Mort
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Originally posted by Flamegrape:
[b]Oh, I forgot to mention something about [i]Mort[/i]! Has anyone in the USA noticed the coincidence of this episode and the case of the crematorium down in Georgia?[/b]
I thought about that too when then scene came on. Could a writer make up something like the crematorium story?
It struck me again, as it’s struck me a number of times this season that satirizing modern society is
a thankless task….I’m not sure it can really be done successfully.
Look at[i]Stan Down[/i], it had the Kennedy assassination parody–but in real life, when you go to Dallas, they actually advertise guided tours of assassination related sites–the Texas Book Depository, the movie theater where Oswald hid out, the place where Oswald shot a cop, etc. How weird is that?
Or [i]Prime Ridge[/i], way over the top huh? A couple of days ago I was in one of the outer NYC suburbs (almost countryside)–and the sign that greets you says: Pearl River: Still the Town of Friendly People. (Still???) I had to stop at a drugstore, it was a CVS Plaza–the usual mini-mall. It consisted of the drugstore, a Dunkin’ Donuts, a nail shop, a Bowling Lane and yes, a Firing Range with a couple of muscle cars parked in the handicapped spaces and guys on cell phones lounging by the front door. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP! I could go on with more (but won’t…. [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]) But that’s the problem I’ve had with Season 4 at times, though I’ve enjoyed it in general–how do you satirize a society that’s already totally off the wall?
I liked Mort more than I expected to–I figured with Kai completely out of it the story would start to drag; but they managed to use him very cleverly without going totally out of character. He flops around very gracefully too! And Stan and Xev comforting the bereaved were great. I assume we’re being shown the various functions of protoblood for reasons to be revealed later…. [img]images/smiles/icon_eek.gif[/img]
elmey