Deena:

It was my understanding that a woman cried rape; the police officer, over the course of the next 5 months tracked down and interviewed all of Brandt's sexual partners and believed that each of those encounters was rape, but Brandt's sexual partners didn't agree. Then, after that 5 months of trying to build a case for Brandt being a serial rapist, the first one recants and says she is in love with Brandt. He said Brandt "got to her", implying that Brandt was seducing her over the course of that 5 months. Later, it seems more likely that she was one of his BDSM partners who didn't like it that he'd moved on.

IIRC, The first woman was the only one who ID'd Brandt. In the other cases, the rapist was wearing a mask. Didn't Brandt say in his defense (to the cop, I think) that it couldn't have been him b/c the women knew how he felt (or something like that)?

He said Brandt "got to her", implying that Brandt was seducing her over the course of that 5 months.

That's how I took it as well.

Oh. Yes, you're right, Smonster. So that rapist was the cop?

I was bugged by the fact someone in Web's group said that the cop had gone from rape to rape and murder, escalating, and I couldn't place who the rape victims were/where they came from. I'd forgotten that part.

My interpretation of that was that the detective thought Brandt had threatened her to get her to recant.

Chikat, Rebecca asked him if he meant violence, and he said no, he said something like, "Brandt just got to her, he gets to everyone. He'll get to you."

eta: Thanks, Brenda. I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

So that rapist was the cop?

Umm. I think. Honestly, I am still confused on some plot points in this ep.

Also, HI! I know I see you on LJ, but this is more immediate. So HI!

eta that I don't watch CSI or any of that stuff, so it's gory to me. Perhaps some of these people complaining are also not CSI watchers. I am watching this show *in spite* of the gore, b/c of the Tim and Jane and Adam and Katie.

On a completely random side note: did it freak anyone else out when Adam Baldwin was wearing those blue gloves????

I noted it.

I don't agree. We've been given compelling evidence that you have to be fucked up to work for Web. It doesn't seem like a long way to go to assume they're seeing it through their own broken lenses.

While Web hints at all the agents having issues, Danny's doesn't seem to exhibit any emotionally broken behavior--not sure about Kate Finneran's character, yet. I know that Rebecca is fucked up and everything she sees is reflected through that. And maybe even Paul, too. I just think their reactions are not correct for someone with FBI training--psychology is part of their education. I kept wanting for them to display a little professional distance in their examination of the subject.

I don't watch CSI or any of that stuff, so it's gory to me. Perhaps some of these people complaining are also not CSI watchers. I am watching this show *in spite* of the gore, b/c of the Tim and Jane and Adam and Katie.

Yes, though it's not actually the gore, it's the pictures that bother me.

I kept wanting for them to display a little professional distance in their examination of the subject.

Yeah, that would be nice.

On a completely random side note: did it freak anyone else out when Adam Baldwin was wearing those blue gloves????

Was that this episode? I wondered if it was a Firefly ref.

Yeah, that would be nice.

I took some educational psychology classes and a good friend of mine has her doctorate in psychology. I'll be the first to admit a lot of people in the field have HUGE issues of their own, but most, do learn some kind of professional detachment.

I'd think that would be paramount in cases like these. But I could be missing the point because it might be the closeness to the cases that helps solve them. Or something.

In a character driven drama, though, how much detachment can you get? Especially from a rookie who may have failed her psych test and a guy appointed conscience?

For me, procedurals leave the investigator drama out. I never dreamt Tim ever meant to do that, ever.

The blue gloves were last episode and while they could be standard issue I prefer to see them as a Firefly reference.

Speaking of which, was anyone else reminded of the Alliance interviewing the Serenity crew when they were interviewing the assistants of the murdered women?