tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post499427167776288776..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: SandbaggingStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-325787141330718422013-12-19T10:18:43.706+00:002013-12-19T10:18:43.706+00:00(as if he looked favorable before)
I think you...<i>(as if he looked favorable before)</i><br /><br />I think you've hit it there... one of the things I admire about the writing is the refusal to sneak in the odd signal that Burnside is an OK guy really, a good man making heroically difficult decisions -- what we get instead is a man whose soul is slowly being eaten away as he follows his chosen path, and he knows it. Where Mackintosh might have taken it, I don't know. A few years later and Burnside would probably have been softened into a more 'relatable' character by network notes. Compare him to DEXTER, a serial killer we're not allowed to dislike; for me Burnside is the truer, more complex monster.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-23282800515360839572013-12-19T04:46:27.611+00:002013-12-19T04:46:27.611+00:00What did you think of the final episode that illus...What did you think of the final episode that illustrated the fear of the Russians taking advantage of the West desire to end nuclear arms race? We now know how weak the Russians were then. It makes the hero look less favorable (as if he looked favorable before).<br /><br />Then there is the cliffhanger with the series and the writer's fate.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.com