tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post8734256029324674057..comments2024-03-26T05:16:17.432-04:00Comments on TV Republik: RECAP: Beauty and the Beast – Season 2 Episode 6 – Father Knows BestTVEmpresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428867353988526noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-26306363966428006892019-07-14T18:29:31.389-04:002019-07-14T18:29:31.389-04:00I agree wholeheartedly!!!
I agree wholeheartedly!!! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11607298960198086544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-56529075525196430742016-10-18T11:28:58.008-04:002016-10-18T11:28:58.008-04:00Is it me or am I the only one who doesn't thin...Is it me or am I the only one who doesn't think there was EVER a "love triangle" between Vincent, Catherine, and Tori? I don't think that VIncent's feelings for Tori has ONE thing to do with their breakup. Their breakup was because of Vincent's internal struggle/demons/etc. So I don't think she caused their breakup and when he is "with" her in subsequent episodes, I think it's just cause she is there. There is no emotion behind their relationship, Vincent feels the need to help her through beasthood, and I'm sure their relationship is purely physical - and not the omg-passionate-physical-relationship, I literally think it's just because she's there. Heck, Vincent doesnt even seem like he can stand her most of the time. <br /><br />With that said, I didn't like Tori's character for all of the obvious character and acting flaws. I just don't see it as a love triangle. There was never a thought that crossed my mind that he would ever actually end up with her or that she even made him question his feelings for Catherine. I think whether Tori was there or not during that time, the breakup was going to be inevitable. It was Vincent's feelings toward HIMSELF that needed to be sorted, not Cat or Tori. <br /><br />End rant :)Jacqualynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842888397102067478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-26912906741584975652015-05-05T16:54:52.751-04:002015-05-05T16:54:52.751-04:00agreed...lolagreed...lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345347457758534150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-23614156460222835542015-04-02T15:49:20.243-04:002015-04-02T15:49:20.243-04:00YES! PREACH! Tess is like partially responsible fo...YES! PREACH! Tess is like partially responsible for the issues bc she was so Team Gabe and Gabe wasn't in beast mode when he kidnapped Cat and tried to kill V to save his own skin!!! There was no self-defense. He was just a bad guy! A random guy for C to do would have been better and would not have weakened Cat's character. She looks bad for dating the guy who mistreated her and her boyfriend. A stranger would have been so much better. I, too, thought Tori would never be the big threat fans worried she would be bc the writers would never make such a big mistake...how wrong we all were...liek wow they just repeated the same mistake again and like way worse... Seriously what were the writers thinking? Yes Yes! About the slow progression and how it there was a downfall from episodes 6-12 of V and how Tori would have been better if she was introduced before V started getting better...V should never have started getting better until later then instead of us trying to guess wth was going on. Seriously who wrote this stuff? Plus, the Tori V connection was about beasts and they writers tried to make it about love. I kept pointing out she activated her dad's beast side and I take it she wasn't sexually or emotionally into him (gross) so I wish they would have kept her character that way. Beast connection doesn't have to be a romantic relationship! It's just one beast being activated by the presence of another. I, too, didn't get why Tori was like sure I hate my dad, kill him, so soon. Plus, didn't she feel bad trying to steal another man's woman? I mean V said she was his someone special and Cat was so nice to her!! I liked the end scene. Looking back, this should have been a huge sign that V was not getting better. Oh and I always viewed the murder of One Tree Beast, I loved OTH BTW LOL so it was fun seeing him, as self-defense so it wasn't murder. One Tree Beat was going to kill them so V killed him first. That's why in eps 16 and on cat kept saying V didn't murder anyone. Murder is a crime. Killing in self-defense is a justified killing and not murder. Yes! Tori shouldnt have been introduced after V started getting his memories back...it didn't make sense...he would be less susceptible to her crap.. I just complaiend about Tori and how sad is that the Gabe and Cat arc was way worse...I'm crying inside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-85136033206142945242014-10-12T18:45:47.073-04:002014-10-12T18:45:47.073-04:00Well, after this episode I am beginning to get ver...Well, after this episode I am beginning to get very uncomfortable with the show, because it was to see where they take you. The solution that you present for "Tori" "The Protects" was fantastic and I think in fact that fit best in essence history and helped to a better development of the characters of the characters. Could help them (characters) to don't do the choices without sense, that they made.