I hope they get to resolve some of the major plots on Eli Stone before it goes off the episode 13, which is supposed to be its swan song. Things keep getting complicated, with Jordan’s estrangement from her father, and Eli’s new revelation last night. Plus he and Maggie have to get together.
We stumbled across a Christmas movie called The Family Stone starring Craig T. Nelson and Diane Keaton as the parents of a ragtag bunch of adult children, including Rachel McAdams, Luke Wilson and Dermot Mulroney. It’s the “let’s all get together for Christmas” kind of film, with the ill-advised “and let’s bring along some total strangers, too” codicil. Strangers include Sarah Jessica Parker as Mulroney’s girlfriend and Claire Danes as her sister. To up the drama, one family member is mortally ill, one is pregnant, and another is trying to adopt. It all works out perfectly in the end (except the mortally ill part), a little too neatly, in fact, and it’s both over the top and a bit of a tearjerker at times, but not a bad film over all. The family dysfunctions are mild and more-or-less realistic.
The Dexter season finale wrapped things up well. The opening time-lapse shot of Miguel’s crime scene as the various people arrive was nicely done. The scene between our favorite serial killer and Ramon in the jail cell is one of the best exchanges the show had to offer this year. I knew the skinner was going to have to die to keep his involvement with Miguel quiet, but it was good to have Dexter involved in such an exhilarating way. I had to rewind and watch the scene twice where he toppled the table. Ouchie. Dexter continues to evolve. As Michael C. Hall said in the interview that followed the episode, Dexter was able to study people and pull out the answers he needed to satisfy Rita during the course of the season. A very enjoyable show with terrific characters.
