10-27-2015, 07:39 PM
I'm having SUCH a hard time voting for this one. It's like the Burton Bat-Man 2 movie where it was a 4 star movie when Catwoman was on but a 2 star movie otherwise. I really, really liked the Helium Broker dialogue, it was silly and fun and worth a 
or 2, and yet the absolute meanness of the second plot makes it an easy 2 
. Do I balance it out and say 'Neutral'? I don't know if that's fair because my reactions aren't neutral. I really enjoyed myself and was really disgusted. How best to describe an episode beyond, 'if you tune out XYZ it's great!'. I'm gathering that's side-stepping the voting system.
Perhaps I'll have to look at these episodes with a butter side up pov and focus on what enjoyment I do find (rather like a tasking game of 'Where's Waldo?' sometimes) as it's not really a surprise that a s9 episode will have a disappointing element to it. I still contend, however, that this season is infinitely better than s8.
or 2, and yet the absolute meanness of the second plot makes it an easy 2 . Do I balance it out and say 'Neutral'? I don't know if that's fair because my reactions aren't neutral. I really enjoyed myself and was really disgusted. How best to describe an episode beyond, 'if you tune out XYZ it's great!'. I'm gathering that's side-stepping the voting system. Perhaps I'll have to look at these episodes with a butter side up pov and focus on what enjoyment I do find (rather like a tasking game of 'Where's Waldo?' sometimes) as it's not really a surprise that a s9 episode will have a disappointing element to it. I still contend, however, that this season is infinitely better than s8.
Let's go exploring!