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Giving hope, and then snatching it away with both hands. No, Janni, Ben is not dealing well with this. At all. He's having a hard time forgiving himself for what he sees as a moral failing on his part, no matter that you don't care what he did with that vampire bitch. Even if you think it was rape, he doesn't. His mind very possibly broke in the lab (what with the needles and the wolfsbane and the being tied down). The 3/4ths of a bottle of Glenlivet he just consumed is, probably, Not Helping.

So, yeah, as you all should know by now, I'm all over the Broken Characters like whoa. And now I'm turning my attention to Patrick Jane, of "The Mentalist." Because I realized yesterday that there's no other show I'm watching right now where I'm sitting here waiting for a character to snap right in half. All the other shows I watch have pretty mentally stable characters. This is the only one I can think of right now that hits my "broken dude" kink right where it lives. Even "Dollhouse" doesn't do that (other than in "Epitaph One," and I'm not sure that counts because it's just the one ep).

The thing is, Jane isn't good with weapons, like, at all. Or violence. He's the one cowering in a corner when violence of any kind starts ensuing. He's planning on killing Red John when he finds him, but whether he can actually Do The Deed is up for question. And if he couldn't, I don't know if that would break him more, or less...

In Query Letter of Doom news, I've already got a rejection back from one place, but it didn't appear to be a form rejection and it was somewhat encouraging, so I'll take it. I'm still wibbling, though.

Date: 2009-11-29 06:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gates-end.livejournal.com
I enjoy watching The Mentalist too. I like Jane and Cho. And yes, Jane is definitely broken. I sometimes get the feeling like Cho has had a bad history too. I enjoy watching this series and look forward to it each week during the season. =)

Date: 2009-11-29 07:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agilebrit.livejournal.com
Well, Cho was in a gang, so there's some definite Bad there. I find it hilarious that the fandom for the show had a Dead Pool on Bosco as soon as he showed up. And it's going to be very interesting to see where they go with this and how long they string the Red John thing out...

Date: 2009-11-29 07:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gates-end.livejournal.com
*grrr* That must have been revealed in the couple of shows I missed. *pouts* Cho, I mean. I've been wondering how long they'll string out the Red John thing too, and what's going to happen if they ever catch him.

Date: 2009-11-29 08:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] agilebrit.livejournal.com
The Avon Park Playboys. "I didn't pick the name." *giggles* Somehow I find it funnier that he joined a gang that already had a name like that.

Date: 2009-11-30 06:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gates-end.livejournal.com
That name is too funny! And you're right. It's funnier that he joined it knowing the name. LOL

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