Oh, no worries, and I get that, I do prefer seeing a ship actually build onscreen. That burn, seeing them fall in love, seeing what draws them to each other. Knowing what I do about the original, I don’t suppose anything good happened to them though, lol. I think things are still unfolding, though, and probably there will be some switching around of partners. But I get it, it happens. Maybe you can come back to it later and find it easier to binge.
1) I kinda agree(on some things) with your last anon about the new L word being boring. I feel like some of the characters aren’t compelling. Their storylines at the moment all feel rather aimless and lacking any stakes. The main couple Dani/Sophie have zero chemistry. Alice has more of an interesting dynamic with her gf’s ex wife. The editing is off, in that the scenes move to quickly or I’m not learning anything compelling in the time I’m with these characters.
2) Some of the acting in the pilot was not good, lol. It’s been 10 years and jumping into their stories and not seeing any buildup to the couples getting together is not the best. I’m going to give it one more episode, but if it still isn’t grabbing me I’m moving on to The Watchman.
You should watch Watchmen regardless of how you feel about this show, heh, but I hope you are able to warm to it! It feels such a waste to not be into a show that you were actually open to. Even now, it’s not like these shows come along often.
Like I said, I haven’t watched, so I can only go by what others have said but some people seem to really like it so far. Chemistry is subjective but from what I’ve heard it may not be Dani/Sophie’s chemistry you need worry about but Dani/Bette? >_> Some of the differences may also just be down to how storytelling styles have changed, like how even the TV Star Treks seems fundamentally different from the previous ones. Aside from random Netflix sitcoms, I don’t really think we’ll be seeing shows written like they were back then no matter what we watch.
But of course if you’re not enjoying it, who am I to tell you to stick with it?
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hello :) would it be fine to ask which couple is your favorite ship? i’ve been following you for a while (because of the tags i follow. you make great gifs!) but i can’t exactly remember when. i’m a little bit curious :P
Oh, thank you! Hmm, I guess I have a few faves right now? Are you asking ‘cause you’re curious or because you want to know for which ship you followed me? This year, probably Juliantina (Amar a Muerte), Delle Seyah/Aneela (Killjoys), Cazzie (Atypical), and now Domlene (Mr. Robot) have been the biggest?
Also slightly less intensity/posting frequency, I guess: Amaya/Janai (The Dragon Prince), Dani/Grace (Terminator: Dark Fate), Bess/Lisbeth (Nancy Drew), Ellen/Pam (For All Mankind), Olivia/Saskia (Secret Bridesmaids Business), Demi/Kristian (Bachelor in Paradise)?
There are so many more I posted just this year but those probably wouldn’t be relevant to you. I was scrolling back through my archive and there are a lot, heh.
I thought the new L word was rather boring.. there was no chemistry or tension created, nothing that grabbed my attn. The old L word wasn’t that good either.. it was like soft porn. although, i will say the the drama and tension they created was intense.. and the chemistry.. wow… even if the storylines were worse and no character growth happened, it still made me wonder what was going to happen. jenny & marina, shane & carmen, bette and tina. all great chemistry. right now.. i see none.
Oh, hm. Could it be possible that you saw the original when you were younger and it left a stronger impression on you? Or there was less other content at the time so it was this big new thing that by existing was already so bold? If you binged the earlier version, you might need to give this version a few more eps to find its legs?