Monday Media Musings - 10/21/19

Arrowverse report: I haven't watched yesterday's Batwoman or Supergirl yet, and I missed posting last Monday because I was on a lake without internet access. I probably won't post in-depth commentary on every single episode going forward, but I am pleased to see that both Arrow and The Flash seem to be focused on the Crisis storyline. Arrow in particular ( spoilers )

Big Little Lies, Season One: I think I've mentioned before that I get together with friends to watch TV on a regular basis. Originally, we were watching Game of Thrones, but over the years we expanded into other shows to cover the gaps between GoT seasons and it's become a habit. We finished Season One last night -- actually a rewatch for me; last spring, when I paid for a month of HBO to catch up on a couple GoT episodes that I'd missed, I binged on a few other things as long as I had access, and this was one of them. (The plan was to use my one week free trial, but predictably I forgot to cancel in time.) ( Cutting for length & spoilers. )

Untitled Goose Game / Dream Daddy: We played parts of both these games on the houseboat. Untitled Goose Game is exactly the hoot (or honk) that everyone says it is, and I will definitely download and play it for myself at some point. Dream Daddy was also entertaining -- we played through the BBQ, where you meet/reconnect with all the daddies and learn that they are, improbably, all your neighbors. It was cute, and the relationship between the PC dad and his daughter is completely charming, but I wasn't in love with the writing, and for a visual novel I wanted more choices. So I think that one I will chalk up to being not for me.