The new season so far
Here are the shows I watched last week. Anything spoilery will be under the cuts.
Gotham - Meh. The one positive thing I have to say is that Jada Pinkett Smith was pretty great in her villain role. I wasn't impressed, and that probably just comes down to me not being interested in the story of Gotham City. Late in the episode there's a scene where Jim Gordon is in mortal peril, and another where the Penguin's life is hanging in the balance, and for me there was no suspense in either scene, because obviously both characters survive until Bruce is an adult. And I just don't care to watch the progression of the Penguin going from an underdog psychopath into a criminal kingpin psychopath. Obviously, I'm just not the right audience for this show.
Forever - This was fine? If it lasts, I can see it being a show like Castle for me, where I'm happy to catch it occasionally but have zero investment in it.
Sleepy Hollow - I enjoyed the premiere a lot. I could watch Ichabod and Abbie be awesomely codependent on each other forever.
Agents of Shield - I didn't think it was a great season premiere, but it wasn't terrible either. They did manage to surprise me with the reveal that Simmons wasn't actually there. Also, I'm not sure I understand the logic behind hiring Lucy Lawless and then immediately killing her off, so I wonder if she'll be back in some capacity.
Scorpion - Ugh. The script was leaden and obvious, and I thought the lead actor was charisma-free.
How to Get Away With Murder - Now, this one I enjoyed. It's ridiculous, and super trashy, and really entertaining. It was a nice change of pace to see a woman - a black woman, at that - in the role of the brilliant, arrogant mentor, which is the kind of role usually reserved for white guys. She's essentially House with a law degree, minus the drug addiction. It's obviously been a while since I watched a broadcast network primetime soap opera type show, because the frankness in both of those sex scenes (not that either was graphic) took me a little by surprise. And okay, is that the first time that rimming has ever been implied in a network show, or is it just the first time that I've managed to catch it?
Gotham - Meh. The one positive thing I have to say is that Jada Pinkett Smith was pretty great in her villain role. I wasn't impressed, and that probably just comes down to me not being interested in the story of Gotham City. Late in the episode there's a scene where Jim Gordon is in mortal peril, and another where the Penguin's life is hanging in the balance, and for me there was no suspense in either scene, because obviously both characters survive until Bruce is an adult. And I just don't care to watch the progression of the Penguin going from an underdog psychopath into a criminal kingpin psychopath. Obviously, I'm just not the right audience for this show.
Forever - This was fine? If it lasts, I can see it being a show like Castle for me, where I'm happy to catch it occasionally but have zero investment in it.
Sleepy Hollow - I enjoyed the premiere a lot. I could watch Ichabod and Abbie be awesomely codependent on each other forever.
Agents of Shield - I didn't think it was a great season premiere, but it wasn't terrible either. They did manage to surprise me with the reveal that Simmons wasn't actually there. Also, I'm not sure I understand the logic behind hiring Lucy Lawless and then immediately killing her off, so I wonder if she'll be back in some capacity.
Scorpion - Ugh. The script was leaden and obvious, and I thought the lead actor was charisma-free.
How to Get Away With Murder - Now, this one I enjoyed. It's ridiculous, and super trashy, and really entertaining. It was a nice change of pace to see a woman - a black woman, at that - in the role of the brilliant, arrogant mentor, which is the kind of role usually reserved for white guys. She's essentially House with a law degree, minus the drug addiction. It's obviously been a while since I watched a broadcast network primetime soap opera type show, because the frankness in both of those sex scenes (not that either was graphic) took me a little by surprise. And okay, is that the first time that rimming has ever been implied in a network show, or is it just the first time that I've managed to catch it?