Numb3rs 2x17 - "Mind Games"
Mar. 12th, 2006 12:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
castalieWent to Paris with Rissy yesterday and froze my ass of. It was weird cause I know it's been much colder the past month but yesterday didn't agree with me. And because it was pretty cold and it was Saturday and we were in Saint Michel, every Starbuck was packed - and every Paul as well - and we visited around four Starbucks, I think, from Saint Michel to Le Marais passing by Les Halles and nothing. Talk about depressing *pout* But seriously I was so cold that it took me an hour to feel warm again after I was back home. Maybe I was just tired, I dunno.
Oh and speaking of Saint Michel, we walked near the Sorbonne and dude, it still looked like there was a mini civil war in the area, there were so many CRS cars and stuff!
Today I'm seeing
SAM and I hope we'll be luckier cause me wants my Starbucks fix! *stomps foot*
On the fannish front now: I've spent my evening/night watching a) the new Numb3rs and b) Life on Mars again. I foresee rambling on that show in the near future *nods to self*
So "Mind Games" wasn't one of those Best Episodes, it was more a regular episode and I thought it was a lot of fun *g* I love it when Charlie gets pissy and/or petty, and dude, he was so incredibly stubborn in that ep!
Me, I do believe in psychics and ESP stuff so I was rather amused at Charlie's insistence that it was all rubbish. I mean, technically I expect people to respect my opinion so I respect others' as well, even when they're the complete opposite of mine, and if Charlie doesn't believe for a nanosecond that ESP and ghosts and whatnot exist it's fine by me - but I'm always surprised when people don't, not even for a second, consider the possibility that what they're saying might be wrong. Like, I do believe in ESP but I can admit that maybe it doesn't exist, I mean I don't believe it doesn't but as long as something hasn't been proved for good, how can you affirm one way or the other, right? I do have beliefs regarding death and what happens afterwards but I can't say "That's how it is, that's the Ultimate and Only Truth" because dude, I don't know for a fact, I just believe, you know? And when Charlie is all "talk about blind faith" it amuses me cause it's like the pot calling the kettle black - he's in the exact same situation as Larry, only in inverse.
Also his whole argument being based on the fact that there's never been any proof that paranormal is part of our reality made me smile because hello! Who is always talking about the fact that absence of proof isn't a proof of absence? Yeah.
But whatever, Charlie had his conviction on the subject and I was quite impressed because this is a guy who doesn't cave under 'peer pressure' - it's like just about everyone was siding 'against' him and he still didn't change his mind. At least he sticks to his conviction. But if he could have been more open to discussion, that would have been pretty cool.
Anyway, I liked the argument between Charlie and Don and this time it was Charlie who left the room in a huff - I quite enjoyed Alan's "CHARLIE" when he did, btw. What I loved even more was when Charlie went back to the office to work on the case - and even offer a solution - and what I loved even more was the little exchange between the brothers in the coffee room: it was sweet *g*
Now about Kraft... being a psychic doesn't mean you have to act like a jerk. A little tact could have gone a long way to make the situation easier for everyone. The scene in front of the lift started amusing with Charlie being a smug little shit but it turned out to be not so amusing when Kraft mentioned Margaret. And, well, I'll admit I adore the idea of Charlie's mother still being there, in particular around her son, but even if I decide to believe Kraft at this point, it was a tactless thing to say. You don't go around saying stuff like that to people who a) didn't ask anything and therefore aren't mentally prepared at all for that kind of 'revelation' and b) don't even seem to like you. It won't work on everybody, case in point. So I'm like, dude, you're only antagonising people who might have decided to listen to you at one point if you'd been just a tad smoother in your approach.
Also... Kraft seemed so cold. Was it to make Charlie's pissiness look less shitty? Like, if the psychic had been all nice and sweet and really caring, Charlie's insistence at making him look like a fraud would have seemed seriously mean? But thing is, though I wanted to like Kraft because I love psychics and stuff, I couldn't really root for him because the man was... I don't know, disturbing maybe. Or maybe he just was too confident, too aloof or something. I don't know, all I know is that there was something in the guy I thought was just creepy.
Speaking of Kraft and his attitude and the whole I Believe in You v I Don't debate, the Larry v Charlie scenes were awesome! Sure, they kinda always are but usually they're on the same page... here they weren't even on the same book - not even the same library, actually - and it was quite interesting seeing them confront their thoughts on the matter *g*
On the Random Thoughts:
Larry paid for Charlie's meal... aww it was such a little thing - and that spoke of long time practice too - but I thought it was sweet all the same. It's the kind of easy thing you do for your friends *loves*
Larry and Charlie played air hockey again, yay!
