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Not really reviews, more like visceral reactions, now that I'm a little caught-up on my backlog of shows.
Hmm. I don't think I'm going to continue taping this show. It's not that I dislike it, it's just that I don't like it enough to give it any of my limited TV time, I think. Clearly the fact that I can't even remember any of the main characters names at this point is a sign that I'm not invested. I have to say, though, I really hated that the Devil prevented the female love-interest from going back to school just to give the main character a better shot at her. That is made of fail.
I continue to love the look of this show--the supersaturated colors and the sheer loveliness of the two main leads--and I liked that Kristen Chenowith got a musical number. That said, the voiceovers are getting on my nerves, and I am *so* uninterested in the detective plots that I didn't actually pay attention to the crime-solving bits at all; I just looked up whenever Ned and Chuck were having a conversation. I did find the kiss and the modifications Ned made to his car charming, and I do like the idiosyncratic whimsy (like Chuck calling a refrigerator a cheesebox until she was 18), but I don't know how I'm going to feel about this show over the long run. I already really really hate the way Olive's fixation on Ned is played for laughs.
Dammit. I think I am actually hooked on this show. I'm starting to actually *like* Jaimie Sommers, and of course I already loved Sarah Corvis. This week's episode managed to push so many of my fannish buttons it wasn't even funny. Sarah's desparation to get Jaime to help her, and her willingness to do whatever it takes; Jamie's older-sister persona, which I love with her own sister AND with the girl she had to bodyguard; Jamie's deviousness in bringing her bratty charge to Ruth; the reveal about Sarah's sister, and Sarah's oh-so-threatening bonding with Becca; Jamie's authentic desire to help Sarah, tempered with her need to protect Becca above all else; Sarah and Jamie's bonding over the violation of their bodies; and, oh yeah, the UNBELIEVABLE femslashy subtext?
Yeah, I'm hooked.
I got all bouncy last night about the return of Blood Ties, and I was *not* disappointed. Last season I thought some of the cases they investigated were a little uneven, but this one was solid and pretty interesting--the speculation over whether or not ghost cop was actually dirty allowed Mike and Vicki to have parallel investigations of the case that really complemented each other. And I *loved* that Vicki seems to formally be making Henry her partner, and how excited he was about that.
Coreen was cute as always--I'm really bummed that she won't be returning after this season, but I wonder if that's why they decided to make Henry more of a full partner to Vicki, rather than just a friend she keeps bugging? I'm glad we got to see Henry investigating on his own, too.
I am still bemused, though, that the character I love most on this show is Michael Celucci, considering I could barely stand him in the books. He's such a good cop, though. And I loved that he kept his word to his supervisor (who I also really like, though I suspect she's going to turn out to be evil) and didn't directly tell Vicki about the Internal Affairs investigation.
I really liked the three of them, at the end, sharing the knowledge that the ghost had been more than just a dirty cop. (I really, really, really want Henry/Mike/Vicki threesome fic. Is anyone writing that?)
Hmm. I don't think I'm going to continue taping this show. It's not that I dislike it, it's just that I don't like it enough to give it any of my limited TV time, I think. Clearly the fact that I can't even remember any of the main characters names at this point is a sign that I'm not invested. I have to say, though, I really hated that the Devil prevented the female love-interest from going back to school just to give the main character a better shot at her. That is made of fail.
I continue to love the look of this show--the supersaturated colors and the sheer loveliness of the two main leads--and I liked that Kristen Chenowith got a musical number. That said, the voiceovers are getting on my nerves, and I am *so* uninterested in the detective plots that I didn't actually pay attention to the crime-solving bits at all; I just looked up whenever Ned and Chuck were having a conversation. I did find the kiss and the modifications Ned made to his car charming, and I do like the idiosyncratic whimsy (like Chuck calling a refrigerator a cheesebox until she was 18), but I don't know how I'm going to feel about this show over the long run. I already really really hate the way Olive's fixation on Ned is played for laughs.
Dammit. I think I am actually hooked on this show. I'm starting to actually *like* Jaimie Sommers, and of course I already loved Sarah Corvis. This week's episode managed to push so many of my fannish buttons it wasn't even funny. Sarah's desparation to get Jaime to help her, and her willingness to do whatever it takes; Jamie's older-sister persona, which I love with her own sister AND with the girl she had to bodyguard; Jamie's deviousness in bringing her bratty charge to Ruth; the reveal about Sarah's sister, and Sarah's oh-so-threatening bonding with Becca; Jamie's authentic desire to help Sarah, tempered with her need to protect Becca above all else; Sarah and Jamie's bonding over the violation of their bodies; and, oh yeah, the UNBELIEVABLE femslashy subtext?
Yeah, I'm hooked.
I got all bouncy last night about the return of Blood Ties, and I was *not* disappointed. Last season I thought some of the cases they investigated were a little uneven, but this one was solid and pretty interesting--the speculation over whether or not ghost cop was actually dirty allowed Mike and Vicki to have parallel investigations of the case that really complemented each other. And I *loved* that Vicki seems to formally be making Henry her partner, and how excited he was about that.
Coreen was cute as always--I'm really bummed that she won't be returning after this season, but I wonder if that's why they decided to make Henry more of a full partner to Vicki, rather than just a friend she keeps bugging? I'm glad we got to see Henry investigating on his own, too.
I am still bemused, though, that the character I love most on this show is Michael Celucci, considering I could barely stand him in the books. He's such a good cop, though. And I loved that he kept his word to his supervisor (who I also really like, though I suspect she's going to turn out to be evil) and didn't directly tell Vicki about the Internal Affairs investigation.
I really liked the three of them, at the end, sharing the knowledge that the ghost had been more than just a dirty cop. (I really, really, really want Henry/Mike/Vicki threesome fic. Is anyone writing that?)
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