Mal ,'Jaynestown'
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
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Sleepy Hollow: so, Betsy Ross is awful, right? Or the actress, I mean. She's so jarringly bad and all of her line readings are wooden. Ugh.
Yeah, I like the idea of her character, but the actress' voice and Tom Mison's voice do not mesh well in conversation.
I like the idea of her character,
I do, too, except -- at this point in his flashbacks, is Ichabod cheating on Katrina? Or is this pre-Katrina? It's a little confusing.
I think, from the perspective of the showrunners, we're supposed to forget Katrina ever happened.
Who played the killer on iZombie? He looked really familiar.
I think, from the perspective of the showrunners, we're supposed to forget Katrina ever happened.
I don't actually have a problem with that.
Who played the killer on iZombie? He looked really familiar.
Adam Rose, aka Max the creepy roommate in Veronica Mars S3.
I am only partway through Sleepy Hollow, but I am disappointed in Mills and Crane for not figuring that a good way to protect woman-sth-a-secret from the Secret Eating Monster is to freakin' take her official statement and get it out to as many people as possible so it isn't a goddamn secret anymore.
Also, I do enjoy Happy Homemaker Ichabod.
I don't think I like Betsy Ross even in the abstract. I don't necessarily dislike the idea of her per se, but the character seems superfluous to the story I'm interested in. And the actress' delivery of practically every line is distractingly off-putting.
Pandora, I like.
Sleepy Hollow: so, Betsy Ross is awful, right? Or the actress, I mean. She's so jarringly bad and all of her line readings are wooden. Ugh.
Yep, she's awful. I've tried to be open to the idea of her character, at least as long as she stays in the past where she belongs, and I think she COULD'VE worked if better-executed, but no.
I think most of my gripe is that for all that the twistory makes the 18th-century flashbacks purely insane, Tom Mison grounds them by having the same bearing and and mannerisms he'd use if he were in a serious drama set in the era. He makes it possible for me to suspend disbelief just enough to enjoy the ride, but everything about Betsy's voice and body language just screams 21st century. Which I guess is their idea of making her a sexy, sassy badass...but nah. Not working for me at all.
That said, I did enjoy the episode, though I figure all I'll rewatch of it is the opening with the housework through the Daniel vs. Crane dick-measuring contest (there's some hilarious commentary and fanart on that on Tumblr), and then the very end where Crane and Abbie are talking on the porch.