iZombie & Peaky Blinders
Nov. 26th, 2019 08:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
impala_chickTwo very different shows, but I happened to finish them both last week.
I'm a sucker for save-the-world vibes and a happy ending, so I got a kick out of the last season. I really appreciated how they didn't shy away from the political allegory they'd started, with Liv's Dad and the Dead Enders being dedicated to their causes but ultimately completely wrong.
When Clive went off to save the world with his best friends, and then busted his ass to keep his promise to his wife?? I definitely cried because there was so much love embodied in Clive's character and his actions - and the show did right by that.
And it was great to have Blaine end up in the well! I really thought they were going to go with a redemption arc for him, which I wasn't exactly opposed to, but I had a feeling he killed Don.E's girl and that shit deserved retribution.
Major and Liv staying zombies was really the only way to go. Being a zombie was an integral part of both of their characters. It was cute to see them helping the zombie kids and making them feel at home, but I was a bit disappointed that the kids were held up as props in some respects. Like, I don't even know their names.
What's with the trend of having definitive epilogues, though? After they held up the beautiful core 5 as the best kind of found family, they all just moved away from each other and are on their own paths now. I guess that's how real life goes. The other downside was that ending killed my enthusiasm for Major/Ravi.
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So in real life I realize that fascism won support in Europe for awhile, but I was still shocked by the ending. SHOCKED. I did not realize Oswald Mosley was an actual historical figure until afterwards, but he absolutely gave me chills every time he was onscreen.
It was interesting how the show contrasted Mosley and Tommy - I think that was the big theme of the season.
•Tommy might not love Lizzie, but he did try to listen to her advice. She was definitely firmly in a "mom" role, but she was still treated as the Lady of the house. Tommy also didn't try to take advantage of her sexually. Instead, their encounters were quick but mutual. Mosley belittled Lizzie's past to Tommy and to her face, was constantly depicted taking advantage of women, and fucked like women were objects to him.
•When Tommy spoke, he was quiet but confident, had notes (even if he wasn't reading them), and stood amongst Parliament when he was talking. He also was very serious about following a specific agenda, even if he didn't necessarily believe in what he was saying. Oswald always gave grand speeches where he was practically yelling, used opportunities to stand apart from and above everyone else, and seemed convinced that what he was doing was the right thing to do, no matter the cost to anyone else (although it's not clear if that's because of power alone or if Oswald had some other motivation).
•Tommy is struggling with his mental health throughout the season. His addiction and his hallucinations show that Grace symbolizes his moral compass, and he struggles to understand whether what he does is right or wrong (so he doesn't know what Grace would think about his actions). The welfare of his family and his neighborhood weighs on him. Neither of them ever show weakness in public, but Oswald is depicted as 100% confident all the time. He never seems affected negatively by his decisions, not even when a riot breaks out at his own rally.
At this point, I am really looking forward to Tommy having a serious redemption arc and Oswald being publicly disgraced.
I'm a sucker for save-the-world vibes and a happy ending, so I got a kick out of the last season. I really appreciated how they didn't shy away from the political allegory they'd started, with Liv's Dad and the Dead Enders being dedicated to their causes but ultimately completely wrong.
When Clive went off to save the world with his best friends, and then busted his ass to keep his promise to his wife?? I definitely cried because there was so much love embodied in Clive's character and his actions - and the show did right by that.
And it was great to have Blaine end up in the well! I really thought they were going to go with a redemption arc for him, which I wasn't exactly opposed to, but I had a feeling he killed Don.E's girl and that shit deserved retribution.
Major and Liv staying zombies was really the only way to go. Being a zombie was an integral part of both of their characters. It was cute to see them helping the zombie kids and making them feel at home, but I was a bit disappointed that the kids were held up as props in some respects. Like, I don't even know their names.
What's with the trend of having definitive epilogues, though? After they held up the beautiful core 5 as the best kind of found family, they all just moved away from each other and are on their own paths now. I guess that's how real life goes. The other downside was that ending killed my enthusiasm for Major/Ravi.
So in real life I realize that fascism won support in Europe for awhile, but I was still shocked by the ending. SHOCKED. I did not realize Oswald Mosley was an actual historical figure until afterwards, but he absolutely gave me chills every time he was onscreen.
It was interesting how the show contrasted Mosley and Tommy - I think that was the big theme of the season.
•Tommy might not love Lizzie, but he did try to listen to her advice. She was definitely firmly in a "mom" role, but she was still treated as the Lady of the house. Tommy also didn't try to take advantage of her sexually. Instead, their encounters were quick but mutual. Mosley belittled Lizzie's past to Tommy and to her face, was constantly depicted taking advantage of women, and fucked like women were objects to him.
•When Tommy spoke, he was quiet but confident, had notes (even if he wasn't reading them), and stood amongst Parliament when he was talking. He also was very serious about following a specific agenda, even if he didn't necessarily believe in what he was saying. Oswald always gave grand speeches where he was practically yelling, used opportunities to stand apart from and above everyone else, and seemed convinced that what he was doing was the right thing to do, no matter the cost to anyone else (although it's not clear if that's because of power alone or if Oswald had some other motivation).
•Tommy is struggling with his mental health throughout the season. His addiction and his hallucinations show that Grace symbolizes his moral compass, and he struggles to understand whether what he does is right or wrong (so he doesn't know what Grace would think about his actions). The welfare of his family and his neighborhood weighs on him. Neither of them ever show weakness in public, but Oswald is depicted as 100% confident all the time. He never seems affected negatively by his decisions, not even when a riot breaks out at his own rally.
At this point, I am really looking forward to Tommy having a serious redemption arc and Oswald being publicly disgraced.