Catch-up dump
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shallownessTwo entirely different shows that I'm catching up on. I've kept back the B99 posts since Humans started, I think, but if I wait until I'm all caught up, it'll be an even longer post. I'm just going to be slow at it, especially if I'm also catching up with Poldark.
B99 5.13 The Negotiator
I did foresee it would be Doug Judy (or similar) from the cold open, but I quite enjoyed his odd bromance with Peralta. The actual negotiator was enjoyably terrible. Peralta’s froggy carelessness (with Pam and the diamonds) did undercut his good cop instincts nicely, and the karaoke was well deployed.
Meanwhile Charles went predictably crazy in his foodvan, Amy and Gina handled it differently.
Holt’s first mistake was in not making like Windsor and treating Hitchcock (and Scully) like homeless people as soon as he knew the commissioner committee member was coming. Still, it was entertaining to watch Hitchcock do normal.
I snickered more than laughed.
5.14 The Box
Apart from two brief glimpses of others, this was a three hander and Sterling K. Brown was great as the dentist murderer one step ahead of the detectives. I was more gripped than amused, especially before they started explicitly discussing the dynamics between Peralta and Holt. Granted, I was amused by Raymond not being fussed about the opera. Jake got to look mighty silly before getting the break.
5.15 The Puzzle Master
Yay! Sargent Santiago!!
Aww, Jake, I don’t find Vin that hot, but what a way to make him feel inadequate.
Plotting Holt and Gina were fun, although why would Holt tell his oppostition one of his bright ideas? Still, he got to take the high road, and now he has another nemesis.
And the Hitchscully always going one weirder and a lot dodgier than car-loving Terry and Diaz, worked. Her rationale for giving him the car was sweet.
Gina’s late announcement about Crawford visiting was my favourite gag.
5.16 Nutriboom
Ew, with his mouth open, Jake was ingesting pigeon.
Anyway, nice to have the return of the ‘one-time bribe’ of the pyramid scheme/cult. Charles vied with double Bill for being the most creepy/inappropriate, and of course Hitchcock and Scully turned up at Nutriboom. Looks like it’ll run, too.
I got excited about seeing Sargeant Santiago in action (You are representing all Latina policewomen!). But really she and we learned more about being an Amy – to the point where I thought we’d get flashbacks.
I liked the tearing up of the cheque repeating the visual of the pigeon.
Poldark 4.1
I’d been spoiled about the whole Ross emerging from the sea thing, but not that it was a dream sequence. How many of those will we have this season? I may have squeed because there was actual interaction between Ross and his son. (But you’d never have thought Morwenna had a child.)
Very much a continuation of where things were left in season 3, with Ross and Demelza (and Prudie) struggling with what had happened between her and Hugh and what it meant for them, while the poor and starving rose up against unfairness, and authority decided it was best to oppress them some more. Also there was talk of pregnancy, with Elizabeth using sex to control George (and Morwenna trying to do likewise to deal with her odious husband) and Caroline knowing more than her doctor husband. Could have done without the pug reaction shot to that.
But on the whole, it was legitimately gripping, especially after the first ten minutes, when it felt like there was little flow to the scene-setting. There were all these awkward encounters – Ennis and Caroline had to witness a lot of them.
I loved that Demelza kept insisting on the (cheated against) woman’s point of view to Ross as they, shockingly, started to talk and be honest with each other. It’s not justifying what she did, and it was as much Ross disregarding her views that pushed her away from him, but Ross shouldn’t forget the context too easily.
Hugh was getting headaches that would make the director of a headache relief advert say ‘dial it down’, but dude, the last three lines of your poem – emotional blackmail much?
George leapt at the chance offered by his lackey to be rid of the Carnes and hurt Ross. I vehemently did not agree with Sam and Ross about not telling Demelza. She’s stronger than they think. It was her choice to make to go there. I got where Ross was coming from, trying to do his best by his lights, but as George outmanoeuvred him, his promise to Sam about justice being done rang hollow. Not sure about Sam’s characterisation, but anyway what seemed to be the pining desperate gazes between Morwenna and Drake were quite touching. I say seemed to be because I don’t think it was established that they could see each other.
And then Ross managed to find an argument (studied The Merchant of Venice, did he?) to persuade Bassinghurst to save the recurring characters. He found a voice for the ordinary people, and it wasn’t ridiculous like when he quelled a riot last season.
Very nice mix of the personal and political, giving us more hope after much angst for Demelza and Ross (dude, you should have told her before), but with plenty of story to unfold. For one thing, is Elizabeth now drugging George? Could she pass some of that on to her cousin, because even though we were reminded that George killed Aunt Agatha, I still find the vicar the worst (excellent performance)?
