Second look at Episode 6: “The Wrap Party”
I watched “The Wrap Party” again this week, and felt enormous empathy for Tom and Matt. I can relate to the angry unease that occurs when the people you love have no understanding of, respect for, or interest in the kind of work you do. And as Matt found out, it’s not all that much better when they’re people you have no interest in, like the three bimbettes who couldn’t quite grasp what “writing” and “producing” a show might mean, but were pretty sure it was a step down from being a cast member.
Adding to the insult for Matt is the fact that there is someone who understands, and respects, and is interested in what he does, and inspires him to do it better, but he can’t quite get it together with her. Harriet, for her part, thinks she can find happiness with the “anti-Matt,” the pitcher who gave her the autographed bat with his phone number on it. Yet she’s not even particularly surprised when the bum pulls the same come-on with Jordan. Quick, get Harriet and Matt up on that balcony with Sting singing now — maybe they could finally complete that kiss.
Watching drunk and lonely Jordan and drunk and angry Jack wandering around the party made me think about the fact that in most shows, these two would have hooked up somewhere along the line, Jack’s married status notwithstanding. Isn’t that what always happens to characters who battle this much? I wonder whether there was ever a thought of this, and maybe Peet’s pregnancy necessitated the heating up of the Jordan-Danny romance? No objections from me on that. I don’t think they had any scenes together in this episode, but Jack’s ranting at Danny over his help with getting Jordan the U.N.-set show was pretty funny, including his wife gathering him at the end.
Kind of amusing to think of what Jack’s reaction would have been to the news that Matt and Simon visited a comedy club, and hired the one guy who bombed.
Come back again throughout the week for a recap of the episode, memorable lines, and five questions.
Studio 60, NBC, The Wrap Party, review
December 26th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
Thank you very much for your “looks” at the show. They always are so inspiring and moving.
I am from Russia. I found episodes of this show only a couple weeks ago. I fell in love with it and saw it several times almost non-stop.
Ufotunately, it will never be shown in my country because, first of all, it is too short (our television shows episodes of teleshows every working day) and, second, because it would be very difficult to make a translation, I mean not only words but the cultural, social, political etc references.
However, I am making a home-version for family and friens who will share my afection for this show. I am doing subtitled translation. And your “looks” always help me to find right meaning, right words when it is important to reflect things that happen on screen.
Thank you very much for sharing. Please, keep posting your “looks”.
Sincerely
Anna