Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.

Glory ,'Potential'


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

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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Connie Neil - Oct 08, 2009 7:19:17 pm PDT #10246 of 30001
brillig

There was something very tragic about Walter and Rebecca. I don't expect good things from that.

I wonder how much angst went in to using the Twin Towers.

And yay, the Charlie thing is resolved.


§ ita § - Oct 08, 2009 8:00:54 pm PDT #10247 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The American accents on FF sounded especially bad tonight. Fiennes sounded like Christopher Lambert. And Byrne sounded off too.

The whole Nazi thing was whack. I'm not sure how they let themselves be talked into it other than just knowing that they were fated to let themselves be talked into it, by virtue of the FF. At which point, why be irritated by how little it seems he gave you? He didn't play you, destiny did. And, boy, does it seem to be a quick flight across the pond.

At least there was a lot less repetition this week, and less relationship mooning between Mark and Olivia. Not sure what to make of Zoey saying she saw Demetri, though. Is she not to be believed? Or is this our first example of variant futures? And what leads Demetri to think he can get April 29th off work? Chances seem slim, but I guess it's not like he knows he has a job, or anything.

Did Aaron get a DNA test on the exhumed body, or did he just check the coffin for a body? Because that sure was fast too.


le nubian - Oct 09, 2009 4:35:50 am PDT #10248 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Not sure what to make of Zoey saying she saw Demetri, though. Is she not to be believed? Or is this our first example of variant futures? And what leads Demetri to think he can get April 29th off work? Chances seem slim, but I guess it's not like he knows he has a job, or anything.

1) she said she saw him, but we didn't see him

2) I think she was dreaming or asleep at said hour

3) final possibility: I understand from other boards that white is the color of mourning in Korea, so someone speculated that she could have been attending his funeral in Korea. One thing is true, that sun was too high in the sky for it to be Hawaii at that hour. So, she was either dreaming, not in Hawaii and some place west of there, or the directors have little attention to detail.


§ ita § - Oct 09, 2009 4:39:26 am PDT #10249 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

She seems to think she was happy, so I don't think she was at a funeral. That's a lot of acceptance for just a month on. Maybe it was a dream.


le nubian - Oct 09, 2009 5:06:23 am PDT #10250 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ita,

I think we (as viewers) are supposed to wonder if the fiancee was dreaming since Fiennes AA friend got proof his daughter is dead. So it seems that he was dreaming on 4/29/10.


Polter-Cow - Oct 09, 2009 5:59:50 am PDT #10251 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

1) she said she saw him, but we didn't see him

Right. And under my assumption that only what they show us is the truth, we can't take her statement at face value.

I think we (as viewers) are supposed to wonder if the fiancee was dreaming since Fiennes AA friend got proof his daughter is dead. So it seems that he was dreaming on 4/29/10.

But this is throwing me. Because there has to be more to that storyline.


Steph L. - Oct 09, 2009 6:09:13 am PDT #10252 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

And, boy, does it seem to be a quick flight across the pond.

This has been bothering me since last night. They flew to Munich, talked with the Nazi, had time to go to a bar for recriminations and whiskey, waited for Demitri to validate Nazi's flash forward with stoner underwear guy (all this in vastly different time zones), went back to talk to the Nazi, got played hard, and flew back to America in time for Mark to have the sexy sex with Oliva. In one day?

Did Aaron get a DNA test on the exhumed body, or did he just check the coffin for a body? Because that sure was fast too.

This is what I was wondering, too. I'm assuming that he saw a body but didn't get a DNA test. It's disbelief-suspension-stretching enough that Demitri could get all the strings pulled that quickly to get the grave exhumed, but no mention was made of the super-secret FBI 5-minute DNA test.

But this is throwing me. Because there has to be more to that storyline.

I agree.

Also -- hot!woman!FBI agent: lesbian?


Polter-Cow - Oct 09, 2009 6:17:21 am PDT #10253 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

no mention was made of the super-secret FBI 5-minute DNA test.

Clearly, his daughter has an identical twin they never knew about.


Steph L. - Oct 09, 2009 6:30:57 am PDT #10254 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Clearly, his daughter has an identical twin they never knew about.

I thought about that possibility. Seriously.

For about 90 seconds.


Polter-Cow - Oct 09, 2009 6:48:37 am PDT #10255 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I was expecting Kim Dickens to come out with it. Seriously.