Penny Dreadful ends and Teen Wolf begins
So yeah, lets squee and rant over TV shows for a bit, shall we? All of it under big spoiler cuts to be safe.
[Penny Dreadful]
Who's seen the first season of Penny Dreadful? It was advertised on the tube in London. I saw the poster staring me in the face at Leceister Square every day as I went to work for months. So in the end I succumbed and tried it out, and loved it! So dark and spooky and over the top! Very very gothic! I loved Eva Green as Vanessa Ives! There are no words for how awesome she was. You cannot tell me that the whole possession episode didn't have you mesmerised by her. My next favourite is Harry Treadaway as Victor Frankenstein. I never much liked Frankestein, it is my least favourite of the great gothic stories, and I'm not as taken with his creature as most seem to be, but Victor himself I love. He's brilliantly smart, over-sensitive, bad with people, damaged: what's not to love? If I was to pair anyone based on season 1 I'd say my OTP was Vanessa/Victor.
All the other actors where great too, and the scenery and the clothes and the monsters and the sheer ridiculous gothic-ness of the whole set up was brilliant! The only thing is that it follows the modern TV trend of being shot too much in the dark, which means that with my shiny laptop screen I can't see much in the night scenes. I loved all the loose ends and I dearly hope that means we will be getting a season 2!
What did you think? Talk to me!
[Teen Wolf New Season]
I never thought the day would come when I'd be hopelessly into a show with such a ridiculous name as Teen Wolf. But I do have a history of loving b-movies, especially ones with supernatural monsters.
I don't get all the complaints about the new season. This show is supposed to be cheesy and ridiculous and over the top. Why are people complaining about the lack of realism and plot holes and whatnot? Don't they realise they are watching a show about teenaged werewolves on MTV? I dealt with all the staggering lack of continuity, gaping plot holes and giant disconnect with real life while watching Glee, Teen Wolves shenanigans hardly phase me.
Despite all the awesomeness of the new season so far, there still is giant hole in my heart for Allison and Isaac (and Allison/Isaac, they were my OTP, she all dominant and take charge, him all puppyish and eager to please). But how awesome was that first episode? I loved the opening scenes with Lydia and Stiles and I thought it was awesome the way all our supernatural friends were introduced super-cheesy Charlie's Angel style.
And when will Derek ever catch a break? It must be payback for being so impossibly gorgeous. By the way, I would have thought that he would be happy to have golden eyes again, but it seems like it's not so. Hmm. Also, rumour has it that Braeden might be his love interest of the season. Does that mean she will end up being a crazy psycho and/or die, or will his luck finally change? With those cheekbones and eyes, I doubt it.
It was kind of hilarious how the Hales ended up being filthy rich. It explains so much! Lol at Peter being all upset at the thought of having to get a job. Peter, I missed you!
Scott and Kira are cute, but ultimately not very interesting. Actually Kira has potential to become interesting, lets wait and see.
I could hardly tell the two new bland pretty boys apart in the last episode. Thank god one ended up being a homicidal supernatural creature and probably dead. That makes it easier. So Scott made his first beta. Can't wait to see how it turns out! Oh, I miss Isaac so much! Imagine all the great interactions we would have had with him still around. Damn you Daniel Sharman for wanting more out of your career.
I hear there also is a lot of hate going around for Stiles/Malia. I think they are so cute together! I love the idea of Stiles being with a half-feral were-coyote girl. I know everyone is diehard into Sterek, but while it's cool in the fanfics, I just don't see it on the show. I'd love more Stiles/Derek scenes and them becoming friends would be great, but I don't see how anything more could happen in the show. Anyway Stiles and Malia are cute together and there is so much scope for humour!
So, is it just me, or has O'Brien been speaking funny this season? By funny, I mean all hoarse and sexy sounding. What did they do to him on the Maze Runner set that wore his voice out? He sounds like a PI from a black and white film noir where that voice is a result of too much scotch and cigarettes. My head-cannon is that his hoarse voice is a relic of his days as a Nogitsune. What do you guys think? Does he just have a cold, or did his voice drop ever more and this is what he will sound like from now on.
