tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post7534932306446294664..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: In Plain Sight, "Who Shot Jay Arnstein?": Marshall the criticAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60702034059238844902008-07-03T15:27:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:27:00.000-04:00More on the show's inconsistency: in a previous e...More on the show's inconsistency: in a previous episode, Mary yelled at a newly engaged witness for breaking one of the program's rules by getting her picture in the paper. When the witness protested that it was just a local paper, Mary replied that it didn't matter. While I don't remember anything in this episode about specifically referring to press coverage of the art show, it seems like that is something that Mary and Marshall should have been concerned about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14375109321987715922008-07-03T13:20:00.000-04:002008-07-03T13:20:00.000-04:00They made such a huge deal about the memory chip. ...They made such a huge deal about the memory chip. It was from the camera and had pictures from the gallery opening and Sherrys affair on it. It was a 2gb SD card. They focused on the chip ~ 3 times. At the end, when Mary goes to give the chip to the husband, it is suddenly a memory stick converter sleeve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81691942029140832662008-07-03T12:16:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:16:00.000-04:00I'm just trying to figure out when Sherry Stringfi...I'm just trying to figure out when Sherry Stringfield turned into Ellen Barkin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-89625409812620071722008-07-03T07:43:00.000-04:002008-07-03T07:43:00.000-04:00It's really surprising to me just how fond I've be...It's really surprising to me just how fond I've become of both Marshall *and* Weller. I had honestly never noticed him before. I know he's been in plenty of things I've seen, but he was just never on my radar. This show's made me a fan. <BR/><BR/>Sunday's was definitely the weakest episode (and the WTF? moments were in abundance) but the inconsitencies and the "weird" are only something you think about when it's over. While it's actually on, it's so compelling and the characters are so great that you just get sucked into it all. At least I do. When it's over I'm all "yeah, what was the deal with this guy running a gallery?" but while I'm actually watching it all play out, I'm completely focused on what's going on and not actually questioning anything. Whether that's good or bad is open for debate, I guess, but either way I'm pretty much in love with this show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-3751154431973886842008-07-02T23:58:00.000-04:002008-07-02T23:58:00.000-04:00@undercover asian man...You mention the lock shoot...@undercover asian man...<BR/><BR/>You mention the lock shooting, but not that fact the discussion was nothing but padding in this episode. "No don't shoot out the lock! I need to waste time trying to open it first! We need to pad the episode!"<BR/><BR/>Also, with all the worry about Marshall at the end of last week's episode, I was surprised he was so healthy this week. Alan, what's Marshall's shoulder like next week?afogliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820361829972093800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14505759188461083992008-07-02T21:45:00.000-04:002008-07-02T21:45:00.000-04:00The inconsistency on this show is glaringly obvio...The inconsistency on this show is glaringly obvious. I'm convinced that the episodes were written without benefit of a head writer whose job it is to make sure the stories don't contradict themselves.<BR/><BR/>In this episode, Mary and Dershowitz argue about shooting out the lock. Mary says something like "that only works in the movies." LAST episode, when Mary was trying to get a wounded Marshall to a safe place, she comes upon an abandoned store. How does she gain entrance? By SHOOTING OUT THE LOCK. Again, this was just last episode!! <BR/><BR/>How do I remember? Because when I watched last week's episode and that sequence, I said to myself "there goes that old shoot-the-lock trick again". You can imagine my surprise when Mary calls out that very thing! She should have remembered how easy it was last week, though....<BR/><BR/>Alan hit it on the head, the characters are good, the plots are very shaky and seem to only exist to let the characters fire off their one-liners and wry observations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90778243086574825412008-07-02T21:34:00.000-04:002008-07-02T21:34:00.000-04:00You guys, I think I'm starting to develop a little...You guys, I think I'm starting to develop a little crush on Marshall. He started out as just Mary's sarcastic-but-door-mat sidekick, but he's turning into a much deeper--and more consistent--character than our lead. Yay for underplaying your moments! More Weller, please!Sara Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178920384446523847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-55518022884087859422008-07-02T18:52:00.000-04:002008-07-02T18:52:00.000-04:00Due to the fact that anonymity is key in WitSec th...Due to the fact that anonymity is key in WitSec the art show just seemed incredibly illogical. Looking back at the episode it seems Jay's event was just used as a plot device for foreshadowing without regard to the WitSec inconsistency. I knew that the argument with the smoker would be relevant later as soon as it was discussed.So it goeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08105825401590556983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-88595867894250829202008-07-02T18:39:00.000-04:002008-07-02T18:39:00.000-04:00i completely agree with you on fred weller. looks ...i completely agree with you on fred weller. looks like all those appearances on law and order made for excellent training. <BR/><BR/>i think in plain sight could really benefit from some character rebalancing. instead of mary mccormack as the main tortured somewhat obnoxious character, i'd like to see mccormack and weller treated as equals. more like a law and order cop team or an x-filesesque dynamic. we could also get WAY less of mom and sis. <BR/><BR/>also right on board w/ the plot holes. i have to use a suspension of disbelief beyond what i employ for most scifi shows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-45627042170882511312008-07-02T18:15:00.000-04:002008-07-02T18:15:00.000-04:00What, no Sherry Stringfield spent the time between...What, no Sherry Stringfield spent the time between her <I>ER</I> stints in witness protection joke?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.com