nelsonmuntz
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4 episodes into Season 5, and I am running out of gas. The show feels like it has lost its fastball. My issues with this season:
1) Antagonist is not credible. Does anyone think pretty boy and the English chick will actually win? Anyone?
2) Hacking is the new magic in storytelling. Need to turn the tables quickly in a storyline? Just have someone hack for one side, and voila, the entire plot has changed. I feel the same about hacking as I do about magic in fantasy and time travel in science fiction. It should be used very carefully in telling the story, because using it runs the risk of making everything else in the story irrelevant.
3) Neve Campbell's character is the only sidekick that is credible in their role. Doug and the Seth would not be credible as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary in VEEP, much less a show that wants to be Emmy-bait like House of Cards.
4) The twists have all gotten too ridiculous. This started about 2 seasons ago, but it is really off the rails now.
1) Antagonist is not credible. Does anyone think pretty boy and the English chick will actually win? Anyone?
2) Hacking is the new magic in storytelling. Need to turn the tables quickly in a storyline? Just have someone hack for one side, and voila, the entire plot has changed. I feel the same about hacking as I do about magic in fantasy and time travel in science fiction. It should be used very carefully in telling the story, because using it runs the risk of making everything else in the story irrelevant.
3) Neve Campbell's character is the only sidekick that is credible in their role. Doug and the Seth would not be credible as Chief of Staff and Press Secretary in VEEP, much less a show that wants to be Emmy-bait like House of Cards.
4) The twists have all gotten too ridiculous. This started about 2 seasons ago, but it is really off the rails now.