What I have been watching this summer

[scripsi]

Spoilers for Game of Thrones, and kinda, sorta for Outlander.

TV summer lull. Husband and I have re-watched Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. I adore that show! Great casting and clothes. And the chemistry between Miss Fisher and Jack are wonderful. I very much a want a season four. Now we are doing Charmed. I used to watch it when Kid was a baby, but I only saw up until season four, or so, and missed quite a few episodes to boot. It is pretty nice to rewatch..A bit silly and saccharin at times, but mostly good fun. I have just enjoyed Arnold Vosloo as a demon who likes to make people want to kill themselves. Also, the charmed sisters behave very sisterly to each other, which makes them real.


I’ve also watched The Borgias, which I hadn’t seen before. The first season was a bit dull, but it got better when Lucrezia stopped being so naive. And it is alway fun to watch Jeremy Iron’s chew scenery. I liked the costumes too as I happily only have a general idea of the fashion of the time, so I can’t nitpick. a friend of mine says she gets annoyed when they wear Florence fashion in Rome. I also wonder why Versailles have been so hyped as the steamiest ever on TV. It is a lot more of it, and kinkier too, in The Borgias.

I have also re-watched Sense8, and liked it as much the this time around.

Currently I’m re-watching Once Upon A Time In Wonderland. I don’t know why it got such a bad rep, because in many ways I think it’s better than the original show. Partly because there are less characters, so there is more time to dwell on each character, while OUAT sometimes feels rather rushed. But also because I think the Knave is one of the best heroes- or rather anti-heroes, this show has produced. He is funny, cynical, selfish and quite cowardly and really brave when he needs to. And though both he and Alice have their own True Loves, a lot of the show focus on their friendship. Jafar is a very good villain with a nice backstory which explain well why he is the way he is, but also not excuse him- he is not a nice man. I really like Naveen Andrews’ Jafar, but I’m confident Oded Fehr will do him justice. I do hope he will not just be an one-episode villain.

As for Alice- well, Alice was the first literary character I identified with, and I can’t say she this Alice have much to do with the original one. However, she is quite good anyway- rather naive, clearly damaged by her family, but determined to save her True Love and has a lot of back bone. The Red Queen took longer to warm to. I think Emma Rigby’s Barbie face has something to do with that. But once you realise how deeply unhappy the Red Queen is, she becomes more interesting. She seems both brittle and strong at the same time, which is quite interesting.

The worst thing with the show is that it almost completely filmed on a green screen. I don’t mind that Wonderland is a garish and rather weird universe- that fits, but I find it a bit hard to watch a whole episode with that kind of sharp outline every character get when the background is computer generated. And I think it may very well be one reason to why people didn’t liked it, even if they weren’t quite aware of it. And, of course, Alice True Love, Cyrus the Genie, is rather bland. It’s fun that he is the Damsel in Distress who spends large part of the show imprisoned, while Alice take the active part in rescuing him.

I don’t think I ever told you what I thought of the ending of. Game of Thrones. I think it came to a rather good conclusion, if you ask me. I appreciate that we now have strong females in all the important spot. Yara with Dany, Sansa with Jon and Brienne.. And I’m glad sansa finally could step away from being the perpetual victim. And Cersei on the iron throne. I’m a bit miffed Margery died, though, even if her grandmother are still going strong. And Arya is finally back with a vengeance.

And no more Ramsay, thank you very much! My predictions about Jon’s parent’s and the Hound not being dead held true. And though all too briefly, we had Ian McShane and Essie Davis. Now I only hope Jamie finally break off from Cersei.. All in all I liked this season a lot more than the last.

To my surprise I rather liked the ending of Outlander. Brianna and Roger were quite engaging, so I think I’ll give the next season a go anyway. I also noticed that we didn’t get to see Black Jack die. It may mean we will get more Tobias Menzies, even if his characters are dead in the books.


Preacher was quite good, though just like Lucifer I felt that it didn’t really pick up until the last three episodes. Cassidy must be my favourite vampire since Spike. I looked forward to watch Graham McTavish, especially since his character has died on Outlander, but at least in this season he was badly underused. On the other hand, just like Lucifer, the whole season felt a bit like a prologue, so hopefully the next season will do better.

