tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post9217414578763007465..comments2024-03-28T14:32:43.876-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Blindspot: PilotBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38879068780686690242015-09-28T23:29:11.963-04:002015-09-28T23:29:11.963-04:00Patrick - the secret female SEAL thing seems even ...Patrick - the secret female SEAL thing seems even more ridiculous given how much media attention the two women who've just recently completed Ranger school have been receiving. sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15361167267867960372015-09-28T12:41:45.406-04:002015-09-28T12:41:45.406-04:00migmit - no need to apologize :)migmit - no need to apologize :)Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327351499919454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31449107854903925602015-09-28T11:55:10.465-04:002015-09-28T11:55:10.465-04:002Patrick: sorry, didn't know that. I'm not...2Patrick: sorry, didn't know that. I'm not from Usa.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-35063773250315990622015-09-28T09:08:02.580-04:002015-09-28T09:08:02.580-04:00sunbunny, that distracted me too about the whole &...sunbunny, that distracted me too about the whole "off-the-books female SEAL" thing. I don't care how hard they tried to scrub the databases of her. If she was a Navy SEAL, she would have had to go through BUD/S training. And whenever the first woman gets approved to go through that, it's going to be BIG news. That isn't something they'll be able to keep "off the books". The Navy brat in me rolled my eyes SO hard during that scene.<br /><br />And yes migmit, you need more capital letters. It's SEAL. Though the plural has a little s at the end. :)<br /><br />I also agree that the two leads have ZERO chemistry, mostly because I thought the guy playing Kurt Weller was generic as hell. Seriously, there was absolutely nothing interesting about his character and the actor's performance was paint-by-numbers.<br /><br />Jaimie Alexander did a good enough job, and I adore Ashley Johnson even though this show is keeping her away from Critical Role, the D&D web series she had been doing with other professional voice actors over on Geek & Sundry(at least her character's still alive so she can pop in for a visit once in a while).<br /><br />My biggest concern with the show however is how long they'll be able to keep up the conceit. Are each of these tattoos related to completely separate crimes? Did the people responsible know about that many plots so far in advance? Are they all connected to some larger plan? These are questions that they won't be able to leave hanging for very long. If they're still reading clues off her body midway through Season 2, I suspect this show will have begun to drag quite a bit.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327351499919454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20383462903518267772015-09-24T20:26:12.670-04:002015-09-24T20:26:12.670-04:00I'm feeling underwhelmed. The story of the we...I'm feeling underwhelmed. The story of the week was boring, with some ridiculous moments (yes, sure, any random nobody can easily smuggle explosives into the Statue of Liberty). The fight between Jane and random chinese guys was too long — she is supposed to be a Special Ops Navy Seal (do I need more capital letters?), after all.<br /><br />I love Lady Sif, and I can't be a good judge of Jaimie Alexander's acting, but I don't have any bias towards or against Weller, and he doesn't exactly make me like him. Actually, none of the characters, other than Jane, makes me care of him/her.<br /><br />So, all in all — pretty mediocre. I'll give this show another try next week, and I certainly hope they'll do better.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-91614486477614865072015-09-23T23:09:56.089-04:002015-09-23T23:09:56.089-04:00Jaimie Alexander's performance was insanely go...Jaimie Alexander's performance was insanely good. It totally could have been a disaster in less skilled hands. One thing that was actively distracting about the show is that there is at least one super secret female Navy SEAL (not secret enough to avoid advertising her affiliation on her arm) and there is no record of her anywhere. I hope that's explained later as a cover up because that's totally unbelievable.<br /><br />I feel similarly meh about Kurt Weller. How many times have we seen this exact character before? They couldn't do anything different? And I'm not looking forward to the inevitable romance between him and Jane. They have remarkably little chemistry.sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-73037746861573892015-09-23T17:14:06.616-04:002015-09-23T17:14:06.616-04:00Josie, Mark that was soooo Meta. Josie, Mark that was soooo Meta. Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-43453761823489689282015-09-23T11:25:23.420-04:002015-09-23T11:25:23.420-04:00Then in season three they'll team up to fight ...Then in season three they'll team up to fight the Flash. Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-18966494749290183782015-09-23T11:19:45.931-04:002015-09-23T11:19:45.931-04:00In the second season, she will use her tattoos to ...In the second season, she will use her tattoos to break her brother out of prison.Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20499417138497277702015-09-23T11:16:46.387-04:002015-09-23T11:16:46.387-04:00Yes, much more potential than MR. This one reminde...Yes, much more potential than MR. This one reminded me of The Whispers, where Milo Ventimiglia also had tattoos and no memory. But the similarities ends there. TW didn't have the psychological aspect of rediscover the personality that Jaimie's character seemms to have.<br /><br />But I couldn't help thinking if Jaimie Alxeander has enough tattoos that will last for a whole season. Because surely this is going to be a solve-a-tattoo-per-week kinda thing? And then at the season finale Jaimie will be kidnapped by the Mystery Guy and re-tattooed for season two?TJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29385284831594920082015-09-22T21:17:57.826-04:002015-09-22T21:17:57.826-04:00Nice review, J.D. I agree -- I liked this pilot mu...Nice review, J.D. I agree -- I liked this pilot much better than <i>Minority Report</i>'s pilot and I think it has real potential, mostly because of the lead, Jaimie Alexander. Her character and the situation she was in was very intriguing.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.com