Legion: Season 2, Episode 8 “Chapter 17” (B+)
This show is a real rollercoaster, and part of the way through this episode I was feeling tired of some of its antics only to find it relatively rewarding on a few fronts by episode’s end. The part that most swayed me was when Amy showed up to torment Lenny after her wild night of sex, describing how she would play the same role as Lenny did for David when she was trapped inside his mind. Lenny is a fairly unstable character as it is, and to see someone messing with her mind to try to get her to achieve good is a mesmerizing process. Convincing her that David needs her help was smart since, ultimately, she is loyal to him and wants to be with him. I loved the conversations between Cary and Kerry as they unraveled what David had put into their head for them to follow with the car. Kerry not understanding the concept of feeling blue and claiming that she would get death before it got Cary was so interesting, and Kerry also wasn’t buying Melanie’s claim that Kerry might just be Cary’s fantasy and not exist. Let’s hope they really do have a way to track the car now that Lenny got into it and it disappeared, and that it burning in that infinite desert doesn’t get in the way of that. It’s so hard to tell who’s really on whose side here, with it seeming like Melanie might actually be working with Oliver against Farouk, though that seems unlikely to work since Farouk should be well aware of what Oliver is up to in the mind where he’s currently residing as a parasite. In great news, this show has been renewed for a third season, ensuring plenty more peculiarity to come in the future!
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
What I’m Watching: House of Cards
House of Cards: Season 2, Episode 4 “Chapter 17” (B+)
This episode used an unexpected and ultimately irrelevant event to sequester its characters, enabling Frank to spend some time with a sworn enemy and prohibiting him from being able to be at Claire’s side, which opened up a monstrous can of worms. Those who were gung-ho about voting for Robin Wright for a Golden Globe will surely want to give her an Emmy now after she coolly and calmly revealed that she had in fact been pregnant before, and that she had an abortion because she had been raped, by a man whose name she announced on live television with the whole country watching. Though it was hard to read Frank’s face while he had his eyes glued to the screen, it doesn’t seem like he was all that surprised by what she said, and so this might just be the latest Underwood family ploy to manipulate others into liking and respecting them. Donald was a formidable foe for Frank, far from content to accept his appeasement. It’s impossible to know if Frank actually does feel for Donald and his poor wife, but something tells me he did manage to eke out a tiny bit of emotion. Frank wasn’t actually the fiercest lobbyist in this hour, an honor that goes to Jackie, who revealed herself to be cold and cutthroat, ignoring Remy and then gathering as much blank paper as she could to pull a big publicity stunt to shame other dissidents into voting her way. Lucas’ interactions with Gavin had been enough of a strain so far, and it’s not too exciting to discover that Gavin is not all who he says he is and that Lucas is in for a world of hurt.
This episode used an unexpected and ultimately irrelevant event to sequester its characters, enabling Frank to spend some time with a sworn enemy and prohibiting him from being able to be at Claire’s side, which opened up a monstrous can of worms. Those who were gung-ho about voting for Robin Wright for a Golden Globe will surely want to give her an Emmy now after she coolly and calmly revealed that she had in fact been pregnant before, and that she had an abortion because she had been raped, by a man whose name she announced on live television with the whole country watching. Though it was hard to read Frank’s face while he had his eyes glued to the screen, it doesn’t seem like he was all that surprised by what she said, and so this might just be the latest Underwood family ploy to manipulate others into liking and respecting them. Donald was a formidable foe for Frank, far from content to accept his appeasement. It’s impossible to know if Frank actually does feel for Donald and his poor wife, but something tells me he did manage to eke out a tiny bit of emotion. Frank wasn’t actually the fiercest lobbyist in this hour, an honor that goes to Jackie, who revealed herself to be cold and cutthroat, ignoring Remy and then gathering as much blank paper as she could to pull a big publicity stunt to shame other dissidents into voting her way. Lucas’ interactions with Gavin had been enough of a strain so far, and it’s not too exciting to discover that Gavin is not all who he says he is and that Lucas is in for a world of hurt.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
What I’m Watching: Eastbound & Down
Eastbound & Down: Season 3, Episode 4 “Chapter 17” (B+)
Though he was only around for three episodes, it’s worthwhile to have an entire episode essentially devoted to Shane’s memory. Though he was much like Kenny, his family certainly isn’t, and having Jason Sudeikis appear again as the buttoned-up, much more serious Cole was fun. Kenny and Stevie taking photos of the casket at the funeral and Stevie slapping the dead Shane were particularly inappropriate, and it wasn’t the right foot to get off on with Shane’s family. After asking Cole to channel his dead twin brother, bringing him along to freak out Shane’s college student girlfriend was rather cruel. His music-accompanied speech hit its high point when he declared himself Tom Cruise because Shane died, just like Goose. Pissing off Shane’s family ultimately backfired, however, since Kenny missed a call from April after his phone was tossed out the window by an angry Cole. Ironically enough, Kenny is starting to be a decent father, taking time to read to his cursed son, even if his choice of a story isn’t ideal. The fact that he’s bothering to censor it does mean something, and against all odds, Kenny is growing as a person. Stevie seems to be maturing as well, having sex with the crying woman at the funeral and then realizing that all he really wants is to be with Maria and to strange, untoward things with her. Because these seasons are so short, we’re already halfway done, so I can only imagine what’s on the way for Kenny, Toby, and all the rest.
Though he was only around for three episodes, it’s worthwhile to have an entire episode essentially devoted to Shane’s memory. Though he was much like Kenny, his family certainly isn’t, and having Jason Sudeikis appear again as the buttoned-up, much more serious Cole was fun. Kenny and Stevie taking photos of the casket at the funeral and Stevie slapping the dead Shane were particularly inappropriate, and it wasn’t the right foot to get off on with Shane’s family. After asking Cole to channel his dead twin brother, bringing him along to freak out Shane’s college student girlfriend was rather cruel. His music-accompanied speech hit its high point when he declared himself Tom Cruise because Shane died, just like Goose. Pissing off Shane’s family ultimately backfired, however, since Kenny missed a call from April after his phone was tossed out the window by an angry Cole. Ironically enough, Kenny is starting to be a decent father, taking time to read to his cursed son, even if his choice of a story isn’t ideal. The fact that he’s bothering to censor it does mean something, and against all odds, Kenny is growing as a person. Stevie seems to be maturing as well, having sex with the crying woman at the funeral and then realizing that all he really wants is to be with Maria and to strange, untoward things with her. Because these seasons are so short, we’re already halfway done, so I can only imagine what’s on the way for Kenny, Toby, and all the rest.
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