Flights of Fancy

June in the forest

I love when Josh tells Wolf: You're onto something! [Small spoiler for 2x17.]

Brilliant Minds almost never repeats Oliver shirts or sweaters. But because of my obsessive Oliver shirt project, I noticed this repeat between 1x05 and 2x16. In 1x05, Josh tells Oliver, "You got this," before Oliver talks to the reps from the Marines about reinstating Steve Hill's benefits. He talks about nemo resideo. @dancelikeanarchitect also pointed out that in 1x05, Steve Hill is concerned about being a burden on his wife, who is about to have a baby.

And then in 2x16, Oliver wears the cardigan in group therapy when he finally talks about his dad, admits that Sofia isn't real, and says he needs help.

Brilliant Minds 2x16 made me think about the other times the show has talked about loss of color--or the opposite: the importance of color. Spoilers for 2x16, obvi.

In 1x09, Oliver's and Ericka's worlds are infused with color because they've just begun new relationships. Gabriel's color is gone because he's lost the person he loves. And teenaged Oliver's color is gone without his dad.

In 2x16, Johnny loses color after the death of his mom. And Oliver to some degree loses it as he completely breaks down leading up to and in Hudson Oaks (I've included one still from the end of 2x15). And the language he uses to describe how he feels when Josh comes to see him is a lot like the language he uses at the beginning of 1x09.

British Embassy, by Sir Basil Spence (1971).

Rome, Italy.

© Roberto Conte (2014