The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Which I saw last night, heading basically directly from the railway station to the cinema, because I shall be out of reach for English language showing cinemas for the next few weeks soon. (They have them in big cities, not in the Alps.) It's more of Peter Jackson's unabashed cinematic Tolkien fanfiction, so if you're a purist, you'll probably continue to be appalled. For myself, I enjoyed it - not every detail, but then I had criticisms of the LotR movies, too, while loving them. Mind you, this being the middle installment, its ending feels very abrupt and cliffhanger-y, but I knew that going in.

( On to observations spoilery for both Jackson and Tolkien )

Elementary 2.11

This one I really loved, playing as it did to all of Elementary's strengths.

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