We are motoring through these TV seasons on DVD! Just finished S3 of G.A. and I was fairly pleased. Of course, there was your garden variety crap, like a lot of primetime soaps. And then there was the 2-episode arc that was basically a promo for ABC's new show with the redhead...yeah, that sucked. But overall, they were dealing with some pretty significant themes throughout the season that took it in a darker direction - specifically death and infidelity. I think maybe they took it a bit overboard with the whole melodramatic angle, and made EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER miserable in their own way. But the stuff with Meredith in the "afterlife" and dealing with her own mortality and feelings of intimacy was really good. I don't like how much they've changed George's character since his father's death - but that (I would guess) is what happens when you lose the patriarch of the family. It has got to be devastating, especially as non-Christians. And I've heard quite a bit about a big George/Izzie backlash - but I kinda like their relationship. Love, real love, ALWAYS grows out of friendship. So bringing that to bear in their storyline was fine...it just bothered me that it had to be in the context of adultery, since George made an obviously rash decision to marry Callie on the rebound. It's typical Hollywood garbage, but what can I say? We're addicted. The one huge mistake was letting Isaiah Washington get away. Without the Preston Burke character, they are losing the moral center of the show (I"m not speaking about the actor, but the character) and I don't think it will be the same without him. He was magnetic - well-spoken, smart, funny, etc. and I think he will be sorely missed.
I also wanted to add some thoughts I've had about Heroes, that I just discovered. For the 2 people that read this blog - does anyone watch the show? I think that the whole Sylar vs. Peter thing is very much a metaphor for the battle between Christ and Satan. Follow me on this now. Peter's job was to save the world, correct (i.e. save the cheerleader, save the world)? Just like Christ came to redeem/save the world. And Peter's power is that he absorbs the power of the other heroes by coming into contact with them. Sylar, on the other hand, is seeking to destroy the other heroes, by doing what Peter does, only unnaturally (i.e. killing them). So he mimics Peter, the same way that Satan mimics Christ. Satan is the false god, Jesus is the real savior of His people. I could go on, but you get the idea. Cool, huh?
Posted by jmmelton at September 25, 2007 11:40 AM | TrackBack