Gene..

This is my first post, as i just joined yesterday from the help of my grand son. It took my two days to figure this darn thing out and even more to write this message.
Now my wife and I watch this show every Wednesday Night on Global, and are addicted. That and MadMen are the only two shows we watch apart from the NEWS. And we know another couple who watch it as well. The women both dislike Gene, but our friends husband and I like him. Now I'll tell you why.

My older brother was in the War, who is no longer with us... Bless his soul. Growing up with him after the War was extremely difficult on my parents and I. He came back a completely different man. But the first couple weeks you would never know. He came back more confident than ever. I remember wanting to be him. He always had ladies over, ( I was 14 at the time) and to a 14 year old young man, that was the 14 year old dream. But he slowly started falling apart. He was arrogant, yet confident, older women hated him, Men wanted to be him. Something though was not right. His confidence turned to cockiness. I remember finding him one morning when he was on the floor with a bottle of Whiskey next to him, and vomit on the bed. My folks both knew something was very wrong.He started having fits, seeing things, crying in his sleep, becoming violent. The cockiness was his way of pretending things were alright. He did end up getting the help he needed and ended up having a beautiful family, when cancer later took his life.

When I watch Gene on the Television I am watching my older brother. This character was written and portrayed exceptionally. Bless the writers for finally confronting PTSD. Bless you. It needed to be done. Now despite what my wife says, who is now beginning to understand, Gene is an exceptional character with exceptional depth and I really hope they keep exploring him. I hope he gets the help he needs just like my brother did.

Thank you Bomb Girls. Exceptional show. Really well done.