Billy says the c word a lot. And he has father issues, because of course he does. Hughie does something competent. Frenchie and Milk play third-string. Same old, same old. We do get a fair amount of Homelander, Becca, and Ryan. And despite the literally explosive ending, nothing really happens. One step forward, one step back.
The best parts were the guest stars: Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter completes his arc. And John Noble shows up briefly as Billy's father, in a part pretty diverse from his 'Fringe' and 'Sleepy Hollow' roles. (Was playing himself on 'DC Legends' a "role"?) I would have liked to see more of Lamplighter, so a shame about him burning out.
I'm pretty sick of Starr's Homelander by now. Yes, he's very impressive and threatening. And he has, wait for it... father issues. So I get the parallels between him and Billy both having issues with abusive father figures. But this episode just spelled out what was already implied. Bad, bad episode. Show, don't tell.
The production staff's political commentary is rather two-dimensional. "Ooh, Supe terrorists are coming across the border." Hmm, wonder what they're commenting on? Given that Hollywood is racist--they keep telling us that, typically followed by an apology--it seems like the fox doing satire within the hen house. It might help if they had a President or someone, other than relative newcomer Stormfront, giving a face to all the anti-Supe and anti-immigrant) propaganda. At what point does all the commentary become unimaginative, just because most of the shows--superhero and otherwise--are doing it? Methinks they doth protest too much.
I just wish the production staff would get off their duff and do something. We've had a lot of build up to the second season finale next week. And I'm sure something major would happen. But we've had to do a lot of wading through blood (in this episode, literally) to get there.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
The best parts were the guest stars: Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter completes his arc. And John Noble shows up briefly as Billy's father, in a part pretty diverse from his 'Fringe' and 'Sleepy Hollow' roles. (Was playing himself on 'DC Legends' a "role"?) I would have liked to see more of Lamplighter, so a shame about him burning out.
I'm pretty sick of Starr's Homelander by now. Yes, he's very impressive and threatening. And he has, wait for it... father issues. So I get the parallels between him and Billy both having issues with abusive father figures. But this episode just spelled out what was already implied. Bad, bad episode. Show, don't tell.
The production staff's political commentary is rather two-dimensional. "Ooh, Supe terrorists are coming across the border." Hmm, wonder what they're commenting on? Given that Hollywood is racist--they keep telling us that, typically followed by an apology--it seems like the fox doing satire within the hen house. It might help if they had a President or someone, other than relative newcomer Stormfront, giving a face to all the anti-Supe and anti-immigrant) propaganda. At what point does all the commentary become unimaginative, just because most of the shows--superhero and otherwise--are doing it? Methinks they doth protest too much.
I just wish the production staff would get off their duff and do something. We've had a lot of build up to the second season finale next week. And I'm sure something major would happen. But we've had to do a lot of wading through blood (in this episode, literally) to get there.
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?