The Gates - 1x02 - What Lies Beneath

[fembuck]

Still good, and episode two comes with 75% more lesbian subtext!  That last scene!  OMG, that last scene!

TV Series: The Gates (2010)
Network: ABC
Cast: Frank Grillo, Marisol Nichols, Rhona Mitra♥, Luke Mably, Travis Caldwell, Skyler Samuels, Colton Haynes, Chandra West♥, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Justin Miles, Janina Gavankar, Georgia Cole, Brett Cullen, James Preston.
Genre(s): Drama | Horror | Thriller
Plot Outline:  The Monahan family abandons Chicago to settle into a private mountain community, The Gates, where father Nick becomes the new police chief. But the picturesque neighborhood is not idyllic as it seems, as a dark secret is buried just beneath the surface. Nick becomes entangled in a mystery in which he will start to piece together the dark truth about his family's new home.
Certification: USA: TV-PG
Episode Description: What Nick starts to discover about the Gates disturbs him.
Download: here! (.avi, 350 mb)

Oh, The Gates!  You tease!

The Claire/Devon scenes on this show are made of pure win.  It’s like not only have Rhona Mitra and Chandra West decided that eye-fucking constantly is a necessity for their characters, but the writers, director, lighting and set design people also agree that their scenes need to be infused with epic amounts of sexual tension.  Seriously, when Claire locked the door and then began to saunter towards Devon, while Devon smirked at her smugly I thought they were going to do it right on the work bench.  And that scene with Devon drawing Claire’s blood, Mm.

Speaking of ‘Mm’ that scene between Claire and Dylan was also pretty hot (and I actually liked the song this played during Claire’s walk to bedroom).  Rhona Mitra’s mouth touching another person is always a good recipe for sexy times, and when you combine it with Claire provoking Dylan to get him to be more animalistic ... Mm x infinity plus 1.  Thank god there was some sexy vampire loving on TV last night (because other than that Pam scene True Blood grossed me the hell out *shudder*)

I’m still utterly bored to tears by Charlie and Andie.  I don’t care.  Andie being a succubus is kind of cool, but she’s stuck in this useless waste of a storyline which makes me not really give a shit.  I can’t even recall most of what happened in the Charlie/Andie scenes because I was so mind-numbingly bored.

The werewolves on the hand, I’m getting more intrigued by.  I like the pretty blond wolf boy, and I’m interested in learning more about the werewolf subculture and pack life.  Plus, I continue to dig the tension between Brett/Pretty!Blond.  I don’t know if those actors got the same memo Rhona and Chandra did about gaying up their scenes as much as possible, but I suspect they did because the boys are bringing it too!

The Chief continues to be an insufferable asshole.  It’s like, the guy is right about so much but he just does everything in the most grating, condescending way which makes it impossible to root for him.  I totally want a scene sometimes in the future (hopefully near) where Dylan Radcliff gets pimp slap the hell out of the Chief.

I wish we’d gotten more of Leigh Turner’s (Janina Gavankar’s) personal life this episode instead of The Live of Loves of Deputy Whitebread.  Honestly, the guy deputy doesn’t bug me, but he doesn’t really interest me either, and Leigh seems to be the one with the secrets and the charisma so I’d rather be spending more time with her than with the other one.

Devon continues to be a fierce bitch, and I continue to be interested and confused as hell as to what her interest is in Claire (beyond my femslash fantasies).    I will however throw the idea out there that Claire’s neighbour didn’t seen shit, and Devon made up that story about the spell to obscure her memory to make Claire feel pressured and thus send Claire into Devon’s waiting clutches. 

All in all, eagerly awaiting next week!

Comments

[sinandmisery.livejournal.com]

OMG the last scene totally made me think of you. I ran to LJ to see if you'd updated about the ep yet because HOMG I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA MAKE OUT.

[tempest819.livejournal.com]

You are the Queen of the Subtext Pimps and I love you for it!

