TV Recap And One You'll Be Surprised About
Nothing to say about Eyes other than I enjoyed it and I really wish House had thought about hiring Harlan Judd to get rid of Vogler weeks ago. ;)
I also enjoyed Alias though, once again, I felt the show's momentum came to a screeching hault during the Nadia scenes.
Arvine Clone! HA!
The Rambaldi room. I really wish my memory was better so I could have identified everything there.
That final scene with the real Sloane, ok, now THAT was disturbing. Arvin's done some truly horrible things but I don't recall ever seeing him that visceral or hands on or taking so much pleasure from it before. Good, now we can blame Syd for unleashing the monster again.
The surprise recap is Veronica Mars. Because my dear friend
writteninstars went ga-ga over it this past weekend I decided to give it one more try. I can't say I didn't enjoy parts of it. I also can't say that I fell in love with it. During one scene, I even found myself disturbed. Before anyone points out I can't appreciate it because I've missed numerous episodes, please don't. I've fallen in love with shows (Buffy being the prime example) previously having missed a vast number of episodes. As long as I know the basic storyline, I'm fine. And...I was going to say more on that subject but considering the mood I'm in, it's probably best to refrain.
I liked the Veronica/Logan scenes and they seem to have a very nice chemistry. Plus, I do enjoy a good forbidden relationship. ;)
So, Veronica was dating a sheriff's deputy? Isn't she like 17? And while he was cute he seemed, well, not too bright. Though very forgiving after her admission that she just made out with her dead best friend's boyfriend who she hates. I wouldn't be so mature and self-possesed in that situation and I'm 33.
Pa Mars is taking hair samples for, I'm guessing, DNA tests which may or mat not show that Veronica and Duncan are sibs. That was being speculated about the last time I watched an ep. Now, if Duncan were to be Lily's killer that means she could possibly be sending her half brother ex-boyfriend away for the murder of her best friend/sister once removed? Paging Dr Phil...
OK, I'm going to say it. I always thought AH was overrated on Buffy. Seeing her here I'm more convinced than ever. The girl better hope to luck into another series.
In the last episode I recall watching Logan's Dad was beating Logan with a belt while his mother sat in another room downing a drink. Maybe not so dear old dad has changed. However, I found the scene where he exacts revenge on his daughter's abuser bizzare and off-putting. He, himself, beat his son (thus continuing a cycle of family violence), but apparently has the 'No one else touches my kids!' mentality. What really left me perplexed though was Veronica and Logan's reaction to his violence and that the writers cap it with a joke - 'How was school?' Maybe it was just me, but I felt as if we were to applaud what he did to that guy. And maybe because I know people who were emotionally/physically/sexually abused I found it distasteful and insulting.
'House' is a repeat next week so I might tune in again. But, yeah, that's all the enthusiasm I can muster.
I also enjoyed Alias though, once again, I felt the show's momentum came to a screeching hault during the Nadia scenes.
Arvine Clone! HA!
The Rambaldi room. I really wish my memory was better so I could have identified everything there.
That final scene with the real Sloane, ok, now THAT was disturbing. Arvin's done some truly horrible things but I don't recall ever seeing him that visceral or hands on or taking so much pleasure from it before. Good, now we can blame Syd for unleashing the monster again.
The surprise recap is Veronica Mars. Because my dear friend
writteninstars went ga-ga over it this past weekend I decided to give it one more try. I can't say I didn't enjoy parts of it. I also can't say that I fell in love with it. During one scene, I even found myself disturbed. Before anyone points out I can't appreciate it because I've missed numerous episodes, please don't. I've fallen in love with shows (Buffy being the prime example) previously having missed a vast number of episodes. As long as I know the basic storyline, I'm fine. And...I was going to say more on that subject but considering the mood I'm in, it's probably best to refrain.I liked the Veronica/Logan scenes and they seem to have a very nice chemistry. Plus, I do enjoy a good forbidden relationship. ;)
So, Veronica was dating a sheriff's deputy? Isn't she like 17? And while he was cute he seemed, well, not too bright. Though very forgiving after her admission that she just made out with her dead best friend's boyfriend who she hates. I wouldn't be so mature and self-possesed in that situation and I'm 33.
