And I finished watching! The last episode kept me on the edge of my seat, even if you told me how it was going to end! I really liked that Fogg's attempt to get on the train illegally failed, and how he eventually won. You could argue it was more than 80 days for him, so it shouldn't count (I thought Bellamy would say that), but if the bet was to get back on December 24th at one o'clock, he won. However, I think it should be revealed in some other way than Grayson just saying the numbers like it was obvious. He could have said he's put some thoughts in it earlier, or someone else could have noticed it, someone who actually travelled. It felt weird for Grayson to know it.
It's hard to believe Abigail really wasn't aware that Fogg wouldn't like the Estella story to be published. It's 19th century, everyone was more private, it's not like Fogg was an exception. I don't think he would ever forgive her if they weren't trapped on that island. Some scenes on the island were actually funny, given how conflicted they all were then :) But they were forced to overcome conflicts and work together to survive.
The episode with the wedding didn't really work on me, but I liked the Hong Kong story. I was surprised when Fogg has been flogged and I wish we saw more of him afterwards - I believe it's the first time he's been seriously physically hurt and it had to influence him. It was a nice touch that Fogg would be flogged for stealing, but Passepartout could be killed for the same thing. But it's hard to believe he wasn't in any way punished, even when he admitted he's done it. The governor's wife just backed off.
And the guns in America! Fogg has experienced so much by then but he didn't think to buy a gun to protect himself. Like the Doctor! Abigail, on the other hand, was a white knight for Passepartout :) I like that we don't know if he would shoot the arrested man, but the man believed it and dropped his gun. Funny thing is, Fogg would probably agreee with him if they talked before his journey or even if they talked in general and it was not about physically hurting Passepartout. Fogg is a man of his time, he's a good person, but there must be some racist and classist marks on him. Passepartout is his friend, he sees him in a different way than other non-white and non-gentlemen people.
They really gave us no hope for Fogg and Estella reunion. I liked their meeting, but I thought maybe she would go with him to London and it would be left unclear if they will be together or not. But I guess it's realistic, it's been 20 years and she's a different person now, she has her life in New York, kids and everything. I'm surprised Fogg wasn't more sad when they split, but I guess finishing the journey was the only thing he could think about at the moment.
I'm happy there's going to be season 2. David is so great as Phileas and I think we need more heroes who struggle with fear and overcome it, instead of being fearless.
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It's hard to believe Abigail really wasn't aware that Fogg wouldn't like the Estella story to be published. It's 19th century, everyone was more private, it's not like Fogg was an exception. I don't think he would ever forgive her if they weren't trapped on that island. Some scenes on the island were actually funny, given how conflicted they all were then :) But they were forced to overcome conflicts and work together to survive.
The episode with the wedding didn't really work on me, but I liked the Hong Kong story. I was surprised when Fogg has been flogged and I wish we saw more of him afterwards - I believe it's the first time he's been seriously physically hurt and it had to influence him. It was a nice touch that Fogg would be flogged for stealing, but Passepartout could be killed for the same thing. But it's hard to believe he wasn't in any way punished, even when he admitted he's done it. The governor's wife just backed off.
And the guns in America! Fogg has experienced so much by then but he didn't think to buy a gun to protect himself. Like the Doctor! Abigail, on the other hand, was a white knight for Passepartout :) I like that we don't know if he would shoot the arrested man, but the man believed it and dropped his gun. Funny thing is, Fogg would probably agreee with him if they talked before his journey or even if they talked in general and it was not about physically hurting Passepartout. Fogg is a man of his time, he's a good person, but there must be some racist and classist marks on him. Passepartout is his friend, he sees him in a different way than other non-white and non-gentlemen people.
They really gave us no hope for Fogg and Estella reunion. I liked their meeting, but I thought maybe she would go with him to London and it would be left unclear if they will be together or not. But I guess it's realistic, it's been 20 years and she's a different person now, she has her life in New York, kids and everything. I'm surprised Fogg wasn't more sad when they split, but I guess finishing the journey was the only thing he could think about at the moment.
I'm happy there's going to be season 2. David is so great as Phileas and I think we need more heroes who struggle with fear and overcome it, instead of being fearless.