Two commemorations of note take place this week: The first anniversary of the public murder of Charlie Kirk. The 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I am not going to revisit the actual events themselves here; what I want to mull on is the aftermath. As the confirmation of Charlie’s death was reported on the…

(I’ve decided to call this a “rewatch” rather than a “bingewatch” — it’s not really a binge when you’re only watching one or two episodes a week.) 1:10 Revenge is Sweet – Rebecca, a beautiful mortal woman (Vanity, Prince’s one-time squeeze — if we can’t cast rock stars, we’ll cast the rock-star-adjacent!), stalks Duncan with…

1:8 Deadly Medicine – Duncan JUST SO HAPPENS to be almost killed in a hit-and-run, and it takes him clear until the ambulance deposits him in the ER and the doctor (Joe Pantoliano!!!) has already taken X-rays before his Immortal healing catches up. Duncan stumbles out when no one is looking, but Dr. Wilder had…

1:6 Bad Day in Building ‘A’ – Tessa goes to court to pay a bunch of parking tickets, with Duncan and Richie tagging along. Unfortunately, Seacouver apparently only has ONE court complex, so they’re taken as hostages when a career criminal being sentenced to life without parole engineers a breakout with his posse. Duncan maneuvers his…

File this under “The Way Things Ought To Be Because Nathan Says So.” I think one of the major reasons for the conflicting arguments on goals and ends of criminal justice reform is that there’s a promise implicit in the very name that simply can’t be fulfilled. In other words: It isn’t really a “justice”…