LOM - the penultimate

[green_amber]

After a strong start to this series, I've found these last few episodes rather lacklustre - there's nothing wrong with the plots as such, but it's felt like we're just killing time waiting for the end - no real new info on whether Sam is insane, time travelling,in a coma etc etc; no progress with him and Annie (deliberate according to the SFX interviews but rather frustrating), a sense of resignation by Sam rather than him really trying to get home, the rather pat coincidence of meeting Maya's mother in last week's ep, no genuine sense of imminent risk.. I dunno if it's deliberate but it's made me feel they were right to stop at two series, certainly.

The villainous too "professional" stand-in DCI this time seemed like he could be interesting, but in the end told us nothing really. The suggestion that Sam was there for a "reason", to "sort this lot out" was , I suspect, a false track - too Quantum Leap to indicate a real ending.. Although what would that reason be? To promote women? to oppose racism? to stamp out the Gene Hunts of this world? surely not!!

Also does anyone else (I'm looking at you Pete :-) feel that Gene's gone a bit "Dorothy" the last few eps - opening up about his brother, appealing to Sam to trust him and his team to love him? Let's end things now before they start hugging and wearing Starsky cardigans..

Oh, and I thought Gene was Basil Brush :) didn't remember Tufty! (Maybe I was too traumatised?)

BTW I'm on the L o M panel at eastercon Friday night, and running the sf film panel at 6.30 that day - and on an LJ panel on Saturday. How much of a cliche am I??:-P

Comments

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

Ill come and heckle the LJ panel if you remind me... x

[palatinate.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it was Tufty given the road safety theme and the blue jacket.

Further thoughts (and comments from the new Radio Times which arrived today) appearing on my LJ shortly!

[loveandgarbage.livejournal.com]

Ah, but Gene going all Dorothy was Gene finding his heart, all Tin Man like. Now, if CHris has found his brain, and Ray finds courage Sam Dorothy can click his heels and go back home.

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

but what about Annie??

[loveandgarbage.livejournal.com]

Toto?

Or Glinda?

[pennski.livejournal.com]

Surely Glinda. Which means that the only other woman gets to be the wicked witch. Now that I've seen "Wicked" we can completely subvert that too.

Does this mean Sam is the Wizard?