Morgana, with familiarity with Life, that scene was a callback to Lisbon yelling at Jane when he was all "I'd prefer to die if it meant the downfall of Red John" and she was all "You're wrong, you choose life, you have people who care about you." The picking of the orange brings to mind Charlie's orange grove, and thus the scene is Jane choosing l/Life. Which fits with Jane shooting (literally) his chance at finding Red John in order to save a friend. Friends/life trumped revenge.
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
Juliebird - May 19, 2009 5:34:24 pm PDT #3236 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
beekaytee - May 19, 2009 6:53:02 pm PDT #3237 of 11831
Compassionately intolerant
I'll be very sad if budget constraints cause Joe to be an intermittent character on Medium. The maturity and 'reality' of the Dubois marriage is one of the very best things about that show. Much as I lust for Scanlon, I'd rather lose him than Joe .
eta: in case folks haven't seen it yet.
Vortex - May 19, 2009 7:29:53 pm PDT #3238 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Did you notice that the teacup that you could see with the monitors was the same china pattern as the blind woman's?
§ ita § - May 19, 2009 8:03:21 pm PDT #3239 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did you notice that the teacup that you could see with the monitors was the same china pattern as the blind woman's?
Yes. And steaming.
It was an all very creepy episode. I thought that Simon Baker did a very good job. I liked Alicia Witt's work too.
Vortex - May 19, 2009 9:02:41 pm PDT #3240 of 11831
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I liked Alicia Witt's work too
I almost didn't recognize her. there was something different about her. Even when I knew it was her, I kept not quite seeing it.
§ ita § - May 19, 2009 9:08:17 pm PDT #3241 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I want to say she looked older than in L&O:CI, but that's not precisely it. Haunted.
Barb - May 20, 2009 1:43:50 am PDT #3242 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”
Mentalist was all kinds of creepy last night.
Oddly enough, the sherriff pinged me right at the beginning of the episode, but once the big reveal happened, it was like he was chewing scenery. Way too much with the crazy.
le nubian - May 20, 2009 2:03:13 am PDT #3243 of 11831
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
About 10 minutes before the sheriff reveal, I said to myself: I wonder why they didn't think that Red John or someone close to him was in law enforcement. The way he has covered up his crimes and knows the actions of investigators makes me think that that he knows quite a bit about law enforcement.
I watch WAY too much crime.
Alicia Witt did a much better job on this show than L&O:CI. Her character was written wrong on that show.
Juliebird - May 20, 2009 2:09:12 am PDT #3244 of 11831
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I was really hoping that finally there would be violence against Jane, and walked away disappointed yet again.
Buttstock to the head! Tie him up! Gooooore!!!!!
And when there was violence, with Lisbon, I couldn't see anything!
Barb - May 20, 2009 2:32:19 am PDT #3245 of 11831
“Not dead yet!”
Yeah, but Julie, the scene with the shotgun-- how Jane looked at first so full of resolve, then stunned, followed by the way he just dropped/tossed the gun? That was just really beautifully done by Simon, I thought.
Oh, and I absolutely loved the Big Boss last night. In some ways, he understands Jane better than Lisbon.