True Detective Season 2 Episode 3

15/07/13 at 3.56pm   /   by Pat Der Sin   /   2 Comments

A lot has been said about the “I want to stay angry” scene:
Ray Velcoro (Colin Ferrell): Now, are you gonna tell me what Caspere was doing with you or do I wait to walk into another dark room, this time with real bullets?
Frank Semyon (Vince Vaugh): There’s a certain stridency at work here.  I’m gonna put it off to you getting blasted.
Ray: Oh, frankly, I’m apoplectic.
Frank: I’m feeling a little apoplectic myself.  What’s with the water?
Ray: Booze tends to take the edge off.  I want to stay angry.

One columnist referred to the scene as awkward, others feel the vocabulary is inappropriate to the characters.  Ok, here’s the thing: this verbal cockfighting is recurrent and gives Frank’s character believeability by having unbelievable dialogue in stereotype scenes.  There can no dozing through these scenes when the vocabulary demands full attention and adds to the entertainment, much like Tarintino did with playful dialogue but without the endearing high talk.

Check the other episodes where this feature was missed by the pundits:

Episode 1:

Frank Semyon (Vince Vaugh): You seeing anybody?  A woman?

Ray Velcoro (Colin Ferrell):  There something else I’d be seeing?  Nah, not interested in anything like that anymore.

Frank: Need to get back on that horse, my friend.    A good woman mitigates our baser tendencies.

Episode 2:

Episode 4:

Frank: You got this Roger Moore thing, huh?  Johnny Unflappable.

Blake Churchman (Christopher James Baker): Must be my predilection for virtue.

Frank: You know the word louche?   Somebody’s pulling me
out on the streets and you’re louche.

 

 

What a Registered Veterinary Technician’s profession Entails

15/07/01 at 2.14pm   /   by Pat Der Sin   /   0 Comment

The Registered Veterinary Technician profession acts in a support role to the Veterinary clinic.  The Veteranarian, the clinic, the animal owners and the animals benefit directly and indirectly from the functions and tasks performed by this licensed or certified individual.  Like a hospital nurse, the Vet Tech makes sure that the needs of the veterinarian, animal owner, and subject animal are met with high standards and thorough results.

At intake, the Tech may have to restrain or stabilize the animal.  An accurate history will be taken from the owner.  These results will have to be properly documented into the clinic system.  In support of the veterinarian, this professional may additionally be take X-Rays and samples, and prepare animals and instruments for surgery.

Customers need to be questioned, advised and trained with accuracy and consideration.  Routine procedures such as trimming nails, expressing glands and removing sutures occur regularly.  Administering prescribed medications and supervising veterinary assitants are also in the Tech’s remit.  The Vet Tech wears many hats in the support of his professional duties.