Knowing this, watching this week's episode made me feel even more sad. This heart-warming show may have it's cheesy teen-soap moments, but for the most part it is a truly well-written, thoughtful, and refreshingly-moral-but-not-square in a world permeated by trash. I am not saying that I particularly care about morality on television, but some might.
Kyle came into this world via a glorified science experiment, no belly button in sight. Instead of being "born" like a normal child would be, a think-tank decided to try a test-tube baby in an overly-gestated pod. Apparently, Einstein was in utero for 3 weeks longer than the normal baby would be, so this was an experiment to see what might kind of brain power might be created if one was nurtured in a "womb" for a bit longer than 9 months. In steps Kyle...the superkid.
My favorite part of the show since Day One are Kyle's voiceovers. Having a genius who just stepped into the world without being taught social norms is quite interesting, like what an infant might be thinking when they experience new sights and sounds. Matt Dallas plays Kyle with such a zest for learning and wanting to help all those all around him that it almost breaks your heart. His blue eyes pulse with torment at decisions that have no easy answer, and his innocence at the world is played by his tell-tale hard line lip press and downward look to avoid embarrassment.
Kyle's adopted family, the Tragers, are quite the family you always wanted but who really do not exist. Nicole Trager, the mom, is a psychiatrist who listens to her children's problems without judgement or bossiness, and the father, Stephen is calm and cool, who tries to be moral but has a hard time telling his teens to "do as I say, not as I do..." To finish off this perfect Pacific Northwest family are daughter Lori and son Josh...who of course add humor with their plethora of angst and issues.
Even writing this, I am getting more and more sad at the show's demise. I will even miss the Trager's picture-perfect Craftsman home. I hate it when no one watches great television, ahem, Friday Night Lights. I hope Matt Dallas finds work quickly, I will miss those confused eyes. In fact, it will be nice for him to play his own age--his kisses with his pre-pubescent girlfriend was starting to get Nate Archibald/Jenny Humphrey creepy.
ABC Family, do you think you are going to do better? Seriously.
To the cast of Kyle XY, thanks for the awesome story line, great writing, heart-touching acting and for working the Shazam on my iPhone into a tizzy. You will be missed.
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