I can see where some people's disappointment comes from. They were expecting action, and a lot of it is being a woman in post-war America. Heck, I was expecting more action. Kudos for playing with expectations, and a mini-series is a great place to do it, but a ratings slump is not surprising.
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
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Connie Neil - Jan 15, 2015 8:10:55 am PST #4851 of 5827
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SailAweigh - Jan 15, 2015 8:18:07 am PST #4852 of 5827
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
As much as I like action, I think there is plenty of room for a show with a little less action and more just sneaking around. This show has a level of nail-biting that comes from suspense rather than action that I like.
Jon B. - Jan 15, 2015 10:29:09 am PST #4853 of 5827
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I think because that was what they were ostensibly holding him for, they had to release him then?
That makes sense. Thanks everyone.
Jessica - Jan 15, 2015 11:18:41 am PST #4854 of 5827
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They can, however, look at the police report and verify that it was submitted right after the explosion, which still makes him look guilty. I thought it was pretty weak plotting myself.
Una - Jan 15, 2015 11:20:14 am PST #4855 of 5827
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
I'm a little surprised that Peggy thought that telling the rest of the SSR guys that she'd been doing her own investigation was going to work out. So far they seem to have been showing most of the SSR as pretty terrible at spycraft (these are the ancestors of SHIELD? Really??) vs. Peggy as a good / experienced spy, but then this? C'mon, Peggy, you survived WW fucking II, you know better.
Connie Neil - Jan 15, 2015 11:21:18 am PST #4856 of 5827
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I saw it as a "Now they'll have to respect me! Any reasonable person would!" attempt.
Una - Jan 15, 2015 11:23:29 am PST #4857 of 5827
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
Definitely, though my impression of her was that she was a little more jaded.
Connie Neil - Jan 15, 2015 11:30:12 am PST #4858 of 5827
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Yeah, I was surprised at her naivete at that myself. I hope this series ends the way the short did, with Howard calling her up to help with Shield.
Scrappy - Jan 15, 2015 11:35:04 am PST #4859 of 5827
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Interrogation!Jarvis was kinda hot, I thought. Not when he was BEING interrogated, but when he was grilling Peggy. We likes him.
Vonnie K - Jan 15, 2015 11:45:42 am PST #4860 of 5827
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
I am finding James D'Arcy scrumptious through and through. All those immaculate three piece suits and prim exterior! You want to mess him up a bit. The backstory they gave him and his wife in this last episode gave his character a lot of weight. And the long look he exchanged with Peggy before he was let go from the SSR Headquarter! Oh my.