I do see where you're coming from AllThatJazz. But I actually feel like it does add a certain amount of "realness" to Henry's character, that he would use the f word even in the midst of lovey, gushy conversation.
I feel like part of what makes the show work so well is that you have Gabe, who is this slightly pretentious, very "golden boy" near-perfect character, and then you have Henry who is very raw and gritty for direct contrast. He is the
real one. So I think, in a sense, the fact that he would curse even in a song like that really does go right along with his character. Because Henry's not
supposed to be the perfect one. He's a pot smoking, off-beat, cursing kind of person. He's just the type who
would curse in a time like that.
And just in terms of the set up for the song in general, it
does kind of make sense because (and I think this is was jordangirl was getting at) I think he's using the term "f**ked up" as a direct response to what Natalie had said. You know what I mean? Natalie says "I'm like one f**k-up from disaster", so then Henry's response is "well f**ked up is perfect". It's not just like she says it before the song starts so then it makes sense that he'd say it in the song just because they're similar or whatever. He specifically
uses the term in response to her use of it.
So yeah, I'm gonna have to go with that it works :) But I do understand what you're saying. I just think in this particular case it does kind of work.
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
Updated On: 3/19/09 at 09:15 PM
