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Episode Discussion Thread #7: Because Families Were Brought Together By a Town that Brought Families Together
Because Families Were Brought Together By a Town that Brought Families Together Thanks, Patricia __________________
“[People] talk to me about these characters as if they’re real, and they’re not real, but they’ve become real...I really think, shows like this one, you have an attachment to them. They’re like friends you check in on."
-Greg Berlanti on Everwood Last edited by everwoodfan52; 11-05-2013 at 04:29 AM |
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From the Old Thread:
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“[People] talk to me about these characters as if they’re real, and they’re not real, but they’ve become real...I really think, shows like this one, you have an attachment to them. They’re like friends you check in on."
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thanks for the new thread Tos
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No problem. Thanks for the title. Those are always so hard to come up with; they're definitely my least favourite part of being a mod!
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i was just putting something out there. I always thought that yeah, Everwood put the Brown family back together, but maybe the Brown family also gave something back to Everwood
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Absolutely. The Browns would be very different without Everwood, and Everwood would be very different without the Browns. The Abbotts would be affected the most, but the whole town too. Greg Berlanti has said that part of the show is about how much can be affected from just one woman's death, and the effect the Browns have on Everwood and the town has on them is great proof of that.
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now I know what I wanted the title to be, but the way it is, doesn't make sense, at least to me.
Because Families Were Brought Together By Everwood and a Family Brought Everwood back together. __________________
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Whoa new thread!
Anyway, I just had this click yesterday.. a very interesting parallel I found from seasons 1 and 2. I'll try to explain. Hope it isn't 'old' or mentioned before on these forums. You see.. as we all know, in season 1 there was Ephram being all sad and mad, hating his dad (), feeling all distant and lonely. He was trying to be as good a friend as he could be for Amy, but when it became evident things were way too complicated, he sort of 'gave up' and tried to find love elsewhere, with Layne. Meanwhile Amy herself was having her first real love relationship, with Colin (not without problems, but in essence, he was her first real guy). In season 2 it's Amy who has fallen into depression, trying to overcome the sadness of Colin's demise. Her relationship with her father is becoming increasingly difficult and also she moves out from her childhood home to live with her grandparents, which isn't exactly the same as moving from New York to Everwood, but still.. she's leaving her childhood home, quite possibly the same way Ephram did. Amy is beginning to realize how much of a friend Ephram has been the past year and how she herself hasn't. And even though she doesn't admit it, she is beginning to develop romantic feelings for him. That much is clear from the lovely brother/sister conversation in 2x06 when Bright says: 'So go. Show up [at Ephram's driver's test]. Be all supportive. Everything else you guys'll figure out. I mean, you may not feel the same way for Ephram that you did for Colin but you feel something. Otherwise, you wouldn't be sitting here asking me for advice." So she tries and does so, but seeing Ephram kiss Madison she kind of gives up as well. And finds love elsewhere - in Tommy Callahan. And meanwhile we see Ephram, now a year older and "10 years more mature", is having his first real relationship with Madison. So there are many-many parallels I see here. For me it makes most sense when I think about it this way: Ephram and Amy have switched places now, in season 2 (as opposed to what there had been in season 1). They've kind of like stepped into each other's shoes.
Whoa. Never thought I would get so many similar points Anyway, this is just a thought I had.. maybe the parallels weren't intentional from the writers, but for me they make the storylines even more meaningful. And to think ahead of season 3/4.. maybe it's also something to do with the ever growing and developing relationship between Ephram and Amy. Like a step amongst many (the whole "stepping into the other's shoes") in becoming one with a person you're close to and, ultimately, towards finding true love with someone (as E/A did in the very end) __________________
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As far as Laynie and Tommy are concerned? No comparison. I liked Laynie for Ephram. She was sweet...sincere...and really liked him. She was good for Ephram, even though he didn't feel totally the same about her. That relationship ended too soon. Tommy, on the other hand, was not totally sincere...he was not good for Amy...and their relationship couldn't end fast enough. |
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Very interesting, Amont. I like it! I do think it was likely intentional by the writers, as Berlanti said that S2 was about Amy and the "American dream" family crumbling, and they certainly did.
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Now, he didn't really help her directly, he just helped her by dying. __________________
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I'm in the middle of season 2 now. Missing Nina a lot in S2 and just today I watched 2x13 'Forget Me Not', which was - at least part of it - about Andy/Nina's friendship a lot so I'm relieved
Also glad to see some E/A interaction, especially the scene in the Mexican restaurant was cute, just friends as always And Amy's letter to dad was so heartfelt and cute, I know it'll all be okay for them soon. Also E/M is going to be over soon, starting with a more serious E/A in late S2! Also happy to see Bright/Ephram friendship, so cool. Today's was a heartwarming and uplifting episode! __________________
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Love your comparisons, Amont.
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Too drained to say more than that right now, just letting ya'll know I'm reading. __________________
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Glad to hear, Taryn!
Amont, missing Nina is a recurring theme, unfortunately. For a major character, she sure doesn't show up enough for stretches of episodes at a time. __________________
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