Other TV Stuff
Jun. 19th, 2018 05:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightI'm going away for a few days on Thursday and am at K's all day tomorrow, so shall be around even less than usual for the next week.
Before I go, a few quick words about other TV stuff.
Brief spoilers behind cut for Legion season 2, Jessica Jones season 2 and Versailles season 3.
I watched the last episode of Legion season 2 on Sunday. I thought it was brilliant. In fact, I've thought the whole season was brilliant. Every image has been like a strange, surrealist painting. Like I said in a previous post (or possibly in a comment to someone), it's a more a work of art than a super-hero series. If you get down to the plot nitty-gritties, though, this season has felt very much like the middle part of a trilogy. I'm so glad (if surprised, the ratings were awful) it's been renewed.
I'm also enjoying what I've seen so far of the third (and final, Canal+ cancelled it, the rotters) season of Versailles. They're doing the Man in the Iron Mask. It's great (despite what that snotty critic in the Guardian said)!
As for Jessica Jones 2, I've managed to drag myself through eleven of the thirteen episodes and have pretty much given up on it. It's so boring! I'm sick to death of all the Jessica/Trish dramatics, and the ridiculous stuff about Jessica's mum. The only character I still like is Malcolm. I wish they'd give him his own series.
I suppose I'll make myself watch those last two episodes some time but they're pretty low on my list of priorities - well below clean the kitchen bin and empty the vacuum cleaner.
Still working my way through the Sense8 finale. Still loving it.
Have a good week, everyone.
Before I go, a few quick words about other TV stuff.
Brief spoilers behind cut for Legion season 2, Jessica Jones season 2 and Versailles season 3.
I watched the last episode of Legion season 2 on Sunday. I thought it was brilliant. In fact, I've thought the whole season was brilliant. Every image has been like a strange, surrealist painting. Like I said in a previous post (or possibly in a comment to someone), it's a more a work of art than a super-hero series. If you get down to the plot nitty-gritties, though, this season has felt very much like the middle part of a trilogy. I'm so glad (if surprised, the ratings were awful) it's been renewed.
I'm also enjoying what I've seen so far of the third (and final, Canal+ cancelled it, the rotters) season of Versailles. They're doing the Man in the Iron Mask. It's great (despite what that snotty critic in the Guardian said)!
As for Jessica Jones 2, I've managed to drag myself through eleven of the thirteen episodes and have pretty much given up on it. It's so boring! I'm sick to death of all the Jessica/Trish dramatics, and the ridiculous stuff about Jessica's mum. The only character I still like is Malcolm. I wish they'd give him his own series.
I suppose I'll make myself watch those last two episodes some time but they're pretty low on my list of priorities - well below clean the kitchen bin and empty the vacuum cleaner.
Still working my way through the Sense8 finale. Still loving it.
Have a good week, everyone.
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Date: 2018-06-20 01:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-06-29 02:40 pm (UTC)Legion is very much an ambiguous character in the comics, but, if uninfluenced by the multiple personalities in his head, he tries to be a good guy for the most part.
Sorry if you know about the character in the comics, btw. I don't mean to come across as preachy.
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Date: 2018-06-29 11:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-07-06 01:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-06-20 01:43 am (UTC)Legion...I liked the educational bits and the whole bit about madness, it sticks very close to the original comics, but...I didn't care about anyone but David Haller and Lenny was the only other character who sparked. Everyone else felt like they were being perceived from under water ...which I can't help but think was deliberate? Pacing slow, but educational bits brilliant. (Note it's been renewed due to critical acclaim and well it's attracting an audience that buys high end products. We're not based on ratings, we're based on ad dollars. Ratings really don't matter as much as you think they do. What the advertisers think matters for broadcast cable series like Legion.)
* Haven't seen Sense 8 yet, I'm sort of saving it for another long weekend. Where I can binge watch in happy abandon.
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Date: 2018-06-29 02:43 pm (UTC)It's not grabbed me either, though I've persevered with it up to a point. Still haven't watched those last two episodes.
I don't agree with you about Legion. I really loved what they did with all the characters.
* Haven't seen Sense 8 yet,
I still haven't managed to finish that either. Only just got home on Wednesday night then was out all day yesterday. As of where I have got to, though, I was feeling a little less enthused that I had been. The characters are still all wonderful, but there are certain plot elements I just find silly.
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Date: 2018-07-02 10:11 pm (UTC)I thought Legion had a strong finale but mentioned before I found the season dragged. I tried out an episode of Versailles a while back but just never got around to watching more due to a full TV schedule. Glad to hear it will be worth pursuing though as it's still in my queue.
I've been watching Humans' 3rd season and the early episodes have been almost too painful to bear. We'll probably get caught up on Expanse tonight.
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Date: 2018-07-06 01:04 pm (UTC)Versailles is daft, at times rather horrific, but overall I enjoy it quite a lot. As for Humans, K and Mr K have been telling me how good the third series is but I've not yet watched all of series 2, so 3 will have to wait a bit.
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Date: 2018-07-06 01:47 pm (UTC)I'm glad they're enjoying it. It seems to me this series is one of the most timely there is right now in terms of cultural conversations.
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Date: 2018-07-06 01:49 pm (UTC)