What a fun episode! It’s a good question to ask: how good
a judge of character are we really? We had two stories that had our characters
testing their ability to judge people. As we saw, they weren’t as good at it as
they thought they were. And I have to say that I think the majority of the
population falls into that category. It’s so easy to play a role—seeing through
that role isn’t easy. And what’s even harder is knowing when it’s not a role,
and the person is truly sincere. That said…
Both our A story and B story dealt with the topic of
judging a person. Devan and Woody were duped by Jane and Bug thought he’d been
used too. In Devan and Woody’s case they believed the wrong person. In Bug’s
case, the widow was actually being truthful and Bug judged her wrong. Looks can
be deceiving.
I really like Devan. I know she’s pushy and driven and to
use Woody’s words ‘sometimes intolerable’, but she’s a fun character. She and
Woody work well together. The funny thing about watching them is that it could
easily be Jordan in place of Devan. They’re so similar—yet unique too. Woody
would have strangled Jordan on the spot if he heard the conversation between
Jordan and Devan. It was hilarious—Jordan telling Devan to run when the cops
say walk to keep going when they say stop. I think those two had a bonding
moment during that conversation.
Devan and Woody: Jane had both Devan and Woody
fooled. I have to say Devan won the bet. She pegged Jane—eventually. Granted
she actually had an encounter with Alex first who created a doubt in her mind.
A doubt she couldn’t place in Woody’s mind, but he wasn’t there to experience
Alex’s version of the story.
Jordan and Nigel got in on the autopsy of Alex and proved
Devan’s doubt to have some merit to it. One thing I really like about Woody, is
he (most of the time) admits when he was wrong.
I have to comment on the flowers Woody gave Devan. Woody’s
been ‘dancing’ with Jordan for awhile now, but I’m seeing signs of him getting
tired with the ‘dance’. Devan plays the dance with Woody. They look like
they’re having fun, like they enjoy each others company. I can easily see those
two dating. Of course I’m still rooting for Jordan and Woody to hook up.
Bug: Bug thinks he’s been played, and who can blame
him. He’s got Peter putting doubts in his mind, Lily adding her two cents and a
medical exam that doesn’t add up to lung cancer. In the end the wife was being
truthful. I like seeing Bug have a woman to interact with. He’s so clumsy and
shy around them. It’s painful to watch sometime and you can’t help but root for
him. I liked the wife. She’s perfect for Bug. I’d like to see more of her
(though I know that’s hopeful wishing).
Jordan: Macy’s brilliant. Leave Jordan in charge to
deal with the crap he has to deal with day in and day out. Gives Jordan some
perspective on things. Let’s see….we had the repair man, Lily, Bug and Peter
all going at her. Jordan finally breaks down and bribes the repairman (totally
Jordan-esque). Then there’s Lily putting off her reports, and Peter trying to
cut out early. The best was Bug though. He gave her a dose of her own
medicine. Jordan tells him ‘no’ and he goes ahead and does it anyway. Jeez
that sounds just like Jordan and Macy. Macy says no, Jordan goes and does it
anyway. Once Jordan stop being the nice guy, things got done and her colleagues
respected her for it. I swear Macy was betting on Jordan burning the building
down (figuratively speaking—okay and physically…after all Garret even admitted
as much).
She got a new appreciation for Macy’s job. It was a good
experience for her.
3 1/2 out of 5 Dead Bodies. Fun episode—great topic to
explore.
