[S1E5] The Man With No Ass

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[S1E5] The Man with No Ass

It's no secret that I find Robert Evans to be the lynchpin of The Offer. Matthew Goode's portrayal gets more nuanced with every episode, and as an entertainment buff, how Bob pushes buttons to get what he wants affects me more than the mob ever will (sorry, mob).

Whether it's a $75k kitchen for less than a handful of scenes or the actor he's imagined as Michael Corleone since he first got involved with the picture, concessions had to be made to keep him happy and the movie on track.

Bob: I'll tell you what they're doing, Peter. They're using my success against me.Peter: Nothing's set in stone.Bob: They fought me tooth and nail. They told me not to make Love Story. I put my balls on the line. I knew people wanted a romance. I knew Ali was a star. I knew people would fall in love with her. I fuckin' delivered the biggest movie ever, EVER. And now, they're taking my baby away? Selling her off for spare parts? I don't think so. Fuck that!

There were all kinds of historical Evans shout-outs during Kiss the Ring. Peter pitched him Chinatown, which Bob later produced. And Bob did an about-face regarding Ali working with Steve McQueen, something he'll someday regret.

Really sealing the deal in Bob's eyes was receiving a call from Barry with an actual compliment. That's like a kiss on the cheek from the mob before they put a hit on you. There's no love lost between Barry and Bob, so for Barry to say Bob was right about Love Story, shnits about to get real.

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The Resident Season 1 Episode 5, was one of if not the best installment of the series since the premiere. It was a well-balanced hour for both doctors and individual patients, it made progress in character development and plot development, and it left us with a shocking ending.

The opening with Mina facing the mortality and morbidity conference was the best. Naysayers of the series focus on the ways the show is inaccurate or unrealistic, namely the fact that the doctors seemingly get away with unethical, immoral choices without any semblance of accountability.

Mina is bold, innovative, and a risk taker, but she's a calculated and controlled risk-taker in comparison to Conrad. When she takes risks, they are well within reason, so it's frustrating that she's the one held accountable at every turn.

Though subtle, it happens with such frequency, that I wonder if it's simply a coincidence or an intentional dog whistle on a show that's going out of its way to make some commentary, controversial though it may be.

But he also has a fondness for her and a softness towards her that further supports that Bell is a deeply complex character with depth. Devon's words may have made Bell feel guilty, but when given a real opportunity to screw her over further, he instead raved about her.

Ed's atrophic testicle was the saddest of the bunch because of the final result. He went in with one healthy testicle and a shot of having children. He left ball-less and infertile. That's a rough deal.

That's why, as much as I like the chemistry between Nic and Conrad, I'm OK with it taking some time. Conrad isn't emotionally ready for a serious relationship. It spoke volumes that Nic knows virtually nothing about him outside of work.

While he did appear distraught after his patient died (at the time I recall muttering that he should move his ass to the other surgery and postpone his feelings until after Christina was taken care of), I couldn't figure out if his talk with Nic was genuine or an attempt to appeal to her.

He knows Conrad better than most, and he knows that Conrad's inability to emotionally connect is what cost him Nic. He doesn't have the same affliction, or at the least can fake it better, so if it's "game on" he would appeal to her with the very thing that Conrad can't easily offer up.

Mina's display of left and right brain balance with her dexterous fingers not only being used for surgery but also being used for something as creative as sewing and dressmaking is a pleasant surprise. Rock on!

She comes upon Daemon, looking for all the world, in his pointy hood, like a tall, sickly Jawa. She throws some of the unkind words he's been saying about her back in his blank, impassive face, and lets us know that they've never had sex. Daemon's keeping it on-brand, in that sense. She realizes too late that she's a loose end he's looking to wrap up, and before he brains her with a rock she gets in a good burn about how he "couldn't finish." Aaaaand that's a show wrap for Lady Rhea Royce, folks. Left a bigger impression than her less-than-two-minutes of screentime would lead you to expect.

The king's old Hand, Otto Hightower, is taking his leave of the Red Keep when he's confronted by his daughter, the queen. What starts out as a bitter confrontation shades into one filled with mutual affection and regret, as Otto warns Alicent that backing Rhaenyra the way she did was the wrong move. If Rhaenyra inherits the Iron Throne, he warns her, the realm will reject her, and the only way she'll be able to shore up her claim is by eliminating Alicent's son Aegon and his siblings.

