The death of Joe Carroll on
last week’s THE FOLLOWING may be the death knell for the series, assuming
Carroll is really dead, as it is very close to cancellation already but that
was the best death scene in a TV show I've ever seen (even better than Gus
Fring's) and the best execution scene in a TV show (granted, a limited
category). The episode as a whole was one of the show's best. If the intent of
those running the show is to keep Joe Carroll alive in Ryan Hardy's mind
tormenting him and perhaps twisting him into someone evil (which they've done a
bit even before his execution) well that would be awesome, far darker than
almost anything I've seen on TV before.... RIP Joe Carroll - great TV villain,
More Joker than Hannibal Lecter, fab, fun, scary performance throughout by
James Purefoy.
A bit late to the party I
know but the last few weeks I’ve started watching and enjoying the TV shows
ORPHAN BLACK and THE AMERICANS. BLACK is a clever statement on women’s bodies
and who controls them couched in exciting action sci-fi plotlines about cloning.
Tatiana Maslaney who plays all the different cloned versions of herself is
great. I especially like Helena the psycho Ukrainian assassin clone....THE
AMERICANS is even better. Not a political show (I actually root for the Russian
spies) more about marriage and trust in a crazy situation. Shades of BREAKING
BAD in the relationship between the Jennings and their FBI neighbor who doesn’t
know he’s chasing them. A lot of the missions they undertake remind me of
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE- Love the crazy disguises....Also the early 80’s setting -
great new wave soundtrack!
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