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Designated Survivor (2016)
My expectations have lowered regarding where this is headed...
6.5 stars. I think the premise of the show had a lot of hope, but I'm a little surprised by the lazy writing and character development.
Kirkman is a giant wuss. He has all the best intentions but he's not strong and it's getting harder to root for him. He's constantly duped. Has no clue what's going on half the time.
Something else that annoys me-- Episode 7, Atwood doesn't reveal what he knows about McCleash (sp) to Kirkwood because McCleash is in the room. However, later on in the episode, he antagonizes McCleash and basically tells him that he's onto him. So why didn't he just throw him under the bus in the first meeting? Again, lazy writing that results in things just not making sense.
Also annoying -- Kal Penn plays Seth Wright, the new WH Press Secretary. He's obviously upset in earlier episodes about being the target of Islamaphobic haters when he's profiled by a cop after the explosion...but why is his name Seth Wright? I don't understand Anglicizing what's supposed to be an ethnic character.
Still watching the show but with lower expectations.
Something Borrowed (2011)
Not "That Bad"
**Spoiler Alert** It wasn't that great, but it wasn't that bad either. I did read the books - first, there is so much depth and emotions to most of the characters, even Darcy and her relationship with Rachel, that it's near impossible to transcend onto the big screen. I did not go in with grand expectations, so I wasn't thoroughly disappointed, although I do believe they could have done more to develop the relationship between Rachel and Dex. I think that's the reason why Dex appeared so shallow -in scenes where he "cried", Colin Egglesfield also looked like he was battling a severe case of constipation instead of a moral conundrum...I really enjoyed watching John Krasinski as Ethan, and although I'm not a terribly huge fan of Kate Hudson, she did well as Darcy. I won't lie, in the book, I cried when Dex moved on from Rachel, but in the movie, I did shed tears when Darcy confronted Rachel about her betrayal. That was probably one of the most "real" scenes of the movie. In hindsight, I think it would have been a nice touch to have Rachel "narrate" the movie from behind the scenes - so that way, it would connect the audience more to her innermost feelings and if they decided to make Something Blue, they could do the same for Darcy.