Indepth review of part 2 of Real Men
Submitted by Halo on 2003-03-14 07:41:37, Friday
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Part 2 started with a brief review of Part 1. The program continues with Lester (played by Reese Noi) being continually teased about his relationship with the carehome owner (Jackson) who is still in custody undergoing questioning. Russell (played by Harry Eden) sees him outside the building after running off, on the phone to Marshall (the guy released from prison & the abuser from the other night). Lester is worried sick & panicking about what will happen to him. Marshall doesn't seem to have any specific answers. When finishing the phone conversation, Marshall discovers he's being stalked by the missing boy's father. Russell, then gets his possibly future gf, to shave his head, after a bit of kissing & touchy/feely play. He then goes outside to look for Lester & finds the boy hanging from the under the stairwell, he's committed suicide (the most harrowing scene in program). As the police arrive on the scene to cover up the body a phonecall arrives on Lester's phone, from Marshall. Jackson arrives & prays over the boy. Russell attracts the attention of DC Fenton (the detective in charge of the case), who follows him & questions him about Lester's death. The police then interview Marshall about his past in care with Jackson & the weekend away that left him as a boy, distraught & tearing at his face. Marshall denies knowledge of the weekend & is released from custody. Marshall then joins Russell in a cafe along a friend, he singles the boy out infront of his female friends, making him the centre of teasing attention. Back at the care home, a case of bullying of a rich kid, results in the boy being chased into the bathroom & offering himself as a way to give in to the bullies. Who including Russell, give up & walk away. (A result of violent abuse sometimes leads to a victim offering sex as a way out, to give in to an abuser's demands.) Russell then arranges to meet Marshall, I guess to earn himself some money the way Lester did. But upon Marshall's arrival, he is shot dead by an unknown gunman, presumably assigned by the missing boy's father. Russell's next attempt at getting money see's him take a knife to the female careworker's throat & force her to drive to a cashpoint. They are intercepted by the police. Russell is then interviewed by Fenton, who struggles to get answers he wants & shows him Lester's autopsy account, which shows that the boy had extensive bruising around his rectom, as a result of repeated sexual abuse. Russell still doesn't give in & the interview is stopped by the lawyers present & Fenton's female partner. Russell is then placed back in the care of his mother, contacts his gf by text with a view to meet up whilst resting in bed. (This is also the only scene you see Russell barefoot, for those who are interested :) But the next day he is intercepted again by Fenton who comes for a visit. Russell's keyworker (the female abuser) also arrives & Fenton tries to get through to the boy again. It is then discovered that Russell's female keyworker was also involved with the missing boy & worked under Jackson at the time as well. The police burst into the woman's house to find her & Jackson in bed together. They are both arrested upon suspision of abduction of the missing boy. Russell begins loosing his mind at home, he becomes frustrated & violent, before ushering out his two gf's from care & comforting his mother. In the melle outside the police station following the arrest of Jackson & the woman, Russell walks in alone & is assessed as ready to give a statement. Russell gives a graphic & descriptive account of abuse by both the woman & Jackson during that time alone, in which he was forced to do things against his will. Meanwhile, the ferensics team at the house, dig up floorboards & break through a false wall & discover the missing boy's body in the woman's home. Back in the interview room (set in comfortable surroundings), Fenton DC, is informed by of the discovery & stops the interview with the Russell, who sobs & falls into the waiting arms of Fenton, releasing all the pain at last. Both Jackson & the woman blame each other for the murder of the missing boy & are both formally charged. Fenton releases the information to a press conference regarding his discoveries. It seems that they will not be charged over the sexual abuse offences, cause Murder carries the longer sentence, much to the relief or disgust of Russell (I don't really know). Russell goes back to live with his mother & re-build his life. Phew!!! Almost finished. I would like to add on a personal note, that I thought that Harry Eden (Russell) & Reese Noi (Lester), were outstanding during the filming of this program, they were both very brave roles to take on, especially for Harry who had to remember & speak about sex acts that his charachter was subjected too. Not an easy thing for a boy to do. This story was not designed to attack BL's, who as myself I believe are people who really LOVE boys & would not resort to ABUSE to meet their needs. The difference is clear between BL's & Dangerous Predators, BL's really do give a ship about kids lives, where the other party doesn't care about anything except his/her own pleasure. (Statement intended for any person who needs to hear this.) On a personal note, I really felt sorry that Lester found no other way out but suicide. If he was in the hands of a bl, he would've had a reason to live. Feel free to reply to this review, by post here or email. Thanks Halo |
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