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Episode Recap: "His Visit: Day Eight"
OK, so Shaun, John and Zippy disappeared, although Shaun's doppelgänger still found time to scare the living hell out of Barry at the hotel bar. Are his visions of Shaun simply dreams, as he tells Dr. Smith later in the episode, or is that just wishful thinking on his part? Seems to me they could be more accurately categorized as "visions." Well, I'd actually be more likely to go with psychotic episodes brought on by trauma, but in this show, with this subject matter, I think "visions" works just fine.
I liked the scene when Butchie and Kai shared their thoughts on John, who they both agreed is on some kind of autopilot and simply parrots what he hears from other people because he is programmed to mimic emotions. As they discussed, it would certainly explain why he repeats such idiotic phrasings as "A+ for fume control." What do they think, though, that the guy is some kind of robot? I guess that could be interesting. I certainly wouldn't have been expecting that.
The stick figures that represented John and Shaun online, and that so freaked everyone out all of a sudden, appeared on the Avon catalog that Ramon showed Barry and Dr. Smith, but it didn't really seem like any of them actually noticed the stick-figure graphics. Their reactions seemed to be reserved for some other magic regarding the catalog, but it wasn't clear what that might be. And yes, they're all a little too old to be finding such joy in the Avon catalog, naturally. Plus, Barry's about as gay as can be.
Mitch finally showed up in Imperial Beach, just after recruiting the sage advice of his favorite chemist, who interestingly enough was played by Howard Hesseman, the star of WKRP in Cincinnati. Clearly, David Milch has a sense of humor, however subtly it may present itself. Get it? John from Cincinnati…WKRP in Cincinnati…well, I thought it was funny, anyway.
Oh, and after Cissy told Butchie to find a way to screw himself on the way to the ocean (in much more colorful dialogue, of course), the look on his face told me he was about to ask her, in as sarcastic a tone as he could muster, to help him out, considering she did exactly that when he was a teenager and she was completely out of her gourd on acid. Anyone else expecting that?
It's getting near the end. John from Cincinnati will soon be gone, be it until next season or forever, depending on whether or not HBO sees fit to grant the series more airplay. Will Freddie's prayers be answered? Is Shaunie going to be OK? Will Mitch and Cissy work out their differences? Will we ever find out if John is Jesus, an alien, a robot, etc.???
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Aug 6, 2007 11:11 PM
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Next week is the season finale and I have no idea where we are going. I think that there is some kind of correlation between John from Cincinatti (JC) and Jesus Christ (JC?). I haven;'t figured it out yet but it would explain all of John's talk about his father which I believe is the only original thing he has said yet.
I don't know but if anyone else has any theories please let me know!
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Aug 7, 2007 11:09 AM
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John from Cincinnati is far superior to the pablum that is shown on free TV. I loved Deadwood and JFC is as stimulating as Deadwood ever was. This show kept me from cancelling HBO when the Sopranos ended.
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Aug 7, 2007 12:34 PM
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i think j from c is the best show ever on television and i watch 30 hrs of scripted television a week now that i have dvr.i have never seen a show that engaged me as much week in and week out i find myself crying and grinning stupidly at the same moment i want to thank everyone involved in bringing this to the screen
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Aug 7, 2007 1:38 PM
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I am feeling very confused by the last two episodes of John. I love this show and I can not wait to find out what is going on. Unlike Lost this show is really not giving any hints as to where it is going, it seems to be going in so many directions at the same time. but I love it.
The cissy/butchie thing explains alot but it also made me sad but it makes her more human and gets rid of that holier than thou thing she had going on.
I think some of the third string cast needs more of an active role in this show. What in the world is Luis doing there still, it seems they used up his usefulness a few episodes ago. I was so happy to see him again but he is so under used.
Karma
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Aug 10, 2007 12:20 AM
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I'm canceling HBO.
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Aug 20, 2007 5:40 AM
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