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Sep. 2nd, 2019 09:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkat1. Watching S3 The Expanse -- 3.7-3.10. And, it's not as good as S2. (S2 arc is 2.7-3.6. Next arc begins on 3.7 and will end most likely with 4.6, unless they end it with 3.13. Since Syfy cancelled it and Amazon picked it up. New season is either in November or December 2019 (this year).
Warning -- if you didn't like Miller, he pops up again as a ghostly hologram in S3, which I sort of knew about ahead of time, because I was reading the books. And had read the teaser for the book this season is based on. It basically stated that they brought Miller's ghost back to help Holden solve a problem.
I'm almost done, three episodes to go. But I don't like it as much as the prior one, and find the plot and characters slightly aggravating. This season has a lot in common with S1 in that regard.
But there are quite a few bright points. I like all the characters for the most part, Holden is more likable. And the themes are interesting. Also David Straighthorn and Thomas Jane are guest stars. Elizabeth Mitchell is full time. But Christiane is terribly missed. Also, I'm definitely hooked on the series now. I care about all the main characters and the series has a definite Ursula Le Quinn Carry-Bag Story Arc vibe to it. It's hard sci-fi with a lot of character development mixed in, and more ensemble with a collaborative feel to it. Not to mention quite different than most of the science fiction on at the moment.
2. All caught up on S1 of The Good Fight, which I found to be more frustrating than enjoyable. The Bernie Maddox Ponzie Scheme plot line is annoying. Apparently this is gone by season 2, which may mean that Season 2 and 3 are better seasons? The story is interesting, when Maia and the Ponzie scheme aren't front and center. I realize this is the writer's attempt to replace the Alicia cheating scandal in The Good Wife, with another victim to power story thread. But...it's not working for me.
I do however adore Eli Gold's daughter apprenticing to be an investigator. That subplot is quite fun. As is, Lucca's arc for the most part. And Diane's. But Maia is dragging it down.
Warning -- if you didn't like Miller, he pops up again as a ghostly hologram in S3, which I sort of knew about ahead of time, because I was reading the books. And had read the teaser for the book this season is based on. It basically stated that they brought Miller's ghost back to help Holden solve a problem.
I'm almost done, three episodes to go. But I don't like it as much as the prior one, and find the plot and characters slightly aggravating. This season has a lot in common with S1 in that regard.
But there are quite a few bright points. I like all the characters for the most part, Holden is more likable. And the themes are interesting. Also David Straighthorn and Thomas Jane are guest stars. Elizabeth Mitchell is full time. But Christiane is terribly missed. Also, I'm definitely hooked on the series now. I care about all the main characters and the series has a definite Ursula Le Quinn Carry-Bag Story Arc vibe to it. It's hard sci-fi with a lot of character development mixed in, and more ensemble with a collaborative feel to it. Not to mention quite different than most of the science fiction on at the moment.
2. All caught up on S1 of The Good Fight, which I found to be more frustrating than enjoyable. The Bernie Maddox Ponzie Scheme plot line is annoying. Apparently this is gone by season 2, which may mean that Season 2 and 3 are better seasons? The story is interesting, when Maia and the Ponzie scheme aren't front and center. I realize this is the writer's attempt to replace the Alicia cheating scandal in The Good Wife, with another victim to power story thread. But...it's not working for me.
I do however adore Eli Gold's daughter apprenticing to be an investigator. That subplot is quite fun. As is, Lucca's arc for the most part. And Diane's. But Maia is dragging it down.
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Date: 2019-09-03 11:20 pm (UTC)I liked S2 of Expanse better also, but as you said there were bright spots in S3. I am still on board with seeing more.
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Date: 2019-09-04 01:06 am (UTC)The Expanse has good characters at the center of it. Unfortunately, Holden is least interesting of the characters -- so the series is more interesting when it skews away from him and focuses more on the others, or puts the others front and center, which is what happened in S2. The weakness of 1 and 3, is really the fact that it is centered too much on Holden, I think.
Still compelling and a good thriller. I have three episodes to go. Trying to decide if I want to binge them this week or hold off until December, when the next 13 drop.