Jack and Bobby: A Man of Faith

[serafina20]

Last night's episode was really, really good. There weren't as many stars doign the future political comentary, and the documentary directly tied into the action in the present. I've never really minded that you had to use your imagination to sense a theme between the future and present, but last night's very topical episode really worked for me.

I like the fact that Courtney is still hanging out with Jack eevn though he's with Missy. I like Jack, even though he's looking less and less like a high school student with each passing day. I love his rebellion in going to church with Missy, and the look on his face as he gleefully told his mother that's where he was.

The plot with Grace was fantastic. I'm not religious, I'm wary of religion, and I still wanted to smack her hard. I mean, I'm all of understanding and acceptance and respect for diverse beliefs, even if I might privately roll my eyes. But to have the arrogance to think she was "liberating" somenoe from their backwards beliefs? Bitch. I'm glad she was able to see what a bitch she was being by the end, and I only hope it keeps. At least she took Bobby to church.

My mom seemed to have a moment of, "Did I do that to you?" last night before she remembered that she's always said that, when I grow up, I can look into any religion I want and she'll accept it. Unless it's Catholocism. ;P I realize that I"m jsut as "brainwashed" by my parents beliefs as anyone else in the world, but I'ven ever really missed religion in my life. Not the way poor Bobby missed it. I'm glad he found the rabbi and then stood up for what he wanted to believe in. And, even though pushes him closer to the sainthood that is driving me crazy, I'm happy he was a reverend. I can't explain why, it just works for me.

Does anyone else want Grace and her new TA to have a torrid affair? That is, if he doesn't have one with Jack, I mean?

Comments

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

I had some of the same reactions as you but I am not sure I liked the episode. Funny huh?
It is WB but when I read Jack was supposed to be a sophmore I was shocked! He seems much older then that.
It also seems like they are making Lahti's character a bit too close minded. It seemed like she would have had this issue in her class before. I don't know. I liked that Bobby was searching but I felt he was searching for a father figure, not religion, so the idea that he becomes a non-denominational minister didn't ring true for me. I still like that they tried to give a theme to the episode and I really found the arguments on both sides compelling.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Well, as a child he was searching for a father-figure, but isn't it often true of many searches in life that what you end up finding is not what you originally sent out to find? Bobby wanted some kind of normalcy as a child. He awnted to belong, he wanted to be accepted by his or a father, and he wanted to feel what everyone else felt. But he's a lot more introspective than most kids his age and coming into religion later in his childhood gave him a deeper perspective. So, on his quest of one thing, he was probalby side-tracked by the issues. He did ask, over and over in this episode, "what does it mean?" I can buy that, as he gets more and more caught up in exploring religion (and his mother did say she was going to make him explore them all), he drops the search for a father and instead searches for the meaning.

It seemed like she would have had this issue in her class before.

I agree it was ridiculous for it not to have come up before. But, on the otehr hand, it made for a story that I, at least, found interesting. Especially the resolution with the Muslim woman.

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

True, true. I did like the Heba storyline the most. Still not sure about Jack's role yet. I think they are showing ideas that he begins...Bobby advances later in his life.

[nebt-het.livejournal.com]

Oh and I forgot....the new TA was als on on Alias and I have thought he was cute even then, though I really didn't watch that show.

[carson-leigh.livejournal.com]

I was really happy with last night's episode. The future talk and the present action actually going together was a big plus. I also liked that we got to know Marcus a little better. I don't think I'm supposed to, but I like Missy more than Courtney.

Jack looking older doesn't bother me at all. That's just the way with these teen dramas. Have you seen the kids on One Tree Hill? None of them look 16. I think it's just because Bobby looks so young, that Jack looks old.

I was so happy to see Bradley. I love him and I don't even watch Alias.