B99 5.13 The Negotiator
I did foresee it would be Doug Judy (or similar) from the cold open, but I quite enjoyed his odd bromance with Peralta. The actual negotiator was enjoyably terrible. Peralta’s froggy carelessness (with Pam and the diamonds) did undercut his good cop instincts nicely, and the karaoke was well deployed.
Meanwhile Charles went predictably crazy in his foodvan, Amy and Gina handled it differently.
Holt’s first mistake was in not making like Windsor and treating Hitchcock (and Scully) like homeless people as soon as he knew the commissioner committee member was coming. Still, it was entertaining to watch Hitchcock do normal.
I snickered more than laughed.
5.14 The Box
Apart from two brief glimpses of others, this was a three hander and Sterling K. Brown was great as the dentist murderer one step ahead of the detectives. I was more gripped than amused, especially before they started explicitly discussing the dynamics between Peralta and Holt. Granted, I was amused by Raymond not being fussed about the opera. Jake got to look mighty silly before getting the break.
5.15 The Puzzle Master
Yay! Sargent Santiago!!
Aww, Jake, I don’t find Vin that hot, but what a way to make him feel inadequate.
Plotting Holt and Gina were fun, although why would Holt tell his oppostition one of his bright ideas? Still, he got to take the high road, and now he has another nemesis.
And the Hitchscully always going one weirder and a lot dodgier than car-loving Terry and Diaz, worked. Her rationale for giving him the car was sweet.
Gina’s late announcement about Crawford visiting was my favourite gag.
5.16 Nutriboom
Ew, with his mouth open, Jake was ingesting pigeon.
Anyway, nice to have the return of the ‘one-time bribe’ of the pyramid scheme/cult. Charles vied with double Bill for being the most creepy/inappropriate, and of course Hitchcock and Scully turned up at Nutriboom. Looks like it’ll run, too.
I got excited about seeing Sargeant Santiago in action (You are representing all Latina policewomen!). But really she and we learned more about being an Amy – to the point where I thought we’d get flashbacks.
I liked the tearing up of the cheque repeating the visual of the pigeon.
Poldark 4.1
I’d been spoiled about the whole Ross emerging from the sea thing, but not that it was a dream sequence. How many of those will we have this season? I may have squeed because there was actual interaction between Ross and his son. (But you’d never have thought Morwenna had a child.)
Very much a continuation of where things were left in season 3, with Ross and Demelza (and Prudie) struggling with what had happened between her and Hugh and what it meant for them, while the poor and starving rose up against unfairness, and authority decided it was best to oppress them some more. Also there was talk of pregnancy, with Elizabeth using sex to control George (and Morwenna trying to do likewise to deal with her odious husband) and Caroline knowing more than her doctor husband. Could have done without the pug reaction shot to that.
But on the whole, it was legitimately gripping, especially after the first ten minutes, when it felt like there was little flow to the scene-setting. There were all these awkward encounters – Ennis and Caroline had to witness a lot of them.
I loved that Demelza kept insisting on the (cheated against) woman’s point of view to Ross as they, shockingly, started to talk and be honest with each other. It’s not justifying what she did, and it was as much Ross disregarding her views that pushed her away from him, but Ross shouldn’t forget the context too easily.
Hugh was getting headaches that would make the director of a headache relief advert say ‘dial it down’, but dude, the last three lines of your poem – emotional blackmail much?
George leapt at the chance offered by his lackey to be rid of the Carnes and hurt Ross. I vehemently did not agree with Sam and Ross about not telling Demelza. She’s stronger than they think. It was her choice to make to go there. I got where Ross was coming from, trying to do his best by his lights, but as George outmanoeuvred him, his promise to Sam about justice being done rang hollow. Not sure about Sam’s characterisation, but anyway what seemed to be the pining desperate gazes between Morwenna and Drake were quite touching. I say seemed to be because I don’t think it was established that they could see each other.
And then Ross managed to find an argument (studied The Merchant of Venice, did he?) to persuade Bassinghurst to save the recurring characters. He found a voice for the ordinary people, and it wasn’t ridiculous like when he quelled a riot last season.
Very nice mix of the personal and political, giving us more hope after much angst for Demelza and Ross (dude, you should have told her before), but with plenty of story to unfold. For one thing, is Elizabeth now drugging George? Could she pass some of that on to her cousin, because even though we were reminded that George killed Aunt Agatha, I still find the vicar the worst (excellent performance)?
