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Like Charlie Sheen, far from avoiding sensitive subjects, Beck picked at them like a scab
"Tie things together!" crowed Beck on his first show since confirmation of his departure, his eyes swivelling. The connections Beck was keen to make involved the son of a poet in Mexico, George Soros having a meeting somewhere, and "something very important is happening in France"."DVR this show," Beck added, sympathetically. "Because we are covering something that is very complex."
When faced with one's death, one's true character comes through, or so it is said. As his career enters its death throes, Beck has become more Beckian than ever, resolving the conundrum: how much does he mean his ravings, and how much is entertainment?
Ten minutes in, after claiming Bill Clinton and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "kinda say the same thing!", he gave a list of "people in power trying to capitalise on chaos" that tied Noam Chomsky to Gordon Brown. One felt concern for the patently unwell.
Beck nobly resisted any digs at Fox (while less nobly comparing himself to Paul Revere), but he was not going quietly. To convey the enormity of his final message, he used several blackboards. Yet even they could not contain the complexity of his conspiracy theories. Instead of achieving the impression of academia, it was reminiscent of Charlie Sheen's live show: one man and his raving ego.
And, like Sheen, far from avoiding sensitive subjects, Beck picked at them like a scab, repeatedly mentioning the evils of George Soros. "I believe we are heading into deep and treacherous waters," Beck concluded. A stopped watch is right twice a day.
