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Painkiller Jane - 1x08 - Friendly Fire
By PKJ standards a very good episode. Definately an improvement over last week, which I loathed.
I've been complaining about the writers inability to present a believable friendship between Jane and Mo, but they did a much better job this week. I mean I was amazed to see them hanging out in their spare time (eveen if they had to throw Riley in there), they smiled at each other like they actually enjoyed each others presence, Jane wanted Mo to be there with her in the hospital after the bone marrow extraction, Baumgardner identified Mo as the person Jane trusted most, and they made some inside joke references to Jane and Mo being at the academy together (though I must say I think its rather unlikely they would have gone to the academy together and been friends and then been assigned as partners after graduation). Hell, there were even some looks that could be considered subtextual.
I like female!nurse with the girl!crush on Jane. I wish she hadn't died, she was smart and trying to help out, and she really wanted to make out with Jane. Another sign the writing this episode was more competent than usual was that I cared about this side character.
Loken did a good job this episode. I felt for Jane, and for once the character didn't do anything extremely stupid or irritating. I was actually kind of impressed by that tape trick she used. Though the writers really didn't need to go through that "AND I didn't see you limping, AND you wouldn't have gone out with geeky guy, AND you don't like scrambled eggs" thing from the end. We all got it when we saw her lower back and that there was no salamander tattoo. The flashbacks really must be a command from higher up because they're in every episode, and they're all so completely unnecessary.
Mohinder has absolutely no charisma whatsoever. If someone has to be killed off this season and it can't be McBride I vote for this dead weight. He's just so awkward.
I don't know why but Jane's constant bitching about having to drive cracked me up. It's like she knew that Baumgarnder was faking the ankle thing, so she didn't need to keep asking, but she did anyway. Maybe in was Loken's whiney "fiiiiiiine" delivery everytime Jane asked, but I got a laugh out of that.
Other moments that were funny (maybe only to me, but that I enjoyed anyway):
- Mo being a little princess during the "escape" from the hospital. "Oh, my guns jammed ... ooh, my ankle hurts!" Oh, fake!Mo.
- That guy in the truck eying Jane while she was pumping gas and making a kissy face resulting in the beautiful rolled eyes/disgusted face from Jane. Jane's disgusted face amuses me.
- Jane manhandling Riley at the end. I'd been noticing all episode how much shorter he was than her, so it was just funny to see her pick him and and swing him around like a little kid at the end. Oh, Lokinator. You're so dreamy.
- Jane's deep thoughts about friendship at the end. "We often take our friends for granted until something happens that makes us appreciate them more" Okay, obvious but not ridiculous, so far so good. "Like being there for us when we breakup with our boyfriends, or when we realize that they don't really want us to be dissected in medical experiments and locked up for killing one of them". Um, Jane, muffin, I think that might just be you. Oh, wait no, just like week I was all like "Hey, thanks for helping me move my stuff Brandon. You know what would make me sad? If you were dissected in a medical experiment and locked up for trying to kill Adam. Don't ever do that, 'kay? So, Mongolian for lunch?"
- The fact that when female!nurse asked if there was anything she could get Jane, Jane flashed back to Mo's sexy lower back. Not her face, not her eyes, her lower back and low waisted jeans that slid down just far enough to hint at something tantalizing and forbidden.
But of course, because this is PKJ there were some WTF moments.
1. Baumgardner shifting shape in the middle of the hallway, right after talking to someone who was looking directly at him. WTF!
2. Female!Nurse making that highly incriminating phonecall at her station in the middle of the hallway at night when there were no people around to mask the conversation. "Um, hello, yes I think my boss may be an evil fake, please tell me if I'm right. Tomorrow is fine because I'm here all by myself with no one around to help me or hear me scream and we want to give anyone plenty of time to catch me, kill me and dispose of my body before any one is the wiser. Thanks!"
3. Jane's effusive hugging of Connor at the end of the episode. Why?
4. Jane getting that gas pump to stop directly on $23.47, yeah right! Damn, you Petro Canada my total is always like $30.01. So, frustrating!
