October 24, 2010

Caprica Recap - Episode 11

And now for the second episode of the rest of the series, in which we find out what the other characters have been up to. Well, not really, but close enough I suppose. I am very patient after all, which is something that viewers really need to be in order to keep watching this show. Despite the still seemingly slow development of the plot, the things that have happened have been quite interesting. There are lots of small details that do a fair job of building emotion and tension, if not outright suspense. Instead of wondering what will happen next, I find myself wondering how it will happen and sometimes why. This is clearly a show more about thinking than action. Throughout the episode the location and time of events is chronicled, which I suppose gave a good idea of how quickly the events were taking place. Perhaps to quicken the pace? It was interesting to think that instead of all of these things happening simultaneously, there was a succession of events and a clear illustration of cause and effect. It became easier to see how intertwined everything is.

October 16, 2010

Caprica Recap - Episode 10

Is everyone as excited as me that Caprica is back? No? Well, that makes me sad. I feel like this show has lots of potential and is just floating around in a sea of average. Eventually it'll get to the point, I know it. Every episode I watch is like another step in the right direction. I keep coming back and giving the show another chance to turn on its inherent awesome. I’m more patient than most, but I still feel like the mid-season break was a bad idea. It just seemed to make it easier to forget to watch the show. Though the mid-season finale was pretty explosive, with everything exploding and all, I still had a hard time remembering what was going on. But when I did I also remembered how many great parts there were to this show. Maybe I’m just enjoying rooting for an underdog because there are so few great sci-fi television shows. I really hope this one pulls through.