.
Also: no spiders this episode! EXCELLENT.
