1) Hey, it's queer characters with actual speaking roles! It was handled very well, in the sense that Maddy and Amy's marriage was shown just like any other marriage we see on the show, and nobody put scared quote around "wife." So that's good, though I'm sorry that it took one and a third seasons to get here.
2) Oh, God, Wesley's going to be another arc, isn't he? I feel a bit overwhelmed with arcs already. On the other hand, Julian Sands! Whom I haven't seen in anything for ages, but who has grown into a handsome if dissipated-looking middle age (perfect for playing a washed-up MI6 agent).
3) Reese came across as awfully scary and threatening towards Carter at the end. I'm not sure if the show intended that or if it's just Jim Caviezel's limited acting skills.
4) I like Leon Tao so I wasn't sorry to see him back. Though if he keeps turning up, I hope they give him a little more depth than "amoral opportunist."
5) The way Finch's hospital phobia was handled worked at first and then sort of didn't. "They make me aggressively uneasy," is a great phrase, and I liked how when it turned out that he had to stay at the hospital, he did his best to cope: "Even if I had a phobia, now would not be the time for it." And of course I loved Reese's gentle inquiry about whether he would be okay. But then came the surgical scene at the end, where I felt Finch's phobia was being played more for comedy. "Oh dear, look at it, it's squishy" is funny, but I've have rather have had an acknowledgement that Finch's associations with hospitals must be even worse than most people's
6) I assume the Hot Pockets were Reese's, because isn't it established that Finch hates junk food? He was certainly disdainful of Reese's can of pringle-like chips back in season 1.
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2x07, "Critical"
Date: 2014-03-31 10:48 am (UTC)2) Oh, God, Wesley's going to be another arc, isn't he? I feel a bit overwhelmed with arcs already. On the other hand, Julian Sands! Whom I haven't seen in anything for ages, but who has grown into a handsome if dissipated-looking middle age (perfect for playing a washed-up MI6 agent).
3) Reese came across as awfully scary and threatening towards Carter at the end. I'm not sure if the show intended that or if it's just Jim Caviezel's limited acting skills.
4) I like Leon Tao so I wasn't sorry to see him back. Though if he keeps turning up, I hope they give him a little more depth than "amoral opportunist."
5) The way Finch's hospital phobia was handled worked at first and then sort of didn't. "They make me aggressively uneasy," is a great phrase, and I liked how when it turned out that he had to stay at the hospital, he did his best to cope: "Even if I had a phobia, now would not be the time for it." And of course I loved Reese's gentle inquiry about whether he would be okay. But then came the surgical scene at the end, where I felt Finch's phobia was being played more for comedy. "Oh dear, look at it, it's squishy" is funny, but I've have rather have had an acknowledgement that Finch's associations with hospitals must be even worse than most people's
6) I assume the Hot Pockets were Reese's, because isn't it established that Finch hates junk food? He was certainly disdainful of Reese's can of pringle-like chips back in season 1.