Life - Re-Entry
This week's episode of Life.
Huh? What? Last time we saw Charlie, he was bleeding his life out from mysterious assailant and two minutes into the episode he's fine again? *scratches head* Is there some particular reason that the writers don't believe in dealing with cliffhangers? I know that cliffhangers can be difficult to resolve, but they should at least try! Of course, there isn't much tension in whether or not Charlie survives (hint: he's the main character), so getting past the shooting and focusing on Charlie's revenge
The WTFness of the intro aside, I did enjoy the episode. It didn't reach the heights of Trapdoor, but the case of the week kept me entertained and the visuals were as stunning as usual (especially the bullet making scene, just gorgeous). I really wish though, that TPTB would back off and allow the show to intertwine the conspiracy and non-conspiracy threads more fully. Dani is getting shunted off to the side and not because she's involved in a relationship with Tidwell, but because she's just generally being kept at a distance. It's obvious that she knew something was up when Tidwell confronted her and Bobby about Charlie's lying, but she never follows up or gets involved in any way. And at the end, why did Charlie lie to her?? We know her father was involved. Did Charlie decide the he wasn't central to the plot so she didn't need to know.
Other notes:
Ted's time in jail was amusing. He finally found an appreciative audience for his financial lectures. I understand why he felt he needed to deal with the beating even with his protectors willing to prevent it.
Bodner was the shooter. Why didn't he kill him? He's FBI, don't tell me he couldn't so it must mean that he decided not to. However, if he wasn't going to kill Charlie, why shoot him? Mysteries that I hope they answer.
I loved the rocket fuel that Charlie liberated. Hee. He could go as fast as Ted wanted him to.
Yay for the return of the zen tape! Interesting that he chose to listen to it again when he was engaged in recasting a bullet in order to shoot at Bodner. I noticed that when he was confronting Bodner he was very calm and focused, not visibly angry, just that this was what he had to do.
Huh? What? Last time we saw Charlie, he was bleeding his life out from mysterious assailant and two minutes into the episode he's fine again? *scratches head* Is there some particular reason that the writers don't believe in dealing with cliffhangers? I know that cliffhangers can be difficult to resolve, but they should at least try! Of course, there isn't much tension in whether or not Charlie survives (hint: he's the main character), so getting past the shooting and focusing on Charlie's revenge
The WTFness of the intro aside, I did enjoy the episode. It didn't reach the heights of Trapdoor, but the case of the week kept me entertained and the visuals were as stunning as usual (especially the bullet making scene, just gorgeous). I really wish though, that TPTB would back off and allow the show to intertwine the conspiracy and non-conspiracy threads more fully. Dani is getting shunted off to the side and not because she's involved in a relationship with Tidwell, but because she's just generally being kept at a distance. It's obvious that she knew something was up when Tidwell confronted her and Bobby about Charlie's lying, but she never follows up or gets involved in any way. And at the end, why did Charlie lie to her?? We know her father was involved. Did Charlie decide the he wasn't central to the plot so she didn't need to know.
Other notes:
Ted's time in jail was amusing. He finally found an appreciative audience for his financial lectures. I understand why he felt he needed to deal with the beating even with his protectors willing to prevent it.
Bodner was the shooter. Why didn't he kill him? He's FBI, don't tell me he couldn't so it must mean that he decided not to. However, if he wasn't going to kill Charlie, why shoot him? Mysteries that I hope they answer.
I loved the rocket fuel that Charlie liberated. Hee. He could go as fast as Ted wanted him to.
Yay for the return of the zen tape! Interesting that he chose to listen to it again when he was engaged in recasting a bullet in order to shoot at Bodner. I noticed that when he was confronting Bodner he was very calm and focused, not visibly angry, just that this was what he had to do.