The Pretender 2001 (2001 TV Movie)

Michael T. Weiss: Jarod

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• Jarod : Let me help you.

  Alex : Now, why would you want to help me?

  Jarod : I have a flaw in my character, remember?

  Alex : No, thanks.

  Jarod : It doesn't have to end this way.

  Alex : You don't know what you're saying, Jarod.

  Jarod : I know that there is always hope. Always!

  Alex : There's no hope for me. Or for you.

• Jarod : 188 channels and there's nothing on TV?

• Jarod : I thought you were dead.

  Alex : And a lifetime has passed since I died, just like a lifetime has happened for you. A big difference, though. I've dedicated myself to eradicating the insignificant and you've chosen to help them. The crippled, the abused, the, uh, mentally challenged. They all seem to have you as their advocate now, don't they, Jarod? Like I said, it's a flaw in your character. It's almost as if you're trying to heal thyself through your works of kindness.

  Jarod : You know nothing about what I do.

  Alex : Oh, you've left your mark. Mysterious doctor saves crippled boy. Fireman saves estranged family. Abused elders saved by reclusive industrialist. But to what end? I mean, does it make you feel more like a real person, Jarod? Is that it? Listen. You do yourself a favor. Stop trying to be like them, like a real person with a real past. You and I aren't and never will be.