Will and Grace: In the limelight

There's something about this hit comedy series that gets to you.
It's either the odd, amazing relationship betweeen a straight gurl and a guy that's not so on the straight side; the witty and hilarious lines they throw at each other; or the two so-called "friends" that adds more color than there already is. Perhaps all of the above?

Friendships between a gurl and a gay is not something extraordinary. but the bond between Will and Grace is. You wonder if you'll find that same comfort and that same camaraderie with the same gender(not biologically that is) in this new age world.

Will's sensitive and professional attitude - with a touch of being gay, has the crowd stuck.
Grace's intellect and humour - with emotions that of an average and straight woman, has everybody hooked.
Jack's happy-go-lucky character is so infectious, you can't help but love him. Need i mention his dance moves that are probably one of the highlights of the show?
And Karen. Who could forget that shrill of a voice that seems to ring in your ears? Karen's love for glamour, fashion and riches strikes the audience. You either love her or hate her. Either ways, her moves never fail to amuse you.

Will and Grace's friendship has crossed the borders of being more than friends yet less than lovers. They are the epitome of that cliche. The bond that binds these four is cloaked with sarcasm, insults and personal strikes handled with finesse and flair. Yet beneath all this is a bond embraced in love, thoughtfulness and oh, passion. The writers of the show deserve something way beyond recognition. They are geniuses for coming up with something that is not only intellectually stimulating, it'll leave you in tears as well- from the show's side-splitting humour.

Grace: This would be us three weeks into marriage. 'Will, I'm having an affair'.
Will: 'Me too'.
Grace: 'His name's Donald'.
Will: 'Me too.'.
Will: Grace, do you want to sleep with me?
Grace: I'm sorry, I don't sleep with gay men.
Will: Oh, see, that's the problem. I do.

Pain

For many days now, we've watched our friend slip into oblivion once in a while.
We have no idea what is going on inside her mind and we don't know what she's thinking of.
We thought she was okay.
She has put on a pretty good act of being okay, of being strong.
She has convinced the people around her -
she has even almost convinced us, her closest friends.
But seeing her now, seeing her like this, makes us question.
She was able to carry on the past few months with so much strength
and she was able to pull it off.
We thought she was doing fine, not totally happy, but fine.
We haven't heard her talk about crying herself to sleep.
But all of a sudden, for the past week, she tells us otherwise.

To others, she's still the same.
But to us whom she really bares her soul to, we see the truth.
She constantly drifts into the unknown,
spacing out for a couple of minutes.
She suddenly lost the gusto to enjoy the outside world.
She pushes her physical strength beyond her limits.
She's cranky, she's very sensitive and she's irate.
She even snaps at her friends sometimes -
something that she'd never do intentionally before.
Her emotions are ranging on the extremes.
She still laughs and she still smiles but if you look deep into her eyes, you see emptiness, not warmth.
She goes on with her life, living it as normally as she could,
but in the midst of darkness, her tears are her only ally.

Can we take all of this against her?
When we know how hard she's trying to cope?
Can we blame her?
When we can see how much all of this is tearing her apart?
Should we understand her?
Knowing that she'll be able to pull through?

i guess we will. we should try, at least.
we can always tell her straight out that she's being a bitch.
but we will be there, as always,
looking forward to that day when she'll finally give us a genuine smile.

But for now, pain has finally taken its toll..for the nth time.