10/25/2023 0 Comments Half life echoes ending![]() ![]() At its best, Echoes was aspiring to soap opera trashiness of a bingeable sort. When she begins to catch on, Echoes becomes a series of talky interrogations, with each explanation and each motivation proving less and less satisfying, destroying whatever minimal mystique the show previously had.Īctually, the show was never really going for “mystique.” There was no pretense that this was Vertigo or something where the journey into several tortured psyches would provide enlightenment on the human condition or some such. Then again, Sheriff Floss is partially to blame for the series reaching its premature dead-end. The character has been conceived of as one of the most blatant Columbo take-offs I can remember, including one scene in which she literally completes an innocuous conversation, heads to the door, pivots and announces “One more thing!” It’s a hoot and even if the character is from a completely different show, a show that could have wrapped up the entire season in 44 minutes, Robinson is all-in on the homage. Easily overlooked as a bumpkin, Sheriff Floss’ genial exterior is a cover for wily genius. Something about stolen horses and purloined ketamine only barely elevated by the presence of the always intense Jonathan Tucker as a man with a history with one sister or both sisters or something.Īlthough the mystery she’s investigating is a dud, the series’ most watchable non-Monaghan element is Canadian actress Robinson in a wildly different role to the Schitt’s Creek turn from which some viewers will recognize her. The story here probably could sustain 90 minutes worth of suspended disbelief, but definitely not a series, however limited, especially given how inert the present-day storyline related to Leni’s disappearance is. She’s playing the distinctions between the twins cleverly, so the show almost gives the impression of being clever, though there are a lot of mechanical details for the thing that the twins have been doing that don’t withstand even minor consideration. Monaghan’s having fun, so the show is fun. Gina has no such accent, wears her hair down and favors eyeliner to accentuate the “Bad Gina” glint in her eyes. Leni has a Southern accent and wears her hair in a braid. It’s up to local sheriff Louise Floss (Karen Robinson) to sort everything out before new tragedies become the stuff of future traumatic flashbacks.įor a while, it’s engaging to watch the too-often-underutilized Monaghan tearing into this meaty role. There are drownings, fires and partner-swappings in their shared past and soon the lines between Leni and Gina, between good and wicked, have become blurred, much to the chagrin of their respective husbands, their father (Michael O’Neill) and their sister Claudia (Tony winner Ali Stroker), a victim of one of the twins’ misadventures. It’s very aggressive and maybe a little close to parody, because if I’m living in this Nondescript Virginia Town, I’d have long since realized that any proximity to Leni and Gina was dangerous for man and horse alike. Look at an old church? Flashback! A bathtub? Flashback! An equine paddock? Flashback! Director Kat Candler never lets you forget that there are a lot of things her heroines are trying to forget. Like I get why Gina has tried to stay away. When Leni goes missing on the eve of their birthday, Gina returns home, where every location reminds her of a different personal tragedy. ![]() But nobody knows that since they were young, Leni and Gina have been swapping lives. While Leni is a pillar of the community in Virginia, everybody still remembers trouble-making Bad Gina. More domestic Leni has remained in their Virginia hometown, where she maintains a horse farm with hubby Jack (Matt Bomer, scruffy and tormented) and daughter Mattie (Gable Swanlund). Gina is a reasonably successful author living in comfort in the Hollywood Hills with her husband Charlie (Daniel Sunjata, with some mighty odd line readings). In broad strokes, Leni and Gina (Monaghan) are twins living very different lives. ‘Tis better not to fully understand than to understand too well. The unraveling that follows ranges from illogical to just plain dull, never fully abandoning the top-notch ensemble, but devolving into a completely generic thriller with only moderately interesting themes about identity. Cast: Michelle Monaghan, Matt Bomer, Daniel Sunjata, Ali Stroker, Karen Robinson, Jonathan Tucker ![]()
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