i do love elsbeth. if i remember correctly she is simply "quirky" and doesn't have any real DSM-5 detective skills? or PTSD or anything like that? i like that new Will Trent show but it seems like they really threw the book at him as far as trauma and spectrum stuff. it is kind of refreshing to watch someone solve crimes who is just super-smart and having fun being underestimated as opposed to someone having a lifetime of pain behind them. no offense to people in pain...but it does feel like a cliche ever since Monk. and all those British shows where every cop is living under the burden of 10 lifetimes of fuckedupness. i could be wrong though and maybe elsbeth was diagnosed in some early episode of Good Wife. been years since i watched them.
― scott seward, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:08 (three months ago) link
I think it's the same shtick as Monk (neurodiversity-as-secret-weapon) minus the murder backstory. Wonder how that plays in 2024 vs. 2009 when The Good wife debuted.
Preston is such a good actor though (and also v cute IMO, irrelevantly)
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 16 February 2024 16:19 (three months ago) link