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gategrrlI *finally* watched "Provenance" two nights ago when I couldn't get to sleep. Oh what a night - two episodes of "Medium", half of a "Crossing Jordan" and SPN's "Provenance" (that's the one with the creepy family painting in it and the people getting their necks slashed open) and I finally got to sleep at four in the morning!
So - the episode! Wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be, really. I didn't like the brunette barbiedoll they had playing the deep cleavaged daughter of the auction-house dealer. I was kinda hoping the dealer and her *would* get their throats slashed, but it was not meant to be. Dean was also not quite the same character I thought he was (I'd seen an episode that took place in an abandoned asylum - much better ep than this one). He's such a guy-ho! I didn't know that! And that 70's wacka-wacka-hotel room? Do they check into weird rooms like that every episode? And have they ever checked into a haunted/demon infested hotel room without knowing it?
I thought the mystery was kinda shallow. If I hadn't known who the killer was, would I have guessed? I have no idea. But I would have appreciated more lore, like in Buffy, where there'd be a *reason* for the haunting human-demon thingy to BE there, other than to cause havok-and-death-by-nasty-means (TM).
I like the look of this show - the producers certainly love the bleached blue-black end of the color spectrum a whole lot. It fits.
So - the episode! Wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be, really. I didn't like the brunette barbiedoll they had playing the deep cleavaged daughter of the auction-house dealer. I was kinda hoping the dealer and her *would* get their throats slashed, but it was not meant to be. Dean was also not quite the same character I thought he was (I'd seen an episode that took place in an abandoned asylum - much better ep than this one). He's such a guy-ho! I didn't know that! And that 70's wacka-wacka-hotel room? Do they check into weird rooms like that every episode? And have they ever checked into a haunted/demon infested hotel room without knowing it?
I thought the mystery was kinda shallow. If I hadn't known who the killer was, would I have guessed? I have no idea. But I would have appreciated more lore, like in Buffy, where there'd be a *reason* for the haunting human-demon thingy to BE there, other than to cause havok-and-death-by-nasty-means (TM).
I like the look of this show - the producers certainly love the bleached blue-black end of the color spectrum a whole lot. It fits.
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Re: welcome to a new obsession
Date: 2006-06-01 04:45 pm (UTC)I'm generally not a fan of pretty-boy watching ONLY. I really like the stories to have good pacing, some humor, few if any obvious plot-holes, and as little teenage angst-emoting as possible. Granted, I think I know who the target audience is for SPN, so I'd allow for that focus, but...good stories and characterization are good for ALL types of shows.
I started getting into Roswell (remember *that* one?) just as the focus changed = twice!- from SFish to 90210 angsty all the time, and ended up dropping it.