Friday, February 26, 2010

Skins 4x05 - Freddie

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Last year, Freddie was boring as fuck. Tonight, he continued his smokin' hot streak of being astonishingly soporific. In most TV seasons there's gonna be at least one dud and Skins is no exception. But this last episode managed to hit all the wrong notes of being at the same time boring, cliché, overly dramatic, and still entirely unaffecting.

As always, the saving grace comes from the pretty pictures. Let's take a look at them:

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The thing about Freddie is that he's in the dark.

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The boundaries of himself are defined by those around him.

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Namely: Effy.

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He doesn't exist without her. And he realizes that.

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Which is why he tries to make magic for her.

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Not getting it into his thick skull that she is fundamentally broken.

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Thank fuck that Effy is insane...

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And decides to explode him.

36 minutes of whinging later, the episode skates close to an emotional climax that is mostly unearned from said previous 35' of emo prettiness. And while the photography is probably better than in any previous Skins episode, the story just doesn't connect in that special way that has imbued so many eps before with true SMOOBs.

Even Cook and Katie as devil and angel, respectively, doesn't sit well. Despite the random street party, that brings about these costumes, being one of the most impressive set-pieces Skins has done, the weakness in Freddie makes the masquerade feel like nothing more than pandering.

In summation:
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Pretty. Boring.

Line of the night:
Do what you can now, forget what wasn't done then.

Which is what I intend to do with this episode...
Good night ladies and germs!


Kinda Great Guy will (try) to get back to its regular rambling installments ASAP. In the meantime, please enjoy these weekly Skins mini analyses, starting with this post.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Skins 4x03+4 - Cook & Katie

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Welcome to a double installment of Why You Should Totally Be Watching Skins 2010. Ready? OK.

Over the past two weeks, Skins explored the inner workings of one Mr. James Cook and Ms. Katie fucking Fitch... Last year, Cook's story was about destruction. This season, the question is raised: Why destroy? Meanwhile, Katie and twin sister Emily spent 2009 fighting for dominion in a game of light and dark. Now, that they've broken free of each other Katie's wondering "Who the fuck am I?" Let's roll.

O Jimmy Cook, Jimmy Cook, wherefore art thou Jimmy Cooke?

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Denied thy best friend for he fucked your mum.

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When thou got stresséd, you were but shirtless love

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So I'll ignore the visual foreshadowing.

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'Tis but thy past that is thine fuckery:

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Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.

Sorry, I couldn't think of something stupidly clever for that last one. The episode was depressing, yo. As was the one that followed but in a different way.

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What?

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Yes.

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No!

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Fuck.

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Don't wanna be lke your mother?

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Then don't dress like that.

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Seriously.

Also:
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If you've lived in England you know this is funny.

And everyone remember:
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I love you more than I love cheese!

To catch up on the whole Skins thing hit this post. Kinda Great Guy will (try) to get back to its regular rambling installments ASAP.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Skins 4x02 - Emily

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This week's episode seems to be all about how Emily is an amazing person who deserves better than all the shitty people that surround her. Evidence in support of that theory:

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She chooses her nail-polish to create the most subtle art deco color palette.

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She knows to stand in the exact centre of a football field for damatic effect.

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She does not adhere to gender stereotypes.

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She uses clever tricks to emote to the value of one Acker².

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She finds her light in ways that would make Tyra proud.

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She is all about deep focus and depth of field.

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And she loves herself an overhead crane shot.

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Plus, she's as big as a house! Not to mention she has achieved the one hair color that goes perfectly with the ultimate fashion accessory: contemplative blue skies.

This week is also all about the notes that people leave behind for others to find.

From caring mother to detective son:
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From sister to brother:
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From secret lover to the whole world:
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From cheater to cheated:
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Are you caught up yet?

Exchange of the night:
-He's gay as a window!
-He's an adult. He's earned the right to be gay.

Line of the night:
You can be my pyjamas.

Beardblog #21

My Beard and I apologize to anyone who cares.

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Workload has been heavy lately (just finished tonight's pages half an hour ago) which actually is a very good thing (getting shit done, yo)! But it does also mean that I've neglected to write up in here. So, to those sixteen of you who read Kinda Great Guy: my apologies. I will get back on it ASAP, even as early as tomorrow hopefully, for some Skins 4x02 - Emily action!

For now, forgive me?

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Beard Status:
Knda Amish. No?