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I'm glad someone finally noticed that Nelle is too perfect. I think women, generally, can spot deception in another woman. Carly is too indebted to Nelle and now with Morgan's death, she can't see it, but Bobbie - who has manipulated her fair share of people - can see Nelle unmasked. It was great to see someone shine some light on the fact that Nelle is up to something. I just hope that Nelle isn't Carly's daughter. I heard that she is not. Lucy will always have a thing for Doc. She knows what she threw away, and she's jealous that Laura is going to get a good man while she settles for Scotty (whom I also love). I actually am thrilled that Lucy is eating crow. She hurt Kevin badly, and very publicly. He deserves some happiness and so does Laura. Too little too late, Lucy. I still can't figure out Nelle's endgame. Bobbie mentioned that Nelle is making herself invaluable to Carly, but I don't see her trying to seduce Sonny (thank God). If this wasn't a soap, I would think Nelle was a decent person, but since this is a soap, no one is THAT perfect. I think MB has been fantastic in this storyline, but I agree that there is way too much of Sonny's pov regarding Morgan's death and not enough of anyone else's. I mean Dante seems to have gotten over Morgan's death because he and Lulu spent more time today talking about the loss of Nikolas than Morgan. Michael gets face time every couple of days and Kristina might get one shout out each week. I think the story needs to move on from Sonny and his pity party, although I have more sympathy for him than Alexis. Sonny at least feels the pain and guilt. Can someone explain what is wrong with Alexis? Yeah, she made a bad choice, but she's acting like the world did her wrong. SHE made the choices that got her suspended, and she chose to ignore Julian's past. I don't know. She is just annoying me lately.
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I agree. I feel like the writers have finally picked up on viewers frustration that Michael shouldn't just forgive Sonny and move on, and I think you hit the nail on the head. Like Michael said, he knows how the mob works. So he understands how things can go horribly wrong, but he also knows that Sonny gives his word and then still does whatever the hell he thinks needs to be done. You could hear it in Michael's voice, the anger coming back when he was talking about AJ - which I loved. The loss of Morgan, however, has shattered Michael because that's his little brother, and like it or not, Michael has had to be a rock in many ways for both of his parents and his younger brother. Like he he said, he feels he failed him, but he also knows that Sonny will do whatever Sonny wants, and he's never going to change. I was very happy that Michael was still holding onto his anger at the close of the episode. I'm tired of him always forgiving. Valid points. The problem is that I don't see the writers ever putting words into Sonny or Carly's mouths about what they did to AJ and Michael and what their actions caused. I agree completely that it would be FANTASTIC if Carly actually brought up her part in what happened to AJ and just made this full throated confession and apology to Michael, but that's never going to happen. I was stunned that Michael even got to mention AJ and what Sonny did to him. I thought that was completely whitewashed. So I guess I'll take what I can get at this point. I can't stand Jordan. I swear she just judges people and interferes in other people's business. How exactly is Curtis so terrible for taking a PI job for Julian? He's not WORKING for Julian. He's not a hit man or a stooge or anything else. He was hired to investigate something, and Jordan is acting like he is Julian's right-hand man. She has been terrible to the men in her life - all of them: Thomas, Sean, and TJ - and Curtis. She was forgiven by three of those men, and the last guy wants her forgiveness for I-don't-even-know-what, and she won't give it. Yet, she takes every opportunity to treat him like a screw up. I hate her as a character. I wish she and Valerie would just go - and they can take Nina too. Robin has ALWAYS been in Sonny's corner. Period. I don't see her as a mob apologist. She's a Sonny apologist, but she also has had him be very good to her and to Stone over the years. So I get why she loves him. I don't think everyone has to hate Sonny just because. Robin has very good reasons for loving Sonny, and I don't consider it propping. jmo.
