Enjoyed last night's ep, for the most part.(Mel was indeed a good part of that)However....did anyone else find that end scene a bit anvilly?(At least the part with Paul looking at the sonogram)
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[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.
Sheryl - Jun 30, 2005 3:21:18 am PDT #409 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
PatK - Jun 30, 2005 3:35:57 am PDT #410 of 10001
"I so wanna storm out on you right now, but if I stand up, I'll fall." --Jaye
In that it was some sort of heavy foreshadowing of what his child may be? Not really.
I think the conversation (which is one I would have if I were a fictional FBI agent after working a case like that), naturally led Paul to think about his own child, and hope against hope that he turns out okay, and that he's able to do his job as a father. Nothing more.
Plus, he'd had Rebecca's words about how you can't really protect children from the world in his head all ep, so obviously he's afraid he won't be able to pull off the parenting thing.
I like Paul. I may not always agree with his view, but I respect it.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 30, 2005 3:38:21 am PDT #411 of 10001
What is even happening?
I think the conversation (which is one I would have if I were a fictional FBI agent after working a case like that), naturally led Paul to think about his own child, and hope against hope that he turns out okay, and that he's able to do his job as a father. Nothing more.
Not Sheryl, but I read her anvil comment as being about that.
PatK - Jun 30, 2005 3:39:13 am PDT #412 of 10001
"I so wanna storm out on you right now, but if I stand up, I'll fall." --Jaye
Why's that an anvil?
Kiba Rika - Jun 30, 2005 4:14:12 am PDT #413 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
Is it just me, or physically, does McCurdy sort of resemble Julie Dawn Cole as a child (the actor who played Veruca Salt in the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)?
NOT just you. She looked familiar but I knew I'd never seen her before, and you just put your finger on why.
-t - Jun 30, 2005 4:21:37 am PDT #414 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I loved that when Ellen took Madison, I was worried about Ellen. I was actually worried that she'd kill Madison and go to jail forever and ever, but she was the one I was worried about.
I had forgotten all about Paul's impending fatherhood by the end, so I guess I needed the anvil.
brenda m - Jun 30, 2005 4:38:51 am PDT #415 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I figured Madison was going to turn it around somehow and gut her. I didn't see the mom getting into it.
Polter-Cow - Jun 30, 2005 4:40:41 am PDT #416 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I liked that we got to see a little more of Carter as well, from the "It's technology" bit to the conversation with Mel about decaf that I didn't even really understand or hear what they were talking about, but it was amusing.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 30, 2005 5:01:18 am PDT #417 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I can't get over how beautiful Rachel Nichols is. Stunningly beautiful. Hauntingly beautiful.
She also gives good raised eyebrow look.
Wolfram - Jun 30, 2005 5:22:44 am PDT #418 of 10001
Visilurking
The moment the little girl was first shown on screen, I knew she was the killer, but that's not a bad thing. Some of it was just in her face. Some of what tipped me was how long it took to reveal her (first the dad was shown, then the mom, then finally the kid). Some of it was the expression on Nichols' face, when she saw her.
I knew it as well, but I was excited to see how they would put the whole thing together. And for a little while I thought maybe Madison forced Nora to do the dirty work.