01-02-2022, 11:20 PM
Around the World in 80 Days
S1E1: Meh. Kinda what you'd expect. Doctor Who is a serviceable Fogg. I do like how Passepartout is shaping up. He's more than a manservant, which is good. And there's a girl, Abigail, a plucky reporter. She's okay too. Inclusive leanings for both of them. Tennent may play the buffoon, and they'll get all the heavy lifting done. That's my call for how this show might go.
However it feels improbable so far, like Masterpiece trying to do a historical action comedy and getting muddled. One thing I really like about Masterpiece is the settings are usually good. Here they all look like sets. The ol' deflect a bullet with a flask trope plays out. The liberte martyrdom was overdone. The balloon escape was just a silly deus ex inflatable machina. Stacy was thinking they'd be too cold and I was like, wait, you accept that they can just fly this newfangled balloon over Mont Blanc without any idea how to work it?
I'll keep watching but I'm going to give the premiere ep a 'not D00M recommended' rating.
S1E1: Meh. Kinda what you'd expect. Doctor Who is a serviceable Fogg. I do like how Passepartout is shaping up. He's more than a manservant, which is good. And there's a girl, Abigail, a plucky reporter. She's okay too. Inclusive leanings for both of them. Tennent may play the buffoon, and they'll get all the heavy lifting done. That's my call for how this show might go.
However it feels improbable so far, like Masterpiece trying to do a historical action comedy and getting muddled. One thing I really like about Masterpiece is the settings are usually good. Here they all look like sets. The ol' deflect a bullet with a flask trope plays out. The liberte martyrdom was overdone. The balloon escape was just a silly deus ex inflatable machina. Stacy was thinking they'd be too cold and I was like, wait, you accept that they can just fly this newfangled balloon over Mont Blanc without any idea how to work it?
I'll keep watching but I'm going to give the premiere ep a 'not D00M recommended' rating.
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