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This episode badly needed a B plot.
The problem with ensemble shows is that each individual character usually doesn't get sufficient screen time to develop. I like the idea of showcase episodes that allow us to get to know the individual characters better, but I think it's a mistake to run them all together like this. I really think they should break up the showcase episodes with ensemble episodes. It seems like forever since we've seen everybody interact. The show is starting to feel very small to me.
And whatever happened to the B plots? Each episode used to have an A plot and a B plot and switch back and forth between them. Watching three characters I'm not much interested in try to climb out of a hole for an hour was utterly, utterly excruciating.
The problem with ensemble shows is that each individual character usually doesn't get sufficient screen time to develop. I like the idea of showcase episodes that allow us to get to know the individual characters better, but I think it's a mistake to run them all together like this. I really think they should break up the showcase episodes with ensemble episodes. It seems like forever since we've seen everybody interact. The show is starting to feel very small to me.
And whatever happened to the B plots? Each episode used to have an A plot and a B plot and switch back and forth between them. Watching three characters I'm not much interested in try to climb out of a hole for an hour was utterly, utterly excruciating.
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Date: 2008-02-09 04:43 am (UTC)From: (Anonymous)Does it tell you something when, even though I was sitting on the couch watching the whole time, I had to ask Brian, "Hey, how'd they get Sam out, anyway?" My brain mercifully shut down. I think I'm going to go watch some better-quality TV. Like maybe "Spock's Brain."
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Date: 2008-02-09 05:09 am (UTC)From: