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2.10 Dead Men Tell Tales Walt: "What the hell are you doing in a limo with a hooker in a funeral procession for a mob guy?" What do Indian casinos, plumbing fixtures, King Arthur, and pre-emptive murder have in common? To tell the truth, I'm not really sure. I had the hardest time writing a review for this episode. It was complex and well-written, the story came together and worked, and the ending was touching. Maybe it was the hardboiled detective genre that didn't work for me -- the tired "cherchez la femme"; the plot device of starting at the end; the wiseguy romantic who wanted to be a knight in shining armor; the bad Titanic-like music that I'm certain was intended to be bad. Maybe it was too much of a cliche that the hooker with the heart of gold wanted to leave the big city life in central Maine and return to Minnesota. Maybe it was Johnny constantly using his gift, which I think lessens its impact as a plot device. Greg Stillson was pretty much an after-thought here, used as a reason for Johnny to get involved in the first place. I still don't understand why Johnny doesn't just tell Sarah and Walt the truth about Stillson. Of course, now it's too late; Sarah will suspect Johnny is just jealous or something. One thing this episode did was feature the evil Sonny Elliman, Stillson's buddy and second in command. I remember Sonny being an important character in the original book. He tried to have Nina killed. What a prince. My absolute favorite scene was Johnny deliberately winning big in the casino, from which he is now banned for life. Did you notice that the neon sign on the casino was the same symbol that was used in the shaman episode from last year? It was supposed to represent Johnny and his cane. Bits and pieces: -- Michael Hall did his usual superior job as Mickey in Johnny's visions. He looks like a completely different person even before he opens his mouth. -- Has Greg Stillson had sex in every episode he's been in? I think he has. -- Fitz: "I read about him in the Star. He predicted that whole J. Lo Ben Affleck thing." and "There's a certain separation of the classes involved. You know, like on the Titanic?" -- Johnny: "What are you going to do? Get me in the psychic witness protection program?" Dan liked this one, but I didn't care much for it -- two out of four stars, Billie |
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