Poor Paul. He's really quite a good character actor. Pity that character has forever been locked in as a Pino-swirling bachelor. I've made it through Part I of John Adams, the HBO miniseries, and I'm quite underwhelmed. Paul whispers knowingly just as his Clevaland Heep did in Lady in the Water (2006), and I daresay a mermaid would do quite well to spice up the action a bit.
Cheers, Paul -- better let it breathe a bit longer.