[blackgrl71.livejournal.com]

seems as though everyone else had the same idea as me: i couldn't wait to see what your analysis of tonight's deliciousness of vampires/werewolves/witches (have we determined that Devon IS a witch?), & you're right a rather only-slightly-intriguing succubus.

yes, the whole "vampire-diaries-one-tree-hill" thing going on w/ Charlie & Andie IS a snoozer. the ONLY thing that saves it from me turning when those 2 are on are the werewolves. however, Andie could really take it up a notch w/ the whole Succubus thing-- but i doubt that'll happen.

i'm just curious about whether there are any female werewolves? i almost wish Devon was because i'd imagine it'd ratchet up the sexual tension between Claire and her.

as for the Chief? like 'nails on a chalkboard.' i'd rather the focus more on his wife than him. hell i'd even watch "supernatural-one-tree-hill" involving his son that watch him. i almost wished that the slightly werewolf-Deliverance-father did a little 'harm' to him. the only way this part of the storyline might become interesting is if he was challenged on his notions of 'good and evil/black or white' pertaining to his sense of justice. like that whole bit where he questioned Devon? he's about to find himself w/ little to no allies in this community. yes, there's no doubt she's got her sexy-lil' hands involved w/ everything, but how would he have a "clue" via her selling her tea to the obviously wrong former Chief's killer?!

finally, the whole Devon/Claire thing??? CLEARLY the writers know about the world of femslash! they might as well throw Cara from LotS for good measure. i mean come on!!! but yeah, even I had to adjust my collar after that scene in Devon's 'magic shop.'

as for True Blood: i DEFINITELY laughed more than once. like when Sam's REALLY unfortunate family members showed up in his bar. i knew nothing good could come from that.

i thought dumb-as-a-box-full-tacks Jason "attempting" to study for a police exam was comical. can he even read??? I also cracked up when the Chief quit! hell i would've done the same damn thing!

Sookie continues to annoy the HELL outta me! Bill actually seems more palatable w/o her. i'm diggin' his Maker(?)/Sire Lorena. and that sex scene he dreamed up was like something out of Twin Peaks! what the hell was that??!!! that was totally creepy! like having sex in the middle of brutal car accident.

now the sex scene between Tara & 'new guy' Franklin-- i'm queerer than black sunshine, yet i kinda wanted to have sex w/ him. wow!

as for Pam's lick-fest: what the heck was that?! a hurricane?! if it was: good for her 'trick', bad for us viewers. clearly Alan Ball could've used the "services" of an expert woman-loving-woman (like femslash writers/fans) to assist in what lesbian vampire sex, other than sounding like a slurpy-machine at 7-Eleven.

so that's all i gotta say about last nite. all in all, FABULOUS!

[mayireadtoday.livejournal.com]

What time are the Claire/Devon scenes at?

[karatam.livejournal.com]

The Chief, his son and Andy annoy me. As in I kind of want to punch the chief in the face.

Claire and Devon make me happy with their inappropriate amount of ghey subtext :)

[alex-davis11.livejournal.com]

yes, that last scene... that.last.scene
Claire and Devon... god, the eye-sex...

Oh, did u see True Blood? Pam FTW

[trancer21.livejournal.com]

...but the writers, director, lighting and set design people also agree that their scenes need to be infused with epic amounts of sexual tension.

Lol, don't forget the costume designers! I love how that last scene was framed with Devon, the temptress, all in red, and Claire, the tempted, bathed in white. Then Claire turns and *locks* the door.. *sigh*.

The Chief continues to be an insufferable asshole.

He really is and I'm continually bored to tears by him and his 'fish out of water' family. As large as the cast is, I'd have preferred if Mom was the new Sheriff and there was no Dad to speak of. And his son? Ugh! They're called BOUNDARIES dude. I hope your new succubus girlfriend sucks the soul from your body!

[noangel2046.livejournal.com]

the last scene..OMG,SOOOOOOO GAY!!!!

[hivesix.livejournal.com]

ZOMG the last scene! The lighting! The music! The door-locking! The sauntering! The glowering looks! Unfffff.

I am sooo intrigued by what Devon is up to.

I wasn't bored by deputy chief person and his new love interest because I think there might be something up with the lady. Maybe. I am however bored by Andie/Charlie (sadly) but the werewolf boyfriend has SUCH delicious shoulders and I could really just look them forever.

This ep was way better than pilot which is a good sign! I shall continue to watch and await your awesome weekly subtext breakdown.

[slippery-fish.livejournal.com]

That last scene! OMG, that last scene!

*flails at you*

Usually, they film affairs like that.

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

Man, I'm not a boyslasher, but the Teen Wolf 2 scene had more subtext than a Pinter play. They were all "last night was a mistake" and "she's not the right girl for you." It went from "no homo" to "SO HOMO."

And Dylan needs to STFU with the passive-aggressive fang-shaming. Rhona Mitra is waking him up in the middle of the night for rough sex, what's he complaining for? It's simple logic.

1: Rhona Mitra is hot
2: People are jerks

If she wants to eat the occasional person, Aristotle says it's okay.