That being said, we better see more of Jane being weary of the motivations of the team and her place on it because of her ability. Like this better be building towards something dammit. I want them to at least pretend there's there's an overall story arc and character development for the season.
That being said, one of the least painful PKJ's to date.
I've been complaining about the writers inability to present a believable friendship between Jane and Mo, but they did a much better job this week. I mean I was amazed to see them hanging out in their spare time (eveen if they had to throw Riley in there), they smiled at each other like they actually enjoyed each others presence, Jane wanted Mo to be there with her in the hospital after the bone marrow extraction, Baumgardner identified Mo as the person Jane trusted most, and they made some inside joke references to Jane and Mo being at the academy together (though I must say I think its rather unlikely they would have gone to the academy together and been friends and then been assigned as partners after graduation). Hell, there were even some looks that could be considered subtextual.
I like female!nurse with the girl!crush on Jane. I wish she hadn't died, she was smart and trying to help out, and she really wanted to make out with Jane. Another sign the writing this episode was more competent than usual was that I cared about this side character.
Loken did a good job this episode. I felt for Jane, and for once the character didn't do anything extremely stupid or irritating. I was actually kind of impressed by that tape trick she used. Though the writers really didn't need to go through that "AND I didn't see you limping, AND you wouldn't have gone out with geeky guy, AND you don't like scrambled eggs" thing from the end. We all got it when we saw her lower back and that there was no salamander tattoo. The flashbacks really must be a command from higher up because they're in every episode, and they're all so completely unnecessary.
Mohinder has absolutely no charisma whatsoever. If someone has to be killed off this season and it can't be McBride I vote for this dead weight. He's just so awkward.
I don't know why but Jane's constant bitching about having to drive cracked me up. It's like she knew that Baumgarnder was faking the ankle thing, so she didn't need to keep asking, but she did anyway. Maybe in was Loken's whiney "fiiiiiiine" delivery everytime Jane asked, but I got a laugh out of that.
Other moments that were funny (maybe only to me, but that I enjoyed anyway):
- Mo being a little princess during the "escape" from the hospital. "Oh, my guns jammed ... ooh, my ankle hurts!" Oh, fake!Mo.
- That guy in the truck eying Jane while she was pumping gas and making a kissy face resulting in the beautiful rolled eyes/disgusted face from Jane. Jane's disgusted face amuses me.
- Jane manhandling Riley at the end. I'd been noticing all episode how much shorter he was than her, so it was just funny to see her pick him and and swing him around like a little kid at the end. Oh, Lokinator. You're so dreamy.
- Jane's deep thoughts about friendship at the end. "We often take our friends for granted until something happens that makes us appreciate them more" Okay, obvious but not ridiculous, so far so good. "Like being there for us when we breakup with our boyfriends, or when we realize that they don't really want us to be dissected in medical experiments and locked up for killing one of them". Um, Jane, muffin, I think that might just be you. Oh, wait no, just like week I was all like "Hey, thanks for helping me move my stuff Brandon. You know what would make me sad? If you were dissected in a medical experiment and locked up for trying to kill Adam. Don't ever do that, 'kay? So, Mongolian for lunch?"
- The fact that when female!nurse asked if there was anything she could get Jane, Jane flashed back to Mo's sexy lower back. Not her face, not her eyes, her lower back and low waisted jeans that slid down just far enough to hint at something tantalizing and forbidden.
But of course, because this is PKJ there were some WTF moments.
1. Baumgardner shifting shape in the middle of the hallway, right after talking to someone who was looking directly at him. WTF!
2. Female!Nurse making that highly incriminating phonecall at her station in the middle of the hallway at night when there were no people around to mask the conversation. "Um, hello, yes I think my boss may be an evil fake, please tell me if I'm right. Tomorrow is fine because I'm here all by myself with no one around to help me or hear me scream and we want to give anyone plenty of time to catch me, kill me and dispose of my body before any one is the wiser. Thanks!"
