I've been lurking around the boards for several weeks now without posting and watching how things unfold for season 10. when I first read the synopsis for the season premier I was so frustrated and disappointed I just had to step back and make myself wait. let it sink in, so to speak. I have to say that I really wanted them to strip H of his "superman" status and bring him to his knees. I wanted to see some vulnerability and pain. I wanted to see him struggle. not because I hate the character. on the contrary. I love H-I have been devoted to the show since it began and have seen every episode more than once. I wanted to see the humanity of H because in watching the show from its inception until now the character of Horatio has gone from an animated, compassionate and involved man to a monotonal, somber person who is somehow distanced from everyone, like he is disassociated or has a wall around him. he rarely smiles, never laughs or shows any real emotion. I KNOW that David can play emotion and convey it beautifully. I've seen it repeatedly, so I know it is not that David can't act. Horatio is being written like this for some reason, this total caricature of a human being, and I want to see him broken down to a normal human being that is engaged with his team and those he cares about, that can be hurt and in pain like everyone else. it seems to be a general consensus that Marisol was NOT well liked, to say the least. the storyline was rather odd, I have to admit. it always felt to me that H married her out of compassion more than love. he had a strong affection for her but there was literally NO spark there, no sexual tension like there was with Yelina. Marisol was going to die at some point. she was terminally ill and wanted to experience some things with whatever life she had left. I don't remember which episode it was, but Eric had told H she had 2 or 3 months. the change in the way Horatio is portrayed came after Marisol was killed. he became dissociated, flat, somber, distant, disconnected-however you want to describe it-and remains so to the present. when H was shot he became, seemingly, human. the expression on his face at the initial impact, dropping to his knees, doubling in on himself and grunting and gasping in pain was done so realistic (props to DC for THAT) and I really had high hopes for the premier and that TPTB would begin to write H more REAL. it remains to be seen how it will all shake out and even though it doesn't seem like anything I would have expected and hoped for I will still be on pins and needles waiting for the season opener!
is it just me or did DC lose a bit of weight over the summer? that little belly that he has acquired in the last 2 years is noticeably flatter...
lastly, while I have been working thru my depression over the the fact that the writers did NOT write the episode like I wanted
:lol: there are a couple of you out there that made me laugh my fool head off several times. thank you SOOO much to 'mjsud', 'Raveyn Zayra', 'miamirocks'.
you guys are awesome!