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Medium Episode 4.06 “Aftertaste” Open Mic

by Katelyn on March 3rd, 2008

Hoorah! Another new Medium episode. I can’t wait, can you?

Today, we have the new spring Oreo cookies and milk. They don’t leave an aftertaste!

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Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:04 pm

Oh, ick. I totally am going to replay this scene every time I’m trying not to snack. I’m putting my Oreos back on the plate and giving my milk to the cat.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:07 pm

Those creditor phone calls have got to be annoying.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:10 pm

Unless you are Bridgette, in which case they are very enjoyable.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:11 pm

And now I think I will just throw the cookies in the trash, because I am so off eating them. Grosser and grosser.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:11 pm

I want to look nice, but sane.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:13 pm

Ok, I can safely say that that is not a good start to the meeting.

It is never a good thing when you are having a business meeting with a guy who may be thinking you’d be a yummy desert, you know?
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:18 pm

Poor Joe. He’s surrounded by psychics. Maybe they should adopt a fourth child who is very linear and devoid of any psychic talent whatsoever so he has a buddy.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Sorry, I’m late. How are you Katelyn?
This looks like a good ep.

I hate Oreo cookies. I could never understand how people eat them. Are they supposed to be chocolate cookies? I digress.

Joe looks good. Yummy, like cookies… not Oreos.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:20 pm

Eww. I can’t watch the Senator eating the sandwich without thinking about that poor dead guy’s leg being dinner.

And are they into doublespeak or what? She’s a medium.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:23 pm

Oooh. Is this the episode with the talented Sean Wing? They kept things so quiet at NBC that even he didn’t know which episode he was going to appear in after he filmed it.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:23 pm

And Joe is calling India to tell a guy to lock his back door.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:25 pm

Long distance calls are not in the budget you think?
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Senator Cannibal?!!!
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:29 pm

But hey, if you want to pursue your senator cannibal theory, feel free.

Lee is sooo supportive.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Allison, are you alright? You look a little pale.

Umm, severed limbs in the car always do that to me.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:33 pm

Joe was way too vague!
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:33 pm

And he is in boxers again!!!
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:35 pm

The Donner Party?!
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:36 pm

Ick. I so hope I am never that hungry.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Katelyn this ep is gross, why didn’t you warn us?
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:40 pm

Lena,
I have shortbread cookies that the kids baked up, too. Do you want some of them instead?
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:41 pm

Yeah! My favorite! Are you psychic?
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:45 pm

Aww, Mr. Rashid. You have a heart of gold.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Lena,
I wish I was, but no. I do sometimes know if someone is going to call me before they do, but that’s the extent of it.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:48 pm

One giant murder and this one isn’t the least bit excusable.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:48 pm

Cool ep, but it’s pretty gross with the cannibalism thing.

Plotting group murder. Does Allison see this?
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Yes she did.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:51 pm

Do you own a chainsaw? has just become the worst question I ever heard. That poor doctor looks like he’s going to have a heart attack.

If I were Allison, I’d tell Lee to pay him a visit because he will fold like an accordion.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:52 pm

Ahh, looks like she did.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:53 pm

Sunday, I don’t think so, no.

(What do you think is running through his head? Maybe his torso, but not his head or his arms, or his legs…)
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:53 pm

Just some tools, stuff I was going to get rid of.

Like a chainsaw?
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 8:59 pm

The Senator seems to have confused himself with God. That was an interesting end to the episode.
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 9:01 pm

Well, well one soldier takes the rap.
Katelyn
Mar 3, 2008 at 9:01 pm

See you next week.
Tom
Mar 3, 2008 at 9:01 pm

I have to believe we will hear more about this in coming episodes. At least I hope we do
Lena
Mar 3, 2008 at 9:34 pm

