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Post by veritas on Mar 6, 2019 10:11:48 GMT
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Post by latte on Mar 28, 2019 10:56:38 GMT
Episode is called "OFFENDERS".
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Post by latte on Apr 9, 2019 10:53:51 GMT
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Post by temple01uk on Apr 9, 2019 12:47:16 GMT
Poor old Tommy, still trying to hang on and fight for her despite the issues.
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Post by latte on Apr 17, 2019 8:48:52 GMT
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Post by latte on Apr 17, 2019 9:53:41 GMT
As another episode is revealed, the more I'm of the the view that this season would be better binge watched. Do they really expect viewers to accept that Emily is just fine to be a FBI Agent? Obviously the answer is yes. Amateur hour again with the FBI raid, but going to leave that there. A lot of gratuitous violence, which is not something that hooks me into a show. But what I struggle to follow is how Emily is a very different character from S1. Not sure why it was thought it a good storytelling idea to amp up her character the way they have, but it actually makes other areas of the storytelling less believable-for example her being accepted back to the FBI. The violent assault on Tommy was vicious and almost deadly. Got to think that something is going to happen to Tommy. Had to feel for the guy when he thought he was finally making some inroads into a more normal relationship with Emily and then she nearly kills him. They find the domestic terrorist and he's killed, so that plot is over and Nick is the big hero even though the profiler did all the hard yards. It seems that Jack is being stretched to breaking point but who does he call to talk to? And a reveal about someone's own parents was another reason for the two of them to bond. Nick arrives home early to an empty home, but at least the dog is still on the scene. No Flynn is this episode or Emily's father. After thinking through the four episodes now, aside from many of the comments made already, I believe that the set production for Absentia is rushed. Probably due to budgets of course but there isnt the luxury of lots of takes for a scene. Why I'm thinking that is that Stana is a method actor who likes to get into a character and a scene. The best work I have seen her do was on Castle where there were multiple camera angles and sophisticated lighting etc. On Castle they also tended to slow a camera shot to capture Stana's skill in using her face to tell the story of the moment. In Absentia, there appears a rush and little time to dwell or savour a moment. I'm therefore getting more of a sense of Stana overacting at times as though she knows time is short and they need to move on. Changing character voices is obvious and that maybe due to Stana not being totally into the moment as a method actor needs? So we hear her own voice at times. So this episode closed the door on the domestic terrorist guy. It opened more doors with the assassinations that Emily is investigating. It moved the relationship/friendship between Jack and Alice along. It revealed that Emily is one very dangerous human being who shouldn't be anywhere near a gun or a law enforcement job.
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Post by temple01uk on Apr 17, 2019 10:14:47 GMT
I enjoyed this episode more than any other to date, the Feds believe they have the terrorist under wraps now and the case Emily and Tommy are working is becoming more interesting and now involves a US Congressman among the victims, quite an eclectic bunch, the only link between them so far however appears to be some plant poisoning manifested as a rash on their arm's or legs.
The explosion between Emily and Tommy was inevitable, it was not comfortable to watch but was never meant to be comfortable given Emily's daemons.....think of the major arguments between Castle and Beckett but on steroids with violence. The outcome of this scene will be interesting, Tommy really cares for Emily and in her own way she cares for him but does not want to allow herself or cannot allow herself to be involved too deeply at the moment, but am prepared for Tommy getting hurt or killed trying to help her chase down her past.
Its good to see that Cal 'gets' Emily and understands what she is experiencing, but until the end she seemed more stable than in previous episodes, working the case seems to be good for her but she is still trying to remember and put together what happened to her for all those years, but she needs to tell him that Valarie was her mother otherwise thats going to be a mess further down the road.
A good episode leaving a lot of unanswered questions still flying around, what is the mysterious rash that links the victims, how does all this link to Emily's experiences and are Alice and Jack getting closer?.
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Post by sydauscaskettfan2412 on Apr 17, 2019 15:45:13 GMT
This ep again ups the anti re progression of the characters, and the action., in more ways than one re final scene.....
Nick managed to place a but/tracker on a car being driven by a young woman in a supermarket carpark. We later learn the woman is the partner of the terrorist who is now living in a woody hideout/home. He is arrested after he fires on FBI and they fire back.
