Wednesday, April 30, 2008...10:09 pm
“… all sorts of invisible, silent, and violent systems that make our modern lives possible.”
Medium S04E14
“Car Trouble”
Once again, this is a little later than I would’ve liked and I’m doing my best to catch up on this week’s TV. This week’s episode had a rote mystery that had little if nothing to do with anything. That said, it also established the potential for a great storyline.
The mystery about the husband shooting his wife was incredibly lame. We had no reason to be invested in any of the characters involved. The only thing that was vaguely interesting was the fact that it appears the car killed Joshua Molina’s character. But even that couldn’t hold my attention.
What is going to carry this show forward, and has carried it this far, is the DuBois marriage and family life. And a potential bump in the road revealed itself this week, Joe’s new business partner. It appears that she has the hots for Joe, and Allison dreamed that Joe isn’t exactly opposed to the idea.
Given the tension that has existed between the two this season, and to an extent, throughout the life of the show Joe having an affair isn’t a completely ridiculous scenario. Though I doubt that he is going to go through with it, the temptation and his struggle to do the right thing will be incredibly compelling. As will the inevitable paranoia that is no doubt going to begin plaguing Allison in the coming weeks.
As this story line develops I will write more of it, but seeing how strongly I disliked the A-story tonight, I’m going to end it here. Reactions and comments are welcome below.
2 Comments
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Personally, I feel that the Kelly Preston story could cause my life a lot of difficulty. I should explain that I am the real Joe DuBois married of course to the real life Allison DuBois. In reality being married to the Medium is quite freeing because she sees right through me and married me anyway.
I have heard that people think that the A-story for this episode was not fresh. The thing is, it is very true to what happens in our lives. I really do have to consider who owned the car before I buy it as well as the house, the hotel room, the restaurant, the salesperson and the business partner.
Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the rest of the season.
Best,
Joe DuBois
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I thought Joshua Malina was wonderful in this story. He is a great actor!
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