Xander ,'End of Days'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
I'm looking forward to next week. I don't really expect to get a good feel for all the characters in the first episode.
I was cheering Tim's credits and then clapping and going "Yay, Allyson's the fourth victim." That's not usually something to cheer about.
Speaking of Allyson, anybody seen her around? t he said, ominously...
If it were Firefly and that was Mal it would be one thing.
But Web's an FBI agent and there are rules and that bothered me. Maybe if I liked Web I'd feel differently but I don't and that made me like him a lot less.
coming out of other women's mouths
I liked the use of the mirrors and changing reflections. It showed you that Rebecca's identity isn't fixed. Hence, the shifting use of first/second person. She puts on identities like a woman trying on hats.
by the way, east coasters -- now that you've seen it, doesn't all this hand wringing by the MSM critics about the gore seem a bit overwrought?
I don't like Web and not in the love to hate him but in the die die die get rid of him way.
See, I *loved* Web. He's one of those guys who's super-focused. Get the job done, no matter how you have to do it. (Or almost no matter, I guess.) The rules don't apply to him, because he's smarter, he's better. He's arrogant as hell, but he's also very good at what he does. And what he does is taking serial killers off the streets, not flippling burgers, so I'm willing to give him wiggle room.
Oh, and the other thing I loved was Rebecca ignoring Web's order. The DH was confused because he thought it was just going to be a simple arrest, and why was she putting herself at risk, but I thought that was one those things that's going to make her so good at this -- with her history, she probably *shouldn't* be a field agent/profiler/whatever (see: denied admission to behavioral sciences program), but Web knows she's going to get "inside" both the victim and killer's heads because of it.
And I forgot to mention the one-liners! My favorites were, "You think I'm scary?" and "Damn. I did that backwards." Oh wait, and "There probably won't be a trial." Heh.
Wow, thanks, AmyLiz.
You're more than welcome. I'm just glad it was as good as I wanted it to be, you know? I had a lot of faith after Wonderfalls, and your work on Angel (and, um, Buffy...) rocked, but I hate to get my hopes up for naught. You totally delivered. So, um, keep it.
Couldn't tell, Tim. I was averting my eyes during that stuff.
Speaking of Allyson, anybody seen her around?
Yeah. I think she's hiding 'cause she can't see the show for another half hour or whatever. HAH! The one benefit to being in the Midwest. I don't get shoutouts, but I've seen hers!
What would have really rocked woulda been if Victim #4 had purple hair.
As to the gore, I was even eating during, and it didn't really make an impact. I found it mild.
I don't get the complaint about gore at all. I've been more grossed out and creeped out by stuff I've seen on CSI.
Yeah, I didn't think it was gory at all. I mean, relatively speaking. You know. Or really, super dark.
I mean, of course it's dark, but not unbearably so. I can never figure out how to describe this, except for the fact that I like Lehane, can't read Vachss.