Supernatural, "Folsom Prison Blues"

[kate_nepveu]

[Written Thursday night when Internet-less.]

So there I was, in a hotel room surfing TV channels for acceptable background noise, and there was an episode of Supernatural, the show which it seems like half my reading list watches. Heck, why not?

Of course I would land on an episode that required stupid legal stuff for its plot—and I assure you, it was very stupid. First of all, the privilege applied. Now that I have the Internet: see the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. And even in a state that doesn't follow the model rules, I assure you that no reasonable attorney could think that she had to tell the FBI about the conversation with Dean.

Second, you think she wasn't aiding and abetting by what she actually did? It will be trivial for the FBI agent to determine that she deliberately lied [*], and that's a much bigger pile of trouble than standing on attorney-client privilege. Granted, this means the show would have had to create tension in the last act some other way, and also miss a chance to see a non-dead woman again, but surely something less stupid could have been done.

[*] Unless she didn't actually tell them the nurse's name, but still, how many nurses could've died in that particular year?

That said, I definitely noted some appealing bits about the show, though I doubt I'll watch, partly because I'm not much for spooky and partly because I just don't watch TV often. I really liked the shot of the pivoting cell doors when they first get into prison, and the actors playing the Winchester brothers are watchable (though it seemed to me that Dean stole this episode something awful). And I didn't foresee the twist about 3/4 through, though I lacked the context to know that there needed to be a twist, if that makes sense. I did catch some of the significant sibling interaction, thanks to skimming spoiler posts, which I suspect kept the episode from being just filler?

Anyway: didn't suck, not highly motivated to watch more (I'll be looking for people's spoiler posts about the next episode based on the preview, though).

Comments

[cofax7]

Dean often steals the episode, though this one more than most: Sam was very low-energy.

Many other lawyers had the same reaction to the legal issues you did, but the writers in this show pay as much attention to legal reality as they do to the price of gas, given the car they have the Winchesters drive (especially given they're on the run in a highly distinctive car with license plates they have yet to change...).

In order to enjoy the show one is obligated to close one eye to reality and logic, and focus on the pretty and the character moments, which are rich and emotional. (Although not so much in this one, I feel.)

[calimac.livejournal.com]

Of course I would land on an episode ...

It seemed as if every time I watched TNG I would land on an episode with Q. I grew so sick of him ... one Squire of Gothos was enough, and that was in the original series! TNG fans assured me that Q only appeared half a dozen times, but I found that hard to believe.

On the other hand the only episode I've ever seen of "The Sopranos" is often hailed as the best ever. (The "Tony drives his daughter to look at colleges" episode.) It was pretty good, but if it was the best ever I don't want to see any more.