Change Your Image
Ari_Fukigen
Reviews
Peaky Blinders (2013)
Leaves You Wanting More
There is some superb acting from a rich cast. It's very difficult for me to find fault or weakness in the acting, it was simply well done.
The series is violent on many occasion, yet it balances it out well with the story and plot twists.
There are some, what I would call, far-fetched moments within the series that may leave one scratching one's head or face-palming.
There are also insertions which I believe are historically inaccurate to place in the series (which is very much a period piece). Such insertions I believe are more the product of the current times versus accuracy of the period. I could not go above a 7 rating for this series in large part due to this. It is much better to learn from our past and the realities of the past as a reminder, versus inserting situations for the sake of some product of diversity/representation. This was mild and still there, but prompts one to wonder if various people REALLY DID hold positions of such responsibility/influence considering their standing within society at that time. To which I'm quite confident was not the case as they portrayed it in the series.
Unfortunately, most of the last season I thought was slow and found myself wanting to skip ahead. I think they spend too much time on certain things that weren't that necessary, at the cost of leaving out other things that ultimately become loose-ends for the series.
The finale episode was a good one. However, it left open doors of possibilities and teases strongly a justification for a 7th season.
I feel there were too many loose ends left open for this to be a conclusive finale, and either a 7th season or a 2-part movie may be able to bring a just conclusion.
The Mentalist (2008)
Post Red John Disappointment
Ultimately, the show was very entertaining. It led the viewers down the path constantly guessing who Red John could be. This underlying story in the background with about half the episodes related to Red John made the show appealing.
However, there are some poor decisions by the writers/producers.
They had the character of Lisbon do some a few darn foolish things that should have gotten her killed.
They ended some of the series long-time members very abruptly.
They didn't delve further into Jane's childhood and father.
In particular. Red John was solved about half-way through a season. It should have been the season's finale.
They didn't allow the audience a real chance to guess Red John's identify. (hidden DNA blah blah).
They could have expanded on the history of Red John and any involvement with Visualize.
The MAJOR MISS IMO was that they didn't devote episodes post Red John to route out members of the Blake Association. This was content gold and could have sustained the series for another season, if not two.
Overall the show, while entertaining, was mostly predictable. The weak conclusion of the show was really disappointing..
I thought Simon Baker did a good job, and most of the cast did well too.