Posted: June 14, 2000 at 23:17:24: by Carla
: : What about the worst of the season? Here are my nominees:: : "Paradise Found" - This one almost lifted itself out of the quagmire of bad episodes when it almost killed off Malone. But then it saved Malone and put itself back in the basement. No action, no adventure, no cheesecake, no deep plot devices. The tree effects were good, but that was about it. I liked it. It was fun, I will never understand how Roxton end up interested in music while making up with Marguerite, but I liked the way they all acted so vanely. And yes, I did liked the Roxton&Marge thing. : : "Out of Time" - This one was so bad, I'm blocking all memory of it so I don't have to deal with the pain. I liked it. It help to give some depth to Marguerite even though the Morrigan thing was rather hard to buy. : : "Creatures of The Dark" - a good idea executed poorly. Marge, Challenger, and Malone suffocate in a mine shaft until rescued by human cave-dwellers, and then are almost sacrificed until the mountain volcano starts to erupt and scares the dwellers. No action, little adventure, no cheesecake. In my opinion, one of the low points. : : "Birthright" - A blown chance for cheesecake when the queen is introduced, again when she's almost a mummy, and a Rhamses who didn't look Egyptian are just a few of the major blunders. Was the producer out sick when this was made? Really dumb. The only thing I loved was again Rachel Blakely's acting. When she faced Challenger she was intense, when she talk to Roxton was great. Again, the plot was just annoying. : : "Resurrection" - I'm sure there was something redeemable about this episode, but I can't think of what if could be. Roxton and Marguerite :) Of course if you're not a fan of the relationship you probably missed your hour ;) : : I should mention that "Salvation" would've made this list had it not been for the sub-plot of the Christec warriors chasing Veronica through the jungle. That was about all the action, adventure, and cheesecake in the whole episode. The main storyline should've been scrapped altogether and just let the cameras focus on the jungle chase storyline. The scenes where Veronica gets captured are very well done. It makes the list for me because I need a bit more than Veronica running around to keep me interested. But then again, I'm not a Veronica fan, so... : But for WORST episode - how could you possibly ignore "Blood Lust"??? Or have you totally blocked that one out of your memory and collection of VCR tapes??? :D The premise was thin and the acting, for the most part was abysmal. "Blood Lust" was amazing. I mean, I never thought anyone would dare to put THAT in a screen! What was Roxton, Lestat or soemthing? ;)
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