Comments

[siduri1959]

I haven't read the Preacher graphic novels but one of my co-workers and it does serve as kind of a prologue, the books really focus on their "road trip." I LOVED this series! I am also mad over Cassidy, but Tulip is my new favorite BAMF and I really loved DeBlanc and Fiore...I felt so badly for Fiore in the end. I read this great speculation last week that Fiore and DeBlanc are actually the angel/demon parents (DeBlanc had visited hell before?) and this is why they were so anxious not to be separated. The Saint of Murderers/Cowboy should be more of a presence next season.

GoT was brilliant this season. Lady Mormont was my new favorite and I am certainly happy about Sansa taking charge...

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Tulip is wonderful! And yes, I loved DeBlanc and Fiore too. That's a really good sepculation- I have noticed that they haven't actually stated that they are angels, that is just what people assume about them.

Lady Mormont was great!

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I felt this season of GoT benefitted tremendously from ditching all the damned rape and sexual assault nonsense.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

Yes, me too!

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

*HUGS*

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

<3

[liadt]

I wish free UK TV would hurry up and show more than the first series of Miss F! I may crack at Xmas and ask for DVDs for the extra shiny.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

That's mean of them. I find the whole show adorbale- such a nice mix of fun and seriousness and lovely to look at too. :)

[liadt]

I want her hats: they'd suit me as well!

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

They are stunning!

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

I just finished the second season of Outlander last night. idk if you read the second book, but I really like how they handled jumping between the past and present in the show. It was pretty awkward in the book lol.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I've read up until two thirds of teh third book, then I gave up. :) But yes, I think the show did a much better job with the past and present than the book. :)

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

I'm going to read the third book during the break. I can't get enough of the show lol! They def did. I was wondering how they planned to do it because it was awkward in the book. OMG, well, they basically stayed true to the book with some changes here and there. I think I like Frank better in the show for some reason even though he's basically the same lol. I wonder if we're going to get some flashbacks with Frank whether or not they happen in the book. I'm going to miss Tobias Menzies. He's a wonderful actor! I'm a million years behind on GOT, but he was somehow MORE Edmure Tully than Edmure Tully if that makes sense. I was like OMG HE IS EVERYTHING I THOUGHT EDMURE WAS GOING TO BE AND MORE.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I like the show a lot better than the books, actually. I think the cast is amazing! And it’s a very good adaption, IMO. Tobias Menzies are a wonderful actor- I kept forgetting it wasn’t two different actors who played Frank and Black Jack. And he is great in GoT too. I hope we will get some flashbacks of him the next season!

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

The cast is great! I'm def sad to see some of them go this season. I knew some of the deaths were coming, but I was still like ;_; when they happened. There's another death coming up that I hope doesn't happen even though I know it will ;_;

He is! He really brought it because he was def two totally different characters. I was kind of surprised that he wasn't also Alex Randall , but then they would've had to do some Orphan Black CGI magic. I really like the actor that they got for Alex btw. This show is on point with who they cast.

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I didn’t like Dougal in the books, but Graham McTavish did such a great job that he became one of my favourites. I must confess that on the whole, even if I think Jamie and Claire are just fine, I’m not particularly invested in them. Which is why I wasn’t sure I would continue to watch it. But I like Brianna and Roger, so I’ll make it a shot.

I wondered if they would give him Alex too, but I’m glad they didn’t they didn’t. I’m sure he would have aced it, though.

[misura.livejournal.com]

Charmed! I went on a rewatching spree myself recently, although I quit around the fourth season for reasons that may or may not involve Cole.

I was a bit surprised at how many feelings I had about Andy and his relationship with Prue. (Also: I'd forgotten that he only lasted one season.)

[scripsi.livejournal.com]

I realised I hadn't seen the first half of season 1 Before, and that Prue was only around for the first three seasons. Somehow, I've also thought it was a lot more short-lived than it was. I don't Think I have ever seen beyond season 4, which we just started watching. I'm pretty sure I will stick around watching, as I noticed when I pursued the IMDB page that Oded Fehr plays the Big Bad in season 7. :)