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Sorry folks, but I thought today was fantastic. I get that people like to hate on GH, and I've been there many, many, times myself, but today wasn't one of them. It had everything that I like about the show. It was great that today was mostly only the vet characters on screen, or at least only the scenes that were interesting. Block out and ignore anything that involves Jordan or Valerie and BM's version of Jason too, and the rest of the show was golden. Apart from those three, I loved the characters today. I love the fact that the characters brought back history that I remember as a long-time fan. For all the griping about MB,, he did a fantastic job in my opinion. He looked completely exhausted and distraught, and I love how KMC and him interacted on the bridge. Yeah I noticed the umpteenth pity party for Sonny, but I love the chemistry between those two actors. I also love them discussing the history that I remember between them and Stone and all the things that Robin was talking about. Those scenes just work for me. I also loved how Robin just called Sonny out on his cowardice. I like that she basically said "So you're going to take the easy way out and leave all the clean up for your family." Those were important words for him to hear. I also loved the scene with Anna and Griffin, because Anna got to talk about her past with Robin. Again, it's about history of these characters and things I remember. Of course I love the reunion between Anna and Robin too. Those two are extraordinary together. Lastly, I love the conversation between Michael and Carly. LW and CD have wonderful mother son chemistry on screen, and I can watch those two in any scenes together. I am also thrilled that Michael is still angry with Sonny, and color me shocked that he actually got to express his anger about what his father did to AJ. I almost fell off the couch. I also loved that Carly saw that her son was in pain, and she let him off the hook about having to take care of everybody else. I really hope Michael continues to be angry with his father, and that this is a turning point for him. The best line that came from him today was that he realizes that his father is never going to change, and none of the promises he makes to Michael is ever going to be kept. I'm sure some are saying he should have come to that realization a long time ago, but I don't agree. It takes a loss like this one, a second loss, when you realize that the first betrayal wasn't a fluke. This is exactly who Sonny is. And that's what Michael said to Carly today. So for me, I loved everything about today's episode. Kudos to all the actors who brought their A game.
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It drives me INSANE that Michael is not allowed to feel anger at his father - ever. The same with Carly. He's never allowed to feel genuine disappointment or anger or resentment or whatever. If he does, every single person lines up to tell him that he shouldn't do it. Somehow, Michael's feelings are less important than saving Sonny (or Carly) or whomever. I HATE that! I swear, is it written in a GH Standard Operating Procedures Writing Manual that no matter which new writing regime is taking over, Michael Quartermaine Corinthos is never allowed to 1) have a decent storyline; 2) be angry and stay angry when he's completely justified in doing so; and 3) must always be "Mr. Fix-It" for his family without ever allowing him the darker edge we all know he has and would be great to see if allowed. Un-believable.
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I have no doubt at all that Remy loved her brother. That was demonstrated when he was being held down as a child and his face slashed, and she was desperate to get to him. My point is only that of the two siblings, Remy is more ruthless and deadly. Roman has been spoken about like he's a sadistic sociopath, a maniac. The last episode proved otherwise. He is damaged and alone. I think he has a deep resentment of Jane for choosing to erase her memories - and him - for the good of the mission. When she said to him "the first time we met, you killed six cops," Roman exploded and reminded her that it WASN'T the first time they met. They have an entire history together - decades of memories - and she chose to erase it all, and him, for the good of the mission. She was also able to be a more effective and efficient killer, even as a youngster. Whereas Roman didn't come by it naturally. It had to be beaten into him. In saying this, I am not saying that Jane is a sociopath or unfeeling. Instead, I am saying that Jane's initial opinions of her brother have been turned on their head. She sees him in a different light now, and I loved how she called him "Ian" at the end. "I love you, Ian." It was a personal moment between them that had nothing to do with their alias.' No, Weller ALWAYS suspected it was his father, which is why they hadn't spoken to each other in decades. That's why they were estranged. Also, did his mother die when he was young? I don't see Weller being able to confront his emotions on his own, and if his mother wasn't around, and it was just his father, I can see why he has no social skills. Also, yeah, Weller can be rude, but he has also shown a compassionate side. I liked Weller a lot last season, and this season, the writers seem to be writing him differently - very hot headed, going from woman to woman, fighting with other people. The writers need to get back to season one Weller, who I liked alot. It was a lot more than that. Jane WAS lying to him the entire time, and she WAS responsible for getting Mayfair murdered. How is Weller suppose to just ignore that fact? We had the convenience of seeing both Weller and Jane's side of the story, but if you look at it purely from Weller's pov, he can only feel betrayal. Heck, even Mayfair's reaction to finding out the truth about Jane was betrayal - "I wish I could see his face when he finds out the truth about you." Weller didn't just "take it out on Jane" for no reason. He had very valid reasons for his anger, and on top of that, he allowed his father to get back into his life because since he thought Jane was Taylor Shaw, Weller believed he had been wrong about his father the entire time. Instead, Weller was right. His father did kill Taylor, and because of Jane's deception, Weller lowered his guard, ignored his instincts, and he got betrayed all over again. On a side note: Was it ever established on the show if Weller's father was a pedophile? I got that impression because part of why Weller was so angry was because he thought Jane was Taylor Shaw, he allowed his young nephew around his father too.
