MEDIUM "Dear Dad"

The show has previously explored D.A. Devalos' family life and his daughter's suicide. But this episode was extremely poignant, finding out why his was so depressed and how her life had changed from one tragic event caused by someone with no moral compass. How years later that persons self righteousness leads him to believe that the suffering he endured was more important than the suffering he caused. I don't have children and couldn't imagine the idea that your child is in such despair that they can't tell you about it and the only way they see out of it is self inflicted death.

I loved it when she used the abilities of Allison's family to keep this person from hurting her father and finally getting her message to her mother. The idea that someone's love, even from the grave, could save you was powerful.

This show has done very well on this network and this time slot. It's just a shame that NBC can't reap the rewards of a really interesting and thoughtful show because they were more interested in the bottom line, which didn't even work. I guess if it had, they would have been laughing all the way to the bank. Instead they are probably going to ruin the lives and livelihoods of many people who moved their families from across the country.

But I digress and this isn't a forum to bash a network and their decisions. It's just, as usual, my opinion.


CBS
Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
9:00 PM PST