Boston Legal and Desperate Housewives
Dec. 20th, 2004 02:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tenayaBoth of these shows continue to do a great job entertaining me. I highly recommend both of them. And, in one of them, a man confessed he loves another man. Beware of spoilers:
Yes, that tease, while accurate isn't quite what you're hoping for! On Boston Legal, a bad guy took James Spader's character, Alan Shore, hostage because he was angry at him and was threatening to kill him. William Shatner's character, Denny Crane, is protrayed as mentally confused at times. When he found out Alan was in danger, he retrieved a rifle from his desk and put it together while reassuring the women that had taken refuge in his office that he knew what he was doing as he'd been a Marine and a sharp shooter...or was that a pilot? Since he mostly skeet shoots now, he sat on a chair, and when he yelled "PULL!" one of the ladies flung open the door and he shot the bad guy in the shoulder with a very narrow line of fire past Alan Shore. Later, when all is calm and they are sharing their nightly drink in Denny's office, Denny muses about the events. He says that yes, he knew there was a chance he might hit Alan, but:
Denny: It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy.
Alan: Really.
D: It's something you democrats would never understand. Americans were homesteaders. We want a safe home, to keep the money we make and shoot bad guys...and, save the life of someone you love. Well, big day, even for Denny Crane.
A: I consider myself many things, Denny, but being loved has never been one of them. And now twice in the same day....
D: And the Red Sox won a World Series.
A: And the Red Sox won a World Series. You know, Tara told me that once she almost died and she thought of those that loved her. But I found in that moment, it wasn't who loved me, but rather who I loved. You know whose face I saw, Denny?
D: Mine!
A: Liza Minelli's.
D: Crazy son of a bitch.
A: Merry Christmas, my friend.
(there's a bit more, then they touch glasses and the scene fades away.)
It was an absolutely lovely scene, so true to each character.
I want to add that earlier, Tara was sitting with Alan as he calmed down after the shooting. She tells him that she loves him, but wasn't even sure if she wanted to date him. He just stares at her, but there is a wealth of emotion in his eyes, and such vulnerability...it's just incredible what James Spader can do without doing anything. As that scene ended, she closes in on him and gives him a gentle kiss. He did that thing he did in Sex,Lies and Videotape that was incredibly hot: he just kind of closed his eyes and let her come to him. It seems like he is emotionally bare but yet unable to act at that moment...somehow that passivity is incendiary, to me at least!
Desperate Housewives becomes even more layered and compelling. The characterization is wonderful (except for Terri Hatcher's character, but then I've never been a fan of the comedic relief of the hapelessly clumsy beautiful babe thing. The murder mystery plot is totally fascinating (what the hell happened 10 years ago!)
Yes, that tease, while accurate isn't quite what you're hoping for! On Boston Legal, a bad guy took James Spader's character, Alan Shore, hostage because he was angry at him and was threatening to kill him. William Shatner's character, Denny Crane, is protrayed as mentally confused at times. When he found out Alan was in danger, he retrieved a rifle from his desk and put it together while reassuring the women that had taken refuge in his office that he knew what he was doing as he'd been a Marine and a sharp shooter...or was that a pilot? Since he mostly skeet shoots now, he sat on a chair, and when he yelled "PULL!" one of the ladies flung open the door and he shot the bad guy in the shoulder with a very narrow line of fire past Alan Shore. Later, when all is calm and they are sharing their nightly drink in Denny's office, Denny muses about the events. He says that yes, he knew there was a chance he might hit Alan, but:
Denny: It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy.
Alan: Really.
D: It's something you democrats would never understand. Americans were homesteaders. We want a safe home, to keep the money we make and shoot bad guys...and, save the life of someone you love. Well, big day, even for Denny Crane.
A: I consider myself many things, Denny, but being loved has never been one of them. And now twice in the same day....
D: And the Red Sox won a World Series.
A: And the Red Sox won a World Series. You know, Tara told me that once she almost died and she thought of those that loved her. But I found in that moment, it wasn't who loved me, but rather who I loved. You know whose face I saw, Denny?
D: Mine!
A: Liza Minelli's.
D:
A: Merry Christmas, my friend.
(there's a bit more, then they touch glasses and the scene fades away.)
It was an absolutely lovely scene, so true to each character.
I want to add that earlier, Tara was sitting with Alan as he calmed down after the shooting. She tells him that she loves him, but wasn't even sure if she wanted to date him. He just stares at her, but there is a wealth of emotion in his eyes, and such vulnerability...it's just incredible what James Spader can do without doing anything. As that scene ended, she closes in on him and gives him a gentle kiss. He did that thing he did in Sex,Lies and Videotape that was incredibly hot: he just kind of closed his eyes and let her come to him. It seems like he is emotionally bare but yet unable to act at that moment...somehow that passivity is incendiary, to me at least!
Desperate Housewives becomes even more layered and compelling. The characterization is wonderful (except for Terri Hatcher's character, but then I've never been a fan of the comedic relief of the hapelessly clumsy beautiful babe thing. The murder mystery plot is totally fascinating (what the hell happened 10 years ago!)
