'Underneath'
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Did that ending between Finn and the Megan bump anyone else? Was that a really weird tone for him to hit?
I enjoyed that. Threw me off balance a bit, but in a good way.
And the scene was supposed to take off from there with Carter not knowing what to do in a gym and being a complete idiot but they cut around most of it
Oh, we did get all that. We just had to watch from the hall. pats poor Carter on head
I'm starting to wonder if when Rodney McKay says he grew up in Canada, if it's actually a code name for Eureka.
I agree with not wanting Carter to be dumb. He has to be everyman, I get that. But he doesn't have to be a doofus.
I'm starting to wonder if when Rodney McKay says he grew up in Canada, if it's actually a code name for Eureka.
Out, damned bunny!
I agree with not wanting Carter to be dumb. He has to be everyman, I get that. But he doesn't have to be a doofus.
I thought that it was pretty well established in the first season that, even though Carter might not be a blinding science genius like the rest of the folks in this town, he's still a smart and capable guy, who is good at his job.
The thing with the weight bar was really good. Creative problem-solving. That's the Carter I know and admire.
But the constant re-emphasis that he's not "smart," but then he does something smart? We should be past that by now.
Also, my morning visit to Wikipedia tells me that 111 would actually fall into the "superior intelligence" range. (By one point, but still, a little higher than smack down the middle.) Plus, can't your IQ shift up with age?
Apparently I'm more defensive of a certain sheriff than I thought...
I agree with not wanting Carter to be dumb. He has to be everyman, I get that. But he doesn't have to be a doofus.
And yet? Still somewhat less painful than Dork!Angel. Probably because I can't imagine Carter snapping a teacher's neck or locking a roomful of GD executives in a board room to get eaten.
Stark on the other hand...
I got annoyed at the 111 thing because by definition 100 is supposed to be average.... but then, I also grew up amongst the kind of toxic gifties who would totally use being only 1 standard devation over as a putdown.
Sadly, after the virtual therapy mishap last week I think Carter has lost much of the at-least-I-have-enough-common-sense-to-not-activate-something-I-don't-understand cred that might otherwise counterbalance some of the absent minded professors around him.
Did that ending between Finn and the Megan bump anyone else? Was that a really weird tone for him to hit?
The tone didn't bother me...it was the plot problems. (Though I can't remember seeing the actor who played Finn before, I thought he was really good.) Finn didn't have a project to work on! That was established over and over in the episode. So why does he have an intern? And wasn't there a problem with evacuating the town...and then people were filing into a bunker? I guess those were just GD people. And I believe standard IQ tests don't score over 155. And, and. A lot of watching with my logic eye closed, but I actually enjoyed all the jokes about 111.
Did that ending between Finn and the Megan bump anyone else? Was that a really weird tone for him to hit?
yes, it was odd. He didn't do the "I was kidding" bit well, unless he meant to convey a "oops, went too far, need to cover and say I was kidding" creepy vibe.
I agree with Vortex, but I really kind of like the fact that some of the folks in Eureka are not 100% clear when interacting socially- reminds us that these folks are different. Less clear emotional cues would actually be an interesting dose of reality- even if it's not exactly what you want as an actor in a drama.
The Carter "idiot savant" thing has gotten to feel like it's too much. He's not even fresh off the turnip truck anymore, and has lots of experience with the crowd in Eureka. He's a competent sheriff with extensive U.S. Marshall experience, so he's not unexperienced. He certainly seems to know when to defer to the "technobable" squad, and he can manage good suggestions that are helpful to solving the problem.