Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.

Buffy ,'Beneath You'


Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.  

A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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Juliebird - Aug 01, 2007 4:56:28 am PDT #4952 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Did anyone else catch how fast Stark walked away when Carter came to? I love that despite the animosity and rivalry, there is that underlying respect. That Stark allows Carter his dignity by not letting him know that the "enemy" saw him in his weakened and vulnerable condition. eta I'm rewatching and I missed the smile right before he walks away. Oh Stark, ya big softie.

Or maybe Stark was just jealous that Abby and Zoe got to hug Carter and Stark didn't.

Jo rearranging furniture was brilliant upon rewatch (and Carter sees her with a ponytail?) Carter's compliment to Fargo was odd. Nice, but, odd. Which, was Fargo there at the end with the rest of the village? He would be if he knew Carter thought he had a good singing voice.

This ep blows my theory out of the water of Allison knowing about Henry's suspicions concerning Kim's death and Beverly's involvement. She has a power struggle with Beverly over Henry last ep, but I guess it was more about Allison holding some personal grudge towards her. Interesting that Allison, although concerned for Henry's well-being and state of mind as shown in this ep, was the very person who put Henry in this very position for her to be concerned over by using him in her grudge-match against Beverly. /pantpant


Vortex - Aug 01, 2007 6:10:02 am PDT #4953 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

But I liked the story. That's about it. It wasn't a "calamity of the week" but still a cool little story and I liked that.

I think what I liked most about it, and I hope that Carter realizes, is that he solved the problem all on his own. Usually, it's beyond his understanding because everyone else is so much more scientifically advanced than he is (i.e. "ice funnel of death"), so they (Henry and/or Alison) has to interpret the problem before he can solve it. This time, it was all him.

Also, back to the name thing, the doctor in the woods called her "Miss Blake". What does that say about how Carter views Alison? Or am I reading too much into it because I have that whole academia title issue?


Dana - Aug 01, 2007 6:21:20 am PDT #4954 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Or am I reading too much into it because I have that whole academia title issue?

I twitched at that too, Vortex. It's the kind of thing that's impossible not to notice once you're sensitized to it, whether or not it's really an issue.


Juliebird - Aug 01, 2007 6:31:04 am PDT #4955 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Henry looks so so wrong in office clothes.

As much as I'm loathing Abby (and not in the "we're meant to hate her" way), I really liked her at Carter's bedside demanding to know what's going on.

when Zoe asks Carter what he's afraid of, Carter replies "Right now, that" and points at the blue swirly light on the bridge. Maybe it's just coincidental with the pretty pretty lights, but perhaps it's also Carter's subconcious tying in the pretty pretty lights that ended his alternate life, taking him away from what he knew and loved --taking them away from him. Or it's all one big cawinkydink.


DCJensen - Aug 01, 2007 8:02:44 am PDT #4956 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

A little heavy handed with the cheese when half the town gathers round Carter's bedside, but still sweet.

Half the town would be 1500 people...for now.


Juliebird - Aug 01, 2007 8:12:16 am PDT #4957 of 10001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

saw that coming.


sumi - Aug 01, 2007 8:23:39 am PDT #4958 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

The entire BSG panel from Comicon is up at Scifi - and the one from SGA.

Also, a fun video of the folks from Heroes being interviewed about the Heroes world tour.


DCJensen - Aug 01, 2007 8:56:23 am PDT #4959 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Two notes:

- Maybe it wasn't the concussion alone that caused the device to spaz out, but the fact that Jack's memories were recently wiped, too.

- The reason some of the people had different positions (Henry not at GD, Stark in charge) was that the device wasn't up to date with changes in Eureka. So it wasn't Jack making up the people in the VR, so much as the already established databases on each resident.

- how scary is that?


sumi - Aug 01, 2007 10:27:05 am PDT #4960 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Bear McCreary says that the BSG record comes out in October. I wonder if that means that the dvds won't come out 'til October?


§ ita § - Aug 01, 2007 11:44:20 am PDT #4961 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dr. seems to be fairly evenly applied to men, less to Allison. Did Kim get a title when referred to by a title? Or was she mostly referred to by her first name.