yeah. the only thing that really surprised me was Brian Bloom's pretty eyes staring at me from Tully's bathtub. everything else just jumped out at me.
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
tiggy - Apr 16, 2007 11:47:06 am PDT #5547 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Laga - Apr 16, 2007 11:49:13 am PDT #5548 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I knew the little blonde girl was Corrina. My roommate did not figure it out. I didn't think Wendy was going to shoot the annoying chick but I was completely surprised that they teamed up. My roommate said he totally saw that coming.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed re: the ratings. Maybe FOX won't panic.
Vortex - Apr 16, 2007 11:52:31 am PDT #5549 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I knew the little blonde girl was Corrina. My roommate did not figure it out. I didn't think Wendy was going to shoot the annoying chick but I was completely surprised that they teamed up.
me too. I thought that she would just tie her up or something.
Jessica - Apr 16, 2007 11:53:04 am PDT #5550 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Liese S. - Apr 16, 2007 12:11:22 pm PDT #5551 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I knew the backstory was Corrina's and that neither Ivey or Wendy would die, but I think that was mostly exterior info, website profile, preview shot with just the two other women in the car, that sort of thing.
I did not know the Wendy's husband or the fake baby thing, although I thought both were brilliant and made sense when you saw them.
I'm bummed about the ratings and think it will not do better against Stars, which already has a following.
Liese S. - Apr 16, 2007 12:16:22 pm PDT #5552 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
So, from the baby!Corrina backstory, since the race has been going on essentially indefinitely, can we conclude that each player has an individual finish line? There didn't seem to be a lot of other racers vying for the baby, other than presumably the car that killed her parents.
And so, to Alex, it's an external thing; his wife was kidnapped so he got involved. But from the race creators point of view, it's an internal thing, they kidnapped his wife to involve him. Or she was in on it, or what have you. But that means that there's some other reason why they wanted him in the race.
I guess the question is that of motivation. Who is running the race and what do they get out of it? That will be the central issue, so I doubt we'll see the answer. Why would they want particular individuals to participate?
Kevin - Apr 16, 2007 12:18:52 pm PDT #5553 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I don't think it's stated baby!Corrina was at the finish line. I think. I might be wrong.
I want to know why there's external parties helping or hindering the competitors. Are they linked to the race organisers? If so, why, and how? If not, why are they there?
lisah - Apr 16, 2007 12:20:38 pm PDT #5554 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
don't think it's stated baby!Corrina was at the finish line. I think. I might be wrong.
Her doomed parents were acting like it was the finish line. (Or they assumed they'd get their daughter back when they reached the finish line.)
lisah - Apr 16, 2007 12:21:57 pm PDT #5555 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, I had a thing! Even though it was implied that at least Alex, Wendy, and Winston all got the call at the same time, they must have gotten it at different times in order to all make it to the start at roughly the same time, right?
Jesse - Apr 16, 2007 12:22:44 pm PDT #5556 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'd assume that hardly anyone ever made it to the finish line -- for one thing, if the race has been going on as long as there have been cars, like the opening told us, I'm pretty sure, where the hell does all the money come from? Although, the staffing and infrastructure has to be pretty pricey all by itself.