You and I are usually pretty much in sync when it comes to TV, but this one fell flat for me-- I ranked it as a 5 out of 10 on first viewing, bumped to 6 of 10 on a second viewing. Three comments, and perhaps the last one frames a question you might be able to answer for me:
1. I like the actress playing Alice, and the actor playing the Wizard. The Red Queen actress seems very uneasy in her role, nowhere near as threatening as I'd think she needs to be. Perhaps I'm just spoiled with Lana Parilla's excellent work as Regina, but it did take me out of the moments where the Red Queen appeared.
2. The CGI work often really, really looks like CGI, and again instantly takes me out of the moment. Sleepy Hollow and the Orignal OUaT have used it far better. (Oh-- I did like the chess-set castle decor bit, that was pretty neat visually.)
3. The time shifts bother me more than they usually do in a magical series. Alice is a little girl when she first goes to Wonderland. When we see her next she's a young woman. Are we to assume she visited Wonderland many times in between, or went back once and stayed for many years? Even more bothersome is that the Knave of Hearts is in present-day Storybrooke, the Rabbit appears, and they return to Alice in the asylum. Is the asylum in Neverland, which time-wise is like Victorian England?
Nevertheless, I'll tune in next week or two before making a final evaluation, out of respect for the show's creative team. I disliked the Crazy Ones pilot also, but the following two shows did improve. Still not a fave, but definitely better.
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Date: 2013-10-13 08:43 am (UTC)1. I like the actress playing Alice, and the actor playing the Wizard. The Red Queen actress seems very uneasy in her role, nowhere near as threatening as I'd think she needs to be. Perhaps I'm just spoiled with Lana Parilla's excellent work as Regina, but it did take me out of the moments where the Red Queen appeared.
2. The CGI work often really, really looks like CGI, and again instantly takes me out of the moment. Sleepy Hollow and the Orignal OUaT have used it far better. (Oh-- I did like the chess-set castle decor bit, that was pretty neat visually.)
3. The time shifts bother me more than they usually do in a magical series. Alice is a little girl when she first goes to Wonderland. When we see her next she's a young woman. Are we to assume she visited Wonderland many times in between, or went back once and stayed for many years? Even more bothersome is that the Knave of Hearts is in present-day Storybrooke, the Rabbit appears, and they return to Alice in the asylum. Is the asylum in Neverland, which time-wise is like Victorian England?
Nevertheless, I'll tune in next week or two before making a final evaluation, out of respect for the show's creative team. I disliked the Crazy Ones pilot also, but the following two shows did improve. Still not a fave, but definitely better.