When the show starts, there are two people texting back and forth. It seems that there are many characters. Some look like they are not "good people." While watching the interaction between mos of the characters, there seems to be a lot of sexual innuendos occurring between them. There is a driver that looks to be flirting with a younger blonde woman. There is an older man that looks to be the "boss" in some company. A dark-haired woman dressed in expensive clothes shows up at his office and they begin to kiss on his desk. The younger blonde woman enters the room with a younger man and they all look surprised to see each other.
The story continues with interactions happening and eventually cuts to the dark-haired woman in a dark alley, meeting another man in a car. He looks concerned and surprised to see her. They have an in-depth conversation and the woman leaves. The show cuts to the older man and the dark-haired woman in bed together. She looks to be in distress and gets out of bed. The older man looks at his phone after she leaves the room and he looks concerned. He signs heavily and rolls over in bed. This body language tells me that something has been sent to him that has immediately caused him stress.
The show continues and the dark-haired woman meets the younger man at her home(?) and the older man introduces them. They appear to be faking that they have not met before. The younger blonde woman notices this interaction and her eyebrows raise.
They all move to dinner and the blonde-haired woman looks to go on a rant and the dark-haired woman and older man do not look happy with what is being said. It looks to be an intense conversation.
It's extremely interesting to watch the body language and facial expressions that are taking place between all the characters. I was expecting soap opera drama, but I hadn't realized how dramatic some of these shows really are.
My ultimate prediction about each character is that the older man is some type of boss of a company. The dark-haired woman is his wife, or girlfriend, or mistress. The blonde woman is somehow related to the older man, and the younger man is an acquaintance that is somehow roped into the family.
OKAY- having watched the episode now, the younger blonde woman (Fallon) is the older man's (Blake) daughter.and she is hoping for a promotion to run the family business. The dark haired woman is Crystal and she is the older man's fiancee. The driver that picked Fallon up from the airport seems to be a boyfriend of some type to Fallon.
The man in the dark alley is Matthew, Crystal's ex-boyfriend. Now I understand why she was so careful about meeting him: she already knew him. When Blake checks his phone, he is actually looking for an itinerary for the engagement photos that have to be taken. In actuality, Fallon has sent him pictures of Crystal and Matthew together during their meeting.
Based upon what I have watched, I believe that some of my predictions were correct because of their communication styles. Others were not correct. If I had been watching a different show that I usually watch, I am sure that I would have been able to figure out what was happening. I have watched all 17 seasons of Grey's Anatomy and although the storyline changes, I still would have been able to follow the episode without volume.
This was a fun experiment but I will stick to the sound on. And I might just continue watching Dynasty now.
Leanne,
ReplyDeleteJust reading the nonverbal cues that you found without the sound, to me describes what our children pick up on. All of the sexual innuendo is what our children think is how to show you like someone and I think that is over kill or at least unrealistic, but without discussion that is the reality for your babies. Like you I made it to the 7th episode of my chosen tv show (Single Parents) before I turned it off. Getting to know the characters has made it easier for me to read their body language, which is why relationship building is important in schools. Sometimes my body language can be negative or positive, same for the families and children, but knowing a person can help to understand the real meaning behind their nonverbal behavior.
When I greet the children from the bus in the morning just the way they walk off of the bus tells me if I need to pull them aside and do a social emotional check before school starts.
Sscott
Hi Leanne, I agree this assignment was completely different. I watched my episode twice to pick up on what might be happening and my assumptions were close, however after listening to the episode I was able to make more since of the situation.
ReplyDeleteHi Leanne, thank you so much for sharing this non verbal then verbal analasys of the show. When I was a teenager I used to love watching shows similar to this such as 90210, Melrose Place, and Devious Maids. Reading your description of the show really took me back! I am glad that you enjoyed it and I bet it was just as dramatic viewing with the sound off as it was with the volume on. But in these types of shows it is definitley easy to get confused with who is with who and what character is lying about what even more so if you are not able to hear the dialogue.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how our own perspective of what we think is happening or about to happen takes over. Was it hard to tune out your own assumptions while watching dynasty without sound?
ReplyDeleteHi Leanna,
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