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Jan. 27th, 2007 11:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icepixieI rewatched season one of S&A tonight. And it was eye-opening.
Obviously, my subtextdar is faulty, because it took me all three seasons and a rewatch of the first to realize exactly what Oliver's "issues" with Geoffrey are. Yes, I am that dense. Really. Good god, it took me until the end of season two to realize that Cyril and Frank were together, although at least I did realize they were gay in the first episode.
I know, I know. I'm like this real life, too. Always the grape that fell off the grapevine, and hopeless at body language and innuendo.
Rewatching is interesting for other reasons as well. I have new appreciation for Kate&Jack, after seeing the eh-ness of Sarah&Patrick and whatshername and whatshisface in the second and third seasons.
I realized that Anna really grows throughout the series. Or maybe it's just that we see more facets of her personality each season. Either way, she's a very different person in the third season than she was in the first. And I also really like her relationship with Geoffrey, few times as we see scenes with them together. There isn't a whole lot of mutual respect going on between people in this show, but Anna and Geoffrey seem to genuinely respect and admire the other's artistic genuis or beaurocratic competence.
I noticed the music a lot more this time around. In a good way, not in a distracting way. The series really is well-scored; the "something bad or absurd is happening" theme is funny, the "the magic of the play in action/Geoffrey's directoral skills are making an impression on someone" theme is both pretty and adds to the intensity of the moment, and the other music doesn't make a nuisance of itself, but just...adds.
You know, I don't think I've pushed this show hard enough on my poor flist. Y'all! I know at least half, and probably closer to three-quarters, of you would love it if you saw it; seasons one and two are out on DVD now, and season three is airing in various places now. Basically, if you are/were an English major, a Shakespeare fan, a theatre geek, or just an admirer of really well-written TV (with a good does of schadenfreude), you should get your hands on this series.
Obviously, my subtextdar is faulty, because it took me all three seasons and a rewatch of the first to realize exactly what Oliver's "issues" with Geoffrey are. Yes, I am that dense. Really. Good god, it took me until the end of season two to realize that Cyril and Frank were together, although at least I did realize they were gay in the first episode.
I know, I know. I'm like this real life, too. Always the grape that fell off the grapevine, and hopeless at body language and innuendo.
Rewatching is interesting for other reasons as well. I have new appreciation for Kate&Jack, after seeing the eh-ness of Sarah&Patrick and whatshername and whatshisface in the second and third seasons.
I realized that Anna really grows throughout the series. Or maybe it's just that we see more facets of her personality each season. Either way, she's a very different person in the third season than she was in the first. And I also really like her relationship with Geoffrey, few times as we see scenes with them together. There isn't a whole lot of mutual respect going on between people in this show, but Anna and Geoffrey seem to genuinely respect and admire the other's artistic genuis or beaurocratic competence.
I noticed the music a lot more this time around. In a good way, not in a distracting way. The series really is well-scored; the "something bad or absurd is happening" theme is funny, the "the magic of the play in action/Geoffrey's directoral skills are making an impression on someone" theme is both pretty and adds to the intensity of the moment, and the other music doesn't make a nuisance of itself, but just...adds.
You know, I don't think I've pushed this show hard enough on my poor flist. Y'all! I know at least half, and probably closer to three-quarters, of you would love it if you saw it; seasons one and two are out on DVD now, and season three is airing in various places now. Basically, if you are/were an English major, a Shakespeare fan, a theatre geek, or just an admirer of really well-written TV (with a good does of schadenfreude), you should get your hands on this series.
