I see it a little differently. Where I think most people in the show are a very murky combo of good and bad, Van Alden sees everything in complete black and white and there is absolutely no grey area at all, including his own thoughts and actions. IMO, he has no concept at all how to handle emotions. He feels rage at Sesbo and instead of turning him in, he kills him. Feeling lonely, instead of finding comfort in his wife, goes out and finds an easy girl. Instead of coming clean to the US attorney, he runs and changes his identity. He can’t do anything a little bit. Everything is the most extreme thing possible.
In the 3rd season, the new “wife” seems to be better for him in terms of getting him to relax and be more in the grey area, but then..um things happen. SJ have you watched season three yet? You must!
SJ have you watched season three yet? You must!
Agree. The show keeps getting better and better.
The way they keep revealing new quirks in the characters, and the shockers
of what happens make it very worthwhile.
Have seen Arnold Rothstein character start to show up in a couple of other
films, shows etc.
Funny when you think of him as Arnold, and see him as someone else :) ;)
I haven't seen season 3 yet. Have to wait for the DVDs.
It just irritates me. A Christian portrayed on TV now has to be extreme. Just like anyone in the military or who is a veteran has to be shown as a victim, a lunatic or a brainless robot.
If HBO really wanted to push the envelope, they'd have a Christian character who is actually a Christian and displays the fruit of the Spirit in his behavior: "love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control". That would be a HUGE contrast to everything going on around him and it would make his character unique. But Van Alden isn't unique. He's just another Hollywood stereotype.
Sorry for the rant. That's been building up for a while, lol