Re: Horatio/DC#13: Missing The 'Real' H. Please Return ASAP!
Hey, thought I'd pop in - thanks to the poster who gave me the low-down on "Gold Coast" awhile ago. Things have been busy, but I'm back and missing H already
(the real H that is...)
I definitely feel TPTB have screwed up H over the last two years, and I think his relationship with Ryan is a prime example. While I'm not sure what to make of the "Mr. Wolfe" stuff, I do think the fact that he had NO IDEA that Wolfe was having emotional problems on the job — and needed to turn to gambling as an outlet — is a definite issue.
H used to watch over his team like a hawk - remember in Season 2 when Cal dropped the ball a couple of times b/c of her relationship with John Hagen (not major mistakes, just not analyzing the evidence right away, etc. His line to her was "How worried should I be about you..."). Well where is that same concern now? And not just for Ryan, but for the rest of the team, as well. Where was H when Eric was dragged in to testify about his performance? Where was H when Eric screwed up the evidence his first day back?
To me, it seems like Cal has taken over watching over the team, but too much has been happening and she can't do it all by herself. H needs to step up, show some appreciation for Cal and the rest of the team, and get back to being the sweet, caring guy we know and love. (I don't mind if he's a bad-ass w/the bad guys, but could we please have some scenes where he's actually doing CSI stuff?)
Anyhow, just had to rant about that. I absolutely love the Season 1-3 (and part of Season 4) Horatio — that's why I kept watching the show. (I also loved Speed, but that didn't end well...)
From the interviews I've read, it seems DC has a great way of "feeling out" a scene - how the characters should react, what kind of internal dialogue is going on, etc. He seems really into it — I hope he can breath some humanity back into Horatio for Season 6.
In the meantime, I'm gonna watch "Kiss of Death" - lots of "awww" DC moments there (when people aren't getting beat up or murdered). Nothin' like seein' DC actually emote - real men cry, for goodness sake!
Anyway, have fun DC fans. Catch you later!