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https://tvline.com/2015/06/30/blind-item-ausiello-couple-breaking-up-fall-tv/
I’ve learned that a hit series will throw caution to the wind and put a (possibly permanent!) pin in one of TV’s most popular love stories — a game-changing move that threatens to seismically alter the DNA of the series.
Oh, and it will also piss off a lot of people, a backlash The Powers That Be are said to be fully prepared for and not necessarily all that fearful of; the aging series could benefit from having its core rocked, many believe.
OK, now for a few hints:
♦ The fandom-shattering split (which was first teased in Ask Ausiello) is slated to air in early fall.
♦ The show in question airs on one of the Big 5 broadcast network.
♦ It’s a one-hour drama.An update on the potential Blind Item. Just a heads up, but the internet is mostly thinking it’s Caskett from Castle.
[adrotate group="5"]"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"It’s more like the actors don’t know how to talk about Neal’s death because they don’t “get it” either. To them, it doesn’t make narrative sense and doesn’t jive with what the show is supposed to be about.
Also, morning.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Me: *silent sobbing*
My reaction was almost the total opposite. I was just lost as to why it was almost impossible for her to even articulate sentences, as if she is equally confused about everything.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Poldark Episode 2 (or: dude, you’ve known her for five minutes)
As you might be able to guess from the inserted and secondary title, my biggest issue in this weeks episode was the rather light speed-esque romance (doomed, granted) between Verity and her sea captain. More on that in a bit.
Overall, I liked this episode. I enjoy seeing Ross trying to strike out on his own and reopen the mines. Ross Poldark in and of himself is a captivating figure, none too content to simply live the life he is “supposed” to live. He’s a gambler and he’s taking one heck of a risk on this mine–but the genre being what it is, I suspect the gamble will pay off. The business end of all this is interesting as well, especially since Ross thought to get in bed with (no pun intended) Francis, someone who sees Ross as a rival of sorts by episode end. Will their coldly cordial relationship become warmer since Ross helped save Francis’s life?
The music and costume on the show continue to be great, as do the landscape shots. Ah, the English country-and-sea-side. Seat of romance….of the wrong kind, apparently! A lot of this episode was devoted to “wrong” romances–Elizabeth and Ross, Verity and the Captain, Ross and the lady of the night, Ross and the woman clearly trying to woo him.Popular guy, our Ross.
Elizabeth…bugs, though perhaps more so because I have conflicted feelings over her rather than outright dislike of her character. On the one hand, I do feel somewhat bad for her given that she clearly loved Ross but circumstances were what they were. However, there is something so passive and frail about her that you can’t help but compare her to the other ladies around Ross, be it Verity (who seems to accept her plain-Jane looks and spinster fate with good cheer but when an opportunity presents itself to move out of that “unfortunate” status, she makes her own moves for her own happiness and does not sit idly by, again more on that in a bit) or Demelza who rips off her apron to stem the bloody tide of a dual (to Ross’s admiration!) I suppose Elizabeth bugs me because I obviously lean more toward the outwardly strong females and I think she’s doing a poor job of cooling Ross’s ardor and lingering feelings (really, those smiles at the dance!) by not pushing him away, but by the same token she’s a proper lady (and thus has to exist within a certain set of social constraints) and Ross isn’t helping the situation by constantly wanting to tangle (or tango? pun this time very much intended) with her and thus Elizabeth gets some pity from me as well. She has a different kind of strength, is the best way to put it, I guess.
And speaking of bad romance, Verity and her captain, eh? There was a lot of laughter coming from me over this situation because it happened faster than one could imagine and ended in such a melodramatic way. Yes, it fits the genre of literature where secondary romances often bloom quite rapidly and without the two people having known each other for very long, but this has to be a record. One conversation about shipping (pun!) and the Captain wants to speak to Verity’s father. There was a thing called courtship, y’know. Did the Captain really mean to kill his wife? I doubt it. You can always tell the scummy ones in these novels–Wickham reeks of “too good to be true” in P and P. Will Verity and her Captain come back together? I haven’t read the original works, so I don’t honestly know but the genre would suggest yes. Everyone always ends happy in these situations.
But in the other corner, representing good romance, we have the burgeoning story of Demelza and Ross (is there a ship name yet?). I like that Demelza knows her place and isn’t trying to be something she’s not. She knows that she’s not refined and not in the same league as those around her–except that in a lot of ways, she’s better. She is capable of being Ross’s equal in a way that neither of them imagined. She too can strike out on her own and “win the day.” She too wants to better herself (hence looking at Ross’s books, ect). She too can heal the injured and face down gore with nary an eye bat. She too can sit on a cliff side and enjoy a simple dinner (as opposed to Elizabeth in her dark house with the quiet–but obviously rich–dinner that doesn’t offer any of the easy joy Ross and Demelza are experiencing). Ross and Demelza both know their place; and I suspect soon enough they’ll realize that it’s with each other. I do hope for a little more interaction between the two now that some sort of…understanding…has been reached.
Look forward to next week!
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Morning. Sorry that I missed Poldark last night.
You can catch up online.
Oh I DVR’d it and actually already watched. I’ll pass along some thoughts here shortly. Next week, I’ll be there. Yesterday just got super hectic.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"Morning. Sorry that I missed Poldark last night.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"I think it will be both, honestly. When asked about Lancelot’s fate back during a Season 2 Lightning Round, Adam & Eddy had this to say:
I agree it’s probably both. But the “surprise! Not really dead!” shtick is getting very old.
"He was a lot of things to me" "The only conclusion was love"
