it's one, two, three on the wrong side of the lee

[frith_in_thorns]

I was going to watch Leverage, but Grimm turned out to be easier to find a torrent for, so hey, that's what I've been watching. I liked the first two episodes a lot.

The third, however, was about bees. And bee-people called Mellifers. And ARGH THE BEES WERE ALL WRONG AND BEES DO NOT WORK LIKE THAT. *cries for a while*

So yeah, I didn't really pay much attention to the plot of that ep, I was too busy cringing in horror :P But it's a fun show. I like Monroe especially, and the coroner is awesome. Although, she does appear to be the only woman in the entire police department, sooo.

Also, ohai Sam Adama. Nice to see you. Interesting career change, from assassin to police chief, but Portland is probably safer than Caprica City! Did you bring your husband with you?

ETA: "Notice the iris is fully dilated, nearly filling the eye completely." Um. That's the pupil, Coroner. Thanks for that.

ETA2: And that's not a toad. It's a frog.

WHERE IS THE SCIENCE RESEARCHER FOR THIS SHOW XD

Comments

[frith_in_thorns]

Okay, I'm coming back to your comment having watched most of the season. I was going to wait until I got to the end, but I'm not sure I'll bother watching more, tbh.

I'm afraid my reaction is along the lines of 'meh' - I'm rather disappointed in it. It's not really anything the show's done so much as it just not bothering to do stuff like develop plots, develop its two named female characters (oh, and there's another named minor one who is evil with a side in love potions enabling the use of the consumed-with-animal-lust-black-guy trope), give minor women characters any agency in what are nominally their own stories... yeah, my main reaction is that the writers have no idea how to write women and are hoping no one notices.

Also, I'm really bored of watching Nick save hapless women-objects. Also bored of him angsting about how no one understaaaands his burdennnn, and also sulking about how his girlfriend (who still hasn't got to do anything, or developed a personality beyond 'nice') wants him to stop keeping secrets from him. Eh. I think I'll try something else.

[sholio]

Erg, I'm sorry to hear that, but thank you very much for coming back and telling me! Disappointingly, that kind of fits with my initial impression of the show ... at least it's not as bad as SPN, but I'm kind of over shows that can't do anything with their female characters. At the very least, I don't need to get into a new one, especially if it isn't redeemingly brilliant in other ways.