Reading Log:
Millennium (1996) Season 1, Episode 14-22 , (The Thin White Line - Paper Dove)
Plot Summary:
In this section of the season, things start to get more sinister and deadly for Frank and his family. After working increasingly violent and personally-connected cases, Seattle homicide captain Bob Bletcher is killed in Franks basement. The killer: Evil. The Devil Incarnate. In the final episode of the season, Paper Dove, Frank's wife goes missing. The stalker apparently has finally stricken.
Paper Topics:
This part of the season brings good and evil into conflict in a way more personal to Frank than ever. Throughout the series, the sets are dreary, dark, and usually rainy. Almost every shot is hard to watch in bright light on my iPod, except the shots of Frank's house. His bright, yellow house. The house is Frank's sanctuary, where he knows his family will be safe. It is the beacon of hope in the life of someone who might otherwise see very little in the future of humanity. The threats of the stalker serve to threaten this sanctuary, and keep Frank (and the viewer) on edge. This sanctuary is hugely violated in episode 18, Lamentation, when Bob Bletcher is killed in the basement. It nearly destroys Frank mentally; his sanctuary is broken. It is violated again when his family are presumably kidnapped in Paper Dove.
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HI Neil:
Great work thinking about ideas for paper topics and thesis ideas. Look forward to seeing what you decide on.
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