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azdak at 11:17am on 05/02/2008 under life on mars
azdak at 11:17am on 05/02/2008 under life on marsWe've now watched series 1 of Life on Mars, and I have to say that I haven't seen anything so Freudian since my last dose of Schnitzler. Gene Hunt, in all his wonderful awfulness, is clearly Sam's id, and in the final episode, he convinces Sam that his father is evil and must be excised from the family unit, leaving little Sammy in sole possession of his mother. Grown-up Sam gets all weepy about this, but given the way he turned up with a bunch of flowers to go on a date - er, have lunch with his mum in a previous episode, having told her he was named Bolan, like his hero, I am inclined to think that his superego doth protest too much.
In general, I've throughly enjoyed the series, though I can't help noticing that, like Hustle, LoM has no less than five major characters, only one of whom is female - it makes me all nostalgic for my Buffy days, when half the cast were women. And the only black guy falls quite clearly into the category of Magical Negro. Ah well, perhaps Ashes to Ashes will improve the odds.
In general, I've throughly enjoyed the series, though I can't help noticing that, like Hustle, LoM has no less than five major characters, only one of whom is female - it makes me all nostalgic for my Buffy days, when half the cast were women. And the only black guy falls quite clearly into the category of Magical Negro. Ah well, perhaps Ashes to Ashes will improve the odds.