Random Tv talk

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Urgh I really need to start updating more often, but for some reason I can think of nothing to say recently, but I’ll give it a go anyway

Just started watching Elementary season 1 on Amazon Prime, and while the individual mysteries aren’t always the best, I’ve been really enjoying it for the character work and following their relationship slowly

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I think it would be one thing if each season was radically different, so that say season 2 was dealing with the overthrow of Gilead, then season 3 with what happens next, but at the moment it just feels really slow and dragged out to spend so much time focusing on June’s story alone, even when it never really goes anywhere. I think it’s hurting the show quite honestly when the showrunners are so attached to one particular character and her struggles, instead of branching out a bit more after season 1 and making Gilead itself what the show is really build around. It just comes across that they see Elizabeth Moss as the star and don’t want to ever lose her character, so that June unrealistically gets away without any permanent injury every time, while the other woman are losing eyes and having their genitals operated on!

Ten seasons definitely sounds like too much to spend in that kind of environment, I would suggest four seasons personally, five at the most, but I’m guessing that Hulu will want to keep it running for a while yet as it has received so much attention and awards buzz.

And aww, I love your icon :) I’m interested in getting around to starting season 2 soon and seeing what I think of it, I definitely found the first season a lot of fun just for watching Sherlock and Joan together

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S2 probably should have ended with June going to Canada and helping to dismantle Gilead from the outside. Maybe focus on another Handmaid and June's story in Canada.
They are relying far too much on June and in turn the quality of the show/writing suffers. There is so much going on, so many characters, and they just have close-ups of Elizabeth's face...

Hulu will want to keep it running for a while yet as it has received so much attention and awards buzz
Exactly! And if the showrunner(s) are already saying the show could last ten seasons, Hulu won't stop them as long as it works.

naive_astronaut made the icon three years ago and I never feel like replacing it. It's just the perfect Elementary icon :D

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It really does feel like overkill, I can’t help feeling that they are letting their love for the star of the show steer them away from what they were originally doing, they hardly need to stay focused on one specific woman in order to tell the story of a society like Gilead

And I really love it, hope it’s okay that I’ve snagged it now as well! :) I have been disappointed to find that there doesn’t seem to be much of an online presence for Elementary actually, although maybe I’m not looking in the right places? But it seems to mostly be the U.K. Sherlock that you come across on searches on say Archive Of Our Own, and I haven’t found a ton of fan videos or fan art for the show either, even tumblr and Reddit communities seem pretty quiet

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I'm afraid I can't help you. I really only watch the show. I used to follow a couple of tumblr blogs, but I think in the end only fyeahjoanlock was still active.