Watching Monday
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brigdhGame 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.
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Date: 2014-06-10 09:09 pm (UTC)I wish the show had gone with Jon and Ygritte being willing to kill each other too.
man, i wish Victorian insane asylum only resorted to lobotomy when they were evil. They did not.
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Date: 2014-06-11 01:06 pm (UTC)The anchor was really cool! I forgot to mention that.
man, i wish Victorian insane asylum only resorted to lobotomy when they were evil. They did not.
Ha, very true. I wasn't really complaining about the lack of realism, just that it's a thing that seems to turn up in any horror/thriller set in the time period. Which... is understandable, as it is pretty horrific! It wasn't quite a lobotomy - at least as far as my medical knowledge goes - lobotomies are at the front of the brain, just above the eyes, right? This was something near the right ear. Also, the character concerned recovered her mental abilities later, though that could be magic/supernatural hand-waving.