i'm gonna just say, well worth the wait.
Sadly, so far the story is mid. I just hope that they can pick up the pace.
now this was worth waiting for 2 years. Classic Rock and Morty!
I was looking forward to this when discovering the synopsis and wasn't disappointed at all. Quite the contrary, I was even pleasantly surprised by this pilot.
Not a fan of the rather young cast but I've seen much worse and guess I can deal with it on the long run.
I'd say the premise was set a bit fast but on the other hand it didn't drag the episode.
Somehow it feels a bit like the TV series Forever (fantastic series, btw) just in a lighthearted format, plus a zombie instead of an immortal. Comedy is rather subtle here but very well used.
The only issue I have is the morgue sidekick or boss of Liv, Ravi. He's just too laid back about this zombie thing and too willing to cover her up and send her off to do police work, risking her cover. While I appreciate a non dragging establishing of characters, some more background about Liv and Ravi would have been necessary to make it more believable here. But that is nitpicking.
Also, Rose McIver looks really hot as a zombie but not nearly as hot as a human. Or maybe I'm just into zombiegirls. shrug
Sidenote: The cover for this show here on trakt looks awful with the "main" characters posting in front of a white screen. Looks absurd and not fitting of the tone the first episode set.
The series died much quicker than Walking Dead. The way the people make their arguments make no sense. So we have Travis for no apparent reason becoming the Rick Grimes character; wait he's the mayor?! So much boring in this episode. They say 9 days since putting up the fence and there are 12 such neighborhoods. The logistics behind that chain link fence is at least a few days and they have been trapped by the Army since before the fence was finished so they should be complaining about a longer amount of time.
They cannot see that tiny flashlight especially at dawn?and if they can what is her plan. The Army doesn't have perimeter sweeps to enforce the enforced curfew? That is not the kind of dick that a 1st Lieutenant is and he would not still be such a low rank in his late 30s.
Wait, what, why does Travis say his Ex-Wife is a nurse; she was lying to him about her job? So the Army decided to fence in a neighborhood and kill everyone outside of it. I hope this is that shitty 1st Lieutenant and not really bad writing for Army martial law procedures.
This show has a bit of an identity problem. It tries to check the comedy, drama and science fiction boxes but in trying to do all three, it does none of them well. The actors are obviously struggling with the writing. The best moments are almost incidentals, thrown in and then they just dissipate and you're back to the larger flaws.
Hugh Laurie in particular is wasted here. Guy must have some serious bills to pay to have taken on this project.
Supernatural Season 12: the return of the Assbutt. I was so happy to listen to that again. It never gets old. If I ever stop thinking that's funny, just assume I'm dead.
I enjoyed the episode, even though it felt different to the others. The tempo was slow but likable. I like that they're doing new things as well as evolving the plot slowly. The ending was good, though. I like the Lucifer without a plan as a big bad. He's even scarier. When they said they were going to L.A. I was expecting a reference Lucifer (the show), and nice callback to Hollywood Babylon. Love Supernatural for these little details. So now we have the Bits and Lucifer as the two big bads this season.
Right when I was digging into Rick Springfield's portrayal of Lucifer, he's a goner. He played it very well, imo. He was scary as hell (no pun intended) with Roseleen. But the "holy crop" moment was when he made the producer kill himself with his pen. I totally agree with Sam, "Lucifer was bad enough when he had a plan", but now he's just scarier. His mologue at the very end really made me sad. I mean, he's Lucifer and all, but he just wants to be loved. Daddy issues is his cross to bear.
Cas and Crowley are so funny in that 80s buddy comedy. "What's the spell? It's breakfast". Please, make this a spin off. I love sassy Cassy. That sarcastic "yay" to Crowley was so funny. That "at least I don't look like a lumberjack", rotflmao. As well as the vegetable water. I love how Dean reserved his horrified to look to the water. So Deanish. But let's take a minute to consider Deannerisms. As well as how good they look in a leather jacket.
Did anyone noticed that the leftovers in Words with Friends spelled Lucifer? And Mary's screen name was "mothermary1983", these Winchesters.
Quick question, did we just saw a resurface of Sam's powers at the end? Cause that's exactly what I thought.
Overall, enjoyable and different tempo episode. Lovely Assbutt and very good ending. Sad to see Springfield gone.
I wish I could care, I do. The idea of where this could go excited me, but I know the MCU is dead, they just haven't buried the body yet.
Is this supposed to be a comedy because I didn’t laugh once. It’s got that wry humor that’s more sarcastic and unnecessary than actually funny. That leaves what exactly? Good actors trying to muddle their way through green-screen sets with a pointless premise-of-the-week. It won’t appeal to scifi fans because its feels fluffy and it won’t appeal to earthers because its set in space. In short it’s a colossal misfire that I imagine will be rectified by a swift cancellation or new writers. Avoid like the plague got an STD.
There's some potential here, but it has some work to do. First impressions are everything and this didn't make a great one. Mostly, for a comedy it wasn't funny at all, but the cast and situation are interesting enough to keep me watching for now.
The best moment was easily the reveal about the captain. I hope the characters aren't going to be jerks all the time (everyone seems to hate what they're doing) because it's a lot to take.
