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So basically I was like, Rosie who? throughout this entire episode. But since I probably should mention her a little, here we go: I was grateful to learn that she was working as a maid under-the-table for the casino, it explains the chemicals, and it explains why she was at the casino in the first place. I mean, we don't know why Rosie was working there, but I'll go with the idea that she is doing it to earn money for school and to get out of her parents nest, which we know canonically is something she wanted to do, and leave it at that. Her working there makes the cover-up on their part and their reluctance to cooperate make so much more sense. There's some connection here that I'm not fully getting and I need to re-watch, but the whole cover-up with the construction site at the casino and this whole waterfront thing reminds me so much of Terriers. (Which, god that was a good show!)
Also, I'm kind of glad to put the lid on the whole Beau Soleil thing. Rosie was killed because she was a call girl for "the wrong guy?" That just seemed too small. It never really sat right with me. Especially given everything we know about Rosie. I feel like this episode is the first, in a really long time, to have turned the idea of what Rosie is back to the impression we had of her in the beginning. At least somewhat. She's just a normal kid, really. Earning extra money for college, and who maybe sneaks up to the 10th floor construction site to smoke now and then, overhears a conversation she's not supposed to hear, tries to use it to her advantage, and then gets killed in the process. (It's all coming together. Finally.)
Wow, for me not caring about Rosie, I sure had a lot to say about her.
Speaking of "all coming together" can I just say how utterly brilliant this show is? The show gets a bad wrap for false leads and slow pacing, but to be honest everything is falling together so nicely and so concretely, and none of it seems even remotely thrown-together. I can usually spot that garbage a mile away. Everything here seems deliberate. Every single thing. Just brainstorming right now I can only think of one false lead that hasn't come into play in the 2nd season (unless you count Stan's potential imprisonment) and that's the Mohammed and Bennet story with the girl. (And that was actually something I really enjoyed the outcome of, so I'm not going to complain.) Even the stuff with "the cage" and Sterling is relevant because of Jasper. It's lead them to Eames, who Rosie was blackmailing and who was at the casino the night she was abducted. Rosie is not a girl without secrets. And part of putting this investigation together is finding out who she really was, who her family is. And so far, I feel like everything we have learned, though it all might not play into her death, has told us something vital and something worth knowing. I want to know that Stan Larsen is far from an innocent man, and that because of who Rosie was, Alexi fell for her and gave up his idea of revenge. I'm glad I know that. I kind of want to use the word "masterful" here, but I feel like that might make me seem naive. Especially because I tend to forget stuff. But no, I'm just going to say it: This show is masterful. (I'm probably wrong, but I really don't care!)
A word about Richmond. Gwen may be indirectly responsible for his initial arrest, but he is the one who lied about his whereabouts and about his philandering. He knew that the fisherman was his alibi and he should have told the investigators that right off the bat. For him to lay the blame on Gwen for telling the truth when he couldn't is just BULL FUCKING SHIT. I have had a lot of sympathy for his character this season but this scene with Gwen was not one of them. Take responsibility for your life, man! (That said, his scene with the Mayor was 100% awesome.)
NOW FOR THE REAL REASON FOR THIS POST:
Linden going after Holder, yelling at her boss, searching through the trash, running through the woods, and finally finding Holder was the most intense, perfect fifteen minutes this show has ever seen. I wish I could fully express how fucking perfect that whole thing was. Her face when she sees him? How broken he was. Broke my heart. Same for the stuff in the hospital. God. And the conversation with Jack about the music? I just can't with these two.
I am not really sure what was up with Holder's sister and how protective of him she seemed. Especially since we know she was cutting him out of Davy's life. I want to just call her a douche and be done with it, but at the same time she seems to have finally realized that she wants to give him another chance and doesn't want him to be hurt. And since I care so deeply about his character, it's hard to fault her for that. But she really should understand that Sarah is his family now, too. Is that so unreasonable?
Also, Holder with Davy? SO CUTE, YOU GUYS! I just. Giving him the gold coin back. CRUSHED. Destroyed.
And now for the final few. Jack at Regi's dock. After the last episode, I was kind of confused about what was going on inside his head. I mean I know it must be tough, but I wasn't sure if it was just more of the same "Ugh I hate my mom" stuff that he's been going through or if it was something else. Him showing up there and literally having no where to go, having to run because he doesn't know what is going to happen next? Regi not being there. Made me feel for the kid, big time. And I know it was hard but I'm so glad that Sarah finally sent him to be with his dad. It's too dangerous for him and she's not just a regular mom with a regular job. she literally has no job, no place to live, and is in the middle of an investigation that could get her killed. I know it was hard for her but it needed to be done and it's probably one of the first things she's done for Jack that is truly in his best interest.
