I thought that at first too, P-C, but going back and rewatching, there are signs of it in the pilot and first couple of eps as well.
Does anybody else miss the Mayor? 'I just want to be a big snake.'
Xander ,'End of Days'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Lee - May 11, 2009 12:13:40 pm PDT #2265 of 11998
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Vortex - May 11, 2009 12:19:05 pm PDT #2266 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Frankly, that's often the way that you see alcoholism. You don't really notice how much someone is drinking for a while, and then you suddenly think. Wow, Nate's drinking a lot.
megan walker - May 11, 2009 12:21:51 pm PDT #2267 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, but given the whole vibe of the show, I wish it had been more "Nick & Nora" and less of a "thing".
Polter-Cow - May 11, 2009 12:25:59 pm PDT #2268 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I agree, megan. They played it a little for laughs (loved Parker's assertion that he was getting creepier), but when it got Very Serious, it didn't feel right.
Vortex - May 11, 2009 12:41:40 pm PDT #2269 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, but given the whole vibe of the show, I wish it had been more "Nick & Nora" and less of a "thing".
yeah, that would have been nice, but we don't allow that anymore.
§ ita § - May 11, 2009 1:29:14 pm PDT #2270 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nate drinks not just in a few episodes, but in every single one.
sj - May 11, 2009 1:32:13 pm PDT #2271 of 11998
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I liked the way the alcoholism was done, and it made sense to me that every victory for the team might make his drinking just a little bit work. Nate can fix everyone else's life, but his son is still gone.
-t - May 11, 2009 1:53:46 pm PDT #2272 of 11998
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's a nice note for his character. If he can have a drink in his hand, he does. And even when it's demonstrated that it's a problem, physically, at least, he goes right on like he has been, same functional brokenness, not ready to fix. I like it.
§ ita § - May 11, 2009 2:09:51 pm PDT #2273 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
John Rogers said that as a TV writer he was very qualified to write a functional drinker. I was surprised to realise he'd been drinking every episode--just another way rewatching the entire season paid off. I can't say it's the show's fault I didn't notice the first time round.
megan walker - May 11, 2009 2:19:27 pm PDT #2274 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
John Rogers said that as a TV writer he was very qualified to write a functional drinker. I was surprised to realise he'd been drinking every episode--just another way rewatching the entire season paid off. I can't say it's the show's fault I didn't notice the first time round.
Sort-of how Rusty is always eating in Ocean's 11.