Agreed. I came here today to give my final opinion of it. On a good day, it is light. On every other day, it was pretty terrible. They had almost three hours to tell a story, and they did very little of that. The relationships didn't make much sense, and they did little to explain or remedy any of it. The characters themselves were poorly developed as well. Marin was here, then there, within minutes. The Miniaturist herself wasn't even a plate of wet noodles thrown against the wall to see which ones would stick. Wait? Huh? Who is she? It wasn't just the audio that was difficult to hear. There were a few times each episode when I had to go back and make sure I understood because they either flew right by should-be key details or they made no sense at all. I don't think you could even blame arty farty. The whole thing was so poorly told that I wondered if it had be intended for a very young audience that wouldn't notice or care, but then...no. Obviously not. I can't imagine how something like this got pitched, made, and then bought by PBS and stations in four other countries. A lot of people really suck at their jobs. I know this is harsh, but the whole thing surprised me in not-good ways. I don't expect this out of Masterpiece. It was quite the opposite of that. Relatively speaking, this makes Poldark seem profound and well thought out.
A few episodes of Call the Midwife and a couple of episodes of Lodge 49, but not much else as school has kept me exceptionally busy.
Thank you. It is always a good day when I am fortunate enough to be here posting with good people such as you. I feel as if I am always behind and extra busy with work. I do miss The Lounge and would like to be here more often, but all of this new curriculum is keeping occupied.
The honor of Bacon needs defending? Sacrilege! What is happening to this place?
