I assumed Kate's now dead friend is the one who sent her the letter and the $$.
Except wasn't the letter what gave her the news of her mother's illness? In which case it couldn't have been the doctor, since he didn't know.
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
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Dana - May 12, 2005 9:20:30 am PDT #8049 of 10000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
DXMachina - May 12, 2005 9:31:24 am PDT #8050 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I think it's very strange that Kate refers to what happened to her ex-BF as she "killing" him. And it leaves me with an asspull feeling.
She didn't pull the trigger, but her actions directly caused his death.
DebetEsse - May 12, 2005 9:40:26 am PDT #8051 of 10000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
And she'd certainly feel like she killed him.
Jessica - May 12, 2005 9:57:21 am PDT #8052 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think it's very strange that Kate refers to what happened to her ex-BF as she "killing" him. And it leaves me with an asspull feeling.
ITA. Major retcon, I thought.
Lyra Jane - May 12, 2005 10:07:07 am PDT #8053 of 10000
Up with the sun
She didn't pull the trigger, but her actions directly caused his death.
True, but she did everything she could (short of, you know, getting out of the car and surrendering to police) to get him out of the way.
Would there be a legal case against her for his death? ISTM like the charge would be something like reckless endangerment, rather than murder.
Theodosia - May 12, 2005 10:07:37 am PDT #8054 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Kate could, for instance, have killed her abusive father in relatively cold blood
Jessica - May 12, 2005 10:18:06 am PDT #8055 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Yeah, I'm getting tired of thinking of all the things Kate could have done. Isn't that the writers' job?
Every Kate backstory ep so far has been a huge letdown. We were told in the pilot that she was a dangerous criminal. We've been shown that she's kind-hearted, guilt-ridden, and misunderstood. (And after last night, it looks like we're about to find out that she was innocent all along. Feh.)
Jars - May 12, 2005 10:21:06 am PDT #8056 of 10000
I think Kate's crime(s) had to have been pretty serious. She'd been on the run for quite a while by the time she went back to Iowa, by the look of things, and the police still cared enough to stake out the hospital. Plus they sent a Marshal to Australia after her, which doesn't seem like the sort of thing you do for a run of the mill bank robber. Also her mother's freak-out doesn't bode well.
And yes, I do want Kate to turn out very bad indeed, and am twisting the available evidence so I get what I want. Don't judge me.
ChiKat - May 12, 2005 10:23:00 am PDT #8057 of 10000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Kate did something before the death of the ex. Why would she run/change her appearance/etc. before even going to the hospital otherwise? Also, when at the hospital, she ran. She didn't do anything to her mom.
I think while she feels bad and responsible for the ex's death, that's not her big bad thing.
heh! x-posty with Jars.
Jessica - May 12, 2005 10:27:24 am PDT #8058 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I guess I've just lost faith in the writers to give us something worth waiting for wrt Kate's crime. Sure, there's all this peripheral evidence that it happened, and that it was bad, but nothing about her makes me believe it.
And then last night, with the whole "crime I supposedly commited" or whatever the line was....I have a horrible sinking feeling it's going to be like watching the OC all over again.
[eta: OH, and the hair-dyeing scene made no sense, if she was trying to disguise herself, because she's quite clearly a natural brunette. If she was trying to be incognito, she should have stayed blonde or borrowed one of Sydney's wigs or something. I mean, no wonder she got caught.]