TV stuff

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No new Lucifer until next week. Still no news re: renewal/cancellation either. I hope that it's just too early.

More behind cut with slight spoilers for The Good Place and Black Lightning, and proper spoilers for Altered Carbon.



I finished Altered Carbon last night. Ended up being pretty taken with it, despite the violence, and despite taking a while to warm to Joel Kinnaman's gi-nagerous Viking-ness. ('Ginagerous' is Brit for 'humungous', in case you're wondering.) I ended up really 'shipping Kovacs and Ortega - who was my favourite character in the entire show - and Kovacs and Quell, and am sort of sad that, if there is a second season (by no means a given, in fact quite the opposite), Kinnaman won't be in it. Okay, there was a lot of horrible stuff (though going by what I've read since, a lot less than there is in the books), but the series had interesting things to say too. Plus, it looked amazing.

That said, I did think it went slightly off the boil towards the end. Or maybe it was Kovacs's character that did, I'm not sure, once his sister was revealed as the ultimate villain. I also didn't think it was necessary to kill Ortega's entire family. That was just too much - literal overkill - even if it is what happens in the books. From what I understand, quite a lot was changed from the books anyway, so I don't know why that couldn't be.

I'm sorry I rushed through it so quickly. Will probably watch it again at some point.

I'm now three episodes away from the end of The Good Place season 2. Despite being dubious at first, because season 2 was such a big change from season 1, I now think season 2 is even better. Such a clever show. So brilliantly written.

Apart from these, the only thing I'm currently watching is Black Lightning, also on Netflix. I'm not a DC (as opposed to Vertigo) fan and I'd never heard of the character. As of where I am, though, that doesn't seem to matter. It's enjoyable, though I am getting a bit impatient for Pierce and Anyssa to discover each others' secret.

When I've finished The Good Place, I'll probably start on season 4 of Mozart in the Jungle. I'm trying to save it, though. Maybe I'll watch the entire show from season 1 again first.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

So glad you're still enjoying Good Place! I just made rec post to recs and thought of you with the last one: https://recs.dreamwidth.org/495583.html

[lyr]

Yeah, that was my experience of The Good Place, too. Season 2 hooked me in a way that season 1 hadn't, and the characters, particularly Eleanor, became much more interesting and likeable.

[orangerful]

Yes, I really enjoyed this season of 'Good Place' once it got going and the finale was definitely another good one.

Oh man I keep forgetting about Mozart in the Jungle!!! All my shows are on hiatus because of the olympics, I could be watching that! We just finished Atlanta tonight so perhaps I'll start Mozart tomorrow...

[shapinglight]

That was good fun. Thanks for the link. :)

[shapinglight]

Yes, I'd agree with that assessment. Plus, it was just very funny. I've finished the series now and am intrigued by the ending, which does suggest to me that there could only really be one more season. What do you think?

[shapinglight]

Yes, I really enjoyed this season of 'Good Place' once it got going and the finale was definitely another good one.

It was. Also, I loved the episode where they were pretending to be Bad Place demons. So funny! It really is a fabulous show.

Oh man I keep forgetting about Mozart in the Jungle!!!

I've been looking forward to it coming back so much, but now I really don't want to rush it.

[lyr]

Yes, it was very funny. And I really love the way it could surprise me. It's rare to find a show that I genuinely cannot predict, but I've consistently been happily surprised. That's why I really don't know how many more seasons this could run. I can imagine that we could spend a season on reincarnation/simulation/whatever it is that Chidi and Eleanor are in right now, and I can imagine maybe spending a season in the actual good place. But if what's already happened is any indication, what I expect is not at all what's going to happen - but I'm going to love wherever we end up.

[shapinglight]

I was wracking my brains for how many more scenarios there could be where the four fail to get into the Good Place but manage to stall getting sent to the Bad Place for good and I couldn't think of more than this one - Michael's attempt to show the Judge people can become better after death, I mean - that's why I said surely it could only last one more season.

However, I'm sure the show writers are a lot cleverer than me and that I too will love wherever they end up. :)