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[TheMatrix31]

Anyone watch the series premiere?

I.....don't think I'll watch the second episode.

[Mo]

You anti-Kruger bastard.


It was slow start that only picked up slightly in the final half-hour. Nonetheless I'll still watch it cause

A) It's Diane Kruger

B) It's the Summer and I have **** to watch.

C) It's Diane Kruger and they speaka spanish

[cavsfan2]

That bad? I was hoping to see if they were showing it tonight but if it was bad then I won't waste my time.
Shame, they were hyping it up like crazy on FX

[Mo]

It's not bad. Matrix just likes his drama at warped speed.

[TheMatrix31]

I actually didn't have any problem with the pacing.

I thought the acting was horrendous, especially from Kruger. It feels like her character is supposed to be like Carrie Matheson and it doesn't come CLOSE. Dialogue was cheesy and trite. Opening scene was dumb, and there was a lot of predictability way too soon. Also don't care for the way the plot unfolded and the "purpose"/"reasoning" for the events in the first episode. Can't go too much into that on OS, however.

[p2xgamers]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMatrix31

I actually didn't have any problem with the pacing. I thought the acting was horrendous, especially from Kruger. It feels like her character is supposed to be like Carrie Matheson and it doesn't come CLOSE. Dialogue was cheesy and trite. Opening scene was dumb, and there was a lot of predictability way too soon. Also don't care for the way the plot unfolded and the "purpose"/"reasoning" for the events in the first episode. Can't go too much into that on OS, however.

I think her character is supposed to be very different from Carrie Matheson. Carrie is extremely emotional/obsessive and has bipolar disorder, whereas Sonya has Aspergers and has difficulty showing empathy and difficulty with basic social interactions.

Since I knew the character had Aspergers, it made her character easier for me to watch. I'm not totally sold on the show, but it has a ton of possibly material to work with and some great actors/actresses, so i'll be continuing to watch.

[LakerFan56]

I was expecting more from this show too. I thought Kruger's performance was okay. If you don't pick up that she has Aspergers then her performance is gona seem odd but the show tells you in many subtle ways that she has Aspergers which I liked. It's hard not to compare this to Carrie and Saul's relationship on Homeland. All the gimmick stuff the bad guy does felt stale and cheesy. I might watch another episode but I don't know. I think the Americans is head and shoulders better and is FX's best new show.

[TheMatrix31]

I didn't pick up on the Aspergers since I'm not familiar with the symptoms of that.