Alex in rehab

[azziria]

Alex O'Loughlin taking time out from Hawaii Five-0

I know that Alex hurt his shoulder back during Season 1, so I'm guessing this dates from then. And we've all seen how, despite all the guff we were fed about added characters taking some of the load off the original cast, Alex seemed to be doing as much if not more than last season on the show.

With what we know about Alex, his work ethic, how he pushes himself and how he doesn't like to disappoint his fans, I'm willing to bet that he's been soldiering on and trying to deal with this himself (hence the weight loss etc). I know how hard it is for someone who values self-discipline (and not making a fuss!) as much as he does to admit that they need help, so good for him.

He's a strong guy and I know he can beat this. I wish him all that's good. I just hope for his sake, for the show's sake and for our sake that he doesn't have to miss too much filming.

Comments

[azziria.livejournal.com]

They need to get the balance right - he needs to focus on his health, but also it's not going to help him (given the responsibility he feels towards the show) if it suffers because of this. So they need to get the balance right, for his sake as much as for anyone else's.

I could cry because of this - they messed up so much this season, and all the fuss and bother because of it can't have helped him. Plus his workload seems to have been insane - the other main characters got less screen time, but he seems to have been working just as hard if not harder than last season. I'm just glad he's finally been able to admit that he needs help and ask for it - that's a really tough step to take.

[stellarmeadow.livejournal.com]

He definitely seems to have worked even harder this season, and--not being catty or bitchy, but just looking at it from a trained actor's perspective--let's face it, LG was not a good actress in that role. And there's no way that didn't increase the number of takes, the amount of coaching, and the hours spent filming her scenes. And most of her scenes were with him. Which pushed him even harder.

I feel for him, I really do. What he's doing isn't easy. I know if anyone has the self discipline to do it, though, it's him. And I'm cheering him on over here.