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Did anyone else watch the premiere of Galavant last night? I thought it was funny (particularly Timothy Omundson), and I am always in favor of more musical shows on TV... but I also didn't think they put enough meat on the characters to make any of them feel like people. Certainly I can see why they cut it down from a prospective long-running TV show to a four-episode serial, because I can't see any of these characters sustaining particularly long arcs. It's very much a poor man's A Knight's Tale or Men in Tights.
I seem to be undergoing on TV drought since catching up with Agents of SHIELD... Oh! But I am all caught up on that. I can't believe I haven't posted about it yet. I was not particularly impressed by the death, because it seemed random, and not in a "We know not the day or the hour" kind of way. More of a "We need someone to die to underscore that this is a serious show with high stakes" kind of way, and when you can actually see the narrative straining to make that point, it generally just ends up making the death look artificial and silly.
I find this particularly irritating because they actually had a character in peril whose death would have felt natural - super depressing, but natural - and would have made the point they wanted it to make, so I don't know why they went with last minute silly surprise death instead.
In other news, I am bored to death of Ward; I have in a few episodes gone from "Well, I suppose a redemption arc might be interesting" to "No. No, it really is not." I did like the moment when Skye got to punch him in the face, though.
Also sad: Bobbi has not worn her Evil Hydra Coat of Evil since she stopped being an undercover agent. This makes total sense, and yet I feel it is a tragic missed opportunity, because that coat was amazing and Bobbi should clearly wear it all the time.
I seem to be undergoing on TV drought since catching up with Agents of SHIELD... Oh! But I am all caught up on that. I can't believe I haven't posted about it yet. I was not particularly impressed by the death, because it seemed random, and not in a "We know not the day or the hour" kind of way. More of a "We need someone to die to underscore that this is a serious show with high stakes" kind of way, and when you can actually see the narrative straining to make that point, it generally just ends up making the death look artificial and silly.
I find this particularly irritating because they actually had a character in peril whose death would have felt natural - super depressing, but natural - and would have made the point they wanted it to make, so I don't know why they went with last minute silly surprise death instead.
In other news, I am bored to death of Ward; I have in a few episodes gone from "Well, I suppose a redemption arc might be interesting" to "No. No, it really is not." I did like the moment when Skye got to punch him in the face, though.
Also sad: Bobbi has not worn her Evil Hydra Coat of Evil since she stopped being an undercover agent. This makes total sense, and yet I feel it is a tragic missed opportunity, because that coat was amazing and Bobbi should clearly wear it all the time.
