02-07-2016, 12:51 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-07-2016, 01:09 PM by wfmyers1207.)
(02-07-2016, 03:17 AM)izzy Wrote: This episode seemed like a bit of a patchwork quilt to me, where it may all be encapsulated in an episode but clearly it was made up of several incongruent components of varying quality.
First the elements I liked:
I really liked the monster of the week bit. It was predictable but entertaining and had a B grade summertime drive-in element to it (for those old enough to know what a drive-in is).
The big surprise for me was Jacqueline Toboni demonstrating a rapidly maturing acting talent in the form of Trubel. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much she has evolved as an actress since here first appearances. Contrast that with Bitsie Tulloch, who potentially has found the only role she is suited for in the form of the expressionless Eve.
They developed the Rosalee's past thread in an appropriate manner, teasing it along.
The elements I disliked.
I could care less about the main tenor of this entire season, the black claw, wesen uprising. I am bored with Meisner and think the entire plot is beyond asinine. And as far as I am concerned, until she actually demonstrates she can act, any digital recoding of Bitsie on this show is a waste of storage media.
The what happened to Kelly part. It was lame. It seemed so contrived and forced. Just another measure of how poor, in my estimation the writing is at times.
Lack of Adalind and baby Kelly. Awww...Claire is so cute playing mommy, the show needs those light hearted moments. Ditto for Bud. Should not uncle Bud make an appearance?
General comments.
I think the writers really bit off far more then they can chew. They have too many characters now. They introduced some great characters and they don't have enough screen time to engage them in the episodes. For all the development Hank gets he might as well be dead. I really don't think I will ever get a chance to find out if he can act or not, his parts are so limited. Wu seems to be reduced to a bit character now and not even getting enough time to be his sarcastic self. Sasha as Renard is clearly the best actor on the show and is relegated to a minor role again wasting his considerable store of talent.
There really is a lot of dangling stuff. The keys, the coins, Diana, succession in the Royal family (remember them, a major focus of the first 4 seasons?), succession of the wesen council.
In summary
So all in all some parts of the episode were good, like the monster of the week, and Rosalee's past, but then we get to the wesen uprising and what is Eve nonsense and it spirals downward.
Well izzy, I'm not sure I agree with you completely. But, you have some definite points.
A) I also liked the old "B" movie drive-in monster! (Yes, I'm old enough to know what a drive-in is!)
B) The upcoming "blackmail" attempt upon Rosalee. I really like that girl. No matter what she may have done in the past, she is good people. Can't wait to see what Monroe is going to do to this scum bag for messing with his lady.
C) I also agree that Jacqueline Toboni is coming along quite well. She was a rookie when she joined up in S3, she is learning, hope we can expect even better things from her in future.
D) They really kind of blew off what happened to Kelly. "C'mon people. The woman was bad to the bone. She deserves a spot in Arlington."
All in all, this struck me as a kind of "filler" episode. Perhaps, the writer's and show runners intend to move on to different story lines, and this episode was intended to just tie off some loose ends?
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