Back at FBI we learn that Cal spent time in Iraq and will keep eye on Emily.
Had more Castle vibes as Cal brings Emily a mug of coffee.... Emily still halucinating, this time after seeing pics on computer of autopsied Valerie.
Emily and Tommy still socialising and.....which makes the final scene more shocking. When at work at FBi Emily appears normal (till she starts hallucinating again). She's injecting truth serum to help her remember.
Two more bodies are found in the woods, and a Congressman is also found dead. All have a rash on their bodies that appears to be linked. Also in the woods, Emily wearing a bio hazard suit as is Cal, finds an injured dog, also with bloodied gums. What on earth???
The final scene is quite the shocker as Emily, because she is questioned by Tommy, re the phial of truth serum he found, she turns on Tommy, and it is very hard to watch. This is nothing like we have seen before by Stana in her acting roles, and certainly never in Castle.
All in all Season 2 is progressing faster than Season 1 did.
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Post by sydauscaskettfan2412 on Apr 17, 2019 15:58:54 GMT
I enjoyed this episode more than any other to date, the Feds believe they have the terrorist under wraps now and the case Emily and Tommy are working is becoming more interesting and now involves a US Congressman among the victims, quite an eclectic bunch, the only link between them so far however appears to be some plant poisoning manifested as a rash on their arm's or legs. The explosion between Emily and Tommy was inevitable, it was not comfortable to watch but was never meant to be comfortable given Emily's daemons.....think of the major arguments between Castle and Beckett but on steroids with violence. The outcome of this scene will be interesting, Tommy really cares for Emily and in her own way she cares for him but does not want to allow herself or cannot allow herself to be involved too deeply at the moment, but am prepared for Tommy getting hurt or killed trying to help her chase down her past. Its good to see that Cal 'gets' Emily and understands what she is experiencing, but until the end she seemed more stable than in previous episodes, working the case seems to be good for her but she is still trying to remember and put together what happened to her for all those years, but she needs to tell him that Valarie was her mother otherwise thats going to be a mess further down the road. A good episode leaving a lot of unanswered questions still flying around, what is the mysterious rash that links the victims, how does all this link to Emily's experiences and are Alice and Jack getting closer?. Totally agree re the comments on the final scene think of earlier major Castle , Rick and Kate fights, and this is on steroids and violent., which is why it is so shocking. On Castle, the worst she said to Rick, after their main two fights was 'Get Out!!'
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Post by temple01uk on Apr 17, 2019 16:24:14 GMT
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Post by lurker on Apr 24, 2019 13:58:29 GMT
It seems that FEMA attack line of story is over - 4 episodes. Maybe they could have used it longer, and maybe they will, but OK. It served to introduce the profiler into the story. The scene where the profiler enters the room and tells Emily and Cal that she will be consulting on their case was interesting. Somehow I got the feeling that she will be profiling Emily as much as the poison killer; something along the lines when Crown asked Cal to report back if anything was wrong in Emily's behavior. The profiler will be there with that purpose too. So Crown did Emily a favor, but does he trust her completely? No.
It will be interesting if the rest of the team joins Cal and Emily in their investigation. Nick and Emily in the same team again.What could possibly go wrong? I still remember the line from the finale of S01, paraphrasing 'come to that and that place, if you still think that I kidnapped my own son you can kill me later'.
Tommy and Emily? He did the wrong and the worst thing he could have done - first he tried to interrogate her and pushed her mentally into a corner, and then he tried to physically restrain her to calm her down. It looked like he didn't understand at all what personality, how damaged human being he's dealing with. There was a reason why there were no sleepovers. How do you handle a person with let's say a horror nightmare? Wake them up by physically restraining them? NO. The rest was him fighting for his life against a wild animal.
To me Emily is not different. You just see her now with all the damage. Why is this now any different from her interrogating Radford, or almost killing that guy they've arrested in S01?
Castle was a different show, a theme show. Marlowe said that they were taking multiple shots, close ups etc. because the show will take its final form in the editing room where they decide what to accentuate. Here it's different, completely different kind of directing. Ignoring everything you were used to in Castle or any other network show is the best way to watch this. There is no time in Absentia for slow camera shots, or for the discrete light. You can explain it by the budget if you like, but directing is different in the same way it was different in S01.
