Body of Proof (TV Series) Falling for You (2012) User Reviews

No Mazel At this Wedding ****

[edwagreen · 10/10 · 4 January 2012]

You wouldn't expect this at any wedding, yet alone a Jewish wedding. On the day of her intended nuptials, Ms. Wachsman, a Jewish schoolteacher plummets to her death from the hotel's balcony.

As always, we have a variety of suspects including her father, groom and former boyfriend. We're going around in circles here as each one looks like they may have done the poor darling in.

What made this such a good episode was that it dealt with personal appearance and what girls go through to attain their necessary goals. Dr. Hunt hears all this while her own daughter has a rebellious attitude about her hair, nose and other physical features. I guess those hormones are really rocking in those teenage years. As a result of what is going on with her own daughter, our good doctor was able to relate well to the case in hand.

Naturally, the killer is revealed at the cemetery when the daughter is buried. We may say "oy" to this, but it's appropriate at this time.

Episode has not aged well

[xbatgirl-30029 · 5/10 · 5 September 2021]

I came here to confirm if this episode was written by a man and discovered I was correct. The mystery part was ok but a little strange. Like why was the bride's earring found on a different balcony with the father's dna on it except that it made for a convenient red herring for viewers. It's never explained. How does a person give another person a shove and she ends up going up and over a high railing? Why was the point made that the family was Jewish yet no mention of how Jews are supposed to be buried the day after death? Why did Lisa Howard show up for all of 2 seconds at the end? Was her part cut out?

As is common with tv mysteries, of course the investigation conveniently mirrors other issues going on in the main character's lives. Here we have men fighting over women and believing they have a right to affection. At least when Megan is talking with the bridesmaid, who was angry that the bride "stole" a potential boyfriend, Megan says she didn't steal anyone. That the groom made a choice of his own free will. That I applaud. But it's never really stated that any of the female characters have a right to choose a man.

The worst plot point is how Ethan feels he has a right to Dani. Just because she was friendly with a male coworker, somehow that meant Ethan had a green light to romance and that she was his to claim? The whole plot centers on Ethan and his needs and emotions. Then it centers on his conflict with Peter. Dani is just there to be something they desire and fight over. She's a prop who puts Ethan in the friend zone and who is sexually available for Peter. She never really has an inner life or motivation of her own. She's always been their manic pixie dreamgirl from day one. The whole story is about Ethan feeling he has a claim to her. It's pretty gross. I'm not even going to get into Megan telling Lacey (and the bride by proxy) how bad plastic surgery is when the actress has obviously had a lot done herself.

The parts with Curtis dieting are especially hard to watch knowing the actor died just a few years later.