I was intrigued by how fluidly things went into action when they saw the plane coming over.
Yeah, THAT was fucking freaky. Henry Gale is a freaky motherfucker. FREAKY FREAKY FREAKY. It was clear they already had plans in place for things like that happening.
How long can they keep us watching without telling us shit--that's the real experiement.
Heh.
I'm also starting to accept that they're totally making shit up as they go along, however much they had planned in the beginning. Because with every new direction, things in the past start making less sense.
I don't, however, care so much as long as they make shit up
smoothly.
I do understand that improvised storylines happen on television all the time, and they can be really cool. These guys like to shake things up a lot.
I wonder where are all the children?
Also, it occurs to me that the Others may also be part of a Hanso psychological experiment. Juliet, at least, doesn't look particularly happy about playing her part.
I remember reading about a psych experiment where one group of people were supposed to play "prisoners" and one group was supposed to play "jailers", and the "jailers" thought they were helping run the experiment, but it was really an experiment to see what BOTH groups would do. (The "jailers" got abusive really quickly, which was scary and unexpected, so they stopped the experiment early.) Hanso may be experimenting on the Others, too, to see how long they'll continue to play their parts. If nothing else, Hanso may have a hold on them, to keep them acting right. They control the food and other goodies, and maybe they won't let the people off the island until they've successfully completed a "tour of duty". That might explain why the Others are willing to risk death and murder to keep the game going.
It's actually a pretty interesting experiment. Riley Finn and I are pleased.
The "jailers" got abusive really quickly, which was scary and unexpected, so they stopped the experiment early
I saw a documentary about this in college. Truly frightening how fast the authoritarianism took hold. I've been thinking about it a lot the last few years (I wonder why...).
It's actually a pretty interesting experiment. Riley Finn and I are pleased.
Well, it is the Dharma
Initiative
after all.
I just hate feeling like I'm a part of the psychological experiement. How long can they keep us watching without telling us shit--that's the real experiement.
This, exactly. Until the audience knows what the island is supposed to be testing, we're just as much lab rats as the characters. And that, to me, is not interesting.
I don't suppose anybody Tivo-ed or taped last night's episode???
My cable got shut off (forgot about the bill for a bit, been busy), and I couldn't even tape it. If you did, please e me at my profile addy about possibly sending me a tape.
The Stanford Prison Experiment. Be sure to watch the slideshow.
So, I just streamed last night's episode.
I think I'm kind of in the "whatEV" camp, and would be all about giving up this show,
except....
I can watch it online at my leisure, and am now free to watch Criminal Minds at 9:00 instead (yes, I'm still a TiVo Luddite). Plus they're streaming Ugly Betty too, which means I don't have to worry about the Ugly Betty/Survivor conflict.
Isn't the networks' streaming of shows great? I wouldn't have known if ita hadn't mentioned it whenever ago. I'm catching so much more stuff now, because unless I really love something, I just can be bothered to tape. One day, TiVo, but until then...
I am sooo glad that SciFi is going to have BSG on OnDemand, so I can record the eps sans commercials or those annoying network bugs in the corners. This is also how I'm watching CSI this year.
