Wow, Hensen's happy about it? That... actually helps a little. Not in show terms, but outside the universe I've also been ragingly angry that this fantastic actress lost her job for this piece of trite bullshit so TPTB could feel "edgy".
Yes, she is. She's been going around doing interviews -- was even on Letterman Wednesday night -- and has said she feels Carter's story was finished, she had come full circle, had a beginning, middle and end and and that Taylor would have his father so he wouldn't be alone, yadda, yadda. Further, she has known since the very beginning that she was not to be part of POI for the full run of the show. Nolan got her to commit to it by telling her she wouldn't be locked in "for a seven year contract" and she felt that since she prefers doing feature films, that would be a way to do television without the long contract. Without anyone else knowing this, she has been aware all along but until about Valentine's didn't know exactly when Carter would go. She only told her mother and grandmother about Carter's upcoming death in the ep. She said on Letterman, "I felt like I was cheating on my lover!" that she was keeping this secret that she was not going to continue on the show.
So yes, this wonderful actress didn't lose her job, but it still doesn't justify the gaffs like the horrible retcon which could have been avoided by a little better writing in those scenes. If John had just said something like how he had never thanked her for the part she played in helping him turn around, instead of making it seem like when he'd been thanking Finch all this time he hadn't meant it.
Did you know the kiss wasn't scripted? (can't remember if this was mentioned in your post or comments) JC put that as an adlib? Nolan and Plageman at first didn't think it would work as they apparently saw the scene in the morgue as a comrades in arms thing (so why the shippy dialogue, I ask?) but when they saw it it was so organic they felt it worked. I saw it not as a romantic kiss myself, but only by squinting and trying to ignore the words coming out of Reese's mouth.
Apparently TPH will appear in Carter flashbacks -- though I fear to see them. What are they going to do, show us some dates she had with Reese before she died?
In the middle of the night last night (yes, this ep is still making me lose sleep!) I found a promo for next week. First I saw an extended preview of the "next week's episode" thing. Then, I found this whole little video with not only some clips from next week but comments by JC, ME, KC and Plageman talking about what's going to be happening. Don't know if you do spoilers or not or I'd elaborate. Sometimes I don't do spoilers, but this whole thing has got me combing the web trying to stave off shock. Part of me says there may at least be some good parts in The Devil's Share, in regard to Reese and Finch, but I fear there will be consequences to Reese losing his shit about Carter. Argh.
Like you, this fandom meant so damn much to me. I hadn't fallen this hard since Sentinel. I dabbled in a few others (and survived the horrid death of Ianto Jones in Torchwood -- fridged to give Jack, his canon lover more manpain) but seriously, I thought I could trust Nolan and Plageman and in fact, as more and more fans have been complaining about the addition of Shaw and Root and the end of last season and the start of this one, I've continued to advocate trusting them, but now... my faith is shot. They haven't come out and said, as Russell T. Davies of Torchwood said, "if you don't like what I did, watch another show" but seeing them think they did such a great job is almost as annoying.
I think of Sentinel, of Blair dead in that fountain and cancellation happening the next day. And us waiting for 9 months to get the show back and when it aired, the hue and cry in fandom when Jim kissed Alex right in front of Blair. Sentinel fandom survived but in today's fan world, I don't know about POI. The stakes are so much higher in POI, the writing so far above the usual network fare that seeing it deteriortate, with the writers still patting themselves on the back for their originality and adherence to continuity, make my stomach hurt. Only time will tell.
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Yes, she is. She's been going around doing interviews -- was even on Letterman Wednesday night -- and has said she feels Carter's story was finished, she had come full circle, had a beginning, middle and end and and that Taylor would have his father so he wouldn't be alone, yadda, yadda. Further, she has known since the very beginning that she was not to be part of POI for the full run of the show. Nolan got her to commit to it by telling her she wouldn't be locked in "for a seven year contract" and she felt that since she prefers doing feature films, that would be a way to do television without the long contract. Without anyone else knowing this, she has been aware all along but until about Valentine's didn't know exactly when Carter would go. She only told her mother and grandmother about Carter's upcoming death in the ep. She said on Letterman, "I felt like I was cheating on my lover!" that she was keeping this secret that she was not going to continue on the show.
So yes, this wonderful actress didn't lose her job, but it still doesn't justify the gaffs like the horrible retcon which could have been avoided by a little better writing in those scenes. If John had just said something like how he had never thanked her for the part she played in helping him turn around, instead of making it seem like when he'd been thanking Finch all this time he hadn't meant it.
Did you know the kiss wasn't scripted? (can't remember if this was mentioned in your post or comments) JC put that as an adlib? Nolan and Plageman at first didn't think it would work as they apparently saw the scene in the morgue as a comrades in arms thing (so why the shippy dialogue, I ask?) but when they saw it it was so organic they felt it worked. I saw it not as a romantic kiss myself, but only by squinting and trying to ignore the words coming out of Reese's mouth.
Apparently TPH will appear in Carter flashbacks -- though I fear to see them. What are they going to do, show us some dates she had with Reese before she died?
In the middle of the night last night (yes, this ep is still making me lose sleep!) I found a promo for next week. First I saw an extended preview of the "next week's episode" thing. Then, I found this whole little video with not only some clips from next week but comments by JC, ME, KC and Plageman talking about what's going to be happening. Don't know if you do spoilers or not or I'd elaborate. Sometimes I don't do spoilers, but this whole thing has got me combing the web trying to stave off shock. Part of me says there may at least be some good parts in The Devil's Share, in regard to Reese and Finch, but I fear there will be consequences to Reese losing his shit about Carter. Argh.
Like you, this fandom meant so damn much to me. I hadn't fallen this hard since Sentinel. I dabbled in a few others (and survived the horrid death of Ianto Jones in Torchwood -- fridged to give Jack, his canon lover more manpain) but seriously, I thought I could trust Nolan and Plageman and in fact, as more and more fans have been complaining about the addition of Shaw and Root and the end of last season and the start of this one, I've continued to advocate trusting them, but now... my faith is shot. They haven't come out and said, as Russell T. Davies of Torchwood said, "if you don't like what I did, watch another show" but seeing them think they did such a great job is almost as annoying.
I think of Sentinel, of Blair dead in that fountain and cancellation happening the next day. And us waiting for 9 months to get the show back and when it aired, the hue and cry in fandom when Jim kissed Alex right in front of Blair. Sentinel fandom survived but in today's fan world, I don't know about POI. The stakes are so much higher in POI, the writing so far above the usual network fare that seeing it deteriortate, with the writers still patting themselves on the back for their originality and adherence to continuity, make my stomach hurt. Only time will tell.