just a bunch of stuff about the shows i am watching.
Don't Trust the B---- In Apt 23
THE PREMIERE WAS FANTASTIC I LOVED IT SO MUCH EVERY1 SHOULD WATCH THIS SHOW. It's so cute and ridiculous and hilarious! There were hysterical moments zinging one after the other and it filled me with warm feelings watching it. I really resonated with June and her realization that she was clinging to a Dawson's Creek reunion so tightly and ardently because of what the show meant to her and her friends in the past only to realize that all those friends have moved forward and she feels like she's lost the plot to her own life and how it should all be about moving forward as the past explodes in a mighty fireball but you don't turn around and look and thus look all badass and like you're in a bad cliche-riddened action movie. That first part at least, spoke to me and where I am right now as I cling to my own Dawson's Creek substitute and don't know what I am doing or what I will do in the future. But this is not a personal whining post. This is a tv post. So enough of that.
Elementary
I really really really really like this show. Sure, it has the usual feel of a CBS procedural and the thing with procedural/mystery/solve the crime shows is that it's difficult to be new and fresh and make it all exciting and different from all the other shows that came before it, but it's the characters that make it work so wonderfully.
While I do enjoy the mystery plots in each episode (except the kidnapping one.), it's Joan and Sherlock who make it worthwhile to watch -- their budding relationship/friendship, their own still mysterious backstories, the way they respond to one another and how they end up influencing the other, helping them grow. It's all so great and makes me so happy to watch. I don't even want them to go the romantic road right now. Or ever. IDK I am just enjoying their platonic relationship SO MUCH and I would think it's a cliche to have them end up falling for each other just because they are a man and woman in close proximity to each other and thus HAVE to bone at some point. I appreciate that the showrunners seem to be on the same wavelength and are saying it won't cross into a romantic thing. [that said I cannot promise that I won't change my mind and want to ship them like mad if something triggers my shipping and want them to make out with each other but as of now, i am happy with what i'm getting and don't want them to push for the romance as i am loving the friendship/working relationship thing they have going on right now.]
BUT THE CHARACTERS.
Joan takes no shit from Sherlock and Sherlock isn't an entitled prick who feels like he can treat everyone else with disrespect because they are all inferior to him. This Sherlock does have his asshole tendencies and moments where he comes off as rude and inconsiderate but he feels remorse and realizes when he's wrong and apologizes and acknowledges when Joan is right and I love it. He'll follow up a threat to expose a drug addict if he doesn't give up the information he knows to the police by personally recommending him the same rehab center he went to when the addict is ready to get sober. Stuff like that is lovely and complex and makes me really fond of him.
There's still a lot we don't know about their backgrounds, particularly Joan's, but each episode reveals another little piece to each respective puzzle of how both Joan and Sherlock have ended up where they are and so even if the mystery they go out to solve each episode isn't the greatest or revolutionary and whatever I still think it's fun and watching Sherlock and Joan get to the bottom of things is really the main point isn't it and they are fantastic characters so far played by great actors who are awesome and attractive and have chemistry aplenty.
The only actor I am not really happy with is Aidan Quinn. It might be that I have rose-tinted memories of him being a good actor in the movies I watched, but I don't know. I am not really feeling him. He isn't terrible, but he seems a little flat to me. Acting wise. And he is just not as attractive as he was in the 90s. Like in Practical Magic. Which I have watched recently.
Happy Endings
Yay! It's back it's back! And for some reason all of the cast look waaaay hotter than they did last year. I don't know their secret but they all look so much better and it's not like they were all hideous homely monsters to begin with so you can imagine. Actually, Brad + Jane look the same but their levels of hotness were already really high so it's tough to surpass that.
Dave and Alex. Hmmmm. I don't hate them together, in fact I think they are cute and funny and obviously know each other extremely well but I am not a fan of them as a ship. I liked it how they were moving forward as friends after breaking up and how that was working. Plus as soon as the Penny/Dave anvils started dropping I got all up into that and now want them to happen but I don't want messy love triangle drama with Penny into Dave while he's with Alex again and that being a thing. In fact, this Dalex rerelationship is good because it's more likely a super slowburn Pave relationship will happen (if they go there at some point and I do have hope and think they will) where they wait on it for a few years to find each other. I love relationships like that. Penny and Dave were childhood friends as well and when I was rewatching some of the earlier episodes, it surprised me just how much sense Penny and Dave work. I don't want any awkward moments though that messes with the whole group dynamic. But there's definitely promise and hope in that not happening I think the writers are good enough that they could make it work and have it be a while after Dave/Alex break up again before they go on with Dave/Penny.
That said the best couple on this show is and will remain Brad and Jane. They are my favorite married couple. And so refreshing in that you know they're totally solid and won't break up for stupid reasons for the sake of drama as they are far from boring now and they are still funny and great together and totally into each other.
The Mindy Project
I'll be honest and say that I don't like it as much as I initially thought I would. Though it has gotten better and the last episode is my favorite so far. But seeing as it hasn't been on for two weeks it's hard to gauge where exactly this will go, will it get better or will it just... not.
I am not a fan of Danny. Danny is an asshole. An asshole I do not find attractive or redeemed from some of his foul actions. I am not against a Mindy/Danny relationship which is inevitable but I'm not really anticipating it or want it all that bad but the show's only been on for 3 eps so this can totally change.
New Girl
Oh New Girl. I really cannot believe how much I love it now. It took a while for it to sink its claws into me but it happened. And it only sunk further this season. To be honest I didn't want to like this show and when I dit start legitimately liking it I was still metaphorically dragging my heels not wanting to succumb entirely but it has happened. I love all the characters and their orgy of friendships. They are all precious in their own ways.
