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Episode Recap: "His Visit: Day Three"
Apparently Mitch had one that changed shape, too... for Cass. Oh yeah, I said it! Linc put her up to bedding Mitch so he would have to move out of his house. Is that so he could move in on Cissy or just because then he wouldn’t have to worry about Mitch standing in his way again? We shall see, I guess. The previews that aired after last week's episode led me to believe that there would be a little more interaction between Cissy and Linc (for example, her telling him she needed him), but no such luck. I guess we'll have to wait to see that in a future episode. He did clean her house, though. That Dylan McKay turned into such a nice guy!
Oh yeah, so John got stabbed by a gang member. I guess that deserves mentioning. First off, it amazes me how tough repetition can make a person seem. I have to give credit to the writers, not only for moving this series along at a pretty steady pace, but also for not turning John into the black hole he so easily could have become. With that said, I also admire the actors for their convincing performances. I take back what I said about repetition making a person seem tough. There needs to be a little attitude, too. Austin Nichols had just the right amount in his portrayal of John. He scared the driver but didn't shed character. Not even when he was getting stabbed in the chest repeatedly. That boy is one tough cholo!
Vietnam Joe just happened to be driving along and stumbled across John lying in the woods after he was left for dead by the van full of rabid street toughs. Yeah right. As if anything on this show just happens. Once Joey got John in the van, John put Joe's hand on his chest and told him that he could help. By the time they arrived at the hotel, he was in a panic, not only because John's life-threatening injuries were gone, but because they seemed to remind him of an incident that happened in Vietnam. From what I could gather by what he said, things didn't turn out so well there. He did seem to calm down a bit, however, when John assured him that "tomorrow is another day."
Dr. Smith described John's wound as "healed up with fresh blood." I wonder if that means he could see a scar. If so, then at least we can scratch Wolverine off the list of things John might be. Shortly after that impromptu diagnosis, the doctor turned with John to look at the hotel as Butchie and Kai were emerging from his room. John told the doctor that he's in the right place. I wonder if that meant physically, mentally, spiritually or all of the above. I always had such a tough time with multiple-choice questions!
OK, so Cass witnessed Mitch levitate and all of a sudden she's in on the mysterious vision kick, too? I wonder if there's a reason why she and Kai are the only two characters to have had visions so far, or if there will be more down the line. I also wonder how many piercings Cass has and where those are located.
When Cass brought John back to her hotel room, Mitch asked him if he needed to stand aside while he passed or if he'd simply part like the Red Sea. Just another biblical reference I felt was worthy of mention. John, however, moved aside. Could that have been Milch's subtle way of dismissing that theory?
So was that hot blonde in the Mustang Shaun's mom or what?
Excellent dialogue from the episode:
"May this pain come to Clinton for disgracing the Oval Office," Bill said after tearing the duct tape he accidentally applied to his lip. The man has a way with words!
"Are you related to the Yosts?" Dr. Smith asked Linc.
"Not by blood," Linc replied.
"Maybe you just smell it in the water."
"Well my testicles are on display to the neighborhood," Bill said as a way of inviting Butchie and Kai inside his home.
"Is that too overtly gay?" Barry asked Ramon and Meyer after asking them if they would like to become permanently associated.
"My god, you have an erection!" Bill said to Butchie after walking in on him and Kai.
"I wanna bring down the hammer back at your place," Butchie said to Kai after Bill's interruption.
"Bill's not Freddy's first Bill," John said to Dr. Smith while watching Bill and Freddy argue. Shortly after, he added that "Freddy's not Bill's first Freddy." Ah, well that explains that!
"I'm here on orders from my bird," Bill said to Freddy after bringing coffee and donuts as a gesture of good will. Once a cop...
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Jul 2, 2007 12:08 AM
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With that said, I also admire the actors for their convincing performances.
My GF and I spoke about that during this episode. Personally, I think the cast knows exactly where this story is headed and therefore know exactly how to react and interact with this strange story.
