There were lots of scenes without Alex. I commented on that to m31andy tonight (real life, so links!)
I dunno. I liked Alex. Yes, she's annoying, but I apply my key requirement - which of the pair would I rather work with? And I'd rather work with Alex - and I'd also rather go down the pub with her yes, okay, for me that is part of work, but you know what I mean.
She's no more emo than Sam, but she's got even more cause to be. I mean, yes, Sam is worried about Maya in the first episode, but Maya is an adult woman and a fully trained police officer - Molly is a little girl on her own with a crap dad. Yes, she's got a good godfather, but it's not the same.
Just, please, writers, *stop* with the Gene worship. Really. I'm a Gene fangirl (hell, he reminds me of people I've worked with!) and you're not doing the character a service that way.
That's what annoyed me. Alex's knowledge of Gene is based on what she had from Sam. Sam's interpretation in those tapes is unlikely to include the words "sexy bastard" (unless Alex misheard "sexist bastard"...)
Of course, though, even though it didn't show for another three years, the whole thing has a Dempsey and Makepeace vibe, which may well send me off to Play.com to buy a box set...
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I dunno. I liked Alex. Yes, she's annoying, but I apply my key requirement - which of the pair would I rather work with? And I'd rather work with Alex - and I'd also rather go down the pub with her yes, okay, for me that is part of work, but you know what I mean.
She's no more emo than Sam, but she's got even more cause to be. I mean, yes, Sam is worried about Maya in the first episode, but Maya is an adult woman and a fully trained police officer - Molly is a little girl on her own with a crap dad. Yes, she's got a good godfather, but it's not the same.
Just, please, writers, *stop* with the Gene worship. Really. I'm a Gene fangirl (hell, he reminds me of people I've worked with!) and you're not doing the character a service that way.
That's what annoyed me. Alex's knowledge of Gene is based on what she had from Sam. Sam's interpretation in those tapes is unlikely to include the words "sexy bastard" (unless Alex misheard "sexist bastard"...)
Of course, though, even though it didn't show for another three years, the whole thing has a Dempsey and Makepeace vibe, which may well send me off to Play.com to buy a box set...