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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 6013093" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>I saw it a few days ago, and was decidedly ambivalent about it.</p><p></p><p>The Bad:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not sure if it's the script, the actress, or both, but the main girl (Charlie IIRC) was by far the weakest link.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I called the entire ending of the episode in the first ten minutes - not a good thing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The writing overall was mediocre, and definitely needs to step up a notch.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It suffers from the same issue Lost did - telling us background, instead of showing us background (see: the dorky guy, who reminds me way too much of Hurley).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There was one glaring character issue: [spoiler]the Uncle, deliberately hiding out, readily gives up his identity to some random group of people? Really?[/spoiler]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I absolutely do not care about teenage romance angst.</li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p>The Good:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Despite the script, I thought the actors did a relatively decent job with their characters (except the main actress).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Characterization was pretty consistent except for the glaring fault above. For example, [spoiler]Charlie trusts the guy because she's still relatively innocent, established earlier[spoiler]. Some of it seems dumb, but that's only because it's viewed through the viewer's lens.<br /> [*]The action scenes were generally well done, at least for television.<br /> [/spoiler][/spoiler]</li> </ul><p>[spoiler][spoiler]</p><p></p><p></p><p>As an aside, I don't consider the central premise to be a bad thing. It's a bit dumb, granted, but it's the buy-in for the show. If you can't suspend your disbelief, there's no point to even watching.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyway, based on the pilot I'll give it my usual amount of time (six episodes) to win me over. I can't in all honestly see that really happening based on the lead and the writing, but I'm not willing to write off the good parts for the bad.[/spoiler][/spoiler]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 6013093, member: 115"] I saw it a few days ago, and was decidedly ambivalent about it. The Bad: [LIST] [*]I'm not sure if it's the script, the actress, or both, but the main girl (Charlie IIRC) was by far the weakest link. [*]I called the entire ending of the episode in the first ten minutes - not a good thing. [*]The writing overall was mediocre, and definitely needs to step up a notch. [*]It suffers from the same issue Lost did - telling us background, instead of showing us background (see: the dorky guy, who reminds me way too much of Hurley). [*]There was one glaring character issue: [spoiler]the Uncle, deliberately hiding out, readily gives up his identity to some random group of people? Really?[/spoiler] [*]I absolutely do not care about teenage romance angst. [/LIST] The Good: [LIST] [*]Despite the script, I thought the actors did a relatively decent job with their characters (except the main actress). [*]Characterization was pretty consistent except for the glaring fault above. For example, [spoiler]Charlie trusts the guy because she's still relatively innocent, established earlier[spoiler]. Some of it seems dumb, but that's only because it's viewed through the viewer's lens. [*]The action scenes were generally well done, at least for television. [/spoiler][/spoiler][/LIST][spoiler][spoiler] As an aside, I don't consider the central premise to be a bad thing. It's a bit dumb, granted, but it's the buy-in for the show. If you can't suspend your disbelief, there's no point to even watching. Anyway, based on the pilot I'll give it my usual amount of time (six episodes) to win me over. I can't in all honestly see that really happening based on the lead and the writing, but I'm not willing to write off the good parts for the bad.[/spoiler][/spoiler] [/QUOTE]
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