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Everything You Need About NBC Series LIFE starring Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi

Air Date: Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on NBC
Episode Title: (#102) “TEAR ASUNDER”

10/03/2007 (10:00PM - 10:59PM) (Wednesday) : NEWLYWED BRIDE KILLED THE EVENING OF HER WEDDING Detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) and Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi) search for the killer of a newlywed bride. The bride’s husband is the number one suspect, however, despite the evidence stacking up against him, Crews has a gut feeling the husband is innocent. As a result, Crews is determined to do everything he can in order to keep an innocent man from going to prison for a crime he did not commit. Crews also revisits the scene of the crime which landed him in prison and makes a remarkable discovery. Adam Arkin, Brooke Langton, Robin Weigert and Brent Sexton also star.

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Here’s the music information I could gather for this episode :

- At 2:50 in the back, 4:20 during the fight, Charlie & Reese finding the husband covered in blood, Charlie fighting him underwater : John, 2/14, by Shivaree. Can be found on Rough Dreams (Buy the MP3).

- At 11:00, Ted is put on hold, sings along : Free Bird, by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Can be found on (pronounced ‘leh-’nérd ’skin-’nérd) (Buy the MP3).

- At 22:35 and 41:15, Charlie adds stuff to his wall; later at the shooting range : Hunted By A Freak, by Mogwai. Can be found on Happy Songs for Happy People (Buy the MP3).

- At 31:15, Charlie at the BBQ of his former partner Bobby : Little Miss Saturday Night, by The Old Nationals. Can be found on The Old Nationals (Buy the MP3).

- At 19:40, Dani gets into a bar : Black Honey (Who Made Who remix), by Mainline. Can be found on Plant Music (Buy the MP3).

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Here’s a review of the episode from our friends at TVoholic.com :

(S01E02) I think NBC has some pretty good new series this year, although the two best ones are definitely not the ones that gets talked about the most, for some weird reason. That’s right, I’m talking about you, stupid Bionic Chuck!

No their best ones are definitely Journeyman, and of course this very own Life, which is probably my favorite one. Oddly enough, while both feature for one part a serialized story that will extend throughout the entire series, for another the new “case” of the week the hero has to work on, I do feel differently towards each of those and how they’re dealt with.

I said that after watching last episode of Journeyman, I was a bit unhappy with the fact the the main plot, the serialized part, did not move at all, no answers or even clues had been given. And let’s face it, that big mystery on the show is, at least to me, it’s most exciting part for now (though the “mystery” was a pretty good one).

Well, on Life we did get some development, and it’s not that I disliked it, but I find myself actually not caring that much about this whole part of the show, for some reason. I understand why it’s of big important for Crews, I mean the guy did spend some years getting beat up, his life was taken away and broken, all for nothing. But as far as I’m concerned, this whole quest for the truth could be completely removed and I wouldn’t really mind.

That being said, I do appreciate the way it’s all done, because it does affect, in a good way, what I really enjoy on that show : witnessing Crews going through his new life, with his ways and oddities that makes him a compelling, intriguing, odd and without question worth knowing character. The “flashback interviews” in black and white, about what happened, why and other what if are just as important as what Crews finds out on his private investigation, as they shape up the different characters and the way we get to look at them.

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Tear Asunder was written by Rand Ravich and directed by Daniel Sackheim

The episode first aired on October 3, 2007, and was watched by 8.80 million viewers, with a 3.0/rating, 10/share amongst adults 18-49. LIFE came third on its slot in viewers, as well as on the demo.

LIFE dropped by 1.15 million viewers and 25 percent in the demo, but is doing better than KIDNAPPED did one year ago, with just 5.15 million viewers and a 1.9/rating, 5/share in the demo.

S01E01 on 26/09/2007 : 10,15 million viewers, 4,1/rating, 11/share
S01E02 on 03/10/2007 : 8,80 million viewers, 3,0/rating, 10/share

[ Source: Nielsen Media Research data, from Marc Berman ]