Obsessed.

Can you believe it took a two hour long movie just to describe that word?

And yet the producers did a horribly good job. Good enough to get the hair raising on the back of my neck, anyway.

From the stable, loving husband who always insisted on giving his wife and son top priority in his life to his pretty wife who fiercely loved her husband and son to the delusional woman whose irrational fantasies of her 'affair' hurt others and eventually herself most of all, this movie portrayed vividly the strong feelings and emotions that slashed all the way through the story. It was one of the most creepy twists to a love story that I have yet seen. It showed in an extreme way how one crazed gal can wreak havoc in a blissfully happy family life, and how true faithful love between a husband and a wife secretly never gives up no matter what.

The movie toyed with the emotions of the watchers. It drew their sympathy for Derek Charles, the poor black guy who was such a caring husband and responsible father but was victimized by the unfortunate series of events. It aroused hot anger at Liza, the selfish TempGal whose bold attempts to bring her fantasy to a reality caused much pain and hurt to those affected by her actions. And it gave them an incredible sense of satisfaction, a "Yeahhhh!!!" with each blow that Sharon, the infuriated wife, gave to the intruder of their family's home and happiness. There was certainly no tear of sadness in anyone's eyes when Liza's obsession finally led to her death. Their only regret was that it didn't happen sooner.

Frankly, this show freaked me out.

It was distressing to watch how a wonderful couple's relationship can crumble in just a few minutes because of misunderstandings and loss of trust, and yet know how real a situation it can be. Just as it was terrifying to see how a crazed stalker will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

It was one of those movies that leave you frozen in your seat even after the white words flash on a black screen and the lights come on in the theatre. One of those that leave mental images stamped in your mind so that even now when you think about it, they replay and leave you inwardly shuddering.

The one saving grace that makes this show worth watching is the beautiful love story portrayed even in the most extreme of circumstances. Through thick and thin, Derek's love for Sharon remained strong and untouched. It frustrated him to be misunderstood by her when all he had ever done was to stay true to her. His thoughtful care for her wellbeing and happiness in both big and little things spelled that four letter word L-O-V-E in ways that speech can only hope to achieve. He was the epitome of what every girl wants to have. (I mean personality-wise, of course. The black part is a non-sequiter.) Then there was the way Sharon watched over him with a protective jealousy. You can feel her pain when she thought he was being unfaithful to her and acted according to her impulse, and are witness to the fact that she hurt as much as Derek did to be separated from each other. And needless to say, it thrilled me to watch the scene where she gave back to him the key to the house and to her heart.

Love, after all, is two people giving, and taking, and not keeping count.

**She feels like it has been such a long week..me needs a de-stresser!**