SEASON 1 ORIGINAL EPISODES, MONDAY'S @ 10PM ON TNT
What do I have to say about Saving Grace? Well, to start I have to admit I expected a lot more from the show. Although it has the general theme of Grace being saved by her Angel “Earl”, there is no consistent theme running through every episode for viewers to get attached to. Maybe if there were some sort of particular issue that Grace had to work on or an event she had to work through then alright. But just the general idea that she’s on the wrong track and needs to turn her life around doesn’t really mean anything to me unless I have something to see her work on. That’s the basic element lacking in this show.
At times I have to admit that I love Grace and other times I can’t stand her. Honestly, do we really need to see her having raunchy sex with random and non-random guys in EVERY episode? Granted it’s her characters nature but it’s getting old and a bit boring. Holly Hunter does bring an interesting perspective to the character and a certain charm but I really can’t decide yet if I love her or hate her. Only time will tell I guess.
This episode was definitely one of the better written episodes this season though. We got a great secondary story and a great primary story. The secondary story dealt with Grace and her fellow officers discovering a torched body in the middle of a deserted area buried in a shallow grave. We find out the body is that of a soldier who just returned home from Iraq. This was a great idea on the part of the writers because before this the cases Grace followed were not all that interesting. But the overtones of “should we or should we not have gone to Iraq,” what soldiers are like after years of war, and how they’re received at home, all played a part in this story and made for a great and thought provoking episode. Grace and the boys eventually figure out that it was the father of the dead soldier’s best friend who killed him because he blamed him for his son enlisting and eventually getting killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Decent storyline all around…
The primary story dealt with Grace’s family relationship’s and in particular those with her sister and her grandfather (“Geepaw”). As it turns out Geepaw has Alzheimer’s and it’s only getting worse. It’s just an awful disease and no one deserves it; Grace agrees but even Earl can’t get her to yell and complain to God about it. Grace is utterly devastated about the condition of her grandfather and for the first time you can really see her struggling with the choices she’s made and her belief’s on religion and God. It was nice to see things starting to progress a bit in touching upon the purpose of the show.
The epitome of what’s lacking in this show occurred towards the end of the episode. It was unbelievably telegraphed that Grace would ignore her family and take her grandfather horseback riding despite his deteriorating condition, leading to his fall off the horse and significant injuries. The writers just aren’t working up to par and they play stupid games with us. Shock value does not equal good writing and its terribly transparent how much the writing has been lacking all season.
The last thing I’d like to mention is Grace’s relationship’s with Ham and Butch. I sort of felt all season that Grace’s character has much more chemistry with Butch than Ham. I just don’t see the relationship with Ham at all. Most times he just looks like a bumbling doofus while Holly Hunter and Bailey Chase (“Butch”) have a deep chemistry that just works. So what happens? Butch and Grace hook up again – they had a relationship prior to the time when the show takes place. Grace needs to get rid of Ham and stick with Butch; but I have to give it to Butch, he was 100% right when he said “she’s dangerous.” You can totally get burned by Grace because half the time she doesn’t even know what she’s doing.
Anyway, we have two episodes in the first season. The writer’s better pick up the quality or I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch past this season…
At times I have to admit that I love Grace and other times I can’t stand her. Honestly, do we really need to see her having raunchy sex with random and non-random guys in EVERY episode? Granted it’s her characters nature but it’s getting old and a bit boring. Holly Hunter does bring an interesting perspective to the character and a certain charm but I really can’t decide yet if I love her or hate her. Only time will tell I guess.
This episode was definitely one of the better written episodes this season though. We got a great secondary story and a great primary story. The secondary story dealt with Grace and her fellow officers discovering a torched body in the middle of a deserted area buried in a shallow grave. We find out the body is that of a soldier who just returned home from Iraq. This was a great idea on the part of the writers because before this the cases Grace followed were not all that interesting. But the overtones of “should we or should we not have gone to Iraq,” what soldiers are like after years of war, and how they’re received at home, all played a part in this story and made for a great and thought provoking episode. Grace and the boys eventually figure out that it was the father of the dead soldier’s best friend who killed him because he blamed him for his son enlisting and eventually getting killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Decent storyline all around…
The primary story dealt with Grace’s family relationship’s and in particular those with her sister and her grandfather (“Geepaw”). As it turns out Geepaw has Alzheimer’s and it’s only getting worse. It’s just an awful disease and no one deserves it; Grace agrees but even Earl can’t get her to yell and complain to God about it. Grace is utterly devastated about the condition of her grandfather and for the first time you can really see her struggling with the choices she’s made and her belief’s on religion and God. It was nice to see things starting to progress a bit in touching upon the purpose of the show.
The epitome of what’s lacking in this show occurred towards the end of the episode. It was unbelievably telegraphed that Grace would ignore her family and take her grandfather horseback riding despite his deteriorating condition, leading to his fall off the horse and significant injuries. The writers just aren’t working up to par and they play stupid games with us. Shock value does not equal good writing and its terribly transparent how much the writing has been lacking all season.
The last thing I’d like to mention is Grace’s relationship’s with Ham and Butch. I sort of felt all season that Grace’s character has much more chemistry with Butch than Ham. I just don’t see the relationship with Ham at all. Most times he just looks like a bumbling doofus while Holly Hunter and Bailey Chase (“Butch”) have a deep chemistry that just works. So what happens? Butch and Grace hook up again – they had a relationship prior to the time when the show takes place. Grace needs to get rid of Ham and stick with Butch; but I have to give it to Butch, he was 100% right when he said “she’s dangerous.” You can totally get burned by Grace because half the time she doesn’t even know what she’s doing.
Anyway, we have two episodes in the first season. The writer’s better pick up the quality or I don’t know if I’ll be able to watch past this season…
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