My favorite scene of "Talk" was Mike's confrontation with the Henry the grief faker at the support group meeting. Two-man shootouts aside, this show is pretty good with realism and people like this exist in the real world. Mike's extremely low BS tolerance combined with his grief over his son allowed for a scene that could have multiple interpretations and reactions depending on how you felt: satisfaction at seeing Henry get torn apart by Mike, discomfort at the atmosphere of the meeting in the aftermath, etc. Having Henry just leave rather than admit to lying also sews a small seed of doubt in the group's mind - "what if he just left because Mike hurt him and he doesn't want to come back?" We know that's not true, but they don't (aside from his crossword-solving friend).
I also think Jonathan Banks' acting was top notch and allowed you to read his motivations for his outburst in multiple ways. Would he have done the same had Henry not interjected when it was Stacey speaking? Mike gets irritated easily, but it's rare for something to get to him to the point where he completely loses his composure.
Submitted August 29, 2018 at 03:00AM by SacKingsRS https://ift.tt/2PNdq1C
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