Mental – Life & Limb

Posted by Linda on August 25, 2009 under Tv World | Be the First to Comment

Episode Synopsis: MENTAL “Life & Limb/Bad Moon Rising” Episode 12 and 13 – When factory worker Brian Jennings is admitted to Wharton Memorial with a few chopped off fingers, Arturo and Chloe believe they can be re-attached. However, after he refuses any type of surgery, his boss claims that Brian has purposely cut off his fingers to collect disability payments for the rest of his life. The doctors are soon left questioning the true motives for his dismemberment when an even darker secret is discovered at Brian’s apartment. Meanwhile, when Nora assigns Veronica to Jack’s sister, Becky’s, case, Jack argues with his colleagues and his parents about the course of her treatment. When Becky tells Jack she’s moving to Florida to a facility near their parents, he struggles with the decision to keep his sister close or to let her go. Meanwhile, when Ellis Kahane tries to check himself into the psych ward at Wharton Memorial claiming to be a werewolf that will transform at the next full moon, Carl turns him away. Things take a dangerous turn when Ellis takes the entire team hostage to prove to them his transformation will take place when the sun goes down. As Wharton is faced with serious budget deficits, Nora struggles in her attempts to find proper funding for the hospital, and is forced to make a difficult decision when given a tempting offer. Also, Jack speaks with a surprising therapist regarding his recent troubles in the “Life & Limb/Bad Moon Rising” two-hour season finale episode of MENTAL airing Friday, Aug. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Guest Cast: Amanda Douge as Becky Gallagher; Alex Weed as Brian Jennings; Samantha Eggar as Margo Stroud; Madison Mason as James Stroud; Ellen Crawford as Andrea Jennings; Michael Durrell as Alan Jennings; Brian Howe as Bob Escamilla; Patrick Y. Malone as Julio; Michelle Krusiec as Dr. Aimee Lin; Brando Eaton as Gabe; Joseph D. Reitman as Ellis Kahane; Lex Medlin as Thom Hygard; Laura Johnson as Georgia Riede

We have arrived at the final two episodes; they are not related, a “two part” so to speak but they aired together, why? It’s Fox, you don’t know why they do what they do.  I split them up, call me crazy.

Life&Limb:

Throughout the episodes we get to see more of that funny dynamic between Girl Employee and Guy Employee, I’m going to miss them a little bit.

I can relate to the one armed patient and his fear of surgery, just hospitals are bad for me, I always feel like I am going to catch something when I go to a hospital, I think it’s that special smell that only hospitals have.

There was lovely acting between the two playing New Boss and Becky, lovely.

I felt bad for them though in the scene where they stand on their hands against the wall, shooting much have been a bitch if there were retakes.

Becky looked normal there for a while in the beginning of the first episode, happy and all but it was just a trick, a false alarm, she’s still crazy. I feel so sorry for Becky…  Generally she seems to have more control over her disease which is good.

By the way, in the end of the episode, why does she get in to a wheelchair to go the short distance out of the lobby on to the street outside? I mean, she can walk…

Annoying boss was very funny in this one and also kind of smart, I have to give him that. Then of course he goes back to being the evil stiff he is when he finally doesn’t get his way.

Annoying Boss being smart:

Annoying Boss: Well, there’s one sure way to find out. People in this country they don’t even get tattoos unless their drunk.
Guy & Girl Employee: [stupid stare]
Annoying Boss: Tox report! If he woke up this morning and decided to frame his boss by cutting his fingers off he probably took something right before, for handling the pain.

Annoying Boss: Hey, why two fingers?  I mean if you’re planning it, why not just the one, yeah?

Annoying Boss being funny:

[New Boss uses Annoying Boss’s back for support when signing a paper.]
Annoying Boss: [sort of scared] That’s my…euhm… suit.

There was a lot of tension between New Boss and everyone else, somehow that made the episode better.

New Boss is so mean to his stepdad; he just doesn’t want to see that he is a nice guy.
New Boss if anyone should know to look at the psychology behind his action and see that he did what he thought was right and that he really loves New Boss and Becky.

Beautiful when New Boss hugs the stepdad, that was a pretty moment.

Okay, so why would you want to cut off a body part? I can’t seem to make myself understand “Body Integrity Identity Disorder”, I can’t relate to it, I tried but failed, I still think it’s extremely strange and out of this world. How did New Boss figure out that he had that weird decease anyhow? I was for once, and the only time on Annoying Boss’s side , I would have tried to get the guy to put his hand back on.