I watched the first episode of The Gifted. It seems better than The Inhumans, which is perhaps faint praise. But it was fun to see Amy Acker on screen again, and I think most of the actors did a good job. The guy playing the dad reminded me of Tim DeKay (Agent Burke in White Collar) just enough to be distracting. I kept waiting for Neal Caffrey to show up and fix things via some unexpected route.
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
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Calli - Oct 04, 2017 6:33:25 am PDT #1628 of 4006
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Zenkitty - Oct 04, 2017 9:41:03 am PDT #1629 of 4006
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I can't watch The Inhumans. I can't get past how utterly ridiculous Medusa is. Like, I'm all in for wacky superhero powers, but for some reason, independently mobile hair is too much. If the hair was actually snakes, or snaky tentacles, I'd love it.
DXMachina - Oct 04, 2017 10:42:42 am PDT #1630 of 4006
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
That was actually my thinking back when they first introduced the character in the comics way back in the silver age. Never really cared for any of the Inhuman characters, except maybe Lockjaw.
sj - Oct 04, 2017 11:12:22 am PDT #1631 of 4006
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They pretty much took care of that problem in the first episode. Which is why I guess they didn't bother to make the hair look good in any way.
Calli - Oct 04, 2017 11:14:11 am PDT #1632 of 4006
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Lockjaw is nifty. But I'd just as soon watch him with the current Ms. Marvel.
Tom Scola - Oct 06, 2017 12:59:12 pm PDT #1633 of 4006
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Pix - Oct 08, 2017 3:29:23 pm PDT #1634 of 4006
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
If you haven't already read it, Glen Weldon's review of The Inhumans is hilarious and, I suspect, much better than the show itself: [link]
Calli - Oct 09, 2017 1:20:19 pm PDT #1635 of 4006
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Still not loving the Inhumans, but there's a brief moment where a Hawaiian person comments on the US usurpation of their sovereignty, and I did like that.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2017 9:35:56 am PDT #1636 of 4006
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
So I watch the Red Carpet Premier of Thor: Ragnarok live last night. Everyone in the film looked like they had SO MUCH FUN making this movie.
I want to hang out with Taika Waititi and Jeff Goldblum.
Calli - Oct 11, 2017 3:21:04 pm PDT #1637 of 4006
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm watching the second episode of The Gifted. It's so much better than The Inhumans. I actually care about some of the characters. I don't remember their names, but I don't roll my eyes at every third line they utter, so it's a notable improvement. So far in my head it's Amy Acker plays Mom, Michael Westen's mom, and Agent Burke's slightly less attractive younger brother. Plus a bunch of younger mutants.