After this episode, we are wondering if we should drop
this as a weekly show. It was entertaining enough during the summer, but set up
against regular shows? It’s not looking as good now that we are out of the
summer drought. The episode was hard to stay with and get engaged in. Mostly
nothing happened in the episode. The music was soapy and so was the acting. The
episode was all set-up for future events with few forward-moving plot
developments. This show is really dragging things out. We can't believe this was a midseason premiere!
After taunting us with the possibility of Annie Hobbs
hitting town, instead we got Char’s aunt, Rebecca, who isn’t as interesting as
we wanted her to be. So far anyway. She did get Char’s mom sent to rehab for
being a drunk. After taunting us with the possibility of Emma confessing, Emma’s
lips are sealed again. Will this show run out of story once all its secrets are
out? Vampire Diaries this is not.
It’s ridiculous that Thayer was able to shake Emma’s core
with his ridiculous Ethan theory. It’s also ridiculous that anyone believed Ethan’s
implausible “glory days” lake story. Also, note to Char’s mom: Way to set an
example for your kid. If you are hateful and unforgiving with your own family
members, your kids are going to notice and think that’s normal.
We can’t believe Laurel lost the bracelet! We still love
her though. The bracelet stuff annoyed us for most of the episode but ended up
being interesting. Justin seems to have some guilt about his mom’s death and
the fact that the bracelet was his mom's was a secret? What’s going on there?
This episode was Suttonless. But Emma received a piece of
Sutton’s dress and a threat that said, “Keep being Sutton, or you’re next.” Hmm. The plot thickens, but the twin charade part of the show is probably going to
stick around. No one in the Mercer family is figuring out who Emma is any time
soon, unfortunately. You could probably skip this episode and just watch the
recap next week, if you hadn’t already seen it. Except for the final few
minutes and a little Rebecca/Alex co-scheming, this episode was a slow waste of
time.
Episode grade: D+
Agree. This show sucks so bad. I don't know why I keep watching it, either. There's no way it gets a second season, being as direction-less as it has been since it premiered.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I didn't want to put this in the post (because it might be a spoiler to some people), but the first Lying Game books starts with Sutton being dead and kind of just following Emma around. Emma receives a note saying something like "Keep being Sutton, or you’re next." Are they going to kill Sutton off the show? Do we want her to be dead? These are why I'm personally still watching the show, even if it isn't as good as other options.
ReplyDeleteInteresting! They should totally kill Sutton off.
ReplyDeleteThey should develop and use Sutton more, IMO. That's been the weak link of this show and Ringer for me. Use the villainous twin. Have TWO interesting lives.
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