Welcome back Originals
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jedi_of_urthOh cracky vampire show (the one I still like), welcome back.
The Originals 1x10 immediate reactions
-They were feeding Tim vampire blood to try and heal him right? Therefore shouldn’t we have vamp-Tim coming up? And given the relevance the character has had so far I’d kind of be surprised if he was just gone.
-I find Elijah and Hayley interacting to be eye-roll-inducing, but Hayley kinda sorta betraying Elijah, I’m down for that. Apparently I have no use for Elijah in relationships where there’s no question of trust.
-Also Elijah’s diaries continue to be amusing for their smugness and sanctimoniousness.
-Did they ever actually explain what the Casket Girls were/are? Because they kept referring to it like it’s a thing but I didn’t understand why it was at all relevant. And is the New Orleans thing that I just don't get?
-On one hand I’m perfectly fine with people calling Elijah on his hypocrisy of being the honorable one and what he actually does or allows to happen but I’m not real clear on what Davina’s actual objections were.
-I’m super glad Rebekah’s making her own play for power. Although why she doesn’t just move to New York and take over that city instead is beyond me. You guys are competing over a neighborhood like its super important and while I kind of get Klaus is basically a dog obsessed with fighting over a particular bone, why is Rebekah?
-While I haven’t tried at all to figure out the time frame the episodes line up to cover, I suspect it is much less than Hayley’s baby bump appears to mark time as. How much you want to bet somewhere down the line someone will actually notice the discrepancy and claim it was some kind of accelerated pregnancy even though it was never remarked on during this season?
-Did this director think Josh has a think for Davina? Because some of the shots made it seem like it, even though there’s nothing about their interaction that doesn’t fit with them being BFF. Now granted, if he weren’t gay I’d be all over shipping that but as is I kind of don’t. Still, really like having some friendship stuff going on in this show.
-Okay, so as pretty well done as Marcel’s confrontation with Davina was, I’m me so my thoughts went to Elijah. Because it’s totally possible to love someone and be using them at the same time, it’s basically the story of Elijah’s – actually the Original family as a whole – life.
-I wish we had gotten more scenes between Elijah and Davina prior to this episode, because it’s really hard to feel that she’s been betrayed or that he’s all that committed to her safety when there’s been so little development between them. Even if I do think she’s his Elena-surrogate for the moment and that fills in some of the gaps on his side at least.
-I am glad Sofie’s back in the picture, I hadn’t exactly missed her but she had been missing during the less than stellar run of episodes we got leading up to the break, so maybe there was a connection beyond the Tyler effect.
-Speaking of Tyler, the fact that he’s still apparently being stored in a deep dark corner appeals to me, he can stay there for a good long while if the show wants.
-I liked Cami’s stuff even if I can’t think of anything really to say about it. Hopefully it’s going interesting places.
-Not sure how I feel about the end reveal, I hope it’s going to be good though, it certainly has potential.
-In fact I liked a lot of the episode, so welcome back Originals, hope we can keep the momentum going.
The Originals 1x10 immediate reactions
-They were feeding Tim vampire blood to try and heal him right? Therefore shouldn’t we have vamp-Tim coming up? And given the relevance the character has had so far I’d kind of be surprised if he was just gone.
-I find Elijah and Hayley interacting to be eye-roll-inducing, but Hayley kinda sorta betraying Elijah, I’m down for that. Apparently I have no use for Elijah in relationships where there’s no question of trust.
-Also Elijah’s diaries continue to be amusing for their smugness and sanctimoniousness.
-Did they ever actually explain what the Casket Girls were/are? Because they kept referring to it like it’s a thing but I didn’t understand why it was at all relevant. And is the New Orleans thing that I just don't get?
-On one hand I’m perfectly fine with people calling Elijah on his hypocrisy of being the honorable one and what he actually does or allows to happen but I’m not real clear on what Davina’s actual objections were.
-I’m super glad Rebekah’s making her own play for power. Although why she doesn’t just move to New York and take over that city instead is beyond me. You guys are competing over a neighborhood like its super important and while I kind of get Klaus is basically a dog obsessed with fighting over a particular bone, why is Rebekah?
