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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

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DCJensen - Sep 18, 2009 7:32:19 pm PDT #10021 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

I just wish someone would have said straight out "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow." But still..

I liked Jo's scene with the homage to Close Encounters.

Fargo's knowledge of the regularity of pole reversal is flawed. I had to look it up, but it varies widely, with the last reversal happening around 780,000 years ago.

waves hands


quester - Sep 18, 2009 8:17:10 pm PDT #10022 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I really liked Charlie. Rats.

*sigh* he's gone to the Francie place.


§ ita § - Sep 18, 2009 8:30:35 pm PDT #10023 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I received literature from Harvard the first page was reassurance that you need not worry about not going to Harvard because of financial reasons

All fine and dandy for you in-country people. They told me I'd have to bring my own money, but they'd be happy to let me in.

I hope that's not it for Jordan. We'll see.

I decided to let them slide on the pole reversal will wreck the world since a) at least it's not happening in 2012, and Colin finished the ep very strongly playing the puppet and then saying goodbye two his two blondies.

I'm also assuming that the reason the new magnetic pole was misbehaving so was because it was a baby and cranky. How irritating would it be if everything magnetic near the north or south pole flew to that specific spot.


-t - Sep 18, 2009 9:07:33 pm PDT #10024 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm also assuming that the reason the new magnetic pole was misbehaving so was because it was a baby and cranky.

Love this reasoning!


Theodosia - Sep 19, 2009 2:33:28 am PDT #10025 of 30001
'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"

I'm willing to handwave that one of the benefits of being a Global Dynamics/Eureka employee is that your offspring get free-ride tuition to any college. Or Henry was thoughtful enough to specify that she'd need a scholarship, which is totally his character.

I'd love to see Jack visiting Australia. Or the inevitable "She's a Harvard pre-med, he's an MIT engineer -- together they fight scientific crime!" scenario. :-)


§ ita § - Sep 19, 2009 6:50:25 am PDT #10026 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Or the inevitable "She's a Harvard pre-med, he's an MIT engineer -- together they fight scientific crime!" scenario. :-)

I love Zoe/Jordan Hinson to bits, but Lucas? Useful? Interesting? I'd rather watch Poochie and Fargo's hourlong hijinx.


Theodosia - Sep 19, 2009 7:17:01 am PDT #10027 of 30001
'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"

Oh! I forgot that Fargo Got Some, and they both seemed very happy about it.

Perhaps it will all be explained that this is dream episode....


Juliebird - Sep 19, 2009 7:33:35 am PDT #10028 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

As soon as it was clear that somebody would be remotely controlling Carter's body, I knew I was in for some comedy gold.

I'm still kinda weirded out by all the continuity and callbacks to past characters. On one hand, ContinuityYay!. On the other, I'm too well trained by other shows that these things aren't brought up without a reason. These dead characters that new viewers would be confused to hear mentioned are studiously ignored unless something Really Significant was going to come to bear regarding them. So on that other hand I keep waiting for something to happen.


Laura - Sep 19, 2009 7:43:09 am PDT #10029 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

As soon as it was clear that somebody would be remotely controlling Carter's body, I knew I was in for some comedy gold.

DH loved that part in particular. He compared the physical comedy to Dick Van Dyke. Fun stuff.


§ ita § - Sep 19, 2009 10:15:07 am PDT #10030 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It was good to see them write directly to his broad physical comedy strength. The show's been good about writing to his strengths in general, one of the reasons I've found it a treat to watch, but he's very good at moving, and it hasn't played that up as much on a large scale as it could have.