The team's FBI standard aren't neccessarily those of every other show's. They are a new division (for TV at least), they can do whatever they want. Besides, we know that Locke wasn't really FBI material...Web got her through it for his own endgame. That's how I see the team's procedures anyway.

When they all went to the door, I didn't think "That's not FBI procedure" or suchlike, because, frankly, what do I know about FBI procedure? Whatever the X-Files and Twin Peaks got right, pretty much. But I did think "Oh, no, something bad is gonna happen somewhere else while they're all grouped together like that." If that was the intent, then it worked.

Oh, I think it is a nit, to clarify.

Having Danny run to the back door sacrifices the scene of the four of them with guns drawn at a ten-year-old, which to me is hilarious. The tactical sense of it never occured to me at all.

But to be clear(er), I understand that the nit can sacrifice the scene if you're focusing on that error. Makes the scene less powerful or not at all powerful. In which case to the person scratching it's no longer a nit but big ole bunny gnawing on your skull.

On a TV show that involves the FBI, I begin with the expectation of fulfilling, at least nominally, the standards of FBI procedure.

Well, they did have a guy who had, you know, been an FBI agent. So if they get some FBI procedure wrong, I'm probably going to cut them some slack. Myabe next season they'll get a better FBI consultant.

Which leans towards Kristen's assertion that it's not a nit.

To me it's a question about story/characterization, which would put it beyond a nit. Would these people really do this thing that they seem to doing right now?

But I'm sure the people who don't like Web's pen colour think it's really important too, and perhaps not a nit either.

It's really important to me and yet not at all vital to the story or the character. Which is, what I think, makes it a nit.

Yellow. Pen. It's just wrong.

Also, I'm taking out some issues I've read around the net, here.

Most notably, the assertion that Rebecca is too unprofessional at her job, and shouldn't be an FBI agent and therefore the show is ridiculous.

And i keep thinking, "yes. she wasn't supposed to be a field agent. thanks for getting it."

I've stopped reading around the net. No good can come of it.

So, shall we roll this (beagle) puppy over and get the new thread kicking?

Dude, did they miss the part where Web specifically pulled her through the ranks?

I think they were putting in the fabric softener during that scene.

Man, I was rattling around the kitchen making dinner during the pilot, and I picked up on that.