This episode deserves 9 stars because of the last 10 minutes. Anthony Edwards's Dr. Mark Greene describing his attack in the men's room to Mobalage (played brilliantly by Djimon Hounsou) is powerful. Then, as though not to be one-upped by Edwards, Hounsou goes into a detailed account of his torture in Nigeria to a point that had me covered in goosebumps and with tears in my eyes. Reminiscent of his compelling performance in "Amistad," these final few minutes of "Point of Origin" further confirm Hounsou's place among Hollywood's elite.
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Point of Origin (#5.18)
ComedyFan201023 February 2015
Warning: Spoilers
A pretty awesome episode. I really like the story they made about Mobalage. And in this episode it was having some amazing development. Also those were some very powerful scenes. Especially him remembering his torture when Mark leads him to it. Djimon Hounsou was great in it, it is not surprising he ended up having a great career, even with Oscar nominations and winning many awards.
Dr. Weaver's story was also keeping me on track. So emotional and well done. The scene on the deathbed when Weaver pretends to be the ladies' diseased daughter was beautiful.
And one thing that makes me happy is that Carol is keeping the baby! I am not into babies, and usually root for characters just to abort but Carol having a baby with Doug just seems right.
Dr. Weaver's story was also keeping me on track. So emotional and well done. The scene on the deathbed when Weaver pretends to be the ladies' diseased daughter was beautiful.
And one thing that makes me happy is that Carol is keeping the baby! I am not into babies, and usually root for characters just to abort but Carol having a baby with Doug just seems right.
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