Last night I watched the first three hours of The Titanic mini- series. I had high hopes for it but I was a little disappointed.
First it was a little confusing. Things were said and done that didn’t make sense. Then in episode two they flashbacked and gave more background to what was going on. It answered questions but it still seemed odd.
Second, I am all for a good love story. I am a romantic that is ready to cheer a new couple but some of the love stories seemed a bit contrived and forced. While I could see how Paolo was instantly smitten with the maid Annie Desmond it seemed a stretch to also have Georgiana and the millionaire’s son fall in love over such a short period of time.
And did I miss something? Did Mary (Jim Maloney’s wife) know Peter Lubov beforehand? Do they have a history? That would make more sense. I don’t believe she merely looked at him and had such a “connection” that she disregarded her children and hubby to make out with him on the deck. I don’t get it. The only “love story” that seemed to make sense and held my interest was the reconciliation between John and Muriel Batley. Muriel may have been a bit nasty (although she’s nothing like Lady Manton) but at least they fleshed out her character more and I was interested in her story.
Perhaps, that was the problem. The characters weren’t developed enough for me to care about them. Or maybe I was just too tired and not in the mood to watch. Or maybe Downton Abbey set my expectations too high. Whatever the reason, I’ll finish watching the last part tonight and hope for the best. It’s not as if I didn’t like it… it was just not as good as I hoped it would be.
UPDATE: My thoughts on Part 2 are here.