I noticed that too, the way he was looking at his step dad. I realized later however he seemed to be sitting closer to his step dad than his mom. His mom was kind of sitting further back, so maybe that was the reason he kept looking at his step dad. It was just easier. However, I did notice he looked at his step dad with lots of love.
Did you notice how Pam looked in the studio. I loved the red dress, the makeup and the hair. She looked wonderful. She did not look so "sad", which I believe is healthy for Shawn to see.
Cliff Van Zandt ( I believe that is his name) was powerful today. I hope BOR was watching.
i watched it as well and got pretty much the same thing from seeing Shawn today on Oprah as everyone else did.
When he said thank you to the offiers I wanted to cry. I saw that Shawn was definately still a boy and it broke my heart his innocence is lost.
I believe Shawn was looking at his dad more than his mom to get some answers on how to respond. His dad probably said to look at him to get help understanding questions and I think also it just shows what a healthy relationship they had before Shawn was abducted and even now.
I hope this family stay in tact for the rest of their lives and that Shawn is able to return to a normal life and put this horrible past 4 years away for good.
I do musical theater (cast, production crew, etc.) and am thus "sensitive" (i.e. educated) to the use of makeup in these circumstances. TV studio lights are VERY bright (one of my husband's closest HS friends is an NBC network honcho; I've been in some studios as well and seen for myself). I would make an educated guess that Oprah's staff did a GREAT job in handling these people - getting them ready for this very public appearance, not just with some nice clothes but also tasteful makeup and hair styling to help them look their best. To my eyes, the cops even had on a hint of stage makeup. ;-)