Post by Patcat on Aug 20, 2009 8:45:23 GMT -5
CRUISE TO NOWHERE
Will air August 26, 2009 at 4 am (EST) on USA. First aired April 30, 2006. Episode nineteen of Season Five.
Written by Warren Leight and Rene Balcer
Directed by Marisol Torres
Synopsis: The murder of a high school principal lead Eames and Goren to a poker prodigy and the gangster who controls him.
Guest Actors:
Lou Taylor Pucci as Joey Frost
Michele Pawk as Shari Frost
John Pankow as Phil Lambier
Quotes:
Hood: “Do you ever really know what goes on inside your fellow human beings?”
Goren: “You mean, like one minute you’re talking to a Good Samaritan and the next minute you’re charging him with murder?”
Goren: “He put his brother-in-law in the ring with a killer.”
Eames: “Talk about tough love.”
Joey: “That fat-ass died owing me 500 Gs. That’s the real tragedy. See you later.”
Eames: “There goes one of nature’s mistakes.”
Deakins: “Playing hooky from his straight life.”
Eames: “And his even straighter wife.”
Deakins: “When heroes fall, they take everyone down with them.”
Goren (about Phil, to Joey):”He killed his sister’s husband. Killing your Dad to get to you would be nothing for him.”
Deakins (about Joey):”Looks like my daughters could take him.”
Goren(examining the victim):”What’s this? A transdermal patch.”
Rodgers: “Well, it might be a painkiller, or a nicotine patch.”
Eames:”Too bad it wasn’t a swimming patch.”
Joey: “I don’t cheat. It’s a rule.”
This episode was generally well received, with several posters praising Mr. Pucci’s performance. In Techguy’s poll, it received 15 A+ votes, 10 A votes, and 1 B vote.
Now, if we can forget the mess that occurred with ALL IN, which may or may not be a sequel…
Queries:
For all of his negative and childish qualities, Joey also seems to have many redeeming ones. He has a sense of ethics (he doesn’t “cheat”); he seems to be a good boyfriend and companion to his girlfriend’s son. Goren seems to feel he’s worthy of saving. Is Goren right about Joey? If so, where did Joey get these qualities?
Did Joey play Goren? Does Goren play Joey?
Does Goren see himself in Joey? Does he see Frank?
What, if anything, is Joey guilty of? Will he spend any time in jail?
What did Joey know about his mark and Phil’s plans?
Joey’s mother—did she have any other choices?
Is Carver more of a jerk than usual in this episode?
Several posters noted this story’s resemblance to HAMLET. Is this the LOCI take on that play?
Does this episode, especially Deakins’ remark about heroes falling, foreshadow Deakins’ downfall?
Why is Deakins brought in to speak with Joey?
Why does Phil reveal so much in the interrogation? Doesn’t he realize someone—like Joey—might be watching?
COMMENTS:
Another depiction of troubled father/son relationships from Warren Leight. Admittedly, it’s a pseudo father/son relationship, but this does seem to be an area of interest for Mr. Leight. (I wonder, sometimes, about his relationship with his own father.) Like many, I admire Lou Taylor Pucci’s performance as Joey. His strong work helps this episode a lot, and he never seems to strike a wrong note. He captures Joey’s arrogance and uncertainty, and the young man’s devastation when he learns everyone he thought he could trust had conspired against him. I also enjoyed his chemistry with Mr. D’Onofrio, who seems to do some of his best work with young actors.
Posted for your consideration and comments, and in response to a couple of requests for this issue following ALL IN.
Patcat
Will air August 26, 2009 at 4 am (EST) on USA. First aired April 30, 2006. Episode nineteen of Season Five.
Written by Warren Leight and Rene Balcer
Directed by Marisol Torres
Synopsis: The murder of a high school principal lead Eames and Goren to a poker prodigy and the gangster who controls him.
Guest Actors:
Lou Taylor Pucci as Joey Frost
Michele Pawk as Shari Frost
John Pankow as Phil Lambier
Quotes:
Hood: “Do you ever really know what goes on inside your fellow human beings?”
Goren: “You mean, like one minute you’re talking to a Good Samaritan and the next minute you’re charging him with murder?”
Goren: “He put his brother-in-law in the ring with a killer.”
Eames: “Talk about tough love.”
Joey: “That fat-ass died owing me 500 Gs. That’s the real tragedy. See you later.”
Eames: “There goes one of nature’s mistakes.”
Deakins: “Playing hooky from his straight life.”
Eames: “And his even straighter wife.”
Deakins: “When heroes fall, they take everyone down with them.”
Goren (about Phil, to Joey):”He killed his sister’s husband. Killing your Dad to get to you would be nothing for him.”
Deakins (about Joey):”Looks like my daughters could take him.”
Goren(examining the victim):”What’s this? A transdermal patch.”
Rodgers: “Well, it might be a painkiller, or a nicotine patch.”
Eames:”Too bad it wasn’t a swimming patch.”
Joey: “I don’t cheat. It’s a rule.”
This episode was generally well received, with several posters praising Mr. Pucci’s performance. In Techguy’s poll, it received 15 A+ votes, 10 A votes, and 1 B vote.
Now, if we can forget the mess that occurred with ALL IN, which may or may not be a sequel…
Queries:
For all of his negative and childish qualities, Joey also seems to have many redeeming ones. He has a sense of ethics (he doesn’t “cheat”); he seems to be a good boyfriend and companion to his girlfriend’s son. Goren seems to feel he’s worthy of saving. Is Goren right about Joey? If so, where did Joey get these qualities?
Did Joey play Goren? Does Goren play Joey?
Does Goren see himself in Joey? Does he see Frank?
What, if anything, is Joey guilty of? Will he spend any time in jail?
What did Joey know about his mark and Phil’s plans?
Joey’s mother—did she have any other choices?
Is Carver more of a jerk than usual in this episode?
Several posters noted this story’s resemblance to HAMLET. Is this the LOCI take on that play?
Does this episode, especially Deakins’ remark about heroes falling, foreshadow Deakins’ downfall?
Why is Deakins brought in to speak with Joey?
Why does Phil reveal so much in the interrogation? Doesn’t he realize someone—like Joey—might be watching?
COMMENTS:
Another depiction of troubled father/son relationships from Warren Leight. Admittedly, it’s a pseudo father/son relationship, but this does seem to be an area of interest for Mr. Leight. (I wonder, sometimes, about his relationship with his own father.) Like many, I admire Lou Taylor Pucci’s performance as Joey. His strong work helps this episode a lot, and he never seems to strike a wrong note. He captures Joey’s arrogance and uncertainty, and the young man’s devastation when he learns everyone he thought he could trust had conspired against him. I also enjoyed his chemistry with Mr. D’Onofrio, who seems to do some of his best work with young actors.
Posted for your consideration and comments, and in response to a couple of requests for this issue following ALL IN.
Patcat