Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to T.V. in a wannabe Film Noir of a series. Although very excited I was also very nervous. I'm sure that half the reason this show was picked up was because of SMG. I hope the other reason is because it's really good.
It being SMG, the Show has lots of expectations off the bat. The pilot didn't really go deep enough for me to be able to say if the show is good or not yet. This isn't Buffy Season 1, with episodic goodness and witty one liners. This show is committed watching and figuring out nuances. Veronica Mars season 1 did this beautifully - but the one plus that VMars had was the crutch of private detective stuff, helping the show move along.
But onto Ringer. We open with Bridget, who's at an AA meeting, talking about finally being in touch with her sister and hopes for the future. Little by little, we learn more of Bridget. She's under protection. Witness to some horrible crime. Relationship with her Sponsor. But then she's cunning. She slips away from the cops/feds and escapes to the Hamptons were she meets up with her twin sister, who is also played by SMG.
Turns out the sister is also cunning. She gives some details of her life to Bridget, then they take a ride out where Bridget wakes up from a "nap" to find her sister Siobhan gone, no trace of her. Bridget assumes she killed herself and decides the only thing left to do is... Take Siobhan's place.
It's not as easy as it looks since Siobhan's life, though with plenty of money, is not as perfect as it looks. Bridget has to stay on her toes, but since Bridget is being looked for by both good and bad guys she has incentive to stay in place. After jumping through hoops, she finds out that Siobhan was pregnant (or someone called her to say she was), we see Bridget look at a picture of her and a kid, and someone is trying to kill Siobhan. Mind you, this might be Siobhan herself, whom we see at the end of the episode, has found her way to Paris, is nice and comfortable, and receives a phone call from someone indicating that they "have a problem."
The show has possibility. It also has plenty of male eye candy. The fare is a little older than The CW crowd is used to but if the old Buffy fans can make their way there, they are the right age. I'm sure the show will find a way to introduce teens or younger hunks. SMG's performance was good, though the difference between Bridget and Siobhan were too subtle to see who's who right away - and that might be on purpose, since at times they tried tricking the audience. Like my friend O said, if the writers stay on point, I can give it three good seasons at least. We'll see.
In the meantime SMG was in my TV and the DVD wasn't on! So Huzzah!
It being SMG, the Show has lots of expectations off the bat. The pilot didn't really go deep enough for me to be able to say if the show is good or not yet. This isn't Buffy Season 1, with episodic goodness and witty one liners. This show is committed watching and figuring out nuances. Veronica Mars season 1 did this beautifully - but the one plus that VMars had was the crutch of private detective stuff, helping the show move along.
But onto Ringer. We open with Bridget, who's at an AA meeting, talking about finally being in touch with her sister and hopes for the future. Little by little, we learn more of Bridget. She's under protection. Witness to some horrible crime. Relationship with her Sponsor. But then she's cunning. She slips away from the cops/feds and escapes to the Hamptons were she meets up with her twin sister, who is also played by SMG.
Turns out the sister is also cunning. She gives some details of her life to Bridget, then they take a ride out where Bridget wakes up from a "nap" to find her sister Siobhan gone, no trace of her. Bridget assumes she killed herself and decides the only thing left to do is... Take Siobhan's place.
It's not as easy as it looks since Siobhan's life, though with plenty of money, is not as perfect as it looks. Bridget has to stay on her toes, but since Bridget is being looked for by both good and bad guys she has incentive to stay in place. After jumping through hoops, she finds out that Siobhan was pregnant (or someone called her to say she was), we see Bridget look at a picture of her and a kid, and someone is trying to kill Siobhan. Mind you, this might be Siobhan herself, whom we see at the end of the episode, has found her way to Paris, is nice and comfortable, and receives a phone call from someone indicating that they "have a problem."
The show has possibility. It also has plenty of male eye candy. The fare is a little older than The CW crowd is used to but if the old Buffy fans can make their way there, they are the right age. I'm sure the show will find a way to introduce teens or younger hunks. SMG's performance was good, though the difference between Bridget and Siobhan were too subtle to see who's who right away - and that might be on purpose, since at times they tried tricking the audience. Like my friend O said, if the writers stay on point, I can give it three good seasons at least. We'll see.
In the meantime SMG was in my TV and the DVD wasn't on! So Huzzah!
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