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Post by Brady Brown on Jan 6, 2018 12:30:01 GMT -6
REVIEW: "Super Time" This episode was so damn intense, which it obviously needed to be when the storyline involves a bomb. But it very much came down to the pace, the brilliant plot twist that came in towards the end, and the guidance from Cloranda who was orchestrating the whole thing — all of that together, and you delivered another intense episode of 'The Super Teens.' We're gearing up for the two part season finale! Cloranda is definitely back with a vengeance and new game plan. She's done messing around. I'm so happy you like her though. I think it'd be worse if you didn't want more of the villain haha. Her relationship with Dr. Rivers is something that's going to be quite strained in the finale, and you'll actually get to see how the two met, and where they go once she reveals her final plan. The riddles were soooooooooo hard to come up with haha. I'm glad you liked the twist so much. I always knew I wanted to make the triplets the bomb, but coming up with the clues that lead Janice to that revelation was really challenging. I'm glad that, despite you almost guessing it with the second riddle, you were still shocked once the plot twist was revealed at the end. It makes me happy it was so unpredictable to you. Hopefully future twists on the show will be able to hold that level of unpredictability. Haha "I'm a 16 year old girl..." lol but no I think the triplets were forced into this world of superheroes at such a young age, that I really wanted to highlight what it would be like for them to believe they were about to die and not be able to save the people they cared about. I'm really glad this show can still hold you with the emotional beats, and they haven't seemed forced so far. I'm happy you're still enjoying this. It really comes to a head in the finale, for both Lucy/Fred and Ashlock. Hopefully you like where both of these storylines go Yay! This scene was so much fun. Both women want something so bad and they're going to do whatever they can to get it. That's the drama I find most compelling, and this scene definitely was a symbol of that. Yay! I'm glad Heather has warmed up to you. I'm glad she finally was able to be incorporated clearly, and her objectives and purpose were a lot more fleshed out. I wanted a middle party between the two that had no prior interactions and biases towards either group, and that's where Heather came in. Hopefully you enjoy her in the finale. Thanks again, Jack! Hope you love the finale as much as you've loved the season! It's pretty wild!
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Post by Brady Brown on Jan 6, 2018 12:12:38 GMT -6
REVIEW: "Super Ice" So I got one more episode in tonight. This episode reminded me so much of the earlier episodes of the season, where the main story put Clark, Janice and Sara at the forefront, focused on them as teenagers, and had some humour / lighthearted vibes threaded throughout. Things have gotten so intense since the mid-season finale that it was really refreshing to come into this one and see that lighter tone. Although, based on how it ended, and where things have been headed, I'm seriously amped up for these last three episodes and I'm totally here for all the action, and shocking twists and turns that are bound to come. I definitely wanted to get back to the lightness of the earlier episodes with this, especially since the past two were very dark. I love incorporating humor into this, because I really enjoy mixing genres and making everything more and more realistic. I loved writing Chill. She's really the first character to come in with an outside influence from Bright Day, and also the first one who isn't evil. I think she had a lot to figure out on her own when she got powers, and didn't have that support system like the triplets did, so I was very eager to bring a character in like that. She's also just a ton of fun to write. You'll definitely see her pop up again very soon Cloranda wasn't about to go down that easy! She's got a ton of more fight left in her I honestly don't really remember this, so I can't properly explain my reasoning for it. Like I said previously, I struggled to incorporate Heather into the show organically, so that's probably were this problem stemmed from. Hopefully she feels a lot more established and cohesive in the rest of the season. This is something I really wanted to get out of the way. For example, in Smallville, the way we were forced to wait seasons until a character started questioning why Clark was so secretive was very frustrating to me, so I wanted to get all of this drama brought up as soon as I could, because I think it's more realistic that way. This is something that's going to continue for the next few episodes, so I hope you like what the outcome is I often times forget that Debbie has a literal job that she must go to haha, so I try to bring that back up anyway I can. I always want to try and keep this show fresh with character's having storylines that branch outside of the triplets. I'm glad you really liked that focus! Ashlock was always meant to be the dark horse of the season. I wanted to slowly incorporate her more to mirror her getting closer and closer to the Knox family secret. It's going to be something she desperately is trying to uncover in the next few eps, and is something that's going to bring some drama between her and other characters, as usual. All in all, another really great episode. I appreciated the lighter tone, and the slow-build of the bigger picture. Chill was a perfect addition to the show's mythology of characters and I hope to see her come back. Three episodes to go!! [/quote] Thanks again for the review, Jack! I'm loving them!
