ALPHAS--The Unusual Suspects/Mission Log #10, 2011


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Dear Alphas,

You've been a pretty good show, and I've derived entertainment from watching you these past few weeks.

But tonight, Castle starts back up in your time slot.

I'm sorry, Alphas. I'm afraid this is goodbye.

Johnathan
 

Dear Alphas,
You've been a pretty good show, and I've derived entertainment from watching you these past few weeks.
But tonight, Castle starts back up in your time slot.
I'm sorry, Alphas. I'm afraid this is goodbye.
Johnathan

An understandable decision, after all what show can match Castle?
 

Dear Alphas,

You've been a pretty good show, and I've derived entertainment from watching you these past few weeks.

But tonight, Castle starts back up in your time slot.

I'm sorry, Alphas. I'm afraid this is goodbye.

Johnathan
Well, that sucks for you.

You should maybe start recording one of the shows. Or check if there are any ways to watch them online.

Alphas has been very enjoyable so far.
 


I'm a Castle fan (and watched it versus Alphas), but I'm about ready to jump ship after the nonsense that was last season's finale and this season's premiere. It's definitely going in the "Watch Later" category for me.
 

Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed by the Castle season opener. (Not underwhelmed enough to jump ship just yet, though -- and next weeks' episode looks good.) So how was this episode of Alphas?

Johnathan
 

Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed by the Castle season opener. (Not underwhelmed enough to jump ship just yet, though -- and next weeks' episode looks good.) So how was this episode of Alphas?

Johnathan
Interesting. Some interesting character conflicts appearing/unveiling. Including an interesting twist that was neither telegraphed way ahead, nor without any clues at all.
 

I liked the episode overall; some surprisingly well choreographed action scenes, a more in depth look inside the Binghamton complex, things happening that appear will have actual consequence, and bad hair. Only one thing bothered me, and it was minor. More in the spoiler block (since it seems people haven't seen it yet).

[sblock]The Binghamton escape sequence as a whole was awesome. Bill, Cameron, and Nina taking people out? Awesome. This is the kind of stuff Heroes really needed to do. It was great to watch them work as a team.

That said, I loved the Bill/Cameron fight. Not only was it well choreographed, but it did a great job of showing how Bill and Cameron's powers are fairly well matched... except Bill has FBI training, and Cameron doesn't.

I liked how the cells in Binghamton this week were similar to the holding cell in New York. That was a nice touch.

The one thing that bothered me this week, and last week as well, is that the writers are clearly moving more toward the fantastical. One of the things that I liked was that the powers were pretty well rooted in what could be possible. It's taken more and more fan-wanking to make that premise work as the show goes on. Perhaps that's the direction the show is intended to go in though.[/sblock]

Interesting. Some interesting character conflicts appearing/unveiling. Including an interesting twist that was neither telegraphed way ahead, nor without any clues at all.

Except the title, which kind of gives the game away if you've seen the movie.

[EDIT] Unless you mean the final scene, which there were slight clues in retrospect and it made sense, but otherwise pretty well played.
 

Never watched Castle.

Anywho...excellent fight choreography, Gary still gets some of the best lines (IMHO), and nice to see Rosen thinking on his feet.
 

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