The Cape: "Kozmo" - Jan. 17 on NBC - Garding & Discussion

[Aragorn]

Spoiler: 1x03: "Kozmo"

Max Malini's old friend Gregor Molotov has come to town, but not for a friendly visit. He is looking for whoever has the cape, and The Cape/Vince has to protect the carnies who took him in. Dana, Vince's wife, returns to work after grieving his loss and sees Palm City's corruption at work in the public defender's office. She also discovers there were witnesses when Vince vanished.

 

[Thestral]

Wait, is this show running against Castle?

So much for watching it in first run...

 

[Borgminister]

Good thing I don't watch Castle! This is episode 2, is it not?

 

[Aragorn]

Wait, is this show running against Castle?

It's on right after Chuck, which is the hour before Castle.

 

[Thestral]

Oh. Well then, I missed it anyway. Plus Castle's a re-run. Dang it!

Oh well, Hulu it is.

 

[23skidoo]

Good thing I don't watch Castle! This is episode 2, is it not?

Technically it's episode 3 because they aired episodes 1 and 2 back to back last week.

Although it's now on Monday in the US, it's still playing on Sunday in Canada so I saw this yesterday. I won't toss spoilers into the mix, except to say it's a great episode, Summer was great, and if you look at the photo at the top of this thread, I hope this ends up being the next ship!

Alex

 

[O'Dib]

I surprised myself by coming back for a third, without expecting any improvements. I just wanted to kill an hour watching a train wreck. Instead this ended up being an enjoyable episode. Summer's given a lot more to work with. I saw her being Chess's daughter coming from a mile away though. The cape is still laughable, and with the reveal that it's hundreds of years old, I wish they hadn't even tried to concoct a hard-science explanation for it. Still, the camp of it all has grown on me.

 

[Bob Morton]

It's hot in here, it must be Summer! She did great in this episode, looked really good riding on the back of that dudes tryke.

 

[Caliburn24]

This episode was an improvement over the second one. But the show still feels like it needs to settle down tonally and stylistically.

And the mythology needs to get a lot more interesting.

 

[23skidoo]

This episode was an improvement over the second one. But the show still feels like it needs to settle down tonally and stylistically.

And the mythology needs to get a lot more interesting.

I think it's coming along. If viewers and the network allow this show to breathe, I think we'll be satisfied. We got a major chunk of backstory this week - where the Cape came from, who Orwell is (I'm glad they aren't dragging that out - I had that figured out by the end of the pilot), who Max is. We got a surprise suggestion of a 'ship between Orwell and the circus guy (please let that pan out - it would be a refreshing direction), and on top of it all we get Orwell all but being adopted as part of the circus family. And they established a second recurring big bad while not letting us forget about Chess. I think they accomplished a lot in just an hour.

So far, where the show drags for me is with the family. I like the fact they've got the wife now investigating her husband, though hopefully she'll twig that his partner is a bad guy before long. But I feel the show works best when it's just Faraday and Orwell, and it sings when the circus characters are involved.

I also like the Blade Runner-influenced "undercity" set design for the circus and the area around Faraday's "Bat Cave". The only problem I have with it is it's sabotaged by the establishing shots that show a clean, modern city and don't really don't suggest where such an area might actually exist, let alone (as this episode firmly establishes) within quick walking distance of the circus.

Like most shows, I've taken the "I'll enjoy it while it lasts" approach. I really hope this show scores a hit with the mass audience, but it probably has too many strikes against it to last more than a season. Still, if No Ordinary Family survives, and Fringe manages to defeat the "Friday Night Death Slot" self-fulfilling prophecy, who knows. I only wish they'd kept the show on Sunday. Though we still get it on Sunday here in Canada, I think it might have had a better chance than during the week. We'll see.

Alex

 

[startrekwatcher]

I wanted to like this show but it is just "there". It isn't bad just not that well written or fresh. It is just covering the same old stuff I've seen over and over again so as I'm watching it it feels like it is just going through the motions--but it did turn me on to Harry's Law which I really enjoyed.

I'm done.

 

[Jack Bauer]

Of the three episodes aired so far this was the best. The first 2 episodes felt rushed. They went through the Cape's origin so fast in spots. I'm glad they slowed the plot down. It's nothing really new or different but it's nice to have an old fashioned costumed superhero show on a major network that's fun and a bit over the top in parts..

 

[Thestral]

Voted "Above Average." Enjoyed Orwell being brought more into the fold and setting up another major baddie. Summer did a nice job, is it possible she might get to play a (fairly) normal person? Everything with Max Malini is good of course.

Rollo and Orwell as a ship would be fun. Saw the "kind friend of the wife starts to take a more active role" coming; we'll see where that goes.

 

[JD]

I liked this episode more than the first two which I also did enjoy. I really liked getting more of the backstory for the Cape, Max and Orwell. And I'm looking forward to the next appearance of Gregor, I'm wonder if he'll stay by himself or if he'll eventually join up with Chess/Fleming.

 

[DarKush]

I thought this episode was decent. The main story didn't grab me as much as the revelations. I knew that Orwell was tied to Chess in some deep way, and daughter is as good as anything. I did like learning more about the history of the cape and learning more about Max's checkered past. The Dana subplot was fine too. I'm glad they are giving her something to do that's tied to Vince's story.

 

[Jetfire]

Finally saw this ep tonight as well as the "Pilot" & "Tarot"...this was good too...I am really enjoying it.

 

[Guy Gardener]

My son likes Smurf comics, so to give him hope I am going to fight crime as a Smurf.

"Mommy, there's a giant smurf that visits me in the middle night and tells me to be a good little boy."

So rather than have an immortal on the show, making super powers possible, they rip off the Phantom.

 

[Jetfire]

It is what it is.

 

[Guy Gardener]

You say "Kosmo" and all I can think is "Cosmo Kramer, you ARE the ASS-MAN."

An immortal carnival freak with a magic cape that's been stealing fortunes and hearts throughout the rank and file of history if not little highlanderesque?

So much more interesting.

 

[Jetfire]

ASSMAN will be a future villain.