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I don't hate Weller the way many seem to here. I do agree that his character suffers from whiplash syndrome in that he seems to go from woman to woman, but I also get that he's had a traumatic childhood. I mean the guy had a murderous or pedophile for a father, and he murdered Weller's childhood friend. Then he suckered Weller into allowing him to get close to him again only to confess that "Yeah, you were right, I did murder your friend all those years ago." Throw in Jane's betrayal and Mayfair's murder, and I can find some sympathy for the character. That being said, the writers are not doing him any favors. As you guys mention, he seems to go from woman to woman, although it's not out of character for a man to do that when he's hurting. It's just a little too random for me. Regardless, I still like Weller and want to know his connection to Shepard and why they have been watching him for 20 years. Reade and Zapada are great characters, but this side story of their's just seems so unnecessary. It's completely separate from the rest of the storylines, and I feel like it slows down the other stories when we have to invest time in a "Did he kill him or didn't he?" drama. I concur with everyone that the real prize of Blindspot right now is the Jane/Roman relationship. THOSE two are riveting on screen because both characters are likable and sympathetic. I never thought I would consider Roman likable or sympathetic, but he managed both of those things in this last episode. He broke my heart, in fact. When Jane said he loved killing, Roman quietly admonished her saying "I see the way you look at me, like I'm a sociopath," and then he basically lets her know that she made him what he was and after she left, Shepherd finished the job. He demonstrated in the very next breath that he IS capable of mercy when he refused to kill any of the guards he was taking on in the hallway after Jane quietly reminded him that he was fighting innocent people who had no idea that they were in a war. He got the point, and made a conscious decision not to kill. This demonstrates that the guy is not a maniac or a sociopath. It's also sad that he thinks so little of the value of his own life. So I loved that Jane set him straight on that point, and their scene together at the end with the gum wrapper, Roman crying, and Jane consoling him was the emotional cherry on top. When Roman told her that the old Remy would have made the mission her priority and not his life, Jane was stunned. She's starting to realize that Remy was a ruthless killer. Then she let him know that she hopes that other person never comes back. Can we please get way more scenes of these two in upcoming episodes? My only fear now is that Roman is going to die, which would be horrible because I think he is a fantastic addition to the show. I would love to see him get turned. I could see him and Patterson together at some point. He's so serious, deadly, guarded, and damaged, and she's the total opposite - funny, nerdy, forgiving and endearing.
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Understood. I don't disagree with you. I don't know about that. It seems fairly convenient that Jane, as a youth, had no problem snapping a rabbit's neck when her younger brother couldn't do it, and he was punished by having to listen to his rabbit die a slow, horrible death. That seems like "nature" to me, in terms of Jane. In fact, I could argue that Roman is more an example of "nurture" than "nature," since he couldn't kill the way Jane could at a young age. So if Jane started out as the more prized pupil than her brother - in Shepard's eyes - I'm guessing it's because she was more ruthless. It's an interesting debate to have, which is why I wish the show would focus more on the Jane/Roman relationship. Agreed. I think it helps tremendously that Jane doesn't have the baggage of the memory of her childhood, and without that baggage, she is able to fashion a new path for herself. Her brother doesn't have that option, and with the mental abuse that Shepard loves to deal out that he's not as good as his sister doesn't help either.
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This. All of it. I don't dislike Weller, but I agree that the really intriguing stuff for me is the Roman/Jane relationship, and Luke Mitchell can do the drama and emotional scenes along with the fighting. So lets up the storyline with more about Roman and Jane's past.
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Jane was worse than Roman. The only reason she's not murdering just like him is because she had a memory wipe. Jane is actually more ruthless and deadly than Roman. I like Weller, although I can respect those who don't. We all have characters we like or dislike, but I do like the dynamics between Jane and Weller. That being said, I wish the writers would spend more time exploring Jane and Roman's relationship too. We only get snippets here and there, and I would love to know a lot more about their childhood.