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Post by Brady Brown on Jan 6, 2018 12:01:42 GMT -6
REVIEW: "Super Escape" This episode felt like a mid/season finale in it's own right — it was so big, it tackled so many plot points set up in previous episodes, it brought all the characters together in a way we hadn't seen before, and it was so damn action packed. I absolutely loved how big this episode felt, and how balanced it was in keeping everyone involved. There was a point when the main conflict appeared to have wrapped up, only for it to recharge, and another threat to thread back in and cause some chaos, which made this a total page-turner from start to finish. I think there's a real thrill involved when you have an episode that's not a finale in any sort of way but still manages to up the stakes as if it is one, so thats' definitely what I was trying to do here, and I'm glad it came across that way. I'm really happy you loved this episode as much as you did I think it was really important for Elise to be isolated for this episode, and the come into contact with Debbie. Debbie is the only one who even has a slight feeling of what Elise has been through, so I wanted to put them together and slowly unravel the secrets and see how it affected both characters. I think Debbie is someone who will always try to understand and find good in the people she cares about. I'm really happy you liked this part of the episode so much. Sometimes it gets really hard for me to remember that the triplets are teenagers and will occasionally act very sudden and brash, but I always want to keep a mature aspect about them, something they've gained ever since Bright Day. Secrets are a very big part of this first season, and I wanted to get all sides of it, because there's never one right person and one wrong person. I think it's important to showcase that. Like I said in the last reply, that's a fair point. I think these two episodes were really focused on establishing Chosen and the after effects of it, and it didn't really involve the triplets. The episodes for the rest of the season definitely have a larger focus on the Knox's. Heather is a character I really struggled with. I had a plan to introduce her for a while, and it was honestly just trying to find a good place to do it. Her purpose (as you've already seen) becomes clearer in the next couple of episodes, but she was definitely someone I struggled placing into this world. I love writing Debbie. The fact that you compared her to Laurel is honestly the biggest compliment, thank you I remember it being so hard for me to connect all of these plots and make them all somehow end up to the Uucsio office, haha! I really appreciate your compliments on the action. It's something I find myself getting very anxious about with each episode, so all of these comments have really helped me. I'm glad you really liked those aspects you pointed out, too; maybe it's some foreshadowing? dun dun DUN. Yes, Rivers is shady. He's a really interesting character, because he's not inherently evil, just caught up with someone who was bad, so writing his struggle with that and being friends with Ashlock was really fun. I love coming up with new villains, because I'm definitely trying to make a little Rogues Gallery of my own, so if you come across a villain you like, they'll more than likely pop up again somewhere down the line! Thanks so much for the review, Jack! I'm so happy you're loving this show so much! Makes me so happy! LOVED writing this
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Post by Brady Brown on Jan 1, 2018 19:42:56 GMT -6
EXCLUSIVE: BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH 2018'S FIRST PICKUP! TheVPN is bringing in the New Year right with its first pickup of 2018! "Nightfall," created by Brian Melanson, is a one-hour supernatural drama that focuses on the dynamic vampires, vampire hunters, and what happens when two of them develop a relationship forbidden by fate. The series follows Phoebe Reynolds, a 17 year old Vampire, who returns to her hometown to start her life over. While there she meets Clark Adams, a descendant of her first love from centuries ago. As she begins to know Clark, they both soon discover Blackridge is not what it used to be. With mysterious murders and secrets from the past coming back to haunt them, they find that Blackridge is caught up in a long running supernatural war that is no where close to ending. Below is the official synopsis: "What if the night was alive? What if every legend of things that goes bump in the night is real? What if you were one of many to stop them all? What if you found yourself caught in the middle of a supernatural war that has been brewing since the dawn of man? For some of the citizens of Blackridge, New York… this is their fate.
Phoebe Reynolds has been a vampire since 1776. She has lived through all of the greatest moments in American History. But now she wants to settle down and live a normal life. She returns back to the town where she used to call home and enrolls in High School. There she meets two amazing people and one mysterious boy, Clark Adams. She finds herself drawn to him and finds herself falling for him. But when Phoebe and Sarah realize that history is repeating itself in Blackridge, they are caught up in the Supernatural War they thought was over."
