Word: banger
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...pounds, Martin has good size—“he’s a banger,” Kessler says—and can rebound well. Following his injury, Martin made a point of bulking up to compensate for his loss of foot speed, Kessler said. That has made Martin into a dominating post player at Shawnee...
That would be a shame. Wonderland is not about craziness. Its much repeated mantra and true theme is "balance"--mental, professional and personal. It's a frustrating goal for both patients and the well-cast staff, such as Dr. Robert Banger (Ted Levine), who juggles chaotic patient evaluations with Zen cool (he's the Phil Jackson of psychiatry) while fighting for custody of his kids in his spare time...
Ultimately, Wonderland disturbs not because it is violent or loud--though it can border on pathos--but because, unlike crime or injury, its subject defies easy blame and explanation. But creator Peter Berg (Very Bad Things) balances its starkness with writing of remarkable empathy. As Banger says at his custody hearing, "I have a tremendous respect for [my children's] minds, for the beauty of their minds." Wonderland has a tremendous respect for its audience's minds, and for the beauty of even a shattered psyche...