Word: tensioning
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...spontaneously combusted”—his reaction in all its heightened emotionality is disturbingly relatable, as it provokes viewers to question their own legitimacy as human beings. Likewise, Cutmore-Scott brings to his role of Mr. Hand a certain unsettling charm that lends the play its suspenseful tension. Whether he is actually the grim reaper is debatable, but Cutmore-Scott almost perfects his portrayal of Raymond’s more confident doppelgänger. While his acting evoked a certain alluring magnetism, the only minor flaw was that Cutmore-Scott’s character lacked the diversity...
...press has been awash in stories lately in which anonymous sources detail the infighting and blame-throwing going on within the campaign and the anger and fear felt by Republicans outside it; over the weekend, rising tension between aides to running mate Sarah Palin and McCain loyalists was on display, with one McCain adviser telling CNN that Palin was a "diva" who didn't listen to anyone. Morale was already an issue two weeks ago, when Schmidt gave a pep talk to staffers and volunteers at the campaign's Arlington, Va., headquarters. "Being part of an effort that fails does...
...Sure, the film explores the tension between Bush Junior and his “Poppy,” former President George H. W. Bush (James Cromwell). It examines Junior’s inferiority complex within his historic family and his fight to achieve credibility in the eyes of his parents. While the movie does not resolve these issues—to do so would be impossible—the real problem is its lack of substantial commentary on Bush’s daddy issues...
...fifth season, which stars Hugh Laurie as brilliant case-cracking doctor and miserable Vicodin addict Gregory House. For the first two and a half seasons, the show had great writing that focused on House’s painful personal history, his dry wit, and the tension between his hatred of people and his drive to save their lives. Viewers like me were treated to continual glimpses of his good and bad sides, wondering which one was the real House and which would win out in the end.Unfortunately, we found out more than a year ago. By the second half...
...only the first book in a planned trilogy. In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Ghosh called the books the Ibis trilogy, after the former slave-ship that is this novel’s real principle character. Throughout the whole novel, there is the delicate tension that comes from knowing that the main event is yet to come, a state of pleasant anxiety in knowing that, whatever harrowing adventures might befall the characters, they are mere preparation for what is to occur later.This novel opens on the cusp of the Opium Wars, with the chaos of the Far East?...