When asked about the pickup, series creator Brian Melanson had this to say, “Nightfall was an idea I had for years. I wanted Nightfall to be inspired by the tropes of well known supernatural series such as Buffy, The Vampire Diaries, Angel, etc. I toyed with it for years, trying to find the right story to tell, and I think I finally found it. A love story and a dark force. It’s exciting to be finally able to tell this story and bring readers on this journey.” And he went on to say this about what to expect from the series' first season, "What to expect from Nightfall is a lot of moments where you feel for the characters. Where they experience love, loss, pain, friendship, family — all of it in a span of a season. There’s a lot of twists and turns and it opens up a huge story that will drive the series for a long time. It’s all about getting there and I’m excited about taking the journey. Out of everything I created, this is something I’m the most proud of.” NIGHTFALL is set to air sometime early this year, and will have a 10 episode first season. Watch out for more updates on the series coming soon!
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Post by Brady Brown on Jan 1, 2018 17:09:07 GMT -6
Ahh! Happy birthday, Darrin!!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 30, 2017 17:23:10 GMT -6
REVIEW: 4.05 "Debt"This was another really strong episode of "Watchtower"! It had a great pace that kept going until the very end, and, as this season has been providing, it had a ton of great character beats that really elevated the high-stakes plot. I've been loving how, in my opinion, this season has been so character driven. It might just be how I'm reading the episodes, but I don't think a season of "Watchtower" has been this focused on crafting its characters inner and outer lives, as well as their relationships with others in the first handful of episodes. That being said, I'm hooked in for every story that's building, and I couldn't be more stoked. I need to talk about Chloe and Oliver. As you know, I'm a huge fan of their romantic relationship (and apparently the last one who wants them endgame around here??), but I loved how this episode really stripped it down and made them work as partners, almost strangers in fact. The tension was ridiculously thick between them, and it made the drama stand out that much more. Their banter was a great addition, and the lines really spoke to what these two were feeling, and how confused and lost they both were. The kiss might have been a little drastic, but I think with the confrontation Chloe was receiving from Ollie, it still worked. All in all, I'm stoked to see where this takes them moving forward, and how Oliver reacts to the news of his past life with Chloe. A small addition I really liked was the scene between Helena and Dinah. I can't remember the last time they were heavily involved in an episode together, but this gave way to a really nice moment. Huntress and Black Canary have an iconic relationship, so I'm glad you're able to highlight comic book aspects like that whenever you can. At first I wasn't a fan of Dinah's throwaway seizure, but I think what it did for Helena, her character, her psyche, and her storyline moving forward, was another great addition. We also got a glimpse of Helena starting a new relationship with Katherine moving forward, and I'm eagerly anticipating what that's going to do for her, and if it's going to allow her to accept the help she desperately needs. My only real gripe with this episode was the Dinah/Oliver scene at the end. To me, it sort of came out of nowhere? Like, I needed another scene where Dinah decides to leave Gotham. I don't think Oliver working a mission with Chloe (if that's even the reasoning) was justifiable enough for her to make such a shocking move and end her relationship with Oliver. So that scene just came off very forced and dramatic for me. Back to Katherine, I was so happy with her and Bruce in this episode. Batwoman and Batman have an incredible dynamic, and I'm so thrilled that you started them off as equals. I would have hated her being pushed down to be his sidekick, so I'm over the moon about the scene where they labeled themselves as equals. They compliment one another so well, and I'm glad it's gotten such a nice focus in the past two episodes. I'm hoping we see more of them soon! Overall, another great episode. I'm really loving this season. The character beats are out of this world good, and I can't wait to see how they develop over the course of the season!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 30, 2017 10:49:03 GMT -6
This is the start of a really interesting pitch. I love anything and everything superheroes, so I'm already hooked. That being said, I'm looking forward to this being fleshed out and expanded upon, because I've got some questions: What are their powers? What is this hero academy? Why are these four the ones who need to replace their parents? I'm sure you've got all of these ideas brewing, so I can't wait to see how this develops!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 30, 2017 10:46:28 GMT -6
