I am SO glad Deputy Tim made it, I don't know why, but he's just grown on me so much those past years, even though he didn't ever have a really big part.
I'm really disappointed the PTSD storyline they intended to give him never materialized.
the season arcs going TOWARDS something instead of just meandering around until they hit a gold creek
Yes, this. The whole "season of Deanmon" thing never felt like it was gaining momentum or heading anywhere specific. It was just kind of there, covering the same ground over and over. There certainly wasn't enough to that arc to justify a whole season of it. Supernatural has always been at its best when it's limited a story arc to half a season before shooting off in a different direction.
I guess Zombie-soap-buddy-cop-comedy isn't for everyone
It wasn't that so much as how Liv would take on the characteristics of anyone whose brain she ate. Don't ask me why I found that so off-putting because I have no idea, but it was a deal-breaker for me.
I felt like I could follow the plot and the set up of the different characters a lot better
I got the plot and the characters just fine, it just felt tone deaf to me. When did Banner become Natasha's One True Boo? There was absolutely no set up for that, and it felt like Whedon only did it to say "ha ha, psych!" to the fandom, which was also what the surprise reveal of Clint's family felt like (even though I loved Clint's family and how Auntie Nat was the only one who knew about them).
Also, when did the Avengers start working together again? Last we saw, they were all doing their own thing, so what were the Avengers doing that was so important that Steve was willing to abandon his search for Bucky?
Also also, when Ultron made his first appearance by crashing Tony's party, he was menacing and creepy as hell, but right after that he started channelling Tony Stark's one-liners. As soon as he started being funny, he stopped being menacing to me. In particular, that one scene where Ultron ripped off a guy's arm for saying Ultron sounded like Tony could have showcased how utterly terrifying it could be to interact with an unstable AI in a very powerful robot body who could literally rip you apart in a fit of pique, but instead of Ultron being terrifying, he had an air of kind of sheepish embarrassment, like he'd just spilled red wine on his date's white dress. There's a time and place for comic relief, especially in the MCU, but it was badly timed and placed throughout this entire movie.
Ugh, I had so many issues with this movie. I'm so happy Joss is passing the torch to the Russo brothers. That's the only thing keeping me going at this point.
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Date: 2015-05-05 01:16 am (UTC)I'm really disappointed the PTSD storyline they intended to give him never materialized.
the season arcs going TOWARDS something instead of just meandering around until they hit a gold creek
Yes, this. The whole "season of Deanmon" thing never felt like it was gaining momentum or heading anywhere specific. It was just kind of there, covering the same ground over and over. There certainly wasn't enough to that arc to justify a whole season of it. Supernatural has always been at its best when it's limited a story arc to half a season before shooting off in a different direction.
I guess Zombie-soap-buddy-cop-comedy isn't for everyone
It wasn't that so much as how Liv would take on the characteristics of anyone whose brain she ate. Don't ask me why I found that so off-putting because I have no idea, but it was a deal-breaker for me.
I felt like I could follow the plot and the set up of the different characters a lot better
I got the plot and the characters just fine, it just felt tone deaf to me. When did Banner become Natasha's One True Boo? There was absolutely no set up for that, and it felt like Whedon only did it to say "ha ha, psych!" to the fandom, which was also what the surprise reveal of Clint's family felt like (even though I loved Clint's family and how Auntie Nat was the only one who knew about them).
Also, when did the Avengers start working together again? Last we saw, they were all doing their own thing, so what were the Avengers doing that was so important that Steve was willing to abandon his search for Bucky?
Also also, when Ultron made his first appearance by crashing Tony's party, he was menacing and creepy as hell, but right after that he started channelling Tony Stark's one-liners. As soon as he started being funny, he stopped being menacing to me. In particular, that one scene where Ultron ripped off a guy's arm for saying Ultron sounded like Tony could have showcased how utterly terrifying it could be to interact with an unstable AI in a very powerful robot body who could literally rip you apart in a fit of pique, but instead of Ultron being terrifying, he had an air of kind of sheepish embarrassment, like he'd just spilled red wine on his date's white dress. There's a time and place for comic relief, especially in the MCU, but it was badly timed and placed throughout this entire movie.
Ugh, I had so many issues with this movie. I'm so happy Joss is passing the torch to the Russo brothers. That's the only thing keeping me going at this point.