Enchanted Minnie
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 3, 2013
Did anyone watch? What did you think? I liked it for the most part. I'm a wuss when it comes to scary stuff but it wasn't too bad. It definitely had a few moments I wasn't expecting!
I watched it. It does have potential.
Turned me off a bit when the horseman broke into the apartment and then had the modern weapons.
Previews for next week and beyond looked interesting.
Didn't hurt that Ichabod Crane is a nice bit of eye candy with an accent to boot.
Kies99 said:I watched it.
Turned me off a bit when the horseman broke into the apartment and then had the modern weapons.
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SPOILER NOTE BELOW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FIRST EPISODE YET
Split vote in our house. DW enjoyed it and is intrigued by the direction. I argue that too much exposition was given in the first episode as I already know: a) there is a group of bad witches/warlocks/et. al. who want to spring evil upon the town and planet including the now dead deputy sheriff [played by John Cho, no less--what a cameo!]; b) there is a group in opposition to them, the friendly coven; c) the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse are involved, including the one introduced tonight; d) the sheriff's deputy has a sister in a mental institution who will play a significant role; e) Ichabod Crane must never get hungry; f) Ichabod Crane seemed to quickly adapt to living in the 21st century; g) Ichabod Crane's wife isn't really dead; h) not only is there a connection between the "leftenant's" and her sister's vision and the bad juju going on, we've already seen the bogeyman, albeit fuzzily. And the list could continue.
My point is that I would have preferred for the writers to string us along with a bit more suspense. Have the first episode deal almost exclusively with Crane's resurrection and culture shock with just a little hint about what was to come and his connection to the headless horseman. For the second episode, we find out that there may by a nefarious organization with ties to the dark underworld. Who are they? Does anyone in town pledge allegiance to them? For the third episode, we find out that Crane's wife was a witch, and that there is a good coven hoping to stop some impending disaster. I feel as though we're midseason already in terms of the storytelling.
That being said, I do plan to tune in the next couple of weeks to see if the writers can stop the uber-exposition and get down to a story that can stand up to weekly viewings. . .but just two weeks will I give them.