Legion: Season 3, Episode 8 “Chapter 27”
I wish I could be more satisfied with this finale, but there are a number of reasons that it left me unfulfilled. The first is that, weird as this show was, it should have been given more time to tell its story. After an eleven-episode second season, these last eight episodes felt rather rushed, and I didn’t find that this conclusion addressed every element of this show’s very multi-faceted universe. I’ve never understood the need for musical numbers, and the emphasis on Switch and her role as a time god or whatever she was supposed to be didn’t feel necessary to me. I knew Legion from his role in the X-Men comics, where he went back in time to try to kill Magneto and ended up killing his own father, who dove in front of his best friend to save him, creating the Age of Apocalypse, where Magneto formed the X-Men. That was never going to happen here, especially with no mention of the X-Men in this show’s universe, and instead we got a much smaller, insular world with Gabrielle feeling totally abandoned without Charles by her side. What was great about this finale was the last opportunity for Cary and Kerry to merge together and let her do the leading, and for Syd and David to have a chance to say goodbye to each other before being reunited. Charles striking a deal with the future Farouk was interesting, and I’m still not so sure what to make of his double identity throughout the show. Season one remains one of the most astounding television experiences I’ve had in a while, and it’s a shame that Aubrey Plaza played no role in this finale at all. It’s been wild if nothing else.
Series finale: B-
Series grade: B+
Season MVP: Navid Negahban as Farouk and Aubrey Plaza as Lenny
Season grade: B+
Series MVP: Dan Stevens as David and Aubrey Plaza as Lenny
Best Season: Season 1
Best Episode: Pilot
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Friday, August 16, 2019
Sunday, March 1, 2015
What I’m Watching: House of Cards (Season Premiere)
House of Cards: Season 3, Episode 1 “Chapter 27” (B)
I wasn’t salivating over the return of this show like many were, and I’m also planning on watching it over the course of three months at the rate of one episode per week as I usually do for Netflix and Amazon shows. That said, I may watch the next chapter right after reading this review simply because I don’t have something else on tap to watch at this very moment. This is a welcome return in many ways to this show’s universe, but it’s also so incredibly emblematic of how over-the-top it tends to be. Frank literally pissing on his father’s grave was a bit much, and we didn’t actually see the new president for the majority of the episode. Instead, we focused on a man I really thought was dead, Doug, who has been resurrected to suffer a miserable fate after losing some of his cognitive abilities and his position of power within Frank’s operation. It was easy to hate Frank after he manipulated his Vice-President into convincing a judge who was losing his memory to stay on the bench longer for political reasons, encouraging him not to stay at home where he might have nothing to focus on but his disease, and then he went and told Doug exactly the opposite when having a purpose is just what Doug needed. It’s interesting to see Frank facing new challenges as president, mainly low approval ratings, which get in the way of his goal of world domination. Claire asserting herself and making sure that her aspirations didn’t get swept under the rug was impressive, but there’s nothing like being brought to a live bombing to make you feel like your problems aren’t as important.
I wasn’t salivating over the return of this show like many were, and I’m also planning on watching it over the course of three months at the rate of one episode per week as I usually do for Netflix and Amazon shows. That said, I may watch the next chapter right after reading this review simply because I don’t have something else on tap to watch at this very moment. This is a welcome return in many ways to this show’s universe, but it’s also so incredibly emblematic of how over-the-top it tends to be. Frank literally pissing on his father’s grave was a bit much, and we didn’t actually see the new president for the majority of the episode. Instead, we focused on a man I really thought was dead, Doug, who has been resurrected to suffer a miserable fate after losing some of his cognitive abilities and his position of power within Frank’s operation. It was easy to hate Frank after he manipulated his Vice-President into convincing a judge who was losing his memory to stay on the bench longer for political reasons, encouraging him not to stay at home where he might have nothing to focus on but his disease, and then he went and told Doug exactly the opposite when having a purpose is just what Doug needed. It’s interesting to see Frank facing new challenges as president, mainly low approval ratings, which get in the way of his goal of world domination. Claire asserting herself and making sure that her aspirations didn’t get swept under the rug was impressive, but there’s nothing like being brought to a live bombing to make you feel like your problems aren’t as important.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
What I’m Watching: Eastbound and Down
Eastbound and Down: Season 4, Episode 6 “Chapter 27” (B+)
When Kenny pulls his typical stunts, it’s always a little bit unbearable to watch, but when he thinks he’s doing something noble and it couldn’t be further from the case, it’s especially difficult to take. Throwing a surprise party for April and announcing that they were going to renew their vows was absolutely the wrong thing to do, and, understandably, April took it poorly. Kenny consulting with Dixie of all people was interesting, though that proved to be predictably selfish, as evidenced by Kenny’s unwillingness to listen to any of her problems. I’m worried about Kenny and April’s relationship, and though Kenny did realize in the end that he had in fact done something wrong, he still doesn’t know what it is, and can’t comprehend that agreeing to go to therapy might solve all their problems. Going hat in hand to Guy seemed humiliating, and it looked like things might just work out until Guy threw everything back in his face and berated him with demeaning insults. Leave it to Kenny to have the last word, however, and the look on Guy’s face when he went out on stage only to be booed by his audience was priceless. Using Guy’s own cruel trick to get revenge on him was brilliant, and though he doesn’t exactly deserve sympathy because of his deplorable behavior in this episode, it is good to see Kenny on top. This may just be exactly what he needed to earn back some faith in him, and let’s hope it means a happy ending for him in the show’s upcoming final two episodes.
When Kenny pulls his typical stunts, it’s always a little bit unbearable to watch, but when he thinks he’s doing something noble and it couldn’t be further from the case, it’s especially difficult to take. Throwing a surprise party for April and announcing that they were going to renew their vows was absolutely the wrong thing to do, and, understandably, April took it poorly. Kenny consulting with Dixie of all people was interesting, though that proved to be predictably selfish, as evidenced by Kenny’s unwillingness to listen to any of her problems. I’m worried about Kenny and April’s relationship, and though Kenny did realize in the end that he had in fact done something wrong, he still doesn’t know what it is, and can’t comprehend that agreeing to go to therapy might solve all their problems. Going hat in hand to Guy seemed humiliating, and it looked like things might just work out until Guy threw everything back in his face and berated him with demeaning insults. Leave it to Kenny to have the last word, however, and the look on Guy’s face when he went out on stage only to be booed by his audience was priceless. Using Guy’s own cruel trick to get revenge on him was brilliant, and though he doesn’t exactly deserve sympathy because of his deplorable behavior in this episode, it is good to see Kenny on top. This may just be exactly what he needed to earn back some faith in him, and let’s hope it means a happy ending for him in the show’s upcoming final two episodes.
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