Nothing more, nothing less. Nowt wrong with that if it's your cuppa, but it's not mine.
This has just gotten a little too soapy for me to endure. I don't mind shows with a continuing thread but here everything is to be continued. I wonder how many seasons they will milk this for? Too bad, I did rather have some hope for it. Well, enjoy.
I think this show gives DALLAS a run for its money as far as sheer human (or inhuman) nastiness goes!
"Forget it, Jake. It's the internet."
Ummm...Don't watch it??
shareI guess you've never read any Shakespeare, eh? Or the Bible? That ol' human nature can get people into some sticky situations.
As someone said, stop watching. Go back to your math books. No soap there.
lol are you fucking seriously comparing this crap to Shakespeare?
Human nature is layered and complex. No mustache twirling villains doing villainous things for the sake of being hated in Shakespeare's work. This is a soap for old ladies. If you can't acknowledge what you're watching, don't come to forums.
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As a matter of fact, Shakespeare actually had some villains of that ilk.
Like, take a closer look at the evil bastard Jago from "Othello".
There's no real depth to that guy or what he does.
But he's only there to be an asshole and hurt and even murder people just because he can.
Yes, I will agree that some villains from this show are equally over the top.
However, most of them seem to have more of a proper motive for their actions than what Jago has for his.
Like for example, Regina is clearly in love with George and wants to marry him.
And later on, it is revealed that she's actually mentally insane and has to stay at an asylum for four years.
But we don't know what Jago tries to accomplish by what he does or why he's so evil.
Furhermore, Shakespeare's plays were not originally meant to be high-brow fancy literature.
This might be hard for people today to imagine.
However, theater in Shakespeare's days functioned as the popular entertainment for everybody.
So I would say that Shakespeare's plays are more like modern soap operas than what you might think...
It's filled to the brim with political agendas as well which is the real borefest.
shareTrue, but did you really expect anything else?
Not really but as per usual the wasted creative opportunity is disappointing. I really hated how the Jewish woman was like the moral voice of the show and everyone else was rather flawed in comparison. To name one of many agenda's.
shareSarah was a convert though, so she wasn't Jewish by birth.
But I can agree that she comes across as a bit too perfect most of the time.