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azziriaOK, so this was a much, much better episode for me. Still not back to where it needs to be, but at least on par with some of the less strong episodes from S1.
First the negatives (because that way I get to end on a positive note):
- Yes, we had lots more Steve and Danny, and we had a cargument, which was good, but where was the *fire* between them? Have Alex and Scott been ordered to tone down the bromance? Because I wasn't feeling that spark between them, and the show needs to sort that out. This was like two people acting Steve and Danny, instead of actually *being* Steve and Danny.
- Nobody mentioning Kono or asking after her. It wouldn't take much, so sort it, Show. And they're taking too long with this Kono storyline - the length of time would be fine if they were giving us substantial advancement every week, but they're not. It's as though they've parked Kono (no pun intended) so that they can give screen time to Lori to get us used to her being the girl on the team.
- And of course, Lori. What is the point of her, exactly? In 2.02 she was Danny, in 2.03 Chin, and this week she was Kono, all roles that are played better by other people. And when she was talking about how Danny should ask the museum girl out – sorry, no way would Steve have had that convo about Danny with her. And no way was it her place to offer that sort of personal advice to someone she's known for what, 3 weeks at the most? And storming the boat at the end with Steve? That's Danny's place, he's Steve's partner, and anyway she just looked wrong with a gun. Even though there was less of her this week, I'm still finding Barbie Girl and her perfectly-painted-on eyebrows superfluous to requirement. She needs to go.
What I did like:
- Lots more Steve and Danny :)
- Slightly less Joe, and what there was had a point. I didn't feel he was replacing Danny this week. At the start he's at the shrimp truck because Steve wants to ask him something, and then he's on the dive boat because he's a trained diver. Plus, I like this bit of moral ambiguity we've got coming in – is he trying to protect Steve, protect Steve's Dad's reputation, or protect himself?
- The way Steve is questioning Joe's actions. This week we didn't have Steve doing the unquestioning hero-worship of a father figure thing, and I preferred it.
- Shirtless Steve. Because that will never get old :)
- The museum girl, who showed more character in her acting in the, what, 3 minutes she was on screen than Lauren German has managed to show in three episodes.
- Max, who was a believable geek this week rather than a caricatured figure-of-fun like he was last week.
- Chin being supportive of Kono. And I like Fong, too, I could stand to see more of him.
- And finally, Steve and Catherine. I nearly cried when they said goodbye, I thought they knocked it out of the park, especially Alex. Both of them uptight, show-no-emotion military types who *clearly* wanted to say more to each other than they did. I got the feeling that they mean more to each other than we've seen (or that they would admit), even if it is in an 'old friends with benefits' way rather than a hearts-and-flowers romance way. I know Michelle Borth has another show to go to, so they had to move her out of the way somehow, but if they've done it this way to leave room for some sort of attempt at Steve and Lori flirting… well, just NO.
Those are my thoughts after the first watch, I'm sure I'll have more in due course.
First the negatives (because that way I get to end on a positive note):
- Yes, we had lots more Steve and Danny, and we had a cargument, which was good, but where was the *fire* between them? Have Alex and Scott been ordered to tone down the bromance? Because I wasn't feeling that spark between them, and the show needs to sort that out. This was like two people acting Steve and Danny, instead of actually *being* Steve and Danny.
- Nobody mentioning Kono or asking after her. It wouldn't take much, so sort it, Show. And they're taking too long with this Kono storyline - the length of time would be fine if they were giving us substantial advancement every week, but they're not. It's as though they've parked Kono (no pun intended) so that they can give screen time to Lori to get us used to her being the girl on the team.
- And of course, Lori. What is the point of her, exactly? In 2.02 she was Danny, in 2.03 Chin, and this week she was Kono, all roles that are played better by other people. And when she was talking about how Danny should ask the museum girl out – sorry, no way would Steve have had that convo about Danny with her. And no way was it her place to offer that sort of personal advice to someone she's known for what, 3 weeks at the most? And storming the boat at the end with Steve? That's Danny's place, he's Steve's partner, and anyway she just looked wrong with a gun. Even though there was less of her this week, I'm still finding Barbie Girl and her perfectly-painted-on eyebrows superfluous to requirement. She needs to go.
What I did like:
- Lots more Steve and Danny :)
- Slightly less Joe, and what there was had a point. I didn't feel he was replacing Danny this week. At the start he's at the shrimp truck because Steve wants to ask him something, and then he's on the dive boat because he's a trained diver. Plus, I like this bit of moral ambiguity we've got coming in – is he trying to protect Steve, protect Steve's Dad's reputation, or protect himself?
- The way Steve is questioning Joe's actions. This week we didn't have Steve doing the unquestioning hero-worship of a father figure thing, and I preferred it.
- Shirtless Steve. Because that will never get old :)
- The museum girl, who showed more character in her acting in the, what, 3 minutes she was on screen than Lauren German has managed to show in three episodes.
- Max, who was a believable geek this week rather than a caricatured figure-of-fun like he was last week.
- Chin being supportive of Kono. And I like Fong, too, I could stand to see more of him.
- And finally, Steve and Catherine. I nearly cried when they said goodbye, I thought they knocked it out of the park, especially Alex. Both of them uptight, show-no-emotion military types who *clearly* wanted to say more to each other than they did. I got the feeling that they mean more to each other than we've seen (or that they would admit), even if it is in an 'old friends with benefits' way rather than a hearts-and-flowers romance way. I know Michelle Borth has another show to go to, so they had to move her out of the way somehow, but if they've done it this way to leave room for some sort of attempt at Steve and Lori flirting… well, just NO.
Those are my thoughts after the first watch, I'm sure I'll have more in due course.
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Date: 2011-10-17 05:22 am (UTC)I think there may be more bromantics than you thought...