Carnivale...

[fajrdrako]

I watched the fourth episode of Carnivale last night. Each episode seems to reveal less about what's going on than the one before it. In some ways I like this; in other ways I become impatient. I have to take it on faith that it isn't all meaningless, and I find that difficult.

Favourite bits:

• Lodz is my favourite character, I think. I love the way he's always calm and cryptic.
  
  
  
  
  


I like the way he seems to know way more than he should about what is going on, but he won't say. I also like the way he's always drinking.


• Samson is my second favourite character: always ascerbic and bright and certain. I like his temper.
  
  
  
  



• Brother Justin Crowe continues to make me think of Dorothy Dunnett's Gabriel, and so much for any objectivity about the character. I find him and his sister creepy. In an interesting way. I keep expecting his sister to be even more off or evil or powerful than he is, but if I'm right on that, she's keeping it hidden. Did she cause the fire at the mission?



• I wish I had some brilliant insight so I could say "this is what it's all about". I feel that way about other shows - Smallville, for instance, thinking I understand it all the way. I like it that Carnivale keeps me guessing as to its content and meaning, but on the other hand, I'm frustrated by my lack of insight and inspiration. I had theories - especially about, for instance, why Ben Hawkins had a chain on his leg when we first met him, and what was going on with his mother. Now.... well, maybe I'll come up with more theories.



• I find Apollonia interesting - amazing how expressive a catatonic person can be without flickering and eyelash! (Tho' we did see her blink this time.) I love her one-way dialogues with Sophie. I also liked Sophie's seduction of the guy in town, but why didn't she seem to be enjoying it?

Yes, I'll watch next week. Probably.