Post by lambertoise on Apr 7, 2004 11:01:51 GMT -5
Last night, when TG began, it felt like when you meet a friend you haven’t seen for some time. You recognize him or her, but something is different. It takes a few minutes to get reacquainted. The fact that Nick’s presence was so discreet added to the distance created by the unwanted hiatus. But I came over it as soon as I heard young John’s testimony.
In fact, the story with the three ex-clients of LSP was extremely strong and very well brought up. The transformation from young boys to young men was absolutely remarkable. Doing so, the director (or the writers) put the emphasis on the fact that they were just children when that happened but the wounds sexual abuse leaves on children are deep and the victims, even when they become big physically strong men stay scarred forever. John, the apparently adjusted adult, Charles, the professional athlete and Billy, the almost completely destroyed man were again, in our eyes, only children with whom it was easy to sympathize. We will remember them. This story was the high point in this episode - even if I have a hard time with Alvin (or is it with Rosenberg?). I don’t connect with the character as I used to…
The other half of this story with Andrew was also intriguing and held my interest. I admit that all Nick’s clients have my interest and it is not only because of their lawyer… Just to prove how objective I am (!), I will say something nasty : I could do without the weekly mute character. This time it was Andrew’s mother. The producers should save some money and let go of that kind of character who doesn’t bring much to the show or to the story but now seems a repetitive pattern. Two lovely bits regarding Nick : his portrait by Violet on the wall and his answer to Emily : ... But maybe here. That was promising!
Remember left me with two enigmas. One is Emily. First time we saw her, she was abrasive, assertive and obviously coming from money. In this episode, she acted like a wall flower, dressed like a Salvation army’s client but was still impolite, barging without knocking in Nick’s office and asking him a very personal question. What is she up to? I don’t trust her even if Lulu seemed to like her a lot. Reading the files was totally unprofessional, she was slacked by her former employer… Well, I’d say there is something fishy going on.
The other enigma is Jake, a character I came to like a lot. Is he gay? Bisexual? In search of his real me? Will Kate be hurt by this? We have to guess he is not HIV positive. Good for him. But what’s next? Is there a story of abuse in his childhood? He seemed so much interested by the explanations Kate gave him about sexual abuse long term consequences.
And, finally, Nick’s smile. Is there something else to say about it that I never said?
In fact, the story with the three ex-clients of LSP was extremely strong and very well brought up. The transformation from young boys to young men was absolutely remarkable. Doing so, the director (or the writers) put the emphasis on the fact that they were just children when that happened but the wounds sexual abuse leaves on children are deep and the victims, even when they become big physically strong men stay scarred forever. John, the apparently adjusted adult, Charles, the professional athlete and Billy, the almost completely destroyed man were again, in our eyes, only children with whom it was easy to sympathize. We will remember them. This story was the high point in this episode - even if I have a hard time with Alvin (or is it with Rosenberg?). I don’t connect with the character as I used to…
The other half of this story with Andrew was also intriguing and held my interest. I admit that all Nick’s clients have my interest and it is not only because of their lawyer… Just to prove how objective I am (!), I will say something nasty : I could do without the weekly mute character. This time it was Andrew’s mother. The producers should save some money and let go of that kind of character who doesn’t bring much to the show or to the story but now seems a repetitive pattern. Two lovely bits regarding Nick : his portrait by Violet on the wall and his answer to Emily : ... But maybe here. That was promising!
Remember left me with two enigmas. One is Emily. First time we saw her, she was abrasive, assertive and obviously coming from money. In this episode, she acted like a wall flower, dressed like a Salvation army’s client but was still impolite, barging without knocking in Nick’s office and asking him a very personal question. What is she up to? I don’t trust her even if Lulu seemed to like her a lot. Reading the files was totally unprofessional, she was slacked by her former employer… Well, I’d say there is something fishy going on.
The other enigma is Jake, a character I came to like a lot. Is he gay? Bisexual? In search of his real me? Will Kate be hurt by this? We have to guess he is not HIV positive. Good for him. But what’s next? Is there a story of abuse in his childhood? He seemed so much interested by the explanations Kate gave him about sexual abuse long term consequences.
And, finally, Nick’s smile. Is there something else to say about it that I never said?