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It's perfectly natural, from my experience, to continue to call someone "uncle" if you've been calling that person that way since childhood. You don't just suddenly think "Oh, I'm an adult now or I'm older, and I can call him Sonny." In a blended family, calling non relatives "uncle" or "aunt" or even "Grandma" is common, and it doesn't stop when you become an adult.
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That's a valid point. I don't think Michael and Dillon have shared a single scene together apart from yesterday, and it was only to fight.
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Not at all. I mean Michael actually explained to Kiki why he was apologizing. So no, I don't know how he's blaming her for putting Morgan in the car. He told her that she's doing what he was doing, which was blaming themselves for something they had no control over. So no, I didn't see that at all in his statement of "I'm sorry too." As for Dillon, meh. He hasn't been there for his cousin, and I don't even know if he said a word to Michael regarding Sabrina. The entire scene at Kiki's place was plot point writing that frankly, I'm not sure why it happened. The more I think about it: Why was Michael written into that scene? What was the point of it? The writers better not be thinking about a Michael/Kiki redux.
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Agree on all points. Part of what I've missed most with BM in the role has been the relationship of Michael and Jason and how CD and SBu just worked, chemistry-wise as family. I agree that the scenes would have been so much better with SBU, but I didn't hate the scene with BM today - which is new for me. I'm sure he'll be back to crap acting by tomorrow. But that's Michael. He blames himself and takes care of everyone else. Even with Kiki. He was going over there to see how she was doing, and then overheard what she said to Dillon and flew off the handle. Yet, within minutes of yelling at her, he was apologizing again. I'll give Michael slack since he lost his girlfriend and his brother to violent deaths within a week or so of each other. He knew he was wrong for yelling and blaming Kiki, and he apologized the minute he heard her beating herself up for Morgan's death just like he was doing. Today was good stuff. I would REALLY prefer it if it was Michael who finds out about Ava and what she did rather than Sonny or Jason. How many Sonny v. Ava scenes/storylines can we sit through. Hero Jason? I say pass the leading man stuff off to the next generation. Ava played a huge part in AJ's death, and she also played a huge part in Sabrina's death by keeping silent about who the real killer was at GH, and NOW she's responsible for switching out Morgan's meds. That's three people that Michael loved that he lost as a result of Ava. He should be the one to uncover the truth. I would love to see that. I liked the scenes CD and MW had with each other a year or so ago when he was at the five family meeting. I would love to see those two spar - NOT become lovers - just adversaries.
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That look is back in Michael's eyes (insert happy dance). That anger and contempt for Sonny. I never thought that was going to happen again, but it's there, and I'm thrilled. I have to say that I loved how CD played that entire reveal. Michael didn't need to be handled by Dante; he wanted to know the bad news, and he wanted to know it now. Once he had the news, and Dante was trying to move Michael into a private area, Michael didn't want to move. He wanted answers. I love when Michael just puts everything together and calls it like he sees it. The car was Julian's; there was a bomb in the car; and the bomb killed his brother. 1+1=2, and the "2" is Sonny. I also loved that Michael wouldn't accept Sonny's hand on his arm in consolation. Michael was pissed and wasn't going to be coddled by any of them, not Sonny, not Dante, and not Jason. He was going to be angry and vent, and he did. He also laid Morgan's death squarely at Sonny's feet - no excuses. He also, as Michael is prone to do, took some of the blame himself for not being there more often to help Morgan during his manic episode. I only have two fears now: 1) that Michael will forgive and forget in another day and all is back to normal; and 2) Jason will take over and figure everything out and be the hero and Michael gets pushed back into the background. Here are my hopes: 1) Michael stays angry at his father and doesn't change over it. I'm not saying he has to hate Sonny, but I wouldn't mind him losing those rose-colored glasses forever. The best part was Michael telling Sonny (paraphrasing) "You told me to leave Paul alone because revenge has consequences. Then you basically went out and did the opposite of everything you preached, and now Morgan is dead;" and 2) Michael finally gets a freakin storyline. I swear Kiki, Franco, Griffin, Fin, Hayden, Jordan, Julian, Claudette, and Nathan are getting storylines. Michael has WAY more backstory to tap into and legacy family connections galore and appeal and talent. So why is he being backburned again? Let's hope some new things are coming his way. I agree that calm, focused anger looks sexy on CD.