Take care ya’ll.
Dawn
Mar 3, 2008 at 11:00 pm

Wow, that was a dilemma for Allison, wasn’t it?? And that one was just chock-full of moral quandaries. I’ve heard about people in situations like that and the things that they’ll resort to stay alive. (Speaking of which, here’s a neat bit of trivia: David Cubitt was in the movie, Alive, about the soccer team that crashed in the Andes and had to resort to cannibalism to stay alive.)
Anyway, what a tough situation for Allison. If she exposes the senator, she’ll ruin his career and Devalos’ and probably wreck her friendship with Devalos, especially since she can’t prove anything. That one is as tough as the profiler case from last season. Hmmm, what to do?
Joe was cute trying to figure out how to handle his own dilemma with Bridgette and the credit card guy. But it was so great that the credit card guy did that favor for them to get the company off their backs for a little while. I loved his line. “It’s a big company. Mistakes get made.” That might almost make me change my opinion of those guys. Almost.
Does anyone else think that the senator was deluding himself to justify what they did in the POW camp, with all that stuff about them living their lives to honor the man they killed? Or was there really some sense in what he was saying? I guess you could look at it both ways and see his point of view, but it’s still hard for me to reconcile any kind of murder as justifiable. I know there are all kinds of circumstances that could lead to murder, but where do you draw the line?
It would be interesting to see a follow-up to this story, just to see if Allison can allow herself to let it go, or if she will be driven to seek justice for the soldier in the camp.
Dawn
Mar 3, 2008 at 11:02 pm

Katelyn, help! I’m stuck in the spam filter!!
Cynthia
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:50 am

Hey there - the talented Sean Wing was the young LaRoache in the POW camp. The one that held the straws as they drew them. Wouldn’t have recognized him at all if I hadn’t known he was there! Shame to hide that sweet face.
Dawn
Mar 4, 2008 at 9:51 am

Whew!! The ratings are in and Medium showed a significant improvement this week over last week. It was up from 7.6 million last week to 9.1 this week. That’s good, but everyone keeps saying that it should be better since it’s biggest competitor, CSI:Miami, is in repeats. Which makes me wonder what’s going to happen when CSI comes back with new eps. Hope it won’t hurt Medium too much when it does come back. Right now, it’s doing okay, but it would be doing better if the network would give it as much promotion as it does all of those stupid reality shows they keep throwing on the air. Oh, well, let’s just hope that this new year-round schedule format will convince NBC that they need the show around for a while. GGC said in an interview yesterday that he would love to see it continue for many years. I would love that too, if all the cast were happy to keep doing it.
Dorothy
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:06 pm

Why won’t my comments come through?!!
Dorothy
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:07 pm

Yeah, of course now it works.
Dorothy
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:17 pm

Ok, I’ll try again. I think this might have been my favorite episode so far this season. Besides the gross idea of cannibalism, it was very thought-provoking. The acting was SUPURB! (always). I am always so impressed with the guest stars. I thought the whole bit with the credit card guy was cute. Joe is such a trooper.
Anyway, just about all my thought have already been expressed, but I must say that I think I actually understood, and maybe even agreed in some small degree, with the logic that the Senator was saying to Allison. I think it was a terrible thing that they had to do back in the POW camp, but not totally unexcusable (don’t hate me). I also agree that LaRoache was a jerk for blackmailing everyone to pay for his own screw-ups. I just wish there had been a way for them to handle him without the second murder. That one I don’t think I can justify. But, I’ve got to hand it to the Senator, he does know how to talk himself out of a rut. Excellent acting! I feel sorry for the poor doctor who took the rap. He didn’t want to do it in the first place. Good stuff. Can’t wait for next week.
Dorothy
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:20 pm

Sorry guys, now my first comment has magically appeared. So you get my opinion twice! Lucky you!
Katelyn
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:21 pm

Dorothy, I think the spam filter thinks cannibal is a bad word. You’re out now, though.
Betty
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:44 pm

Good episode - another one for thought provoking ideas.

