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Rizzoli and Isles
Sep. 13th, 2011 03:20 pmI am so far behind on posting about so much tv, and generally have this linear thing in my head where if I haven't posted about something I meant to, I can't post about anything else, because it has to wait in line.
( But I'm cutting that line to say two things about last night's Rizzoli & Isles. )
( Okay, also a third thing, significantly (hugely) more plot spoilery )
I really like this show, even though there are parts I could do without (like Jane's blood family - I'd rather they were occasional mentions than regular recurring characters; they make her world feel so tiny, and the show is Rizzoli & Isles, not "Detective Jane Rizzoli"). But the partnerships, and friendships, and teamwork, that I like. Also the fact that in most eps, something gets quietly called out and looked at without things turning into a Very Special Moment, whether it's Jane's disbelief at being called hysterical, or her matter-of-factly pointing out to Korsak that "Gypsy" is a racial slur, then adding that "fortune-teller" is, too (and Korsak looking baffled, but shutting up). And the fact that Maura is a cheerfully sexual person and no one thinks she's a slut for it.
I'm less thrilled with the way the show dances around how close Jane and Maura are and coyly pulls back again -- either go there or don't. But otoh, two women! Who are actual friends! Even though they're different! And it's clear that while Jane is strongly attached to both Frost and Korsak, Maura is who she loves best, and wow, man. Of her three partners, the one she's seriously most likely to wind up in bed with is the other woman? Awesome.
( But I'm cutting that line to say two things about last night's Rizzoli & Isles. )
( Okay, also a third thing, significantly (hugely) more plot spoilery )
I really like this show, even though there are parts I could do without (like Jane's blood family - I'd rather they were occasional mentions than regular recurring characters; they make her world feel so tiny, and the show is Rizzoli & Isles, not "Detective Jane Rizzoli"). But the partnerships, and friendships, and teamwork, that I like. Also the fact that in most eps, something gets quietly called out and looked at without things turning into a Very Special Moment, whether it's Jane's disbelief at being called hysterical, or her matter-of-factly pointing out to Korsak that "Gypsy" is a racial slur, then adding that "fortune-teller" is, too (and Korsak looking baffled, but shutting up). And the fact that Maura is a cheerfully sexual person and no one thinks she's a slut for it.
I'm less thrilled with the way the show dances around how close Jane and Maura are and coyly pulls back again -- either go there or don't. But otoh, two women! Who are actual friends! Even though they're different! And it's clear that while Jane is strongly attached to both Frost and Korsak, Maura is who she loves best, and wow, man. Of her three partners, the one she's seriously most likely to wind up in bed with is the other woman? Awesome.
