Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.

Angel ,'Not Fade Away'


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

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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.


Theodosia - Sep 19, 2009 11:31:27 am PDT #10031 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"

Yes, I should have praised CFerg's moves -- Dick Van Dyke is a good comparison indeed!


beekaytee - Sep 19, 2009 4:12:33 pm PDT #10032 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

Defying Gravity: Huh. Now that's eeeennterresting.

Anybody else seen it?

Having the mission based on guilt and having everyone challenged to overcome something very personal, how will this spool out ?

I'm wondering about the outliers. The religious 'fanatic', the one who sees nothing but is fascinated by it anyway and the one who sees it differently and is angry about it .

Again, I say 'huh.'


le nubian - Sep 19, 2009 4:24:43 pm PDT #10033 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Yes, I saw it and I was actually irritated. I think episode 9 should have come MUCH sooner (like the pilot), because to hang on to all of these for 9 episodes is patently ridiculous. Who laid out the plot of this series anyway?

I'm not sure I find it as interesting that the mission is based on guilt. But I'm wondering what the writers had planned for the other members of Beta's family. I do like the fact that two members of the crew can't yet see Beta. I do wonder why Jen is there.


beekaytee - Sep 19, 2009 4:33:33 pm PDT #10034 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

le n, if I were the psychologist, I'd suggest that Jen might be connected to one of the other entities.

I agree that the core of the story ought to have come much earlier in the plot unfolding. In a way, it feels like a whole different show now. Perhaps that is purposeful. Put the viewers as off their footing as the crew members .