Yep. Total spec. *grins* But we do have to connect pieces across episodes as viewers, so I'm hoping some of those flashbacks will gain more relevance once we learn a little more.
That's the writers' job though and I felt they did a better job of it in the first half than the second. Other than Nora's flashback, I never felt that there were repetitive or pointless flashbacks in the first half. The second half didn't have flashbacks all the time, the flashback in Home was pointless and could have been conveyed in a sentence (and lacked any character building moments), while episodes that could use character driven flashback didn't have any (we could have had Nora insight in 'Clue', rather than waste flashbacks on one-off characters like Alec and Emma).
What I really want is to see some flashbacks of Miles and Ben interacting, as kids and adults
I need this like I need air. I have no clue what they relationship was like, because all I've got to go on is the phone conversation in the Pilot (Miles calls him 'Benjamin'- I bet he does it to piss him off like the bratty younger brother he is), Ben telling Charlie that Miles is good at killing, Miles not wanting Charlie to disrespect Ben's memory.... And that's it.
I still have lots of hope that Ben's going to be wonderful and complex. Because apparently I'm trying out not being a cynic for today.
I wish I could turn my cynicism off, but very few shows/showrunners have my complete confidence and trust (and Revolution/Kripke aren't one of them). Is it "don't be a cynic for a day" day today? LOL. I think I'd be more trusting if I only had the first half of the season. The second half was such a mess, with unnecessary love interests, soap opera, fixing what isn't broken, making everything "bigger",while losing the charm of the smaller story, less backstory, characters changing sides at the drop of a hat, Monroe twirling his mustache and petting his Persian cat for 8 out of the 10 episodes.... etc. I'm so confused after this season about how I feel regarding the show.
Yep. Total spec. *grins* But we do have to connect pieces across episodes as viewers, so I'm hoping some of those flashbacks will gain more relevance once we learn a little more.
That's the writers' job though and I felt they did a better job of it in the first half than the second. Other than Nora's flashback, I never felt that there were repetitive or pointless flashbacks in the first half. The second half didn't have flashbacks all the time, the flashback in Home was pointless and could have been conveyed in a sentence (and lacked any character building moments), while episodes that could use character driven flashback didn't have any (we could have had Nora insight in 'Clue', rather than waste flashbacks on one-off characters like Alec and Emma).
What I really want is to see some flashbacks of Miles and Ben interacting, as kids and adults
I need this like I need air. I have no clue what they relationship was like, because all I've got to go on is the phone conversation in the Pilot (Miles calls him 'Benjamin'- I bet he does it to piss him off like the bratty younger brother he is), Ben telling Charlie that Miles is good at killing, Miles not wanting Charlie to disrespect Ben's memory.... And that's it.
I still have lots of hope that Ben's going to be wonderful and complex. Because apparently I'm trying out not being a cynic for today.
I wish I could turn my cynicism off, but very few shows/showrunners have my complete confidence and trust (and Revolution/Kripke aren't one of them). Is it "don't be a cynic for a day" day today? LOL. I think I'd be more trusting if I only had the first half of the season. The second half was such a mess, with unnecessary love interests, soap opera, fixing what isn't broken, making everything "bigger",while losing the charm of the smaller story, less backstory, characters changing sides at the drop of a hat, Monroe twirling his mustache and petting his Persian cat for 8 out of the 10 episodes.... etc. I'm so confused after this season about how I feel regarding the show.
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