We are continuing to go our merry way with ‘Reverie’, as it reaches
its’ 8th episode, ‘Despedida’. This time, the AoS’ rip-off is
Melinda May and her complex relationship with children; in the ‘Reverie’-verse
she became Pilar, a woman who had sort of failed to save a group of girls back
in her past, during Chile’s revolution (in 1973), and who has utilized the
titular device to try and fix it – and fix it she does, with Mara’s help. What
next?
…One of ‘Reverie’s’ flaws is not that it is influenced,
cough, by AoS – it is not the first one to do so. ‘Blindspot’ did it, so’s ‘Quantico’
and DC’s LoT, but all of these shows are team-focused, literally speaking. There
is no main character, unlike ‘Arrow’ or ‘Supergirl’ shows, for example, which
do focus primarily on the titular main characters, at least to a point;
everyone actually gets their ten minutes of fame, depending on an episode,
whereas in ‘Reverie’, it was always about Mara, with the rest of the main
characters always being in support roles. Some episodes – such as last week’s
episode 1x07 – did try to change the dynamic, but not really; with just 10
episodes in the first season, the show’s cast and crew did not have too much
room to maneuver, probably. This is not exactly a problem, more of an
inconsistency; yes, from the common-sense-P.O.V., naming a show ‘Mara’ made it
somehow less attractive than naming it ‘Reverie’; yet somehow this is still
mostly a show about Mara, than about anything reverie-related.
Is it a problem? Not really; ‘Reverie’ is still in its’
first season; it might get better, or just change, in the following seasons, or
it might get cancelled altogether, as ‘The Change’ did, (though ‘The Change’
ended after 2 seasons, rather than just one). Unlike ‘C&D’, there are no
news of it being renewed for a S2, and somehow, this is not surprising – for all
of its’ positive features, it just is not very good.
Anything else? ‘Quantico’ is ending after three seasons or
so, sad. Rousey had her shark week special, which was really a personal promo
piece for her badassery – she should probably see a shrink about how to make
herself feel happy rather than harass sharks. She clearly has issues, and
whatever she does, sharks or no sharks, it is not helping. Maybe it is time to
see professional help instead? Who knows…
Facebook took a huge dive in stock, but, apparently, they
had expected it, so they are not down for the count by a long shot. There are
first photos of the actress who will be playing the titular character in Disney’s
live action Kim Possible film, and people are already fighting over it. What a
surprise. Life goes on as it usually does, i.e.
Well, this is it for now; see you all soon.
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