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Backlog Just got around to watching the final two episodes of 'Rescue Me', the Sally Phillips rom-com. This show received an ungodly amount of criticism, much of it completely unfounded. Unfortunately the initial trailers sold the show as a sort of TV Bridget Jones (Philips being the obvious connection) when in fact this has been an ensemble piece. At times the comedy hasn't been that funny, but the drama has been quite affecting even in such a fantastic setting (the magazine of the series was about as realistic as 'Attachments'. The real find of the piece was Stewart Wright, playing Eddie, the love-lorn puppy-dog of Philips (think Brian Krakow to Angela Chase). I've been in his position enough times to see the realism in his portrayal. Wanting so desperately to tell this person who loves you as a friend that they mean more to you than that. And Sally's response when he finally tells her felt completely realistic. Often the people who are the centre of your world can never work out why -- they never think they're that special ...