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[musesfool]

Political Animals

It's a shame that the ratings have apparently been terrible, because I would have enjoyed seeing this become a regular series. Or at least seeing another six or twelve episodes

Comments

[viridian5]

I'd really like to see what happens next in the Political Animals universe, but if the ratings are bad I guess I'll never get it.

[musesfool]

Yeah, I was annoyed when I found out it wasn't doing well. But maybe they can do another six episodes next summer? I would accept that.

[viridian5]

I would accept that too!

[writingpathways]

Eep the ratings are bad... I was hoping we'd get more. Maybe they'll bring it back anyway. It's SO GOOD! USA has a lot of hits, it can afford it (yeah like i know.)

Haven't watched yet, but had to peek in... TJ will play the piano at the end, this I like ♥

[musesfool]

I imagine if it were overwhelmingly successful with critics it might get renewed despite low ratings, but I think after the first positive set of reviews, it's mostly been mixed. I don't really know, but I would definitely watch more.

[onlyariana]

Wow, I just assumed that critics and viewers were loving on this because...how could you not? I hope it gets some more eps even if it is just another limited event type thing.

I love Margaret. How she deals with her grandkids is great. Calling your child (or grandchild) a "little shit" isn't likely to win points with me but she just seems to make it work. That takes chops.

[musesfool]

Margaret is awesome! I mean, if it went on, she'd probably need a little more characterization that wasn't calling her grandkids on their shit, but I'm happy to have gotten that.

I think critics think it's too soapy? I don't know.

hey

[leighannwallace]

Yeah, I like the show, too. Lot of good people on it. Like it if they would give it some more time, let it find its feet.

Re: hey

[musesfool]

Yeah, I like that they gave it a six episode commitment, but would love to see more later.

Re: hey

[leighannwallace]

Oh hey, no, I totally get that. I do that all the time.

Suggestion? Trail the thought off. Like so . . .
Just makes it more clear what you have in mind.

Hope you don't mind the suggestion.

[tsuki_no_bara]

i actually had a hand-over-mouth-i-can't-believe-they-did-that moment when they killed garcetti. (i'd decided by then that the accident would be douglas and anne getting broadsided or something on their way to elope, because tj was just too obvious.) also i really liked tj and douglas talking about being kids and their summer on the farm - and that douglas had that photo of them - and i liked that tj figured out where douglas and anne had eloped to.

but i didn't quite buy that the secretary of state could just up and vanish to her son's surprise wedding in the middle of such a government catastrophe.

i wasn't sure how i felt about the newspaper stuff either, altho i did think susan was kind of an idiot, or at least had really miscalculated, for showing the resignation letter to georgia and expecting georgia to just sit on it. props to alex for realizing he'd screwed up, tho.

i'm bummed the ratings weren't good - i'd love another six episodes of elaine manipulating all the politicians around her.

[musesfool]

(i'd decided by then that the accident would be douglas and anne getting broadsided or something on their way to elope, because tj was just too obvious.

Yes! I'd been worrying about Anne and Douglas and then, boom! It was Garcetti!

but i didn't quite buy that the secretary of state could just up and vanish to her son's surprise wedding in the middle of such a government catastrophe.

Yeah, that strained credulity a little, but I think that it was within driving distance of DC, and she was heading back right after so I was willing to handwave.

i'd love another six episodes of elaine manipulating all the politicians around her

Seriously! And more of her weird relationship with Susan.