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Since (1) I never watched The Prisoner (though I know that's a reference), and more importantly, (2) I just watched about 7 episodes of S2 Buffy over the weekend, it makes me think of Ethan Rayne.
ION -- tonight's episode of V: I have to say that the show did a good job of racheting up the paranoia, because I expected every! single! person! to be a LIZARD ALIEN! Crochety Old Priest: LIZARD! Pretty FBI Agent Who Questioned conflicted!priest: LIZARD! Auto Mechanic: LIZAR...oh, wait. He *is* a lizard.
I don't know what's creepier -- the idea of someone being a lizard, or being a sympathizer. Which, I guess, goes back to the original miniseries' Nazi allusions.
And oh! Anna's right-hand lizard guy said something about "the first uprising" -- shout-out to the original miniseries?
Sweet young blonde lizard looks so much like Charlize Theron, it's creepy.
So, I'ma stick with it for at least the next 2 episodes. Like I said, I'm a sucker for the conflicted-priest storyline. (Yes, that's seriously the biggest reason I'm sticking with it. And because Morena Baccarin is just stunning. And creepy.)
:laughs at the idea that I might not watch every single episode in order
Hey, I did not skip either. But some people may not be grabbed by it, but still curious to see the end. (Actually I lie. The
body switching
episode made me cringe so badly I quit not very far into into it. But I watched the rest)
Pretty FBI Agent Who Questioned conflicted!priest: LIZARD!
This made me laugh because that actress played a freakin' CYLON in BSG. I mean, talk about "aliens with human faces among us" trope mashing against each other! I'm going to be so confused if she *doesn't* turn out to be a lizard.
Father Jack and Erica actually have decent chemistry together, so I don't foresee myself getting off that train to hell any time soon.
I would strongly caution you to not approach The Prisoner like it's a contemporary show with a season-long arc in which the characters will develop, and clues will be revealed, and mysteries will deepen but finally be resolved.
The order, honestly, is not going to make anything more or less meaningful. It's nice to watch the first episode first and the last two at the end for obvious reasons, but as far as what the show's actually about? Nothing that matters is going to be affected by continuity. The fact that fans can spend hours arguing about the correct order is a blinking neon sign that it's completely unimportant.
::laughs at the idea that I might not watch every single episode in order
Oh, of course! The problem is determining which order.
The fact that fans can spend hours arguing about the correct order is a blinking neon sign that it's completely unimportant.
Heh. Yeah, I don't understand how any sort of "order" can be meaningful if there's no real continuity. The aired order is the most convenient, but I am considering the KTEH order since it is reportedly approved by Patrick McGoohan.
I'm still digging
V.
I feel like it's more solid and sure of itself than
FlashForward.
And I'm glad we get more Alan Tudyk!
The Prisoner has more of an overall arc than most of the era. But about 2/3rds are "plot of the week" (equivalent of monster of the week). Also there are some things that look like discontinuties but are either explained or retconned towards the end. (The series was short enough that I expect planned from the beginning). On the other hand, avoiding spoilers some of the things that happen at the end make zero sense in light of the rest of the show. But then again the end is pretty Dadaist or at least some sort of absurdism.
I'm still digging V. I feel like it's more solid and sure of itself than FlashForward. And I'm glad we get more Alan Tudyk!
Poor Steve the Pirate. I may never be able to watch Dodgeball again without expecting him to flip out like a mammal and kill someone.
Father Jack and Erica actually have decent chemistry together, so I don't foresee myself getting off that train to hell any time soon.
True dat.
But then again the end is pretty Dadaist or at least some sort of absurdism.
Yeah, I am looking forward to what I have gathered is a pretty WTF-y finale.
I really don't want the priest to compromise his vows. I like a dirty priest, but I prefer it if the narrative starts off with him fallen. I don't want to see him get dirty--not on this show, anyway.]
By which I mean the 4400 priest. The other priest can be a V or a sucker. I'm good with that. I like the paranoia about who is a what--I think that the reveal of sleepers so early has a good payoff in that regard.
I'm surprised that they're waking Wash up with the knowledge that Penny (I suppose I could learn the character's names--in time) knows about the sleepers. I wonder if she will be able to continue doing her job.
I love Morris Chestnut but his fiancée is a bit of a dishrag.