I do have to whole heartedly agree with the senator about the time in the POW camp. No one knows the hell these men went through - they were simply trying to survive and then set about to honor the man that made that possible - good soldiers indeed all the way through. Only people who’ve been through that and understands the soldier mentality could possibly understand. Allison had no business passing judgement on them for that. When it came to this final murder, well, it’s hard to argue the guy didn’t deserve it - of course that is not the way to go by taking the law into your own hands - in the end, the good soldier stepped up and took the wrap. Again, Allison should leave this alone.

On a lighter note, Scanlon is just the BEST! Dawn, you stole my thunder, I was going to point that out about him being in “Alive” the movie that really launched his acting professional career. Apparently, Allison can know go in the police department and visit Scanlon without him taking her to some secluded staircase.

I do have to say, I loved the way the Senator’s staff was spinning Allison’s “gift”. Way to go.

That was just too cruel to watch the Senator chowing down on that sandwich - kind of rude if you think about it - no one else had food.

Glad the ratings are back up.
Dorothy
Mar 4, 2008 at 12:45 pm

Oh, I forgot to mention…did anyone pay attention to the music playing through the closing credits? It was fantastic!! If you don’t remember or didn’t pay attention, I highly suggest that you go back and watch the end. Miguel Sandoval did an excellent job on this episode (even though I’m not quite sure he has anything to do with the closing credit music).
Dawn
Mar 4, 2008 at 2:21 pm

Betty, I hate to say it, but I think I have to disagree with you about one thing. I agree with you about POW camps and no one knowing exactly what they would do in that situation, but the thing that I disagree about is that murder, despite the circumstances, is still murder. And I also was horrified at what these men did to save themselves. Another way to look at it is this: Soldiers are supposed to defend one another, and to always have one another’s back in every situation. So how can they justify not only killing, but eating, one of their own comrades to stay alive. You could use the argument that they are their brother’s keepers, and in that sense, they didn’t only fail the one who they killed, but they betrayed him. And all their justifications, as far living their lives to honor him, and their payments to his family, were nothing more than steps to ease their own conscience.

I also agree with Dorothy that, as bad as what they did in the POW camp was, what LaRoache did afterwards by blackmailing the others was even sleazier. I could almost see his death being more justified than the other guy’s. Almost.
Dawn
Mar 4, 2008 at 2:22 pm

Katelyn, it’s eating my comments again. It REALLY hates me. Darnit!
Betty
Mar 5, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Dawn, I think you’ve missed the point completely - their fellow soldier in the POW camp was dying already - they had no food and no medical care - they saved him from a far worse death by getting it over with quickly and more humanely. It would have been completely different if they had decided that one of them had to be a meal for the others - this guy was sick and dying already - it wasn’t an easy decision and one that will be with each of them the rest of their lives - they didn’t merely give lip service to saying they would honor his memory with the rest of their lives - they went out and all became productive citizens except for the blackmailer. Unlike the FBI profiler from last season who made it his duty to go out and find serial killers and kill them himself and contined doing it - someone was punished for this crime. One can argue that getting rid of serial killers is fine, but it is also taking the law into your own hands which opens up a whole can of worms - at least in this case, one of them stepped forward and took the blame and the punishment for it.
Dawn
Mar 5, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Betty, I’m sorry, but I still don’t think that saying that because he was already dying, that makes it okay that they made the choice to kill him so that they could survive. If he had already been dead, that would an entirely different matter. If they had voted to see which one was to be sacrificed, that would have been different. But they didn’t. The victim had no choice in the matter. While it may have seemed more humane for them to kill him, and thus end his suffering, it isn’t like he was ready to give up his life, or he was begging them to kill him to end his suffering. They made the choice, not him. And maybe the way they chose to live their lives was a way of honoring him, but it cannot undo the horrible thing that they did to him. No amount of good that they had done in their lives could give that man back his life, or his family back their loved one.
And I think that the one who took the blame was the only one who actually felt remorse for anything that they had done. He simply couldn’t live with the guilt any longer. Why he chose not to expose the others is a mystery to me, but if those men had had any moral character at all, then they would have stood beside him and accepted their share of the responsibility for what they had all done, and not sit back and sacrifice another friend for their crimes. That’s just the way I see it.