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Well, mostly. But in truth, the international edition of the BBC iplayer put Moffat's series Jekyll online and since I had forgotten what annoyed me about the pilot (which was all I had watched before) back in the day, other than James Nesbitt antipathy which I knew could be handled as since then, I had liked him in other roles, I decided to give it another ago. And lo and behold, the result turned out to be the first Moffat series I actually love.
Steven Moffat & self so far:
- RTD era DW eps: nifty and brilliant. Loved Girl in the Fireplace and Blink, like Empty Child and Library two parters; probably love Library now belatedly on stronger feeling for River account
- Coupling: tried the first four eps, couldn't quite see the point, gave it up
- Moff era DW: I have individual episode love and am tremendously entertained most of the time (except by iDaleks and stupid pirates, argghhh), frustrated by occasional laziness by someone who is supposed to be a brilliant plotter (no, I'm not getting over that crack thing in s5 and little girl unsought in s6 any time soon, and generally feel in like, not on love, which means generally far less angst and thus great relaxation during viewing (due to lack of emotional investment which is a double edged sword)
- Sherlock: quite why this is supposed to be a brilliant show is beyond me. First season has a good pilot with flaws, an awful middle ep and a so-so third ep. Also I couldn't stand Sherlock himself in all three eps, which is a drawback to my viewing enjoyment. Second season had a good opener with flaws, a boring middle ep, and a good final ep (things are looking up!), plus I had come around to sympathy for the main character in two eps, which is definitely a plus. So basically it's entertaining, but if it gets cancelled tomorrow (which it won't be, what with the raging success), there would be no tears from me.
So, what made Jekyll, now that I've watched it in its entirety, the first Moffat series (as opposed to individual episodes) that I can love wholeheartedly?
( Find out beneath the cut )
Steven Moffat & self so far:
- RTD era DW eps: nifty and brilliant. Loved Girl in the Fireplace and Blink, like Empty Child and Library two parters; probably love Library now belatedly on stronger feeling for River account
- Coupling: tried the first four eps, couldn't quite see the point, gave it up
- Moff era DW: I have individual episode love and am tremendously entertained most of the time (except by iDaleks and stupid pirates, argghhh), frustrated by occasional laziness by someone who is supposed to be a brilliant plotter (no, I'm not getting over that crack thing in s5 and little girl unsought in s6 any time soon, and generally feel in like, not on love, which means generally far less angst and thus great relaxation during viewing (due to lack of emotional investment which is a double edged sword)
- Sherlock: quite why this is supposed to be a brilliant show is beyond me. First season has a good pilot with flaws, an awful middle ep and a so-so third ep. Also I couldn't stand Sherlock himself in all three eps, which is a drawback to my viewing enjoyment. Second season had a good opener with flaws, a boring middle ep, and a good final ep (things are looking up!), plus I had come around to sympathy for the main character in two eps, which is definitely a plus. So basically it's entertaining, but if it gets cancelled tomorrow (which it won't be, what with the raging success), there would be no tears from me.
So, what made Jekyll, now that I've watched it in its entirety, the first Moffat series (as opposed to individual episodes) that I can love wholeheartedly?
( Find out beneath the cut )
