Back again! What's this world coming to?
I'm watching TV for the first time in more than ten weeks (actual TV, that is, not dls of new eps, and besides, there was only H50, NCIS and Agents of the SHIELD so far), and I'm watching Numb3rs.
I LOVE Numb3rs. I have this epic LOVE for Don, DON, OMG!DON, and a few days ago, I had this craving to see Don again, and to fall in love with him and his issues and his gloves all over again, so here I am, rainy Saturday evening, watching Numb3rs.
Like the good little fangirl I am, I started with the first episode, of course, and I fully expect to watch the whole six seasons within the next few weeks.
Anyway, the Numb3rs love is definitely still there. Season 1 is a bit rougher than the later seasons, as they are still trying to introduce us to the show and the characters. Which isn't really necessary, because they are mostly really really excellent right from the beginning. Just now I am watching epsisode 2, where Charlie realizes that his actions have the potential to hurt Don, possibly even get him killed, and oh, that set-up, that scene between Don and Charlie in the garage with all the blackboards (it's not a garage, but you know what I mean). The lighting of the scene, the look on Don's face, and Charlie, oh Charlie, how I love you there.
It's funny though, that - if you didn't know these characters - you'd think that Charlie was the one with the issues here, and Don the stable one, and then, slowly, during the following seasons, that turns. Charlie gets more stable, more "normal" (as much as he can be), and Don slowly begins to crack. And I wonder if I can already see that in this Don here, this worried, but slightly impatient Don, who - as we later learn - has missed so much of Charlie's life in the past, but still seems to connect with him in a way that only brothers can. I love how present their connection is even this early in the show.
I gotta run, I can't wait to watch more.
This is possibly one of the best things about TV fandom - that you can come back and fall in love again and again. :-)
I LOVE Numb3rs. I have this epic LOVE for Don, DON, OMG!DON, and a few days ago, I had this craving to see Don again, and to fall in love with him and his issues and his gloves all over again, so here I am, rainy Saturday evening, watching Numb3rs.
Like the good little fangirl I am, I started with the first episode, of course, and I fully expect to watch the whole six seasons within the next few weeks.
Anyway, the Numb3rs love is definitely still there. Season 1 is a bit rougher than the later seasons, as they are still trying to introduce us to the show and the characters. Which isn't really necessary, because they are mostly really really excellent right from the beginning. Just now I am watching epsisode 2, where Charlie realizes that his actions have the potential to hurt Don, possibly even get him killed, and oh, that set-up, that scene between Don and Charlie in the garage with all the blackboards (it's not a garage, but you know what I mean). The lighting of the scene, the look on Don's face, and Charlie, oh Charlie, how I love you there.
It's funny though, that - if you didn't know these characters - you'd think that Charlie was the one with the issues here, and Don the stable one, and then, slowly, during the following seasons, that turns. Charlie gets more stable, more "normal" (as much as he can be), and Don slowly begins to crack. And I wonder if I can already see that in this Don here, this worried, but slightly impatient Don, who - as we later learn - has missed so much of Charlie's life in the past, but still seems to connect with him in a way that only brothers can. I love how present their connection is even this early in the show.
I gotta run, I can't wait to watch more.
This is possibly one of the best things about TV fandom - that you can come back and fall in love again and again. :-)