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[listersgirl]

Is anyone else watching Ashes to Ashes? I loved Life on Mars so much, and I had high hopes for this, but I'm not entirely convinced. It seems somehow...fake, more cartoonish, like an exaggerated picture of the 80s instead of the real thing. I feel like, despite the fact that Alex believes it's all part of her imagination (and in fact *because* Alex feels it's all part of her imagination), she wouldn't have jumped into the over-the-top outfits (and the eyeshadow, my god). Plus she seems kind of incompetent. I suppose it's not a requirement that she be good at her job, though. It's just, if she's not, I don't see why Hunt puts up with her, considering she must come off as completely crazy to him.

Also, he's been through this before. Wouldn't he have noticed that some of the things she's saying sound suspiciously similar to things Sam said at the beginning?

I am enjoying it, despite all that. I'm just not as invested as I was the first time round.

Comments

[majea.livejournal.com]

Hee! I just posted a slightly more flattering review on PV, but you should definitely bring your rant to the comments! I'm trying so hard to like the show, cause it give me more Gene Hunt, but you make some excellent points I missed.

I'm willing to overlook her incompetence, as if this is really a coma dream, she's under no obligation to take her job seriously. Still, I miss Sam Tyler.

[listersgirl]

I can accept her not taking things seriously, and not really putting any effort into policing, because like you said, it's her coma dream. But the times where she actually pulls out her skills - it feels like the writers are really making a joke out of her. I never felt that with Sam, even when his methods failed completely.

I'm still watching, because parts of it are highly entertaining, but I'm...concerned.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

it feels like the writers are really making a joke out of her

Yes, that's exactly how I've felt! As you say, Sam got things wrong, too, but he was doing things correctly by 'our' standards. They're just making Alex look silly.

Anyway, it's on in about 50 minutes. Fingers crossed!