Henry strikes me as the kind of guy who invents stuff because he can not because he should. He'll have a theory, see if he can prove it, and not think about the consequences. That's why he lives in Eureka.
Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.
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Vortex - Aug 02, 2006 6:50:50 am PDT #9733 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2006 6:54:41 am PDT #9734 of 10001
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I swear that more than once it was implied that false memories were being created.
Yeah, I thought Henry had a comment about the user of the device dictating what happened with the memories.
How stupid is Henry if he was trying to create a memory-wipe without realizing what an incredibly devastating weapon it would be?
I think this was the thing that bothered me most about the whole situation, or more that he could remember that he'd tried to build one (which ties into your second point about 20 years to put it together).
Jon B. - Aug 02, 2006 6:56:49 am PDT #9735 of 10001
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didn't Henry "remember" that the device he'd invented didn't work?
No, you see, it didn't work at first, but then Jason happened to be around when Henry figured it out. They quickly built the device (in under 20 minutes!), and then Jason grabbed the device and used it on Henry. Since humans are incapable of figuring out something more than once, Henry never again was able to figure out how to make the device work and he moved on.
Makes perfect sense.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2006 7:20:52 am PDT #9736 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Henry strikes me as the kind of guy who invents stuff because he can not because he should. He'll have a theory, see if he can prove it, and not think about the consequences. That's why he lives in Eureka.
I totally agree. It makes him cute.
Vortex - Aug 02, 2006 7:28:41 am PDT #9737 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Since humans are incapable of figuring out something more than once, Henry never again was able to figure out how to make the device work and he moved on.
or, Jason zapped him so many times that he eventually got frustrated and gave up/moved on to another idea.
sumi - Aug 02, 2006 7:31:00 am PDT #9738 of 10001
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I think that Jason zapped him and he forgot that he was even thinking about it.
Vortex - Aug 02, 2006 7:44:35 am PDT #9739 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I don't think that Jason has the knowledge to build it, even if he stole the originial idea from Henry. Remember, he couldn't solve the equation, even "knowing" the answer.
Jessica - Aug 02, 2006 7:46:59 am PDT #9740 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My take on that is that 20 years of using the memory device to cheat has made him intellectually lazy, so he would have been able to build it based on Henry's original designs, even if he couldn't do it now.
CFerg - Aug 02, 2006 7:58:41 am PDT #9741 of 10001
I think you play to your strengths. If you cheat and steal to keep control over your life, then that's your go to. I don't think you bother to figure much out beyond that.
We lost a couple of scenes for time. I would have liked to see them back. Just because they were slower scenes and it gave a bit of breathing room.
But you get no points for making a great 47 minute show.
Zenkitty - Aug 02, 2006 7:59:49 am PDT #9742 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
What were the lost scenes? (I hate knowing there are lost scenes. I always want to see them.)