-While I haven’t tried at all to figure out the time frame the episodes line up to cover, I suspect it is much less than Hayley’s baby bump appears to mark time as. How much you want to bet somewhere down the line someone will actually notice the discrepancy and claim it was some kind of accelerated pregnancy even though it was never remarked on during this season?
-Did this director think Josh has a think for Davina? Because some of the shots made it seem like it, even though there’s nothing about their interaction that doesn’t fit with them being BFF. Now granted, if he weren’t gay I’d be all over shipping that but as is I kind of don’t. Still, really like having some friendship stuff going on in this show.
-Okay, so as pretty well done as Marcel’s confrontation with Davina was, I’m me so my thoughts went to Elijah. Because it’s totally possible to love someone and be using them at the same time, it’s basically the story of Elijah’s – actually the Original family as a whole – life.
-I wish we had gotten more scenes between Elijah and Davina prior to this episode, because it’s really hard to feel that she’s been betrayed or that he’s all that committed to her safety when there’s been so little development between them. Even if I do think she’s his Elena-surrogate for the moment and that fills in some of the gaps on his side at least.
-I am glad Sofie’s back in the picture, I hadn’t exactly missed her but she had been missing during the less than stellar run of episodes we got leading up to the break, so maybe there was a connection beyond the Tyler effect.
-Speaking of Tyler, the fact that he’s still apparently being stored in a deep dark corner appeals to me, he can stay there for a good long while if the show wants.
-I liked Cami’s stuff even if I can’t think of anything really to say about it. Hopefully it’s going interesting places.
-Not sure how I feel about the end reveal, I hope it’s going to be good though, it certainly has potential.
-In fact I liked a lot of the episode, so welcome back Originals, hope we can keep the momentum going.
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Date: 2014-01-17 07:50 pm (UTC)I did wonder that. But they also said the vampire blood wasn't working because of the poison, so maybe that negated it?
I’m super glad Rebekah’s making her own play for power.
Me too.
This was definitely a better episode. Looking forward to how the reveal with Celeste plays out...
cliffs notes
Date: 2014-01-22 04:26 am (UTC)I really envy you. You're intelligent enough to recognize the plot holes (the size of Buicks) and bad characterization but you still manage to find something redeeming ...something to make the viewing experience *enjoyable*. Sadly, I just feel disgusted by all of the wasted potential. Nina and Daniel probably appreciate the steady pay checks but I think they both deserve better. These shows are nothing more than supernatural soap operas. Neither of them are ever going to gain any true recognition in the industry. Uggghhh...sorry...tangent (per usual).
Sorry for rambling (per usual). I just wanted to let you know that there are still people who are very interested in your reviews. You always keep my insanity in check.
Re: cliffs notes
Date: 2014-01-25 05:09 am (UTC)I do enjoy TO quite a bit (TVD a fair bit less so but I keep watching, just not always promptly) but I enjoy kind of stupid TV. I loved DW's seriousness but I also loved it at it's most ridiculous (as long as it was RTD-Who that is), I had a fairly lengthy love affair with BBC's Robin Hood with is just about the dumbest thing ever and yet I adore it. And then of course there's this universe, which I often compare to RH because of how dumb they both are...except that while RH never recovered from it's biggest stumble of a choice it did continue to appeal to me, while TVD has never recovered in my estimation and it's had longer (also longer to make worse decisions since then). So yeah, I'm used to enjoying things even if I objectively know they are flawed and kind of dumb; I can still love them, and if that attitude makes my reactions appealing to you then I'm glad.
For the record, and as I've said several times in my TVD posts. It's better this year. In that I am not coming out of episodes fuming with hatred for what I'm watching. But a part of me almost misses the passion with which I hated it last year; it's better than it was, I just don't care any more. My passion regarding TO is sliding a little bit with the hiatus too, and just now that the initial rush of getting regular Elijah has worn off. Still more invested than TVD for now.