Week to week, Touch has been in this compelling struggle. The story of the main characters Martin and his son Jake are interesting enough to check in once every week, but the stories surrounding them usually flounder and make the show suffer. Usually we’re introduced to new characters that we will never see again, only to fill up the half hour. But with “Music of the Spheres,” we get a mix of the good and the bad, but it ends up as one of Touch’s more decent episodes.
For what seems like the first time in a while, Jake is more active this episode, as he and Martin are to spend the day together. The head of the home where Jake is staying says that it may not be a good idea, but since she doesn’t have legal custody of Jake, they can do whatever they want. What always strikes me as hilarious is that whenever someone says it’s a bad idea for Martin to take out Jake, something terrible almost definitely will happen to Jake. For example, within minutes Jake is knocked down and then finds and takes a gun.
As we come to find out, the gun is owned by a 13-year-old kid named Elliot who just tried to rob a music shop. Elliot has been left all alone with his disabled brother and must take care of him, while also stealing for his social worker. We also find out that the room that Teller was using is shared by his best friend, a Jewish jeweler who believes Jake is one of what he calls the 36 righteous ones, a group of people who try to make the world a better place. Because this man seems to understand Jake, he actually touches his hand, something Jake never does. Our story told from around the globe this week is of a musician who falls in love with a struggling café owner. When writing a song for the woman doesn’t solve her financial woes, unsurprisingly, he sells his guitar to help out his love. This is all irrelevant though as the two move to New York to take care of her nephews, Elliot and his brother.