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“Aim high and serve nothing but aces”: (Re)-watching The Bionic Woman
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 263731" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">The Antidote / The Martians Are Coming; The Martians Are Coming / Sanctuary Earth / Deadly Music</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 22px"><img src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2NiNmM2YWYtZTQ0MS00NTNlLWExNjctYjliZWI0Njk4ZmZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjA5MzIxNjQ@._V1_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 611px" /></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Following on from an episode in which Jaime lies in bed while Max has an adventure and another in which aliens invade, these four episodes include one in which Jaime lies in bed while Max has an adventure and a double-bill of alien invasion. Then, for good measure, it throws in an episode in which sharks are visibly abused. Happy days. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Firstly, the Max episode,<em> The Antidote. </em>When Jaime was hospitalised after being poisoned early in the episode, I groaned inwardly. The last thing I felt like watching was another episode in which Jaime was sidelined while Max ran round with his human companion (Chris in this case) to solve matters. And that’s exactly what I got. It turns out, though, that I became quite invested in the episode as it progressed. Yes, most of the Chris/Max stuff was humdrum, but the scenes of Jaime helpless in her hospital bed while a bogus nurse/Soviet spy plans to finish the job were quite gripping at times. And Callahan was back as well. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">I still can’t shake the feeling that <em>Max</em> and <em>The Antidote </em>were filmed around Lindsay being limited for whatever reason. I’m fairly sure that none of her studio work in this episode saw her on her feet. The opening scene with her poisoned had her seated for the entire scene. There was a little walking/kicking action in location scenes, but I assume they were filmed out of sequnce, and she was supposed to be injured and unwell anyway.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">As season three progresses there’s a feeling not only of repetition but of puerility. At the very least, the sci-fi element has not only been increased, it also feels more generic and silly. There’s little rationale behind much of it. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>The Martians Are Coming</em> is a particular low point. <em>Sanctuary Earth </em>may have actual aliens, but <em>Martians</em> had a ridiculous Scooby Doo explanation about humans using holograms to make a helicopter look like a spaceship. And a heap of laughably shoddy special effects. I almost felt embarrassed for the dignified actors left trying to polish this turd. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Sanctuary Earth</em> may have an alien fleeing a war torn planet like Kara Zor-El, but she is played by (a very young) Helen Hunt who has that Jodie Foster thing of being an old head on young shoulders. She brings a depth and emotional intelligence that overcomes naff imagery, including a<em> Land Of The Giants </em>type scene where she stands next to a giant telephone for a scene where she is supposed to have condensed herself down to a tiny size. With the episode’s primary focus being on the relationship between she and Jaime who helps shield her, it brings out some wonderful colours in Lindsay Wagner as well. It’s far from the best this series has to offer, but if we must have alien beings arriving this is the way to go. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">continued...</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 263731, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Antidote / The Martians Are Coming; The Martians Are Coming / Sanctuary Earth / Deadly Music[/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=6][IMG width="611px"]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BN2NiNmM2YWYtZTQ0MS00NTNlLWExNjctYjliZWI0Njk4ZmZjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjA5MzIxNjQ@._V1_.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]Following on from an episode in which Jaime lies in bed while Max has an adventure and another in which aliens invade, these four episodes include one in which Jaime lies in bed while Max has an adventure and a double-bill of alien invasion. Then, for good measure, it throws in an episode in which sharks are visibly abused. Happy days. Firstly, the Max episode,[I] The Antidote. [/I]When Jaime was hospitalised after being poisoned early in the episode, I groaned inwardly. The last thing I felt like watching was another episode in which Jaime was sidelined while Max ran round with his human companion (Chris in this case) to solve matters. And that’s exactly what I got. It turns out, though, that I became quite invested in the episode as it progressed. Yes, most of the Chris/Max stuff was humdrum, but the scenes of Jaime helpless in her hospital bed while a bogus nurse/Soviet spy plans to finish the job were quite gripping at times. And Callahan was back as well. I still can’t shake the feeling that [I]Max[/I] and [I]The Antidote [/I]were filmed around Lindsay being limited for whatever reason. I’m fairly sure that none of her studio work in this episode saw her on her feet. The opening scene with her poisoned had her seated for the entire scene. There was a little walking/kicking action in location scenes, but I assume they were filmed out of sequnce, and she was supposed to be injured and unwell anyway. As season three progresses there’s a feeling not only of repetition but of puerility. At the very least, the sci-fi element has not only been increased, it also feels more generic and silly. There’s little rationale behind much of it. [I]The Martians Are Coming[/I] is a particular low point. [I]Sanctuary Earth [/I]may have actual aliens, but [I]Martians[/I] had a ridiculous Scooby Doo explanation about humans using holograms to make a helicopter look like a spaceship. And a heap of laughably shoddy special effects. I almost felt embarrassed for the dignified actors left trying to polish this turd. [I]Sanctuary Earth[/I] may have an alien fleeing a war torn planet like Kara Zor-El, but she is played by (a very young) Helen Hunt who has that Jodie Foster thing of being an old head on young shoulders. She brings a depth and emotional intelligence that overcomes naff imagery, including a[I] Land Of The Giants [/I]type scene where she stands next to a giant telephone for a scene where she is supposed to have condensed herself down to a tiny size. With the episode’s primary focus being on the relationship between she and Jaime who helps shield her, it brings out some wonderful colours in Lindsay Wagner as well. It’s far from the best this series has to offer, but if we must have alien beings arriving this is the way to go. [/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4]continued...[/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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