OH
MY HOLY SWEET JEBUS
Okay. I have more that I want
to yell at you but I just have to contain myself. This isn't tumblr....
Time for the serious. Pffft.
Anyway. I loved it! As you've
probably gathered.
The narrator sounded like the
guy who does some of the History Channel stuff. It just made it that more
intense.
I love love love Ilya
Brygalov. There are a whole slew of quotes I could bombard you with, but I
won't. Do some searching and you'll find out why he has the awesomesauce award.
His kids get awards too.
Max Talbot. There's so much I
could say about you but I don't know where to start so I won't.
I wanted to cry when they
highlighted Claude Giroux. Watching that hit was painful. Watching his subplot
was painful. And I feel like they're going to continue following it in some
respect so that's just a point of depression in the series.
(side note:
Liev Schreiber is
the narrator. And apparently he’s done a lot of work for sports stuff. Which is
why I recognize his voice!)
The
difference in the teams was clearly highlighted.
The
Rangers are city boys. Going to upscale restaurants and just seeming a bit like
pretty boys. (Avery is a model!) It’s not negative, though. They work where
they work and that has an effect on them. I don’t think I can really capture it
in words.
But it could also come down to
the lighting and shots used for the Rangers clips. Low lighting and up-angle
shots. The camera operators spent a lot of time putting the Rangers in
positions of power in the way things were filmed.
The Flyers. Oh gosh. They're
just so much fun! Not that the Rangers aren't. It's just a different kind of
fun. They all seem a little bit rough-and-tumble while still being
good-time-guys. I think the best word for them is: dorks. And I mean that with
a heart full of love. They get the Southern "Oh, [insert name here]? Bless
his heart, that boy..." and two thumbs up.
I think it was their post-win
dance to Mac Miller's "Knock Knock" that sealed it.
I need to go purchase that and
Chelsea Dagger via iTunes. Infectious songs.
Can't wait for part two!
