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[ealgylden]

"A love triangle will develop among LaPaglia's Jack Malone, who's estranged from his wife; Poppy Montgomery's sexy Samantha Spade; and Eric Close's Martin Fitzgerald. Enrique Murciano, who plays Danny Taylor, will also find romance."

Ahh! Boo! No! That's just what I was afraid of! Martin and Sam have no romantic chemistry. None. They are a vast sucking black hole of romantic chemistry. They don't even like each other! Argh.

Of course the slasher in me doesn't like this, because it's so blatantly obvious that if Danny "finds romance" with anyone, it should be with Martin. But I've overcome bigger obstacles than stupid, misguided love triangles for my preferred couples before- heck, Boromir's dead and that's never stopped me from slashing him. But I'm also just a fan of the show, and I want it to live up to all of its potential. And this triangle thing sounds like a baaad idea. The best way it could play out, in my book, would be with Martin asking Sam out in the season premiere, Sam saying no because she loves Jack, and Martin going off to find solace in Danny's embrace because they're so much better suited for each other (hence Danny finding romance too). The end. WaT becomes a big success and makes its actors rich and happy, and Joan and her pairing live happily ever after.

Also from TV Guide, the first line of a mini-review of History Detectives (looks like a CSI-goes-Smithsonian deal on PBS)- "History is part fact, part speculation and part tedious nitpicking." Hey! That's my field you're... summarizing fairly accurately, unfortunately. Hm. Never mind.

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Re: Eric Close

[ealgylden.livejournal.com]

I think it's one aspect of Eric Close's characters that he's so perfectly WASPy that he simply doesn't exude much sensuality.

Well, you know I agree with you there. He's almost too... clean, too smooth and unruffled, to approach from a real sensual/sexual angle. Martin's reactions to Danny are just about the sparkiest I've ever seen EC, and that's a wee, wee sizzle (on his part, at least).

Good genes. Handsome. Calm. No emotional storms, even if he does intensely focused really well.

(Heh. You too? Hurray for middle class indoctrination.) I do see that clearly in Martin, but with him (as opposed to, say, Vin) I also see darker things lurking below the surface. To me he seems to be repressing a lot of rage and pain. That's one aspect of the character I'm really hoping they develop next season, even if it means seeing more of his irritating father. I want to see him let loose. Of course, I'm not holding my breath, but still.

Re: Eric Close

[kathlaw.livejournal.com]

To me he seems to be repressing a lot of rage and pain.

Oh, yes. Love the layers there, especially with the decision by the exec producers to include his father as one of the characters, and making him second generation fibbie.

In talking about him with declineandfall, we figured out why he doesn't work for her. She grew up with guys like he portrays, and destested them. So for her he's to be avoided at all costs. :-) She also pointed out something I confess I'd totally missed -- they gave Martin the surname Fitzgerald, and hired an actor who has the whole East Coast Kennedy preppie thing going for him.

Yeah, it's going to be interesting what they do with it. Haven't heard of any great changes in the writing/producing staff, so maybe they'll keep the same direction for the new season as they were heading last season.

Yes, my perspective on the whole Hollywood thing is different from the norm. :-) I see it from the writer side, not the viewer side, for all I understand the viewer side too.