Monday Media Musings - 2/22/21

Watchmen (2019 series): I think it's fair to say that I don't quite know what to make of this series. Parts of it were brilliant, and I'm glad I watched it, but up until the second to last I really wasn't sure how it was going to bring all its threads together (and it still feels like a couple were dropped). If you like your storytelling to all be tied up in a neat bow, this may not be the show for you, but if you can live with some questions and some ambiguity, and don't mind putting up with some causality loops (because boy are there some causality loops), I definitely recommend it.

Bridgerton: I was curious about this show, but not curious enough to watch it on my own. But then a group of friends got together to stream it over Discord, so I decided to join in. I had been spoiled for quite a bit, including the sexual assault; it was definitely a subject of conversation. ( Cut for spoilers and the aforementioned assault. )

All that said, it was also entertaining, and I might watch a second season -- but only in the same circumstances, as a group activity.