Task- Snickerdoodle@yahoo.com and emotional Eater

If there is any show that helped lend credence and meaning to the value of the struggle against injustice and the interconnectedness of everything including the possibility of rot in our justice systems, Prison Break is it. How one brother examines the state of things and determines he must be incarcerated to rescue his brother and how season after season those who have known themselves to be on the right side of the law must bend the same to redeem themselves and how others both innocent and not so innocent struggle to make the best of their lives outside the system. 

I have a feeling at least as far as this first showing has gone, Task also is dealing with the same challenges. 

An aged agent Tom Brandis formerly a priest finds himself at the helm of a rag tag group of recruits trying to solve a spate random looking robberies in a small town. That is not enough though, he must also confront a few challenges on the home front regarding his fractured or splitting family. He does this while at the same time struggling with the almighty bottle. 

Then there is the unimposing garbage man who uses his job as an opportunity to stake out who is doing what in the neighborhood so that he can fuel his need for cash and a better life for his family. Is he in over his head is the questions we will find ourselves asking as he deals with biker gangs with their no uncompromising hierarchical manic devotion to their cause. Add in a few crooked cops and a history of coverups and you have yourself some interesting entertainment. There are questions about loyalty, trust, brotherhood, friendship, hate, betrayal and hope with additional gems of wisdom about life and the preservations of memory. The story reeks of an Eastern Aesthetic though with much too much death and tragedy for a western audience used to happily ever afters.  

I love the the way the members of the task force and introduced hence the title of the post, with the quirky love seeking and messy snickerdoodle Lizzy Stover and the strict and to the point (sharp shooter) always on point Aleah Clinton as well as the loyal Anthony Grasso. 

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Season 1 Ep. 1-4 Characters Introduced, Plot begins to develop, Plot starts to thicken. 

I am barely getting introduced to the main characters of this series. The seemingly insensitive father. The son who makes quite a number of gaffs with his varied interests, the second son who aims at nothing more that leasing his father and stepping into his shoes, the sister who enjoys her position as her favorite and the last born son who is in it for the thrills and has a tendency to throw all caution to the wind. Then there is another level of relationships. Here is where the trusted second wife stands. Then there are members of staff at the office all very professional and in a way closer to the Rich father than the children. Members of the board and several others including a lawyer who has secrets and a close friend whose relationship with the nasty head of the firm. 

There is the son of the founder’s brother who whose insignificance is the key to his important role in the series. The listless errand boy makes his path in this complex story by creating alliances of his own and manipulating his way to the top but we are too early in the story to decide what role he will play. He is keen to please and we are not sure if he has a heart of his own. In the meantime, he goes back and forth with the funny condescending husband to Mr. Roy’s daughter who takes unfettered pleasure in playing with his emotions. There is a poignant scene at the start of season 1 when he is shown in full gear portraying a fox-like creature as children in a fair chase him down both to cuddle and beat him up. 

He manages to have you in a hold of both disgust and concern as he navigates his way through the show. At several key moments you are left with no doubt that he will play a pivotal role as he seems to appear and catch some of the major players in strange situations. 

The show in my view struggles with a little too many profanities but these seem to relay the emotions of the show and the subject it wishes to tackle. While stating the obvious about the use of ‘French’ I must admit that if you catch be at a bad time you will hear a word or two in a ‘foreign’ language.

Kimi

Ah i must say thar i am a little drawn to tales about those who have mental health challenges. And this is one such tale. The protagonist is a young lady that has difficulty leaving her house. As is the case with most of those that have mental health challenges, she is also very talented and bright and knows her way around the computer. But not just the computer, see she works for a Hardware Company with an assistive tool not unlike Siri and Cortana. Maybe this is a way that these companies have devised to get us to invest in more of these products. There are very interesting scenes about the capabilities of these prodcucts and the idea that they may be recording and storing some of the conversations that they hear. So there is a discussion about Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Data Collection, Data Processing, Internet Of Things and 5G Technology to name just a few. Then there is a hint towards Privacy, Surveillance, Non Disclosure Agreements and Red Tape. 

But there are also great lessons about situatiinal awareness, the importance of being familair with your surroudings especially in emergency situations and great ideas about the use of technology to help in desperate situations. 

There is a amazing scene that lets you peep into the world of hacking and the possibilirties that exist once you turn on your phone and how this can be used to locate you as well as turn on your phone when you turn it off. This goes for all gadgets as long as they have sim cards. 

The movie features Zoe Kravitz daughter of Singer and Actor Lenny Kravitz. 

Please look through this site to learn a little more about Agoraphobia. 

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/agoraphobia