Like an idiot I was raising my fist at my tv at 8:55pm cursing them for ending the show without really giving us an ending (since the NBC bastards will probably cancel this magnificent work of art). Because usually when a show goes to commercial at 8:55 it’s over and done and we’re left with annoying commercials and promos for Jay Leno. (Ugh.)
But noooo… they come back and they give us that ending. How, how could I have ever doubted them? After seeing it I was just staring at the tv like, OMG! I was not expecting that!
His line, at the beginning, demanding that Charlie “find her!!!” made me want to hug him. I felt so bad for him there. Because you know he feels helpless on multiple levels. He cannot react the way he probably would want to react because people aren’t supposed to know about his relationship with her. She’s just one of his cops. But she’s not. And what makes it worse… this guy that he can’t quite understand is the one that has the ability to bring her back.
And then Dani’s face, and then Charlie’s face, when
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Well then I'm not reading Sepinwall, even though he's a fan of the show. I'm really in no mood. I'm so happy with what they did, and so sick at the thought that it won't get renewed, that I just can't read any criticism right now
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I think that their separation, Dani's kidnapping, Charlie saving her and sacrificing himself to do it...that's exactly what COULD shift their feelings for each other in a different direction.
I very much agree with this statement, we've seen it building to that and maybe it's been slowly tipping for Dani too, I think it was starting after Charlie was shot but it took the separation to bring her to that point of falling.
Yes! You're so right to bring up the shooting! You could see her shifting in his direction.
See now it's even more fun to remember those moments. Like how after he recovered from the shooting he's like, "You thought about me, didn't you? When I was gone..." And she's all, "Did not!" Hee!
Mary, that is a gorgeous, brilliant recap. Seriously. I think it's one of the best things you've written and that's saying something.
But whatever. ;) On to the show.
One of the marks of a brilliant show is that you can watch a fucking genius finale, turn right around and watch the pilot again, and there's no jarring contrast in style or character. I recently watched the first episode of House and it was really odd because House, as he was in the pilot, had almost none of the vicious snark and spite of the character as he is now. He was quiet, subdued. He was blunt and pitiless, but he didn't relish the mystery or the battles with Cuddy or anything else. He seemed depressed, and in a very conventional way. The later episodes are just so infinitely better than that pilot. You've mentioned something similar with West Wing, how the characters in the pilot seem to be too bouncy, hitting their marks and their lines with both feet instead of with the fluidity they found with a few eps under their belt.
Aw, thanks. I really did write it from about midnight to 2 am last night, right after I had finished watching for the second time. I tried to sleep, but the words kept coming out, so I had to type.
I agree with you! They really did come to us fully formed, which is rare! You're right -- pilots are funny after you've seen a couple seasons. You can see them working stuff out. Not Life.
I even like the way they "changed" some of the characters. Bobby is a great example. Back at the beginning, Bobby seemed a little menacing. We weren't sure that Bobby wasn't harboring resentment and that he wasn't Charlie's enemy. We even thought he might hurt Charlie at one point! (In the garage.)
But watching again...there's nothing inconsistent with the Bobby that we know now. The show just presented him to us differently. They used framing and music and Charlie's wariness to make us doubt Bobby. But watching now, we see that he was always the same guy
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I loved Roman killing the documentary filmmaker. It was shocking and perfect.
I gasped out loud I was just so startled. The documentary making was just a constant throughout the series and I never really thought about it because it played exposition fairy early on and then got less important and suddenly we're getting Roman's POV and it made the filmmaker real and then suddenly they're dead. And then Roman showing us around was so creepy. All worked amazingly well.
What I did NOT expect was to end up gasping for air at the heat between Charlie and Reese. And once again, I’m not talking about sex. It’s them, so it’s actually better than sex.
