Ashes to Ashes
Apr. 17th, 2010 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meddowAnother fantastic episode. If it keeps this level of quality up, it'll be the best season of not only this show, but of the franchise.
I loved that Ray got some focus. It's a credit to the writers that my least favourite character in LoM has become my favourite character in A2A, thanks to some wonderful development. In LoM Ray always seemed like a bit of a thug who wanted to be the Gene, but wasn't up to it. Loved that this episode proved something that had been hinted at last season, that Ray is a pretty great cop in his own right.
Anyway, Ray talking down the arsonist and then later, giving Alex that kiss on the cheek, that was fantastic. Oh, show. You are my favourite thing airing on telly at the moment.
Funnily enough, this season, I'm starting to dislike Gene a lot more. Maybe I'm siding with his nemesis, but his leadership has been cast in a more paternalistic and suffocating light. The man uses loyalty and force of personality to keep himself in his position, and while he always did, this season the damage its causing his team is becoming more evident.
Loved the election stuff as well. Nice timing. Particularly loved the character debating matters (oh, Shaz, if only you knew what was to come).
So refining my theory that they're all dead, I think that Shaz, Ray and Chris aren't self aware like Alex and Sam because they arrived dead, whereas Alex and Sam being in a coma kept them from losing themselves completely in Gene's world.
Presuming I'm right, I'm wondering whether the character will become self aware and realise they're dead and move on, or whether the veil will hold and their self-realisation and moving on will be them leaving the department.
Next week seems to have Bryan Dick and Marianne from TTOI. Casting win!
I loved that Ray got some focus. It's a credit to the writers that my least favourite character in LoM has become my favourite character in A2A, thanks to some wonderful development. In LoM Ray always seemed like a bit of a thug who wanted to be the Gene, but wasn't up to it. Loved that this episode proved something that had been hinted at last season, that Ray is a pretty great cop in his own right.
Anyway, Ray talking down the arsonist and then later, giving Alex that kiss on the cheek, that was fantastic. Oh, show. You are my favourite thing airing on telly at the moment.
Funnily enough, this season, I'm starting to dislike Gene a lot more. Maybe I'm siding with his nemesis, but his leadership has been cast in a more paternalistic and suffocating light. The man uses loyalty and force of personality to keep himself in his position, and while he always did, this season the damage its causing his team is becoming more evident.
Loved the election stuff as well. Nice timing. Particularly loved the character debating matters (oh, Shaz, if only you knew what was to come).
So refining my theory that they're all dead, I think that Shaz, Ray and Chris aren't self aware like Alex and Sam because they arrived dead, whereas Alex and Sam being in a coma kept them from losing themselves completely in Gene's world.
Presuming I'm right, I'm wondering whether the character will become self aware and realise they're dead and move on, or whether the veil will hold and their self-realisation and moving on will be them leaving the department.
Next week seems to have Bryan Dick and Marianne from TTOI. Casting win!
