Until recently, it didn't even occur to me that anyone was crazy in love with Season 1. I felt it got better as it went on, but there was nothing there that made be go "holy crap, this is a really thought provoking story." Oddly, one of the very things that made me feel "meh" about it was the focus on John at School. The story felt less like making a TV show about Terminator and more like making Terminator into a TV show... a stereotypical "boy-goes-to-school-with-various-supernatural-phenomenon-going-on" show.
With Season 2, almost every single episode made me go "Woah, that's intense" at the end (the only exceptions being the Kaliba episodes in the middle. I think that had less to do with their focus on Sarah and more to do with just being mediocre episodes). I actually appreciated the fact that each episode focused on different people (often people who we'd never see again) because it showed how wide the psychological ramifications of this Terminatin' business was. I loved "Goodbye to All That" specifically because it got me to think about what being a mother would be like, and how precious it is to have a "normal" relationship with your child, which Sarah doesn't get to have. I loved watching the family get torn apart in Alpine Fields, I loved trying to figure out what Cameron was actually feeling (if anything) in Self Made Man.
I loved the last 5 episodes as well, but that largely was because they were focusing on two new characters - John Henry and Savanah - who I hadn't gotten to see much of before, and who were both adorable in their own way. I don't care much whether they focus on ensemble episodes or single-character-driven ones in Season 3, but I think the show's ability to highlight the struggles of individuals is one of its strengths.
>Dude. Didn't I say don't go there?!!!!!!! ;)
I actually care more about the "it being easy to say" thing than the POV character issue. :P
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on 2009-04-18 09:31 pm (UTC)With Season 2, almost every single episode made me go "Woah, that's intense" at the end (the only exceptions being the Kaliba episodes in the middle. I think that had less to do with their focus on Sarah and more to do with just being mediocre episodes). I actually appreciated the fact that each episode focused on different people (often people who we'd never see again) because it showed how wide the psychological ramifications of this Terminatin' business was. I loved "Goodbye to All That" specifically because it got me to think about what being a mother would be like, and how precious it is to have a "normal" relationship with your child, which Sarah doesn't get to have. I loved watching the family get torn apart in Alpine Fields, I loved trying to figure out what Cameron was actually feeling (if anything) in Self Made Man.
I loved the last 5 episodes as well, but that largely was because they were focusing on two new characters - John Henry and Savanah - who I hadn't gotten to see much of before, and who were both adorable in their own way. I don't care much whether they focus on ensemble episodes or single-character-driven ones in Season 3, but I think the show's ability to highlight the struggles of individuals is one of its strengths.
>Dude. Didn't I say don't go there?!!!!!!! ;)
I actually care more about the "it being easy to say" thing than the POV character issue. :P