REVIEW: 1.05 "Noise" & 1.06 "Loyalty"I'm just going to combine these two episodes into a mini review, because I ended up reading them back to back and wanted to give me thoughts out ASAP! I think the ideas for the cases you have are actually really interesting (someone who uses sound as a weapon), so I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got coming up for the remainder of the season and into the next one. Also, when the cast of characters are interacting to try and solve the case, it's another really strong aspect of the show that remind me of what I look forward to and love in my favorite cop dramas. That being said, I think for these two episodes, it was something that I wasn't getting enough of. I think there was a lot of things happening off-screen that were being told to us, and we were just kind of thrown into the mix without even knowing what was going on. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't remember anything being hinted at that Wally had a gambling problem (and if there was, then I think there should have been part of that in this episode) because he seemed incredibly out of character here, especially when Danny was trying to console him. It really came across as rude and made me not root for Wally in whatever was going down with him. Another suggestion I have is to actually show the SCU figuring out these clues, examine evidence, and show us their reactions and their process to learning about certain things, because a lot of times in the episode a member would just show up and explain everything that they found out off screen. Which leads me to another suggestion - show, don't tell. It's a really hard thing, but there was so much exposition in these two episodes that it became overbearing. I know this is an episode you wrote years ago, so I don't know if it still applies to current ones, but let the audience figure out/infer things on their own. It's much more interesting that way. Say your dialogue out loud and see if it's something you ro a person you're talking to would say. Like I said above, the cases themselves were actually really intruiging. I liked that we got a tie in to Kitty's past in 1.06, and it added some great depth and drama to her character. I hope that continues for the other members of the SCU. I'm also a fan of the over-arching story of starlight. I always like it when things carry over into episodes, even if it's just small, it really adds to the world of the show. Finally, something I really liked was the focus we get on the outside lives of the squad members. I know I mentioned not being a fan of how Wally's gambling was executed, but it still added something to his character that I can appreciate. I hope that's something that finds a really cool balance in the future: lives in and out of the precinct. I hope my suggestions can help moving forward (and if this is something you've already applied to your current writing, then great!) and I look forward to finishing off season 1 soon!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 29, 2017 22:30:44 GMT -6
REVIEW: "Super Past" Just finished reading this episode, and I'm just going to jump straight into things — I absolutely loved Elise Uucsio's backstory. The conclusion of the mid-season finale definitely set something interesting up with her, and this was just the pay off it needed. And before I get into the crux of it all, I just wanted to say that the way you've planted the seeds early on (with the "Super Mom" episode) and how it's squirmed its way into a really compelling story by this episode, was pretty impressive and hit all the right marks. It also enhanced a lot of the emotion, and elevated the climax of the episode which came at the point in the story when Elise told her "origin" to Janice, Clark and Sara. It blew up in a really nice way that wouldn't have worked had there not been some connection in past episodes. I'm so happy this episode really solidified Elise as a favorite for you. Moving forward, a lot of her actions/motivations are going to be a lot clearer, and with her background, it's going to offer a lot of, in my opinion, cool and interesting twists to the story. I will say that Chosen definitely isn't done, and it's going to be a threat that will resurface eventually. I just won't say when. Like I said, Chosen is definitely something I want to revisit soon. It has a ton of information about how it operates and backstory that I think it'd be stupid not to dive into it. Chosen was a foil to expand upon Elise, someone I really wanted to expand upon, because it's something that directly impacts her, her husband, and her sister, so that's how I felt that it added the most drama and story. Yay! Hopefully that tension continues in the rest of the episodes That's fair. There's always going to be episodes that don't solely focus on the triplets, because while this definitely is their story, I think their lives and Bright Day affect a lot of people around them, and so I always make it a point to try and give other characters a large focus. I really love mixing different genres and tones, so there will be a lot more darker episodes (like this one) and ones that are heavily reliant on comedy (Super Drunk), so I guess I would say just expect that in the future. Not to discredit your criticism, because I think it's valid, but just a head up moving forward. This is something I always try to do, and hopefully it'll continue to be that way without large info dump I always thought it was pretty natural for the powers of the triplets, especially with how much they've been using them, to develop further. I'm glad you're really excited about that! I don't want to give anything away, but it's definitely something that they will have to deal with for the remainder of the season, and I hope you enjoy the turnout whatever that may be YOU KNOW NOTHING! I'm really glad you enjoyed this episode so much! Hopefully the momentum keeps up, and things balance out, and you just have a blast with the rest of the season
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 26, 2017 22:57:34 GMT -6
UPDATE: Official description posted for 2.13 "Super Elixir," as well as mini spoilers posted for episodes 14-16, all on the first page of the Spoilers Thread!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 25, 2017 10:02:11 GMT -6
Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating (or have already celebrated) and Happy Holidays! Hope you all have a wonderful time with friends, family, or whoever you're spending this time with.
