‘Reverie’ continues to improve. No, it really does. This
week’s episode – ‘Altum Somnum’ – was all about… Kara Lynn Palamas, also known
in S.H.I.E.L.D. as agent 33.
Yes, this is a joke, AoS and ‘Reverie’ are not going to have
a crossover any time soon, but this week’s focus character Ashley/Denise was
based on AoS’ agent 33, with plenty of similarities, if you know where to look.
The differences is that Ashley/Denise was given dignity, redemption, humanity…everything
that Kara/33 was denied as a character on her
show. Not unlike how ‘Blindspot’ handled it, (just in a different way),
earlier, ‘Reverie’ now shows that AoS sucked as a show, including the lack of
respect for the characters; and their script got cut and revised several times…much
more so than the ‘InHumans’ script had, yet because AoS is the supplement show
to the greater MCU, it remains, (and will air its S6 in summer 2019), while the
‘InHumans’ are gone.
…Not that they are really missed; they were not bad, only –
insipid, and also rushed. An 8-episode S1 was not bad, but a 10-episode one would
have probably been better, but we got what we got, and the ‘InHumans’ are
history for now. AoS remains. So’s ‘Blindspot’. And ‘Reverie’?
‘Reverie’ continues to stay low in the numbers, which is
sad. Its’ initial episodes may have started slow and staid, but by now they are
clearly improving; the only real handicap is its’ (incomplete) reliance on AoS’
themes and values, (relatively speaking), to get itself moving along. ‘Blindspot’
already does that, (its’ 3rd season finished earlier this year), but
it certainly is not unpopular either.
Maybe it is the lack of action: no matter how ‘Reverie’
tries, it just is not as action-high as AoS or
‘Blindspot’ are, but a show does not
need a high level of action to be successful, as ‘Time after Time’ showed – it had
plenty of action, but it got cancelled mid-season all the same. That is some
sort of an anti-record; so far, only it and ‘Powerless’ got that treatment, and
‘Powerless’ was notably less coherent and uptight than ‘Time’ had been…
Back to ‘Reverie’? Not really; it is a good show already and
it continues to improve. Will it be enough to win people over? That is another
question, and so far, the prognosis is not good. Nor are the numbers, actually.
Still here is to hoping – if ‘Blindspot’ was able to last for 3 seasons
already, then maybe so can ‘Reverie’…
Well, that is it for now; see you all soon instead!
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