Monday Media Musing on Tuesday - 11/19/19

[owlmoose]

Arrowverse Update: Just Bats and Supes this week. (Since, as is usual, I'm a little bit behind.) It seemed way too soon for Jake to find out that Kate is Batwoman, so I figured there would be a way out of it... but Mary talking Sophie out of revealing the truth was not something I expected at all. I really hope Mary gets in on the secret sooner rather than later -- she seems like a good person for Kate to have in her corner. As for Supergirl, I appreciated getting a backstory episode on Andrea, making her character far more complex. Maybe she shouldn't have taken that devil's bargain, but given that her father's life was on the line, it's hard to blame her. And damn I feel bad for Lena. No wonder she's so sensitive to being lied to. Still, she keeps dancing closer to that unforgivable line. I'll be really interested to see how they pull her back... or don't.

Critical Role: Undeadwood: I've never watched any of the HBO show Deadwood. In fact, I hadn't even realized that it was based on a real place and its characters on real people, until I went looking to see whether Wild Bill Hickock was a historical or legendary figure (historical, although his exploits are almost certainly exaggerated). Since this four-part RPG event was heavily steeped in the setting and characters of Deadwood -- essentially, it's a "zombies attack AU" -- I'm sure I missed many nuances of the bigger picture. But it was still enjoyable as a standalone story, with some fantastic acting and character dynamics. My favorite character was the enigmatic Mrs. Miriam, played by Anjali Bhimani; I'm not familiar with her other work, but I'd love to see more. The game system was an interesting one. Casting spells and a few other things involve playing hands of poker, which is a neat mechanic for a story set in the Wild West.