Of Swords and Parasols

The Borgias 2.1: I don't know about this episode at all.

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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1.8: Phryne's "Hello, Jack" is becoming one of my favorite sounds ever. It's just so mischevious and devious. (At this point, they're basically courting vicariously through their sidekicks.)

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Missing 1.5:

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Ringer 1.21:

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Titanic (2012): Currently airing UK miniseries. Three episodes are out and the last will air this Sunday. The story is somewhat nonlinear: the first 30-ish minutes of each episode is pre-iceburg and the last 3rd is people trying to get themselves/their families off the ship, and each episode adds scenes to the time period already covered, or expands previous scenes. The expanded scenes probably work better when watched a week apart, instead of all three episodes within 24 hours. It's entertaining and good, but there are too many characters and plotlines for any to really get the development they could have, and I think Fellowes is relying a bit much on "IT"S THE TITANIC!!" to carry things and tie them together at times. I'm hoping the last episode devotes itself to the actual sinking/survival and doesn't revisit the covered timeline as much. Character and acting-wise, Geraldine Somerville seriously steals every scene she goes near. She's just so amazingly snobbish and catty. Maybe she wants to grow up to be Maggie Smith? (I was also wondering why I found it odd that her character was named Louisa until I realized that she was also named Louisa in Gosford Park, which I believe is also written by Fellowes. Though i largely associate her with playing Daphne de Maurier.) Perdita Weeks is also all grown up now, and no longer looks like a carbon copy of her sister. I mean, they still looks alike, but she used to look exactly like a miniature version of Honeysuckle Weeks.