Finally! Playmakers has finally delivered a curveball, something completely unexpected. The first five minutes was very eventful. In previous episodes, the show introduces a character who plays tight end. Ive always tried to pick up on his name but its hard to pronounce nevermind spell. From when we meet him a few episodes back, we know he is in a relationship because he talks to his significant other on his cellphone but they never reveal who it is. There were several scenes in previous episodes where we see his character in clubs picking up women. The episode begins showing him on the phone with his significant other. All of a sudden the camera switches and shows whose on the other side of the phone. Surprisingly, it was guy. Clearly his character was trying to hide that he was gay by hooking up with women. There are thousands of players who play professional sports and I wouldnt imagine them being gay. But this brings up the idea that it could happen and may exist. This show brings up a lot of serious issues such as drug use, domestic violence, homicide, and homosexuality. Off the top of my head, I can name professional athletes who dealt with these very problems. Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets- domestic violence. Brandon Marshall of the Denver Broncos- domestic violence. Dante Stallworth of the Cleveland Browns- DUI homicide.
Demetrius Harris has finished his detox and feels he needs to some good. He goes to visit a little boy who is sick in the hospital. In this episode, Harris reaches an all time low. He steals the little boy’s pain medication when he was not looking because he is looking to take whatever kind of drug he can get his hands on. The little boy knows he took his medicine and asks Harris if he did. Harris is shocked and worried he might tell someone.
I rate this episode a five out of five. This is definitely a show which pushes the envelope. There was a sex scene in this episode which was more graphic then what we see now on television. I was really pleased with this episode but I know they all cant be this good. hopefully the rest of the season can be as entertaining as this episode.
October 12, 2009 at 8:59 pm |
Nick,
This is a good post. It’s great that you finally got that curveball that you were speaking about last episode. Does the fact that this series originally aired on ESPN during primetime justify the cursing & graphic nature that network television would never allow? You still need to answer more questions from the assignment page because it is hurting your grade. This was one of your best posts, but you could do better.