I didn't think he conned Roger so much as took advantage of him when he was drunk.
The parallel seemed to be that Roger's drunken shenanigans lead to hiring Don, and Don's lubricated antics lead to Danny Strong.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
DavidS - Aug 30, 2010 5:24:52 pm PDT #6546 of 12003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Aug 30, 2010 5:49:28 pm PDT #6547 of 12003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I didn't think he conned Roger so much as took advantage of him when he was drunk.
But do you believe Don when he tells Roger "You said 'welcome aboard'"? Because I don't.
sj - Aug 30, 2010 6:19:41 pm PDT #6548 of 12003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
But do you believe Don when he tells Roger "You said 'welcome aboard'"? Because I don't.
I don't.
shrift - Aug 30, 2010 7:53:52 pm PDT #6549 of 12003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Hardison's arms. Parker dirty-talking to security systems. Eliot and baba ganoush.
Jon B. - Aug 31, 2010 4:02:42 am PDT #6550 of 12003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
But do you believe Don when he tells Roger "You said 'welcome aboard'"? Because I don't.
I believed him when I watched, but your theory makes me not so sure. Still, my original thought was in line with Hec's -- there was supposed to be a parallel between Don & Danny. Which would mean that Roger did hire Don.
Jessica - Aug 31, 2010 4:04:40 am PDT #6551 of 12003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think the parallels are still there - young annoying brash guy who nobody really wants there starts work anyway via an alcohol-related fluke.
Jesse - Aug 31, 2010 4:05:34 am PDT #6552 of 12003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think Don's a more active player than Roger, anyway -- he got Roger to hire him into the job he wanted, and he hired Danny because he had to.
sumi - Aug 31, 2010 4:20:25 am PDT #6553 of 12003
Art Crawl!!!
I think they are meant to parallel each other but Jesse is right - Don is a more active player than either Roger or Danny. (Both Roger and Danny essentially have their jobs because of family, no?)
I wonder if we will ever find out what happened on Don's lost weekend.
(You guys will understand if I sometimes accidentally call Danny "Jonathan", right?)
Rubicon: watched it last night and it is oh so much less murky when well-written. Plus, the dialogue was better - and everyone has more personality.
§ ita § - Aug 31, 2010 7:43:31 am PDT #6554 of 12003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hacked history!
Zenkitty - Aug 31, 2010 8:15:34 am PDT #6555 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Parker auctioneering was hysterical. And talking to the artifacts she's stolen before, like they're old friends, so adorable. Hardison's arms are gonna be wanting a line in the credits, soon.
"You don't wanna know how they wet the rags..." BWAH!