Birds Of A Feather, Part 1
Okay, pilot episode. Good of a place to start as any. Let's do this.
- Right of the bat, I'm somewhat interested. There's a poster of what I presume to be Malcom Dresden's show and-
- That can't be Harry narrating it. Just... that's too deep. I'd give that voice to Michael, Morgan, hell, even Nicodemus. But not Harry.
- That TV in the background kinda bugs me, considering how Harry's a Walking Techbane and all. But this is early in life, so...
- Harry as a kid looks... right, I'd say. That's how I'd picture a young Harry looking.
- Oh no! It's a closet with a bad infestation of Vader Breath! ...and I'm actually unnerved.
- Looking at Malcom Dresden... now THAT'S what I picture Harry looking like.
- I take it that's his mom in that photo. So is she- wait, yes, she would be. I really doubt that she died of an entropy curse from Lord Raith in this world, though.
- So the shield bracelet is his mother's? Hm.
- No, Harry, don't talk about ripping hearts out! You're supposed to stop that from happening!
- And here's Adult!Harry with... a woman? Oh, is this Susan? I heard she was blonde.
- Okay, that obviously wasn't Harry talking in the narration. Harry sounds... like Harry. He actually looks like Harry too, although he's somewhat short.
- Harry, asking Bob where his keys are? That's my first taste of OOC. Harry's supposed to find keys and stuff for a living.
- What the fuck is that? Is that supposed to be Harry's lab? And what's with the glowing runes? Okay, that's weird. And I know this is Fan Dumb territory, but it's supposed to be under a trap door, damnit.
- Bob... first line he gets, and it's actually really funny. No porn-obsessed skull, but so far, not bad.
- Laura? So... not Susan. Hrm.
- Okay, getting a good, Harry-ful performance from Harry. At least I'll be pleased with my main wiseass.
- So, evidence points to Justin DuMorne existing, at least in the backstory. Good.
- The effects are... somewhat lackluster.
- Harry has a Jeep. On one hand, it makes sense, seeing as it'd be old enough to still work. On the other, it's no Blue Beetle.
- Suddenly, a kid comes up with $5000 in his pocket. Interesting...
- What's with the magpie? A not-that-good-looking magpie, at that.
- I like this title music. Very good bass riff.
- So, why isn't Harry believing in these monsters? They are out there.
- Please tell me that that isn't his duster he was wearing walking out of that diner. I'm disappointed in it.
- And here's Murphy. Kind of shadowed at the moment, but the voice is what I'd expect.
- Wait, Nicolas Cage was an executive producer? Interesting.
- Murph seems a bit tall. And black-haired. But that's beside the point, I suppose.
- Already, I'm liking Murph's actress.
- So, is Harry's office and his apartment rolled into one? Hm.
- Bob's voice is sweet.
- High Council? Is that supposed to be the Senior Council? Interesting.
- Please tell me that this cafe isn't supposed to be a facsimile for MacAnally's.
- Melissa... something tells me that she had a thing with Harry. I'm also getting a slight Luccio vibe from her.
- "Shut up and eat. Mainly, shut up." The writing's up to par with the books, I'll give it that.
- And the eyes go back in her head. Eep...
- I see that Harry is fond of the Face Palm. Nice.
- Mirrors. And ominousness. Do I sense fetches? I thought they wouldn't put The Fair Folk in this thing.
- This teacher... front for evil? Must investigate further.
- Oh, I get it. These bird things are the baddies, hence, "Birds of a Feather". Ha.
- Hehe, I'm loving Terrence Mann.
- And fade to white!
- So that body that Murph was investigating wasn't the mom. That's... good, I suppose.
- Nice use of the shield bracelet scene from the start and building on it.
- Well, now he looks tall.
- Aha! Idea seven bullets up confirmed!
- Harry still has a bit of that Epic Wiseass in him. Liking the chemistry with Harry and Murph.
- Meso-American things don't really ring well after reading Changes...
- A bit heavy on the Creepy Corvacians, aren't you, show?
- The victim of the flaying was a school teacher? Oh snap.
- The victim was THAT school teacher!? Oh, SNAP!
- Skinwalker? HELL'S BELLS! (On the other hand, I know I'll be disappointed now.)
- So, the nagaaloshi, badass thing that required a nuke to kill in the books... is a man with raven wings. Yup, disasppointed. (On the other hand, that whole flaying thing, that's an interesting and rather morbid Mythology Gag (for a given definition of the word "gag"). You want an explanation why, go read Turn Coat, where the skinwalker makes an appearance.
Anyway, I am now going to take a break, seeing as this is about the halfway point. So far, I'm entertained, even though it doesn't really feel quite like the books.
