The bat-whacking was like when you hit the side of the TV to make it stop scrolling or whatever.

I've got tons of PTO days left here at work, so I just scheduled next Tuesday off so I can tape the Eureka marathon and get it all on one 8-hour tape by zapping the commercials (yes, I haven't entered the 21st century yet by getting a Tivo). Oh, and there's a book coming out that day, too, so I'll probably be reading and watching at the same time (as usual).

I was half expecting Stark to get in some Fargo-bashing and say "You installed a nuclear power source that could be taken out by a baseball bat?!"

When Jack was out sick and Jo was off playing paintball, who was left to guard the town?

Shoot, who's their backup if they get in a jam?

Goober Pyle?

Lots of small towns don't have complete 24/7 coverage with their police force. The next town over from mine has no police force at all. They have just a single town constable. Jo was on-call, and had her pager with her. As someone said, the main potential trouble spot already has their own security force.

...and Eureka probably has less crime than most towns. The inhabitants are mostly government employees (except for their kids) and have all undergone extensive background checks. Most infractions probably happen in the name of science and depending on the outcome of the experiment (i.e. huge success!) may be overlooked or waived by DoD.

I'd like to see a better explanation of Carter's working relationship with GD security. It seems like he's always the first responder. Does that mean that he is actually their Chief of Security? If not, it seems like he would be mostly involved with crimes in town and not at the lab.

It would also be amusing, maybe in a dark way, to see him deal more with juvenile crime. Just think of all the trouble that bored, smart kids could get into.

Noooooooo! stay away from teenager orientated plots!!!

I'd like to see a better explanation of Carter's working relationship with GD security

word. I mean, it's possible that he was in the building at the time of the fire/explosion and was the only one with the balls to be the first responder while the geeks scientists stood around and formulated rescue plans. But if he'd been elsewhere and gotten called in... that makes no sense, especially given the restrictions on his access.

GD needs to practice it's fire/biohazard/atomisation drills

Or, it could be that he was the one who figured out whatever was going on, and got there first, and didnt' call GD security until it blew up.

could be.

The important thing is how wonderful Carter looked covered in soot. (Actually, in all seriousness, I appreciated that they came out of that room dirty)

Noooooooo! stay away from teenager orientated plots!!!

What, no "Zoe the Android Slayer"?

Or, it could be that he was the one who figured out whatever was going on, and got there first, and didnt' call GD security until it blew up.

Rethinking this a bit. In "Blink" GD Security responded to Stark and not Carter, so Carter must not have any direct authority over them. There may be a CoS at GD, but Stark is still going to be involved in any potential catastrophe or security breach.

Maybe Carter gets called in on all crises at GD to determine whether a criminal act was involved (kind of like an arson investigator) or just in case Stark decides on the spot that someone needs to be redacted.

Well, Stark is a control freak, so maybe he considers himself the CoS?

I wouldn't spend a lot of time on this-- it's a larger problem with the premise of the show. A sheriff wouldn't have to deal with a high-security quasi-military installation any more than there's a slayer born in each generation.