Okay, last
episode of Neverwhere. Obviously,
there are spoilers lying all over the place, so today's post is going to be
incredibly vague. Just know that the
not-so-subtle theme I’m going for is “watch Neverwhere.”
Really
great episode. Bang-up conclusion – the
final scene made me want to clap. I love
Richard and Door, I love the Marquis, I love London Below. All together, this miniseries made for a very
satisfying three hours. Yes, the film
quality is a little grainy, and some of the effects are unmistakably
low-budget, but these things just endear it to me further by reminding me of
the first season of Buffy. Good
writing is good writing, no matter how it's packaged.
And of
course, there's Islington. I really
can't tell you too much about it, but he has a lot of screentime in this one,
and PC is fantastic. You see an entire
different side of Islington, but you can reconcile it with what you’ve seen of him
before.
Last
thoughts for Neverwhere.
Accent
Watch
RP – we
talked about that.
Recommend?
In
General
– Oh my, yes. This was right up my
alley. So imaginative, so well-written,
so creatively-designed. Like I said
yesterday, I’m interested in Neverwhere’s
other formats as well (novel, radio play, etc.), and this is probably the kick
I needed to finally start checking out Neil Gaiman’s other works.
PC-wise – I would. PC shows a lot of range as Islington, and
he's great on all levels. I will say –
if you're only in it for the PC of it all and aren't interested in the
miniseries itself (though I can’t imagine why), episodes 4 and 6 are the ones
with the most Islington.
Warnings
Nothing beyond what I've already reported.
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