Yeah. I thought it was hugely effective on E.R., whereas here, I saw it coming as soon as they paged her.
Dana, how did you guess that the victim was the missing Alvarez? Because they didn't know when they paged her that the body was hers.
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 7:11:43 am PDT #8498 of 10001
Visilurking
sumi - Jun 09, 2005 7:13:31 am PDT #8499 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Re: overnights. Doesn't the increase in viewership over the lead-in mean anything?
ita -- what do you think Danny would have done?
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 7:13:55 am PDT #8500 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because they didn't know when they paged her that the body was hers.
But once you've seen "Where's that person?? We have a corpse to deal with!! Page again!!!" it's easier to guess that the pager's going to BE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
§ ita § - Jun 09, 2005 7:15:31 am PDT #8501 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
what do you think Danny would have done?
I think Danny would have been a lot more hostile, right there, and agitated against her afterwards too. Paul's Mr. Understanding Guy.
Actually, I like to imagine Danny disarming her and stopping just short of an actual counterattack.
Kristen - Jun 09, 2005 7:16:13 am PDT #8502 of 10001
I'll suspend disbelief for both that, and Marg's stiletto heeled investigatory fuck me boots on CSI.
I would like to mention that, when they went into the morgue, Rebecca pulled her hair back. I was stupidly pleased by that.
Our law enforcement training teaches us to enter rooms with guns at "low ready" -- pointing down at 45 degrees.
But oddly enough, the West Coast FBI doesn't seem to. Apparently, there's some weird thing East Coast/West Coast schism. The East Coasters enter with their guns low. The West Coasters do not. </Without a Trace DVD Commentary>
Dana - Jun 09, 2005 7:16:40 am PDT #8503 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana, how did you guess that the victim was the missing Alvarez? Because they didn't know when they paged her that the body was hers.
Because I'm conditioned to see it that way. Same way I knew that when Rebecca got on the train alone, she'd run into the real killer. I didn't immediately see that Web had used her as bait, so props to Tim for that.
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 7:18:50 am PDT #8504 of 10001
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But once you've seen "Where's that person?? We have a corpse to deal with!! Page again!!!" it's easier to guess that the pager's going to BE INSIDE THE HOUSE.
There wasn't time for them to pull a "page again." The scene may have been similar to something on E.R., but it was anything but predictable. At least it made me go, whoa.
sumi - Jun 09, 2005 7:20:15 am PDT #8505 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Didn't Webb get who it was before the pager went off?
Wolfram - Jun 09, 2005 7:21:03 am PDT #8506 of 10001
Visilurking
Didn't Webb get who it was before the pager went off?
Even the audience did. The pager was more of a coda than a reveal.
Dana - Jun 09, 2005 7:21:39 am PDT #8507 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Didn't Webb get who it was before the pager went off?
Yeah. I thought it was the tattoo that tipped him off. Or the fact that he was the one inspecting the body and saw (what was left of) the face.