Thanks for putting so much thoughtful consideration into your writing. As one who tends to run on around here, it is nice to read such a hearty presentation.

Your review really opened my eyes a bit more. While I think production/acting/presentation of the show were worthy of a higher rating, I applaud your candor and respect your position on being offended. I think the idea had slipped right by me. It's refreshing when someone can have a point of view that enlightens me. Or, as UNT might say, "when someone slams a show." Thanks!

I guess, for me, I didn't get too involved in the family. Though they were fairly well developed, there wasn't much warmth coming from them. They weren't exactly cold, either though. And let's just say it is hard to relate to or identify with or even sympathize with anyone who is luke-warm.

And I wonder if that may have been part of the intention of the writer? To create a family that is somewhat snooty and satisfied with their position, despite its obvious bruises, that the coming of the Death Wisher was meant simply to shake their foundation and awaken their sense of vulnerability. Perhaps, too, it could have been a reminder for the audience as well. Perhaps again, I am rambling and the writer was eating a tuna sandwich when he wrote it! Who knows!

And yes, a total bummer about Scout.