Originally Posted by
ringfire211
The Grandstand Play is always kind of a mixed bag for me. I do realize that it’s a good story with VERY good performances (especially Elliott Street, who I think works well as a man-child type of teenager) but I tend to find it a chore to get through, especially the second half. I think it’s needlessly padded out and would have been much better as a 1-hour episode.
Is it ever mentioned how old Gary is supposed to be? Or is he just labeled a teenager? He does look a bit older than your average teenager but again I don’t have a problem with him because he obviously has some developmental issues so his “man-child” look doesn’t really bother me. You can definitely tell there’s something “off” about him which makes sense in the context of the story.