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'Out Of Gas'


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.

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This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


Jessica - Aug 23, 2006 5:57:45 am PDT #680 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

No, they were the two guys who told Zoe that it was her fault her parents split.

Oh! You're right, they were. Ignore me.


Liese S. - Aug 23, 2006 6:08:26 am PDT #681 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

And I'm mildly irritated that nobody thought to ask Eugenia if she knew how to turn it off

Yeah, totally. Did we even hear that she was a scientist or involved in that sort of work at all? I don't think we did, did we? All we knew was that she was a crotchety old lady pining for her lost love.

I did like that the speech Thatcher gave included what we thought was just nonsensical babble. I don't like dementia issues being played for a joke.

Also, how irresponsible is this town with their technology, eh? Lots of "I have no clue about it but it has shiny buttons" going on.

Oh, and Eugenia/Jack kiss! Hee.


Ginger - Aug 23, 2006 6:38:46 am PDT #682 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

It would have been entertaining if they'd just wandered about the Home for Old Geniuses asking, "Do you remember the deathray? Do you know how to turn it off?"


Vortex - Aug 23, 2006 6:54:38 am PDT #683 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

The town has been there a lot longer than the weapon, right? Why would anyone, especially a bunch of folks who are really, really smart, put it right under Main Street?

Maybe that part of town wasn't there when they built it. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

It would have been entertaining if they'd just wandered about the Home for Old Geniuses asking, "Do you remember the deathray? Do you know how to turn it off?"

har. yes.


Kathy A - Aug 23, 2006 7:02:30 am PDT #684 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Even with all the hand-wavey bits, I still liked the ep. The woman who played Eugenia was wonderful; I hope she shows up occasionally in future eps, since she and the daughter had great chemistry together. And are we going to see bits of Thatcher's thoughts buzzing through Jack's for a while longer?


Vortex - Aug 23, 2006 7:09:48 am PDT #685 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Oh, and i loved the kiss between Eugenia and Jack. Especially when Eugenia said "hush, Zoe" or whatever she said. It was a very sweet moment, there was a terrific expression on Colin's face right before Jack realized that he wasn't Thatcher


Liese S. - Aug 23, 2006 7:10:51 am PDT #686 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

It was certainly implied we would. I liked the "Did I say we again?"

But then, we've been getting mostly standalone, so I dunno that we'll see too much bleedover. Maybe an allusion or so.


Liese S. - Aug 23, 2006 7:13:15 am PDT #687 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I liked the way the kiss was filmed, too. Was it Colin in the flash-backy bit before we see that it's Jack in reality? It seemed like it might have been him in that particular young Thatcher blurry shot. If so, I like the representation of the twisted lines between Jack's identity and Thatcher's memories.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 23, 2006 7:20:31 am PDT #688 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

My biggest problem with the ep was not enough Jo (again), though the scenes she was in were fun.


§ ita § - Aug 23, 2006 7:23:02 am PDT #689 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

'Tis my understanding that bits will come back, though I have no idea if this is one of them.