“You’re like a mystery wrapped in a riddle wrapped in … cashmere.” – Chance to Winston
Awww … man love. Winston and Chance have got it and Guerrero is like their sometimes three-way. It’s a huge part of Human Target ‘s charm, though. I don’t miss the sexual tension of a male-female lead team because the chemistry between the three male leads is so satisfying.
Guerrero and his behind-the-scenes antics stole the show for me this week.
I had a really hard time watching this at the beginning because hand-to-hand combat is just so base to me. Perhaps I just don’t have enough testosterone to really appreciate a sport that inspires grown men to bite one another’s ears off. I love a good life-saving fighting scene (especially when it’s Buffy), but not as a sport. That said, by the last fight, when Chance got rid of his yips, I was loving it. Bring on the ass-kicking violence.
Better yet, more scenes like the one in the pool please. Keith is such a downer, sitting next to me on the couch rolling his eyes and saying that could never happen in real life. Why is it some people can’t just suspend their disbelief, realize that it’s fiction and have fun? The dude shot through the water and came up and held the whole room hostage. I really don’t know how Keith can say that couldn’t happen; Jack Bauer does stuff like that every day….
I was waiting through the whole pool scene, when Prentiss was confessing to Eva’s father’s murder, for Eva to come up from behind him, having heard everything. That would definitely be a typical plot number 37, right? They did way better … I’m loving the use of the ear bud and loving how Eva didn’t do the plot number 56 thing, and barge in and accuse Prentiss and get all sad and angry. Nope, instead she got really, really even and bet away all of Prentiss’s money. It was a Leverage-like twist, or maybe more Burn Notice, but clever and awesome all the same.
Human Target has wormed its way into my heart and I’d definitely feel robbed if we didn’t get a season two — how about you?
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Mar 27, 2010 @ 10:00 EST5EDT
Me? I’ve been hopping up and down for two days waiting for this post to pop up but was lying in bed reading this on my phone. Too tired to comment right now but I just wanted to leave a thank you first :-)
*POST AUTHOR*
HA! I was late this week … someone needs to come sing lullabies to my kid (or in this case, ‘Don’t Stop Believin”) so I can watch Human Target on time! :-)
You should tell your friend that a quick YouTube search of “shooting underwater” will reveal that firing guns beneath the waves is more than possible. It won’t work for all guns, but the idea that no gun will fire is a myth.
I’m with you, Debbie. This is a fun show and I would love to see a second season. I like fun shows because…well, they’re fun!
I didn’t have a problem with the gun because it just looked cool to see the bullets zipping through the water. But all I could think during that scene was is a cinder block really that heavy?
*POST AUTHOR*
Oh, Keith mentioned that too, and he for one is pretty sure he could swim with a cinder block tied to his leg! ;-) I think the point that Prentiss made, though, is how long can you keep that up, because every time you come up for air, my guys with the guns are here waiting for you.
Loved the episode, especially the underwater shooting. The show and the chemistry between the three seems to get stronger every week. This was probably my second favorite after last week’s episode. So far, though, I’d say Human Target is having one of the better seasons of any show this year.
Another very good show that I have added to my don’t miss list. If Fox has any brains at all, this will definitely be renewed for a new season–the sooner the better.
I’m completely with you. I tuned into the first episode not expecting a whole lot but thinking hey even if it sucks there’s Jack Earle Haley and Chi McBride. It’s quickly become one of my favourites shows though and I too will be extremely disappointed if there isn’t a season two. It’s just so much fun and the bromance makes it work!