hm, I can see what you're saying, but I dont' really agree. HR isn't Reese's story, it's hers. She took it down, and all he has to do is clean up the last fucker she left behind. But if he gets killed doing that in the next episode, then her heroic sacrifice of taking that bullet for him was just a waste. Which granted is not uncommon on tv these days for gritty versimilitude or whatever, but on a practical level they're not going to kill another lead when it's only, what, ep 10? Maybe the end of the season - Root mentioned Harold had other boy scouts (and I do think Caviezel looks exhausted sometimes like the rigors of their schedule get to him) so he's probably not forever, but not so soon. (haha, watch me be wrong - that'd be hilarious)
But tbh, after reading the interviews and finding out that Taraji Henson was a short-timer anyway, I'm not all that upset. She could've stayed some more eps but they'd apparently been planning her exit since Feb so at least she and the PTB have all known for awhile. And sending her out at the close of her story with HR seems better than just taking a random bullet from some jerk or conspirator, or something in the overarching Machine plot. Terrible to say I guess, but it's what I'd do, so I can't really be too mad about it.
But anyway, it's very sad, and it's going to be hard for them to fill the hole she's leaving. :(
And sending her out at the close of her story with HR seems better than just taking a random bullet from some jerk or conspirator,
This is actually very true.
And despite my anger (and disappointment) at her being dead, I really cannot say it enough: the fact that she had such a great run, with so much complex plot and characterization moments is just amazing. And not just in this half-season. I've always felt they gave her a great depth and attention (moreso than Fusco, after his first couple eps and the occasional HR stuff).
That sort of thing is just too rare on tv for female characters, which is probably why her death is so disappointing.
The good news? It does mean I still have a great deal of hope for the continuing Root and Shaw story-lines. Both of them are more than caricatures, and while they may not last, at least they're there, on the screen.
(let's be honest, POI is nowhere near as anger-inducing as Haven, and I'm still watching that--Haven doesn't actually CARE about its female characters. POI may not either, but at least it gives them equal narrative weight in their own damned story-lines.)
But tbh, after reading the interviews and finding out that Taraji Henson was a short-timer anyway, I'm not all that upset. She could've stayed some more eps but they'd apparently been planning her exit since Feb so at least she and the PTB have all known for awhile. And sending her out at the close of her story with HR seems better than just taking a random bullet from some jerk or conspirator, or something in the overarching Machine plot. Terrible to say I guess, but it's what I'd do, so I can't really be too mad about it.
But anyway, it's very sad, and it's going to be hard for them to fill the hole she's leaving. :(
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This is actually very true.
And despite my anger (and disappointment) at her being dead, I really cannot say it enough: the fact that she had such a great run, with so much complex plot and characterization moments is just amazing. And not just in this half-season. I've always felt they gave her a great depth and attention (moreso than Fusco, after his first couple eps and the occasional HR stuff).
That sort of thing is just too rare on tv for female characters, which is probably why her death is so disappointing.
The good news? It does mean I still have a great deal of hope for the continuing Root and Shaw story-lines. Both of them are more than caricatures, and while they may not last, at least they're there, on the screen.
(let's be honest, POI is nowhere near as anger-inducing as Haven, and I'm still watching that--Haven doesn't actually CARE about its female characters. POI may not either, but at least it gives them equal narrative weight in their own damned story-lines.)
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