Tuesday TV Thoughts
Apr. 30th, 2003 08:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yendiSpoilers aplenty:
Buffy:
Okay. The good -- all of the acting was top-notch, especially in the final scene. And the moments with Andrew were great (especially his writing "Breakup Sex" on the board). And Clem, of course.
That's about it.
Plot-wise, this episode stalled. Other than Andrew and Spike discovering that Buffy has a secret weapon she doesn't know about, nothing happened until the final five minutes. That's fine in March. But with three episodes left, I'd like things to move forward.
As for the final scene, great performances, terrible writing.
They needed a reason for Buffy to be on her own. Fine. But let's have it make sense.
Anya gives this speech about Buffy never earning anything, and no one (not even Buffy herself) disagrees? She hasn't shown that she's earned it week after week? Giles lets her walk, even in light of their recent crap? Dawn kicks Buffy out? Buffy, in character, should react by kicking the rest of them out, dammit!
I liked the very last moment, between Faith and Buffy, but the set-up was just wrong.
Smallville;
Not a bad episode (and it gets bonus points for having Clark as a flamer). But another one with dumb character actions (the whole Clark/Chloe dynamic right now is just unbelievably stupid, and Lana's not-stepmom is just ludicrous), and a Kryptonite villain of the week. Whatever. The good parts all pretty much revolved around Lionel. *shrug* Here's hoping for good stuff during sweeps (like a scary kid ghost, or something).
Gilmore Girls:
The best of the three shows. But still kind of annoying on some fronts. Let's be blunt. The only really exciting storylines this season have revolved around Paris and Lane. And Paris has now been relegated back to two-minute comic relief. Fortunately, the Lane storyline is coming to the forefront (and painfully so, for her). I was almost in pain watching her call her mom. She's one of the few characters who's been real for the entire season.
Jess and Dean are still annoying. And since they both have pilots next season, we can count on both of them being gone within weeks, which is a good thing. Maybe Dean can come back as Young MacGyver and build Rory a good boyfriend out of Jess's head and a rubber band.
The Max storyline is just silly. And it seems like the other boyfriend must have also gotten another job, since they're doing nothing with that plotline.
And Luke, in the midst of what could be an interesting relationship plotline, is getting used for c-plots. Ditto Suki and her pregnancy.
Jess flunking out of school was gratifying.
The WB promos implying that Jess was going to rape or near-rape Rory were not.
Still, it was the best damned show on the air last night.
Tonight, Angel, the show I've enjoyed the most over the last month or so.
Buffy:
Okay. The good -- all of the acting was top-notch, especially in the final scene. And the moments with Andrew were great (especially his writing "Breakup Sex" on the board). And Clem, of course.
That's about it.
Plot-wise, this episode stalled. Other than Andrew and Spike discovering that Buffy has a secret weapon she doesn't know about, nothing happened until the final five minutes. That's fine in March. But with three episodes left, I'd like things to move forward.
As for the final scene, great performances, terrible writing.
They needed a reason for Buffy to be on her own. Fine. But let's have it make sense.
Anya gives this speech about Buffy never earning anything, and no one (not even Buffy herself) disagrees? She hasn't shown that she's earned it week after week? Giles lets her walk, even in light of their recent crap? Dawn kicks Buffy out? Buffy, in character, should react by kicking the rest of them out, dammit!
I liked the very last moment, between Faith and Buffy, but the set-up was just wrong.
Smallville;
Not a bad episode (and it gets bonus points for having Clark as a flamer). But another one with dumb character actions (the whole Clark/Chloe dynamic right now is just unbelievably stupid, and Lana's not-stepmom is just ludicrous), and a Kryptonite villain of the week. Whatever. The good parts all pretty much revolved around Lionel. *shrug* Here's hoping for good stuff during sweeps (like a scary kid ghost, or something).
Gilmore Girls:
The best of the three shows. But still kind of annoying on some fronts. Let's be blunt. The only really exciting storylines this season have revolved around Paris and Lane. And Paris has now been relegated back to two-minute comic relief. Fortunately, the Lane storyline is coming to the forefront (and painfully so, for her). I was almost in pain watching her call her mom. She's one of the few characters who's been real for the entire season.
Jess and Dean are still annoying. And since they both have pilots next season, we can count on both of them being gone within weeks, which is a good thing. Maybe Dean can come back as Young MacGyver and build Rory a good boyfriend out of Jess's head and a rubber band.
The Max storyline is just silly. And it seems like the other boyfriend must have also gotten another job, since they're doing nothing with that plotline.
And Luke, in the midst of what could be an interesting relationship plotline, is getting used for c-plots. Ditto Suki and her pregnancy.
Jess flunking out of school was gratifying.
The WB promos implying that Jess was going to rape or near-rape Rory were not.
Still, it was the best damned show on the air last night.
Tonight, Angel, the show I've enjoyed the most over the last month or so.