Moving Pictures
We watch art everyday. TV is easily the most pervasive/invasive art form there is. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some television. I even become semi-obsessed by shows. I TiVo almost everything I watch so I don’t have to sit through commercials and am not a slave to the time the shows are on. Of course this means oftentimes I have to avoid spoilers at work, online or even via phone, but it’s worth it to get to watch on my terms.
Today I spent a few hours in bed catching up on some of my shows I missed through last season (gotta get caught up before the new season starts) and watched the season finale of Rescue Me (one of my current obsessions). Part of why I wanted to write about this today is to voice my feelings on the show. They have so many strong characters and so many story lines, it gives them lots of ways to keep you guessing. You never know when they’re going to throw a twist in and completely shock you.
They did that last week. A character was injured and though I was semi-prepared, it just wasn’t a direction I expected it to go in or truly wanted it to. I was a little disappointed with the season finale, I must admit. I know not every show and every season will be great, but I just didn’t like the end of this particular one. And waiting as long as we did for the season to come back, it seemed short, rushed and honestly not their best work.
Hopefully next season will be better, and won’t be quite so far away.
