They kind of explain Gail a bit in one of the commentaries (probably "Healing," in fact -- that might be where Pasdar says she's his Moneypenny) and I'm okay with the concept, but she plays the character as a bit too frightened for that to work. I can see the problem, where it's funny to have her so frightened, but it does make her behavior confusing.
Oh, and yeah, I didn't mean it was without flaw, but no more than any other very good drama. And given how crazy it is, it's impressive that the writing is as tight as it is.
>Except for Chas, who gets less interesting and more fatuous as the series progresses. Huh. Y'know, I hadn't thought of that, but it's true. Although it makes a certain amount of sense; everyone starts out screwed up & miserable and then their issues get resolved, one way or another, via Profit. Whereas Chas was probably perfectly comfortable with his situation at the start, so there's not much fun in either building him up or tearing him down. (But when you get to the commentaries, they talk about what would have happened if the show had gone on, and it's... intriguing.)
You should do reviews. Or I should set up forums on my site. Or maybe both. That might make a good project for next weekend, and it'd be nice if we can lure other people to watch because I could talk about the show for hours. Hm. I must ponder that.
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Oh, and yeah, I didn't mean it was without flaw, but no more than any other very good drama. And given how crazy it is, it's impressive that the writing is as tight as it is.
>Except for Chas, who gets less interesting and more fatuous as the series progresses.
Huh. Y'know, I hadn't thought of that, but it's true. Although it makes a certain amount of sense; everyone starts out screwed up & miserable and then their issues get resolved, one way or another, via Profit. Whereas Chas was probably perfectly comfortable with his situation at the start, so there's not much fun in either building him up or tearing him down. (But when you get to the commentaries, they talk about what would have happened if the show had gone on, and it's... intriguing.)
You should do reviews. Or I should set up forums on my site. Or maybe both. That might make a good project for next weekend, and it'd be nice if we can lure other people to watch because I could talk about the show for hours. Hm. I must ponder that.