tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8225848186840655201..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Roswell: Season Three, Part TwoBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51249117064272652232024-03-15T06:57:14.373-04:002024-03-15T06:57:14.373-04:00I'll be the rare one to say Jesse really grew ...I'll be the rare one to say Jesse really grew on me. I started really liking him after seeing how absolute pissed off he got when he found out his now ex-friend with the funny hat took a certain file out of the cabinet without permission. And it was cool that Isabel was spooked by that righteous fury. <br />I'm sorry he didn't end up going with them... that's the one thing that felt wrong to me. Maria making it her choice to invite the alien troubles into her life by going with them was nice, too, but it also reminded me of the annoyance I felt with the humans - er, fellow humans of course hehe..- that literally all of them saw the secret as this huge burden. And of course, it is, but god I would've loved at least one of them to love it in a child-like sort of way. But it's always drama. I also wish they had more fun disposing of the villains. Meris just unceremoniously getting her neck snapped by her husband is, well, fitting for someone who had poor Monk shot just in the hopes of making Michael display his powers, but I really wish the good guys had a hand in that. Similarly Tess giving up the lie about her psychic life-link to Zan was kind of nice, but I wish if she were to die that it was something the group had to handle. I was almost getting excited when I thought the resolution might be that they'd mercy kill her but leave her body to be found. That's still to me less messed up than having her suicide bomb the compound and now leaving their replacements with serious motivation to kill them all immediately. Liz backing off and saying "I'm not a killer" felt weirdly... disrespectful to me. What a disappointment there.<br />Max's death/body-swap was really cool, and having Isobel grievously wounded right after along with Jesse finding out was an excellently tense way to spill the beans. <br />I weirdly loved the Maria subplot with pursuing her music career. There's something kind of.. enjoyable (and not in an evil way) about someone slowly getting disillusioned with the phoniness of manufactured success. I wish it lasted longer lol. Liz at boarding school was more stressful to me, I kept waiting for her roommate to ruin things for her. But I am glad that they were allowed to show Liz drinking without it developing into anything. <br />Good series, I'm sorry it had to fight against Smallville. Liz was a great "main" character and I wish the revival-induced alien powers manifested early enough that it would still be feasible to keep her POV when things got heavier with the sci-fi. She was really special, Lana Lang done right and almost too perfect with her devotion. I love that her taking a break from Max was basically about her still being resentful over him and Tess. As she should be. While I'm sad it's over, I wasn't really forward to seeing more government conspiracy focus which seemed to be the plan for s4. This works as a stopping point for me. No blue balls of the heart.Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27818507341560283422020-10-22T12:23:52.465-04:002020-10-22T12:23:52.465-04:00You’re so right about the diamond, didn’t think of...You’re so right about the diamond, didn’t think of that :)Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83385456316279872902020-10-22T12:23:21.654-04:002020-10-22T12:23:21.654-04:00Thanks Billie!Thanks Billie!Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-60485910417951687932020-10-18T15:37:05.521-04:002020-10-18T15:37:05.521-04:00I have distant memories of Roswell. It was not a s...I have distant memories of Roswell. It was not a series I watched religiously, but I usually enjoyed the show when I watched it. I remember thinking season three had too much soapy drama (and not the good kind) and not enough alien action. I did like the finale, though, and thought that Isabel leaving Jesse behind was the right move, since that couple never clicked for me. Also, Max made a diamond to Liz, and Smallville totally copied that scene later, didn't it?Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39653277679763924692020-10-17T23:56:06.544-04:002020-10-17T23:56:06.544-04:00And I fully realize that I posted something simila...And I fully realize that I posted something similar to this message on your other <i>Roswell</i> reviews, Panda, but it was true every single time. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69766807819091635992020-10-14T14:07:30.502-04:002020-10-14T14:07:30.502-04:00Panda, congratulations on finishing Roswell! I had...Panda, congratulations on finishing <i>Roswell</i>! I had spaced :) a lot of that final season, but your review brought it back. It was somewhat satisfying, enough so that I remember the series fondly.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com