Liked that a lot, a lot. That first tree house scene, man I loved that Rebecca didn't flinch for a second because it was a kid - saw evil, knew it, called it out. Awesome. And, well, the second treehouse scene made me laugh - so much good Mel tonight! And some good Danny, too.

And Web.

"Are you kidding?"

"Because I do that?" ever?

Yvette(Ellen?) was phenomenal, I thought.

Yep. Very happy. I'm digging it.

Upon re-watch the treehouse scene with her walking backwards continues to be some creepy tv.

I think the girl who played Madison has been evil on Law & Order.

She's also been evil on CSI.

Add me to the "officially in love with Rebecca now" club. Awesome ep. Adults treating kids like the sometimes evil little adults they are always makes me happy.

That was Governor Fuckwad from Oz, right? It took me a long time before I recognized him.

Also, for half the episode I was convinced that the girl's name was Madison Sinclair, and thus was so happy Jane had stuck a VM shoutout in the show. Then I realized it was St. Claire. Fuck.

And I actually liked Rebecca less in this episode. She's kind of a psycho. I don't think accusing a ten-year-old of murder to her face is awesome. I think it's...psychotic.

I liked the evil kid, though, and I was surprised by the death at the end. I had expected Madison to be gutted instead, if anyone wasn't going to make it out alive.

I did like that we got so much more about Danny and Mel, but this episode felt a lot more procedural to me, whereas in the previous episodes, I could see the character arcs.

Though it'd be cool if Paul had an evil baby.

Dammit, Polter-Cow beat me to it. I just watched The Inside back-to-back with tonight's rerun of VM (ep 11) and boggled when I heard "Madison St. Claire" on one and "Madison Sinclair" on the other.

Also couldn't help but notice that "Serenity" was one of the 3 buzzwords for the gated community.

See, I think it's awesome too! Mel and I have much in common. (Aside from the hair and the smoking and the dislike of decaf.)

This episode surprised me. On the page, it didn't really work for me but, on the screen, I quite enjoyed it.

ETA:

Also couldn't help but notice that "Serenity" was one of the 3 buzzwords for the gated community.

That didn't make me think of FF so much as Seinfeld.

Yvette nailed it, indeed. Super Wonderfalls cast, what with the nun last week, too.

She's also been evil on CSI.

OMG, yes! That's where I recognised her from. Evil little brat.

I loved the more Mel and Danny--I'd have liked the show better sooner if they'd been featured more, and let Web(b?) lurk around in the dark outside the lighted circle a few more eps before showing how creepy he can be...a slower revelation. Paul, bless him, is still just a cipher for me, a pingpong ball onna stick with a "good" label. I expect that to change.

And we all know I'm a coldhearted bitch, but I really only had any interest in Rebecca for the first time tonight when she was stalking the Bad Seed in the treehouse. Who she is for reals, and now, now, I'm intrigued. I don't especially care how she got that way, really, or whether she wishes she hadn't. What I want to see now is what she does with it, and how she differentiates herself from the deviates she stalks.

And much more Mel and Danny. But mostly Mel.

(ETA: Sinclair is actually a contraction of "Saint Claire", or St. Clair)

I was convinced that the girl's name was Madison Sinclair, and thus was so happy Jane had stuck a VM shoutout in the show. Then I realized it was St. Claire. Fuck.

"The name Sinclair is of Norman origin from 'St.-Clair-sur-Epte' and was established in Scotland in 1162 when Henry de St Clair of Roslin was granted lands in Lothian."

I think it's...psychotic.

Her recklessness had real consequences, too. She was Xander ("I say faster pussycat, kill kill!") to Paul's Buffy ("There's only one problem with her revenge scenario: it's gonna get her killed.") And they didn't get there in time to stop it. A lot of protocols that are so fun to tromp all over are there for a reason. Not to sound too much like Paul.

Wow. Jane Espenson remains top of my list of favorite ME alums. Top 3, definitely.

remember her commentary on the Wonderfalls dvds (or did Tim post about it? i can't remember.) about having to smoke those herbal cigarettes and how sick they made her

Those are NASTY. I was in a play that took place in the 50s and since in the 50s there were "no" filters (not true, there were twoish brands with filters back then) they made me cut the filters off. So I would have large leaves sticking to my tongue, and cloves and stuff. Ewwww. Plus they leave quite a stench on a person.

...Allyson, I wish you had a book. I'd like to read it.

I can't get over how beautiful Rachel Nichols is. Stunningly beautiful. Hauntingly beautiful.

I think it's psychotic if the kid's not guilty. I think Rebecca knows psychopaths like few people alive know psychopaths.

This episode was tight! I really really liked this one.