Pa Mars is taking hair samples for, I'm guessing, DNA tests which may or mat not show that Veronica and Duncan are sibs. That was being speculated about the last time I watched an ep. Now, if Duncan were to be Lily's killer that means she could possibly be sending her half brother ex-boyfriend away for the murder of her best friend/sister once removed? Paging Dr Phil...
OK, I'm going to say it. I always thought AH was overrated on Buffy. Seeing her here I'm more convinced than ever. The girl better hope to luck into another series.
In the last episode I recall watching Logan's Dad was beating Logan with a belt while his mother sat in another room downing a drink. Maybe not so dear old dad has changed. However, I found the scene where he exacts revenge on his daughter's abuser bizzare and off-putting. He, himself, beat his son (thus continuing a cycle of family violence), but apparently has the 'No one else touches my kids!' mentality. What really left me perplexed though was Veronica and Logan's reaction to his violence and that the writers cap it with a joke - 'How was school?' Maybe it was just me, but I felt as if we were to applaud what he did to that guy. And maybe because I know people who were emotionally/physically/sexually abused I found it distasteful and insulting.
'House' is a repeat next week so I might tune in again. But, yeah, that's all the enthusiasm I can muster.
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As for the Harry Hamlin beating...I think it's okay that you were disturbed. There was a macabre humor to it, but still, I don't think we're supposed to forget what a bastard he is.
Not enough Word for how bad AH was. I was never really impressed by her, but man, her acting skills have totally atrophied in the last few years.
I was never really impressed by her, but man, her acting skills have totally atrophied in the last few years.
Either she can't act and is just reasonably well suited for one particualr type of role and lucked out landing Willow or she's under the mistaken assumption that she can just coast through her other roles and not even attempt to vary her performance. Sarah, Amber, or Emma could have done so much more with that character.
Not yet, but they're setting up to call her an uber bitch for breaking Logan's heart (which it's just assumed she'll do). Yes, Logan has been woobified, not unlike Spike. The fact that he was a total waste for the first, say, third of the season has been forgotten.
They both seem to be leaping into something without thinking much about it. I found it interesting that she tells Leo that she just made out with a guy she *hates* and didn't seem to consider it a big deal. For better and worse, at least Buffy questioned the reasons behind her relationship with Spike and what her motivations were.
And, yeah, he was (up until very recently) abused, which is very bad and an explanation, NOT an excuse, for his behavior.
Veronica's almost a life-raft for him, which is not healthy, and not her duty.
I know I've missed a lot of episodes and it's infair for me to judge, but Logan was a complete (and violent) asshole the last time I saw him and now he and Veronica seem like best buds. It's not that I can't accept the change, Spike went from villian to saving the world, but that was over the course of five seasons.
So, yeah, maybe a bit of an epiphany for him, but I'm not seeing any regret for his past behavior.
The beating scene was meant to be disturbing, especially since it's part-and-parcel of the totally fucked-up Echolls family dynamic. I really think Aaron (the dad) is being set up to be revealed as Lilly's killer, and his violent tendencies are part of that. Rob Thomas tends not to do stuff like that without repercussions or a deeper meaning, knock on wood. Aaron's joking struck me as him not seeing anything wrong with what he's done, but then he's been shown to be totally amoral. And Veronica *did* look appalled by it; she's only starting to realize how screwed up that family is. As she says in one of the earlier episodes, Neptune's families are all about putting on frills to hide their dirty secrets.
Oh, and Deputy Leo is, according to last week, 29 months older than Veronica. So, the age gap isn't TOO huge, but it was an issue. ;)
The deputy sheriif is 19, possibly 20? OK, that scares me more than the dating.
Not only do I think we were supposed to see Aaron as disturbing in that clip, I think we're also meant to see some of Logan's issues. He seemed almost pleased that his father had done that and that's just not a healthy reaction.
Do you want to hear about how the chief of police in the city I grew up with didn't have a gun permit?
Not only do I think we were supposed to see Aaron as disturbing in that clip, I think we're also meant to see some of Logan's issues. He seemed almost pleased that his father had done that and that's just not a healthy reaction.
I definitely saw Aaron as disturbing, but I failed to pick up on the intricacies of Logan's reaction. Between the hormones and the drugs I wasn't paying close attention. Maybe I'll take a look at the ep again this weekend, or at least that bit. If I was Veronica, I be a bit more fearful as to if and when Logan could show his violent streak again.
