Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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I couldn't imagine him ever maintaining a respectable facade long enough to get elected to office.
On the flip side, I wonder if anyone without a moustache they continually twirl can get into politics. It's hardly full of of by-the-book white hats and martyrs.
True, but they don't usually come off as raving lunatics or crime kingpins to the public. I actually think there's more room for crazies to get elected in statewide or national elections than local because they're drawing from a constituency that mostly doesn't personally know them. In a small town of a couple thousand people, everyone is in everyone's business and if a public figure has pulled the kind of stuff Big Jim characteristically did in the book it would be the talk of the town.
I've known a fair number of good guys in local politics, including one mayor who I disagreed with on a number of issues whose personal integrity and fairness I had great respect for. A fair number with virtual mustaches or even goatees too, but plenty of decent men and women.
The worst of the villains was fairly colorful, and evil in a way that was very non-traditional, and unstereotyped. I will share if anyone is interested.
Under the Dome is entertaining, but the writing is kinda bad. Also, the fire scene this week was one big eye-roll. I wish the teen serial-killer in training would die soon.
My mother, who is the queen of watching shite television, bailed once she got to the fire scene and deleted it from her dvr. I'm so proud of her for having standards, even if they are inconsistent.
As for the mayor, I thought he was played quite anviliciously evil and mustache-twirly in the pilot. Or maybe not so much with the twirling, but definitely, like his son, his character spun so fast into "villain" that it was a bit whiplashy for me. I'd much rather watch a character who may appear villainous from one perspective, but who is presented so that we understand where he is coming from, even if it's about power and greed, or "I'm making the hard choice that I know won't go down well in the public's eye, and is morally wrong, but I'm aiming for the ends justify the means" and not "This town will be mine, muahahaha!". I thought he was written and played ham-fisted.
It may be that I have a kinda weak spot for Dean Norris.
I wish the teen serial-killer in training would die soon.
I wish the victim would pick more productive lies if she's going to lie. Play nice, stupid.
I can imagine she is terrified. But she probably just needs to be nice to him and he'll let her out.
If someone is clearly crazy, then plan A is to play along. Save "being right" for plans B or C. Give survival and escape a chance first.
In honor of Teen Wolf and its main villain's apex predator rant the other week, I'm kicking myself up a step or two on the food chain and eating shark tonight.