Sunday telly
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shallownessStrictly Results
I enjoyed the take on Rhythym of Life as it was a proper musical number, and I could stand to see more routines with someone singing live and interacting with the dancers (my confusion on Saturday is explained as it was the guy playing the genie in Aladdin singing). Kevin, predictably, Went For It (seconded by Johannes and Grazziano.)
Relatively boring gowns, and I’ll give it to Tess for being the most colourful (i.e. not monochrome) and more wintery than the weather.
As soon as they’d said Stacey, I presumed the producers were either going to torture Ashley, or she was in the dance-off. I probably presumed in biased hope. I don’t begrudge Stacey her joy, or indeed Faye’s. Charles found himself back in the dance off, and slightly patronised by Bruno. He was at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Cue Adam Lambert, not quite in his best voice, but just thinking about what he must do to protect it makes me twitch. Also, why hasn’t he found anyone to write him a great song of his own? Anyway, he was competing for our attention with the Joneses, who I don’t think have danced onscreen since the Seann incident, and who did show-off lifts and precision moves.
Have I got the order wrong?
I still think Shirley was unfair about Ashley, because what celeb is going to go to the choreographing pro ‘oh, are we pushing the dynamics enough here?’ That’s on Pasha. But I did enjoy her nudging Darcey to squee over some detail in Lauren’s lifts.
Fair enough that Joe got through, but awful for Ashley not to. Yes, Lauren did her best dance, so it isn’t a travesty as it would have been if she’d done Latin this week, but it will be grossly unfair if she gets through to the final. Everyone skirted around the fact that it’s a popularity contest by this point, and Tess failed to realise that it was Darcey who had made Ashley cry. Anyway, Charles was out at around the right time in proceedings.
Notes: Kevin is so thinking, ‘Maybe this time’ as Ashley is officially this year’s Alexandra Burke. Next week, at least one couple will not have graced the dance-off before. Joe is the last man standing (which was predictable) and has the added pressure of getting through to the final so that this year’s Natalie Lowe, Dianne, can bring her parents over.
The Little Drummer Girl - episode 6 and series-closer
As Gadi doubted, I questioned my own certainty that he could trust Charlie. It was Bracelet (which quite likely was all that she could weave it with) versus her depending on his advice in flashback.
And then it got personal – that is what Gadi’s response was. Though between the milkman (oh, well done British secret service, spook the terrorist – is that the appropriate response?) and the batteries mistake, there was no way it could play out very much further.
Charlie’s claim to be simply an actress when all was said and done, when Gadi and the Palestinians had won her sympathies, while Marty had directed her rather ruthlessly – well, it didn’t quite wash given all the death and danger she’d lived through.
The episode revolved around snap decisions by Marty, Gadi and Charlie. The first to use Charlie as a long-term asset; Gadi’s reaction to that; and Charlie choosing not to call them in. I read that as an ambiguous response to Khalil, partially motivated by anger with Gadi for suggesting/ordering her to have sex with him, as well as her ability to see Kahlil’s humanity – like his brother’s. I’m not convinced she was doing long-term planning a la Marty, who was as obsessed as Kahlil sensed he was, although for most of the time, she was aware she was betraying Khalil.
There was a little of acting herself into falling in love with Khalil, maybe, and her response to Gadi’s killing (compared to the professional hits – well, the ones involving guns) of Khalil.
He did set the bomb off earlier, didn’t he? Or no?
Anyway, it was all very tense, and the ending was about the best one you could expect for the chance of wholeness for Charlie and Gadi. I loved her not shaking Marty’s hand. And she was unsure of who they were, but Gadi’s ‘one question at a time’ response was in keeping with the man she’d got to know under different guises.
The show worked really hard at trying to make even the ugly polytechnic architecture stylish.
I am more excited by the Beeb’s current run of LeCarré adaptations than its Christie ones. I don't know his ouvre, but this combination of non-British film director with a great eye is working well.
