Tyr
09-11-2010, 02:39 AM
So the last episode I watched was the Rashomon Job which was the shows take on what's known as Rashomon Style. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RashomonStyle?from=Main.TheRashomon)
Generally I dread these kinds of episodes, in fact I downright loathe them right next to Clip show episodes. 20 years of zombish tub viewing has taught me that when these kinds of episodes are done, they've been done poorly. Unreliable witness testimony gets turned into hopeless skewed views of events or downright complete fabrications of what happened.
I've never seen the original Rashomon, but I'm sure Akira Kurosawa would be spinning in his grave if he saw the story lines that his work inspired.
But it this cause it was brilliant, one of the best episodes of this show yet. The running bit where everyone got Sophies accent wrong had me in stitches, I suspect Gina Bellman had a lot of fun during this episode.
Yeah, tv needs more of this kind of comedy gold.
Generally I dread these kinds of episodes, in fact I downright loathe them right next to Clip show episodes. 20 years of zombish tub viewing has taught me that when these kinds of episodes are done, they've been done poorly. Unreliable witness testimony gets turned into hopeless skewed views of events or downright complete fabrications of what happened.
I've never seen the original Rashomon, but I'm sure Akira Kurosawa would be spinning in his grave if he saw the story lines that his work inspired.
But it this cause it was brilliant, one of the best episodes of this show yet. The running bit where everyone got Sophies accent wrong had me in stitches, I suspect Gina Bellman had a lot of fun during this episode.
Yeah, tv needs more of this kind of comedy gold.