One Sentence Media Reviews
I liked the first season of this show but by midway through season 2 I was annoyed at the irrational decisions the two male main characters were making - and considering that the main draw of this show, for me, was smart people doing brilliant stuff to succeed in high society, I was not interested in the cheap plotting of less-than-brilliant writers.
If you love Luc Besson this cold war spy thriller will probably thrill you, but it is overly long and twisty and ridiculous.
Although it was a fun read, and although I appreciated how different the plot was from the movie, this book was also uneven in tone and pacing, and the action sequences were hard to follow - for once I can say with confidence that the movie is better.
Yes it’s a little childish getting off the ground, but thus far I’ve discovered that if you stick with this animated gem (no pun intended), you’ll enter a cute, relaxing universe (no pun) of wonderful, very queer characters not quite like anything you’ve ever experienced.
I was disappointed with all of the new season 5 episodes up until this one, but finally here at episode 7 is a R+M worthy of the good ole days.
Although I was still enthralled by this story overall, especially since I just inhaled it from start to book 3 in a single week, I will say that it's harder to follow than the previous two, with a bit of navel-gaziness and a less cohesive and satisfying plot - here's hoping book 4 comes around.
Book 2 of Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series is just as exciting and engaging as the last one, as long as you don't absolutely hate pirate stuff - which I sort of do, so for me it wasn't quite as engaging, but it was still a total page-turner, which is a testament to Lynch's storytelling abilities.
I think a lot of people remember the first half of this early 90s classic (you know, with the steamy pottery scene and the short-haired Demi Moore & etc) a lot more than the ghosty shenanigans of the second half, but Whoopi is hilarious as always and I really liked the ghosty shenanigans.
Book 1 of Scott Lynch's Gentleman Bastard series is a romp-and-a-half, and though I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to the average non-nerd, it is packed with fun worldbuilding, attention-grabbing action, and lovable characters.