1 + 1 = 1? (life)
Jenn S. said...
I actually enjoyed the last few minutes of the episode because I didn't see it as romantic. Instead, what I saw was two people who have been disconnected from others realizing the importance of connection.
Crews often floats in his Zen bubble, detached. Reese is the connection through which he returns to Earth. She knows how to reach him: "What do you see, Crews?" Aside from Reese and Ted, Crews doesn't have many people in his life who connect with him. I'm reminded of the first season in which we saw Crews going through woman after woman. There hasn't been as much of that in this season, and I theorize that's because Crews and Reese's partnership has been grounding him more.
Reese has a bad history of choosing who to love and trust. The first season showed her hooking up with a stranger; the morning after, she didn't even want to know his name. Her relationship with Tildwell has been inexplicable--his treatment of her bordered on sexual harassment at first. Crews, however frustrating she found him, has always treated her well. I think Crews has become a rock for Reese in ways she didn't realize she needed. She taunted Roman in this episode because she knew, absolutely knew, that Crews would come for her.
What I saw in both characters' eyes, thanks to the actors, was a realization of trust and love that went beyond the physical. They've each found someone who fills that need for connection. One of the reasons I dearly hope Life gets renewed is to see how Reese and Crews' friendship grows. I can't think of any other show on TV that has the potential to portray a deep friendship between two people of the opposite sex.
12:36 PM, APRIL 09, 2009
I actually enjoyed the last few minutes of the episode because I didn't see it as romantic. Instead, what I saw was two people who have been disconnected from others realizing the importance of connection.
Crews often floats in his Zen bubble, detached. Reese is the connection through which he returns to Earth. She knows how to reach him: "What do you see, Crews?" Aside from Reese and Ted, Crews doesn't have many people in his life who connect with him. I'm reminded of the first season in which we saw Crews going through woman after woman. There hasn't been as much of that in this season, and I theorize that's because Crews and Reese's partnership has been grounding him more.
Reese has a bad history of choosing who to love and trust. The first season showed her hooking up with a stranger; the morning after, she didn't even want to know his name. Her relationship with Tildwell has been inexplicable--his treatment of her bordered on sexual harassment at first. Crews, however frustrating she found him, has always treated her well. I think Crews has become a rock for Reese in ways she didn't realize she needed. She taunted Roman in this episode because she knew, absolutely knew, that Crews would come for her.
What I saw in both characters' eyes, thanks to the actors, was a realization of trust and love that went beyond the physical. They've each found someone who fills that need for connection. One of the reasons I dearly hope Life gets renewed is to see how Reese and Crews' friendship grows. I can't think of any other show on TV that has the potential to portray a deep friendship between two people of the opposite sex.
12:36 PM, APRIL 09, 2009
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