The CW network aired it’s last episode in the
first (and possibly last) season of the so-called Sarah Michelle Gellar
comeback 'Ringer' on the 17th
of April, closing many chapters within the season long story, while setting up
a few new ones, for a possible 2nd season return in September.
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| Sarah Michelle Gellar as Bridget Kelly/Siobhan Martin |
The premise of the show is as follows: Gellar plays a set of
twin sisters, Bridget and Siobhan. Bridget, an ex-drug addict and stripper goes
on the run when she is seen witnessing a crime at the hands of series
antagonist Bodaway Macawi (Zahn McClarnon), who subsequently wants her dead
whether or not she testifies against him. Bridget flees to her estranged ice
cold twin sister in New York, to try and clear her head. However when Siobhan
goes missing on a boat trip and is presumed dead, Bridget seizes the
opportunity to pose as her sister from then on, fooling her husband, Andrew
(Ioan Gruffudd) and best friend Gemma (Tara Summers) among others, as she is the
only person who knows (or better yet,
thinks) Siobhan is dead.
Complicated isn’t it? That’s the simplified version of the
original idea of the show, which only gets more twisted and intricate as
time goes on. This, remained one of the biggest problems I have with ‘Ringer’,
which was a consistently difficult TV show to follow. The season did have its
strong moments, as the audience is constantly on edge during the first few
episodes as Bridget could possibly be discovered at any given point, but the
show buckles and stumbles on its ridiculously soap-y plot points. 'Ringer' ranges
from being a dark thriller-type drama, to a more mature 'Gossip Girl' in a
matter of minutes, and whether that’s a good or bad thing, depends entirely on
your opinion of whether "thriller" and 'Gossip Girl' are two things that can exist in perfect harmony.
Those who have worked on the show have said that although
there are things that they wish they could take back or redo, they are mostly
happy with the way things turned out with 'Ringer'. I however, remain on the
fence with this show, although with the cliffhanger in the final episode, this will make
for an interesting second season, if The CW gives the show a
green light.
However soapy, or “Gossip Girl-y” ‘Ringer’ has been, I will
say this: it’s been damn good to see SMG on TV again.
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Key episodes: “It’s Gonna Kill Me But I’ll Do It” “That’s
What You Get For Trying To Kill Me” “I’m The Good Twin”
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