I commiserate with the sense that many folks are not 'getting' something, and with the degree and locations of the show's intensity.
Nothing about the show's summary, which every article must shoehorn in there, lets people know that much of the drama focuses on family members who (start off) not knowing each other well, have absolutely no ability to communicate (or even get in touch with) what's going on inside them, and deal with incredible fear for their family's destruction almost entirely internally.
I forget who compared P&E's emotional image, and called Philip 'volcanic'. I think that's exactly right. I'm riveted by him (and Elizabeth) just looking out a window, and can only guess at the roiling emotions, iron discipline, stark knowledge of the consequences of one's actions, and cold evaluation of possible reactions to whatever they're thinking about.
Ryan is right that every episode is (partly) the same, and that (quite often) nothing happens, but those 'quiet' parts are the ones that resonate most with me. The hijinks can be exhilarating, but the dramatic tension is seismic.
Yet, I can totally see how someone who has different expectations or hopes for a spy show may be confused by lots of long stares and awkward attempts at communication.
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Date: 2015-08-14 12:05 am (UTC)Nothing about the show's summary, which every article must shoehorn in there, lets people know that much of the drama focuses on family members who (start off) not knowing each other well, have absolutely no ability to communicate (or even get in touch with) what's going on inside them, and deal with incredible fear for their family's destruction almost entirely internally.
I forget who compared P&E's emotional image, and called Philip 'volcanic'.
I think that's exactly right.
I'm riveted by him (and Elizabeth) just looking out a window, and can only guess at the roiling emotions, iron discipline, stark knowledge of the consequences of one's actions, and cold evaluation of possible reactions to whatever they're thinking about.
Ryan is right that every episode is (partly) the same, and that (quite often) nothing happens, but those 'quiet' parts are the ones that resonate most with me. The hijinks can be exhilarating, but the dramatic tension is seismic.
Yet, I can totally see how someone who has different expectations or hopes for a spy show may be confused by lots of long stares and awkward attempts at communication.