Loki
So here in the Fortress of Ineptitude, we watched the debut episode of Loki.
Well, duh!
In 2012 after the Avengers captured Loki, Avengers from the FUTURE have arrived! Loki sees an opportunity for escape and takes it.
Which didn't happen. But it does.
Enter the TVA, the Time Variance Agency, tasked with maintaining the sacred timeline.
The TVA arrest Loki and basically irritate the crap out of him. Loki's brought before a judge to answer for his crime. Crime? What crime? What is this place? Who are these people?
And besides, he's Loki, a god of Asgard burdened with glorious purp-
GUILTY!
Whuh?
Then Mobius enters the picture.
Mobius is a TVA operative who thinks Loki may be useful. But first, he needs Loki to understand his situation better which involves some self-reflection.
Self-reflection? Ha! That is for mere mortals.
He's Loki, a god of Asgard burdened with glorious purp-
DEAD?
Whuh?
When Loki learns of where life was supposed to go after the events of 2012, up to his death at the hands of Thanos in Infinity War, well, it's a bit of a wake up call for Loki.
Loki asks Mobius what's the gig?
Mobius has a case where TVA agents are being murdered across time and their prime suspect is... Loki?
Whuh?
Loki the series is off to a trippy start with Tom Hiddleston as captivating as always as Asgard's god of mischief. And there's that "who was expecting that" casting that Marvel's TV series are good at with Owen Wilson as the calm, unflappable Mobius.
And the TVA is a great plot device for explaining all those plot holes left by Endgame's time travelling gambit. The TVA is either gonna fix or it was meant to be.
The TVA is Marvel's version of "wibbly wobbly timey wimey".
Loki is off to a smart, entertaining start. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out.
The Flight Attendant
Andrea and I are about halfway through season 1 of the Flight Attendant. And this show continues to be compelling on so many levels.
Kaley Cuoco is so good as Cassie, the drink fueled, bed hopping flight attendant who is really trying really hard to keep her shit together when she finds herself in the crosshairs of a murder mystery. Alex, the murdered guy, lives rent free in her head and his constant observations about Cassie's life aren't helping. And there's crazy Miranda Croft who seems intent on killing her.
Miranda Croft is Cassie's prime suspect for killing Alex. We're supposed to believe this as Miranda is played by Michelle Gomez whose natural resting face is psycho-killer. But halfway through the season, I don't think she killed Alex.
It's really hard trying to keep myself deliberately in the dark about a show that finished it's first season a year ago. But I am really trying to enjoy this mystery on it's own terms without benefit of spoilers.
It's taking Andrea and I so long to get through this show because although totally lacking any kind of social life, we don't always have time.
Mostly that drain on our time is other TV shows like Batwoman, Superman & Lois and those damn game shows. (More on that in a bit.)
Jeopardy
Wow! I was so impressed with Mayim Bialik's turn as guest host of Jeopardy. She was so professional and charming, having fun with this opportunity to host the show. My only concern is perhaps she was having too much fun with her frequent propensity to chuckle at some of the wittier clues.
I haven't given up on Ken Jennings getting the regular host position but I do have some strong preferences for my back up choices and Mayim Bialik is at the top of that list.
Buzzy Cohen who guest hosted during the recent Tournament of Champions is a close second behind Mayim.
Meanwhile, we still have more guest hosts to get through including the much anticipated debut of LeVar Burton. I recently caught some of CBS This Morning where LeVar was serving as a guest co-host and his affable charm was clearly on display and I think he'll be great as a Jeopardy host.
Those Damn Game Shows
Eating up time in our family TV viewing are those damn game shows.
Press Your Luck and The Chase are back for new seasons this summer. While vastly different, both games have one thing in common: the risk of going home with nothing.
Despite the vivacious charm of host Elizabeth Banks, Press Your Luck can be an excruciatingly frustrating experience. A wildly flashing board of rotating prizes presents lots of opportunities to win big but that same board is populated with Whammies that can bring a player down to zero.
On The Chase, 3 players can go home empty handed if they are caught by the chaser. On the season 2 premier, all 3 players made it to the final round. But the chaser for that episode was Ken Jennings and he was on fire or something. He answered 20 out of 21 questions in 1 minute and 40 seconds leave the team with nothing after an hour of playing this damn game.
There are no consolation prizes. No "The Chase Home Game", no "Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco Treat".
Also in season 2, the show has added a 4th chaser, Mark Labbett known as "the Beast". Labbett was a chaser on the British version of the show. And I've already decided I don't like him. His snarky asides with James and Brad back stage seemed too mean spirited and completely unhelpful.
(I suspect the addition of Labbett as a chaser may be to free up Ken Jennings to take on the hosting duties for Jeopardy.)
Meanwhile, my family's efforts to get through Star Trek Discovery and Doom Patrol have been hobbled by these damn game shows.
The next season of Holey Moley is coming up and Randie is determined for us to watch it. This is the show that combines miniature golf with the absurd obstacle course shenanigans of Wipe Out.
And that is that for this week's Tuesday TV Touchbase. Until next time, remember to be good to one another and try to keep it down in there, would ya? I'm trying to watch TV over here.
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