A few TV notes

1. There were few shows I was looking forward to as much as Legends, but what a wasted pilot. It had it all -- a generic plot, a wasted performance by Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek, a flimsy excuse to put the lead actress in a sexually demeaning position (which is then exacerbated by the inexcusable actions of the lead), and the murder of both people of color who appeared. Sean Bean is talented, but there's only so much he can do here. We didn't bother recording the second one, in spite of our collective household love for Tina Majorino.

2. Casting Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird on Agents of Shield is an awesome meta "fuck you" to DC. Not sure whether or not she'll be good (and I'm generally really mixed on Mockingbird, due to how she's been used over the years in the comics), but I do approve of it so far.

3. This week's True Blood (the penultimate episode) featured a sex scene that might have replaced Bill/Lorena for my favorite "you must be kidding me" sex scene on the show. Not spoiling it, but if you watched, you know what I mean.

4. Jesus, the ending of Perception. And now we need to wait until February to resolve the cliffhanger.

5. Season 2 of Gravity Falls has made me very happy so far.

A few TV notes

1. There were few shows I was looking forward to as much as Legends, but what a wasted pilot. It had it all -- a generic plot, a wasted performance by Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek, a flimsy excuse to put the lead actress in a sexually demeaning position (which is then exacerbated by the inexcusable actions of the lead), and the murder of both people of color who appeared. Sean Bean is talented, but there's only so much he can do here. We didn't bother recording the second one, in spite of our collective household love for Tina Majorino.

2. Casting Adrianne Palicki as Mockingbird on Agents of Shield is an awesome meta "fuck you" to DC. Not sure whether or not she'll be good (and I'm generally really mixed on Mockingbird, due to how she's been used over the years in the comics), but I do approve of it so far.

3. This week's True Blood (the penultimate episode) featured a sex scene that might have replaced Bill/Lorena for my favorite "you must be kidding me" sex scene on the show. Not spoiling it, but if you watched, you know what I mean.

4. Jesus, the ending of Perception. And now we need to wait until February to resolve the cliffhanger.

5. Season 2 of Gravity Falls has made me very happy so far.