Two For Grace: Hey Noop. Anything tickle your fancy (or tickle anything else for that matter) on the television this week?
Noop Gingrich: Didn't see much tickling on TV this week, another disappointing seven days for borderline inappropriate physical contact. But I'll tell you what, it's a great time to be a slow motion aficionado. (That's Spanish for "tornado of affection.") My favorite thing of this week is just that. There was a ton of great television the past few days but this week had copious amounts of slow-mo.
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| Wentworth Miller: Only slightly less absurd a name than Leonard Snart? |
For "Going Rogue," the hour was robust with slapstick humor ("wanna see how fast I can run backwards,"), launching subtle joke after subtle joke (The bit with Leonard Snart's name, "nobody goes through the tour twice," "really bad diarrhea."), there was splendid character development, a crossover, and more frames per second than Peter Jackson's butt hole! Slow Motion showed up right away in the initial heist, again in the first showdown with Captain Cold, and then tastefully one last time in the attack on the train.
Quick shout out to Wentworth Miller as Captain Cold. He may barely have a forehead but man was he menacing, brutal, and made a lasting impact. I also like the goofy way they name the villains. The cherry on top was how Iris and her boyfriend are scolded at and made fun of the entire time.
TFG Interjects Himself: Flash's rogue gallery is one of, if not the best. In the comics there is a very interesting comradery where these villains actually care for each other (as opposed to rogues in different titles who form only shaky alliances at best), with Captain Cold being a "mother hen" of sorts.
TFG Interjects Himself: Flash's rogue gallery is one of, if not the best. In the comics there is a very interesting comradery where these villains actually care for each other (as opposed to rogues in different titles who form only shaky alliances at best), with Captain Cold being a "mother hen" of sorts.
Noop: Then we had Agents of Shield. Another solid episode as their now compelling story rumbles on, but the moment that stood out was Adrienne Palicki's Mockingbird spin moving through the dust of a disintegrating Hydra agent to smack the crap out of another Hydra agent.
There was also Broadchurch aka Tennant in America! A serious crime drama about a town falling apart. Serious but not enough for me to ignore the pointless slow motion they snuck into the episode this week. It was just a family kicking a soccer ball but damn was it slowed down.
I may have cheated but I can't help but love overused slowmotion! Ok, Two For Grace, you're up. Where is your plus-one landing?
TFG: Oh we haven't talked about Gracepoint yet (a.k.a. Broadchurch USA). The show that gets better as the characters get worse. Runners up for my favorite moment of the week are Walking Dead, which featured the "tainted meat" scene, one of my favorite moments in the comic and presented very nicely on television. SHIELD, continuing to be my favorite show of the season, didn't make my #1 this week, though it did include a knife-rope (also known as the "Rope Dart Knife", apparently). You know, a rope that has a knife at the end of it that no one in real life could actually use without instantly stabbing themselves. As ridiculous as it was, very fun to watch in action.
Noop: 100% agree with you on knife-ropes. They're the real life equivalent of lightsabers. Not only can they actually exist (a kindergartner with access to a kitchen could muster one up accidentally) but also that it will most definitely be landing in an eye socket.
TFG: My pick of the week, though, goes with this clip on the daily show in which Danny Trejo portrays (in traditional Danny Trejo fashion) the threat Latino immigrants present to our nation starting at the 4:20 mark in the following video:
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| Rope Dart Knife: You might have better luck winning the lottery than not stabbing yourself with one of these. |
TFG: Oh we haven't talked about Gracepoint yet (a.k.a. Broadchurch USA). The show that gets better as the characters get worse. Runners up for my favorite moment of the week are Walking Dead, which featured the "tainted meat" scene, one of my favorite moments in the comic and presented very nicely on television. SHIELD, continuing to be my favorite show of the season, didn't make my #1 this week, though it did include a knife-rope (also known as the "Rope Dart Knife", apparently). You know, a rope that has a knife at the end of it that no one in real life could actually use without instantly stabbing themselves. As ridiculous as it was, very fun to watch in action.
Noop: 100% agree with you on knife-ropes. They're the real life equivalent of lightsabers. Not only can they actually exist (a kindergartner with access to a kitchen could muster one up accidentally) but also that it will most definitely be landing in an eye socket.
TFG: My pick of the week, though, goes with this clip on the daily show in which Danny Trejo portrays (in traditional Danny Trejo fashion) the threat Latino immigrants present to our nation starting at the 4:20 mark in the following video:
Noop: That Daily Show segment was fantastic. Madrigal might be the best correspondent they have at the moment. I'd also like to point out that there is a healthy load of slow motion in that hilarious clip as well. All in all, a truly spectacular week for television!
