specwriter

In watching it again last night, it's not as bad as I thought, but I still think it has some major weaknesses, in comparison to the usual level of greatness for the show, of course. The direction also feels lazy, e.g., the blocking of shots and such.

You guys are all missing the point of what his son said... "People go to the movies when they're sad" or whatever the exact quote was. Whose idea was it to go to the movies? And to watch it a second time? It was Bobby recognizing and verbalizing his father was sad. And doing it in a way where he basically was saying, "I know you're hurting dad, but I'm here for you if you need me." THAT's why Don felt the rush of love. Then had it pulled out when the kid...

Then had it pulled out when the kid mentioned he was scared for Henry.

But I also agree the direction, lighting, setups, etc... were all strangely weak. Even distracting to the point I mentioned it to my wife as we were watching.