tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8125019886076232285..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Rectify: Running With the BullBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49601885350479374622022-03-28T15:50:15.270-04:002022-03-28T15:50:15.270-04:00>>"What they shared was stark and open,...>>"What they shared was stark and open, black and white, much like their surroundings"<br />Black and huwhite, just like their persons too hehe *farts*<br /><br />>>"Oddly, I think Jelks was jealous of Daniel's closeness to Kerwin and was actually trying to connect to Daniel, while being completely clueless about how human beings truly connect."<br />Ah maybe, but I don't think so. I still figure he's being playfully evil. It's like that quote from the viciously delicious Hannibal TV series. "Extreme acts of cruelty require a high degree of empathy." Which might not sound right because Jelks was referring to the consecutive rapes as a means to an end rather than a knowing act of violating a human bean, but I think that's the trick of it. You could understand the power dynamics behind someone wanting to dominate someone else, but here Jelks is spinning it as something more careless yet grander, as predator/prey behavior and the old dominating the young. I don't know if I'm expressing it properly but I feel like it's even more dehumanizing when it's essentially not personal. Maybe it was personal (I think it is), but Jenkins knows it's crueler to say it isn't. <br />Speaking of which, I thought Daniel's silent scream was an editing choice (ie mercy on our ears) but maybe it really was silent, and Daniel didn't want to give him the satisfaction of hearing it. Though I'm sure Jelks knew he succeeded in tormenting him, it's still good to see signs of "futile" restraint.<br /><br />>>"And now Teddy has a genuine grievance against Daniel, too."<br />*Throws coffee grounds @ j00*<br />I thought he was gonna pull the head off of it, I liked the image of it looking like he was recreating Daniel's chokehold. I really like that ceramic toy and Teddy's attachment to it, there's no symbolism that jangles to me but it's such a dad prop to have. What do you even call those mini statues that litter household furniture? There's a term for them, right?<br /><br />Carl is subtly intriguing, and Foulkes showed some surprising nuance finally with his blessing about conducting a proper investigation... his line about variables... <br /><br />>>"-- Okay, what did it mean, that the statue had lost its head?"<br />I don't know lol, I just thought it was just a general hint from Daniel's mind sanctuary that a coma is unsustainable and things will keep steadily falling apart. He's gotta live or call it quits and find out the mystery. I always love it when your body tries to communicate with you. Onigirlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070327483035350298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-18569728890262715792015-09-13T14:09:32.506-04:002015-09-13T14:09:32.506-04:00There is something absolutely beautiful, and utter...There is something absolutely beautiful, and utterly disturbing about this series. After the end of season one, where Daniel was beaten to within an inch of his life and pissed on, I almost gave up on the show entirely. It was too real, and far too painful. <br /><br />Then there was this episode, with the lovely moments between Daniel and Kerwin, and Tawney and Amantha. The stark use of black and white, and the way the characters reacted to Daniel's beating. It was again too real, but it also eased me back into the narrative so that I want to continue. <br /><br />I honestly don't know what is coming next, and that is exciting and a bit terrifying. There are so many possibilities, and none of them are easy or fun. Yet I'm ready to take the journey with these characters. <br /><br />Great review Billie!Samantha M. Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340568293992559934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52334799027000506702015-09-13T11:06:15.111-04:002015-09-13T11:06:15.111-04:00Not just the beauty of nature, but the beauty of h...Not just the beauty of nature, but the beauty of hope and connection. The next line of your opening quote was “you know, maybe especially because of that.” Hope for another person can be more powerful than hope for oneself. In a way, it’s that connection to and love for another person that’s helping Daniel now. He carries his friend in his soul, and that friendship and love is now helping him to come to terms with his situation and choices. I cried so much during that final scene in the grove. It was so moving and beautiful. Not just visually, but emotionally. It’s not the ugly that hurts the most, it’s the beauty.<br /><br />I love your comment about Amantha being disarmed by genuine acts of kindness. She really is. And it says so much about the world she’s experienced and the way she sees it that kindness catches her by surprise.<br /><br />I found all the material with Teddy in this episode really fascinating and layered. Clayne Crawford is doing an excellent job of showing how badly the attack has shaken Teddy and how it is causing him to wrestle even more with a host of conflicting emotions. He wants so much to support Janet, because he loves her and his father, but it was hard as hell to be in that hospital room. So many complex layers in that scene between Teddy and Janet. Hearing her talk about a time when she actually had a glimmer of hope she could move past losing her son, then sobbing brokenly at the prospect of losing him now. More reflections on the power of making connections and the pain of losing them. Great, great stuff.<br /><br />I liked the different perspective on Carl. I think we got hints of his interest in actually doing his job when he went to question Trey last year, and here we see even better that he’s an honest man who wants to find the truth and do what’s right. Even if it costs him an election. A nice counterpoint to the senator.<br /><br />What Trey is doing is definitely stupid. I can only assume he thinks that George contacting him after Daniel got out, and then committing suicide puts their past in a bad light. And he wants to keep that connection and past hidden.<br /><br />Nothing more effective than a well-timed drool. Stay classy, Senator.<br /><br />Maybe the statue, which previously represented something beautiful in this world to Daniel, being broken in his coma dream just reflects his own brokenness and his belief that he can’t function on the outside.<br /><br />Melvin: “Regrets grow tiresome.”<br />Amantha: “I heard that.”<br /><br />The actor overlap between this show and <i>The Walking Dead</i> catches me off guard sometimes. The actors playing George Melton and Sheriff Daggett have both popped up on TWD in recent years, but I forgot about the actor playing Jake Johnson being the same guy that played Ed, Carol’s abusive husband. When he appeared on screen I laughed out loud. Of course he’d be one of the attackers! :)Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com