I enjoyed the take on Rhythym of Life as it was a proper musical number, and I could stand to see more routines with someone singing live and interacting with the dancers (my confusion on Saturday is explained as it was the guy playing the genie in Aladdin singing). Kevin, predictably, Went For It (seconded by Johannes and Grazziano.)
Relatively boring gowns, and I’ll give it to Tess for being the most colourful (i.e. not monochrome) and more wintery than the weather.
As soon as they’d said Stacey, I presumed the producers were either going to torture Ashley, or she was in the dance-off. I probably presumed in biased hope. I don’t begrudge Stacey her joy, or indeed Faye’s. Charles found himself back in the dance off, and slightly patronised by Bruno. He was at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Cue Adam Lambert, not quite in his best voice, but just thinking about what he must do to protect it makes me twitch. Also, why hasn’t he found anyone to write him a great song of his own? Anyway, he was competing for our attention with the Joneses, who I don’t think have danced onscreen since the Seann incident, and who did show-off lifts and precision moves.
Have I got the order wrong?
I still think Shirley was unfair about Ashley, because what celeb is going to go to the choreographing pro ‘oh, are we pushing the dynamics enough here?’ That’s on Pasha. But I did enjoy her nudging Darcey to squee over some detail in Lauren’s lifts.
Fair enough that Joe got through, but awful for Ashley not to. Yes, Lauren did her best dance, so it isn’t a travesty as it would have been if she’d done Latin this week, but it will be grossly unfair if she gets through to the final. Everyone skirted around the fact that it’s a popularity contest by this point, and Tess failed to realise that it was Darcey who had made Ashley cry. Anyway, Charles was out at around the right time in proceedings.
Notes: Kevin is so thinking, ‘Maybe this time’ as Ashley is officially this year’s Alexandra Burke. Next week, at least one couple will not have graced the dance-off before. Joe is the last man standing (which was predictable) and has the added pressure of getting through to the final so that this year’s Natalie Lowe, Dianne, can bring her parents over.
The Little Drummer Girl - episode 6 and series-closer
As Gadi doubted, I questioned my own certainty that he could trust Charlie. It was Bracelet (which quite likely was all that she could weave it with) versus her depending on his advice in flashback.
And then it got personal – that is what Gadi’s response was. Though between the milkman (oh, well done British secret service, spook the terrorist – is that the appropriate response?) and the batteries mistake, there was no way it could play out very much further.
Charlie’s claim to be simply an actress when all was said and done, when Gadi and the Palestinians had won her sympathies, while Marty had directed her rather ruthlessly – well, it didn’t quite wash given all the death and danger she’d lived through.
The episode revolved around snap decisions by Marty, Gadi and Charlie. The first to use Charlie as a long-term asset; Gadi’s reaction to that; and Charlie choosing not to call them in. I read that as an ambiguous response to Khalil, partially motivated by anger with Gadi for suggesting/ordering her to have sex with him, as well as her ability to see Kahlil’s humanity – like his brother’s. I’m not convinced she was doing long-term planning a la Marty, who was as obsessed as Kahlil sensed he was, although for most of the time, she was aware she was betraying Khalil.
There was a little of acting herself into falling in love with Khalil, maybe, and her response to Gadi’s killing (compared to the professional hits – well, the ones involving guns) of Khalil.
He did set the bomb off earlier, didn’t he? Or no?
Anyway, it was all very tense, and the ending was about the best one you could expect for the chance of wholeness for Charlie and Gadi. I loved her not shaking Marty’s hand. And she was unsure of who they were, but Gadi’s ‘one question at a time’ response was in keeping with the man she’d got to know under different guises.
The show worked really hard at trying to make even the ugly polytechnic architecture stylish.
I am more excited by the Beeb’s current run of LeCarré adaptations than its Christie ones. I don't know his ouvre, but this combination of non-British film director with a great eye is working well.