[Penny Dreadful]
Who's seen the first season of Penny Dreadful? It was advertised on the tube in London. I saw the poster staring me in the face at Leceister Square every day as I went to work for months. So in the end I succumbed and tried it out, and loved it! So dark and spooky and over the top! Very very gothic! I loved Eva Green as Vanessa Ives! There are no words for how awesome she was. You cannot tell me that the whole possession episode didn't have you mesmerised by her. My next favourite is Harry Treadaway as Victor Frankenstein. I never much liked Frankestein, it is my least favourite of the great gothic stories, and I'm not as taken with his creature as most seem to be, but Victor himself I love. He's brilliantly smart, over-sensitive, bad with people, damaged: what's not to love? If I was to pair anyone based on season 1 I'd say my OTP was Vanessa/Victor.
All the other actors where great too, and the scenery and the clothes and the monsters and the sheer ridiculous gothic-ness of the whole set up was brilliant! The only thing is that it follows the modern TV trend of being shot too much in the dark, which means that with my shiny laptop screen I can't see much in the night scenes. I loved all the loose ends and I dearly hope that means we will be getting a season 2!
What did you think? Talk to me!
[Teen Wolf New Season]
I never thought the day would come when I'd be hopelessly into a show with such a ridiculous name as Teen Wolf. But I do have a history of loving b-movies, especially ones with supernatural monsters.
I don't get all the complaints about the new season. This show is supposed to be cheesy and ridiculous and over the top. Why are people complaining about the lack of realism and plot holes and whatnot? Don't they realise they are watching a show about teenaged werewolves on MTV? I dealt with all the staggering lack of continuity, gaping plot holes and giant disconnect with real life while watching Glee, Teen Wolves shenanigans hardly phase me.
Despite all the awesomeness of the new season so far, there still is giant hole in my heart for Allison and Isaac (and Allison/Isaac, they were my OTP, she all dominant and take charge, him all puppyish and eager to please). But how awesome was that first episode? I loved the opening scenes with Lydia and Stiles and I thought it was awesome the way all our supernatural friends were introduced super-cheesy Charlie's Angel style.
And when will Derek ever catch a break? It must be payback for being so impossibly gorgeous. By the way, I would have thought that he would be happy to have golden eyes again, but it seems like it's not so. Hmm. Also, rumour has it that Braeden might be his love interest of the season. Does that mean she will end up being a crazy psycho and/or die, or will his luck finally change? With those cheekbones and eyes, I doubt it.
It was kind of hilarious how the Hales ended up being filthy rich. It explains so much! Lol at Peter being all upset at the thought of having to get a job. Peter, I missed you!
Scott and Kira are cute, but ultimately not very interesting. Actually Kira has potential to become interesting, lets wait and see.
I could hardly tell the two new bland pretty boys apart in the last episode. Thank god one ended up being a homicidal supernatural creature and probably dead. That makes it easier. So Scott made his first beta. Can't wait to see how it turns out! Oh, I miss Isaac so much! Imagine all the great interactions we would have had with him still around. Damn you Daniel Sharman for wanting more out of your career.
I hear there also is a lot of hate going around for Stiles/Malia. I think they are so cute together! I love the idea of Stiles being with a half-feral were-coyote girl. I know everyone is diehard into Sterek, but while it's cool in the fanfics, I just don't see it on the show. I'd love more Stiles/Derek scenes and them becoming friends would be great, but I don't see how anything more could happen in the show. Anyway Stiles and Malia are cute together and there is so much scope for humour!
So, is it just me, or has O'Brien been speaking funny this season? By funny, I mean all hoarse and sexy sounding. What did they do to him on the Maze Runner set that wore his voice out? He sounds like a PI from a black and white film noir where that voice is a result of too much scotch and cigarettes. My head-cannon is that his hoarse voice is a relic of his days as a Nogitsune. What do you guys think? Does he just have a cold, or did his voice drop ever more and this is what he will sound like from now on.