I adore all those scenes with the Eppes men and the dinner scenes in particular. My domesticity kink loves those moments!
Dude, the CIA knows how to pick good names for their programs. Well, maybe not all the time but seriously! Stargate program? *loves*
Okay now, off to watch an episode of Life on Mars before leaving the house *is a happy addict*
Oh and speaking of Saint Michel, we walked near the Sorbonne and dude, it still looked like there was a mini civil war in the area, there were so many CRS cars and stuff!
Today I'm seeing
SAM and I hope we'll be luckier cause me wants my Starbucks fix! *stomps foot*On the fannish front now: I've spent my evening/night watching a) the new Numb3rs and b) Life on Mars again. I foresee rambling on that show in the near future *nods to self*
So "Mind Games" wasn't one of those Best Episodes, it was more a regular episode and I thought it was a lot of fun *g* I love it when Charlie gets pissy and/or petty, and dude, he was so incredibly stubborn in that ep!
Me, I do believe in psychics and ESP stuff so I was rather amused at Charlie's insistence that it was all rubbish. I mean, technically I expect people to respect my opinion so I respect others' as well, even when they're the complete opposite of mine, and if Charlie doesn't believe for a nanosecond that ESP and ghosts and whatnot exist it's fine by me - but I'm always surprised when people don't, not even for a second, consider the possibility that what they're saying might be wrong. Like, I do believe in ESP but I can admit that maybe it doesn't exist, I mean I don't believe it doesn't but as long as something hasn't been proved for good, how can you affirm one way or the other, right? I do have beliefs regarding death and what happens afterwards but I can't say "That's how it is, that's the Ultimate and Only Truth" because dude, I don't know for a fact, I just believe, you know? And when Charlie is all "talk about blind faith" it amuses me cause it's like the pot calling the kettle black - he's in the exact same situation as Larry, only in inverse.
Also his whole argument being based on the fact that there's never been any proof that paranormal is part of our reality made me smile because hello! Who is always talking about the fact that absence of proof isn't a proof of absence? Yeah.
But whatever, Charlie had his conviction on the subject and I was quite impressed because this is a guy who doesn't cave under 'peer pressure' - it's like just about everyone was siding 'against' him and he still didn't change his mind. At least he sticks to his conviction. But if he could have been more open to discussion, that would have been pretty cool.
Anyway, I liked the argument between Charlie and Don and this time it was Charlie who left the room in a huff - I quite enjoyed Alan's "CHARLIE" when he did, btw. What I loved even more was when Charlie went back to the office to work on the case - and even offer a solution - and what I loved even more was the little exchange between the brothers in the coffee room: it was sweet *g*
Now about Kraft... being a psychic doesn't mean you have to act like a jerk. A little tact could have gone a long way to make the situation easier for everyone. The scene in front of the lift started amusing with Charlie being a smug little shit but it turned out to be not so amusing when Kraft mentioned Margaret. And, well, I'll admit I adore the idea of Charlie's mother still being there, in particular around her son, but even if I decide to believe Kraft at this point, it was a tactless thing to say. You don't go around saying stuff like that to people who a) didn't ask anything and therefore aren't mentally prepared at all for that kind of 'revelation' and b) don't even seem to like you. It won't work on everybody, case in point. So I'm like, dude, you're only antagonising people who might have decided to listen to you at one point if you'd been just a tad smoother in your approach.
Also... Kraft seemed so cold. Was it to make Charlie's pissiness look less shitty? Like, if the psychic had been all nice and sweet and really caring, Charlie's insistence at making him look like a fraud would have seemed seriously mean? But thing is, though I wanted to like Kraft because I love psychics and stuff, I couldn't really root for him because the man was... I don't know, disturbing maybe. Or maybe he just was too confident, too aloof or something. I don't know, all I know is that there was something in the guy I thought was just creepy.
Speaking of Kraft and his attitude and the whole I Believe in You v I Don't debate, the Larry v Charlie scenes were awesome! Sure, they kinda always are but usually they're on the same page... here they weren't even on the same book - not even the same library, actually - and it was quite interesting seeing them confront their thoughts on the matter *g*
On the Random Thoughts:
Okay now, off to watch an episode of Life on Mars before leaving the house *is a happy addict*
