tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2911839605265532455..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Returned: The ChildBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35309010741437925672015-11-09T22:42:38.885-05:002015-11-09T22:42:38.885-05:00Juliette,
Mo Ryan described the show in her recent...Juliette,<br />Mo Ryan described the show in her recent podcast similarly. She added that she adored how a beat on this show typically includes someone smoking and looking out the window longingly. YES!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5918646682133509512015-11-06T16:35:46.563-05:002015-11-06T16:35:46.563-05:00I love this show. I haven't a clue what's ...I love this show. I haven't a clue what's going on (not a language issue - I speak French and, as everyone has noted, the dialogue is simple enough that I can follow it without subtitles if necessary - it's just that none of it really makes any sense!). But I love it anyway for the atmosphere and the acting.Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14152039072128137212015-11-04T16:38:45.004-05:002015-11-04T16:38:45.004-05:00Thank you for the French details, Raya and ShadowK...Thank you for the French details, Raya and ShadowKnows. (And Billie!) Though I am in love with dialogue, generally, I wanted to soldier on with this show despite my limitations, hoping that some would chime in!<br /><br />Billie, yes, that image gets me every time. It really does something to me. I know -- about the French zombie thing -- it's TWD's fault. :) (And their rampant success.)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51515988980606873022015-11-04T09:05:36.005-05:002015-11-04T09:05:36.005-05:00Maybe they're just being kind to their interna...Maybe they're just being kind to their international viewers? <br /><br />I meant to also mention that I'm not a fan of supernatural baby plots, although I felt bad for poor Adele, and I have no idea what they're going to do with that baby. And that I absolutely love it when they do those shots of the dam with bits of the old town poking out from underneath. It always creeps me out.<br /><br />The Sundance ads included "The creepy French zombies are back!" Made me laugh.<br /><br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35477361902518735202015-11-04T07:00:00.397-05:002015-11-04T07:00:00.397-05:00"I don't speak French, but consistently t..."I don't speak French, but consistently the subtitles seem to match up in word count."<br /><br />I took three years of French, and I was just remarking to my wife that the dialogue on this show is very literal and easy for me to understand. In other words, they're actually saying simple things like "How are you?" and "Where is it?" and "Come with me" in textbook French instead of using weird cases or obtuse metaphors. By way of contrast, I can't understand most French movie dialogue at all without the subtitles.TheShadowKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11073693648569864707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82066241368468393192015-11-04T02:52:31.975-05:002015-11-04T02:52:31.975-05:00Just a little note: "Way" ("ouais&q...Just a little note: "Way" ("ouais") is very commonly used in French. <br />"Oui" and "ouais" are basically the equivalent of "yes" and "yeah", with the second being more informal.Rayanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21387133001424416232015-11-03T22:48:40.350-05:002015-11-03T22:48:40.350-05:00Billie,
ROY!!! I know what you mean about the retu...Billie,<br />ROY!!! I know what you mean about the returned living in... a subdivision. Haha. I think it's been three years since S1 was made -- that's practically a lifetime. I'm so happy you're along for the show. :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82350631170719435662015-11-03T19:23:02.638-05:002015-11-03T19:23:02.638-05:00I just finished watching season one and this episo...I just finished watching season one and this episode felt a little anticlimactic to me. Like, Camille and her mother living in a house. I sort of expected the dead characters to be living in the woods and eating animals that had committed suicide. :)<br /><br />Everyone looks older. Has it been two years? Victor in particular doesn't look tiny any more. Not a surprise, I guess. <br /><br />I do have some French, or I used to, and I'm able to follow a lot of the French since it has the English subtitles. The subtitles are accurate as far as I can tell. I love the "Way" for "oui", too. I thought they just did that in Quebec. (I was deeply into Quebecois actor Roy Dupuis and watched and reviewed a lot of his work, most of which was in Quebecois French.)<br /><br />Lovely review, Heather. Thank you so much for covering this fascinating show for us. I've been humming the creepy theme song for a couple of weeks now.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com