Parks and Recreation
What is there to say but that this is still my favorite current program. I love everything this show chooses to be. One thing I noticed however is that unlike seasons past, the Leslie portions of the plot have not been my favorite. For ex, the Soda Tax episode I found myself enjoying all the other characters' side plots moreso than her main story. Same as "How a Bill Becomes a Law" and "Sex Education". Stuff like Ron and Andy playing princess, Tom suffering tech/social media withdrawal, April and Ben's DC shenanigans have all surpassed Leslie's city council crusading in both memorability and hilarity to me. Which isn't a bad thing necessarily but I want to feel like there's no imbalance in an episode where I even start to want to change povs because I lose interest.
But when I look at the number of episodes this applies to, it is not a significant enough thing to be concerned over and of course after the last episode I shouldn't complain about my less than stellar reactions to the Leslie plot as she and Ben got engaged and I couldn't do anything but smile wide and be a jumble of emotions. I knew it was coming thanks to shrewd tumblr peeps but it was still a great and happy moment that still makes me happy and am now in fact rewatching all of the important leslie/ben episodes today to watch their relationship progression which has been fantastic. From the beginning. With the antagonistic angle and then him inviting her to have a beer in the middle of the day and i was like... ohhhh. new ship! And they've just gotten better and better as they both admire and respect each other and like each other and realize that they want to be with each other and that they LOVE each other. They are so perfect.
I think my deal with the leslie subplots this season is that now that she's in a higher position of power and influence, her struggles have gotten bigger as well. Her responsibilities make it so that she is faced with a lot more treachery whether it is opportunistic blackmailing colleagues or the idiot public who want to keep their abstinence only teachings and terrible sugary foods. When the stakes are higher, and Leslie is knocked back a bit it stresses me out, and makes me worry even though I shouldn't and I don't want this to be a show I feel wary about because this was my happy show. I don't want them to make everything all smooth sailing and everything come easy for Leslie because that would be boring and unrealistic. It would make Leslie and the show less real to have no obstacles. I am just super picky I guess because I want Leslie to meet challenges and take them down Knope style, which has been happening, but the stuff she has to deal with... i don't know if it's just not as fun as the regular stuff she'd have to settle being in the parks dept or if it's just because the stakes are raised since she is in a more powerful job and is even more of a public figure than before but even though I know that things will be okay, I'm just not enjoying it as much.
Raising Hope
Nothing much to say about this. I wasn't so enthused at the start but the past few weeks have been good and I feel like it's gotten it's groove back after the disappointing second season finale. Burt and Virginia continue to be awesome and perfect for each other, Sabrina and Jimmy are also enjoyable. huh. It seems like I can only talk about ships now. But I think that's just what I am into. I love shows with interesting characters and equally as interesting personal relationship dynamics. I love characters who love each other. And this show falls under that category of having characters who care and love each other despite them being real Characters. As in personality wise character. idk how to distinguish that from the other meaning i was using before where char. meant fictional person.
Revenge
I am so behind and it saddens me. But then again I really do like to power through and marathon stretches at a time so to have a two or three or four episodes already aired and waiting is a good thing. I like it, but not enough where I HAVE to watch it right away and that I avoid the internet until I've watched so to not get spoiled.
Nolan is the best. I am a sucker for hilarious snarky characters and it doesn't hurt that Gabriel Man has a certain attractiveness that sort of sneaks up on a person and you don't realize just how hot he is until later. His and Emily's relationship is my absolute favorite since he is the only person she is totally honest with. He helps her out with her schemes and is completely on her side and even though I don't think they'll go the romance route between them, as long as they keep them close revenging buddies i am not gonna complain. That said, it would be interesting to see what would happen if they drift apart, or if Nolan backs off and isn't supportive of some plan Emily has. It could happen. I don't want them to split though I love the closeness they have. I do full on ship them though. But I like what they have currently.
Charlotte has gotten a lot more tolerable and likeable this season. I think since she's even more legitimately victimized this year and by her own parents, it makes her more sympathetic and I think her responses of the two and a half eps I've seen have been spot on. I cannot wait to see what Emily is going to do in trying to drive Charlotte away from Victoria but I am so. excited. for it. I want them to be an awesome sister team screwing with the Graysons. It would be fabulous.
Speaking of the Graysons, Daniel is an idiot but I am fond of him still and now that he and Emily are no longer together I kinda miss them and wouldn't mind them reconnecting. It's sooo obvious he isn't over her. Even though Emily is trapped in a True Love Soul Mate thing with Jack. Ugh. Their relationship is so boring and they have zero chemistry and I find Jack greasy and ugly so much so that I did not even realize that Nick Weschler played him aka Kyle from Roswell until well after I finished watching the first season. Him and his brother are the weak links. Whenever Declan is on screen I lose interest. All of my good will for Eric van der Woodsen has dried up and although he stopped with the really bad New England accent, nothing could make Declan interesting. He's supposed to be the stand up guy, him along with Jack but it feels like they aren't really players in the game that is Revenge. They are always the ones being played. They make stupid decisions and I don't care about them anymore and I hope they both die. Or go away. Along with Amanda (aka the real Emily).
Conrad and Victoria are terrible people, Conrad especially so but you need them for their villainy and they are both interesting so they must stay because they are enjoyable bad guys and you need bad guys to get the revenge on.
Ashley. I do not know. I don't really care for her, but I would like to see where she is going with her scheming, social climbing and screwing all of the Grayson men. I haven't written her off yet because she has the potential to be a real, solid shit stirrer.