Still "Looking" good, Scott!
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OMG, SCOTT BAKULA KISSING ANOTHER MAN!….kinda. Unfortunately he didn't return the kiss so it didn't turn out like I'd hoped. [sigh] But we're getting closer!
As if you couldn't tell, I watched the new episode of Looking last night. Man, I wanted to like this show. I wanted to love this show. But six episodes in (of an 8 ep season) and it's just not happening for me. :-(
I could just care less about Agustin and his boyfriend and now their threesome with CJ. Boooooring.
Patrick is adorable but I just don't like Richie. I see zero chemistry between them.
Dom and Lynn are awesome together (which is why I was disappointed the kiss didn't go anywhere). I really had to laugh, because just yesterday morning I wrote the exact same dialogue that Dom said, "Why can't two gay men just be friends?" in my new Star Trek Enterprise story. Archer (played by Scott Bakula) says that same line to another person about he and Trip.
Patrick and Kevin - my second favorite part of the show next to Dom and Lynn. They both need to drop their useless boyfriends and hook up, because that would be freaking awesome.
My biggest issue with Looking are the performances of so many of the actors (Agustin, his boyfriend, CJ and Ritchie). The shining stars are Jonathan Groff, Scott Bakula and Russell Tovey. They're the more experienced and it shows. I truly wish the show would have been focused around them (and Dom) as the main characters. Now that would have been a freaking awesome show. But unfortunately it's not set up that way. If the pilot for the NCIS spin off gets picked up I'm sure that means that Scott won't be available to do Looking anymore and that will probably be the end of me watching. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed we get a true make-out scene before that happens. :-)
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Date: 2014-02-25 10:32 pm (UTC)Patrick is adorable but I just don't like Richie. I see zero chemistry between them.
OMGSOBORING! with zilch chemistry! I get that they're trying to be edgy with white bread Patrick dating an Hispanic, but it means nothing when the guys have no spark together, not to mention the fact that Richie as a character is a dud in and of himself.
I liked last week's episode when Patrick and Ritchie had a date around town, but only for the sights because I could tell exactly where they were having been there just last month. Otherwise, outside of the scenery it didn't sell me on their relationship.
Patrick and his boss clearly have loads of chemistry, but of course they can't be together because of the hunky BF who just moved to SF. *eye-roll* And, wow, has Tovey been working out, because he never looked like buff when he was on Being Human. LOL!
Someone can just shoot Augustin, thank you very much. I literally despise the character. And his BF is snooze too for being stuck with Augustin.
They're so not doing enough with Dom and Lynn. Plus, now that we know Scott would likely be moving on anyway, even if the show got a second season, it's even hard to invest in his character now despite the fact that he's a big reason I tune in every week in the first place.
ETA: Well, lookee here, I guess the show is doing better than I thought now that it's been renewed. Interesting! Good news is that Tovey is being promoted to series regular (yay Kevin!). Bad news is that so is the actor playing Richie. BOOOOO!
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Date: 2014-02-27 12:14 am (UTC)Actually, you’d be wrong, surprisingly. In fact this last episode scored the highest ratings so far. All the TV critics are like, “ratings are fantastic, where’s the season two renewal?” I’m shocked that it’s doing as well as it is, because I’m just not feeling the love.
ETA: LOL! You beat me to it! I saw the season renewal as well. More Richie? [sigh] More Russell is good, though. Of course nothing about Scott since we don’t know what’s going to happen with NCIS.
OMGSOBORING! with zilch chemistry! I get that they're trying to be edgy with white bread Patrick dating an Hispanic, but it means nothing when the guys have no spark together
And with Agustin dating the black guy, same thing. Good concept, but it’s failing on both levels. But geez, thank god at least Richie finally shaves next week! I’m so done with all the facial hair on this show! LOL!
I liked last week's episode when Patrick and Ritchie had a date around town, but only for the sights because I could tell exactly where they were
Ha! Same here! The entire episode was boring except for the scenery, which I, too, recognized from my several trips to the San Francisco area.
Patrick and his boss clearly have loads of chemistry, but of course they can't be together because of the hunky BF who just moved to SF. *eye-roll*
And I really thought with the way they left things off with Kevin and the BF that they were on the verge of breaking up and then things were seemingly over between Patrick and Richie as well, paving the way for Patrick/Kevin. Now we’re right back to where we started!
And, wow, has Tovey been working out, because he never looked like buff when he was on Being Human. LOL!
LOL! I was thinking the same thing! He’s come a long way from werewolf boy. :-)
Someone can just shoot Augustin, thank you very much. I literally despise the character.
He’s very....sleezy to me. I don’t understand why Patrick has been friends with him for so long.
They're so not doing enough with Dom and Lynn. Plus, now that we know Scott would likely be moving on anyway, even if the show got a second season, it's even hard to invest in his character now despite the fact that he's a big reason I tune in every week in the first place.
I know, I’m so torn! I just want ONE totally hot scene with he and Dom and I’ll be happy and then Scott can move on to NCIS. Where he belongs, actually, in a staring role in a successful franchise where we’ll see him every week.