I enjoyed Stan's plot but mostly in relation to how it involved Alexi. I said to someone in the comments below just how much I love Alexi's story, and particularly Alexi and Rosie's story. It's very poetic and Romeo+Juliet-esque. So to have him learn the truth in such a careless easy way and to have him exact his revenge against Janek (a man who no doubt deserves it) that very same day was awesome, awesome television. At least for me.
I think Stan is the Larsen family member that we've been most connected to in an emotional way. I just felt like his story is still his story without the whole 2nd hit plot. So it was that particular plot that I was less invested in than usual. Same with the mayor threatening Richmond. There was groundwork for those plots to happen, of course. I just felt like 3 episodes before the end of the season (and potentially the series) my thoughts are more concerned with the overall picture and the characters themselves than these side-plots. But like I said it was still well-done. It was scary to see him make that choice, and okay, the boys and the dog in a pirate costume? Adorable! And then when he realizes he can't do it. You just want to cheer for him.
And when I think about it, Richmond's speech does sort of round off his campaign in a nice way. Which obviously would have to happen since we've been leading up to it.
So maybe I'm just being picky because, like Linden, I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THE SMALL STUFF! WE'VE GOT A MURDER TO SOLVE, PEOPLE!
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Date: 2012-06-04 08:09 pm (UTC)I think Stan is the Larsen family member that we've been most connected to in an emotional way. I just felt like his story is still his story without the whole 2nd hit plot. So it was that particular plot that I was less invested in than usual. Same with the mayor threatening Richmond. There was groundwork for those plots to happen, of course. I just felt like 3 episodes before the end of the season (and potentially the series) my thoughts are more concerned with the overall picture and the characters themselves than these side-plots. But like I said it was still well-done. It was scary to see him make that choice, and okay, the boys and the dog in a pirate costume? Adorable! And then when he realizes he can't do it. You just want to cheer for him.
And when I think about it, Richmond's speech does sort of round off his campaign in a nice way. Which obviously would have to happen since we've been leading up to it.
So maybe I'm just being picky because, like Linden, I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ALL THE SMALL STUFF! WE'VE GOT A MURDER TO SOLVE, PEOPLE!