There are evil characters who make a great show.
There are ambiguous characters who make a great show.
There are good guy/gal characters who make a great show.
Keen is none of those. I have had real trouble putting my finger on why she is so annoying, and I think this episode finally helped me figure it out.
The writers simultaneously have her playing the "good mom who's just looking out for her daughter" - a role suited for the Actress Boone - while at the same time having her pop into the car of an FBI agent, hijack his operation while stealing his croissant, and blithely engage in black ops like kidnapping a Russian spy.
The actress just doesn't have the range for this. She doesn't fit the "evil, black ops planning" role at all. It is just unbelievable - especially when she's so cheerily talking about how her daughter is doing great.
It is incongruous and torturous to watch.
This episode could have been pretty good, but the moments with Keen on the screen were just annoying.
Time to get rid of her, and find a real villain (like Townsend) instead.
There are ambiguous characters who make a great show.
There are good guy/gal characters who make a great show.
Keen is none of those. I have had real trouble putting my finger on why she is so annoying, and I think this episode finally helped me figure it out.
The writers simultaneously have her playing the "good mom who's just looking out for her daughter" - a role suited for the Actress Boone - while at the same time having her pop into the car of an FBI agent, hijack his operation while stealing his croissant, and blithely engage in black ops like kidnapping a Russian spy.
The actress just doesn't have the range for this. She doesn't fit the "evil, black ops planning" role at all. It is just unbelievable - especially when she's so cheerily talking about how her daughter is doing great.
It is incongruous and torturous to watch.
This episode could have been pretty good, but the moments with Keen on the screen were just annoying.
Time to get rid of her, and find a real villain (like Townsend) instead.