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by ljac63 » Tue Jul 19, 2016 6:31 pm
I completely agree that the writers took the easy way out by providing Seth a motive for murder. Before we discover Seth's true motives, the conflict of "mercy killing" creates a tremendously dynamic storyline. I love the scene in the bedroom between Ben and Joe, although I don't agree with Ben that the answer is so clear. I feel that Ben is a bit presumptive that his opinion is the correct one, and I feel that he is a bit hard on Joe. Another aspect of this episode that I often wonder about is a "what if" situation. When I first saw this episode, I thought that the implication was that Joe was the one who had carried out the killing. I don't know how the writers could have handled that scenario, but even now, knowing the plot, I still feel a bit of a let down that it wasn't Joe who was directly conflicted. When Joe tells Ben that his friend takes these actions, it seem to be the stereotypical misdirection where the speaker attempts to explain something without implicating him/herself. Just my opinion!