'Shindig'
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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That's going to happen a lot. I mean, it already does, on almost every show with big brains. This one, all about the big brains, but with a limited number of characters? Exponential cross-training.
I am curious to know about the non-brains in Eureka. How did the cops get there? Is Allison a brain?
That's going to happen a lot. I mean, it already does, on almost every show with big brains.It does. And yet it still annoys me when I notice it. But I do try to handwave and ignore it in the hopes of being charmed by some other element of the show in question.
I adore Henry. His abilty to dip his hand into whatever he darn well pleases pings me as only a slight, and amusing, exageration of the characters of all (two) of the NASA types I know. The physicist retired a few years ago, and is spending his golden years teaching himself how to play the cello, and learning how to make violins, among other interests. The engineer joined the Navy primarily because no one else would hire someone as young as she (not quite as young as Doogie Hauser, M.D.). She can not only spell corporeal in klingon, but she can, has, and will in the future, design and sew Star Fleet uniforms upon request. She also has a number of excellent insights in various spiritual concepts - and her version of "people are energy, when they die, the energy has to go somewhere" is much more detailed and personal.
I'm fickle too. I will be happy to find that Henry is an expert chef, and sailor too. For some reason Walter bugged me. He may redeem himself. I'm still open for that option.
I think they are all big brains. The reason Jack got to stay was because he found the kid when they couldn't. Sign of big brain.
I was thinking of big brain in the educated papered type. It's possible that they recruited the best of the best from the lawkeeping world for the town, but it doesn't seem so.
Henry was presented from the beginning as The Guy Who Knows How To Do Everything, whereas Walter was presented specifically as a quantum physicist, and the cloning thing was kind of tacked on at the last minute.
In this episode it was discovered he also managed to perfectly clone his wife, complete with memories (but without the desire to leave him, apparently.)
I see that more as a Robert Frost issue. Susan #2 (or #1) decided to leave, but I got the impression that it was not an easy decision for her, it could have gone either way. Walter just created Susan #1 and said "hey, we're moving to eureka", which is something that there was a strong possibility that she would have done anyway.
I see that more as a Robert Frost issue. Susan #2 (or #1) decided to leave, but I got the impression that it was not an easy decision for her, it could have gone either way. Walter just created Susan #1 and said "hey, we're moving to eureka", which is something that there was a strong possibility that she would have done anyway.
Still, I doubt he would go through all the trouble of cloning her just to risk her saying "No, I don't want to move to Eureka" again.
Though that could be a somewhat frightening possibility. Maybe there are multiple Susans running around that all decided they didn't want to move to Eureka.
Well, they would've stayed once they saw their dream house made reality. I mean, that's what seems to be the real reason Susan #1 is staying. It's the only explanation I can come up with for her change of heart with regards to Brian. (Hey, hug the kid once in awhile and get a free house.)
I'd have been down with "this kid needs a mother and I'm his best shot and man, he does look like he's mi...dammit! I already hugged him! Now it's too late!"
Or something a wee bit less simplistic. But finding out that she'd been happy with this choice, plus was needed, plus wasn't giving up anything major on the outside, plus seeing the man she loved...not inconsiderable.
Also, not depicted.