Legion: Season 3, Episode 7 “Chapter 26” (B)
This episode had its share of moments, though I didn’t find it to be terribly effective as a second-to-last installment that’s meant to nearly wrap up an entire series. I’m still hung up on the different nature of Amahl Farouk the gracious host and entertainer and the Shadow King who haunted David’s nightmares and life for years, and seeing him in the flash eagerly welcoming Charles in felt much more like the former than the latter. He did manage to come face-to-face with his future self, somehow freed from the time between time, but he was caught off-guard when David walked in posing as a soldier friend of Charles. Having his father eat knowledge was a clever and quick way for David to transmit the necessary information about who he was and why he was there to the man he wants to be his ally so that they can together defeat Farouk and then somehow restart and reset time. It seems unlikely that they would succeed, especially with Farouk having some assistance from his future reformed self, though it’s possible that he’ll realize that the only way to defeat David is to allow history to proceed as it already has. Syd made an important decision to stay with Gabrielle and leave baby David alone, while Kerry was more than ready to end things right there so that they could prevent everything that happened from transpiring. I honestly have no idea what to expect from the series finale; I just hope it serves as a fitting conclusion to this eternally mesmerizing ride.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
What I’m Watching: House of Cards (Season Finale)
House of Cards: Season 2, Episode 13 “Chapter 26” (B+)
It’s hard to believe how much has happened on this show, and to see the presidency practically handed to Frank on a silver platter. To think that Walker could be undone by the mere fact of seeking marriage counseling is incredible, yet there was far more work put into trying to unseat the president than just a simple recommendation. Frank writing a letter on his typewriter to Walker with a full confession to the crimes he had committed was the definition of bold, but of course he was really just daring Walker to leak it and let the chips fall. Watching Walker and Tricia walk away with no one paying attention to them after Walker delivered his resignation speech, all eyes turned on Frank, was very powerful and unsettling. Ending with Frank walking down the hallway and pounding his fist on the desk in the oval office was quite emphatic and foreshadows what is sure to be a volatile third season. There have certainly been casualties in this second year, particularly poor Doug, who panicked when Gavin tried to make a deal with him and ended up getting bashed over the head by Rachel, left to rot in the woods with no one knowing that he was even officially missing. To see Raymond Tusk pushed to the point of lying to implicate his old friend because he felt slighted by the withdrawal of his pardon demonstrates just how destructive Frank and those who associate with him can be. Compared with the first season, I think this slate of episodes was just as exciting to watch, even if the plot became much more soapy in nature. Molly Parker’s Jackie Sharp was a fantastic addition. I definitely enjoyed watching one episode per week and look forward to continuing that tradition going forward for all Netflix series.
Season grade: B+
Season MVP: Kevin Spacey
It’s hard to believe how much has happened on this show, and to see the presidency practically handed to Frank on a silver platter. To think that Walker could be undone by the mere fact of seeking marriage counseling is incredible, yet there was far more work put into trying to unseat the president than just a simple recommendation. Frank writing a letter on his typewriter to Walker with a full confession to the crimes he had committed was the definition of bold, but of course he was really just daring Walker to leak it and let the chips fall. Watching Walker and Tricia walk away with no one paying attention to them after Walker delivered his resignation speech, all eyes turned on Frank, was very powerful and unsettling. Ending with Frank walking down the hallway and pounding his fist on the desk in the oval office was quite emphatic and foreshadows what is sure to be a volatile third season. There have certainly been casualties in this second year, particularly poor Doug, who panicked when Gavin tried to make a deal with him and ended up getting bashed over the head by Rachel, left to rot in the woods with no one knowing that he was even officially missing. To see Raymond Tusk pushed to the point of lying to implicate his old friend because he felt slighted by the withdrawal of his pardon demonstrates just how destructive Frank and those who associate with him can be. Compared with the first season, I think this slate of episodes was just as exciting to watch, even if the plot became much more soapy in nature. Molly Parker’s Jackie Sharp was a fantastic addition. I definitely enjoyed watching one episode per week and look forward to continuing that tradition going forward for all Netflix series.
Season grade: B+
Season MVP: Kevin Spacey
Friday, November 1, 2013
What I’m Watching: Eastbound and Down
Eastbound and Down: Season 4, Episode 5 “Chapter 26” (B+)
It’s hard to know how to feel about Kenny right now. At this point, he’s actually doing very well for himself, earning plenty of money and even working on his strained relationship with his brother and his family. Guy telling him that he can’t afford his own jetpack and that he needs to back off being so centric on his show was equally important in what it revealed about Guy and Kenny. While Guy is worried about being upstaged, Kenny is worried about not upstaging someone else enough. Getting April a bag filled with lots of nice things was a great start to working towards happiness in their marriage, but pulling $100 bills out of everywhere was a clear sign that he doesn’t actually understand what the problem is. Not showing up for therapy was a bad move, and seeing Kenny wearing his own jetpack and having a blast indicates exactly the kind of singular happiness that he wants right now. The self-destructive impulse to ignore advice given to him by both Guy and Stevie and to cut into Guy’s routine is nothing new for Kenny, and victory may be its own reward, but at the expense of other things. This was actually a very good episode for the usually depraved Stevie, who indicated just how pleased he is with his life. His marriage and sex life has never been better, and as he said so eloquently, playing second fiddle isn’t so bad. And Kenny’s theoretical restaurant chain T and T seems like it may just take off, and Stevie is exactly the right person to be helping him create it.
It’s hard to know how to feel about Kenny right now. At this point, he’s actually doing very well for himself, earning plenty of money and even working on his strained relationship with his brother and his family. Guy telling him that he can’t afford his own jetpack and that he needs to back off being so centric on his show was equally important in what it revealed about Guy and Kenny. While Guy is worried about being upstaged, Kenny is worried about not upstaging someone else enough. Getting April a bag filled with lots of nice things was a great start to working towards happiness in their marriage, but pulling $100 bills out of everywhere was a clear sign that he doesn’t actually understand what the problem is. Not showing up for therapy was a bad move, and seeing Kenny wearing his own jetpack and having a blast indicates exactly the kind of singular happiness that he wants right now. The self-destructive impulse to ignore advice given to him by both Guy and Stevie and to cut into Guy’s routine is nothing new for Kenny, and victory may be its own reward, but at the expense of other things. This was actually a very good episode for the usually depraved Stevie, who indicated just how pleased he is with his life. His marriage and sex life has never been better, and as he said so eloquently, playing second fiddle isn’t so bad. And Kenny’s theoretical restaurant chain T and T seems like it may just take off, and Stevie is exactly the right person to be helping him create it.
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