Miracles, episode 11: The Ghost
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annavereThat's like a Buffy episode called The Vampire. Although that makes it a decent misdirect, so bravo.
Poppi is back already, although I'm sad he's still put off by the team - I guess no drinking buddies, then? At least he's supportive of Paul even when he doesn't approve of his decision-making. Since Paul's actual father is being set up as evil to some extent, it's nice to know he'll have a counterbalance, even if we never get to see it play out.
Evelyn's son just so happens to be around, and Paul interacts like he's close friends with her and Matty both. Then Alva comes up with only two (2) bus tickets and it's business as usual.
Less so is Paul suddenly being concerned for his mental health and going all Scully after ten episodes of paranormal experience. I could see him doing that early on, or even right after 'Hand of God/Sunshine' to retreat from the implications of those incidents, but not at this stage.
The case of the week was enjoyable. Really enjoyed the visual of the upside-down office, although I was yelling at Paul not to stand underneath. The stapler chomping its way over the desk was surprisingly funny, too - the cowrite to Greenwalt should have prepared me for added comedy on this outing. Alva having a conversation in Chinese over the phone while ordering Paul about, and all their monetary woes involving buses and trashed motel rooms ("are you in a rock band?" :D) were nice moments of levity to balance out the meditation on grief.
Alva's internal process: "Let's see, I am taking a bus trip to overnight in a motel, on a paranormal investigative mission. This definitely calls for my black silk pajama set."
On the other hand, the story of the grieving father was very emotional and well done. The delivery of that line "because he missed me," where you can just hear the anger and disbelief and desperate need, was an excellent performance. There is a sustained theme of grief on the show, which works really well when taken as a whole, and makes sense with the emphasis on ghosts throughout. There's anger and denial, guilt, the longing for a second chance, and even 'Shadow Ridge' was about the pain of not knowing and how that also haunts... It weaves together quite nicely and I admire how thoughtful and quiet the handling often is.
I was going to go ahead and watch the last two episodes yesterday, but the penultimate is missing audio, a detail which I had completely forgotten about.
Poppi is back already, although I'm sad he's still put off by the team - I guess no drinking buddies, then? At least he's supportive of Paul even when he doesn't approve of his decision-making. Since Paul's actual father is being set up as evil to some extent, it's nice to know he'll have a counterbalance, even if we never get to see it play out.
Evelyn's son just so happens to be around, and Paul interacts like he's close friends with her and Matty both. Then Alva comes up with only two (2) bus tickets and it's business as usual.
Less so is Paul suddenly being concerned for his mental health and going all Scully after ten episodes of paranormal experience. I could see him doing that early on, or even right after 'Hand of God/Sunshine' to retreat from the implications of those incidents, but not at this stage.
The case of the week was enjoyable. Really enjoyed the visual of the upside-down office, although I was yelling at Paul not to stand underneath. The stapler chomping its way over the desk was surprisingly funny, too - the cowrite to Greenwalt should have prepared me for added comedy on this outing. Alva having a conversation in Chinese over the phone while ordering Paul about, and all their monetary woes involving buses and trashed motel rooms ("are you in a rock band?" :D) were nice moments of levity to balance out the meditation on grief.
Alva's internal process: "Let's see, I am taking a bus trip to overnight in a motel, on a paranormal investigative mission. This definitely calls for my black silk pajama set."
On the other hand, the story of the grieving father was very emotional and well done. The delivery of that line "because he missed me," where you can just hear the anger and disbelief and desperate need, was an excellent performance. There is a sustained theme of grief on the show, which works really well when taken as a whole, and makes sense with the emphasis on ghosts throughout. There's anger and denial, guilt, the longing for a second chance, and even 'Shadow Ridge' was about the pain of not knowing and how that also haunts... It weaves together quite nicely and I admire how thoughtful and quiet the handling often is.
I was going to go ahead and watch the last two episodes yesterday, but the penultimate is missing audio, a detail which I had completely forgotten about.
