It seems too simplistic, and stupid. They needed a way to throw in some quick drama, so they broke up the couple that had been together for a season and a half
Totally. I'm a tad pissed they did it that way.
Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.
'Lineage'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
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SailAweigh - Sep 03, 2008 5:04:38 pm PDT #1607 of 11831
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Connie Neil - Sep 03, 2008 5:14:30 pm PDT #1608 of 11831
brillig
OK, Sweets playing with the brain was funny.
brenda m - Sep 03, 2008 5:14:49 pm PDT #1609 of 11831
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And now Clark too? Feh.
brenda m - Sep 03, 2008 5:15:19 pm PDT #1610 of 11831
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, Sweets was the best part of this ep, even if he is a dumbass.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 03, 2008 5:19:27 pm PDT #1611 of 11831
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Carla Gallo is the lab tech type person in the preview-- from Undeclared and carnivale. The reach of Judd Apatow is large.
Barb - Sep 03, 2008 5:27:49 pm PDT #1612 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”
Yeah, Sweets was the best part of this ep, even if he is a dumbass.
Sweets is that beautiful combination of his brilliance and the naivete of his age/experience, which is in some ways what they wanted with Zach, but they wrote him into such a corner with the uberbrilliance and literal nature.
Overall, the ep felt overwritten and most of the major characters like they were, well, out of character. I simply can't see Angela having reacted that way to Cam having slept with her ex. In fact, I was convinced when she first saw Cam afterwards, that she had guessed and next thing we would see was the two of them dishing and Hodgins walking in on them and then having an exasperated fit. The way it happened-- breaking them up, just felt so unbelievably forced.
And I'm sorry-- someone who'd been military, who'd been stationed overseas, would be not just aware but a little more sensitive to cultural differences, so no, the boorish American shtick didn't work for me either.
I want the cast to be back together-- it looks like from some of the previews they showed that some of the zip and chemistry is back.
SailAweigh - Sep 03, 2008 5:32:43 pm PDT #1613 of 11831
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My objections, one and all, Barb. Glad you have the good words.
quester - Sep 03, 2008 5:43:11 pm PDT #1614 of 11831
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
And the Scotland yard detective: Susie from Torchwood!
brenda m - Sep 03, 2008 5:47:36 pm PDT #1615 of 11831
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
In fact, I was convinced when she first saw Cam afterwards, that she had guessed and next thing we would see was the two of them dishing and Hodgins walking in on them and then having an exasperated fit.
That's exactly what I thought - it looked like she gave Cam a little nod and I was all "oh, she's not fooling her at all."
Mark Valley did that Booth role a lot more naturally and subtly in Keen Eddie. Way too over the top.
And the whole mirroring thing was just too...I don't know, self-aware or something. It all felt very forced.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 03, 2008 5:47:58 pm PDT #1616 of 11831
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yeah, they were definitely trying too hard, especially with the English reverse-Booth/Brennan. Everything was way too on the nose.
Some good character bits, nonetheless, but all too much sacrificing of characters along the way too.