Life: The Fallen Woman
By fred | October 26, 2007
(S01E05) I said it before but I feel the need to say it again, because we really need to let the word out, the world needs to know : despite it’s odd title, and its appearance of being just another cop drama with a twist, Life definitely is the best new series of this season. I don’t mean on NBC, but overall. I know many are in love with Pushing Daisies, and I agree it’s a pretty good one, but I believe this one is better.
It really is so much more than what it looks like, and the one thing that attracted to it in the first place, that keeps me coming back and makes the show what it is, is before everything else the writing. The writing on Life really is brilliant, and while the weekly stories might not be the greatest ones ever, they are good and allow us to dive more and more each time with all the characters, and every single character on that show is written with great accuracy and depth, much more than in most other shows.
And on that note, this episode was no different. While the story/mystery of the week was good, it wasn’t great. A somewhat pretty traditional development from the start till the very end, and the introduction of a very bad, and recurring, evil character.
And like any others, he was brilliantly written, and portrayed just as well. He was also close to Charlie in a few ways, starting with the overall attitude. Very zen and relaxed, likes to be in control, know all about things and people involved, able to read people. And I suspect when Roman looses his temper, he just explodes and kills everyone around.
Charlie does not, obviously, go that far - but as we’ve seen he can resort to violence on occasion. Old prison habits. And the source of his violence was, indirectly, Constance, his married lawyer. Apparently she’s moving away, and I hope she does because that plot I’m not too fond of.
On the same idea, I also liked that Ted was no where to be seen, because obviously he’s useless.
As I said the case wasn’t that important, it’s all about the journey. And I really enjoyed it, I truly do.
When it first started I wasn’t sure how I felt towards Reese. But with time she rapidly grew on me, and again this time the more I see her the more I like her. I also like how she’s starting not only to like Crews, although she “protects” him from his crazy mind (by not letting him suggest she the girl was an angel falling from the sky for example), but also to be like him.
At first she denied it, she didn’t want to accept.
“
Reese: No one is no one.
Charlie: Now you sound like me.
Reese: Take that back!
”
She really didn’t like hearing that. But she did it again later on, “no one is nowhere“, and when Crews pointed it out, she let it slide. She’s probably starting not only to accept it, but to see the good of this Zen attitude.
Review of The Fallen Woman : @ The Path To Zen // Everything You Need About NBC Series LIFE starring Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi