Episode 113
Post Hoc (04-18-07)
This was an ODD episode. Odd can be good
though.
It was a one of those episodes when I
heard/read the description it made me leery. It’s a
well known fact I normally don’t like military based
episodes. CJ has had a few and I’ve liked none of
them—too many times the military or the government gets
‘less than flattering’ (not saying they're
perfect)portrayal…and the episode becomes more a
political statement.
That said I did like this episode. I do
wonder why they felt the need to do a ‘terrorist’ plot,
but at least it was handle decently enough. The system
isn’t all bad, but it’s not perfect either—at least that
message was portrayed. It’s not black and white…but
many shades of gray.
Normally you always see the gang fighting
for Jordan; it was a nice change to see their support
behind Bug. Jordan took a back seat—or I should say
Kate filled in, allowing the others to focus on Bug.
I do wonder what effect this will have on
Bug. He was (for all practical purposes) kidnapped,
held against his will, terrorized, and threatened with
torture—all this for having done nothing wrong. The
look on his face at the end told us how badly he was
affected. He was treated unjustly—and yet there’s
almost nothing he can do. That’s tough to deal with. I
hope there’s some ‘side effects’ in upcoming episodes.
Jordan and her hallucinations…I can tell
you right now the opening scene freaked me out. Too…too
morbid for my taste. The bathroom hallucination (with
Bug, Nigel and Kate) made me laugh. The others just
made the whole episode odd. It was definitely an
interesting format for the episode—sometimes different
is good though.
Woody – I’m not even going to bother
commenting on him, because I obviously have no clue what
the heck is going on in the writers mind on this
topic…Let me just say I expected more—much more. No
idea what’s going on inside his head. And I really
don’t care anymore. And may I say the eggshell
hallucination wasn’t anywhere close to right. More like
he should have been walking blindfolded…that’d have been
more appropriate symbolism. What little interest I had
in him has been chucked out the window. I’m going to
enjoy the other characters. May I use that as a lead in
to Kate.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kate. I know I’m
sounding like a broken record, but she’s amazing. I
love what the writers are doing with her, and I love how
Brooke portrays her. Absolutely wonderful. And no I
can’t promise that I won’t rave again about Kate,
because if she keeps up this way I’ll be saying it many
more times before the season is up.
Kate is practical. We know she (puts up
a front that she) doesn’t care what people think about
her. She doesn’t seem to care if she fits in or not.
She’s basically a hard-ass. Then she does something
that completely shocks you. Who’d have thought that the
two alpha females in the morgue would get along? I
didn’t doubt Kate’s sincerity for one moment when she
was with Jordan—helping her in the shower, and playing
card games with her. Their parting comments, when Kate
was leaving, were one of my favorite moments of the
episode.
Side
note:
Kate is an A-Type personality. I recognize fellow
A-types. I too would have been cleaning…or doing
something to keep busy while Jordan slept. Don’t ask me
to sit still…obviously Kate suffers from the same
syndrome.
Notes on continuity:
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Renee—it’s been great to have her back.
She’s one of those antagonist that you need in the
show. She’s good, but she causes heartache—mainly to
the morgue. I’ve loved seeing her back.
§
New Cop—It’s been a long time since we’ve
had a new cop. I think Seely could have filled this
roll just as well, but I had no objections to the new
guy.
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I loved Amy. It was so nice when they
brought her back up. It’s amazing what continuity does
for an episode! I wish she and Bug had hooked up.
So, why did I like this, rather weird,
episode better than last weeks? I think it was more
because I had high expectations for last week and the
episode didn’t live up to them, where this one I had no
expectations and so it surprised me…sometimes quirky
works. This was one of those times.
4 out of
5 dead bodies.
