Ajbuckly
Lab Technician
I don't think that Calleigh isn't upset about what happened (although do we know for sure that she SHOT him, not just shot AT him? We know he's hurt, but I don't know that we've seen any injuries on him that can't be attributed to the car crash), but I also think Calleigh deals with her emotional stuff on her own time, not on the clock. I mean, think back to when Hagen died. She'd just seen her ex-boyfriend shoot himself in the head, and her reaction was "I have to get back in there, I have eleven open cases." She was clearly shaken up when she said it, but her initial reaction was just bury herself in her work. That's how Calleigh deals -- or doesn't deal, might be more accurate. And that's not going to change even if she's in a supportive relationship, especially if whatever upset she's going through is related to that relationship.
Even Emily herself has said that Calleigh is acting like she's okay, like she's holding it together, but that she's upset about it underneath. And that's typical Calleigh. When she's at work, when she's in her professional world, it's rare for her to be visibly shaken by anything that's going on in her personal life. That's why it's always so interesting to see her in episodes like Stand Your Ground, where she's crying on Eric's shoulder, or crying with Alexx in the premiere of this season. She isn't someone who acts upset on the job, no matter what is going on in her personal life. So I like that they've stuck with that right now, and that she's acting like things are okay, like it's fine, like she was just doing her job. In reality, she shot at her boyfriend, who was fleeing a crime scene and I'm guessing may be looking at possible criminal charges for doing something she warned him not to do, her butt may be on the line because she ignored evidence for him, and now she can't even see him until after IAB takes them through the wringer on this. Right now, her work is probably keeping her sane. If she can do her work, and not have to deal with the Eric thing, she can get through the day and get home and deal with it then. But not at work. Never at work. I think this is a case of classic Calleigh-masking-her-emotions-to-cope-with-stress.
I agree the normal Call is not known to intermix work and private life....BUT for me this was the "one". Eric was the "one. And therefor I would have a change in Call as the relationship stuff. Hagen was dramatic and anyother normal (everything is relative) would have taken some time off. But I concluded that she was just in love with him and not loved him. She was able to control herself.
I hope you get my drift. BUT Eric was the one that would change that. Not that I speak of love with the few scenes we got, but in the long run. And as development of show goes too...This was to be my Monica and Chandler.
From a writers pov. keeping Call. single and minimum affected is a good thing. It will makes it easier to write upcomming storyline and lovelines.
PS Does this count for double posting or as reply?
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