So I finally finished the Eureka finale, although like others, my Tivo cut off the last several minutes--thanks for the data on that, folks.

Um...

I'm kind of displeased. Did we really just go through all of that because the characters wouldn't talk to one another?

Also, wtf is it with Allison punching out Beverly, when there were some perfectly useful chairs available?

I'm relieved that Henry was not the Evil Mastermind he was pretending to be--and yet I'm still unhappy about this, because he's my favorite character and he's certainly smart enough to talk to Allison and Stark and explain what was going on with Kevin and the Acacian Field (or whatever). Even if they are "freezing him out" (WTF? Is this high school?)

In sum, the plot made no sense. And Allison ... well, the less said about her the better: she was unbelievably passive for someone whose child was about to be taken from her. It was nice to see Matt Frewer again, though, and the Princess Bride quotes were cute. Larry loses points by not checking the "land war in Asia" line, though.

I dunno, man. Last year's finale was so good, and this... eh. Certainly we got a cliffhanger, but the character content seemed kind of knocked together and inconsistent to me. Of course, this may be a result of me watching the episode in pieces over the course of a couple of days...

(And no, I still haven't seen BW or PD yet! Or last night's SGA!)

Did we really just go through all of that because the characters wouldn't talk to one another?

Yes, yes we did.

Of course, this may be a result of me watching the episode in pieces over the course of a couple of days...

Not that I can bring myself to watch the finale again, but I don't think it will get better for you with a proper straight-through viewing.

I'm gonna go have a marathon viewing of Solaris, The Fountain, Contact and Frequency to make myself feel better about this season. And if that fails, maybe Jim and Jack will lend a hand. (No, Eureka hasn't driven me to alcoholism, this is a pre-existing condition).

I'm gonna go have a marathon viewing of Solaris, The Fountain, Contact and Frequency to make myself feel better about this season.

SUNSHINE will be out soon too, I'm sure.

SUNSHINE will be out soon too

never got to see that in the theatre, but it's saved on my queue.

Am I the only one who saw these themes, if only from the corner of my eye, and was hoping for some further exploration? Not that it's the only reason I feel let down by where the story ended up at the close of the season (assassination of pretty much ALL the characters is the other biggie). Science, discovery, religion, faith, death and rebirth, loss and grief, alternate dimensions & time travel, dreams & desires, the freaking AKASHIC THEORY which is the THEORY OF EVERYTHING and should have been full of AWESOME EXISTENTIAL goodness.

I am looking pointedly at the writers in my mind's eye (which is twitching) and expecting hoping that the they are holding onto all that potential for the third season (and remember that Eureka used to be made of quirk).

Did I miss the SGA talk? I wish I hadn't been spoiled for the loss of Weir, but that was pretty impossible. Somehow it still feels like there are still no stakes.

The Eureka finale made dramatically little sense to me.

I understand it could have made less.

I understand it could have made less.

Oh ugh. I've gathered from comments that there is some dispute betwixt actors and the writing staff on things. I do hope Henry is back next season (this despite not getting to actually see him carted off due to DVR issues).

I decided after the season opener to give up on SGA. Too much nonsensical action and silly panic and repetitive danger and barely any character moments or fun and I'm sick of Shep getting pissy with McKay for darned good reasons and McKay snivelling his apologies but not really meaning it and Shep forgiving him. It's gone past "so redunkulous it's fun" to just irritating and boring.

I understand it could have made less.

oh sweet fluffy lord.

There really wasn't any SGA talk was there?

I mean, I watched it but don't really have anything to say about it.

There was no SGA talk. I mean, I could have said something, but I figure you guys sometimes get tired of hearing me burble.

It does sort of suck that they can't figure out a way to make characters interesting *before* they write them out, rather than during. They did it to Ford too. But I'm glad Elizabeth got to go down saving everyone and kicking some replicator ass, and I suspect we'll see her again, probably around the mid-season break.

I did like her steely showdown with the Faith Heritage guy. She'd been not much of anything for most of the series so far. So that was kinda nice.

Now, if they could only make Teyla interesting, that'd rock.

Was there any meta about Ford being written out?