Comments on: The Killing – the first two seasons

By: donkeh

donkeh — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:19:03 +0000

Oh Bun, I only know of one other person who likes spoilers. I can’t relate, but I understand your reasons.

I prefer that you do a full review of TD (or any other show) and tell me deeper stuff, like how it rocks your soul, answers questions about the universe, why Woody is an underrated actor …

By: Bunneh

Bunneh — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 20:15:56 +0000

I like spoilers! Seriously, I hate to be surprised. Often I will read a synopsis of something before I watch/read it to make sure it’s not going to upset or annoy me. Then it’s more about enjoying the execution of the story 🙂

And… didn’t I just give a review of TD? Not sure what’s left to go in a blog post 😉

By: donkeh

donkeh — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 02:33:55 +0000

I’ve been binging on SOA the last couple weeks, and now I’m on season 4. I like it a lot. It’s the opposite of The Killing because it’s fast-paced. It doesn’t really have any down time. I feel like I should slow down because the show just had its final, 7th season.

By: Akaria Gale

Akaria Gale — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:10:25 +0000

What season are you with SOA? I enjoyed the first two seasons very much, the third dragged a bit. Haven’t started the fourth yet.

By: donkeh

donkeh — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 05:59:34 +0000

But be warned … it is slow and very depressing …

By: donkeh

donkeh — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 05:58:00 +0000

Ha, another vote for TD. I’m not surprised, as it is widely acclaimed. I will definitely check it out someday. Too many shows in the queue, not enough time. *sighs*

Sounds to me that someone should guest blog and write a full review about TD. Um, maybe someone cute, fluffy, and likes to hop (hint, hint) …

I usually have subtitles on everything because I suck at listening, but it’s a mixed blessing – I find myself so focused on reading that I’m missing all the visuals.

Aren’t you afraid of spoilers if you look at the synopsis?

By: Bunneh

Bunneh — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 01:55:13 +0000

I loved True Detective, but I couldn’t get into The Killing. I just found it depressing, dull and slow. I think I only watched one or two episodes, so maybe it got better, but it just didn’t hook me. TD, on the other hand, made me sit up and pay attention from the first scene. It wasn’t an easy watch, as I had to have subtitles on for the mumbled, heavily accented dialogue, and the episode synopsis open in wikipedia to keep up with the complicated narrative structure, but the performances were mesmerising, and the mystery itself was gripping. I’m looking forward to season 2, but I will miss the fantastic pairing of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

Sorry, bit of a TD derail there. But basically… yeah 🙂

By: SL Huang (aka MathPencil)

SL Huang (aka MathPencil) — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:55:41 +0000

Well, I LOVE police procedurals, so I’m going to have to check this one out!

By: alex wu

alex wu — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:13:40 +0000

Heh. The Seattle in the show actually doesn’t rain much, but it is very gray. I kept waiting for at least one sunny scene, but I don’t think I saw one. The whole time I was watching it I kept thinking to myself that you would probably have something to say about the look of the setting.

I heard that True Detective is good, but now I’m waist deep in Sons of Anarchy.

By: alex wu

alex wu — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:00:41 +0000

Thanks for chiming in, Akaria. Not too many people have seen the show, so I don’t really have many folks to talk to (which I’m dying to do). And yeah, the show is more about the characters than the plot, I agree.

I actually wrote another post about seasons 3 & 4, but I’m still letting my thoughts stew on that so I haven’t put it up on the blog yet. I will say this for now: season 3 is the weakest. If you ever see season 4 (only 6 epis), I’d love to hear your take on the ending, which seems to be polarizing.