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Post by Lucy on Jun 5, 2011 9:48:49 GMT
Discuss the second season here
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Post by hannikan on Jun 6, 2011 20:06:18 GMT
I like S2 a lot, too. I liked Snakes and Ladders a lot. I also liked Let Us Ask the Maiden. I wasn't crazy about Enid but I didn't hate her. I liked Alwyn and William's relationship with him.
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 2:29:45 GMT
While I truly enjoy the story arcs and murder plots of this season, I am absolutely convinced that the make-up supervisor was completely colour blind. Everyone is ridiculously orange for the entire season!! Only Ruby's makeup is well done.
I also find it interesting that Helene's freckles on her face, upper chest and lower arms are quite visible throughout the season but are noticeably absent in later seasons. Note to self: notice when that happens! Now she is considered a skin guru due to the health and luster of her complexion.
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 5:59:11 GMT
While I truly enjoy the story arcs and murder plots of this season, I am absolutely convinced that the make-up supervisor was completely colour blind. Everyone is ridiculously orange for the entire season!! Only Ruby's makeup is well done. I also find it interesting that Helene's freckles on her face, upper chest and lower arms are quite visible throughout the season but are noticeably absent in later seasons. Note to self: notice when that happens! Now she is considered a skin guru due to the health and luster of her complexion. In early seasons she looks quite gaunt, too. I'm glad she filled out a bit. Also I've always wondered just how freckly YB is. He has some freckles for sure. Did the orange (later white) make up squad cover them up? This season it looks like he's being slathered with quite a lot of skin cream as well - which is probably a good thing since his love of outdoor sports is skin-weathering. |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 6:07:22 GMT
While I truly enjoy the story arcs and murder plots of this season, I am absolutely convinced that the make-up supervisor was completely colour blind. Everyone is ridiculously orange for the entire season!! Only Ruby's makeup is well done. I also find it interesting that Helene's freckles on her face, upper chest and lower arms are quite visible throughout the season but are noticeably absent in later seasons. Note to self: notice when that happens! Now she is considered a skin guru due to the health and luster of her complexion. In early seasons she looks quite gaunt, too. I'm glad she filled out a bit. Also I've always wondered just how freckly YB is. He has some freckles for sure. Did the orange (later white) make up squad cover them up? This season it looks like he's being slathered with quite a lot of skin cream as well - which is probably a good thing since his love of outdoor sports is skin-weathering. I'm just glad they've figured it out. The difference is quite startling. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 6:08:27 GMT
In early seasons she looks quite gaunt, too. I'm glad she filled out a bit. Also I've always wondered just how freckly YB is. He has some freckles for sure. Did the orange (later white) make up squad cover them up? This season it looks like he's being slathered with quite a lot of skin cream as well - which is probably a good thing since his love of outdoor sports is skin-weathering. I'm just glad they've figured it out. The difference is quite startling. The first season they were staffed with interns!  Oh before I saw people agreeing with me on the orange make up, I posted in the general section about how pasty paleness was valued in Victorian times. I thought the makeup was deliberately super-tan for some reason. |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 6:13:39 GMT
I'm just glad they've figured it out. The difference is quite startling. The first season they were staffed with interns! Oh before I saw people agreeing with me on the orange make up, I posted in the general section about how pasty paleness was valued in Victorian times. I thought the makeup was deliberately super-tan for some reason. The funny thing is the orange is definitely worse in S2!! In S1 they were very minimalist. Julia had no mascara and a very simple braid for her hair. By S2 the change in her hair and makeup made her look so different that I had to check that it was the same actress. Seriously. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 6:21:37 GMT
The first season they were staffed with interns! Oh before I saw people agreeing with me on the orange make up, I posted in the general section about how pasty paleness was valued in Victorian times. I thought the makeup was deliberately super-tan for some reason. The funny thing is the orange is definitely worse in S2!! In S1 they were very minimalist. Julia had no mascara and a very simple braid for her hair. By S2 the change in her hair and makeup made her look so different that I had to check that it was the same actress. Seriously. It also might have been an issue with the camera persons and/or the lighting instead of the make up. But some aspect of the operation got so cheap as to verge on unprofessional. |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 6:26:22 GMT
The funny thing is the orange is definitely worse in S2!! In S1 they were very minimalist. Julia had no mascara and a very simple braid for her hair. By S2 the change in her hair and makeup made her look so different that I had to check that it was the same actress. Seriously. It also might have been an issue with the camera persons and/or the lighting instead of the make up. But some aspect of the operation got so cheap as to verge on unprofessional. I'm pretty certain it was the makeup. I've been doing a marathon so it's quite glaring as an issue. It actually continues into S3 but there is some improvement. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 6:30:50 GMT
It also might have been an issue with the camera persons and/or the lighting instead of the make up. But some aspect of the operation got so cheap as to verge on unprofessional. I'm pretty certain it was the makeup. I've been doing a marathon so it's quite glaring as an issue. It actually continues into S3 but there is some improvement. I'm surprised the actors themselves didn't notice/complaint, then.   |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 6:39:02 GMT
I'm pretty certain it was the makeup. I've been doing a marathon so it's quite glaring as an issue. It actually continues into S3 but there is some improvement. I'm surprised the actors themselves didn't notice/complaint, then. They may or may not have. It's not like they have much control. Truth be told, I didn't really notice how bad the makeup was until I started watching the DVD's after S5. By then the problem was pretty much resolved so it really stood out in retrospect. Now I just cringe  . |
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 6:42:51 GMT
I'm surprised the actors themselves didn't notice/complaint, then. They may or may not have. It's not like they have much control. Truth be told, I didn't really notice how bad the makeup was until I started watching the DVD's after S5. By then the problem was pretty much resolved so it really stood out in retrospect. Now I just cringe . It might depend on the device where you are watching them, too. MM looks a lot different on my TV than on my computer. |
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Post by lovemondays on Nov 16, 2014 7:12:50 GMT
They may or may not have. It's not like they have much control. Truth be told, I didn't really notice how bad the makeup was until I started watching the DVD's after S5. By then the problem was pretty much resolved so it really stood out in retrospect. Now I just cringe . It might depend on the device where you are watching them, too. MM looks a lot different on my TV than on my computer. Quite true. I'm watching them on a 60" HDTV. Now that I think about it, I'm not as bothered when it's on my laptop. |
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Post by Fallenbelle on Nov 16, 2014 8:15:58 GMT
It might depend on the device where you are watching them, too. MM looks a lot different on my TV than on my computer. Quite true. I'm watching them on a 60" HDTV. Now that I think about it, I'm not as bothered when it's on my laptop. Were the originals shot in HD? Or in standard def and later converted HD? I haven't really noticed, but then, I'm watching on my laptop or from a Mac mini hooked up to a 46" tv hdtv streaming from the internet. I don't have dvds, so I can't really comment. |
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Post by snacky on Nov 16, 2014 8:17:35 GMT
Quite true. I'm watching them on a 60" HDTV. Now that I think about it, I'm not as bothered when it's on my laptop. Were the originals shot in HD? Or in standard def and later converted HD? I haven't really noticed, but then, I'm watching on my laptop or from a Mac mini hooked up to a 46" tv hdtv streaming from the internet. I don't have dvds, so I can't really comment. Lap of luxury TV viewing! |
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