http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/07/Saving-Grace-Bless-Me-Father-for-I-Have-Sinned.aspx Crusty last chance angel, Earl (Leon Rippy), may finally be cracking Grace’s (Holly Hunter) tough exterior. Well, at least she’s beginning to accept his presence in her life, and that’s a huge step for this jaded detective. Thanks to the forensic tests Grace has had Rhetta (Laura San Giacomo) do on Earl’s leftover specimens, she is closer to believing that he may be more than just an alcohol-induced nightmare. Besides, after watching her boss get shot and then die in her arms, Grace is a bit more vulnerable than usual. That being said, Earl has even more to answer for than before, as far as Grace is concerned. The loss of her chief is just one in a line of horrific tragedies that Grace has had to endure. Maybe that’s why GOD felt compelled to offer her this last chance to begin with. From childhood abuse to losing her sister in a terrorist attack, Grace has been through it all, (or at least more than most.) Given all that she has suffered, it’s no wonder Grace turned away from religion, and in such a big way. It’s almost as if she went through the list of the Ten Commandments and specifically set out to break each one. However, without all that pain and anguish, Grace wouldn’t be the complex and multi-layered character that we are all beginning to clamor for on TV. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/08/07/Saving-Grace-Bless-Me-Father-for-I-Have-Sinned.aspx 77 60