Re: Clip of the Week: Week Three Now Up!
Week 5:
I think the music sets more of the mood than the actual action and dialogue does. One by one, each character who was central to the episode is shown in their final resting places- Miranda being led to jail, the dead guy, the girl who's 15 minutes of fame were up, Ryan done with his bodyguard-ing, Alexx taking care of the body, and Horatio being Horatio.
Rather than drag things out with everyone saying they're alone and life is completely different, the musical montage portrays that. And the song is fitting, given that each person, as a seperate entity, ended up where they found themselves of their own making.
Horatio and his team solved the case, hence why Alexx could settle the body for the last time. The guy that died because of the whole publicity thing. The swimmer feeling like now she has her life back because the press and fans have moved on to somebody else. The woman deletes the photo off her computer because that time has passed.
I think the music depicts what the writers wanted to say about that moment of transition- it's rather melancholy. The 15 minutes of fame that was strived for was also murdered for, portraying a rather bleak outlook on celebrity. People want a piece, even if it means resorting to desperate measures.
That is a pretty sad way of looking at things. The attention that was afforded, was it worth it in the end? And each of the characters during that final montage are pondering that same question.
For Miranda, it was. She got her fame, her website. She got what she wanted. For the other swimmer (I'm sorry, her name escapes me), she got sick of the attention. She wanted out. And she, too, got what she wanted.
So was it worth it in the end? That's for the characters to decide. And I think that musical piece was provocative for thought as well as setting the perfect melancholy mood for reflection.
The music makes you think about the journey the two girls went through. The first part reflects Miranda (when they're showing her being led out) and her attitudes during the episode. The other part reflects the other girl, who wanted out of the spotlight and never asked for it in the first place. Once she was out of it, she was alone, but she was still happy.
Long winded, but in summation- I think the music paralleled the scene quite wonderfully, and I think it set the proper mood for the ending of the episode.
And, because I want to... Week 2 (if that's okay):
1. I think the music was chosen because it was something familiar, as was previously stated. It also set the mood, and gave the scene a classy backdrop. Being that the scene took place in the cemetery, music like that is just fitting.
If I recall, when they used it in "Witness to Murder," it was during the scene where Horatio was talking to Eugene's corpse. It reinforces that the scene is supposed to be somber and in reverence, and makes all who watch it feel more of the character's emotions.
2. As for the significance of the final lines, I see that as Horatio admitting to Eric that he's not the only one. Eric may see him and speak to him in hallucinatory (if that's even a word
) form, but in the metaphysical sense, Horatio sees him every day.
The trace lab was Speedle's domain, so I'd imagine every time they walk into Trace (still), it would hold those memories. I remember in "Lost Son" Sam (the tech who sometimes worked with Speed) said that he kept expecting Speedle to walk through the door. In some sense, I'd imagine that even three years later, part of them still expects to see Speedle sitting in the lab.
Someone previously mentioned the trauma of Speed dying in Horatio's arms. I imagine that is something that plagues Horatio to this day as well. Those lines could be indicative of that ongoing nightmare, similar to the one he was telling Rebecca Nevins about in "After the Fall."
I feel Horatio also has those moments like Eric had in the restaurant in "Bang, Bang, Your Debt," where some complete stranger looks like Speed for a split second. Whenever he sees someone driving by on a motorcycle, maybe he thinks of Speedle as well.
It's all part of the ongoing trauma of a sudden loss. No matter how much time passes, you still think they might be there, because they were one minute and gone the next. And I think that's what was meant by the final lines of that episode.
