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Stupid Scenes I Would Never Ever Want To See Again

Mulawin

Palpak si Pagaspas

Pagaspas was about to kill Siklab. Daragit hostaged Lourdes, Pagaspas's foster mother. Daragit threatened to kill Lourdes. Pagaspas gave in. Another stupid move by a hero. Daragit did not free his hostage. Instead, he had all the Mulawins captured and killed by sunrise.

Pagaspas was in a company of a bunch of Mulawins. They outnumbered the Ravenas. It could have been a win for the Mulawins. But the Mulawins just stood there and did nothing. Pagaspas could have hostaged Siklab and dealt with Daragit with a kaliwaan deal. Free their hostages at the same time.

Or, the so-called sugo Almiro was there. He could have made a heroic move but he did not. Puede naman siyang lumipad pataas, then slain the ravenas from behind.

Bi-Polar Si Almiro

Gabriel decided to save Avila. Like band of brothers, Gabriel and Almiro together fought the Ravenas even if their races are enemies. After all, they were like father and son when Almiro was young.

Then Almiro learned that Gabriel had something to do with the death of Alwina - Almiro's mother. With rage, Almiro tried to kill Gabriel. While they were fighting, Siklab found an opportunity to kill them both. When Siklab was about to kill Almiro, Gabriel intervened. Gabriel and Siklab ended both with a stab.

Almiro poured his tears for Gabriel who was dying.

Anong nangyari kay Almiro? Ganun-ganon na lang. Pabago-bago ng emotion. Parang bi-polar.

Almiro could have discovered about Alwina's death later. Hayaan munang ma-establish yung pagkakasundo nina Almiro at Gabriel. Then, saka na lang mag-away once nalaman ni Almiro ang katotohanan.

Rosalinda

"Rosalinda", a Filipino adaptation of a Mexican novel of the same title, premiered last night. Compared to other telenovelas that GMA produced, the Rosalinda premiere is a mediocre. When the Pinoy adaptation of "Marimar" premiered on TV, it glued me to my seat. The elements that I look for in a movie for TV satisfied my creative palate. The "Rosalinda" premier did not have those ingredients. It wasn't worth to be called the director's cut. On the other hand, how the story will evolve will make an audience follow the series. Anyway, there's still room for improvement. Let's see how "Rosalinda" blooms in the telly.

Here are the scenes that I consider "gasgas na" that I wouldn't want to see ever again in a film or soap.
  1. "Alfredo, a lawyer, shot Fernando Jose dead. He suffered seizure afterwards. Soledad, Alfredo's secretary, approached him and took the gun from Alfredo's hand." I've seen this kind of scene a hundred times, I suppose. Maybe, there's a way not to do it again. Why would a legal secretary do something stupid? There must be clever way to make Soledad the alleged murderer.
  2. "Alfredo was walking, pre-occupied. A vehicle was seen approaching." This scene was very predictable. The preparation of the vehicle coming means that Alfredo would be hit by it. If I had to do the scene, I will make it a surprise. "All of a sudden, there was a loud screech. Alfredo was hit by a car." Just like that. That would create an impact and stir a wide-eyed-jaw-dropped reaction from the audience.
  3. "A fellow inmate, a bad one, hit Soledad. Soledad bled. She's pregnant." Enough of this type of scene. It is unnecessary.
There's on good scene, though. After giving birth to her baby, Soledad felt love for her child.
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