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Post by latte on Apr 24, 2019 23:15:51 GMT
It seems that FEMA attack line of story is over - 4 episodes. Maybe they could have used it longer, and maybe they will, but OK. It served to introduce the profiler into the story. The scene where the profiler enters the room and tells Emily and Cal that she will be consulting on their case was interesting. Somehow I got the feeling that she will be profiling Emily as much as the poison killer; something along the lines when Crown asked Cal to report back if anything was wrong in Emily's behavior. The profiler will be there with that purpose too. So Crown did Emily a favor, but does he trust her completely? No.
It will be interesting if the rest of the team joins Cal and Emily in their investigation. Nick and Emily in the same team again.What could possibly go wrong? I still remember the line from the finale of S01, paraphrasing 'come to that and that place, if you still think that I kidnapped my own son you can kill me later'.
Tommy and Emily? He did the wrong and the worst thing he could have done - first he tried to interrogate her and pushed her mentally into a corner, and then he tried to physically restrain her to calm her down. It looked like he didn't understand at all what personality, how damaged human being he's dealing with. There was a reason why there were no sleepovers. How do you handle a person with let's say a horror nightmare? Wake them up by physically restraining them? NO. The rest was him fighting for his life against a wild animal.
To me Emily is not different. You just see her now with all the damage. Why is this now any different from her interrogating Radford, or almost killing that guy they've arrested in S01?
Castle was a different show, a theme show. Marlowe said that they were taking multiple shots, close ups etc. because the show will take its final form in the editing room where they decide what to accentuate. Here it's different, completely different kind of directing. Ignoring everything you were used to in Castle or any other network show is the best way to watch this. There is no time in Absentia for slow camera shots, or for the discrete light. You can explain it by the budget if you like, but directing is different in the same way it was different in S01.
Thanks for these reflections Lurker. I've been struggling with Absentia for various reasons but you have made some pertinent points here to give me pause to consider. This line of dialogue from S1 that you recalled: 'come to that and that place, if you still think that I kidnapped my own son you can kill me later'. I'd forgotten that interaction between Nick and Emily and how he held a gun to her head. You may have remembered the key to the whole story-perhaps this is how it will all end? Totally with you on the profiler checking out Emily-she surely would be very familiar with her case. I thought the way she was cursory in seeking an update was interesting in itself-she appeared more interested in Emily than the actual case. Yes, the scene with Tommy and Emily and how he approached her and boxed her in was only going to end badly, and it did. Never corner a wounded animal. Emily asking him for help again is interesting and shows her own ruthlessness in her mission. Tommy would be well advised to rid himself of this relationship, well it was never that really but he's best to move on. Point taken on the difference between Castle and Absentia. I appreciate the difference but my thoughts were in how Stana is being directed and the production levels. It's only my assessment but Castle was her best work and I haven't seen a project where she has consistently reached that level of acting. On Castle, production levels were clearly the benefactors of a much more generous budget per episode than Absentia. Finally, I think you have probably explained Emily from S1 to S2 in a way that I can better get my head around. 'You see her now with all the damage' is exactly the lens we are looking through this season. Last season there were glimpses and flashbacks to a very softer and different Emily. This season it's full on living in the moment.
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Post by jnorton45 on Jun 15, 2019 22:09:59 GMT
Wow!!! Everything everyone else has said above and more. Best episode so far. Not that the others weren't completely engaging, but the action sequences in this one were dynamite. One thing is that they were short and intense. The gun fight in the cabin was very realistic. Gun fights with modern automatic weapons look just like this sequence. An amazingly high volume of bullets fired in a short period of time. The capture on the reload was classic. Cops are trained for that exact situation.
The fight between Tommy and Emily was super. He just pushed her over the edge thinking it was one thing and found someone completely unexpected. Something he was completely unprepared for. As a viewer I wasn't prepared for it either. We all know how fragile and paranoid Emily is, but the violence of her reaction was in on sense unexpected and in another completely predictable. It was only a matter of time until it happened. It will happen again.
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