tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post5389084681001038818..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: United States of Tara, "Abundance": Gimme Gimme!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26224297998923103972009-03-11T15:30:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:30:00.000-04:00I hope I'm not the only one who is loving what Nat...I hope I'm not the only one who is loving what Nate Corddry is doing with his character. He makes him off-putting, relatable, aggressive-creepy, cute-pitiful and really funny all the same time. The scene where Kate was breaking up with him (in a her own super-jerky but relatable way) where he was uh-huh-ing along to his internal responses to her was hysterical. That was probably my favorite scene of the series so far, with her sounding theoretically honest but really full of crap, and him doing the controlled freak-out. <BR/><BR/>I don't have the criticisms about this show that many have, I'm just enjoying the ride for the brilliant acting, writing and characterizations. But every once in a while, a certain scene will blow me out of the water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87930453986085752562009-03-10T12:56:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:56:00.000-04:00The Gene situation is really dark. I'm wondering ...The Gene situation is really dark. I'm wondering what direction they'll take it in. Hopefully, they won't make her daughter develop DID - I would lose faith in the show. Though, they could certainly use it to bring out another alter of Tara's. <BR/><BR/>I'd rather have the show be one season and tell an effective story then dragged out over ten years and come to be a joke. The show has a pretty effective pacing and takes the character places. I don't feel like they're dicking around...yet. <BR/><BR/>Good episode. Hope to see more of Gimme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-30849316280790379692009-03-10T06:49:00.000-04:002009-03-10T06:49:00.000-04:00I think Kate likes her job because it's a place th...I think Kate likes her job because it's a place that is "Tara free". Not that she doesn't love her mother, but it's a big stress to be at home. Work gives her a place to be free of the weirdness, and feel a little in control of her life.<BR/><BR/>I just love the Max character so much more after every episode. Could there be a more loving, understanding husband? I'm waiting for him to just loose his shit completely one of these episodes, though.KrisMrsBBradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988742743150495260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50010067801493350132009-03-10T01:58:00.000-04:002009-03-10T01:58:00.000-04:00I don't understand why Kate wanted her job back, w...I don't understand why Kate wanted her job back, why she doesn't just walk away. <BR/><BR/>It's a shitty job and as far as I know she doesn't really have feelings for Gene, so why not give it up?qrterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028863153825150258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75549607407672128832009-03-09T18:45:00.000-04:002009-03-09T18:45:00.000-04:00Chris-Diablo doesn't write every episode...but the...Chris-<BR/><BR/>Diablo doesn't write every episode...but the ones which she has, it is very apparent and Juno-y. <BR/><BR/>It's a hell of a show...i gave up Heroes and am about to give up Family Guy after last night's terrible episode to make room for show's such as Tara.<BR/><BR/>There have been 8 episodes so far, so i would say wait for a marathon, (which they do all the time), or wait until they re-show the season again.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helped!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-6018917020672660232009-03-09T17:48:00.000-04:002009-03-09T17:48:00.000-04:00This looks like one of the more interesting shows ...This looks like one of the more interesting shows to hit the air this year, but for some reason I just cannot get myself to tune in. It could be that I have a ton of tv to watch and the tivo is full and on top of that I just got both seasons of Rome and I keep watching it over and over again. I think maybe the second time around--you know how Showtime and HBO often show the season again--I may catch it. <BR/><BR/>Still, I'm wondering about the Diablo Cody dialog? Is it as over the top and flowery as Juno?<BR/><BR/>Or it is worth it to start now? If so, what show do I cut out of my diet? Just rhetorical questions!!! No need for an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29194344669155663252009-03-09T16:37:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:37:00.000-04:00And why it took him all this time to decide to fin...<I>And why it took him all this time to decide to find out on his own the details of this traumatic experience at boarding school.</I><BR/><BR/>My guess on this last one is that it's because Tara only recently went off her meds. I get the sense that she was taking her medication for a very long time, which kept the alters away but also kept Tara too fogged-out. Max hoped the medication would solve the problem, so he didn't bother to look. Now that Alice and the others have returned to his life full-time, Max needs to find a different solution.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11300432549941019482009-03-09T16:35:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:35:00.000-04:00I have to say I've been liking each episode more t...I have to say I've been liking each episode more than the one before it.<BR/><BR/>I still think that once Max finds out more about the supposed cause, he'll also find out that it wasn't the cause at all, but rather something caused by an alter or alters. It wouldn't be a story if it went from "maybe it's because she was raped" to "yep, it was the rape alright. Case closed."<BR/><BR/>I remember a few episodes back Tara said something about how she hardly remembers anything from when she and Max were first dating, and even when the kids were little. Does that mean Max was hanging out mostly with the alters? Or that Tara has dissociated from things even she herself experienced during more traumatic times? (Possibly both). It makes me wonder how/when Max found out, whether he was ever under the impression that T, for instance, was just Tara in a crazy mood. And how he came to the decision to marry and have kids with someone with this issue. And why it took him all this time to decide to find out on his own the details of this traumatic experience at boarding school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54655946526833278312009-03-09T15:19:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:19:00.000-04:00Speaking as someone with a history of panic attack...Speaking as someone with a history of panic attacks and anxiety/depression, knowing what's vexing your subconscious is only the first step on a long road to recovery. And I'm sure my problems are nothing compared to people with Tara's condition. <BR/><BR/>Anyways.<BR/><BR/>Not a complaint, just curiosity: Any days coming up where you'll have the free time to do another open thread, Alan? I always enjoy thoseHatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76105068715670928822009-03-09T13:54:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:54:00.000-04:00The problem with this show is that there's this my...<I>The problem with this show is that there's this mystery of what caused Tara to go crazy, and once that's solved, she'll supposedly become sane again.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't think it's that simple, which Charmaine tries to explain to Max here. Finding out what caused her psyche to splinter isn't going to make Tara whole again, much as Max wants it to. This disorder's more complicated than that.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-42362588714047568992009-03-09T13:52:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:52:00.000-04:00As a friend recently said to me, if this show were...As a friend recently said to me, if this show were one hour rather than half hour, I wouldn't watch. It feels even shorter than half hour, and it's entertaining enough to get through. But there's too much of the alters most of the time. I guess I got spoiled from the two episodes before this which were very Tara heavy.<BR/><BR/>The problem with this show is that there's this mystery of what caused Tara to go crazy, and once that's solved, she'll supposedly become sane again. So they're going to have to drag it out somehow. They aren't doing a very good job of that so far.Another Whinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250866870606652584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88157112814160633872009-03-09T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:22:00.000-04:00What the hell was that video Gene sent Katie? Talk...What the hell was that video Gene sent Katie? Talk about a creep show. Nate Corddry plays a damn good creepy guy. (like him much better here than on Studio 60)I agree though, i don't really get where that portion of the story is going. <BR/><BR/>As for the rest, I like Alice the most of the all the alters, as Collette seems to have the most fun with that role.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com