Ok, I'm really enjoying this series overall and would rate it a 7. It's got really believable parallel narratives, some from the first series which hold up well and add flavour to the mix. The Berenger character is great with a few obvious nods at silence of the old lambs.
On that point, the funeral scene in this episode was almost camera angle for camera angle a copy of the young agent starling at her father's funeral. So much so that I thought it was Chloes father's funeral. Obviously it wasn't, but if you havn't seen SOTL then you'll see exactly what I mean when you do. Don't get me wrong, I think it was well done and did not feel it off place.
What DOES feel out of place is the lead actor who plays Chloe.
Hmmm.
Where to start... Well in this episode there are 2 conspicuous downfalls. The background to my thinking is this: the actor plays the cop, fighter with a troubled part etc just fine. But when it comes to other facets of her personality such as her relations with monk man, she falls flat on her face. Her facial expressions are all wrong and just feel out of place. Their first encounter was better, more raw, but the puppy dog expressions and poor attempt at tenderness (or was it meant to be temptation) feel incongurant with her what her characte was initially presented as.
Ok, the second thing which was a complete failure was when she sees her sister for the first time EVER in the recovered DVD recording from Tork. Her face barely seems to change at all. I was expecting a deep emotional reaction, hand up to mouth, elevated breathing um you know, the sort if thing you think she would have learnt as a drama student? Well, maybe it was poor direction but I think not, the pattern is clear.... Tough stuff (like what's her face from The Bridge) she does ok, not brilliant but good enough. Anything else.... not so I'm afraid.
Sorry if I sound harsh, but I've been noticing it episode after episode since the first season and I find it difficult to believe that the director was incabable of portraying a stronger more believable and well rounded personality for the lead.
Hmm.
On that point, the funeral scene in this episode was almost camera angle for camera angle a copy of the young agent starling at her father's funeral. So much so that I thought it was Chloes father's funeral. Obviously it wasn't, but if you havn't seen SOTL then you'll see exactly what I mean when you do. Don't get me wrong, I think it was well done and did not feel it off place.
What DOES feel out of place is the lead actor who plays Chloe.
Hmmm.
Where to start... Well in this episode there are 2 conspicuous downfalls. The background to my thinking is this: the actor plays the cop, fighter with a troubled part etc just fine. But when it comes to other facets of her personality such as her relations with monk man, she falls flat on her face. Her facial expressions are all wrong and just feel out of place. Their first encounter was better, more raw, but the puppy dog expressions and poor attempt at tenderness (or was it meant to be temptation) feel incongurant with her what her characte was initially presented as.
Ok, the second thing which was a complete failure was when she sees her sister for the first time EVER in the recovered DVD recording from Tork. Her face barely seems to change at all. I was expecting a deep emotional reaction, hand up to mouth, elevated breathing um you know, the sort if thing you think she would have learnt as a drama student? Well, maybe it was poor direction but I think not, the pattern is clear.... Tough stuff (like what's her face from The Bridge) she does ok, not brilliant but good enough. Anything else.... not so I'm afraid.
Sorry if I sound harsh, but I've been noticing it episode after episode since the first season and I find it difficult to believe that the director was incabable of portraying a stronger more believable and well rounded personality for the lead.
Hmm.