Drive Episode 3: Let the Games Begin
Monday, April 16. 2007
As expected, the few rough spots caused by the pilot episode have been cleared up, leaving us with a much better episode overall. We got some nice expansion on the characters without any undue exposition, and as a bonus we got a new car in play. For starters, Nathan Fillion gets falsely arrested, and after a few hints at a troubled past he gets to trade in his Ford Pickup for some classic Mopar muscle. We also get a nice scene from Melanie Lynskey, showing that milquetoast Wendy has her limits. J.D. Pardo/Kevin Alejandro (the Salazar brothers) and Dylan Baker/Emma Stone (the Trimbles) all get some good scenes as well; both had some good family dynamics that were well scripted and well executed. Riley Smith and Mircea Monroe get some screen time as well, but it seems more like a setup for next week more than any real development this time.
No real major chase sequences, but a couple of good driving scenes. Fillion's new (old) Dodge looked great just sitting there, and even better once it got out on the road and started eating all of the other cars for breakfast. I'm still really happy with how these scenes are filmed: no CGI, no quick cuts...just some good shots of fast driving on what looks like a realistic highway. Very good stuff, and I'm looking forward to next week's episode.
No real major chase sequences, but a couple of good driving scenes. Fillion's new (old) Dodge looked great just sitting there, and even better once it got out on the road and started eating all of the other cars for breakfast. I'm still really happy with how these scenes are filmed: no CGI, no quick cuts...just some good shots of fast driving on what looks like a realistic highway. Very good stuff, and I'm looking forward to next week's episode.
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