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200289217802190233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-35020686910023041462014-10-12T07:31:02.520-04:002014-10-12T07:31:02.520-04:00Thank you for your honesty when it comes to Amber....Thank you for your honesty when it comes to Amber. I never understood why they took an actress like her. It was a reckless disregard of all the incredible abilities the main actors (KK,JR,AB,NL) have. If the writers wanted me to hate her, they failed. The only thing what happend was, they pissed me off a lot. I was so damn angry, i can not explain... Enough to roll my eyes when C hugs V at the end, because the hole story led in a mess and i couldn't handle it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-33854844785832837322014-09-17T21:55:39.194-04:002014-09-17T21:55:39.194-04:00All the Torrible episodes were painful to watchAll the Torrible episodes were painful to watchAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354554839603892468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-13406668808979713212014-09-17T21:05:13.090-04:002014-09-17T21:05:13.090-04:00I agree with you about the protege part. I was hop...I agree with you about the protege part. I was hoping the writers would take that route too. The Tori storyline was all wrong and ill conceived. Those eps were very painful to watch. The writers could have done more interesting things with story line other than the love triangle route. Besides, the V & Tori characters together were not believable, NOT AT ALLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11354554839603892468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-53651167831083364722014-09-14T01:23:11.904-04:002014-09-14T01:23:11.904-04:00LOL THIS Torible bashing for the win ~ NO animosit...LOL THIS Torible bashing for the win ~ NO animosity towards Amber the person at all as she was lovely to Beasties on twitter but her acting [and singing] uh well... you pretty much said it all ;p<br />OK Tori the character was a major screwup for sure. I was frustrated that she was turned into a lacklustre love interest of sorts for Vincent later on when we were promised no love triangles. Anyway that's not my biggest problem with her. The issue is how the introduction of a she beast which had so much potential was squandered away on what was done with her arc. I saw her as a protege firstly although the second Vincent's eyes glowed during the UGH HUG made me go uh oh! I thought Vincent being her mentor would have been far more interesting. One idea I was toying with since Tori was born with Beast powers ~ I would have much preferred a CHILD cast as the she-beast as I had this notion of VinCat being her surrogate parents, giving us an idea of what their future kids would be like if a cure was never found for Vincent. As it played out, I also have issue that Torible turned into the catalyst for Vincent's downward spiral into choosing his beast side when he was seemingly on the path to recovering his memories and reconnecting with Catherine. Torigate would have been far more acceptable if V hadn't regained memories yet. As it turned out, she was FAR less annoying than Saint G. Much as I adore you coining ONE TREE BEAST, I couldn't stand his neckless boorish self and thought he was a horrible casting choice as well. Saving grace of this ep for me was the beginning, final VinCat scene and Vincent being totally swoonworthy as always. Also props for the forest setting!@ean_naehttps://twitter.com/ean_naenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-57570604994072056752014-09-13T16:00:59.248-04:002014-09-13T16:00:59.248-04:00I know! God.... I've just re-watched "Man...I know! God.... I've just re-watched "Man or Beast" and gosh... Amber... o God, that girl needs to find another career.... It's just terribly upsetting to watch. And it seems like I am joking about the Wendy chick, but I am not... anybody would have done a better job... Hate to be mean but... yeah... TVEmpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428867353988526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-76332588118996476982014-09-13T15:02:37.934-04:002014-09-13T15:02:37.934-04:00Spot on review as usual. Glad you expressed your t...Spot on review as usual. Glad you expressed your thoughts on how Amber was horribly miscast. Her acting was horrible which made her 7 or so episodes pure torture to watch. Luckily for us, it seems the producers not only limited her screen time due to bad ratings and fan backlash, but to also save us from her horrible acting skills. It is also one of the reasons why the Tori/Vincent relationship never made sense. The chemistry was obviously lacking and I never saw the connection between them. It didn't help that Amber had only one facial expression. No matter if she was upset, or supposedly crying, or pissed, she had one facial expression. The lack of layers of this actress made it incredulous to me that Vincent would ever attempt to have any sort of relationship with her. Total fail on the producers for casting such a one-note actress. Also agree that the Wendy's chick would've done a better job, LOL. