It’s great to see Colin/Loki back on the show because we just love the character.
The show’s makers must like to see Jared Turner do his “hurt little puppy dog” face as often as possible. Honestly, the guy just can’t ever get a break. Add to this the fact that he gets a job at Stacy’s cycle courier business where we meet new character Lance who, it turns out, is dating Dawn and it’s bad news all round for Ty. Ty also tries to sell his house which brings back the character Loki/Colin which ends very badly. We know the character isn’t really going to kill himself, but for a few second there Skilton really made us understand that the character is in pain and seriously thinking about it.Įlsewhere in the episode Ty seems to have lost his abilities to fix fridges when he loses his ice-controlling god power. If you were worried that this trivialised the depths of his despair, then the slower, more thoughtful second suicide attempt scene more than balances things out.Īs we see Axl hold the nail gun to his temple and contemplate killing himself, Emmett Skilton manages to show the conflicting thoughts Axl is having perfectly without a single word. The first attempt on the rooftop is seen and depicted as little more than a silly, drunken, spur of the moment decision and is handled with the Johnson’s usual comedy and irreverence.
Using thoughts of suicide to show just how hurt Axl feels is well handled.