There's some interesting characters here (Ethan, Curtis, Bud, Samantha) but Delany isn't one of them. It's an interesting premise but the Hunt character wears thin very quickly. She's supposed to be this brilliant neurosurgeon who was demoted to ME for reasons beyond her control, yet her character is written as a bumbling ex-wife and co-dependent mother who's so abrasive that IRL no one would put up with her; and she wears it like a badge of honor. Perhaps most annoying are the ridiculous outfits she's forced to don, like a hooker from Beverly Hills with 6 inch stilettos and the same tired fitted suits that call attention to how big her head is on the 200 calorie per day body. Her naggingly high voice is too shrill for any main character anywhere ever. Her boss, played by Jeri Ryan, would have been a better fit for the role of Dr. Hunt. Delany is just not that interesting. Hunt is so brash we can't even feel compassion for her when the tear-jerky music comes on as a queue. It's a shame because the rest of the cast is very good. I can say that in S2 they try to tone her down a bit but she still looks exactly they same in every shot -- tight suit, immobile face with the sarcastic smirk permanently etched, silly spike heels and the same tired hair style that only slightly moves off her face when she's performing an autopsy. Is the character that egocentric or is it the actress? Hard to tell. (Yes, I said actress because that makes more sense than calling everyone an actor; are we next going to call everyone "he"? I mean, how ironic that we stop calling street covers "man holes" but then call all thespians the male adjective. Sorry for the rant but something to think about.)
Review of Body of Proof
