Monday, October 29, 2012

The Gates - Episode 13: "Moving Day"

So, we’re leaving? Okay sure, screw all these vampires or whatever. Let’s just…leave.

LAST TIME: The owner guy, apparently not dead, wants to become a vampire, and everyone is mad about it. But eventually he does it anyway, but ends up with poisoned blood and decides to kill himself because? I really didn’t understand the conflict. Anyway, it seems everyone is prepared to just put all this bullshit behind them.

0:40 That was Peg. She wants to give you a job!

1:05 Maybe…driving away? I don’t know, that might work. You’re not in a ton of danger right now.

1:38 Why isn’t her computer passsword protected?

1:49 AH! The Local Hotel. Topline security there.

2:21
I just snuck up behind you in the rain wearing a hood.

3:08 But, wait. He intentionally wanted to become a vampire. It was his decision, and you are being a bitch.

4:20 Klaatu barada…

4:46 Well that vision made no fucking sense.

5:33 I have spent ten episodes being jerked around by a succubus, and by god, I am not leaving without hitting that!

6:12 What the hell does she care? She has done literally nothing the entire series.

6:42 What the fuck is wrong with you?! Why would you destroy her medicine, you stupid jerk?

7:31
Already, quick, tell me what your supernatural deal is before the series is over. The audience has been waiting patiently.

7:59 What’re you guys talking about!

8:28 Still not sure why the sheriff and his family are in danger…

8:48 There is some hippy bullshit in the trashcan, obviously the witch was just here.

9:55 Have we met?

10:37 So…he’s going to sleep on his girlfriend’s floor forever?

10:59
Aren’t there other people in the house? Like, standing right over there?

11:48 Apparently I couldn’t have just called you on the phone.

12:21
Wait, he is just now getting around to writing his resignation letter? And he’s writing it in Notepad?

12:52
Okay, OBVIOUSLY cell phones exist, because they are talking on them right now, so…why the hell won’t they use them to actually solve their problems.

13:15 Oh cute, she dyed her hair.

13:56
So, his plan is just to live in the woods. That’s as far as his 16-year-old lovers plan went.

15:06
Plenty of places to hide. In the park, underneath a log, how big is the Gates exactly, come on?

16:04
I have absolutely no control over my daughter at all. She tells me nothing. I’m a great father.

16:55 She turns into a hell beast. LIKE YOU DO!

17:41 Absolutely everyone is going to look at each other in dull surprise this episode.

18:10 “There are vampires everywhere.” All things considering, perfectly ordinary thing to say.

18:57 Yeah, I’m sure that was filler. Not at all important phone conversation.

19:23 What, is that the cottage from Lost, what’s with the sting?

20:20
WHAT? WHY?! Why would she return to the only place where anyone would look for her?

20:49
The teenage boy in love finally realizes that running away into the woods was literally the dumbest plan he’s ever had.

21:22 That wipe means that they are totally going to do it.

22:10 So, if you don’t take your succubus medicine, your powers immediately return?

22:49 For some reason I wasn’t paying any attention while we were macking and I ended up killing him.

23:40 Why not just say you are summoning a ghost to lend him life energy for as helpful as that explanation was?

24:20
It’s true! He’s a terrible parent!

24:52
Which are bad, for some reason!

25:34
Why is Other Cop breaking into Lady Cop’s house? How does this make sense?

25:56
She actually is at her spa?! Is she really this stupid?

26:16
Oh hey guys, fancy seeing you here.

26:46 I’m imagining that the car radio is playing “Call Me Maybe.”

27:46 Can’t you guys wait to kill her until after she saves my son? I mean, be cool you guys.

28:26 That’s the best way to stage a fight scene, by focusing exclusively on the non-participating observer who can’t actually see anything.

29:09 Wow, that is probably the only time that character has actually looked mildly cool. Good work making a vampire look scary, guys.

29:46 Oh hey, Marcus Wallace’s soul, cool.

30:50 DUN DUN wait that’s…that’s not that interesting of revelation.

31:35 Well…after that one thing that she put you through. She hadn’t really done that much to you.

32:12 You have to cover his nostrils too, come on, haven’t you ever suffocated someone before?

32:46 Yep, really dramatic, just all our characters standing around crying.

33:03 Oh hey, it worked somehow.

34:15 Turns out I’m suddenly a character again, and now everyone will pay.

34:44 SAVIOR Martinez? You intentionally dated a guy named Savior?

35:16
Dude, you were just staring at a heart! Why are you doubting this?

36:27 Wait, is this guy also a vampire or something? Or just a stupid guy?

37:19 Oh no! Another subplot! But we’ve got like five minutes left!

37:38
Welp, turns out they are not okay with us murdering five of our kind. Whoops!

38:22
And BAM! Daylight! Everything is suddenly A-OK!

39:16 So…she’s leaving town. Despite the fact that he’s also leaving town, so there is absolutely no reason for her to take off.

40:04 So hey, thanks for sticking around in one place so you can get murdered by vampires.

41:11 Oh no he’s a zombie!

41:32 Or maybe a vampire! I don’t know!

41:57
Wait what are you doing?! Don’t close the gates! What just happened?!

Verdict:
GAH! You guys make us sit through hours of plot cal-de-sacs and then when something interesting finally happens, you dummies get canceled? There was at least three episodes of filler that you really could have cut. I want to know why the son is an evil demon now! And I will never know! Rassel frassel. So, yeah, this show was dumb. It’s pacing was way off and it spent a lot of time just hiding the interesting bits for no reason. Moving on.

P.S. I’ve been hanging onto this joke from episode one; one of the creators of the show is named Richard Hatem. (a-a-a-a-ahem). YEAH I DO. Thank you, good night.

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