Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Decided to dive back into Eureka as much as Hulu will let me. Forgot all about the fact that they're living in a present that isn't on the same path as it used to be!
Also, Sally Richardson-Whitfield blew me the frick away with all the emotions she went through, everything she said without saying a word. Erica Cerra, too.
And of course Colin continues to amaze me with his goofy realness tempered with raw emotion, intense badassness, and physical comedy.
Also also, I love Henry's shop, and how it hasn't changed. Even the lighting makes me nostalgic for early Eureka.
I was thinking about Fringe today, as one does, and I realized that, with all the timelines and alternative universes and parallel worlds and stuff, the only actor on the show who hasn't had to play multiple versions of the same character is Joshua Jackson.
And in fact, he's only ever played the same guy. Peter is the still point in the story: there's only one of him in the two universes, and his personal history has never changed. So he's the same guy now as he was back in season 1, or to put it differently, he remembers everything the viewer has seen, while the other characters all have histories which are now unknown to us.
I still think Joshua Jackson is the weakest member of the cast, and Peter the least interesting character on the show, and it almost makes me wonder if the showrunners structured this situation around the fact that JJ isn't capable of the acting they would need to make Peter be more interesting. As a result, it's the actor's own weaknesses that end up making Peter the fulcrum on which the plot turns...
Grimm: I agree that Nick is turning into a much better sidekick to Monroe. Someday he may deserve to be the star of a series.
Damn 'Suela, that is harsh. Probably not wrong, but harsh!
I dropped "Dawson's Creek" soon after the first season, so I am neutral on Pacey and JJ as an actor. I hadn't really considered whether I thought JJ wasn't the strongest actor in the world, but you might be right. I thought he did pretty well when he came back and had to deal with which universe he was in.
What's funny is that in Season 1, the viewers got the impression that he was really not a nice person. Now, his bad past is somewhat forgotten.
26-episode seasons for AtLA was probably too many, but I'm thinking the 10-episode Korra seasons are too short. It seems that they're trying to pack too many things in each episode,
Yeah, although your numbers are off. A:TLA had 20-episode seasons (except for the third), and
Korra
has 12-episode seasons. But I had the same feeling, like SLOOOOOOW DOOOOOOWN. I'm loving it, but it would be nice to not have this entire Asami/Mako thing in one episode.
It's one thing for her to see images of Aang, that makes sense--but why Sokka and Toph?
Well, if she's reconnecting with Aang and sort of seeing through his eyes, it would make sense for her to see the people important to him.
What's funny is that in Season 1, the viewers got the impression that he was really not a nice person. Now, his bad past is somewhat forgotten.
Well, yeah, there was a lot of characterization in the first few episodes that got dropped very quickly. Like, Broyles was a huge dick in the pilot, and he softened up almost immediately.
26-episode seasons for AtLA was probably too many, but I'm thinking the 10-episode Korra seasons are too short. It seems that they're trying to pack too many things in each episode,
I see what you mean. That was dense.
I don't quite know how to react to Fringe. Gonna have to wait and see what happens next, I think.
What's funny is that in Season 1, the viewers got the impression that he was really not a nice person. Now, his bad past is somewhat forgotten.
It's always interesting when the character develops in a way the writers didn't expect, and they have to redeem the character some way. Boyd from Justified is another character like that.
I'm not sure Boyd has been redeemed. We (the audience) like him. But if you think about what he *does*, he really is still a bad guy. I'll discuss this further in Cable drama, but probably not tonight.
No Korra next week? Already, Nick?
I keep hearing differing reports on whether they're actually screwing around with the schedule.
