January 19, 2004
Unrequited
In this episode (3.12), Goran and Eames investigate the relationship between a needy young fundraiser and his recently-widowed wealthy patron, a wannabe stage actress. The couple is involved in some fraudulent activity as well as a murder or two, but each seems to be keeping some secrets from the other.
The funny thing about CI is that it's loaded with subtext, but there's nothing particularly "sub" about the subtext: everything is right there in the open. Harvey, the fundraiser, has a facial tic that activates whenever he gets nervous, and the older lady's obsession with being loved is so obvious she acts like she's on stage even when she's not. Nuts like these are not tought to crack, especially for Goran, who helpfully explains all the subtext just in case we are to thick to get it. Goran is like that guy who narrates movies on the channel for old people, except he explains characters' psyches: she does this because of that, he always obeys his mother, she needs to be loved by the world, and so on, until you feel like yelling at him to shut up and let you figure it out for yourself.
Don't get me wrong, I love Vincent and I begrudgingly love the show, but, especially lately, it utterly lacks subtlety.
Anyway, the episode is notable if only because it marks the return of Eames from her maternity leave, a development which illustrates the odd timeline of the Law & Order world: she had her baby just two episodes ago.
Posted by adm at January 19, 2004 01:31 AM
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