KP Recommends: The Cape

My friend KP left this as a comment on another post, but I didn't want it to get lost, because I think she makes a good point.  I've only watched the pilot of The Cape, but I enjoyed it.  And with what she says (because I trust her taste despite her affinity for Lie to Me) I am totally willing to play catch-up.


The TV Girl

I don't understand the recent hate that The Cape has been getting. Despite some of the pedantic, predictable dialogue, the show has it's purpose and does it well. It's not something incredibly witty nor will it have blow your mind plot lines, but it's a story about your typical superhero (without the campiness too often found in No Ordinary Family) who is fighting to prove to his son that one good man can make a difference. And this is a familiar premise I can embrace and I'm surprised that more people can't or don't.

And on a side note, casting is strong. While I'm on the fence about David Lyons, I love James Frain as the villian, Jennifer Ferrin as the suffering wife and of course, Summer Glau as the mysterious Orwell.