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vanillalime) wrote2016-06-22 01:35 pm
vanillalime) wrote2016-06-22 01:35 pm
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I present... the adorably psychotic Lee Tergesen!
Last Friday, Lee Tergesen guest-starred on Cinemax's new series "Outcast," and he was INCREDIBLE. Granted, he was playing a deranged psycho for approximately the eleventy-th time, BUT, I seriously think he probably did his best acting since the movie "Silver Tongues." He went from normal guy to monster, and he was truly scary, funny, revolting, sexy, and sympathetic, occasionally all at the same time. I mean, I know I'm biased. But this performance was 10x better than his recent NCIS: NOLA appearance and 50x better than most of his other recent guest-starring stints. It was really the perfect role for someone with his talent and abilities.
So, as is becoming my habit, after I watched the episode, I was so enthralled that I felt compelled to re-watch it, taking screencaps along the way. His portion of the plot was the A-story for the episode, so he had a LOT of screen time. So here is my recap, alongside a plethora of photos of Lee (like, uh, 57 of them).
Warning: SPOILERS for the entire episode.
When we first meet Lee's character, Blake, he's just your average cop, hangin' out at the bowling alley with his partner, Luke; Luke's wife; and a blind date.
[Insert your own ball-licking joke here.] Yummmmm.
Unfortunately, Blake begins to feel *odd* and starts acting like a dick. (Oh, but that nose and profile...)
Hmmm, apparently Blake has a bit of a hair fetish! What a weirdo! I'm glad I don't know anyone like that.
The outing ends, and since Blake's not feeling right, Luke and his wife take him back to their house to look after him. Aww, he just needsme someone to cuddle on the couch with!
Then Luke heads out to the drugstore, leaving Blake alone with his wife. Uh-oh.
Really, this is just so totally backwards.
Anyway, Very Bad Stuff starts happening...
... and Blake turns into a despicable monster, brutally raping and murdering his buddy's wife.
I'm leaving out the goriest parts.
Fast forward a few years later, and Luke visits Blake inOz prison. Blake is like, "Hey, pal, what's up? Whereya been?"
Blake wants to be friends with Luke again, but Luke's all "Don't touch me!"
Luke is convinced that Blake is posessed by a demon, so he's brought along a Reverend and the Reverend's trusty, previously-possessed sidekick ("Outcast") to perform an exorcism on Blake. Possessed demon!Blake is amused by this turn of events.
The Reverend tries to do his exorcism thang, and the ritual starts freaking Blake out.
But then demon!Blake lets out with a blood-curdling laugh... 'cause it turns out that he was just faking the whole thing.
Haha. Funny joke.
He hops up on the table to see what else the Reverend has in his bag of exorcism tricks.
Then Outcast is like, "Why don't I try?" And demon!Blake's all, "Eh, go for it."
So Outcast tries to conduct an exorcism just by placing his hand on Blake's forehead.
Which appears to genuinely unsettle demon!Blake.
A little fodder for those B/K S&M fantasies. *g*
So, then demon!Blake gets defensive and starts playing these mind games with his "saviors." He tries to plant seeds of doubt in their abilites...
... expresses mock "concern" over their own messed-up lives...
... and belittles them via snarky, sarcastic digs.
OMG I think this one is my favorite.
LOOKIT HIM. Isn't he just adorable?
NO, NO, NO, I mean, isn't he a creepy monster?!
Honestly, I can't tell the difference.
Anyway, the Reverend dude does his best to block it all out and tries once again to exorcise the demon inside Blake.
Finally, demon!Blake's like, "Fuck this shit. I've had enough." His demonic abilities allow him to rip off the handcuffs, and he threatens to stab Reverend with his cross.
Then Outcast is like, "Yeah, well, I've had enough, too!" And he and demon!Blake go at it.
Outcast whales away on demon!Blake, throwing him around...
... and landing punch after punch.
But Lee remains sizzling hot, nonetheless! Literally. LOL
Then, shit gets real. Demon!Blake starts levitating...
... and, instead of blood, spits out a black oily substance. Maybe the exorcism worked?!
Just when they begin to believe it's over and done, because surely he can't take any more...
... it turns out he can.
Yikes! And that's when everyone gives up and goes home.
Later, Luke visits Blake in theOz prison infirmary...
... where demon!Blake continues to taunt him.
Luke decides he's had enough. Good-bye demon!Blake.
Except Luke has a change of heart. He just can't go through with it.
Luke leaves, and Demon!Blake lives to taunt another day...
