Life 2x17 - Shelf Life

[grimorie]

Confession: After I saw the Angela Bromstad interview I've kinda been avoiding the net. Not consciously, mind. But I kept on finding excuses not to go back. I knew intellectually Life might not return for a third season and with American Idol well... I'm not saying it's cancelled but it's disheartening, y'know? this is the first show I've watched

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Re: Comment part 2

[grimorie]

I think the photo kind of does implicate Dani, if not to Charlie, but to Puryer because before this photo Puryer honestly believed that the last person to see Rayborn alive was Charlie. So, it implicates Dani and now she's a suspect in the murder.

I don't think she's a bad guy but I think they're setting things up so it would *seem* like she's capable of murder. I mean, they brought up Dani's ex-junkie lover in the other episode and in season 1 Roman did pointedly ask: 'Whatever happened to him?'

I think they're going to bring up that plot point and make his disappearance (or whatever did happen to the ex-junkie lover) make Dani appear to be guilty.

This is where my being a sci-fi/fantasty fan helps! Because in truisim of skiffy, if there's no body, it might mean the character is still alive! Or, as the police say: No body, no murder (although there's a lot of blood).

Yeah, I'd be miffed too if the writers seriously imply that Dani's been ratting on Charlie all along because since day 1 they showed us that she doesn't play that dance.

She may have just been omitting information, and everything she did say was true.

*nods* That's what I meant, lying by omission only parceling out pieces that won't, in any way, implicate her. Although the interviewer seemed savvy to that and kept trying to make Dani say something more but in the end, Dani one upped her by telling one piece of the truth but never the WHOLE truth.

I really loved this episode although some critics don't seem to, which takes me aback. I guess they're really more of a plot kind of people.

Re: Comment part 2

[scarletumbrella]

Oooh ok right yes, that makes sense. I don't think Charlie would just to the conclusion that she killed Rayborn, though. At least I would hope not. It doesn't seem like something she would do...

they brought up Dani's ex-junkie lover in the other episode and in season 1 Roman did pointedly ask: 'Whatever happened to him?'

Hm I never thought of that. You could be on to something there. I still can't see Dani as an in-cold-blood murderer, though. Self defense, absolutely. Really-close-to-self-defense-but-not-quite, possibly...

Or, as the police say: No body, no murder (although there's a lot of blood).

Yeah - I've seen it done on shows before when characters fake their deaths (or are kidnapped and have their deaths faked), that previously extracted blood is used to make it look real. It seems like Rayborn is a perfect example - he has to have some quarts on file at the hospital, being a terminal patient and all. (Although whether that much extra stored blood is needed for cancer treatment I don't know...)

Anyway the whole scene is so very Double Jeopardy. ^_^ I love that film.

I really loved this episode although some critics don't seem to, which takes me aback. I guess they're really more of a plot kind of people.

What critics! For shame! I loved it as well.