Okay, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who felt that way! I read some other reactions after I posted this and they were positive, so I keep feeling like it's me and not the show.
The whole thing felt formulaic and tired.
That's exactly it! I feel like we've just seen all of it before. And you could argue that the first couple seasons were formulaic, too, but they were done so well that it didn't matter.
I always say I don't notice direction, but I must on some level because it did feel "off" to me, especially the music! Normally the show is so on with the music and it just wasn't there last night.
Also, I'm not all together certain Bailey can handle these story lines. I just didn't feel her this episode.
*whispers* Me, too. It feels like blasphemy saying that because there's so much love out there for Bailey, but I think she works better a little more in the background. To a certain extent, I don't want her humanized. Not this much. I don't want to see her struggling with her marriage, her kid, etc.
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Date: 2008-01-11 06:30 pm (UTC)The whole thing felt formulaic and tired.
That's exactly it! I feel like we've just seen all of it before. And you could argue that the first couple seasons were formulaic, too, but they were done so well that it didn't matter.
I always say I don't notice direction, but I must on some level because it did feel "off" to me, especially the music! Normally the show is so on with the music and it just wasn't there last night.
Also, I'm not all together certain Bailey can handle these story lines. I just didn't feel her this episode.
*whispers* Me, too. It feels like blasphemy saying that because there's so much love out there for Bailey, but I think she works better a little more in the background. To a certain extent, I don't want her humanized. Not this much. I don't want to see her struggling with her marriage, her kid, etc.