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faylinn_drake. I was shocked when she told me that H was not only seen wearing a lab coat in last night's episode, but was processing evidence. He hasn't deigned to do his job since S2. Then she told me that the evidence in question pertained to his illegitimate spawn, and everything made sense. Horatio only dirties himself with work when he's personally invested, and he's certainly no stranger to bending or flouting the morality he claims to uphold.
Murder is wrong, and vengeance killing even more so, or so he tells the despicable baddies he catches, but it's perfectly all right for him to traipse off to Brazil and kill his wife's murderer because human justice was insufficient. It's also acceptable to involve her brother, who is his subordinate. After all, he's Horatio Caine and thus entitled to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The rules are for other people. Therefore, it surprises me not at all that he would handle evidence in which he has a direct stake, because in H World, there is no such thing as conflict of interest, and no judge is going to question the validity of evidence processed by a suspect's father. Because H is just that damn holy.
I don't blame H for going to Brazil and killing Riaz, by the by. That is probably the most human reaction he's ever had, but I do blame him for the hypocrisy. You can't spend your life condemning and incarcerating those who kill and then kill yourself. Not for vengeance.
If Horatio had been a proponent of an eye for an eye, on the other hand, I would've cheered him on because that's consistent and true to his established moral compass. Come to think of it, maybe that's why I never had any qualms with what Rebecca did to Lessing; she never hid the blood on her teeth. But when it comes to Horatio, he can't pick and choose when to believe in the law. He either believes that the justice provided by law is all that should be attained, or he must grant others the right to pursue justice beyond that provided by the courts. He can't hold the sword by both ends and not be cut. Not if the show wants him to be seen as the Great Hero and conscience of Miami.
And did I just spend a post pontificating on Horatio Caine? Dear Lord.
Predictably, the weather gods have decided to have an orgy now that new episodes of my favorite shows are slated to air, so I might be scarce for the rest of the week. Hopefully, though, there'll be a window like today's wherein I might wax poetic on various and sundry brain scraps that I've unearthed during my daily mooning sessions.
faylinn_drake. I was shocked when she told me that H was not only seen wearing a lab coat in last night's episode, but was processing evidence. He hasn't deigned to do his job since S2. Then she told me that the evidence in question pertained to his illegitimate spawn, and everything made sense. Horatio only dirties himself with work when he's personally invested, and he's certainly no stranger to bending or flouting the morality he claims to uphold. Murder is wrong, and vengeance killing even more so, or so he tells the despicable baddies he catches, but it's perfectly all right for him to traipse off to Brazil and kill his wife's murderer because human justice was insufficient. It's also acceptable to involve her brother, who is his subordinate. After all, he's Horatio Caine and thus entitled to commit murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The rules are for other people. Therefore, it surprises me not at all that he would handle evidence in which he has a direct stake, because in H World, there is no such thing as conflict of interest, and no judge is going to question the validity of evidence processed by a suspect's father. Because H is just that damn holy.
I don't blame H for going to Brazil and killing Riaz, by the by. That is probably the most human reaction he's ever had, but I do blame him for the hypocrisy. You can't spend your life condemning and incarcerating those who kill and then kill yourself. Not for vengeance.
If Horatio had been a proponent of an eye for an eye, on the other hand, I would've cheered him on because that's consistent and true to his established moral compass. Come to think of it, maybe that's why I never had any qualms with what Rebecca did to Lessing; she never hid the blood on her teeth. But when it comes to Horatio, he can't pick and choose when to believe in the law. He either believes that the justice provided by law is all that should be attained, or he must grant others the right to pursue justice beyond that provided by the courts. He can't hold the sword by both ends and not be cut. Not if the show wants him to be seen as the Great Hero and conscience of Miami.
And did I just spend a post pontificating on Horatio Caine? Dear Lord.
Predictably, the weather gods have decided to have an orgy now that new episodes of my favorite shows are slated to air, so I might be scarce for the rest of the week. Hopefully, though, there'll be a window like today's wherein I might wax poetic on various and sundry brain scraps that I've unearthed during my daily mooning sessions.