Passion of the Kids on 'Grace'

By LillyKat
PTR Senior Staff Writer

What kind of scum o’ the earth father sets his son on fire, leaves him burning to death in a car – buckled into a seatbelt no less – then has the nerve to claim he still loves his son?

Not the way to sort out marriage issues.

Or custody issues.

Or any issues.

Was I the only one wanting to see Grace go to town on dad?

Or have Earl send him to Hell in a big flash of hellfire glory?

This week’s case was pretty intense. Perhaps the most unnerving aspect of it was the fact dad did indeed show up at the hospital and reiterated over and over how much he loved his son … WTF?!?!?! At least it was a clever ploy by Grace going undercover as “Dr. Hanadarko” to bait the father through the press and coax him out of … uh … hiding.

Gee, wonder why that might be.

Needless to say, I had no sympathy. And, I had no problem watching Grace throw him down the stairs upon taking him into custody.

When kids get involved, and they are hurt in any, way, shape or form, I think some of Grace’s best qualities come forward. I’ve mentioned this multiple times in how she interacts with her own nephew, Clay. But when kids are victims – especially in a crime as heinous as this – she clicks into a different gear both in how she soothes and handles the child, but also in how she commits to the case.

This is one display of her passion that I totally dig.

But aside from the case, Ham has lost it, hasn’t he?

Get the man some Valium.

Or a leave of absence.

The death of his brother has sent him completely over the edge, and it seems only a matter of episodes (namely, the next one) whereby something catastrophic is going to happen. Kenny Johnson already told us to expect Ham’s own fall from grace.

And what is up with Bobby disappearing into a serious deep undercover assignment?

As in, all contact is now cut off or else he could be killed?

Stay tuned.

** Programming note: Next week is the “summer” season finale of Saving Grace. TNT’s new series, Raising the Bar, is going to debut the following week (Labor Day) in Grace’s timeslot. Rest assured she’ll be back – especially given we’ll be left with a serious cliffhanger.

New episodes air Mondays at 10 p.m. on TNT. You can watch full episodes of the show anytime over on the show’s official Web site. You can also visit EmbraceYourGrace.com to share your stories of how you embrace your inner-Grace.