ZillyPutty
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This is a fairly dumb romantic drama about Leyla, a 30yo lawyer who works for her uncle's firm, and who is torn between different men. Her friends are also her coworkers and everyone' lives revolve around her life's dramatic episodes. She is mostly portrayed getting sad/angry-drunk and bouncing between two main suitors. One of the suitors is a long-term partner and the other is someone she barely knows (and he barely knows her).
A flash forward device is used to preface the story at the beginning of each chapter/episode. The structure and writing is very much like a contemporary telenovela. I mainly watched this because it is set in Turkey and I was nostalgic for a past trip that I took there., and not because of the story.
I mainly watched this because it is set in Turkey and I was nostalgic for a past trip that I took there.
A flash forward device is used to preface the story at the beginning of each chapter/episode. The structure and writing is very much like a contemporary telenovela. I mainly watched this because it is set in Turkey and I was nostalgic for a past trip that I took there., and not because of the story.
I mainly watched this because it is set in Turkey and I was nostalgic for a past trip that I took there.
I am five episodes into Sugar. Like others, I am a big fan of the cast, especially Colin Farrell and Amy Ryan. I love how Farrell often tries offbeat projects, and I really wanted to like his latest selection.
In this series, his character, Sugar, is a melancholic private investigator who belongs to a secret club of former spies, and experiences a lot of flashbacks involving a family member. His inner monologue is often the narration. A young woman is missing and he is commissioned by her famous/wealthy Hollywood family to find her. So we have multiple plots going on, which is fine in itself, but then other ingredients are added which make the whole story really tedious.
First, creator Mark Protosevich cannot trust viewers to believe that this is a neo-Noir project, so he insists on reminding us by interjecting clips of classic Noir films. Then he muddies the dialogue by constantly layering old Noir-ish instrumental music into the scenes. Do you get it? It's Noir! You're watching Noir! Get it?
Second, I love Amy Ryan but her chemistry with Farrell is awful and her delivery is somehow very wrong for this piece. This is perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the series for me.
Third, while Noir can be boring due to pacing, the constant muddiness of sound and distractions of the classic film clips makes it really hard remain attentive or interested.
That said, I do really like the Noir genre, so for me, it is worth finishing the series and getting my monthly subscription's worth of viewing.
*****EDIT: I am now six episodes in, and some of the things that I complained about now make a lot of sense, so perhaps sit tight until you finish this episode.
In this series, his character, Sugar, is a melancholic private investigator who belongs to a secret club of former spies, and experiences a lot of flashbacks involving a family member. His inner monologue is often the narration. A young woman is missing and he is commissioned by her famous/wealthy Hollywood family to find her. So we have multiple plots going on, which is fine in itself, but then other ingredients are added which make the whole story really tedious.
First, creator Mark Protosevich cannot trust viewers to believe that this is a neo-Noir project, so he insists on reminding us by interjecting clips of classic Noir films. Then he muddies the dialogue by constantly layering old Noir-ish instrumental music into the scenes. Do you get it? It's Noir! You're watching Noir! Get it?
Second, I love Amy Ryan but her chemistry with Farrell is awful and her delivery is somehow very wrong for this piece. This is perhaps the most disappointing aspect of the series for me.
Third, while Noir can be boring due to pacing, the constant muddiness of sound and distractions of the classic film clips makes it really hard remain attentive or interested.
That said, I do really like the Noir genre, so for me, it is worth finishing the series and getting my monthly subscription's worth of viewing.
*****EDIT: I am now six episodes in, and some of the things that I complained about now make a lot of sense, so perhaps sit tight until you finish this episode.
I am probably very biased, as I am quite fond of this series, but I wanted to highlight this episode for a reason that is perhaps overlooked in the Monk universe.
In this episode, Natalie must attend a wedding and needs a last-minute replacement for her date, whose appendix has burst. Randy offers to attend the wedding with her. There is an important subplot that involves spoilers, but let's just say that Monk and the Captain end up at the resort in order to assist Randy and then later solve a murder and catch a serial killer of sorts.
Towards the end of the episode, Ted Levine is allowed another opportunity (similar to the episode with the chimpanzee) to demonstrate his talent for physical comedy. It's a minor part of the episode, but it is quite amusing and I urge you to revisit it if you missed it.
In this episode, Natalie must attend a wedding and needs a last-minute replacement for her date, whose appendix has burst. Randy offers to attend the wedding with her. There is an important subplot that involves spoilers, but let's just say that Monk and the Captain end up at the resort in order to assist Randy and then later solve a murder and catch a serial killer of sorts.
Towards the end of the episode, Ted Levine is allowed another opportunity (similar to the episode with the chimpanzee) to demonstrate his talent for physical comedy. It's a minor part of the episode, but it is quite amusing and I urge you to revisit it if you missed it.