Finished season one of Hustle
Dec. 17th, 2024 09:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
annavereI often get really glum around Christmas and it's started hitting hard the past few days. So today I spent the afternoon making shortbread and finishing season one of Hustle, since it was only six episodes total. It continued to be absolutely charming, and nicely expanded on the characters and their interactions, so I ended up becoming quite attached to the little family unit they make. The show retained its stylish elements and even ramped them up, with creative interludes like a silent film segment (which had nothing to do with the larger plot) and a 30s musical (which did, but was a fanciful way to go about progressing the story).
The team had some nice self-awareness about their moral ambiguity (at least when Mickey wasn't going on about how "we're not thieves!"). The one part which rather annoyed me (Danny hitting on Stacie) was brought to an early close and they had a more friendly dynamic afterward.
It also did an excellent job at making it feel like a risky business, with them frequently dancing on the edge (in one episode, two of them ended up in hospital), and at providing some variety of jobs and even of outcomes, up to and including being outmaneuvered. It's always very interesting to watch.
Plus, the line "We ripped him off in good faith!" was worth the price of admission. Cheered me up. Good way to spend an afternoon. And I now have cookies.
I wonder if this is going to improve my feelings on the Marc Warren episode of Highlander.
The team had some nice self-awareness about their moral ambiguity (at least when Mickey wasn't going on about how "we're not thieves!"). The one part which rather annoyed me (Danny hitting on Stacie) was brought to an early close and they had a more friendly dynamic afterward.
It also did an excellent job at making it feel like a risky business, with them frequently dancing on the edge (in one episode, two of them ended up in hospital), and at providing some variety of jobs and even of outcomes, up to and including being outmaneuvered. It's always very interesting to watch.
Plus, the line "We ripped him off in good faith!" was worth the price of admission. Cheered me up. Good way to spend an afternoon. And I now have cookies.
I wonder if this is going to improve my feelings on the Marc Warren episode of Highlander.
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Date: 2024-12-24 01:45 am (UTC)And wow, Libby and Stacie? That I'll have to see. Someday.
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