I thought it was the Capitol that was crispy, not the White House. I'll go back and watch again tomorrow to make sure, but I'm almost certain it was the Capitol.
Mal: That's not what I saw. You like to tell me what really happened? Book: I surely would. And maybe someday I will.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Barb - Oct 25, 2009 7:23:48 pm PDT #10498 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2009 7:31:38 pm PDT #10499 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Of course it was the Capitol. It was a dome that was burnt. That makes a bit better sense, although I'd imagine large swathes of Washington would be no go zones.
beekaytee - Oct 25, 2009 7:36:29 pm PDT #10500 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
large swathes of Washington would be no go zones.
This is true. We used to have a lot of small craft overhead. Not any more.
beekaytee - Oct 25, 2009 9:16:16 pm PDT #10501 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Defying Gravity:
Phew. The last episode was INtense.
I'm confused, but I don't seem to mind. I really do like Livingston. All the characters, really, except for Nadia who seems only to exist to be annoying.
Jon B. - Oct 26, 2009 1:43:58 am PDT #10502 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
If pilots and air traffic controllers were all unconscious for two minutes and seventeen seconds, isn't it possible that a plane could wander into and crash into a no-fly area?
Calli - Oct 26, 2009 2:23:08 am PDT #10503 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I wish they'd just bring Tesla on permanently and put Jonathan Young's name in the credits. He's one of my favorite parts of the show.
I don't hate Kate as much as some, but I do consider a scene focusing on her to be a wasted scene. I liked Ashley somewhat better. And I'm not wild about the way the gender ratio on the show is skewing now. Maybe they could bring in some other secondary characters who are female? Amanda Tapping's great and all, but I'd like to see some more women doing interesting things.
Barb - Oct 26, 2009 3:41:06 am PDT #10504 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
If pilots and air traffic controllers were all unconscious for two minutes and seventeen seconds, isn't it possible that a plane could wander into and crash into a no-fly area?
That's what I was thinking, Jon. I wish I hadn't already erased it off my DVR, because now I want to go back and watch the blackout sequence from the first ep and see if they showed what happened in Washington or alluded to it in the newscasts that followed everyone regaining consciousness.
Theodosia - Oct 26, 2009 4:44:18 am PDT #10505 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"
It's probably worth noting that the original novel was written in 1999 before there was a no-fly zone -- if the crash is actually something that was carried over from the book plot, anyway.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2009 7:07:47 am PDT #10506 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Air crashes should just be near airports, since the planes would probably be on autopilot, wouldn't they? And if they carried forward no no-fly zone, that's bad writing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 26, 2009 7:18:10 am PDT #10507 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've got a little bit extra confused sauce over why they seem to have forgotten the best parts of Henry and the Big Guy's relationship that was so poignantly played out at the end of last season. I don't particularly look for slash but I thought that was nicely handled.
Didn't Ryan Robbins get freaked out by Henry/Bigfoot slashers at conventions? Though frankly, how he could have failed to notice that vibe between the characters while Heyerdahl was caressing his cheek and telling him they'd go through the journey together escapes me...