I know Cass has seen John surf but have they ever met, touched, or spoken to each other? I don't recall.
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Jul 2, 2007 1:40 AM
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The Nexus of Touch
My wife (Pisces228) and I have noticed that the "paranormal" events (as Dr. Smith calls them*) seem to be in some way connected to John touching someone or that someone touching a third person.
It's not a fact because John never touched Mitch, Shaunie or Zippy and the first is levitating and the second two did a Lazarus.
None-the-less, it seems that when John touches someone, it apparently acts as a catalyst for miracles "great and small." Witness Butchie's near constantly holding of John's hand and how that seems to have kept his dopesickness at bay.
Despite John's obviously supernatural abilities or influence, he is not drawing the kind of attention that one would expect given that he's clearly the nexus for the strange doings surrounding the Yost clan and the various others in their orbit.
It should be good fun next week with the sudden appearance of Shaun's mother (whether she's an actual porn starlet or that was just an acidic epithet from Cissy). The vibe from the preview seemed to hint that she's there to exploit her son and the situation.
This curious, wondrous show with its Milchian cast of misfits, weirdos, junkies and bi-pedal sharks, just keeps drawing Pisces and I further and further into its web. We often watch the episodes, or parts of them, multiple times through the week. And every time we watch an episode again, we notice something we haven't before.
That's always a sign of quality in a book/movie/TV series. If one can discover new things in repeated viewings, the depth and subtlety of the writing (and arguably, the profundity) is great fun.
Here's hoping that Milch & Co. get the chance to take this gem of a show to wherever it goes.
It was also great to see Steven Tobolowsky in the cameo as the hospital lawyer; he could have been Commissioner Jarry in a wardrobe update from C&R Clothiers, San Diego's local version of "The Men's Store".
*I'm still having a little trouble wrapping my head around Garret Dillahunt playing a kind, gentle doctor after his absolutely riveting performance as the vicious, self-loathing prostitute murdering Francis Wolcott in Deadwood.
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Jul 2, 2007 3:42 AM
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I was just thinking that Garret Dillahunt was just the right person to cope with a "Jesus" figure, due to his prior experience in "The Book of Daniel."
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Jul 2, 2007 10:41 AM
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WOW - Just when you think you have a handle on this show it sends you off on another strange trip! I am hooked - and right now I can't even speculate or even guess where this show is headed - but I will be there!
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Jul 2, 2007 11:05 AM
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I consider myself a relatively intelligent person, and watch all the HBO shows and have enjoyed all of them. But I swear to all that's holy, that I dont't have any idea what this show is about or where it is going.
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Jul 2, 2007 1:46 PM
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This is my new favorite show. It has so many layers to it that I find myself watching it several times during the week to try to catch things that I missed on first viewing.
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Jul 2, 2007 3:18 PM
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 I love this show. I too catch a few scenes thoughout the week and find surprises. I am enjoying the ride!
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Jul 2, 2007 3:22 PM
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i love this show.i watch a lot of television and i have never been so addicted to a show before i have almost never watched any show more than once per episode even the shield and deadwood but i find myself watching this show every day. i laugh and cry and have all these strange emotions that i never have watching tv.usually i only get so emotionally involved in sports,family,or novels.
thanks mr milch and mr nunn for this show.
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Jul 2, 2007 5:11 PM
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I know absolutely no one in my "real life" (as opposed to my internet life) who watches this show which makes me extremely grateful for this blog. I used to think I was intelligent until I read everyone else's comments so I will only say this...
I am confounded and bewitched and utterly addicted to this show.
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Jul 3, 2007 2:35 PM
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Too bad the kid playing Shaun Yost can't act. That's the biggest negative about the show.
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Jul 3, 2007 4:25 PM
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I can't believe how much I like this show. I can't even guess where they are going with the story and normally that makes me not want to watch but this show has me enthralled!
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Jul 3, 2007 9:42 PM
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I usually really like the HBO shows, but wow, this one did nothing for me. I could not get into it at all.
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Jul 3, 2007 10:16 PM
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