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Okay - so you know a television show is gonna be rough and dark when you turn to Battlestar Galactica as a pick-me-up in its wake. Cause you know - what'a a little annihilation of the human race compared to Carnivale's Pick a Number?

In other news: I forgot to watch House. Was this a bad thing? I still haven't seen Deadwood. I miss Sol. I have many posts about many things I need to write, but if you excuse me I am gonna go cry for lost souls right now.

That was really fucked up. I mean, I saw it coming from Babylon but that was really, really Fred's-Soul-On-A-Burning-Pyre fucked up.

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Holy hell. That glimpse of Dora Mae at the window was possibly the most fucking disturbing thing I've *ever* seen on TV, including the Reavers, the Peacock family from that X-Files episode, "Home", the entirety of crazy Jossverse, all of The Sopranos and Doc Cochran shoving a metal stick up Al's penis. Carnivale has been trying hard to out-disturb that moment since, but not successfully, IMO. God, the expression on Samson's face. GAH.

*shudders*

I kinda wish I had just not seen it. I don't know if I will be able to sleep and not have bad dreams after that.

I can't think of anything outside of documentaries and Schindler's List that was that viserally upsetting to me. I almost smoked a cigarette just because I was so upset (I quit New Year's Eve, but I know where a pack is hanging out).

It is an hour later and I think I should put that disc in the closet with my VCR.

Honestly, the last shot of "Pick a Number" ... what can you say about it. It is truly upsetting at a deep, deep place. And as the poster above says, I've seen some pretty awful things in my genre tv viewing.

As horrible as it is - isn't it *great* to have a television show that can do that to you?

I know you're horrified and disturbed right now, but I'm so very excited that you're watching this show finally. *SMOOCH*

isn't it *great* to have a television show that can do that to you?

*is up to 210* So. Disturbing. Iloveitsomuch.

I think a part of me will always be weeping for Dora Mae.

Ack! Am now picturing a shadow version of you (your soul?) stuck in Babylon, just standing in the room with her and weeping. ::issocreepedout::

Oh God, I remember watching that. I think I'd name Pick a Number as one of my favorite episodes of TV show ever, just because it disturbed me so much. So damn good.

Also, I think it was the first episode that got me to really feel something for other members of the carnival besides Sofie and Ben, and it was the first time that I ever felt a real connection with Samson.

Sometimes I think about that last shot and shiver.

I love that scene.

Creepiest, saddest, squickiest scene ever.

The power of Art to move us writ large.

Download House. It's up on www.btefnet.net .

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