It says it in the title, but I'll say it again here. There are *SPOILERS BELOW* enter at your own risk.
The fall season has begun! While there are still a few shows that
haven't premiered quite yet (by the end of October, all the fall season
shows should be on the air), most of the biggest shows have begun. At
the same time many summer shows are coming to a close. I just wanted to
post my thoughts on three of them and see what you guys thought as well.
The first I'll touch on is Dexter. Fun fact, I didn't watch the fifth
season at all. Say what you will about it quality wise, but I don't
have Showtime and that's the reason I didn't get to watch it. Now, I
have a friend who has Showtime and we're watching the new season
together. Thankfully because I don't care about spoilers all that much, I knew most of the big details going into season six.
I enjoyed the premiere quite a bit, simply because it's good to have
Dexter back. I love Dexter's thought process and his views on things.
I'm not afraid to say that sometimes they match my own. But in the sense
of story, I'm enjoying the direction so far. I'm a big Edward James
Olmos fan from Battlestar Galactica, and to see him play the big bad on
Dexter this season is something I'm really looking forward to.
Deb and Quinn though... Really? I mean, I knew it had happened in the
last season, but she really needs to stop dating coworkers. Or just
dating at all haha. It's never gonna work out for her. I suppose they
have nothing better for her character to do right now though... except
maybe find out that Dexter is a serial killer?....
I also hope that this season doesn't wind up being Dexter's fault.
Now I can't speak to last season (though from what I read I don't think
this applies), but almost all of the problems that arise for Dexter are
his own fault. I'd like the villain to stand separately from Dexter,
instead of say, Dexter letting them live so he can learn from them. If
I'm not making any sense I apologize, it's a weird thing to try to and
put into words.
If the coming attractions are anything to go by it does look like
this villain will be working on a larger scale than the others have
before (aside from Season 5 of course). Granted, while Jordan Sparks
used his speaking to drive people to do his villainy for him, it was
always private. I wonder if Olmos' plan is a more... public sort of
villainy (for lack of a better phrase)? What do you guys think?
Speaking of Showtime shows, I finally watched the pilot for Homeland.
The premise is definitely interesting and the pilot itself is well
done. The question I have is how do they keep the tension going? How do
give enough info to the audience while keeping the main character in the
dark and not have them seem stupid or foolish? It's a hard thing to
balance. I also wonder how they will keep the show going after the first
season. The concept definitely seems better suited for a miniseries so
far. We'll see though. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on it.
So, I'm a big Warehouse 13 fan. I know that it's not the best show
ever, let alone of the Syfy channel (that honor goes to Eureka so far). I
still enjoy the characters though and occasionally the plot holds
together well enough to make an overall enjoyable episode.
That is, until the third season finale. This is what a TV finale
should be. First off, it was two hours. All TV finales should be longer
than a normal episode. It gives the last episode seem more epic and more
important in the eyes of the audience. LOST understood this, Battlestar
understood this, etc etc. It's a great way to end a season.
Second, the finale changed a lot. While I don't know how
much of this will stick in season 4, it's at least trying. Change is one
of the most important things a finale can do for a show. A lot of big
stuff happened though, with Steve, H.G. Wells, and Mrs. Fredrick dying
and the warehouse exploding. It was well... shocking in a really good
way. Of course Artie has that damn watch and I'm afraid they'll just
rewind time and fix everything immediately. That... would be awful.
There's nothing worse than a TV show doing something amazing and
impactful, only to reverse it because they were afraid of how the
audience would react. For now, I'm still happy that they're at least
giving it a shot. I think the writers are going to use this time in
between seasons to figure out how people are reacting and write their
opener from there. If people react well, I imagine they will build upon
last season. If not, I expect a retcon of massive proportions.
I have no idea how many (if any) of you are Warehouse 13 fans, but if you are what did you think of the finale?
And for the rest of you, what did you think of any of these shows?
What are your thoughts on where Dexter is headed? Thoughts on Homeland
so far?
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