Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
November 9, 2023     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 14     (14 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 14     (14 of 40 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
November 9, 2023
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




Page 14 Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 ReView: First Season was smart and sexy as it evolved continued from page 14 and David had voluntarily adopted artificially con— structed roles in the 1980s’ selflproclaimed “Battle of the Maddie saw it her feminist duty to put a damp— er on David’s rough humor, just as David felt obligated by his code of‘ machismo to tweak Maddie‘s more man— nered sensibilities. What Shepherd and Wil— lis were deft enough to con- vey, through the nuance and emotional authentin ity ol'their acting, were the pantomimes ot‘Maddie and David’s dynamic relation— ship, the superficiality of‘the court ship dance they felt oh- ligated to go through —- even as they denied to themselves that they were courting each other, Like Maddie and David’s relationship, the first season (it"‘Moonlighting” was evolv- ing into what it would he— come, but it was smart and sexy from the start and made audiences f'eel smart and sexy themselves for having watched it, If‘ you’d like to see me tackle Seasons two through five (it“‘Moonlighting" in fu- ture columns, let me know. Meanwhile, the finale of‘ the second season of" the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Loki” is coming up today on Disney+, and long as you’re all caught up on the MCU to date, it promises to he a fascinating ride. Talk of' “superhero fatigue” has become so endemic that Variety has even devoted a cover story to the MCU’s sup— posed woes, and yet, “Loki” Season 2 scored the second most—watched season pre~ miere f'or Disney+ in 2023, which was well-deserved. From its first-season premiere, “Loki” has contem~ plated the nature of' destiny, free will, moral responsibility and autonomous governance within a reality Where gods exist, and altering either the past or the future is merely a matter ol'sui'ficiently sound structural engineering. “Loki” Season 2, Episode 5, “Science/Fiction,” finally goes f'ully metafictional with the concept, as Marvel’s Norse 24/7 360—4264 388 ‘ 707 SOUTH FIRST STREET SHELTONATHLETICCLUB.COM O God ol'Mischief‘is advised to employ the rules of‘ genre sto— rytelling to achieve his aims, and our cast of supporting players just acts the living hell out of their characters. “Loki” is not just one ofthe best things the Marvel Cin- ematic Universe has ever produced; it’s possibly the most challenging, innovative thing to hit TV since David Lynch unleashed the third 1mm: lflWllE lilllllll now on“! callsllm “CK H? raceway» / , David Addison (Bruce Willis) and Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) agree: “Moonlighting” ‘ Season 1 is a scream. Courtesy photo season (it“Twin Peaks” complete with “Episode 8” —~ upon an unsuspecting world in 2011 This is the kind of’genre- bending TV that mass—media storytelling historians are going to be talking about for years to come, and I can’t wait to see how the “Loki” Season 2 finale manages to tie all of its disparate threads together. iiiiiiiimi arias M RAP All predate are WA 930'!" Appreved Serving; Megan, Grays Harbor, Pad 951' w. mucus mum sham“ 380-428-3783 “PEN MURRAY-FRIDAY, TAM-4PM We deliver" COMPARE OUR I_OW PRICES! We carry kerosene. fit, Thursten and tends twnties NWB’IIGK.80M Slate Cont. Reg. No. NORIHRIUBBNO ltllERICANlS (iii )Ml’ANY 1 Located at Sanderson Industrial Park