I guess Samwise never lost the weight from LOTR
With the presence of Sean Astin and Felicia Day I expected a great episode. It was...good. Having Felicia Day play this helpless lady who basically does nothing but get saved was not fun.
The show entered its most unstable season yet and the episodes without Flynn don't seem to be as good as they used to be. Lets hope this changes soon.
I definitely enjoyed Jenkins's wandering interactions with the carnival attendees at the beginning -- only he could be so perfectly politely engaging while mistaking a stranger for a friend, etc. We appreciate you, Jenkins.
And it's about time the idea of recently-created magical artifacts was brought into play. Magic's out there, and these artifacts come from somewhere. Shades of Warehouse 13, in a way, but still...
I agree with others that Felicia Day was very under-utilized here, though; she's capable of contributing so much more, and I'm sure her fans were hoping/expecting for such. Ah, well.
And the campy unrealism of simple things like crazies and clowns standing around looking menacing while the good guys discuss their theories and declare their plans... I know this show leans toward the campy, but the writers/directors really (IMO) should be careful of overdoing that to the point of driving us away for better.
Overall, fun, and important for the introduction of the fact that heretofore unknown magical artifacts can be created and brought into havoc, but... leaving us all knowing that every actor involved is capable of so much better...
At least the DOSA agents at the end weren't as hyper-over-dramatic as their debut. #littlethings
Shout by Paul RothBlockedParentSpoilers2016-12-20T17:03:08Z
sigh. this episode is about a jerk resenting the idea of being friendzoned! and he wasn't even!