Enlightened: Season 1, Episode 6 “Sandy” (B+)
It’s interesting to note that this show, unlike most others on the air, follows a one-stream narrative, wherein supporting characters only appear if they are somehow connected to Amy’s story. The show still manages to be extraordinarily intriguing, and that’s largely due to Amy. What this episode brings that those before it have not is a kindred spirit for Amy, though of course her presence turns out to be too good to be true, since part of what makes this show and its protagonist what they are is Amy’s singularity. Robin Wright did a terrific job of making Sandy seem just like Amy yet still somehow cooler and more reserved. Not showing up to teach yoga when Amy managed to enlist a whole crew, including Krista, was an awful thing to do, and even Dougie got on board with the idea because he was excited by the notion of having women with their legs over their heads. Sandy’s efforts to get into Helen and Levi’s psyches were rather aggressive and made Amy’s approach seem subtle. The idea of Levi sleeping with Sandy seemed to truly irk Amy, and he didn’t help the situation at all by acting like he didn’t care what she thought at all. Seeing Sandy’s journal filled only with drawings revealed her to be far less grounded in intellectual development than Amy, who bid her former friend farewell by telling her that there are things Sandy will never know about her, after which Sandy simply disappeared off into the airport.
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