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Showing posts with label TV. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2016

The Knick: Interesting, intriguing and absorbing

Created by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, and directed by Steven Soderbergh, The Knick is a visually stunning depiction of life during the beginnings of medical surgery. Highlighting how much humanity has evolved, both technologically and socially, yet how much has also remained.

The Knick season 1 episode 2

The Knick has beautifully constructed imagery, from the sets and costumes to the lighting and composition, and is able to get you into the atmosphere of early last century while simultaneously conveying a certain feeling of familiarity. [...]

Friday, December 11, 2015

Suits: What was Mike arrested for?

With the return of the fifth season of Suits getting closer, expectations grow higher on the cliffhanger the show left us with. And despite what creator Aaron Korsh is letting on, the real question may still be "What was Mike arrested for?" rather than "Who tuned him in?".

Will Mike's arrest kill Suits?

The latest episode of Suits ended with Mike being arrested for "conspiracy to commit fraud". While it doesn't precisely specify what he was arrested for, it was presumed it was because of him practicing law while unlicensed. Even though that is the obvious explanation, it would pretty much sentence the show to death (more on that below). [...]

Friday, December 4, 2015

Quantico: Why would Alex plead guilty?

Now that everyone (probably) has watched the latest episode of the rising TV show, Quantico, let's reflect on it. While certainly entertaining, it is packed with weak immature dialog and lazy writing.

With that out of the way, lets elaborate :)

Quantico season 1 episode 9

Quantico's take on the FBI training surely reminds you of your time at high school. The characters display an absurdly "teenish" behavior, at the same time as each of them carries a supposedly very intense backstory that you would think would have helped them mature... But no, that is not the case, they all just fall madly in love with each other on first sight, and unprofessionally base their decisions on their relationship status (one would think hope the FBI recruits better candidates to be their agents). [...]