Gone Baby Gone Discussion Thread

[ehmalo01]

I hope no one minds me doing this. I know there are several who are wanting to discuss Monday's episode, but because of the glitches on the site, we can't discuss where we normally would.

For starters, Congrats to the Cast and Crew of Miami! What a feat it is that they've accomplished!

Now--for the episode itself. I was quite pleased with the quality of television we were given last night. The elements that sometimes make Miami chuckle-able (not quite laughable in my book) seemed to be missing: Over-dramatic acting, over-the-top filtering of the images to enhance the colors, cheesy one-liners, sex, sex, and more sex, (they handled the 'affair' with tact, I thought), and the ace: an implausibly perfect Horatio.

Kudos to Teri Polo for giving a great performance as the distraught mother. Perhaps the best guest-performance in the past several years. The scene in which her daughter is kidnapped was heart-wrenching, as it should have been.

A few glimmers of hope for the future...In the interview during the 150th episode celebration, Eva La Rue mentioned that the producers, writers, etc were trying to get back to what made Miami so successful in the beginning. I wasn't quite sure what to expect. However, when I saw the SOJ's around H's neck and noticed the absence of a one-liner, I started to wonder if that's what she meant. ARE the cast/crew trying to get back to S1-3 Miami a bit more?

Season 7 has been (so far) a pleasant surprise. The episodes have been rewarding and quite respectable. Superior to the improved season 6 and FAR superior to the mediocre Season 5. Here's hoping the trend continues. From what I've heard about the upcoming episodes, this season is only going to continue being strong.

Sorry for rambling so much. It someone else's turn now.

em

[sanne]

Seeing the caps and reading your opinion makes me wish to see this epi as well..........but that will take a while

Sandra

[lucymalta]

Not quite so long Sanne..... Remember the PM I sent you a while back...? Still works...

Lucy

[sanne]

Tried it, but my PC is too slow for that....doesn't play too good.... :'(So I guess I'll just enjoy the pics and reviews and wait 'til it's aired.....

Sandra

[sundancer]

Oh Emily, you're giving a poor German DC-addict some hope These wonderful screen-caps and the way the plot and the characters were built make me really looking forward to watch season7! ;D

[lucymalta]

Nov 18, 2008 21:42:38 GMT -10 sanne said:

Tried it, but my PC is too slow for that....doesn't play too good.... :'(So I guess I'll just enjoy the pics and reviews and wait 'til it's aired.....

Sandra

d**n - that's a shame... Sorry I can't help any further.

Lucy

[gonsy]

Oh Em, thanks for your comments! Welcome to hope, maybe it's true that "THEY" read and listen our concerns! ;D For what you say and a little seen in yt I think they are in the right way!

Gonsy

[Dalet]

Em, wow, you have expressed my own thoughts to the LETTER. I...I really can't think of anything else to say except YES, PLEASE.

Dalet

[ohiogranny]

Way to go em, and thank you for getting us started.

I was on the edge of my seat during the powerful opening of this episode. It was truly heart-wrenching as Polo did a magnificant job as a horrified mother, having her child swiped right out from under her. In this episode, almost everyone is guilty of something. I also thought a lot of time and care went into the ending as Horatio emerges from the smoke, protecting the baby with his jacket, looking anxious and smudged. The reunion between baby and mother was a beautiful moment, and Horatio had a satisfied look for a change.

The middle of this episode had more twists and turns than a corkscrew, and that is what many of us like about "Miami" --- the pacing was fast and furious as they tried to locate the child. All the technical gadgets brought to the parents' home were useless against a disposable phone, though, and I wondered how many real criminals watching will pick up on that. There were several unrealistic incidents, to be sure, but they did not prevent me from enjoying an action packed, absorbing story. And as I mentioned on the "caps" thread, Horatio was wearing a blue suit --- YES!

[ehmalo01]

I can't help but wonder--will they try to make a slow, more-subtle shift to the things that made Miami so great in the beginning? Or will they try to do a 180 suddenly and 'shock' the show back to its roots? Subtle would be more realistic perhaps, but depending on how badly the show needs a boost...they might do the latter. There are a few upcoming episodes that I'm quite looking forward to. The one next week looks GREAT!!

SPOILER WARNING...

I saw on a spoiler site that Cal and Ryan almost get murdered in an upcoming episode (Cal has been in quite a lot of danger in the past 2 seasons!) and apparently she gets injured badly enough for people to worry about her survival. Now THIS REALLY makes me wonder if they're putting more focus on Cal. Its almost as if there are 2 heads of the crime lab (and 2 leads on the show). We're seeing less and less C/H interaction--could it be they're just trying to push her into more of a leadership role?

em

[sanne]

Could be......it sure sounds like a very thrilling and exciting storyline........can't wait to read more about that.

Sandra