The May-Coulson Battered Veterans Together thing is great. Ward doesn't like being the Young, Pretty Distraction. I like the way the show can be subtle at times.
"You called me sweetheart." As soon as she said that, I thought, "There will be blood."
My food is problematic.
River ,'The Message'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.
Connie Neil - Feb 05, 2014 1:17:07 pm PST #3691 of 5827
brillig
Una - Feb 05, 2014 2:21:39 pm PST #3692 of 5827
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
Yeah, you Don't Fuck With May.
This new cliffhanger would be so much better if I cared at all about Skye...
Connie Neil - Feb 05, 2014 2:32:25 pm PST #3693 of 5827
brillig
I care about Skye insomuch as it hurts Coulson, and I'm expecting her Unidentified Object status will get clarified.
Dana - Feb 06, 2014 6:42:03 pm PST #3694 of 5827
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Hey, Carlo Rota playing the corrupt Italian security guy. I'm now one degree from Clark Gregg!
aurelia - Feb 09, 2014 7:46:35 pm PST #3695 of 5827
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Why did they go all Hugh Hefner with Stan Lee's cameo? That was creepy.
Consuela - Feb 09, 2014 8:00:10 pm PST #3696 of 5827
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
That was creepy.
Yup.
Connie Neil - Feb 09, 2014 8:05:23 pm PST #3697 of 5827
brillig
Well, he did the same thing in the first Iron Man movie.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2014 4:20:14 pm PST #3698 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I think I've figured out why I like Arrow more than S.H.I.E.L.D. It's not that Arrow is any less stupid, it's that they keep the always keep the plot moving forward, always keep things suspenseful, so you don't have time to dwell on how stupid one particular plot point is.
Plus on Arrow, I actually care about the characters. Even some of the bad guys. Even Laurel. Sometimes. But SHIELD has not made me care about any of the characters other than Coulson, and frankly, he started the show with that. I like Melinda May. She's such a badass. But I don't know that I care about her, not really. And the rest of them? Fitz and Simmons are cute but...whatever. Ward is boring as shit. Even sleeping with Melinda May didn't improve him. And Skye is annoying AND boring.
Make me care about the characters, and you can do a bottle episode where they all look for a pen on the plane for the entire episode, and I will love it. Give me characters I don't care about, and...enh.
(We just watched last week's episode, so this was my first chance to comment. I liked the narrative structure, although I confess I was hoping for more of a Rashomon effect. I do actually like Ian Quinn. And I like Mike Petersen, poor bastard. But none of the episode really made me give a damn about the characters.)
Dana - Feb 10, 2014 5:16:13 pm PST #3699 of 5827
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I did feel bad for Skye. She was trying so hard, and then that dude shot her!
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2014 5:17:31 pm PST #3700 of 5827
I look more rad than Lutheranism
To be fair, though (or, I suppose, UNfair), she *did* turn around and walk back towards the guy with the gun who just tried to get the cyborg to kill her. Not the best move.