http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/09/14/RESCUE-ME----Yaz.aspx Near the end of the fourth season finale of RESCUE ME, Lou (John Scurti) gives a rather poignant monologue about how baseball is a metaphor for life – how you can’t be caught napping during the down time, because something important will inevitably happen -- as he and the guys watch a minor league game. Sean responds by promptly dozing off in the middle of it. Poor Lou. It was probably the most elegant thing he ever said, and it gets wasted on deaf (or sleeping) ears. But I heard it. And it’s a great way to sum up a compelling end to an otherwise uneventful season. You can find metaphors galore when exploring the events of the past few months. There’s the baby (Wyatt? Elvis? Somebody get this kid a real name!) as a metaphor for Tommy’s (Denis Leary) failed relationships. There’s Latrina, who represents Lou and his cousin’s guilt for hurting each other. There’s the dog (aka the ghost of Jimmy Keefe), who Sheila sees as a metaphor for her lost time with Jimmy. There’s the alcoholism, which serves as a metaphor for the entire Gavin family’s inability to be happy. 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/2007/09/14/RESCUE-ME----Yaz.aspx 77 60