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I could have sworn we had a thread on this show but I can't find it. Maybe it disappeared just like people's interest in the show? I'm glad I stuck with it as the intrigue is really heating up. Tonight was the engagement party and what an extravaganza. The fruit and floral centerpieces on the tables were over-the-top lavish and gorgeous. And Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI? Such excess and privilege.
My thoughts on why the little outcast boy "Adam" was found with a gold bangle on his wrist have been confirmed. And all the tangled relationships going on? You almost need a score card. Anyone still watching?
Still watching, although I'm having trouble understanding much of the dialogue. The accents of some of the characters, both English and Indian, are difficult for me, especially the woman who runs the club. Frustrating as that is, I'm still enjoying it.
Still watching, although I'm having trouble understanding much of the dialogue. The accents of some of the characters, both English and Indian, are difficult for me, especially the woman who runs the club. Frustrating as that is, I'm still enjoying it.
I agree! Though I've found that to be true of many shows from the UK. I rely on hopefully understanding a few words to get the gist of what was said.
Warning provided so you can skip my post if you're not into critical comments about the program. I understand completely. I often skip critical comments posted in threads about programming I enjoy.
We have no problem understanding the accents. The problem from our perspective is "poor" writing. I put "poor" in quotation marks because some people will consider what makes the writing poor to be signs of consummate artistry. From our perspective, it's the arrogance of authors deliberately obfuscating the narrative to make it appear more artistic. Given the subject matter and the quality of the actors, we, especially, should have been drawn into the story, drawn to care about these characters, who they are, what their experience is. Instead, we're continually wondering if a main character was suddenly introduced out of nowhere. We've continued watching mainly because a dearth of other programming leaves us scraping the proverbial bottom of the barrel some nights, because Indian Summers is billed as a limited run, and we were already a third of the way through it before we realized the whole thing was going to be like this.
We deferred watching Home Fires a few weeks, just because it started later, so we dodged a bullet there. After getting fed up with yet another Indian Summers episode being effectively presented through a cloud of smog, we paused it fifteen minutes in and switched to the premiere of Home Fires. Five minutes in we could see that it was going to be the same story there, and since we hadn't invested much in the series yet, we stopped before we got too far into it.
Warning provided so you can skip my post if you're not into critical comments about the program. I understand completely. I often skip critical comments posted in threads about programming I enjoy.
We have no problem understanding the accents. The problem from our perspective is "poor" writing. I put "poor" in quotation marks because some people will consider what makes the writing poor to be signs of consummate artistry. From our perspective, it's the arrogance of authors deliberately obfuscating the narrative to make it appear more artistic. Given the subject matter and the quality of the actors, we, especially, should have been drawn into the story, drawn to care about these characters, who they are, what their experience is. Instead, we're continually wondering if a main character was suddenly introduced out of nowhere. We've continued watching mainly because a dearth of other programming leaves us scraping the proverbial bottom of the barrel some nights, because Indian Summers is billed as a limited run, and we were already a third of the way through it before we realized the whole thing was going to be like this.
We deferred watching Home Fires a few weeks, just because it started later, so we dodged a bullet there. After getting fed up with yet another Indian Summers episode being effectively presented through a cloud of smog, we paused it fifteen minutes in and switched to the premiere of Home Fires. Five minutes in we could see that it was going to be the same story there, and since we hadn't invested much in the series yet, we stopped before we got too far into it.
Can you give some examples of obfuscating the narrative? I appreciate your critical commentary but fail to understand it completely. Who is the main character suddenly introduced out of nowhere? I have to admit I rarely analyze any of the shows I watch. A critic I am not, but I do vote with my remote.
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