As True Detective season two reaches its finale, will everything be answered? Here's Michael's review of Omega Station...
Warning: this review contains spoilers.
2.8 Omega Station
The extended running time of this final episode of True Detective seemed, at first glance, to offer the possibility of unpicking the untidy web of conspiracies and connections that the preceding seven episodes had revealed. That is the traditional purpose of mystery finales, from Agatha Christie to Scooby Doo, with every variation of crime, noir and whodunnit in between. That it would not do so became clear very early on in Omega Station, when we spent an apparent age with two couples reflecting grouchily on where they’d come from and what their futures held for them. It signalled the problem not because such musings are inherently uninteresting but because they promised more of the same circuitous navel gazing that has plagued this season since episode one.
Warning: this review contains spoilers.
2.8 Omega Station
The extended running time of this final episode of True Detective seemed, at first glance, to offer the possibility of unpicking the untidy web of conspiracies and connections that the preceding seven episodes had revealed. That is the traditional purpose of mystery finales, from Agatha Christie to Scooby Doo, with every variation of crime, noir and whodunnit in between. That it would not do so became clear very early on in Omega Station, when we spent an apparent age with two couples reflecting grouchily on where they’d come from and what their futures held for them. It signalled the problem not because such musings are inherently uninteresting but because they promised more of the same circuitous navel gazing that has plagued this season since episode one.
- 8/10/2015
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
Fargo's first season reaches a typically unconventional climax. Here's Michael's review...
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1.10 Morton’s Fork
As a piece of work, Fargo defied expectations from the outset. Retooling a highly regarded film for TV was always going to attract questions (chief among them being simply ‘why?’) and no small amount of hostility. Even after securing the blessing of the Coens themselves, Noah Hawley’s project carried with it the whiff of unoriginality. Starting well and sustaining its brilliance throughout a ten episode run wasn’t the expected outcome. Fargo, with an impish grin, defied that expectation gloriously.
But then, defiance is coded into the show’s DNA. The primary characters invited particular expectations and countered them, either immediately or over the course of the series. Part of Lester’s success in evading capture for so long was down to the sheer improbability of his involvement. Molly...
Review
This review contains spoilers
1.10 Morton’s Fork
As a piece of work, Fargo defied expectations from the outset. Retooling a highly regarded film for TV was always going to attract questions (chief among them being simply ‘why?’) and no small amount of hostility. Even after securing the blessing of the Coens themselves, Noah Hawley’s project carried with it the whiff of unoriginality. Starting well and sustaining its brilliance throughout a ten episode run wasn’t the expected outcome. Fargo, with an impish grin, defied that expectation gloriously.
But then, defiance is coded into the show’s DNA. The primary characters invited particular expectations and countered them, either immediately or over the course of the series. Part of Lester’s success in evading capture for so long was down to the sheer improbability of his involvement. Molly...
- 6/22/2014
- by michaeln
- Den of Geek
Review Michael Noble 16 Apr 2014 - 11:56
Patience and restraint are two of Bates Motel's chief virtues. Here's Michael's review of another steady episode...
This review contains spoilers.
2.7 Presumed Innocent
One of the aspects of Bates Motel that I enjoy the most is the (relatively) low bodycount. For a show that centres on a serial killer, albeit one who is still very much serving his apprenticeship, there is an admirable restraint in the way it portrays Norman's steady descent into infamy. It’s testament to the smartness of the show’s writers that they focus on the character’s situation and changing emotional circumstances rather than attempting to shock the viewer with ever more gruesomely inventive (and grimly implausible) murder scenes. This is shown both narratively, such as in the presentation of Norman’s fugue states (and his loved ones’ failure to understand them) and structurally, such as in this...
Patience and restraint are two of Bates Motel's chief virtues. Here's Michael's review of another steady episode...
This review contains spoilers.
2.7 Presumed Innocent
One of the aspects of Bates Motel that I enjoy the most is the (relatively) low bodycount. For a show that centres on a serial killer, albeit one who is still very much serving his apprenticeship, there is an admirable restraint in the way it portrays Norman's steady descent into infamy. It’s testament to the smartness of the show’s writers that they focus on the character’s situation and changing emotional circumstances rather than attempting to shock the viewer with ever more gruesomely inventive (and grimly implausible) murder scenes. This is shown both narratively, such as in the presentation of Norman’s fugue states (and his loved ones’ failure to understand them) and structurally, such as in this...
- 4/16/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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