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Ah, there you go. I loved SK/AJ too, and I was furious when the writers did a complete about face regarding Michael and his anger at his father. I was really enjoying that stuff. Frankly, I loved AJ and Michael. I thought Sean and Chad had wonderful chemistry, and I still wont' forgive RC for turning Sean's AJ into a mess and then killing him. Ugh, don't even get me started. I'm okay with Griffin being Duke's son. We have two male Quartermaines already, and they aren't even using the one with plenty of story to harvest. I'm just glad the writers are giving Griffin more of a voice and some passion in his scenes. Oooh, nice theory there.
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Correct. We don't know for certain that he didn't plant the bomb. My thought, however, is that it's a STUPID way to dispose of an enemy because a bomb isn't subtle, and everyone would suspect Sonny. It just doesn't sound right.
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No, it's not the character. I've been a Jason Morgan fan for the two decades the character existed. I know many did not, but I always loved SBu in the role, and he was emotional in his scenes with the Corinthos clan. I've heard a lot of talk about BM from people, but I'm sorry, he should be able to turn in some better scenes than what he's bringing. I mean - a family member died. Why can't he act like it? Why does the character of Jason Morgan prevent him from doing that? Jason has cried many times over losses in the past. I do agree with you completely that BM would have been MUCH better suited to a different character than Jason Morgan because he likes playing the silly, over-the-top stuff. That stuff is in his wheelhouse. Playing quiet scenes effectively without all the dialogue and smiles and schtick? Not so much. I don't think it's Julian - but maybe Paul. I'm just not sure why he wants to kill Julian. If his guy says that he didn't plant the bomb, then Sonny didn't set anything in motion. Someone else did. I actually wouldn't mind if Sonny wasn't guilty of this because killing your own son is something the character nor Carly would ever recover from, and I don't want to spend the next couple years with Sonny hating himself and Carly hating him. I know many hate Sonny and MB (and I'm not one of them), and I was happy to see that Griffin got through to Sonny, and Sonny was willing to try a different way. Character growth is important for me in a character. He heard Griffin, listened to what he had to say, and took a positive step forward. I don't think it's a bad thing to find out later on that he was not responsible for the bomb. Of course by then, Carly will probably have left hi and moved on and the damage can't be repaired. I actually like Sonny and Carly together. So I hope they don't break up. I don't want to watch Sonny with his 1,000,000 girlfriend or Carly with a new guy when Michael can't even have a storyline after two years of nothing.
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Agreed. BM needs to be able to play the role - period. It's a death in the family, and every actor (MB, DZ, LW, and CD) was bringing it. He's an actor - someone dear to his character died - act like it. BM has not made any effort in this role, and unless he can play a part that is jokey and chewing the scenery, he doesn't know what to do with it. At least, that's what I'm assuming because I hear he's so great, and yet, I'm not seeing it at all. Heck, I bet the viewers were crying more and emoting more watching the episode than BM did in any of his scenes. Btw: Great episodes these last two days with Sonny, Carly, Morgan, Ava, Dante, and Michael scenes. This stuff only works when you have all that history with the characters/actors. I didn't detest BC the way some did, and he did a good job with the bi-polar storyline. I can't imagine what Carly is going to do, but Sonny did call off the hit. I have a feeling that bomb wasn't planted by him. I mean, really - who puts a bomb in a car if they want they want to make sure it happens as an accident? Considering that EVERYONE knows Sonny was gunning for Julian, a bomb in his car is too sloppy. I suspect that someone else try to kill Julian, and that will come out later.
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I thought DZ, MB, MW, and LW were great. I don't think any of them were lacking in how they portrayed their devastation. I give kudos to all of them. I felt the pain, the desperation, the anger, the grief - all of it. BM was sorely lacking yesterday. I mean a total stranger could have died for all the emotion he showed when talking to Dante. He was better yesterday in telling Sonny, but not by much. He seems to be playing Jason like he knows these people but has no real affection for them beyond what any person would feel for someone they don't know well who lost a child. He was the one that was disconnected for me. Yeah, and considering he just lost Sabrina too? It's not a good month for Michael. I can only hope that the writers have something in store for him beyond mourning people and being everyone's grief counselor.
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I think the stubble looks nice on him. I don't think he's trying to scrounge up anything, and he would probably look good with a nice close-stubble thing going if he wanted, but I think the writers are just trying to show that Michael hasn't slept or shaved. I thought Michael's eyes were blood shot, like he hadn't slept. I took that more as a son reacting to the idea that Paul tried to murder his mother. I'll give Ned a pass until and unless we see him plotting with a hitman to take out Paul. So is the character definitely being recast? I hadn't heard any confirmation one way or the other.
