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[daemonluna]

This week's ep impressed me more than the season premiere--I think it's mostly because I can't stand Jack Angel thus far. (Of course, last week had a fantastic scene between James and Alice at the end.)

There was still a lot of Elliot, but he was practically subdued. And the exchange between him and his client on the playground swings at the end was oddly sweet. I can actually see a relationship working between the two of them, in a incredibly awkward and fumbling way.

I'd really like to see more of Alice, though. (And Nancy, but that was a given.) It still feels like The Elliot Show, and though I like Elliot, I want to see more of everyone else. (Except Jack.) I'm just afraid the show's going to move closer to comedy than to drama. Not that every episode needs heartbreaking tragedy, but we haven't really seen any truly serious cases in the first two.

Of course, I'm going to keep watching. The preacher giving away drugs is an interesting storyline, even though it felt a bit like the finale last season with Mr. Jackson. (I read somewhere that he'll be back this season--I hope so!)

I have yet to really pinpoint my vague dissatisfaction with the first two episodes. Hmm.


Once again, got a zillion open tabs, including a bunch of fic. I'm going to try to go through them and post tomorrow night. We shall see if I actually get around to it.

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[serrico.livejournal.com]

Elliot kinda scared me with his low-key approach to life this week. I appreciated it--I do miss the days of the first season, when he was manic but not *freakishly* manic--but...dude, vaguely scary. He also went back to being proto-James this week: sympathizing with his client to an almost inappropriate extent, being too upset by her hard luck story to feel confident in being able to help her, etc. They tried to contextualize that by giving us the scene at the end where he confesses his interest in her, but those James-like qualities have existed in Elliot from the beginning of the show; I'm interested in seeing just how far they're going to take those character parallels, if they take them anywhere at all.

I'd really like to see more of Alice, though. (And Nancy, but that was a given.)

That would be nice. Seeing as the show is, ostensibly, supposed to focus on *Alice*'s adventures in Wonderland...

I find Jack much more tolerable when he's fully clothed and at least partially sober. Which is still not to say that I find him all that tolerable.

Judge Fraser's clowns...don't surprise me, strangely enough. *g*

[daemonluna.livejournal.com]

Huh, I hadn't thought of Elliot's actions as James-ish, but that totally makes sense. (Although I LOVE the scene in second season where the two of them brave mental health court together.) I'd read somewhere that with the second season, they were moving more towards an ensemble show. Which is all well and good, but enough with the Elliot is Wacky card already!

And yes, the clowns! And those poor kids! And the clown nose at the end...

[serrico.livejournal.com]

(Although I LOVE the scene in second season where the two of them brave mental health court together.)

Oh, me too! That's the scene that cemented my Elliot-will-be-James theory; they were both just so *flustered*.