While I didn't read the character as closeted gay in a general, I think it was pretty clear that he became erotically fixated on Brandt and that led to his desire to punish him.
That's my take, too.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Cashmere - Jun 16, 2005 7:04:57 am PDT #9227 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Elais - Jun 16, 2005 7:24:11 am PDT #9228 of 10001
making her home at bronzebeta.com since 2001
Interesting. I'm reading the comments over at TWOP and it is like they saw an entirely different show.
I'm somewhat liking the show, but it is a struggle for me to grasp the subtleties of it. I feel like there is a lot going on, but it is difficult for me to discover all the nuances.
Allyson - Jun 16, 2005 7:25:17 am PDT #9229 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
From Mediaweek:
The Inside (Fox) Overnights: 2.9/ 5 (#4); Viewers: 3.88 million (#4); A18-49: 1.6/ 5 (#4)
... Fox’s The Inside, which debuted last Wednesday with an already marginal 3.8/ 6 in the overnights, 4.79 million viewers and a 2.0/ 6 among adults 18-49 nationally, was down by double-digit percentages in week two. As a reminder, total viewers and adults 18-49 for last night are based on the fast affiliate ratings.
I need to go throw up.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 16, 2005 7:33:28 am PDT #9230 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ouch.
Kevin - Jun 16, 2005 7:35:49 am PDT #9231 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
On the plus side, it's still 4th, and only lost under a million.
On the down side... D'oh.
Did something else gain a fair amount?
Zap2It lists The Inside as it's number 1 search term, also. Google has still failed to index TI.org, which has pretty much restricted my grasp on how popular the web population has been for it, since Google accounts for most of the traffic from search engines.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2005 7:55:25 am PDT #9232 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Interesting. I'm reading the comments over at TWOP and it is like they saw an entirely different show.
A major understatement. I took a glance over there and the vitriol is spewing rather heavily. Even the people who don't hate it aren't showing a lot of enthusiasm for it. I don't get it.
PenDuffy - Jun 16, 2005 8:09:31 am PDT #9233 of 10001
I need a new tagline.. submissions are accepted.
coming out of lurkdom after those overnight numbers.
Those are very upsetting.
I question how many people really know its out there? I almost didn't watch it till I realized it was a Tim show. People are still not trained to look for good tv during the summer. I love these kind of shows. (besides shows about vampires, space westerns, and quirky shows with talking chameleons, crime mysteries are my favorite) On another note I do find it a bit gory. I am of the thought that gore does not make a show or movie better. The rape scene at the end was very effective to me and it didn't show anything.
I do need a new toaster so perhaps I am going to have to look into earning a few.
Tim Minear - Jun 16, 2005 8:18:17 am PDT #9234 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
PenDuffy, I'm curious -- what struck you as gory? I've seen rats crawl out of the mouths of dead bodies on CSI. I had a shot of a body on the slab in the morgue, but no autopsy, for instance. I'm still amazed at this charge of over-gore, so I'm curious.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 16, 2005 8:22:56 am PDT #9235 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Not PenDuffy, but the photos Rebecca was looking at before the team meeting were rather nasty (I think DX mentioned last night he needed to look away). They don't cross my line for gore, but I can see that it would for some people.
Tim Minear - Jun 16, 2005 8:29:49 am PDT #9236 of 10001
"Don' be e-scared"
Gotcha. Remember that scene in "Jaws" where Brody is flipping through the shark bite book and we're cutting faster and faster and you think you see more than is there? That's what I was going for in that scene. It's funny how people see two different things.
Some of the critics were like, "we've never seen this much gore! It's gore-porn!"
The critic from the Denver Post said: "Lean dialogue, clever plot twists and fewer ghastly autopsy details than in the "CSI" universe..."
So either it's out goring CSI or it's got less ghastly details. Can it be both, emprically?