... perhaps leaving the door open for future appearances from Lee! *fingers crossed*
So, as is becoming my habit, after I watched the episode, I was so enthralled that I felt compelled to re-watch it, taking screencaps along the way. His portion of the plot was the A-story for the episode, so he had a LOT of screen time. So here is my recap, alongside a plethora of photos of Lee (like, uh, 57 of them).
Warning: SPOILERS for the entire episode.
When we first meet Lee's character, Blake, he's just your average cop, hangin' out at the bowling alley with his partner, Luke; Luke's wife; and a blind date.
[Insert your own ball-licking joke here.] Yummmmm.
Unfortunately, Blake begins to feel *odd* and starts acting like a dick. (Oh, but that nose and profile...)
Hmmm, apparently Blake has a bit of a hair fetish! What a weirdo! I'm glad I don't know anyone like that.
The outing ends, and since Blake's not feeling right, Luke and his wife take him back to their house to look after him. Aww, he just needs
Then Luke heads out to the drugstore, leaving Blake alone with his wife. Uh-oh.
Really, this is just so totally backwards.
Anyway, Very Bad Stuff starts happening...
... and Blake turns into a despicable monster, brutally raping and murdering his buddy's wife.
I'm leaving out the goriest parts.
Fast forward a few years later, and Luke visits Blake in
Blake wants to be friends with Luke again, but Luke's all "Don't touch me!"
Luke is convinced that Blake is posessed by a demon, so he's brought along a Reverend and the Reverend's trusty, previously-possessed sidekick ("Outcast") to perform an exorcism on Blake. Possessed demon!Blake is amused by this turn of events.
The Reverend tries to do his exorcism thang, and the ritual starts freaking Blake out.
But then demon!Blake lets out with a blood-curdling laugh... 'cause it turns out that he was just faking the whole thing.
Haha. Funny joke.
He hops up on the table to see what else the Reverend has in his bag of exorcism tricks.
Then Outcast is like, "Why don't I try?" And demon!Blake's all, "Eh, go for it."
So Outcast tries to conduct an exorcism just by placing his hand on Blake's forehead.
Which appears to genuinely unsettle demon!Blake.
A little fodder for those B/K S&M fantasies. *g*
So, then demon!Blake gets defensive and starts playing these mind games with his "saviors." He tries to plant seeds of doubt in their abilites...
... expresses mock "concern" over their own messed-up lives...
... and belittles them via snarky, sarcastic digs.
OMG I think this one is my favorite.
LOOKIT HIM. Isn't he just adorable?
NO, NO, NO, I mean, isn't he a creepy monster?!
Honestly, I can't tell the difference.
Anyway, the Reverend dude does his best to block it all out and tries once again to exorcise the demon inside Blake.
Finally, demon!Blake's like, "Fuck this shit. I've had enough." His demonic abilities allow him to rip off the handcuffs, and he threatens to stab Reverend with his cross.
Then Outcast is like, "Yeah, well, I've had enough, too!" And he and demon!Blake go at it.
Outcast whales away on demon!Blake, throwing him around...
... and landing punch after punch.
But Lee remains sizzling hot, nonetheless! Literally. LOL
Then, shit gets real. Demon!Blake starts levitating...
... and, instead of blood, spits out a black oily substance. Maybe the exorcism worked?!
Just when they begin to believe it's over and done, because surely he can't take any more...
... it turns out he can.
Yikes! And that's when everyone gives up and goes home.
Later, Luke visits Blake in the
... where demon!Blake continues to taunt him.
Luke decides he's had enough. Good-bye demon!Blake.
Except Luke has a change of heart. He just can't go through with it.
Luke leaves, and Demon!Blake lives to taunt another day...
... perhaps leaving the door open for future appearances from Lee! *fingers crossed*
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Have you ever seen Lee's guest appearances on two episodes of "The New Adventures of Old Christine"? I loved those, because he was funny without it being over-the-top like on "Weird Science" or a spoof like "Tooken." He was funny-cute, which is the perfect combination for him.
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another great appearance that season was in *cupid*.
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OH OH. I just checked, and the episode's on YouTube! Woot! I know what I'll be doing this afternoon!
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Just need to see ep 2 first..
Liked the pilot wall enough.
Oh he should do more comedy..
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Production-wise, this seems like a pretty high-quality show, and I liked that I could pick up on the basics of what was happening even though I hadn't watched the first two episodes. I enjoyed seeing Querns again, too, although he didn't have much screen time in this episode.
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I thought of you while watching the episode, because you had said on Twitter that you didn't get Cinemax, and I felt bad that you were missing all these wonderful Lee moments. I figured this was better than nothing! :-)
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