Now, admittedly I haven't rewatched this episode since it aired, but I kind of really walked away with a different impression than you did. (Maybe.)
I mean, yeah, we ended up with Goren's MAN PAIN, but at the same time, we actually got some Eames Pain. Moreover, we got followup on the previous G/E episode. Which to me, was a lot more important and satisfying than consistency with Eames' stress. (Which, as you pointed out, we got glimpses of.) I mean, s'truth that IN A PERFECT WORLD we would have gotten a lot more of Eames coping and Bobby being freaked out for her. But, dude. It's Law and Order. The fact that we got to see Eames coming out of the shrink's office is kind of a minor miracle in and of itself.
Also remember how we didn't get a single Eames is by herself scene in the previous 5 years? I honestly think the Producers did a vaguely okay (as opposed to depressingly terrible) job of Giving Katie Something To Do. I mean, it's nowhere near balanced but it's considerably better than the sidekick status she's been relegated to in the past. (Even if the acting choices VDO and KE have, over the years, tried to push that they're partners rather than The Goren Show, now with more Eames!)
Erm, to sum up my long-winded and thoroughly confusing reply: CI has an established Goren MAN PAIN bent and I'm cheering on any and all minor hints of giving Katie something to do, so celebrate the yay?
However, yes omg with the hostage scene. That was just AWESOME. Especially since Goren kept screwing up the 'connecting' with the guy because he was so freaked out and just the "Eames!" lkdjfalkjdf *keysmash* Have I mentioned that I love them?
I kind of wish with all my soul that Annabella had stuck out the cast changes. But that's because I have to talk about Barek every time I discuss CI because NO ONE ELSE DOES.
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Date: 2007-01-04 03:22 pm (UTC)I mean, yeah, we ended up with Goren's MAN PAIN, but at the same time, we actually got some Eames Pain. Moreover, we got followup on the previous G/E episode. Which to me, was a lot more important and satisfying than consistency with Eames' stress. (Which, as you pointed out, we got glimpses of.) I mean, s'truth that IN A PERFECT WORLD we would have gotten a lot more of Eames coping and Bobby being freaked out for her. But, dude. It's Law and Order. The fact that we got to see Eames coming out of the shrink's office is kind of a minor miracle in and of itself.
Also remember how we didn't get a single Eames is by herself scene in the previous 5 years? I honestly think the Producers did a vaguely okay (as opposed to depressingly terrible) job of Giving Katie Something To Do. I mean, it's nowhere near balanced but it's considerably better than the sidekick status she's been relegated to in the past. (Even if the acting choices VDO and KE have, over the years, tried to push that they're partners rather than The Goren Show, now with more Eames!)
Erm, to sum up my long-winded and thoroughly confusing reply: CI has an established Goren MAN PAIN bent and I'm cheering on any and all minor hints of giving Katie something to do, so celebrate the yay?
However, yes omg with the hostage scene. That was just AWESOME. Especially since Goren kept screwing up the 'connecting' with the guy because he was so freaked out and just the "Eames!" lkdjfalkjdf *keysmash* Have I mentioned that I love them?
I kind of wish with all my soul that Annabella had stuck out the cast changes. But that's because I have to talk about Barek every time I discuss CI because NO ONE ELSE DOES.