I didn't know that Norris had gone to Harvard!
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
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Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Theodosia - Sep 16, 2013 4:04:18 am PDT #11110 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2013 5:11:30 am PDT #11111 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Me neither, Theo!
Jessica - Sep 16, 2013 5:46:37 am PDT #11112 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I do have to say, I found the CGI/ADR on baby Holly during the bathroom scene incredibly distracting. (Holly's audio in general has been incredibly sloppy and badly done throughout the series, but last night was the worst by far.)
§ ita § - Sep 16, 2013 6:57:38 am PDT #11113 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was just reading people rhapsodising about her acting, and I was wondering when they meant.
Jessica - Sep 16, 2013 7:00:20 am PDT #11114 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Well, she did look really sad, but the CGI mouth was just awful.
[edit: And also, acting? She's a baby. She's a prop with facial expressions.]
§ ita § - Sep 16, 2013 7:22:08 am PDT #11115 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She's a prop with facial expressions
Hey, some of the noises are her too, surely? She's totes Mark Wahlberg equivalent.
§ ita § - Sep 16, 2013 9:06:50 am PDT #11116 of 11998
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm reading people saying that Walt took Holly only to ensure an Amber alert to make sure the cops would be listening in on the absolution of Skylar call, and that he'd never intended to try and keep her for any time.
Doesn't that take away from the impact of the "Mama" scene? I thought that was why he gave her back--he'd already planned the Skylar call, though.
Thoughts?
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2013 9:16:12 am PDT #11117 of 11998
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh, I hadn't thought about that. I think he just took her because, well, Skyler had turned his son against him so he was going to salvage his daughter...even though he didn't have too much longer to live. Abandoning her at a fire station was actually responsible parenting.
You never know with Walt, though. I don't think he knows why he does the things he does.
Theodosia - Sep 16, 2013 9:17:44 am PDT #11118 of 11998
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My guess is that he wasn't thinking much ahead of taking Holly -- it was sheer panic, to grab a bargaining chip.
But when he'd had time to cool down, and admit to himself that Holly needed her mom, and that he was putting his family in big heaps of trouble, he manned up.
I'm sure the Amber Alert helped his decision along, though.
Jessica - Sep 16, 2013 9:25:59 am PDT #11119 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My guess is that he wasn't thinking much ahead of taking Holly -- it was sheer panic, to grab a bargaining chip.
That was what I saw, though clearly by the time he made the phone call he knew about the Amber Alert and was depending on the call being recorded by the police.
Guesses as to what the sniper gear and ricin are for 8 months down the line? DH thinks he's going to free Jesse from the Nazi meth lab, and I wonder if the ricin is a suicide pill.