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capri0mniAnd I think I like it (Mother taught me not to come to any conclusion until I've experienced something three times). I'm even willing to forgive that it's another TAB actor in cripface, because a good bit of each episode is in flashback, from before his injury, which shows he was the same semi-crazy maverick before he was shot as he is afterward -- so his bravado is harder to write off as simply "Compensating" for being "crippled."
But: 1) his wheelchair has no push handles, so he's spared the fate of being treated like a movable prop, like Artie of glee, 2) He was only given one brief scene (in the pilot) where he was seen grieving over his lost abilities... other than that, his attitude is written as: "This is my new normal, and I have a job to do (I don't have time to be your inspiration)," and 3) he's given snarky lines like: "If you're gonna stare, at least get the hell out of my way, all right?" and (to a macho guy trying to bully him): "I'm pretty confident I'm looking right where you do most of your thinking."
In short, It passes my "disabled character" test.
WARNING, though: The preview clip on NBC's website for the show is a great bit whopping spoiler for the second episode...
[facepalm]
But: 1) his wheelchair has no push handles, so he's spared the fate of being treated like a movable prop, like Artie of glee, 2) He was only given one brief scene (in the pilot) where he was seen grieving over his lost abilities... other than that, his attitude is written as: "This is my new normal, and I have a job to do (I don't have time to be your inspiration)," and 3) he's given snarky lines like: "If you're gonna stare, at least get the hell out of my way, all right?" and (to a macho guy trying to bully him): "I'm pretty confident I'm looking right where you do most of your thinking."
In short, It passes my "disabled character" test.
WARNING, though: The preview clip on NBC's website for the show is a great bit whopping spoiler for the second episode...
[facepalm]
