More and more writers, either for TV in this case, or books--latest The Devil's Eye, review coming soon... are exploring not just the "What's Happening" within a Story Plot... but the ramifications of the "Why?" And the True Crime behind that Reason... This is the first time I've felt led to write about a television program... That tells you just how much I'm enjoying the Origins series!
I've been more involved in this follow up series branching off the NCIS beginning series than with the many NCIS stories that I and millions of others have watched on television. And enjoyed. But Origins is simply better, in my opinion, because Gibbs is telling the backstory now. Both the "Why?" of it and the resulting Results of War, Violence, Murder, Hatred, and... the...Pain and Sorrow.
Monsoon explores the lives of war veterans--Vietnam or any other where death occurs under extreme circumstances... And then the vets come home and often are spit in their faces...discarded... They are trained to kill and then expected to readjust in a land where violence is not welcomed... Yet occurs on a daily basis with homeland terrorists. Worse, the Vets are left to find their own way once out of the military. I oppose war and all that it means! In this particular show, Franks (and Gibbs in other shows) is spotlighted as he begins to have flashbacks of his own times of trauma in war and then upon return home... It begins when he meets a vet looking for help--his friend has been murdered and he's trying to have somebody investigate. Franks takes on the case--of course... and is, contrary to how we see him on NCIS, even as a ghost, is tender, caring, giving the murdered man's friend his coat, to keep... He takes him home and his wife makes a delicious homemade dinner for them. And, as Franks' thoughts go backwards as well, we learn the story of how he met and fell in love. His wife also offers to helps the veteran begin to clean up by offering that she would help to rinse his hair before he takes a shower. As she sprays the water over his head, he begins to hear guns in the area, the water reminds him of running or escape, or, even, that he was waterboarded. We never learn what triggers his PTSD. But we all see the panic, the horror and the shakes as he tries to come back to where it is safe, at least for awhile...
As the investigation proceeds, one of the pathologists added a poignant statement as they discussed the man who had been murdered... "That man once was a child, a baby that somebody loved. That somebody hated to have him leave his home only to come home to nothing, no help, living on the streets--and now murdered... Just goes to show, this world...is...wacked! (Crazy)
It is not hard to acknowledge that the world has become even worse than in the past--even if some want to go backwards! Folks I know that I talk about these issues maybe more than I should. But just as the vet was taken backwards into his time of turmoil, I find myself doing the same... With a major difference! This time, the danger is for America, our Constitution, and the major part of the world who wants peace!
The story of how veterans have been treated during the many wars around the world is well known. But when we have internalized the characters played on television and care about them, because of the good work they do to help people, to solve crimes, those who have the gift of empathy can't help but worry and wonder about the "Why" of what we see happening in real life... It used to be that I would read books with the good and bad guys involved in some type of mischief, sometimes even deadly. But real life is mild in comparison to what is happening right now... That's why I use videos to document my thoughts and opinions. If I'm wrong, I'm always willing to discuss what I believe... Soldiers and our police work to make our lives secure... Now, major disruption is occurring... Many are fighting back!
Why are there people in America living on the streets, including those veterans who have fought to make the world safe, still in that situation!? Why is there still hunger in America and across the world. Think about it... If there were no need to fight wars, all people, especially in America, would have their basic needs routinely available. So why do wars continue? I found this cute video to make a point, but in an interesting storybook way...
Monsoon. the latest program of the series reminded me that when Jesus was about to be crucified and found Not Guilty by officials at that time, still the religious leaders and most of the people living then, chose to free Barabbas, a known Criminal! Isn't that what we've seen happening from the president and many others now in government?
So We Come to the Why of It, don't we? Over 2000 year have gone by and many choose to free a criminal as opposed to an honest man who speaks God's Truth to His people. (Or, now, vote in a criminal who has been convicted of fraud as well as sexual abuse in the State of New York.
At this point, all I can go by is that a lot of lives of American citizens are being disrupted by acts now being ordered by the President totally against allocations made by Congress in the past, and totally made by illegal acts that are outside of the scope of the President's authority. I'm not going to make comments about the various things that are happening...these are just a few illustrative videos... My point is that after a first term under Trump, we saw that he did nothing substantive in the way of improving lives for Americans... Biden did and there is much to document those achievements. When an inexperienced individual is placed in charge of the Department of Defense, for instance, with the largest budget, which has already been funded for even more (plus a multi-trillion debt ceiling increase!), I believe there is reason to question how a man incapable of creating his own agenda (and instead merely using the Project 2025 playbook that was written, not by Trump for any part of it, but by those who were NOT elected to work in the Federal Government!) can be acceptable to respond to the needs of All Americans, not just one party!
The volume of actions by individuals who wish for nothing but total control of spending--by now having access/control of the United States Treasury--is beyond belief yet it happened, yet this type of criminality keeps on happening! America has gone through similar attempts to grab power and control in the past, but have failed... More, importantly, however, is that those who most need financial support are being spotlighted for dismissal, based upon race.
The only thing that keeps me going is to escape into fiction stories to break the extreme tension of seeing our nation under attack from the inside! I've been in Yorkshire for Rick Brady's mystery series... so will be talking about them next!
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