It's evidently called the Hall of Nine because it's lined with nine skulls of Corlys's ancestors, which makes you wonder if it started off being called the Hall of One, then the Hall of Two, etc. Or maybe the Sea Snake just loves him a good Yestin/Kopit show.

A coughing, wheezing king (drink!) is greeted by Corlys, who steps off the Driftwood Throne to bend the knee. (Note that Corlys has decorated his throne room with the mask of the Crabfeeder, extending that poor schmuck's total screentime to six minutes and one second.)

"It's not for lack of trying!" says Laenor, which only serves to make us imagine the endless string of disappointed and frustrated geese that have had to put up with Laenor's yeomanlike ministrations.

On the voyage back home, Criston Cole approaches Rhaenyra with an offer to quit this royal popsicle stand and elope with him to another continent, where they can live a life of freedom and sex and oranges and cinnamon ... and poverty.

We're gonna zoom through this scene, as it's predicated on a groanworthy bit of putatively comic misunderstanding that even the Three's Company writer's room would reject as too broad. The upshot: Criston confesses that it was he and not Daemon who slept with Rhaenyra. He expects to be castrated, tortured and/or killed, but Alicent simply lets him go.

Shaken after the crossing, Margaret goes to check in on Elsa and the herd. She stumbles upon Elsa and Ennis consummating their relationship despite her warnings to Elsa. Though furious, she manages to hold her anger until Elsa wakes up the next morning. After a fiery conversation with her mother, Elsa goes to Ennis, and the two decided to get married.

After reluctantly giving his blessing to the union (and punching Ennis a few times in frustration), James joins up with Shea, Thomas and Wade to confront the bandits before they can sneak up and attack the wagon party on their own terms. Using Josef and Risa (Anna Fiamora) as bait, the four men attack the surprised bandits who flee towards the settlers. This time, the settlers are ready with guns drawn to defend themselves. Unfortunately, one of the bandits gets away and shoots Ennis in the chest. Furious in her grief, Elsa takes her pistol and executes the man who killed Ennis. Elsa is now all grown up.

Margaret and the rest of the settlers also fire upon the bandits who flee with James, Shea, Thomas and Wade in pursuit. The last bandit comes upon the herd and Elsa and manages to kill Ennis when he tries to intervene. Though the loss of Ennis is devastating, this attack unites the wagon party. The settlers finally act in the best interest of the group and listen to their leadership.

After a shooting occurs at a fashion show and a young woman is killed, Lucifer becomes thrilled with the potential danger of the situation and insinuates himself with Chloe to get in on the case. Meanwhile, when Maze admits to Amenadiel that she wants to go back to Hell, he sets his sights on Dr. Linda.

Lucifer Maze attend a fashion show featuring shoe designer, Benny Choi. Lucifer is excited about his apparent "mortality sitch," and tells her, "The danger of getting hurt is positively thrilling. Fun with mortality. Bring it!" but Maze is worried, and is keeping a close eye on him. Lucifer leaves the audience to hook up with a model backstage, he discovers her deepest desire is for a cheese burger. When shots ring out, panic ensues, and a young woman is trampled to death.

At the precinct, Chloe tells Dan she is done with Lucifer, but Lucifer is there again and cheerily pretends to be there to blackmail Chloe about her shooting him. He speaks to lieutenant Olivia Monroe in her office, and strikes a bargain to be allowed on the case. Chloe is not thrilled. Lucifer, however, helped Choi get his first show and is now owed a favor. He tells Benny he must cooperate with Chloe, so he admitted he was once in a gang, and members of a rival gang were seen at the show.

At Lux, Maze tells Lucifer his behavior is foolish, but he thinks "I actually don't think it's my mortality that you're worried about. You're just jealous that I'm exploring it with Detective Decker." She scoffs at this notion and says she won't be able to protect him, but he replies, "You exist to protect me. To know where I am and who I'm with at all times, whether you want to, or not." Dan then shows up and tells Lucifer he convinced Paolucci not to not press charges, and that he better take care of Chloe if he wants to be on the case. 041b061a72