Oh c'mon. "If you refuse to co operate we kill Agent Weller". Really ?! That is so generic and unoriginal and lame.
This show started out pretty well and had some good individual episodes. But what seemed to be it's strong point, the mystery, the conspiracy, is becoming its weakness. The twist and turn and add up and up only lessens it value. The more cryptic the talk, "the people we work with", the more generic the lines, "will stop at nothing to see this through", the more boring it becomes. Also, that indicates she didn't do it to herself or, at least, not on her own. It's a group.
Add in unnessessary romances that do nothing for the overall plot but, of course, have to be there, you water the whole thing down even more.
I said at the beginning that I'm curious to see if this can hold my interest. It's starting to slip.
I hate witch hunt episodes. Bunch of people sitting in rooms asking questions, fast editing, excitement building through intense music. Sooo boring. And in the end it's always the one asking the questions who is the actual traitor.
Only thing this episode accomplished was bringing back parts that already seemed layed to rest. Suspissions against Jane/Taylor and the CIA still monitoring Tasha. Moving in circles to fill episodes.
See, I don't think "Them" is the FBI. I think bearded guy wanted to warn her about the people who erased her memory and put her in that bag. Yes, everything they showed us this far points to her doing it to gerself. Which is exactly why I don't buy it.
This was the first really bad episode. It only contained stuff I couldn't care less.
A pencil-pushing bureaucrat with power ambitions who fits every cliche. I take Carter over him every day. Oh darn, he's dead. So I fear we are stuck with Fisher for the time being.
A plot that couldn't be more idiotic and full of holes. And the whole airplane sequence was downright hilarious.
Awkward moments. Well, we got a few already.
And even the last minutes contained nothing new as it only presented facts already established. I said earlier those shows go in circles - that's what I meant.
No, wait. There was a revelation. She is indeed Taylor Shaw (until she isn't maybe). So what about the tooth then ? I'm willing to entertain the idea that she planted the tooth to distract from the fact she's Taylor. But why ? It helps her a lot if Weller thinks she is her. And if she can't remember who she is why would she, or the ones working for/with her, try to distract them ?
Please, Please, stay away from this implied romance stuff. Everytime something like this is introduced (not that you couldn't expect it with a male and female lead) it's ruining shows.
David ran into his own demise, not feeling sorry for the guy. And it was pretty much a given that Guerrero wouldn't survive. Althought the way Mayfair explained it to Carter actually made sense and it could have saved both their necks. So it made little sense to have him killed except Carter has his own play. That's what I meant earlier by twisting the life out of a plot.
Good that Tasha decided to not plant the device. But that probably means Carter will do something to her.
For a show that ran for a hundred episodes they are revealing a lot early. And that makes me nervous.
And there's little originality to it. The whole routine of
"It's illegal we shouldn't do this"
"Oh but we can do good things with it even if it's illegal. And that makes it good, no ?
"We should never have done this, it's wrong"
That's been done so many times. And it's not a stroke of genius on the writeres part that the big secret is, the NSA is spying on it's own citizens. Equally, been there - done that.
I still do like the individual episodes but the whole mystery/conspiracy plot just took a huge dent.
Good episode but you know what really pi's me of ?
They writers take so much effort to come up with this elaborate story about Jane, the mystery of the tatts, the conspiracy. And then they write stuff in like starting up a helicopter and flying away in ten seconds.
In a way I hope David turns out to be more than just "idiotic boyfriend" because otherwise it was just a waste of screen time.
Blindspot - I'm asking myself why that title? A blindspot, by definition, is an area where a person's view (or in this case objectivity ?) is obstructed. Name the first person that comes to mind.
The individual episodes are not without entertainment value. They can actually be good. But this is pretty much a crime-of-the-week show that makes you keep coming back because of the promised mystery surrounding Jane and a hinted massive conspiracy. My experience with those kind of shows is not a good one. They have a tendency to dangle things in front of you just to revert the last minute. To circle around for episode after episode. And they keep twisting and turning the plot until there isn't a shred of believability left.
But I stick with it as I happen to like the leads.
See, I told you she's the angle to get information. That's so lame. Why does Weller still call her Jane when he insists she's Taylor. Wouldn't it help calling her by her real name ? And please don't tell me he loves her. The girl was, what, five years old when she disapeared ? Well it's all hypothetical anyway as she isn't Taylor. But if they pull the romance I drop this instantly.
Right now this is hitting a bit of a downward turn.
Never really bought in that she's Taylor. That's too much on the nose and was revealed too early. They played that card with Weller, knowing he would jump on it. All they had to do was exchange DNA from the real Taylor with Jane's. Which should be easy taking into account what they seem to be cabable off.
All those events they uncover through the tattoes seem rather random. They seem to be having no connection.
What I don't like is the FBI agent with gambling debts. That's your usual angle for forcing her to get information.
"We can't not afford to loose that guy. He's the only one who might know who I am". That's a death sentence. Literally ! It's also pretty repetitive. They also throw a new angle in. An even bigger picture on top of the big picture. That guy that plays Carter - I can't remember him not playing an a*****e.
The memory of her shooting the nun means nothing without context. And maybe all the stuff that's tattooed on her body comes from that flash drive ? We already know she erased her memory willingly. The reason is up in the air. Don't think she's that Taylor girl. That'd be too obvious wouldn't it `?
So, let's see if this one can hold my attention til the end. It starts interesting but so do many shows.
I will say one thing thought. It was rather convenient she find the right tattoo at the right time amongs all the others. Wether that's just a plot device or something else I don't know.
I don't believe it - a freaking clip show
That's the third episode where things we see didn't actually happen. I find that annoying.
Stories aren't bad and the models and sets are great like usual with Anderson. But you really (!) need to buy into the 9 year old super agent thing for this to work at all.
Not bad at all. It sure beats maniacal laughing Zelda from "Terrahawks" by a country mile.
Interesting plot twist at the end but at the same time a little unsatisfied.
Sadly the show ended on a sour note.
With hopes of renewal they decided to go with the cliffhanger and the rest is history. In any case I always thought it would have been better to have Alf escape and close the show out that way. Even as a cliffhanger this was a bad idea. I mean, where would they have gone from here ?
I saw an interview with Anne Shedeen lately where she talked about the making of the show. How difficult it was for the actors. She said that Max Wright did exactly one take for the final scene and then went of the stage without another word and never looked back. He was very bitter at this point.
I hope he realized before he passed away how much we loved him and that the show wouldn't have been the same without him as Willie.
For me, Neal never worked. Which is probably the reason why he only appeared in five episodes. But you need other persons for Alf to interact with which is why they kept bringing them in I guess.
That's eight episodes so far this season and this is the fourth I rate 5 or below. Hadn't one good laugh in it.
The pregnancy of Kate, and the resulting addition of baby Eric, was never a real favorite of mine. But Since Anne Schedeen got pregnant it was either writing it in or her out. And of those two I prefer the first.
Those two episodes didn't air in my country intially and I totally understand why.
This is just a stand-alone special that works under the premise that Alf is actually real and stars in his own TV shown which runs on NBC just like The Tonight Show which he is guest-hosting.
While there are some funny moments it's basically another clip show and a commercial for the show.
I've watched this episode so many times but I never noticed that Paul was a carbon copy of Paul Fusco. Not in terms of being a jerk, of course.
This is an eleven heart episode.
I really love it when the stories do have a personal touch to it. Makes you connect with the characters more. And you know that deep down inside Alf has a good heart.
Probably the only episode of ALF I don't like that much.
Remember when these Halloween episode were actually spooky. And why not air it last week when it would've been on time ?
That was actually a really good episode.
