SA, re: Torchwood, I'm pretty underwhelmed by the whole thing so far, which is a bummer. I think I must have had expectations going in (that it'd be funneir, for one), and I didn't get it right. I'm still watching, though. I just loved Captain Jack so in Dr. Who, it pains me not to be in love with the new series. Ah, well.
I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.
Fuffy ,'Storyteller'
Boxed Set, Vol. III: "That Can't Be Good..."
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
JenP - Oct 31, 2006 2:32:46 pm PST #3264 of 10001
§ ita § - Oct 31, 2006 3:51:31 pm PST #3265 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
both the Vision and Phantom Girl would just partially materialize their hand in the bad guy's chest, which apparently causes great pain and shock to the recipient.
Seems to me that'd do more than that...that it would cause injury and not just shock. But the term partially materialise is variable in its interpretation even from me.
I think Kitty was at risk if she materialised in the same place as anything else...but I bet it varied by writer in the end.
D.L.'s a long time comic book fan, so he knows this.
I don't know if being a long time comic fan is necessary to work out that there'd be negative impact to having a hand through your torso.
Jessica - Oct 31, 2006 4:02:22 pm PST #3266 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
WindSparrow - Oct 31, 2006 6:53:04 pm PST #3267 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Speaking of Torchwood: (responding to SA's comment)
Owen is a rapist. He is a loose canon. He's not interestingly messed up...
While I was watching ep. 3, I noted something I thought would get more discussion here: That Owen, who had used alien tech to rape people by pheromoning them into willingness, was forced by alien tech to experience rape.
ETA: Sorry, sorrry, sorry, wrong tag... fixed now.
DCJensen - Oct 31, 2006 7:02:16 pm PST #3268 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
It's kind of counterproductive for Hiro and Ando to go all the way to NYC just to go to Texas,
Texas is easily on the way from Las Vegas to NYC, btw, especially if they drive.
Typo Boy - Oct 31, 2006 7:02:32 pm PST #3269 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Ah I kind of thought that his hand was perforating her intestines or something (giving where it ghosted in) which is definitely fatal without medical treatment and has a good chance of being fatal with it. But I forgot that one of the conceits is these powers follow the marvel and DC comic book rules pretty closely. So maybe DL's powers do work like Kitty Pryde - meaning he gives shocks rather than tearing up internal organs.
Kathy A - Oct 31, 2006 7:12:24 pm PST #3270 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Did anyone else's Comcast OnDemand skip posting Ep 3 of BSG, or is it just me?
§ ita § - Oct 31, 2006 7:26:11 pm PST #3271 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
maybe DL's powers do work like Kitty Pryde - meaning he gives shocks rather than tearing up internal organs
Kitty does that? Consistently? I remember her phasing threats are more about phasing people into solid objects and then offering to leave them there.
Kalshane - Oct 31, 2006 7:33:24 pm PST #3272 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
My memories are similar to ita's in regards to Kitty. I know she phased through electronics a lot and that fried them, but she only phased through people as a defensive tactic and with no ill effect to them.
Typo Boy - Oct 31, 2006 7:49:12 pm PST #3273 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Kind of what I said . Oh! I didn't mean electric shocks. I meant that Kitty left them in a state like shock - basically no long term harm.
And I was assuming DL does something more lethal, but there is really nothing to prove it. If you take it that his power is like Kitty Pryde then he at least has the ability to do non-lethal things to them - I guess my not materializing his hands completely. I was thinking of dematerialization as an on/off thing. If you turn it off while your hands are in someones stomach that would seem to pretty fatal. But partial materialization does let you do non-lethal stuff. As soon as someone mentioned Kitty I remembered that one of the things she could do was, as was mentioned up thread, put her hands into someone an induce pain and helpless without doing permanent damage ; I always assumed medial shock.
[On Edit: this whole knocking people unconscious thing was in an alternate reality; in the marvel prime univerise she could only disrupt electronics . ]