Cimorene

What saved this from cliche for me is that, at least in the media, childhood sexual abuse has been largely depicted as a White problem. And I sort of liked that they were able to use economics as a rationale for why Morgan didn't talk (rather than some of the usual "fear of not being believed" or "risk to manhood" or threat of death). And it did seem reasonable that Morgan would then go into law enforcement as a way of restoring his sense of control (and even though I guessed his secret pretty early on, I sort of felt for him in his panic over having anyone on his team find out something he's kept to himself for all those years and apparently hasn't even gone into therapy about).

I mean, yeah, the whole "the cop gets arrested" thing is a cliche, and it wasn't at all surprising to see that it was Morgan they chose for that plot, and that it was racism that seemed, at least superficially, to be the motivation for his harrassment and arrest (which is more realism than cliche, actually). But I did think it was interesting that, in the end, the gangbanger had nothing at all to do with it (and that Morgan's problem with him was just a vestige of childhood hostility carried over into immature, posturing adulthood).

Anyway, I may be just too forgiving of this show, as its plotting is still way the hell above that on Numb3rs, and I continue to find both Garcia and Reid adorable in the extreme. Plus, I have a soft spot for Mandy.

But as for your i>really important question of what Garcia can do for him in the way of a manly man's cure... Sadly, in that respect, I think that TPTB are still being overly idiotic in only flirting with Garcia as a real love interest for Morgan. Though my hope is that deciding to have Morgan be biracial was the beginning of opening up and approaching the possibility of his dating Garcia (which, gah, is a horrible thought to have, but I do think that there's still a prohibition in place that they're butting their heads up against).