I suppose they could do something with Malcolm. The idea of Tristan moving in with Malcolm and Leah could work. We know Leah is exactly the same as Malcolm and we saw that Malcolm will revert back to his old self around his family, so having them pop in from time to time could be interesting. If they went that route, I hope they do it as a spin-off/continuation rather than something more like Girl Meets World. While it was good, it was essentially just an updated remake of Boy Meets World, right down to some of the same plots.
All those story lines are why I was surprised it’s only 4 episodes.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
WRT story lines that I assumed would be part of a full season, we had:
Hal and Lois and Leah and Tristan all finding out about each other (also us finding out about Leah and Tristan).
We heard, but Francis didn’t pick up on it fast enough, that he’s a year older than he thinks he is.
Dewey and Jaime are off doing their own thing, very similar to Francis in the earlier seasons.
Francis and Piama are pregnant and living in the garage.
Leah is clearly willing to go behind Malcolm’s back to contact her newly found family. Like Malcolm, not quite the rule follower she appears to be.
If they went forward with a Malcolm spin-off, I’d hope they’d have him move closer to home, closer to the chaos. Better yet, maybe do a Malcolm spin-off with Francis and Piama living with them. I mean, a show about brothers at each other’s throats while their wives get along just fine isn’t anything new, but I think they could do a good job with it.
There were certainly a lot, but I think they did a good job of making it work. Having them all at the anniversary party worked better than other shows that would’ve been shoehorning cameos in left and right.
And having Hal get really, really high was a fun choice on the part of the writers/directors to showcase Bryan.
Now, the non-binary child they have. They are NOT the baby from the end of the show? Or am I mis-understaning? They had a baby in maybe the final season and it was not named Kelly.
Is this kid from between the show and this new revival?
I know there has been a lot of commentary about Slow Horses in this thread, but I’m just now going through the seasons, currently right in the middle of season 4. I haven’t read the other posts about it, and I may comment occasionally as a naïve noob.
I watched episode 3 last night, and I have very mixed feelings. Whatever is going on with that guy in France who had all the sons is sinister as hell. The Joes, on the other hand, get more cartoonish in each episode. It’s one thing to note, OK, that was kind of a blunder, it’s another thing to wonder how any of them are still alive. If Longridge can punch Duffy to a standstill. how come he can’t do anything like that to Mystery Tall Guy? And the closing shot was right out of the first Halloween movie. Maybe a tad too much. I’ll be interested to see if there is any explanation for that coming in future eps. Oh, yes, and when was it we found out that the contact in the Laundromat was actually Bad Sam Chapman? Other than on IMDb, that is. Maybe I missed it.
I’m only griping because the show has been so good so far, and also because this season is a very welcome relief from all the guns in season 3. They’ve built up a lot of goodwill, they shouldn’t waste it.
Note: if you argue me out of my slight funk, do please be aware of spoilers, in that while this is a couple of years old, I’m trying to approach it fresh.
I have only watched Epi 1 of Slow Horses, but they do follow the books pretty closely, or so I have been told. And all the way up to Clown Town (book 9), they continue to be very good.
I watched the first episode of Detective Harry Hole; I’ve read most of the books. Two characters did incredibly stupid things, one of which definitely did not occur in the book, but both of which were apparently necessary to move the plot forward, and I gave up on it.
Big Mistakes on Netflix has been enjoyable. Fans of Dan Levy from Shits Creek will find more of a similar character, this time as a Catholic Priest involved with an organized crime syndicate. It’s funny, it’s light, it’s a good couples evening appetizer.
They’ve kept pushing it at me for the last week or so, and the previews made it look as you described – awful. Not interested.
I did watch The Thursday Murder Club though and loved it. That’s what a “cozy” mystery should be, and what The Marlow Murders show wishes it was (such a disappointment). But this one had a decent plot and what humor there was in it wasn’t of the “aren’t old geezers cute when they try to solve crimes?” type. Gorgeous house. All those individually decorated apartments – some with full kitchens – must have cost a fortune.
That season is by far the worst, with an unkillable almost supernatural assailant, against the normality of all the rest, it’s totally weird. Shot, stabbed, ran over, nope, nothing, dodges bullets, and nobody can do anything about it. These are professional spys, weapons trained, killed people and they suddenly have come across, I dunno, super-Cruise/Reacher/Bond?
I just finished D.T.F. St. Louis on HBO. Seven episodes, but could easily have been five.
Characterizations were really authentic, but ultimately unsatisfying: I thought to myself (as one does) as the final credits rolled: I sat through all those music montages for THIS?
Having watched up through episode 4, that is precisely my reaction. I have been hoping that there would be some explanation/resolution that would end up closer to reality. As I was preparing to watch the last two episodes tonight, my TV went black, and has resisted all attempts at a home fix, so I believe it is well and truly broken. I have to see when I can get someone over to fix it, it may be days. Damn.
Watching Scarpetta on Prime. I’ll probably wind up watching it all but I have to admit it’s pretty bad. Full of people acting and talking in unnatural ways. Good cast but all of them annoy me.
Yeah, I gave it three episodes and not sure I’ll be returning. It’s so much more of a family drama soap opera than a serial killer detective story. Jamie Lee Curtis is just doing her same character from The Bear. And I have now seen the plot point of “family members talking to AI avatar of dead relative” on three separate series within the past month and it’s just as stupid every time.