Just finished watching last night's Grey's Anatomy which I loved to pieces. It's been very good this year, and apparently I'm not the only one who thinks so - EW even put it on it's must watch list and it's been climbing steadily in the Nielsen ratings. I'm at a point in my life in which stories with emotional themes resonate for me far more than one's that do not. Political allegory, philosophical/metaphysical theme, or dysfunctional themes about bad parents...are starting to slowly grate on my nerves. There are however a few exceptions, for political allergory and feminism - nobody does it better than The Good Wife, for metaphysics, religion and parental dysfunction - the prematurely canceled Caprica rocks the proverbial boat. True Blood does both political and religious satire quite well. For raw emotion? There's Supernatural (bro-romance and father/son, brother/brother issues like whoa! Plus a deft examination of raw right-wing Christian mythos) and Vampire Diaries (the angst of being alone) and the angst of wanting love and to be loved.
But Grey's...sigh, it really captures how people react to a traumatic event in different ways. No one does it the same. And it avoids stereotypes. Each character is uniquely drawn and often goes against what you might expect. I find myself rewinding during it, rewatching bits, and well, falling in love.
To fall in love with a piece of art is a rare thing...a special thing. Just as falling out of love with it can be a painful and grating thing, which is separate post. In tonight's Grey's - each character was explored and furthered...in detail. Plus Amber Bensen had a small and rather interesting part - as a patient's long lost daughter. Amber, who once played Tara, looks different, thinner in the face, older, her hair shorter. But she plays that warm insecurity very well. Not only were the character's explored through their workplace duties, but also through their relationships. Admittedly the reason hospital/medical dramas work so well for me is that
I know next to nothing about medicine, avoid hospitals like the plague, and hated biology (ew).
Being a doctor or nurse was never an ambition. Candy stripper was bad enough. Hospitals tend to make me nervous and scare me. Don't like them. Which is why I love medical dramas. Legal and criminal procedural dramas on the other hand bug the beegesus out of me - because I actually did pursue a career in both fields and actually do know quite a bit about both, more than I want to.
I'm weird, I like to watch tv shows about things I don't know much about...
Was a bit surprised by this week's episode...( spoilers )
But Grey's...sigh, it really captures how people react to a traumatic event in different ways. No one does it the same. And it avoids stereotypes. Each character is uniquely drawn and often goes against what you might expect. I find myself rewinding during it, rewatching bits, and well, falling in love.
To fall in love with a piece of art is a rare thing...a special thing. Just as falling out of love with it can be a painful and grating thing, which is separate post. In tonight's Grey's - each character was explored and furthered...in detail. Plus Amber Bensen had a small and rather interesting part - as a patient's long lost daughter. Amber, who once played Tara, looks different, thinner in the face, older, her hair shorter. But she plays that warm insecurity very well. Not only were the character's explored through their workplace duties, but also through their relationships. Admittedly the reason hospital/medical dramas work so well for me is that
I know next to nothing about medicine, avoid hospitals like the plague, and hated biology (ew).
Being a doctor or nurse was never an ambition. Candy stripper was bad enough. Hospitals tend to make me nervous and scare me. Don't like them. Which is why I love medical dramas. Legal and criminal procedural dramas on the other hand bug the beegesus out of me - because I actually did pursue a career in both fields and actually do know quite a bit about both, more than I want to.
I'm weird, I like to watch tv shows about things I don't know much about...
Was a bit surprised by this week's episode...( spoilers )