I've watched most of this season - and most of last, for that matter.
The actor' name is David Morse, by the way (and I have to say, I don't think having a violent temper but successfully channelling it into a legal, if vicious but nonviolent business persona, is as bad as being a serial rapist/torturer/murderer. Not that he gets brownie points for not recognizing the basic problem early on, and first enabling his sicko son and then protecting him.. not a nice family.)
However, I had a different reaction to Alison's naivite - I'm pretty tired of it. If I recall, she was either attending or planning to attend law school back at the beginning - it's why she was interning (?) at the DA's office, I think.
- she's incredibly lacking in foresight not to have an employment contract that dropped out of the blue reviewed by a competent attorney - I saw no evidence that she even read it herself, since everything in it seemed to be a surprise to her - the rule of not signing contracts you haven't read doesn't require a law degree - she breached the contract; no doubt there was a clause in it stating that any breach of contract resulted in complete forfeiture of all monies/assets/ items received as a result of the money from the Lydecker corp - something she shouldn't have agreed to, but if she signed it, she is bound by the terms. - her continuing insistence that since she's doing the "right" thing, that of course everyone is going to agree with her regardless of their own interests .... is mindboggling. Yes, she should be teaching her girls to handle their powers in a responsible way, but she should also be teaching them that not everyone in the grown up world is trustworthy and you should think things through before you jump into situations that you're not sure how to get out of. (I do agree with you that they do a good job of balancing her family and the rest of the stories.)
I didn't watch the final hour. It looked silly. I don't know if I'm going to stay interested over the hiatus. I probably will, I still like the characters - I just found Alison tiring over the last two weeks.
glad you liked it
The actor' name is David Morse, by the way (and I have to say, I don't think having a violent temper but successfully channelling it into a legal, if vicious but nonviolent business persona, is as bad as being a serial rapist/torturer/murderer. Not that he gets brownie points for not recognizing the basic problem early on, and first enabling his sicko son and then protecting him.. not a nice family.)
However, I had a different reaction to Alison's naivite - I'm pretty tired of it. If I recall, she was either attending or planning to attend law school back at the beginning - it's why she was interning (?) at the DA's office, I think.
- she's incredibly lacking in foresight not to have an employment contract that dropped out of the blue reviewed by a competent attorney
- I saw no evidence that she even read it herself, since everything in it seemed to be a surprise to her - the rule of not signing contracts you haven't read doesn't require a law degree
- she breached the contract; no doubt there was a clause in it stating that any breach of contract resulted in complete forfeiture of all monies/assets/ items received as a result of the money from the Lydecker corp - something she shouldn't have agreed to, but if she signed it, she is bound by the terms.
- her continuing insistence that since she's doing the "right" thing, that of course everyone is going to agree with her regardless of their own interests .... is mindboggling. Yes, she should be teaching her girls to handle their powers in a responsible way, but she should also be teaching them that not everyone in the grown up world is trustworthy and you should think things through before you jump into situations that you're not sure how to get out of. (I do agree with you that they do a good job of balancing her family and the rest of the stories.)
I didn't watch the final hour. It looked silly. I don't know if I'm going to stay interested over the hiatus. I probably will, I still like the characters - I just found Alison tiring over the last two weeks.