SFF: Playing catch-up

[lyssie]

1. Lady Killer. Comic by Joelle Jones (the cover artist from Mockingbird, and also interior art of Chelsea Cain's first issue). Josie Schuller is a suburban housewife in the 60's who also happens to kill people for the government. I feel no one is surprised that I read that premise and went "THAT SOUNDS AMAZING WHERE DO I SIGN UP." or words to that effect. I quite liked it, the art is lovely, and the story is interesting enough to keep me reading.

2. Class. I watched the first episode last week or something. And. It was all right? However. I spent most of it waiting for the Doctor to show up as I didn't really connect with any of the characters. And prince Harry Potter (because his planet was totally fucking Hogwarts, guys) was so fucking dull I couldn't believe he survived. Also really not impressed that Ram's girlfriend was BRUTALLY MURDERED. Way to fridge someone, folks. So gross. While I'll probably eventually watch more... really, I think I still miss Clara.

3. Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Not a lot to say, I mean, it was good! It was more Farscapey nonsense! Sadly no blue breasts, green breasts, blue... er. I liked it! I just... don't have a lot to say? Other than, phenomenal set design, and Spaceship Earth called ok, and I AM SO HAPPY that we got so much Gamora-Nebula interaction. EEEEEEEEeee!! I could give 0 fucks about Yonda or whatever his name was, and reframing him as a 'good father figure' was fucking ridiculous. But whatever. Also, I've seen this father-son nonsense and last time, Crichton then made a fool out of Aeryn, so I suppose this was at least a little better. Also, A Human Reaction called and wants its god-like aliens back...

4. Wonder Woman. Very much enjoyed. Watching her punch things ESPECIALLY CHURCHES AND BUILDINGS AS A WHOLE and wear a sword in a dress was excellent fun.

5. Logan. Did not enjoy. It was very dull and predictable.

And yes, I bought and read the second Mockingbird trade. It was sad that it ended even if it ended on a threesome high-note, so, good job there, Ms. Cain.

Comments

[lilacsigil]

Yeah, I liked some of the Class characters a lot, but the tone of the show was really weird. One minute we're having teen angst and adventure and then sudden bloody fridging?

Lady Killer sounds cool, I will check it out!

[lyssie]

YES THAT. Also, the fourth-wall breaking stuff the younger girl was doing (Bechdel test and her comment to Ram about "isn't it great how we're not talking about how we're not white" or whatever it was) made me wince, like, a lot.

I will warn that Lady Killer has some pretty graphic bloody scenes (Ginsu knives and all), so if that's not your thing, you may want to avoid it.

[cantarina]

Class, a little like Torchwood but without the campy fun, is really invested in wump for wump's sake, and it piles in on Ram twice as much as anyone else. I have SUCH mixed feelings about Class.

[lyssie]

YES. That was my sort of feeling about midway through the episode. Like, I absolutely adore Torchwood, even through CoE, and Class, it doesn't have that sort of over-the-top sly vibe of "we are ridiculous and we are pretending we aren't." that TW had.

Class sort of is trying to have the in-jokey-so cooool kind of vibe that Torchwood totally thought it had without that sort of underlying actual vibe?

Ugh. I don't know. It may also be that shows about teenagers just don't click well with me anymore.