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 23, 2017 11:07:42 GMT -6
REVIEW: 4.04 "Batwoman"This was another strong installment in Watchtower's fourth season. It had a theme of partnerships beginning to form, and I thought it was a really good through-line to have so that all of these new duos can be properly established and flourish from here on out. The main focuses were on the Bats and Chloe/Summer, but by the end of the episode we also saw a partnership blossom between Gotham and ARGUS, which is equally as exciting. One of my favorite comic characters is Kate Kane aka Batwoman, so I was eagerly excited to see an episode titled on and focused around her. I definitely expected this episode to show flashbacks of Katherine that propelled her into becoming a vigilante, but in no way was I disappointed in what we got from her. In fact, I really, really enjoyed it. You managed to capture her headstrong, blunt nature and contrast it with the caring, lovingness she shows for her father. I love seeing her partnership with Batman/Bruce begin to form, and I hope that's a real driving force for her this season. I think they balance one another extremely well in the comics (especially the Rebirth "Detective Comics"), so I'm curious to find out if we'll see them in a lot more scenes as the season progresses. Either way, I loved what you gave Katherine in this episode, and I hope she gets the spotlight a lot more. Another partnership we saw form was between Chloe and Summer. Summer was a nice bubbly, quirky addition to the cast, and I think she balances Chloe's toughness out really well. I'm interested in what Chloe will be able to teach Summer in the field of reporting, but I also have a feeling Summer can teach Chloe a thing or two, so I'm interested to see where this goes. I think it's fascinating that they're acting as sort of pro-vigilante rebels in a now anti-vigilante paper. I'm also incredibly intrigued that Maxwell Lord is so ingrained in the lives of the heroes. It'll be cool to see where the Chloe/Summer/Maxwell dynamic goes moving forward. Speaking of Maxwell, we saw his weakness (sonic noises? not incredibly clear, unless it's going to be fully revealed moving forward) and that's a really bold move to show only four episodes in. Makes me think things are going to get incredibly tense very soon. Helena also had a nice role in this episode. I hope we don't see this negative connotation she has on asking for help/therapy for much longer. I understand that's a character trait, but it can be quite a damaging one if it lasts for a long time, and I'm just personally tired of the trope. That's not a negative on writing, just a personal choice. Anyway, she was great; it was nice to see her still struggling with her past choices, and hopefully she can find something that will allow her to slowly move past it, whether it be opening up to a therapist or someone she knows personally. My only main issue was the disconnect of Lana's story. If I remember correctly, she had one scene early on and then didn't show up until the end again with Steve. It just seemed disconnected. Regardless, I liked what we saw of her and Steve, and I'm excited to see where they go from here. The final "partnership" we saw, in my opinion, was between Vicki and Bruce, and in doing so we saw the final nail in the partnership between Bruce and Gordon. I know they've worked together before, but this episode really solidified a Vicki/Bruce bond moving forward in my eyes, whether that be romantic or platonic (even though it seems to be romantic). Again, I'm excited to see where it goes moving forward. Overall, another strong episode for the season. Excited to see where we go from here!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 22, 2017 21:02:39 GMT -6
REVIEW: "Into the Darkness"
So, Nightfall definitely had a lot of tropes and stereotypes it needed to shy away from, especially because of shows like The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, even sometimes Buffy, and I think it managed to honor some of those cliches in a really clever way; however, it definitely did succumb to some of them. I think that the pilot did everything it needed to do, though, it terms of setting up characters, relationships, and plot points to propel the season forward. That being said, I thought "Into the Darkness" was a fun, briskly paced, and just unique enough to differentiate itself among the myriad of vampire fiction in media today.
