Comments | ayrdaomei: So no one's watching The Hour, right?

ayrdaomei

So no one's watching The Hour, right?

Nov 26, 2012 19:22

Just checking.

tv: new shows, tv: shows i need to catch up on

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1trackmind November 27 2012, 00:45:32 UTC

I was thinking about trying it. Good idea or bad idea?

scornedsaint November 27 2012, 01:18:42 UTC

To butt in, I found it to be a good in theory, bad in execution sort of thing. The show doesn't balance the two major plotlines well and they end up on almost totally parallel tracks. It felt like Abi Morgan had an idea for a show about the birth of tv news and a Cold War conspiracy adventure and decided to combine them at the last minute. And as I mentioned below, the show should have taken a page from the Mad Men book and acknowledged that Ben Whishaw's character is a horrible person but good at his job.

1trackmind November 27 2012, 02:14:33 UTC

I appreciate it! That's a good thing to know. I'm mostly interested because of WIshaw because, yes, I am that shallow.

ayrdaomei November 27 2012, 12:12:28 UTC

I suspect you are hardly alone in that regard ;)

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scornedsaint November 27 2012, 01:10:40 UTC

I watched the first season but I was so disgusted by the constant "You're such a GOOD FRIEND, Freddie" fawning (no he isn't, Bel! He is the worst friend!) that I decided against watching the new season.

johnnybvo November 27 2012, 03:45:03 UTC

Not for nothing, but your icon is TERRIFYING!

ayrdaomei November 27 2012, 12:11:06 UTC

Thanks for butting in! :) I've only seen last year's finale and this year's premiere, and interestingly enough, the dynamic between Bel and Freddie was part of what caught my attention while I was flipping channels. I can understand how frustrated you must have been, because although I only saw two eps, I got the vibe the show certainly thinks Freddie's a hero ;) It's too bad there's such a disconnect. I may keep watching but I'll be on my guard now.

Why does he call her Moneypenny, by the by?