Aaron Echolls is seriously disturbed and it's just like Wisteria says, we're supposed to be appalled by his behavior because he thinks nothing of it. He imagines he's a stellar dad looking out for his little girl. And Logan? Well, he also has a propensity for violence which is, of course, because of his heinous father. And according to Miranda, he's an asshole, but an asshole in the midst of a redemption arc. This just doesn't bode well for our scrappy heroine, but who loves angsty, forbidden, crazy love more than Spuffy fans?
I have more to say about this topic (in fact, it's all I can talk about these days), but brain tired and sleepy. More talk tomorrow, yo.
Also? We'll be hanging out like two days after the finale! Can you imagine what I'll be talking about? ::taunts you::
Turnabaout is fair play. House? Battlestar Galactica? You're choice, but you're watching one of them. :p
Yeah. Maybe had they gotten someone who, lets say, could act then I wouldn't have been wondering after 30 seconds when this guy was going to get the boot.
And I agree that Veronica completely uses people. It's something that has to be addressed because even though it's supposed to be "charming", it's really manipulative and upseting. The only person she doesn't use? Logan.
From the ending and from the preview for next week it looked like they were showing that, perhaps, Weevil has been using her. I'd kinda like seeing Ms Smartypants being one uped. ;) Of course, maybe Logan killed Lily in a violent rage and then Veronica will have a real surprise coming to her! :O (Yes, I'm evvvvviiiiillll. :)
Which means he was just the guy to take on the dog pound! ;-)
It was a combination of too many quotes, a very fast story line that was involving more detail than one could focus on typing (three separate subplots), and the fumes from the ant exterminator spray (apartment was treated yesterday) were making me 'distracted'. NOT to Mention my cable modem stopped working at 11:30 as I was paying bills!
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However, I found the scene where he exacts revenge on his daughter's abuser bizzare and off-putting.
I agree with other comments that it was supposed to be. One of the underlying creepy things about Aaron Echolls is his "circle the wagons" attitude towards family, and the fact that he views the violence he perpetrates on Logan as for Logan's own good in a way that's probably internally consistent (in his fucked-up worldview) with the beatdown he administered to Trina's boyfriend--it's all about taking care of his family. Since Logan has had no compunction about getting violent himself when he felt justified, that's a big warning sign. I like Veronica/Logan for the chemistry and the angst, but I think it's headed for tears--and not because Veronica is going to use Logan.
OK, I'm going to say it. I always thought AH was overrated on Buffy. Seeing her here I'm more convinced than ever. The girl better hope to luck into another series.
I didn't have much of an opinion of AH before this--liked her early work on Buffy a lot, felt pretty blah about it by S5 (but had a hard time telling if that was because of AH or my increasing indifference to Willow)--but it really does seem like she's a one-trick pony. She's doing the same Willowesque breathy baby-voice and hesitant body language for Trina and it doesn't work at all for the character. It's especially not pretty when she's working with people like Jason Dohring and Kristen Bell, who can act circles around her.
AH doesn't have a huge body of work, but I've seen her in enough projects outside Buffy to realize that she doesn't atcually act. All her roles are just minor variations on a persona she's created. At least on Buffy I saw Willow. Now, all I see is Aly and wonder if she needs a decongestant. :p
1. she has to be the naive one. we will no longer buy sydney being naive. or hopeful necessarily. she's become too much like her father. nadia allows for that "follow the heart" at all costs element. have you noticed sydney has gotten rather hard?
2. nadia is also a humanizing element for sloan. one of the things they teach you in fiction writing 101 is the easiest way to get the audience to love one of your characters is to create a character who already loves him/her. even is he/she's a bastard/bitch. it's an old trick--not that it works particularly well in this case; but consider that last scene with sloan covered in blood and nadia's horror. that wouldn't have been nearly as powerful if we thought he was a monster all along (which you may have done. still, i think nadia had a real humanizing influence on his character and on the audience's perception of his character). before that bloody scene, even though i thought he was still up to something, i believed he was capable of redemption. i did not belive that he was capable of killing irena. now i think he's a bit insane.
so i think mia maestro is an amazing actress. she's just given this milque toast role to perform. she could be so spicy, and all she gets to do is her glassy round-eyed tearful apologies.
i'm blabbing. i just like nadia and appreciate what she's doing--even though she does take the fire out of a plot line.
also re: vm, ah was bad, no lie. it's too bad, too. i liked willow.