"Numb3rs" Scan Man (TV Episode 2008) Poster

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7/10
A Little Too Precious
Hitchcoc14 May 2021
So let's bring in a guy deep on the autism spectrum. He works for a UPS type place and has the gift of routing packages to the correct places after the bar codes have been compromised. Meanwhile, a bunch of bad guys are using him to create a major heist. Of course, the portrayal of autism is right out of Hollywood, ala Dustin Hoffman. We also continue to see Don not satisfied with life. That counselor tells him to look inward and the final scene is a bit too much.
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5/10
Thumbs down episode.
wkozak22119 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I get really annoyed when shows and movies depict handicapped people. This is a prime example. I have been around autistic people all my life. I never met one that acted like the character. I also never met a savant. Also, it just happens like David had an autistic relative. Another thing running your finger along a glass would irritate the person not calm them.
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