Random Tv talk

[frelling_tralk]

Urgh I really need to start updating more often, but for some reason I can think of nothing to say recently, but I’ll give it a go anyway

Just started watching Elementary season 1 on Amazon Prime, and while the individual mysteries aren’t always the best, I’ve been really enjoying it for the character work and following their relationship slowly build. That’s one of the benefits to a 24 episode season I suppose, that you can really take the time on something like that. And then I thought that the whole twist at the end with Irene/Moriarty was very clever and well done.

I’ve also watched The Act and When They See Us, they were were both really excellent, and hit even harder knowing that they’re roughly based on real life events. I had already read articles on the case with Gypsy and seen the documentary, and I thought that the actress who played Gypsy did an amazing job at capturing her. I knew nothing really on the false rape accusations in New York though, and it was really hard hitting and tragic to follow the mini-series, especially the last episode which was just devastating as you follow Korey in an adult prison

And then I’m still catching up with The Handmaid’s Tale. Honestly The Handmaid’s Tale is just starting to feel a bit repetitive at this point to me, especially all of the lingering close-ups of June, I wish that they would move on already and find other parts of the story to tell. Personally I find Emily far more likeable and relatable as we follow her adjusting to life in Canada, as opposed to June choosing to stay in Gilead, even though it brought her no closer to getting Hannah back, and that was blindingly obvious from the moment that she decided to stay. It’s hard for me to get into shows when I can’t connect with the main character :( I’m kind of thinking about dropping it now as episodes are starting to feel like a bit of a chore to get around to watching, but at the same time I do want to at least finish the third season and make a decision after that idk.

I can’t help feeling like it would have made a better mini-series maybe. I was totally gripped by the first season, and the second was very good too, but it does start to feel dreary and dragged out after a certain point imho to have a long-running series based around a concept like Gilead...

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

One of the things I love about Elementary is that, while the episode cases can be a hit-or-miss sometimes, they are never the main focus of the show anyway. It's the character relationships, mainly between Joan and Sherlock, that get the spotlight and are the highlight of the show overall. Seeing that slow build of trust between them, understanding their characters, that growing friendship, it's amazing. I love their dynamic.

And the Irene/Moriarty reveal was such a delight. It was something I didn't expect, but thoroughly enjoyed seeing it played out in such a way.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I must admit that I was spoiled for it, one of the drawbacks of coming in late, but I still really enjoyed seeing it all come together. The build-up was done so fantastically from when Vinnie Jones’s character first mentions Moriarty and you’ve just waiting for their introduction, and then when she’s revealed finally and Sherlock had such incredible chemistry with her <3 <3 <3 This show is one that makes me want to seek out all the fan fiction actually, as usually happens when I find myself falling in love with a character as much as I have with Sherlock, but anything with Moriarty in the search resulted in having to wade through a ton of U.K. Sherlock, and then most of the Elementary stories seemed to have been written in the early seasons only, so I get the impression that it isn’t a show with the most active fandom around disappointingly

And yeah the cases of the week aren’t badly done or anything, but I must admit that I don’t always keep exact track of everything that’s going on if someone asked me to describe the plot to them, I’m usually just focused on the Sherlock and Joan moments *g* Man 24 episodes is a LOT though, I don’t know how the writers manage to keep coming up with so many varied cases and different twists all of the time!