And now HOLDER. He is almost literally a broken man, and he comes to the airport because Jack calls. And the look on his face. He totally gets how fucking hard this is for her and he's there for her and he puts his hand on her shoulder and she lets him and finally finally the band is back together. His attack and their separation throughout this episode was just that much harder because of the way they parted in the last episode. "At least I own my addictions." Ugh. Gutted. And now they're back together and even though he's clearly scared shitless, Holder is going to stand by Linden as she delves deeper into this case. Not only because it's the right thing to do, but because she has NOBODY ELSE BUT HIM. And neither does he, really.
And it was her wedding day! Her wedding day, people. And she spent it terrified out of her mind that her partner, her friend, was killed, and ended it with him at her side, supporting her when there was literally no one else left. YOU KNOW THERE IS GOING TO BE FIC.
Okay. I am done. I love them. I love you. IS IT NEXT SUNDAY YET?
ETA: This quote from the AV Club:
"She waits at the window to see him take off safely, and Holder hobbles up to her, still creaky but determined to respond to a goodbye call from Jack. They look like the makeshift parents they are, both of them hurting like never before and not afraid to show it."
YES x 1000000000
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Date: 2012-05-14 04:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-14 04:47 am (UTC)TWO DAYS.
ETA: PM Me with what sites usually work best for you and I can see if I can help.
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Date: 2012-05-14 04:49 am (UTC)Will do! Thank you dear :)
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Date: 2012-05-14 02:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-14 10:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-15 03:24 am (UTC)I cant wait for your fic!
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Date: 2012-05-15 03:56 pm (UTC)I am working on it. (By working on it, I mean thinking seriously about it.)
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Date: 2012-05-15 03:32 am (UTC)That episode almost made me cry one too many times. Omg this show is is amazing.
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Date: 2012-05-15 03:59 pm (UTC)I was 100% kidding when I said she should know that Linden is family, haha. I mean obviously she wouldn't. That was me being unreasonable. ;)
It's so amazing. I need it to be Sunday again. REALLY.
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Date: 2012-05-15 04:04 am (UTC)Okay, I'm just going to piggyback your Rosie thoughts because YES, to everything you said. I'm very happy with the direction her story is taking. I was never a fan of the idea that Rosie was a prostitute, that just didn't seem to jive with what knew about her. Working a secret job to get some extra cash for her getaway plan, that makes sense, it's a very normal thing for a teenager to do. And I like the idea that for all of her family's messy past and her own secrets, Rosie was more or less a normal teenage girl who happened to stumble onto something terrible. On the 10th floor. (Everytime someone says the 10th floor, I get goosebumps, for real. It feels like we're so close and Sarah is so close and just AHH, EMOTIONS. I HAVE A LOT OF THEM.) Also, yes to the Terriers comparison!
Now let's talk about Holder and Linden.
This show is so stunning visually. That entire opening sequence was haunting and gritty and gorgeous. Sarah putting her hand on her gun, facing the chief and her crew down, fully expecting to get shot right then and there, but bluffing anyway because she knew Holder was there and she wasn't about to walk away from him...that is flawless television. I mean it, that is what perfect television looks like. Then everything that followed was tense as hell, but also weirdly dreamlike. I love how Sud made us feel what Sarah was feeling that desperation, that sense that maybe this is all just a horrible dream. That moment when the little girl pointed toward the woods really hit me. Something that small shouldn't be so powerful, but it was.
Then of course, Holder happened. Oh man, I'm glad they didn't drag the search out over the whole episode, I don't think I could have taken that. I love that the matchbox thing from your fic more or less became canon. That was his first thought! <333 I actually liked his sister a lot. It felt to me like she looked after her brother her whole life, but she lost him to the job which led him to the addiction, and she cut him out of her life after the last Davy incident, but still loves him fiercely. I'm sure to her, Sarah represents the thing that took her brother from her. It's not entirely rational, but it's an anger I can understand.
That being said, can we just take a minute to acknowledge how freaking wonderful/heart-shattering the Davy & Holder scene was? I can't even talk about it. It just hit me directly in the chestal region.
(Need two comments. Too many thoughts.)
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Date: 2012-05-15 04:05 am (UTC)All of the scenes with Jack killed me dead. Oh, that kid. I'm glad that they allowed Sarah to choose to send him to Helo, rather than have him ripped away from her. The airport scene left me blubbering. She's clearly willing to die for this case. Like, that is an actual possible outcome in her head and to hear her tell Jack that he can get through anything because he's strong, because he's her baby...it tore my heart to pieces. Seriously, it was a feelings explosion. And Jack hugged her back. I CAN'T DO THIS, KC. What they end the season with her solving the case, but then getting shot or something equally traumatic and then we never get a proper resolution? I'm super afraid that's an actual possibility.
Meanwhile, Holder got out of his hospital bed to be with his partner. And it was her wedding day! Her wedding day, people. And she spent it terrified out of her mind that her partner, her friend, was killed, and ended it with him at her side, supporting her when there was literally no one else left. YES.
