quick thought on Haven 4.9

[imwalde]

I don't quite know what I make of this episode, because I'll have to see how the William revelation holds up when I rewatching the Bar(n) scenes from earlier in the season. But way to play creepy, Colin Ferguson! Who knew you had it in you?

The thought has not totally cohered in my brain, but I am thinking William and the original Audrey were in Haven as settlers or colonists or something way back in the day, and that William was somehow at the origin of the Troubles, and that people trying to stop them chose his lady love to be the savior/power the Barn's suppression as a punishment? This idea is partly inspired by Audrey's question to Agent Howard on if she was being punished. And maybe Agent Howard, in addition to being Audrey's minder, also prevented William from interfering? No idea what the sparks when they touch mean. Or what the flower turning into a pile of Trouble ear pebbles means. He seemed disappointed. If his original lady love's memories had resurfaced, would the flower have stayed a flower? Once again, I genuinely don't know where any of this is going, and that pleases me.

In other tv news, I continue to love Hart of Dixie. That show is a ray of sunshine on my tv. It is fucking delightful, and makes me so happy. I watch so many shows with high stakes and tension, I do love that the stakes of a given HOD episode might be, can the best friend and new boyfriend of the main character learn to get along? And Rachel Bilson is so gifted as a comedian, I just ♥ this show.

Comments

[niennah.livejournal.com]

Agreed 100% about Hart of Dixie! I love that sunny, happy little show. Will Zoe be okay with Joel and Wade becoming friends? Will the people of Bluebell get to like Joel more? What will they cover Jaime King's baby bump with in this scene? I adore it. :)

I do think Lavon's sister is being slightly creepy in pursuing George. If she was a guy and George was a girl, it would sound downright menacing. But I'll give it a break just because in general HoD is so damn cute.

Oh, also, totally agree about Rachel Bilson. Such a great comic actress!

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Lynly (I thought she was his cousin?) is a little much but HOD characters often are at first (see: Lemon, Brick). I'm sure she'll be calibrated to acceptable levels of wacky in time.

And I totally love how the show has found a way to address meta concerns within the show; I think it's clever. When the season started, I was all, booooo Joel, she should be with Wade (or possibly George). And I love that the town of Bluebell is having the exact same debate. And as Zoe tries to get Bluebell to like Joel, I end up liking him more, too.

The show genuinely doesn't seem to have an endgame for its pairings, which is refreshing. On other shows, you know which pairing is destined, so any other pairing can seem like a diversion or dilly-dallying to stretch the story out. HOD, they seem to go with the flow, so it's not like I can think Joel is purely a delaying tactic. At first, I thought Lemon and Lavon were going to be destined, but the show didn't go there. Same thing with George and Zoe. I can't predict in advance how things will evolve, and I like that.

[niennah.livejournal.com]

Yes, of course you're right, she's his cousin! Brainfart. Hopefully she'll be toned down, good point about the previous pattern. She seems way too young for George, though! Let's hope she meets someone else.

And lol, yes, the poll was a really good way of acknowledging what viewers are thinking while effectively dealing with it. I like Joel more and more, too. Like pretty much every character in the show, he has a good heart. That's the thing I love most about HoD - there are no bad guys. No one we're supposed to dislike. Everyone is multifaceted and human, and the things that seem like flaws often become qualities you eventually appreciate.

I thought Lemon and Lavon were destined, too, and I still kind of hope that somewhere down the line that might happen. But it's hard to hope anything bad could happen to Lavon and AB! They are so cute together. They're so good at working with chemistry on the show. It's definitely refreshing.

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

No bad guys except the town of Filmore. ;p

[niennah.livejournal.com]

Hahaha true! Filmore sucks!