Watching Monday
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brigdhSleepy Hollow
2.12
So, I mostly liked this episode, though it wasn't as great as the show could be. The farmers market
was adorable, and the Crane/Abbie scene at the very end, reconfirming their commitment to one another, was nice, but everything in-between was sort of meh. Yet more of Crane's jealousy over Katrina/Headless – come on, dude. Clearly she's not actually flirting with him, but even if she was, you're sorta broken up now. She'd be allowed to flirt with other people. (Preferably not horsemen of the apocalypse, I guess, but questioning her tastes on a moral basis is different from jealousy.) I am at least interested in seeing were they're going with Irving's plot.
On a completely shallow level: OH MY GOD WHAT IS KATRINA WEARING? WHY IS HER HAIR A DIFFERENT SHADE OF RED? Did she use the six weeks off-air to discover everything terrible about modern fashion? Also, while I am theoretically a fan of Jenny's hot date clothes, I'm kinda grossed out that this episode was written by the guy who said, "Lyndie walked in [at Paleyfest] I had never met her personally and she's wearing this awesome dress, she's so beautiful. I turned to Albert [Kim, another writer] and am like, 'Why isn't that girl ever on our show?' He's like, 'Well she's a badass and she dresses like a badass, she's tough.' I mean, we love that but is there anyway to show that other side, the side that's a little more fun, or maybe dresses up a little or a little sex appeal." (In an interview here) Because the one element this show has really in need of is a girly-er Jenny. And okay, fine, it's an incredibly shallow excuse to get her into a skirt for the whole episode, but it's just a skirt, but WHAT WAS UP with Hawley needing to explain Sumerian mythology and pronunciation to Jenny? She is supposed to be the one who's the globe-trotting archaeologist!
Empire
1.1
Well, it's a cheesy soap opera, but that's clearly the vibe they're going for, since I heard they were inspired by Dynasty. I'm not too intrigued by any of the characters yet (I do sort of like the hilariously evil lawyer brother), but I'll watch the next episode, at least. I really liked the music!
Farscape
1.11-1.16 ("Till the Blood Runs Clear", "Rhapsody in Blue", "The Flax", "Jeremiah Crichton", "Durka Returns", "A Human Reaction")
Yes, despite everyone warning me to skip it, I managed to forget and so watched "Jeremiah Crichton" anyway. I... didn't think it was that terrible? It certainly wasn't my favorite episode, but it was sort of mid-range, to me; I was mostly just surprised that Crichton had given up and grown a beard so quickly. You were only lost for something like three months, dude!
I was way more irritated by "A Human Reaction", which wouldn't have been so bad without the fake-out 'oh, none of this has been real!' ending. You can't have Crichton and Aeryn hook-up and then go ~but it was only in your mind~!
"Durka Returns" was my favorite of this set of episodes. That had some really interesting concepts, and I liked how it played with the idea of memory and punishment.
2.12
was adorable, and the Crane/Abbie scene at the very end, reconfirming their commitment to one another, was nice, but everything in-between was sort of meh. Yet more of Crane's jealousy over Katrina/Headless – come on, dude. Clearly she's not actually flirting with him, but even if she was, you're sorta broken up now. She'd be allowed to flirt with other people. (Preferably not horsemen of the apocalypse, I guess, but questioning her tastes on a moral basis is different from jealousy.) I am at least interested in seeing were they're going with Irving's plot.
On a completely shallow level: OH MY GOD WHAT IS KATRINA WEARING? WHY IS HER HAIR A DIFFERENT SHADE OF RED? Did she use the six weeks off-air to discover everything terrible about modern fashion? Also, while I am theoretically a fan of Jenny's hot date clothes, I'm kinda grossed out that this episode was written by the guy who said, "Lyndie walked in [at Paleyfest] I had never met her personally and she's wearing this awesome dress, she's so beautiful. I turned to Albert [Kim, another writer] and am like, 'Why isn't that girl ever on our show?' He's like, 'Well she's a badass and she dresses like a badass, she's tough.' I mean, we love that but is there anyway to show that other side, the side that's a little more fun, or maybe dresses up a little or a little sex appeal." (In an interview here) Because the one element this show has really in need of is a girly-er Jenny. And okay, fine, it's an incredibly shallow excuse to get her into a skirt for the whole episode, but it's just a skirt, but WHAT WAS UP with Hawley needing to explain Sumerian mythology and pronunciation to Jenny? She is supposed to be the one who's the globe-trotting archaeologist!
Empire
1.1
Well, it's a cheesy soap opera, but that's clearly the vibe they're going for, since I heard they were inspired by Dynasty. I'm not too intrigued by any of the characters yet (I do sort of like the hilariously evil lawyer brother), but I'll watch the next episode, at least. I really liked the music!
Farscape
1.11-1.16 ("Till the Blood Runs Clear", "Rhapsody in Blue", "The Flax", "Jeremiah Crichton", "Durka Returns", "A Human Reaction")
Yes, despite everyone warning me to skip it, I managed to forget and so watched "Jeremiah Crichton" anyway. I... didn't think it was that terrible? It certainly wasn't my favorite episode, but it was sort of mid-range, to me; I was mostly just surprised that Crichton had given up and grown a beard so quickly. You were only lost for something like three months, dude!
I was way more irritated by "A Human Reaction", which wouldn't have been so bad without the fake-out 'oh, none of this has been real!' ending. You can't have Crichton and Aeryn hook-up and then go ~but it was only in your mind~!
"Durka Returns" was my favorite of this set of episodes. That had some really interesting concepts, and I liked how it played with the idea of memory and punishment.
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Date: 2015-01-12 10:57 pm (UTC)Sleepy hollow...I don't know anymore. I get enough enjoyment out of it to keep watching, but that's all I can really say these days.
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Date: 2015-01-13 07:26 pm (UTC)And yup, that's pretty much how I feel. I can no longer recommend it to people, but I haven't stopped watching it myself (yet).
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Date: 2015-01-13 11:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-01-14 03:57 am (UTC)