Gordon really wants his dog, Rapunzel, to come back to him. I’ll just tell you my favorite parts:Īlison Thornton’s adorable as Lydia and as her alter ego – I enjoy both portrayals.Īaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol on Battlestar Galactica) makes Gordon an interesting character. I’m not even going to attempt to describe what the show is actually about. I loved my first viewing regardless of the murky mayhem. I did get more of a sense of who was who on my second viewing, but this show’s so much fun that it doesn’t really matter, anyway. Friedman, Men of the Machine, FBI guys, and members of a shadowy government agency that seem to know Dirk and Bart. They are Gordon, The Rowdy Three, missing person detectives, trigger-happy Sgt. I'm confused at times by the sheer number of people who seem to be spying, investigating, or just plain stalking our heroes. These characters chase each other through time and space, all the while dealing with a diverse bunch of good and/or bad guys. She does spend the first few episodes kind of tied up, but when ass-kicking needs to be done, she’s there. She’s pretty tough, but also worried that she’s not good enough to do what needs to be done to find Lydia. Jade Eshete plays Farah Black, who is trying to find Lydia Spring, the daughter of her late employer. She and Todd make a very good brother/sister duo. Todd has a secret that he will share with her that will damage their bond, hopefully not irreparably. She’s really perfectly fine, but she will feel like she’s on fire, drowning, being stabbed, or something equally terrible – without warning. It’s a fictional malady, fortunately, because it’s horrible. Todd has a sister, Amanda (Hannah Marks), who has a disease that runs through their family. Ken’s such a great character and following his journey through these first eight episodes is a real treat. Ken’s afraid of Bart, at first, but then their relationship becomes a highlight of the series. It’s a good thing when she runs across Ken (Mpho Koaho), who’s just a guy trying to make a living by doing some work for shady characters. She seems very alone and quite innocent, despite her blood-soaked life. She was raised with others like her and it’s all that she’s ever known. If she needs to eat – food just comes to her, she’s also never stayed in a hotel room, and she can’t get hurt. She kills whoever the universe wants her to kill. I got strong Helena ( Orphan Black) vibes off her character – and that’s a compliment. Bart is played by Fiona Dourif (Brad Dourif’s daughter) and she is amazing.
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Now, if you had told me that besides Dirk – that my favorite characters of this series were going to be Bart and Ken… I wouldn’t have believed it. Dirk’s the reason that I kept watching, but the relationship that he develops with Todd, by the end, is also wonderful. I love watching his facial expressions while he is talking, though come to think of it – all of his body language is fun to watch. He has this great spastic energy and he makes every line he utters memorable. Todd can be a jerk at times, but he does become a much nicer person by the end of the season, so I’ll probably enjoy him more in season two. He doesn’t have a great job or a lot of money, but he does what he can to help his sister, Amanda. I can see, though, that Todd is under a lot of stress. He spends about half of the first season trying to get away from Dirk Gently and he’s often not very nice to Dirk. I’m not the biggest fan of Elijah Wood’s character, Todd. I just went along for the ride and enjoyed every minute of this unique series. I found myself not caring if I didn’t understand who everyone was and what they were doing at first. It’s definitely worth the effort and things do become clearer as the story progresses. I hadn’t even planned on watching this show after reading a review that said that this series was so complicated and bizarre, that it’s not really worth the effort to watch it.
This review contains mild spoilers, but not big plot twists.
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