By: Ginger Fires

Ginger Fires — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 02:57:00 +0000

Season 7, episode 1 started off promising, very. To a certain extent it almost feels like a new show, which is good and bad. What feels new is the show appears to be shot slightly differently. Perhaps because it appears as if many of the scenes were shot on actual locations than a studio – where the lighting can be controlled more and a visual style can be a bit more grounded. This gives the show a subtle psychological shift from something that was once familiar to something new… Trying to decide if I like it. It’s a little frustrating to watch the oh so familiar cast become relegated to one note nemesises. Diane (Christine Baranski) was chiseled down to bland line reading and a cut side eye. Cary Argos just looks uncomfortable without someone to play off of. It’s nice to see Eli will be getting more scenery to chomp on but I don’t know if I’ll care to see his character’s arc, unless perhaps the show can re-enlist Parker Posey as his ex-wife. Rather than cultivate deeper story lines with the long time supporting cast the show feels like it’s turned on us. Finally, letting go of Kalinda Sharma (Archie Panjabi) may have been a nail in the coffin. Kalinda was definitely the precursor to an Analise Keating, a brazen woman who takes no prisoners. Kalinda was the spicy glue that seemed to connect so much of the show with divine chutzpah. The show wants to commit itself to Alicia Florrick but seems to forget what branded the show for so many of us was the stellar ensemble acting. It’s like watching Batman without the criminals… What fun is watching our hero if the real meat and muscle are being sidelined for new storylines? I want the series to end with the ones we loved, not new faces who came to the party just for the free gifts.

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By: Ginger Fires