I honestly thought we'd see something happen before he did that, but man, that almost hurt when he put his hand in the boiling soup. I also love the way the scene was done. Everything was nice and friendly right up until the moment it wasn't, and then I just started feeling a little ice pit in my stomach when he said he wanted Ildis to reach in with his hand. I didn't know yet if he was crazy, or what, but John Billingsley is way too damned good at that.I have mixed thoughts.
The Alara stuff was very sweet. A nice send off (which I hope is not really the end).
I still have the sense of...meandering. Three episodes in and I really don’t feel like anything has happened. Not every week needs to be an “out of this world adventure”, but I feel the momentum from Season One has slowed a bit.
Next week looks like a more “conventional” episode, so we’ll see.
PS: That soup scene...yikes!
PS: That soup scene...yikes!
It shocked me when he actually did it (or I should say when Ildis stuck his hand in the pot of boiling sauce). It was the perfect setup for later, when it looked like Alara's sister was about to lose an appendage. I honestly didn't know whether she would or not. The first scene had set up a level of uncertainty that kept me on the edge of my seat, and hoping that things would work out. It's worth watching.
Yes! I had a part in a radio play once, as a villain. It was so much fun. There's nothing like being deliciously evil in a story, while knowing in real life you'd never engage in such activities.IRL, John’s a left wing, tree-hugging, Prius-driving peacenik.
I imagine he had a lot of delight playing that role.
Villains are always more fun.
One review described it as "part airbrushed conversion van painting, part backdrop for the song title scroll of an as seen on TV, 6 CD/12 cassette collection of rock ballads".......and I could not argue it.
