"Should have let your head explode when I had the chance."

[llywela]

It's only taken about three weeks, in fits and starts here and there, but I've got another Dark Angel episode recap together. This is for 2.06 Two, skipping 2.05 Boo, because I hate it. However, in the interests of continuity, I have done a mini-recap of the bits of Boo that really happen - i.e. all the scenes that aren't ludicrous dream sequence! Links are below.

Boo


"For every one you let out that's dangerous, you gave a hundred others the chance to have a real life."

Comments

[littlepunkryo.livejournal.com]

OMG! OMG!! YAY!!! I wasn't expecting one of these 'til the summer!!

*runs off to read/devour/memorize*

[littlepunkryo.livejournal.com]

This ep actually has one of my favorite scenes - the scene in the museum with the baseball. It's pure ALEC, and I love it. But Max...really wrecks this series for me. It was either the writing or the actress - she came across as really flat and immature and not really fit to be leader of the transgenics.

As you can see from my icon, I'm a Max/Alec shipper - as long as I get the right writer. But the only reason I watched S2 was BECAUSE of JA's portrayal of Alec. He really did a spectacular job.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Nah, no waiting till the summer - I wouldn't keep myself waiting that long! But they'll be intermittent now. I want to focus on SN while it's airing to see if I can keep up the pace I managed last season and recap each episode before the next one airs so all my reactions, suppositions and predictions are free from any hindsight. I'll still get my DA fixes in there, though. This one took about three weeks to put together, in bits and pieces here and there - the reason the editing process is so important, so no one can see the joins!

Two has some fantastic individual scenes, but there's something off about it as a whole. It doesn't sit quite right. But it has Alec being his Alecy best, so it's all good. I find I like Max a lot more each time I watch the show, though - I never enjoyed her at all first time around. The acting doesn't bother me - she's meant to be quite immature, and the flat delivery works because Max represses so much. I love the forward development of her relationship with Alec.

Alec, Joshua and Original Cindy are what really make the show for me, though. I've never really been a shipper on any show - I just really enjoy seeing all the many varied character dynamics and interactions.