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Numb3rs: Hot Shot (finale)
(S02E24) This was an extremely satisfying season finale. No bells and whistles. No ridiculous cliffhanger. Just the answers to a few lingering questions allowing us some closure and making it far easier for a new viewer to join-in (without too much catch-up) when season three rolls around.
The vast majority of the episode dealt with a 40-something momma's boy who had finally been cut off from the family trust fund by who else, his mother (in a nice turn by Olympia Dukakis). He didn't react too well. So he got a hold of his mother's valium and morphine (she had a hip replaced recently) and went around drugging and killing woman after he had his way with them. Like I said, he didn't react too well.
The rest of the episode (and it was far more interesting) dealt with the one character in this show who's frequently mentioned, yet we've never met: Margaret Eppes.
The episode began with Charlie dreaming. It was actually pretty disturbing. First he saw Alan get shot in a supermarket and then we met Margaret. Remember, the only reason we haven't met Mrs. Eppes is because she died almost four years ago. She made Charlie pancakes and Charlie had a question for her but he couldn't remember it. Then he woke up.
At the end of the episode, he dreamed of his mother again and he remembered his question. We finally found out why Charlie felt so guilty all the time. He took his mother away from Alan and Don for four years. Remember, Charlie was a boyhood genius and he attended Princeton when he was only a teenager. Mrs. Eppes moved with him and raised her son while he was in college and graduate school. He seems to blame himself for Don's independent attitude since he grew up without a mother for those four plus years. Charlie asked his mother if she regretted raising him and moving away from the family. Naturally, she didn't. But I'm not so sure Charlie got the answer he wanted. I think he wanted her to have regretted her decision so he felt justified for feeling guilty. Now he had no reason to but that's something he'll have to deal with. Getting all this backstory on Margaret was excellent though.
The only question that was left unanswered was Amita. She still hasn't made a decision on that job offer from Harvard. So we'll have to wait until next season to see if she goes or decides to stay with Charlie.
There were a few other questions I thought of though. They just aren't directly related this episode. Remember a few weeks ago, that episode that Alan wasn't in? Well that finally made sense to me. They shot the pilot episode for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip a few months ago I think and for those that were fortunate to see the six minute preview, Judd Hirsch seems to play a pretty prominent role in at least that initial installment. I'm guessing the shooting schedules just conflicted so he was written out of that one Numb3rs episode. I wonder if he'll be a recurring character in Studio 60? Watch the preview and you'll see why I say recurring.
Also, shooting for Numb3rs probably wrapped at least a month or two ago I would assume. So I wonder if we'll see Diane Farr return in any of the later episodes of Rescue Me. I would think almost the entire third season is done by now so maybe not. She was a great character in that show though.
Numb3rs was picked up by CBS for a third season and I believe it's holding the same Friday night time-slot.
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