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New shows soon!
Sep. 19th, 2014 10:26 pm*flails*
Mainly, I want to say that I haven't seen any kind of promo for Agents of SHIELD yet, which is weird. I haven't gone looking for promos, but usually I'll catch one watching Jeopardy or something, but so far nada. What's up with that?
I watched the Selfie pilot and I'm looking forward to that show. It captures the cadance of internet speech in very cool way, and I find the premise- kind of a reversed My Fair Lady- quite interesting.
Of course, I'm most excited for Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist. In fact, I rewatched S1 of The Blacklist in preperation, and I'd definitely recommend that to anyone who can. I didn't notice a lot that I hadn't before, but it does come together in a really cool way when you know what to look for. I do have an observation, though:
I was really hoping to get my is Red supposed to be Lizzie's father or not thoughts together completely, but the fact is I still don't know. On the one hand, the he's using a kind of Obi-Wan Kenobi logic "I abandoned you as a child and became a different man, therefore I am not your father" theory actually holds water, as much as it pains me to say it. However, if he is her father, Lizzie will find out the truth eventually, and I doubt it's a distinction that she will appreciate, so he has to know that he will lose all his "I never lied to you" cred if that is the case. On the other hand, there are a lot of little details that just don't go with that theory. Red's daughter would have been old enough to remember him, and in general the flashbacks to the fire make Lizzie seem like she was very young, whereas Red's daughter struck me as a bit older. Lizzie's childhood home obviously burned down, but Red visited the house he raised his daughter in. Then there's the fact that a gazillion people- from Berlin to the FBI- have been trying to find out what connection Lizzie has to Red. Am I honestly supposed to believe that none of them tried a DNA test? Really?
Also, at this point it will be the least surprising "twist" in history, and it would be much more interesting if something else had happened. I like the idea that he saved her and has been sort of transferring his protective instincts for the daughter he couldn't save onto her.
We shall see.
What shows are you all most looking forward to?
Mainly, I want to say that I haven't seen any kind of promo for Agents of SHIELD yet, which is weird. I haven't gone looking for promos, but usually I'll catch one watching Jeopardy or something, but so far nada. What's up with that?
I watched the Selfie pilot and I'm looking forward to that show. It captures the cadance of internet speech in very cool way, and I find the premise- kind of a reversed My Fair Lady- quite interesting.
Of course, I'm most excited for Sleepy Hollow and The Blacklist. In fact, I rewatched S1 of The Blacklist in preperation, and I'd definitely recommend that to anyone who can. I didn't notice a lot that I hadn't before, but it does come together in a really cool way when you know what to look for. I do have an observation, though:
I was really hoping to get my is Red supposed to be Lizzie's father or not thoughts together completely, but the fact is I still don't know. On the one hand, the he's using a kind of Obi-Wan Kenobi logic "I abandoned you as a child and became a different man, therefore I am not your father" theory actually holds water, as much as it pains me to say it. However, if he is her father, Lizzie will find out the truth eventually, and I doubt it's a distinction that she will appreciate, so he has to know that he will lose all his "I never lied to you" cred if that is the case. On the other hand, there are a lot of little details that just don't go with that theory. Red's daughter would have been old enough to remember him, and in general the flashbacks to the fire make Lizzie seem like she was very young, whereas Red's daughter struck me as a bit older. Lizzie's childhood home obviously burned down, but Red visited the house he raised his daughter in. Then there's the fact that a gazillion people- from Berlin to the FBI- have been trying to find out what connection Lizzie has to Red. Am I honestly supposed to believe that none of them tried a DNA test? Really?
Also, at this point it will be the least surprising "twist" in history, and it would be much more interesting if something else had happened. I like the idea that he saved her and has been sort of transferring his protective instincts for the daughter he couldn't save onto her.
We shall see.
What shows are you all most looking forward to?
