after watching it i thought that the new Boardwalk Empire could've been my favourite episode of anything. this show just keeps getting better and better. i love how tight the scripts are; that hour felt like two but i didn't feel like they were rushing anything. so glad to have Esther Randolph back in rotation, Nucky had a great (fight) scene after being a sap the whole season so far (and the end of the episode basically guarantees he won't go back there again), i even thought Margaret's storylines were pretty well handled and it's good to see Van Mueller get some sort of release (albeit an extremely unhealthy one). i wonder what they'll do with him now that he's completely broken bad. is he gonna fuck things up from the inside? i loved Nucky reusing "interloper", was very Soprano'sesque. episodes 11&12 are probably gonna be pretty amazing huh? (11 is Allen Coulter/Howard Korder, 12 is Tim Van Patten/Terrence Winter).
Homeland is so silly. i love it. seems like the writers are writing themselves into a corner every week and aren't too concerned with the overall story arc, like they're playing all their cards every episode but i will wait and see where it goes to decide if i'm right/how stupid that is. i do like surprises. also, Claire Danes may've beaten her own record for worst cry ever on film in the newest episode (#hateclairedanes). i wonder how she would act if you taped her arms to her sides? VP's son hit & run subplot is inducing heavy eye rolls over here.
i'm also enjoying Treme. it's so quiet and subdued i would be hard pressed to say what i enjoy week to week but they've built such a great world and strong characters by now that it's satisfying watching them just eke out their existence. Davis is kind of a dick but i feel like i've known people like that in real life. is he going to embark on a new musical project every season just to be ejected at the last minute? i think the mardigras scenes are useful to help reinforce what all the characters have been through since the last year's. like Toni Burnett and daughter have done so much healing since last year (lol), Albert & Delmond have really nurtured their relationship (i know they had the album out last year but did Delmond march with the indians? i think this was his first year), Antoine's gotten so far with the band, Davis and Annie (who had a very charming/romantic mardigras last year) are now apart due to her career... etc.
is Antoine going to start playing Modern now? he should get some H from Amsterdam (i don't remember his name though he's almost redeemed in my eyes now after a horrible first two seasons) to make his forays totally authentic.
