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eumeliaSo. James Caan. Mister Rollerball, Mister Corelone, Mister Elder Doppelgänger.
Onward to the review.
It was an ok episode. James Caan's presence levelled it up from being mediocre to hugely layered, especially when it comes to my favourite subject matter with regards to this season.
Per usual, the underlying thread of the episode was that of Daddies. Fatherhood, you are the golden thread of this show, you are (beyond the kick-ass chemistry of Steve and Danny and the Fearsome Foursome) what has made this season palpable and interesting when everything else made me want to throw things.
And so without further a do, let us talk about Danny, and the fact that he is now paranoid in a way I doubt he was before Grace had been kidnapped. I'm not saying Danny wouldn't have been over protective and have the whole "all boys are evil" (considering what he does for a living and the fact that the majority of victims in gendered crimes are women, he kind of knows what he's talking about), but he probably wouldn't have gone "Ted Bundy was ten once".
But Danny does have a tendency to be totally irrational. It's his thing. Along with being utterly overcome with emotion... it's kind of why I love him.
There was of course bonus Danny in a pool with Gracie and her little polka dot bikini!
Let me tell you, I had such flashbacks to my own childhood in the pool with my dad, even though my father didn't care about boys approaching me as they usually teased me and I hated them. *ahem*
Moving on!
I was prepared to eye roll my way through this episode, because honestly, having James Caan play someone other than Danny's relative made me wrinkle my nose, because dude, what do you do when you have James Caan's younger, blonder and more mucsly (lolz!) Doppelgänger running around?! Have they looked in the mirror, wait, they don't have to! They can just look at each other!
Obviously you have him behave like a grizzled future!Danny, who decides to nickname the boys!
I give you below, the names Tony Arche bestowed on Steve:
"McRough", "Tough guy" and "McGoo".
Danny he called: "Muscles", "Hairdo" and "Dick Tracy".
The writers did they have fun or what? Not to mention the collective noun of "Sherlocks". Lovely.
What was really awesome, when it came to Tony being in scenes with Steve and Danny was a) his outside pov on their interaction - telepathy, hen pecking, "marriage" and b) the uncanny (shut up) resemblance of Danny and Tony's appearance and their attitude. Very east coast, very randomly violent, very wise ass and very ambivalent in their attitude for the law. Danny and Tony are both "clean", but they were friends with those who were "dirty, thank you show, for that lovely rendition of moral relativism.
The plot revolved around a dead father and how you mustn't trust boys who aren't your father (or father figures). *cough* Thanks show, it's not like I didn't know you were conservative all along...
They could have been more subtle with the parallels I guess, but I suppose subtlety is for when Steve stares at Danny's bare toes and the boys have a group hug with the second most competent father figure to appear on the show to date.
Speaking of conservatism, this is a pet peeve, because I know I'm watching a Republican show, but do they have to remind me?
You do know Danny is the voice of the 99% right?
Onward to the review.
It was an ok episode. James Caan's presence levelled it up from being mediocre to hugely layered, especially when it comes to my favourite subject matter with regards to this season.
Per usual, the underlying thread of the episode was that of Daddies. Fatherhood, you are the golden thread of this show, you are (beyond the kick-ass chemistry of Steve and Danny and the Fearsome Foursome) what has made this season palpable and interesting when everything else made me want to throw things.
And so without further a do, let us talk about Danny, and the fact that he is now paranoid in a way I doubt he was before Grace had been kidnapped. I'm not saying Danny wouldn't have been over protective and have the whole "all boys are evil" (considering what he does for a living and the fact that the majority of victims in gendered crimes are women, he kind of knows what he's talking about), but he probably wouldn't have gone "Ted Bundy was ten once".
But Danny does have a tendency to be totally irrational. It's his thing. Along with being utterly overcome with emotion... it's kind of why I love him.
There was of course bonus Danny in a pool with Gracie and her little polka dot bikini!
Let me tell you, I had such flashbacks to my own childhood in the pool with my dad, even though my father didn't care about boys approaching me as they usually teased me and I hated them. *ahem*
Moving on!
I was prepared to eye roll my way through this episode, because honestly, having James Caan play someone other than Danny's relative made me wrinkle my nose, because dude, what do you do when you have James Caan's younger, blonder and more mucsly (lolz!) Doppelgänger running around?! Have they looked in the mirror, wait, they don't have to! They can just look at each other!
Obviously you have him behave like a grizzled future!Danny, who decides to nickname the boys!
I give you below, the names Tony Arche bestowed on Steve:
"McRough", "Tough guy" and "McGoo".
Danny he called: "Muscles", "Hairdo" and "Dick Tracy".
The writers did they have fun or what? Not to mention the collective noun of "Sherlocks". Lovely.
What was really awesome, when it came to Tony being in scenes with Steve and Danny was a) his outside pov on their interaction - telepathy, hen pecking, "marriage" and b) the uncanny (shut up) resemblance of Danny and Tony's appearance and their attitude. Very east coast, very randomly violent, very wise ass and very ambivalent in their attitude for the law. Danny and Tony are both "clean", but they were friends with those who were "dirty, thank you show, for that lovely rendition of moral relativism.
The plot revolved around a dead father and how you mustn't trust boys who aren't your father (or father figures). *cough* Thanks show, it's not like I didn't know you were conservative all along...
They could have been more subtle with the parallels I guess, but I suppose subtlety is for when Steve stares at Danny's bare toes and the boys have a group hug with the second most competent father figure to appear on the show to date.
Speaking of conservatism, this is a pet peeve, because I know I'm watching a Republican show, but do they have to remind me?
You do know Danny is the voice of the 99% right?
