All Forms of Art

  The way I see it, Bridgerton is a story about a market of young girls available for men. Their future depends on how well they can attract a male.  The main characters are the Bridgerton family. Daphne reached the age to marry. Her wedding will influence the whole family, including her sisters’ future. Yet, Daphne’s father died, and she depends on her older brother - an arrogant idiot. Well, in his defense, most of the characters are annoying. Appearances are everything and don’t even make me talk about the Duke’s father.  So, what did I hate the most about this show? 1. Predictability The whole thing was predictable. That arrangement between Daphne and Duke? Wasn’t it obvious how it would end?  The Duke is a slightly arrogant fool, with daddy issues, but quite fun nonetheless. Daphne was desperate for attention. So, their falling in love was painfully obvious from the first minute. The happy ending! Yes, they had a baby, and they will now be happily ever after. C...

  A thick mist falls up a town, and something about it isn’t right - good premise. We would expect nothing less than good from a Stephen King’s book. Yet, as we all know, book adaptations can be quite disappointing.  It goes from good to terrible. I loved the plot and, in the beginning, I was very curious and interested - it was almost impossible to stop watching it. Yet, at some point, it started to get on my nerves, and not in the way that a good horror show should. As we got closer to the end of the season, many things stopped making sense. Some characters are simply… not believable. The explanations for whatever was happening were ridiculous and easily refutable. It all took away the feeling of “this could be real”. It killed my interest. Many changes were made to the original novel. Some of them were interesting and made the story better, yet others were… well, nonsense. Cast and production As I said before, the first episodes were good and made us want to keep watching, ...

  I was expecting this season for quite a long time. This was an exciting decade, and it had a great contribution to the show's entertainment dimension. The Iron Lady ’s government, the problems with IRA, Diana getting into the royal family…  It starts with a great tragedy. Once more, you can feel disturbed by the restraint with which the royal family lives their grief.  Prince Charles Charles was a rebel! His character earns new importance in this season, and it doesn’t look good for the Prince of Wales. He looks vicious, rude… His envy and resentment from his wife’s popularity are sickening. Like the Queen says in the last episode, he is a spoiled privileged boy. Besides, since they first met, it was obvious that Diana wasn’t a woman to be in the shadows. Charles keeps ignoring and betraying her, time after time. Yet, when she does the same, she is the one breaking the vows. Every other character seems to think this is normal! Yes, those were different times, but this h...

  After the amazing first season, I binge-watched all the other 6. Here it goes my thoughts about each one of them. Keep in mind that I did the reviews after finishing each season, not knowing what was coming next.  Season 2 The adults are now on Earth, and they are ready to take control. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always seem the best idea. By the way, the production had to find a way of saving Jaha, didn’t they? Mount Weather Naturally, Clarke was right, and all of that was too good to be true. The whole thing was sickening, but hey, they are creative! The reapers thing? Good move. I couldn’t avoid an “oh no!” for Lincoln, but here it is what bothers me the most: 100 years without a solution, and then Clarke happens. What a clever girl! Octavia is a growing character that becomes more and more interesting. She was a bit annoying before but always showed to be strong. She is a fighter!  Different place, different rules The changes in the Ark 's rules were good. Sure, they...