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It's always wonderful when Wally shows up on GH. I just wish it wasn't for the once-and-gone cameo. I agree that the three of them have great family chemistry, and if they would allow Michael to have scenes with the rest of the Q family besides Tracy, he would add to that family dynamic. Have Michael and Dillon even shared scenes? I can't remember anymore. I don't find Jordan to be a very likable character at all. She is SO self-righteous. She won't forgive Curtis even though the guy trips over himself to try and be better, and when he asks for her forgiveness, she won't give it. This is a woman who has lied repeatedly to various important people in her life and been forgiven herself. I can't with her.
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Michael "should be" alot of things, but the writers only seem to like him written as 1) very understanding and forgiving about everything; 2) always willing to take on someone else's kid and set up house; and/or 3) having Sonny ALWAYS be the one to either a) take credit for something Michael did; or b) stop Michael from doing something that would at least give him more of an edge and some drama instead of always being the nice guy. The writers are completely wasting CD and the character history of Michael in favor of every other newbie on the show. I wouldn't mind Michael going into Paul's cell block and quietly raging against Paul. Michael needs to go a bit dark considering EVERYTHING this man has been through in his life, but I bet Sonny will give him the 150th pep talk (about advice that Sonny will never take himself), Michael will agree, and Michael will leave. Then wait another three weeks until Michael shows up again while Claudette, Finn, Hayden, Nathan, Kiki, Nina, Franco, Curtis, Jordan, and the rest of the new characters get front and center storylines. (insert eyeroll)
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I guess the argument to be made is whether anyone at anytime would miss a newbie storyline or have that new character impact the show the way a vet character would/could. For me, there's no comparison. Yes, your point is valid in that any character can leave the show and the show won't be irreparably harmed - unless they start killing off GH vets - because that WOULD create irreparable harm, imo. I've been watching since the 1970s, and I can tell you if the writers were to kill off anymore GH vets, I don't think I would continue to watch much longer because then the show would just revolve around a bunch of new characters that have zero history with the show. Could Nina, Kiki, Finn, Franco, Dr. Andre, Jordan, Valerie, Curtis, Hayden, Ava, etc. carry the show entirely on their shoulders with their characters alone? No way. Hopefully, the new writers have learned to NOT kill off anymore GH vet characters. They can go off or be presumed dead but no more deaths like AJ, Alan, Emily, etc. They were doing a heck of a lot more back then than what they are doing now, and at least they had off the charts chemistry that even when the storyline was boring or repetitious as hell, the chemistry between the actors/characters held my attention. That's not happening AT ALL with BM and Kelly.
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Not for me. I loved Jasam as played by SBu and Kelly, and it wasn't all crying, screaming and begging. There were a lot of great moments with them, but most important, there was real drama and chemistry and connection brought by the actors. You need that in order to make me care about them as characters and as a couple. I get none of that from this new Jakesam version. I mean, what's their storyline? They spend ALL their conversations on Julian and Sonny. All day, everyday. This isn't the change that helps anything. For me, they are incredibly boring and have been for a year. Give me Kevin and Laura. They are my new favorite couple. Those two have chemistry AND know how to use their history as characters.
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In an interview with Luke Mitchell, he said the bunny was a metaphor for weakness, not Weller or a specific person. I think Roman is afraid that if Jane does not come back as "Remi" that Shepherd is quite capable of killing her, and he's desperate to save his sister - which is why he covered for her. I would like to think that there is a guy underneath who can be salvaged and not just a guy who is crazy just for crazy's sake. I think more is to be revealed. Hopefully that is coming. I mean the audience has to be told why Roman and Jane became the cold-blooded killers they became. Jane has the luxury of a complete memory wipe, which I assume is all her traumas from the past. Roman has no such remedy. I am curious, for instance, where he got that scar, and from the flashbacks, he got it as a kid. In that same interview, Mitchell said Shepherd is a bit of an abusive "mother" in that she likes to put down Roman and prop Jane. I wonder if she does that to engage him to act more to please her, but I think she's a bit of a twisted nut herself. Bottom line for me is that I really am intrigued at the relationship between Roman and Jane, and I want to know more about their pasts and their childhood. I like Weller too, but there's room enough for his angst and theirs.