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Thank the heavens it's over.... but
The series was good enough albeit very confusing with the erratic jumping in and out of the time lines. Though some acts felt circulatory rather than progression. The length did nothing to enhance the story as some of the actors needed an early exit. Mainly, Ken. The father, proving to be the biggest moron, as he kept relying on the village idiot. The erratic pointless behaviors of others would see me using the 2X just to get through it. I like the premise of the plot but it lacked conviction. The hair brain plans, and gratuitous performances left the script badly wanting direction and weight. This leads to the elephant in the room.
The elephant: Fort and Peat. The sex.
The director knows their strengths. They look good together. They blend well in most of their responses to each other, verbally and physically. What he can't erase is the obvious. Their acting.
Fort has grown a little. Peat has not. What I would like to see is Fort have more presence on screen rather than relying on his gorgeousness. Let’s be real, he is. Sometimes his movements say I'm waiting on the next line to react. There is a bit of a pause in the fluidity. The body was made for suits but the smile can only go so far.
Peat is still in the bedroom in college in LITA. His mannerisms bring nothing new. He plays broken characters as if that’s all he knows without adding layers or nuances. Ep 9 when speaking to the doctor emphasized this. He is childlike in most.
The sex. Too practiced. Too rehearsed. Always too important to their scripts that beg for better telling. Are they bad? No. This should be an evolution not an insertion to keep viewers.
The ending did not have the effect on me as was expected. Between eyes rolls and a heavy dose of laughter at the declaration scene, I didn’t like it much. Vier closing his eyes, waiting on the final moment just sent me over. Though it is here Peat actually showed the right restraint. Vier forgiving in the name of love, unbelievable. He carved his forehead in his insanity. But hey, if Vier can forgive, we have to also. Just make sure he's on some kind of meds.
It's watchable, take with a large grain of salt and lower expectation.
The elephant: Fort and Peat. The sex.
The director knows their strengths. They look good together. They blend well in most of their responses to each other, verbally and physically. What he can't erase is the obvious. Their acting.
Fort has grown a little. Peat has not. What I would like to see is Fort have more presence on screen rather than relying on his gorgeousness. Let’s be real, he is. Sometimes his movements say I'm waiting on the next line to react. There is a bit of a pause in the fluidity. The body was made for suits but the smile can only go so far.
Peat is still in the bedroom in college in LITA. His mannerisms bring nothing new. He plays broken characters as if that’s all he knows without adding layers or nuances. Ep 9 when speaking to the doctor emphasized this. He is childlike in most.
The sex. Too practiced. Too rehearsed. Always too important to their scripts that beg for better telling. Are they bad? No. This should be an evolution not an insertion to keep viewers.
The ending did not have the effect on me as was expected. Between eyes rolls and a heavy dose of laughter at the declaration scene, I didn’t like it much. Vier closing his eyes, waiting on the final moment just sent me over. Though it is here Peat actually showed the right restraint. Vier forgiving in the name of love, unbelievable. He carved his forehead in his insanity. But hey, if Vier can forgive, we have to also. Just make sure he's on some kind of meds.
It's watchable, take with a large grain of salt and lower expectation.
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