I'll start off with talking about our protagonist—Phoebe. She works, and is probably the strongest character in the pilot. Her characteristics are distinct; she's strong, and she's got a great willpower driving her forward. My favorite scenes were definitely the ones where she was fighting her bloodlust. Without even knowing what kind of character she is, it showed us that she was having an internal conflict that, while not (hopefully) blood related, most can relate to. I also like that we're seeing her vampire perspective rather than the main character being an outsider trying to understand this world. She also had a great relationship with Sarah, and I think it's an interesting dynamic to be played; her not being her actual aunt but her former governess was a nice twist, and definitely stemmed away from a similarity of TVD.
Clark also worked pretty well as the male lead. His character is a bit more cliched than Phoebe's (brooding teenage boy with a troubled past and no parents), but he was likable and had good distinctions. He's very caring but also protective of himself, and I think those are some great qualities to run with in terms of fleshing him out. As far as his relationship with Phoebe goes, I think it's being rushed. I know you wrote several times in the episode that "it's just a friendship right now" but that's not something we can visualize. Seeing Phoebe and Clark holding hands and resting on to one another doesn't read as what it was written as, so my suggestion would be to write things we can visualize. It worked when you had things like "she's thinking about blah blah," or "she's fighting this and this" because those are tactics that can be played. Anyway, I think, considering they've known each other for (correct me if I'm wrong) a day, their dynamic seemed forced. I absolutely loved their scenes at the party and at the end of the episode, and I think the romance-y-stuff-masquerading-as-friends-stuff could have been cut. I think it's much more interesting for them to start strictly as friends, and to see a friendship build rather than have them already best buddies by the episodes end and seeing a romance grow. Speaking of which, watch the Romeo & Juliet stuff. It's an interesting parallel you're trying to make, but it started to become in your face and over the top, so more subtly would make it stronger.
As far as the other characters, they were fine. No one really stood out except for Courtney, who had the strongest personality of the bunch. I have a gripe with how Mal, Bradley, and Vanessa were portrayed, though. I think this whole "love triangle" thing came off very cliche and forced, and I don't understand why Bradley was portrayed as someone we should be rooting for when, at least the way I interpreted as, he was pulling along and manipulating both Mal and Vanessa, who are some reason mad at each other and still want to be with Bradley? I didn't like it at all. I understand Vanessa is the bitchy character and Mal is the weirdo but that doesn't mean they have to automatically be at each other's throats. As I mentioned before, when the pilot went against cliches, it worked really well (ie. Clark and Phoebe's first touch). It would have been much more interesting to see Mal and Vanessa work through the fact that Bradley treated them both horribly as opposed to them both finding comfort in him.
My main issues in the pilot comes from the dialogue. A lot of it is flooded with exposition. It's always a balance of show-don't-tell. We can figure out that Bradley did something shitty to both Vanessa and Mal without them screaming "you cheated on me!" to him in every scene. Anything that feels like it's explaining something to the audience is what I'm referring to. I think actually saying your dialogue and figuring out if someone you were talking to would actually say that is something that's helped me a lot. Some of the dialogue was also incredibly over-dramatic, specifically the Mal/Bradley/Vanessa stuff. It's just really over the top, and it's hard to imagine teenagers talking like this. I think it works well with Phoebe considering she's over 200 years old, but it doesn't work for the mortals.
Issues aside, this was a pretty solid pilot. It had a couple of good twists thrown in there, and Phoebe is a really strong lead character. I think re-examining some of the dialogue and relationship drama would really improve this episode and episodes moving forward. Let the audience try and figure some things out without it being spelled out to us, because it's 100% more interesting that way. But yeah, nice first start, and it left me wanting to know what was going to happen next, which is exactly what a pilot is supposed to do.
