I think some of both, Julie-- clearly, she hit him in the one place he's still so very vulnerable with respect to the murders.

I wonder if she thought she was doing him a kindness. And was she, from Jane's perspective?

She seemed like a cocky arrogant bitch the entire ep (a bit like Jane used to be, perhaps?) and I'm not sure how I feel about them leaving her with her charade intact. Unless an aspect of the show is going to continue the "are there genuine gifted people out there?". I thought Van Pelt was constantly rebutting Jane's cynicism as a bit of ongoing drama, but maybe the show wants to make it a larger issue?

Unless an aspect of the show is going to continue the "are there genuine gifted people out there?".

It would certainly present a certain measure of conflict-- even if this is the only instance in which we see it, it certainly introduces a measure of doubt into Patrick's previously impermeable confidence. He knew he was a fraud-- given what happened to his family, the only way for him to pay penance of sorts, is to not only to do good using his actual physical gifts of observation, but to completely refute the charade he used to play. The world it represented as false. To introduce even a sliver of doubt into that worldview is to reintroduce a measure of validation into this thing that ultimately cost him so much.

I think she thought she was easing pain, not giving pain.

I thought that this was an excellent episode. (I was making my dinner while I watched it and had to pause at one point - coincidentally, right Jane is smiling brilliantly. . . it stuck in my head to contrast beautifully with his expression at the end.)

Twopper mindmat lists sixteen actors who have been on life and on VM here.

Bones was amusing. Interesting version of a bottle show. I'm sure all the legal mumbo-jumbo is crap, though.

Really excited to see Max in the previews, though. Strange that for an actor I generally dislike intensely, and have only heard horrific things about as a human being, I really do love Ryan O'Neal in certain roles (What's Up Doc, The Driver, Zero Effect, this role on Bones).

Whoah. Best episode of Life so far this season.

The issue forefront on my thoughts for this episode of Life is Dani's reaction to Bobby from the first season. Her big thing then was standing by your partner. And now we have them pursuing a fellow cop and there's no issue of standing by ones partner, there's only justice. If this were the first season, I might actually find that difference interesting.

Whoah. Best episode of Life so far this season.

Which one was it? We just had the lottery winner episode, we have the shopping mall ep next week. Are we one behind you guys at the moment?

You must be two eps behind. We had the shopping mall last week.