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-74036155501861603892014-09-13T14:42:55.694-04:002014-09-13T14:42:55.694-04:00Agree with everything said about Tori (and flatlin...Agree with everything said about Tori (and flatlining). And didn't think that about the tracker, but you are absolutely right! <br />And seriously, how annoying was Tori with her zero concern for her father? I would imagine even if your father is a really bad guy you still wouldn't want him to die! or at least wouldn't facilitate it!TVEmpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428867353988526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-53879539555605568802014-09-13T14:41:22.881-04:002014-09-13T14:41:22.881-04:00Thank you for constantly reading and commenting De...Thank you for constantly reading and commenting Denise.TVEmpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428867353988526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-51785749230704714982014-09-13T14:41:05.897-04:002014-09-13T14:41:05.897-04:00I agree, Ted was underused. Episode 7 really showc...I agree, Ted was underused. Episode 7 really showcased him and he was awesome. I was hoping he would continue to be the antagonist for the rest of the season but then he went away and only had brief scenes... pity. One complaint I've always had about the show is that they never had a good villain. S1 had M which was kind of faceless, and when they put a face on it (Zhao) it was utterly disappointing! Then they had Bob, who wasn't entirely a villain and then went away and then they had no-one... Hoping they finally fix that this upcoming season.... TVEmpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428867353988526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-52540378700447010892014-09-13T10:50:50.465-04:002014-09-13T10:50:50.465-04:00Thank you for so eloquently expressing my thoughts...Thank you for so eloquently expressing my thoughts. I was relieved after the first woods scene because the actress was so bad, she couldn't entice anyone let alone our Vincent. She was like an amoeba. Like you, I was convinced that this was not going to be a love triangle. <br /><br />Plus they portrayed her as being incredibly stupid. Does latent beast genes make you that way? <br /><br />I hated her from the moment she mewled "help" while tied in the woods. But worse was when they heard the leaves rustling and Vincent tells her to hide and be quiet. Okay, your father is walking into a trap, wouldn't you try yelling your fool head off to save him? No, she just stands back waving her head around and gaping her mouth open. (the gaping mouth and that erratic tongue really annoys me.) That is the only emotion we see. Oh I also disliked that the actress can't speak three words without taking a breath. Sad. <br /><br />Thankfully, JR handles the scenes like the pro he is. He took over and the power of his presence diminishes the bad acting of his co star. <br /><br />It was very strange to see Catherine become hypnotized by Gabe and his flatlining. Even to the point of bullying Windsor with giddy enjoyment telling him of his impending death. She didn't seem to care that she knew from first hand experience that it wouldn't work. Tess, who has been shipping Gabe relentlessly, even knows better. <br /><br />Another bothersome little item. Why would Windsor's fancy GPS take him to where his daughter wasn't. They had left for the woods long before he showed up a the boat. Shouldn't his GPS let him know that she was on the move? Why would he need to try to locate her by going through Vincent's possessions. <br /><br />Thank you again, I am sorry to be so negative about the character. At first I thought it was because I just wanted her gone but turned out to be the horrible acting. <br /><br />Marsha<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-80003276785640168182014-09-12T17:09:20.622-04:002014-09-12T17:09:20.622-04:00Thank you for such a terrific and hilarious review...Thank you for such a terrific and hilarious review! Perfect, as usual!DenisefromNYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2713073643028066347.post-24079737415079310702014-09-12T17:01:28.130-04:002014-09-12T17:01:28.130-04:00spot on - again!
your first disclaimer, tick
your ...spot on - again!<br />your first disclaimer, tick<br />your second disclaimer, tick tick tick - i remember watching a 30 second sneak peak of tori and vincent in the woods before the episode aired and I was like, WTF how bad an actor can somebody be, and that was from her saying a couple of lines... i had issues with Tori primarily because of the horrible acting and because of the way the character was portrayed (as per your very accurate description).<br />Bob analysis tick - i also have a fetish with morally ambiguous TV dads and I adore all the ones you mentioned in your recap. and yes i loved Bob - such a shame he is not coming back and he was not adequately used in the last few episodes of season 2. I also think Ted is a fantastic actor<br />opening scene tick, easily my fav of the episode - in vincent heaven :)<br />this was one of the weakest episodes of the season for me I am afraid. I was bored. the writing was poor and boring, Amber could do with a few hundred hours of acting lessons and it is one of those episodes I cannot really be bothered to rewatch. I did really like episode 7 though (yes, despite of the kiss) so can't wait to see what you thought :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17253039135220005721noreply@blogger.com