3. Jane's effusive hugging of Connor at the end of the episode. Why?
4. Jane getting that gas pump to stop directly on $23.47, yeah right! Damn, you Petro Canada my total is always like $30.01. So, frustrating!
That being said, we better see more of Jane being weary of the motivations of the team and her place on it because of her ability. Like this better be building towards something dammit. I want them to at least pretend there's there's an overall story arc and character development for the season.
That being said, one of the least painful PKJ's to date.
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I was kind of floored, but this episode was actually executed pretty well for the first three quarters of it. It's almost like they had two different writers. A new one for the first part, and one from the usual group for the last part.
Baumgardner identified Mo as the person Jane trusted most
The most subtext we've had since episoe one and Jane screaming "Mo!"
I must say I think its rather unlikely they would have gone to the academy together and been friends and then been assigned as partners after graduation
Totally. The funny thing is I considered writing a fic of the two of them hanging out while they were at the academy but ruled it out because it seemed too unlikely they would have ended out as partners.
Though the writers really didn't need to go through that "AND I didn't see you limping, AND you wouldn't have gone out with geeky guy, AND you don't like scrambled eggs" thing from the end
Whose idea was it that the audience needed all this recap? There's someone on this show's PTB who's just not thinking right about what the viewers can figure out.
The fact that when female!nurse asked if there was anything she could get Jane, Jane flashed back to Mo's sexy lower back. Not her face, not her eyes, her lower back and low waisted jeans that slid down just far enough to hint at something tantalizing and forbidden.
Yeah? How could I miss that??? It was a little late when I watched the ep, but still, I'm amazed I could miss it ;).
Just hoping they keep whoever wrote the first part around so that we can get the eye candy without cringing too much every week.
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I *know*. Then it sorta fell apart with the Scooby-Doo esque recap near the end. Like WTF? people!! I liked that it was an episode *about* Jane, with Jane being proactive and not acting stupid, even if she was a little defeatist. I was surprised at how much McBride's spiel affected her when they haven't given us that much of a reason to believe she regards his opinions so highly.
Jane's effusive hugging of Connor at the end of the episode. Why?
God, that part actually pissed me off. All episode long we'd been told and *shown* how much Mo means to Jane and, when it's all over, the first person she hugs is Connor? Again - WTF!?! Especially after we've been shown Jane believes Connor, at his heart, neither likes nor trusts her because of her Neuro status. I'm not saying I want Jane and Mo making out in an alleyway or something (although that would totally rock) but don't make a point of telling and showing me how close of friends they are then *not* have them be physically affectionate with each other when Jane's giving out hugs like they're candy.
I finally figured out why I dislike Riley, especially after seeing Drunk!Riley - he reminds me of that druggie from 'Dirt'. You know, the one hanging out with Garbo and bogarting in on the sex with Julia. Like, dude, go home and take a bath. Or, you know, just go away!
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I commiserate re: the obnoxious and unnecessary exposition, but this is ad supported television, not HBO.
Lokinator is very tactile in real life, which is appropriate for a character such as Paige Sobel, but not for the supposedly detached, untrusting, motherless Jane Vasco.
i enjoy all of your posts, especially fembucks.
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So, if even this week's baddies know of the special bond between Jane & Mo... that Mo's the only person Jane really trusts and all... why are we the last to actually see it? I'm getting tired of always just hearing about it and never being shown it.
Unless you count Jane's protective "Mooooooo" scream. Which is becoming an hilarious regularity.
Obviously the writers think we're all thick as paste. Not only with the overkill 'duh!' exposition at the end... but also earlier, after Jane reads the fake report, then talks with Seth. They just have to flash back, otherwise we'd never figure out, from just the previous scene, that *gasp* not!Seth is lying. Oh, PKJ, how do we keep up with you.
Hurry up, model episode, hurry up! (Though with our luck, we'll probably get the one where Jane & Ugly go undercover as a couple first. Ugh.)
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