By Heather Cee
This is what I’m talking about. High stakes, solid acting, and a storyline that brings all of the elements and themes of this show together in one crackin’ fell swoop. That Coraline is present in name only makes this episode that much more remarkable, as things tend to make more sense when she’s around. And even Beth, who’s been annoying me with her inconsistency, comes back ‘round to what made her intriguing in those first few episodes - her stubborn refusal to accept that she can’t always affect change for the better. Read more »
Filed in Moonlight, Reviews | January 17, 2008
Glad to see at least one genre show get some props. You hear that, NBC? Journeyman…grumble…grumble… Read more »
Filed in Moonlight | January 11, 2008
By Heather Cee
To paraphrase Dinosaur Comics: Beth Turner is boring, Coraline is awesome.
When’s the last time you watched a show that so effortlessly flipped its own loyalties, and - probably - without meaning to? With the Mick/Beth relationship stretched to its complicated limits, and Mick’s angsty, romantic bastard routine playing itself out like a one-note pop song, the return of Coraline was like seeing Julie Andrews sway over the crest of a hill. Suddenly Beth was icy, Mick anything but, and the dark beauty with the fleur-de-lis tattoo was wreaking some intriguing emotional havoc in the span of a single hour. Read more »
