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5.4 Article of Faith Dana: "So. The psychic and the reporter. Kind of makes you feel nostalgic, doesn't it?" When is a hate crime not a hate crime? When it's a contrived murder mystery that is messy, confusing, and improbable. Yes, it was well-intentioned, but it just didn't have the bite or the pathos of a really good exploration of the psychology behind hate crimes. And Darryl Cotton was completely unsympathetic. Yes, it's hard to escape such horribly negative influences when you're just a child, but Darryl still committed murder because of hate. Murder is murder, after all. And Josh of the student newspaper was so obviously guilty; they gave it away when they casually inserted his character into the opening scenes. He practically had a sign on him that said, "Me me me!" It was an interesting twist, that he had killed his lover and disguised it as a hate crime, but difficult to believe. I wish they had done it in a way that would have made it more plausible. I've missed Dana Bright, and I would have preferred an episode that was more about her, since she was an interesting character with a lot of depth. Or she used to be, because we didn't see any of the old Dana here. Less provocative clothing, hair not quite as red -- this was Dana with the volume turned down. (Not as Bright, perhaps.) I don't think I like successful, post-psychotherapy Dana. She was a lot more interesting before. And she and Johnny used to make such an interesting couple. It's too bad, too. Because I suspect this is all the Dana Bright we're going to get. Bits and pieces: -- Dana was working for WPKV. -- Still no Sarah, even though Nicole deBoer is still in the cast. What's up? -- With all the people of color and mentions of racism in this episode, I kept thinking, blond Johnny looks so white. :) Two stars, Billie |
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