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New Amsterdam, Season 1 - Episode 8 - "Love Hurts"
"Still recovering from his recent gunshot wound, John and Eva investigate what looks to be the drowning death of a young woman. The victim's death may be related to a string of robberies of wealthy men linked to a dating service. While on the case, John has flashbacks of his life in the 1920s, when he was a grifter and stole a precious diamond pendant from his lover. John also questions if Sara is "the one" who will make him mortal, and as a result, begins to pull away from her. He doesn't want to hurt her by being untruthful about his past and the quest to find his soulmate." (Fox.com)
Marmot: Now that New Amsterdam is finally over, what are we going to suffer through on Mondays?
Manatee: I think I might have a little hole in my heart where New Amsterdam has been. But it will quickly be filled with the return of Gossip Girl next week!
Marmot: How funny, Johnny Amsterdam has a hole in his heart, too. From where a bullet went through it.
Manatee: Maybe I can just fill it. Maybe I'm the one!
Marmot: You need to get to New York quickly. Because as we've learned, the guy hasn't gone further than Queens in 400 years.
Manatee: True, but if it's really me, we'll find a way to get together. I don’t travel so well.
Marmot: That's something I've been wondering. What if he found The One, but she was already married? Or a lesbian? Or what if he never found her because she lived in Seacaucus?
Manatee: I think the answer is simple: It's a TV show, they'll make it work. Though I'm not sure yet what to make of the last scene. Did he break up with the Doctor because they finally realized she is a terrible, unattractive actress? Or because they want to give Season 2 a potential mystery - find another woman (or man) who is the one from the subway or he has to win her back?
Marmot: I couldn't figure out why he broke up with her either. If it's because she kept begging him to come back to bed instead of googling murder suspects, well that's hardly worth kicking her to the curb over. Maybe that's why he is still alive, because he has Seinfeld-like pickiness.
Manatee: I don't know the motivation behind the dramatic pre-family weekend break-up. Cold feet? All I know is that was the best scene of the night: finally breaking up with the douche bag doctor. I mean come on, even at the end she still did not believe he was 400 years old. Though I'm not sure how seriously John took it to prove it to her (besides dying 2X and coming back alive, and having weird Native American blood)... show her the Times Sq. photos, or the old pictures of himself? I mean he must have proved it to other lovers in the past, they believed he was immortal. What would it take to convince you that someone was immortal and not just a con artist?
Marmot: You would think that as a woman of science, she would have at least considered the lack of hits when she Googled him as a possibility that he may actually be 400 years old. He even has Omar to back up his story. And if you can't believe a bar tender, who can you believe?
Manatee: I felt a lacking of effort on both parties' part (John and Doctor).
Marmot: Poor John Amsterdam. Sixty-four girlfriends and none of them are The One.
Manatee: Is that really so bad? Would you prefer to be a 400 year old Virgin?
Marmot: Only if you want to die eventually. I would think that after 400 years, you'd just want to get it over with already. But that brings up another question: can he die? Little things like gunshots and stabbings don't seem to phase him, but what he was decapitated? I hate to geek out on you here, but even Wolverine can be killed if you cut his head off or burn him alive or something like that. If I was John Amsterdam, I would either be trying to off myself or just pretend that the next girl that came along was The One.
Manatee: Interesting idea. What if he put himself in a guillotine? Maybe the blade would malfunction... like fate makes it not happen. Like fate made the bullet miss 2 inches to the left.
Marmot: Ok, what if he was strapped to a nuclear bomb? Or taken into space and then pushed out the window with no spacesuit. These are story lines I feel the writers should explore.
Manatee: It certainly would make it more exciting!
Marmot: For reals. Why isn't he solving crimes in space? There is a huge lack of space detectives on television.
Manatee: You're giving away good ideas!
Marmot: Oh you're right. Let it be known that Space Detectives and all related characters, ideas and ancillary rights are the property of Marmot & Manatee Destroy TV Enterprises.
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