I hope you were serious about that fic thing. Because I need something to tide me over until renegade cop times happens next week.
(Also, that scene with the psychic and Stan was brutal. And WORD on Richmond.)
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Date: 2012-05-15 04:47 pm (UTC)So... Rosie is kind of an enigma. I mean, first of all the girl is productive, Friday: Go to school, Go to dance, Drop off books at Mr. Ahmed's, Go home, Take the ferry, Go to the 10th floor to collect blackmail money, Get killed. I'd be exhausted! But also, I really like the idea that she's just a dreamer who couldn't speak up in class and who rode bikes and filmed butterflies. And despite all the evidence to the contrary, it turns out she really is that girl. I want to write tragic Rosie/Alexi fic but I need to re-watch his episodes.
I re-watched the episode last night and OH MY GOD that opening sequence. You aren't kidding when you say stunning. And even the music. WOW.
The only thing I have trouble with, I get the feeling I should feel vaguely offended by the racial implications. Even the children on the reservation are afraid to tell the truth. The look on that little girl's face. So it should probably bother me but I'm choosing to look at it as more of a corruption of power. Someone said at some point that even the tribal leaders are unhappy with the Chief and accuse her of taking money from the people, and so I'm just going to have to look at it as "this one woman and her henchmen/women."
Speaking of that though, there is something to be said about Mary. Who, far more than Sterling, I feel represents the kind of person that Rosie may have been. (Ex., That answering message she left? She's much more whimsical and child-like than the ever-serious and tortured Sterling.) Mary is soft-spoken and a little shy and she's spinning around in her chair the whole time she's talking to Linden: just like a kid would. And that's what we've been forced to remember with these last few revelations. Rosie was just a kid.
YES. The matchbook is canon! I wanted him to hand it to her himself but... it happened. Whatever. Haha. Also, yes, thank fuck they didn't drag out the search. It would have been unbearable. Initially you are kind of burned by the sister because we KNOW she's been cutting him out of her life and her son's. We understand why, but when she shows up and basically tells the one person who is standing there looking scared out of her mind for him with red rims around her eyes, to leave? No. That was not okay with me. But I get it. And you're right. The cops basically took her brother who she spent her youth raising away from her and why should she trust them? She shouldn't. And I realized that she just loves him and wants him back. And so then I was like "Oh fine, I guess you can stay."
(I was legitimately joking when I said it was perfectly reasonable to expect her to welcome Linden as a part of the family. Haha. It was the opposite of reasonable.)
Also, YOU. You are not allowed to say stuff about Sarah possibly getting shot/dying. That is not okay. You take that back! (On a side note: I almost called him Helo too, haha.)
I am crossing my fingers for a 3rd season. Maybe Veena Sud will make a really good case and AMC will be like "Fine, whatever. Do what you like." IT COULD HAPPEN. I mean, I was watching The Glades (A&E I think) and was sure it would be cancelled. Like.. virtually NO ONE watches that show. And somehow it got picked up for a 3rd season.
Oh, I am DEAD serious about that fic. It's happening. My whole plan for today is to go home and write. We'll see what comes of it.
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Date: 2012-05-16 10:42 am (UTC)Re. Richmond and Gwen and his blaming her for what's happened. It's still pretty early days and the dude is paralysed. It can take YEARS for people in that position to get to a place where they're ready to admit responsibility, even if they recognise it deep down. Admitting responsibility is a huge and scary deal because, until that point, you've got someone else to blame. Someone else to say "this wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for you". And THAT is a HELL of a lot easier than having to admit to yourself that it was actually all your own doing. So, while I definitely don't sympathise with Richmond in that scenario, I do empathise with him, because a week ago his world shattered and he's barely had time to process that yet... His reactions are super realistic and for that, I'm super thankful to the writers. To have him be all, "It's my fault, I should have done this and this and this..." would actually be a pretty big cop out in the reality stakes and as harsh and difficult as this line of writing is, I appreciate it. It's what I was (and am) looking forward to most with Richmond's storyline, tbh. The raw and REAL examination of what it's like to be thrust into that situation.
And... that is all!! Now I'm off to READ FIC. Woot.
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Date: 2012-05-16 07:16 pm (UTC)I guess I understand Richmond being unable to accept his own blame and lashing out at Gwen, but I am still, in the back of my mind totally pissed that he wasted valuable time and police resources by not divulging all of this information sooner. Not to mention getting himself shot. I feel like at the end of the day, Richmond is still a guy you root for and I would totally vote for him in this fictional election, but he's done more than one or two things that have earned my side-eyeing him. So while it may be realistic, it still pisses me off! (I am a terrible person, I know.)
Especially because I'm pretty sure Gwen was alluding to the fact that she's carrying Richmond's child.
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Date: 2012-05-16 10:43 am (UTC)/solicitation.
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Date: 2012-05-16 07:16 pm (UTC)