Yes. It actually is better and I've been on the non-ship ship train for a while floundering on the side of actively shipping but this episode with the hand graze and the looks and just... I love the moment of realization for both was not dramatic but what it always was with them: understated and unspoken.
since they’ve been apart, they can’t seem to deal. She’s leaving notes for Tidwell about how to work with Charlie and he’s calling her on the phone every ten minutes. He keeps trying to replace her with people or parts of people and he fails. They can’t seem to function without at least talking to each other. And, two episodes ago, they both concluded that what they know is not what they see, but what they believe. What they believe is…they believe in each other.This. I have no other words than repeat what you've written. I love how organic
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Oh man, you knew I was waiting for this, right? I don't even know where to start! I've been writing up my thoughts and it's already four paragraphs! AND I'm not done! I'll be back as soon as I am.
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But noooo… they come back and they give us that ending. How, how could I have ever doubted them?
After seeing it I was just staring at the tv like, OMG! I was not expecting that!
His line, at the beginning, demanding that Charlie “find her!!!” made me want to hug him.
I felt so bad for him there. Because you know he feels helpless on multiple levels. He cannot react the way he probably would want to react because people aren’t supposed to know about his relationship with her. She’s just one of his cops. But she’s not. And what makes it worse… this guy that he can’t quite understand is the one that has the ability to bring her back.
And then Dani’s face, and then Charlie’s face, when ( ... )
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I very much agree with this statement, we've seen it building to that and maybe it's been slowly tipping for Dani too, I think it was starting after Charlie was shot but it took the separation to bring her to that point of falling.
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See now it's even more fun to remember those moments. Like how after he recovered from the shooting he's like, "You thought about me, didn't you? When I was gone..." And she's all, "Did not!" Hee!
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But whatever. ;) On to the show.
One of the marks of a brilliant show is that you can watch a fucking genius finale, turn right around and watch the pilot again, and there's no jarring contrast in style or character. I recently watched the first episode of House and it was really odd because House, as he was in the pilot, had almost none of the vicious snark and spite of the character as he is now. He was quiet, subdued. He was blunt and pitiless, but he didn't relish the mystery or the battles with Cuddy or anything else. He seemed depressed, and in a very conventional way. The later episodes are just so infinitely better than that pilot. You've mentioned something similar with West Wing, how the characters in the pilot seem to be too bouncy, hitting their marks and their lines with both feet instead of with the fluidity they found with a few eps under their belt.
But Life? Life is there, right ( ... )
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I agree with you! They really did come to us fully formed, which is rare! You're right -- pilots are funny after you've seen a couple seasons. You can see them working stuff out. Not Life.
I even like the way they "changed" some of the characters. Bobby is a great example. Back at the beginning, Bobby seemed a little menacing. We weren't sure that Bobby wasn't harboring resentment and that he wasn't Charlie's enemy. We even thought he might hurt Charlie at one point! (In the garage.)
But watching again...there's nothing inconsistent with the Bobby that we know now. The show just presented him to us differently. They used framing and music and Charlie's wariness to make us doubt Bobby. But watching now, we see that he was always the same guy ( ... )
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I gasped out loud I was just so startled. The documentary making was just a constant throughout the series and I never really thought about it because it played exposition fairy early on and then got less important and suddenly we're getting Roman's POV and it made the filmmaker real and then suddenly they're dead. And then Roman showing us around was so creepy. All worked amazingly well.
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Yes. It actually is better and I've been on the non-ship ship train for a while floundering on the side of actively shipping but this episode with the hand graze and the looks and just... I love the moment of realization for both was not dramatic but what it always was with them: understated and unspoken.
since they’ve been apart, they can’t seem to deal. She’s leaving notes for Tidwell about how to work with Charlie and he’s calling her on the phone every ten minutes. He keeps trying to replace her with people or parts of people and he fails. They can’t seem to function without at least talking to each other. And, two episodes ago, they both concluded that what they know is not what they see, but what they believe. What they believe is…they believe in each other.This. I have no other words than repeat what you've written. I love how organic ( ... )
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