Beacon Screentime Totals, and Thoughts
Well now, that was a big improvement over last week. Of course, I'm not sure how much that says considering what a flaming pile of poop I thought last weeks episode was.
Overall, I'd say Beacon was a solid episode that had some very good moments, and scenes, and performances, but also had a few problems.
Anyway, we'll get to that, first we make ( Read more... )
Overall, I'd say Beacon was a solid episode that had some very good moments, and scenes, and performances, but also had a few problems.
Anyway, we'll get to that, first we make ( Read more... )
I think I generally have a higher opinion of S10 then many but the show has lost me since Icarus. We basically had 3 average(Icarus, Beacon) to below average(Collateral) episodes now in a row. We are starting to get way to much Clark is down, depressed, needs motivating etc type moments for my tastes(I thought this season was good in this regard with the exception of Supergirl and to a lesser extent Lazarus).
I honestly have no clue why the producers feel the constant need to always go back to Clark is down as a form to create drama on the show(since like S3), it just gets very repetitive and tiring. While I don't think S10 downer Clark is as bad as many previous seasons, it just makes him look bad when he can't get past little things he should have many seasons ago. It seems like the producers have no clue how to make a storyline unless Clark is brooding over something(or in the case of S6 someone. lol)
"I feel a bit like the show has taken the approach that they can tell me about all these amazing things Clark is doing, but they are under no obligation to actually show me them on screen. Instead, too much of Clark's on screen time seems to be him requiring an inordinate amount of hand holding."
I guess a large part of this is due to budget. Much cheaper to have 2 people talking on a set then set up a scene of Clark saving people. that being said creative thinking could set up some scenarios that involve Clark being heroic that could be done cheaply
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I mean, filter out the Clark haters, because nothing pleases them. I'm talking about most viewers here.
I think in creating all this drama, they also create a very uneven characterization for Clark. We have him here, all "oh, the people will go with the VRA, we don't stand a chance", then we have him in Doomsday, writing a letter about how much he believes in the public to be heroes, and back in S6, we have Martha Kent telling him "you'll never give up on anyone", which was negated a few episodes later, when Clark told Kara that there was no hope for the Luthors.
I mean, obviously, I'm jumping around through the seasons, but I think if one was more meticulous, and went ep by ep, you'd see some wild characterization, with frequent nonsensical ups and downs, and I think that all amounts to a character that becomes more and more difficult to connect with.
And this doesn't just apply to Clark, but rather the whole show. At this point, I struggle with deep feelings of ambivalence for all the characters (except maybe Tess). And that wouldn't bother me so much if Clark wasn't one of them.
I don't know. I really think the budget would allow a few random saves sprinkled throughout the season. If they have enough money for matrix Chloe, and enough money for all these guest stars, and enough money for Clark flying in a delusion, then I think its just a matter of not deeming it important enough to allocate funds towards it.
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I don't think there is "Clark haters", it's more like I don't like Clark unless his nose is deeply up my favorite female characters butt
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