Episode 3 of Body of Proof “Helping Hand” gives us more character development. Megan’s acts are simply touching and funny making the episode enjoyable.
TV Fanatic: Elena Rosas was a smart, hard working young woman who helped a lot of people in her short career. Megan was an important influence in her life. Ironically, Megan doesn’t even remember that they’d met.
When Megan has to open the skull of the dead woman before she notices that she was a former patient, her lack of observation and caring for the living finally hits her. She recognizes the work she did on the woman’s brain but not the woman herself. “I can’t remember Elena Rosas as a patient but I can remember her as a surgical procedure?” However awkward, I love that Megan makes an effort to change her behavior.
Curtis isn’t about to make this easy on her. It’s great that he likes her enough to mess with her a little bit, feeding her incorrect information about Ethan. Nothing makes you a part of the team like falling for a well meaning office prank. In the end Megan and Ethan realize that their love of science is what connects them and it is a nice moment between the co-workers, even if there is no Indian food involved.
Again Peter tries to nudge Megan in the right direction by pointing out that Morris is having marital problems. Her clumsy attempts at offering Morris a sympathetic ear turn both sweet and funny. Neither completely trusts the other but their growing professional respect has the potential to also become a personal friendship. It’s a little surprising how willing Megan is to open up to Morris but she is definitely trying to connect. She’s lost a lot: her husband, her daughter, her career. Megan is searching for a sense of family and subconsciously hoping to find it here.
Morris’ lines were some of the best this week. As Megan is telling him about the pigeon crap found on the bullet he mutters, “I’m sure this has a point besides utterly grossing me out.” Then when he lays down on the seedy motel room bed in order to role play the victim, he tells his partner, “Remind me to boil myself later.” I was thinking the same thing.
Peter’s story about being a foster kid left me wondering if Megan has any idea about his background and just how these two became partners.
So far, I can say that Body of Proof has mild goriness compared to CSI or even Bones. I like it that way, and I hope the show will maintain such. They don’t really need to show gore medical details to capture our attention as their characters already do so on their own acts.
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