I didn't dislike the story arc with Bobbie. I think maybe they didn't make it clear enough why she was doing it. Even a couple more lines of dialogue might've been enough. Having read the books, I kind of knew where things were going, and figured the show would bend back around eventually, but I wondered if a viewer who hadn't read the book would be thinking 'WTH?"
Exactly my reaction. I don't think they made it clear at all why she abandons her honor/integrity and joins Esai, especially after she tried to report his activities both to her supervisor and the police. It's like they knew where they wanted her character to go, but didn't have a plausible way to get her there without a sharp left turn that's glossed over. I didn't mind her story, I just didn't think it was very logical.
I finished The Sopranos last night. I don't have anything new to say that hasn't been said before, so I'll just say it lived up to its reputation as a masterpiece.
I also finished season 4 last night. Pretty pleased with it, all in all. I didn't dislike the story arc with Bobbie. I think maybe they didn't make it clear enough why she was doing it. Even a couple more lines of dialogue might've been enough. Having read the books, I kind of knew where things were going, and figured the show would bend back around eventually, but I wondered if a viewer who hadn't read the book would be thinking 'WTH?" The big reveal I was anticipating didn't play out the way I thought it would, but the way it was done didn't rankle me.
There are some season 4 spoilers in the interview, but this part explains their decision to depart a little bit from the books:
How I thought Bobbie's story was going to go, but it didn't:
Spoiler:
I thought Esai was going to be an undercover, investigating the missing MCRN equipment. iirc, in the book, Bobbie starts looking into the missing equipment because she's... bored? For a while, I thought the show was actually pulling her into that in a way that made more sense. In the scene where Bobbie goes to his home and meets his family, I was like, "Aha! Here we go. He's going to tell her what he's really going on and ask her to help him." And then when Esai went ahead with the mysterious meet in the shipyard and got shot, I thought again, "Okay, now he's going to tell her what he's really been doing and ask her to take over for him." I also thought maybe the other ex-marine she was sleeping with would take some of the role that Alex played in Nemesis Games, while he was on Mars. Season 4 of the series was obviously blending parts of the two novels together, but of course Alex couldn't be in two places at once.
There was one thing in Nemesis Games that season 4 has already moved past, that plays a role later. The writers of the show could certainly come up with something else that ultimately accomplishes the same thing, I suppose.
Spoiler:
Marco Inaros' attack on the MCRN shipyard at Callisto, to steal the "stealth tech" is absent from the show. I think in the last episode, he mentions off-handedly that he's stolen the material, but not from where or how.
This matters, because in book 6, Babylon's Ashes...
Spoiler:
Filip's change of heart comes in part from meeting some of the civilian Belters who survived the attack on Callisto. During the attack, he was told they were only hurting MCRN personnel, but then later he learns that wasn't true. Naturally the writers of the show can figure out some other way for Filip to figure out who his father really is, but I was surprised they left this out. I guess they could do a flashback later *groan*.
Exactly my reaction. I don't think they made it clear at all why she abandons her honor/integrity and joins Esai, especially after she tried to report his activities both to her supervisor and the police. It's like they knew where they wanted her character to go, but didn't have a plausible way to get her there without a sharp left turn that's glossed over. I didn't mind her story, I just didn't think it was very logical.
I finished it tonight. It was pretty well done in spite of not being the books. Yeah I didn't like
Bobbie's arc either. It did the job, but didn't fit with her in my mind. As is necessary, things moved very fast and so much is lost from the great detail in the books. I did enjoy the season.
I'm up to E7 and I'm liking it a lot so far. I agree that Bobbie's arc is dumb because it doesn't fit her character or the books. They fed-forward Marcos Inaros into this season and dragged a lot of his story arc with him and I'm 90% that Bobbie's arc is tied into his.
Cough cough, some of us aren't that far. (still stuck on 2 since being busy for the holidays.) But only working for one more day this year so I should find some quite time.
Haven't seen anyone mention it, but The Witcher is available on Netflix as of Friday. Here again is a property I know next to nothing about having never read the books or played the games. Three episodes in though and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. The first couple episodes were a struggle with all the unfamiliar names and places. It definitely gave me an old school fantasy novel vibe with great set design though. And, I certainly couldn't resist Henry Cavill as a brooding warrior-type either. Maybe someone with more experience with the character could offer some comparison between the show and the novels/games?
So, Silicon Valley is over.
Can't say I liked the last episode, but I can understand why they did it.
Unsatisfying, but totally understandable.
Like the Peep Show finale.
I'm also rewatching Peep Show for the tenth or eleventh time.
Cough cough, some of us aren't that far. (still stuck on 2 since being busy for the holidays.) But only working for one more day this year so I should find some quite time.
Yeah, but since the Holden who flew the Roci into the Sun was a clone, the real Holden might've survived. Anyway, I thought it jumped the shark when Bobbie killed Naomi. After that, I was just, "whatevs."
I started The Witcher last night (I'm two episodes in) and I'm really liking it. And I hated the game and I've never read the books, but I'm a total fantasy junkie. I'm finding myself much more interested in Yennifer's and Ciri's stories than Geralt's so far though.
I read some horrible reviews, and I think they're really and completely off base. I don't know what they were thinking. Luckily my cousin told me she saw it and how awesome it was, and I saw generally there's been a very positive fan reaction (it's like the opposite of The Last Jedi, lol!)
I feel even with just two episodes, you can really see what a positive impact having a woman showrunner is having.
I've been catching up on all of my recorded episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. It's much better than ST:TOS or Voyager. The acting and special effects are much better than TOS, obviously. The only thing that I really hate about the show is the lead character, Michael Burnham. She's got a stick way too far up her butt for my taste. Everyone else, fine.
My family's the exact opposite. We disliked Discovery so much that we never even finished the first season, it just didn't feel like Star Trek and it's placement in the Prime universe was always suspect. I read the second season was even worse so we'll never even queue that up. We absolutely love Voyager though, and have watched the entire series multiple times. Hopefully, Picard will handle Seven well and not tarnish what made the character interesting.
The Netflix Witcher is pretty good. They got the atmosphere right an Cavill is perfect as Geralt, but the plot can be a bit confusing because it jumps around between time periods which isn't always clear because Geralt and Yennefer don't age like normal people.
Easy to see why it would get poor reviews from people who are notfamiliar with the world and characters. it's definitely made for fans of the franchise.
Finished The Witcher's first season on Christmas Eve with the final three episodes and loved it. It was a little confusing at first considering the disjointed story lines, but cleared up once I figured out it was three separate time periods. It even made it more interesting to see how they all gradually synced up. The weakest part though was with Ciri's story. It was generally boring and felt more like a season long build-up to next season, the character herself wasn't particularly interesting either even with her special power. Yennefer's character arc was definitely the highlight and much more engaging. My biggest complaint, though, would be that there's a bit too much swearing and nudity for my taste (that orgy scene ).
Funny, Michael Burnham is easily my favorite character from Discovery and a big reason for why I watch that show. Everyone else seems to be orbiting around her, and I just can't imagine them on their own.
The part about it ‘not feeling like Star Trek’ should make it more watchable. I've been watching TNG and whenever Whoopi Goldberg's not featured it's just another show.
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