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 20, 2017 16:41:22 GMT -6
REVIEW: 4.03 "Damaged"This review is going to be very short because ya boy forgot to finish this ep and only read half of it months ago. So bare with me. I really loved the focus on Helena and her being forced to come to terms with her mental state and how she's been feeling since Lisa's death. It was a great way to tie that into her relationship with Chloe as well, which has been building into a great friendship since season one. Another great focus was on Vicki and Kahn's relationship. I'm sad to see Kahn go, but I think it's a definite human reaction to want to leave the city when a man makes you slice your own stomach open. Those ladies had some great scenes together, and the cliffhanger with Batwoman has me very excited for the next episode. Finally, Lana and Oliver reconnected and I hope to see more of this friendship develops, especially since he's currently the only one that knows she's dying. I wonder if that's a secret the two will keep. We shall find out! Overall, great ep, and I'm pumped for more
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 20, 2017 14:54:29 GMT -6
"Super Reveal" Review Duuude. This was one of the most intense episodes of a virtual series I've ever read and it was so perfectly crafted to build the suspense. I was genuinely stressing about how things were going to end. Thanks so much for the review, Jack! Was even better reading your thoughts liv as your read Yay! I never wanted the main reveal to be about it being about someone we had already been introduced to, but rather what this killer actually is. I think the information that Cloranda was giving was way more important than going for a shocking reveal of who might be terrorizing the city, so I'm glad you agreed! I'm not 100% sure what exactly was revealed about her and where she's from in this ep (it's been so long omg) so I don't want to spoil anything in regards to that. I won't say whether she's truly dead or not, but the Knox's and co. definitely have some more threats looming around them, and they'll be figuring out how to handle them in the next couple of eps. I almost love writing the human drama aspect of the show just as much as I do the superhero one. I think it's important to have a show like this balanced with real life themes and issues, and that's something I definitely still try to do to this day. It's hard to remember that the triplets are literally only 17 years old and were thrust into this life and crime fighting and having to deal with everyday teenage angst. So I'm glad you appreciated that part of the episode—there's definitely a lot more to come. And everything Cloranda did was intentional I looooove writing Debbie. I was pretty much raised by a single mother, so showing how strong Debbie is as a single parent is something I try to highlight as much as I can. She doesn't have superpowers but she's just as strong as those who do. She and Det. Ashlock are definitely going to clash again in this season, so look out for that! 1.08 "Super Past" deals a lot with that cliffhanger and how it ties back into Mrs. Uucsio and how it relates to Debbie! Yay! I love writing conflict that's not black and white. From her perspective, she's just trying to find the truth, because that's what she does and it's who she is. I think Bright Day has changed how a lot of people view the law/justice, so Ashlock is definitely trying to find some answers in the craziness. Lots more of her to come! I'm always so nervous about the action sequences! So I'm glad you liked this one. It was a lot to write. I love how TV shows cut back and forth between the action and the people on the sides not knowing what's happening, or have an equal amount of tension building, so that's what I was trying to capture here, so yay! Plenty of more action to come Thanks again, Jack! I'm so happy you loved this as much as you did. Can't wait to see your thoughts on the rest of the episodes!
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 19, 2017 20:44:40 GMT -6
Janice: 16 mins Clark: 15 mins Sara: 16 mins Debbie: 15 mins Dr. Uucsio: 2 mins Mrs. Uucsio: 1 min Jane Doe: 5 mins Fred: 8 mins Lucy: 12 min Shela: 0 mins Ryan: 0 mins Det. Ashlock: 2 min
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 19, 2017 20:38:27 GMT -6
Airdate: December 19th, 2017 Guest Star(s): Michael Fassbender, Evan Rachel Wood, Chloe Bennet, Ashley Benson, Daniel Sharman, Alexander Ludwig, and Teresa Palmer The VPN's Official Description: FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT - To get back on Alexander’s (guest star Michael Fassbender) good graces, Holt (guest star Daniel Sharman) and Ellie (guest star Ashley Benson) plan an attack on Upsville High. Grounded by their mother, the Knox triplets (Robertson, Lerman, and Grimes) call on Chill (guest star Evan Rachel Wood) and Sasha (guest star Chloe Bennet) for help. Meanwhile, Debbie (Loughlin) turns to Jane (Judd) for advice as she begins to feel anxious about her children’s heroic activities, while Lucy (Mulligan) and Fred (O’Brien) revisit SANO’s cure. Jon Hamm, Nicole Kidman, and Cassidy Freeman also star. Link: TST - 2.12Written by: Brady Brown
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Post by Brady Brown on Dec 16, 2017 23:08:05 GMT -6
Janice: 11 mins Clark: 14 mins Sara: 11 mins Debbie: 7 mins Dr. Uucsio: 9 mins Mrs. Uucsio: 4 mins Jane Doe: 6 mins Fred: 4 mins Lucy: 2 min Shela: 0 mins Ryan: 4 mins Det. Ashlock: 9 mins
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