...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!

Spike ,'Selfless'


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.

Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.

Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.

Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.

This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


smonster - Jan 17, 2010 6:27:41 am PST #11852 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

They crack me up.


le nubian - Jan 17, 2010 11:53:56 am PST #11853 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

What is the person who has control of the spider supposed to do? Like does that person control Bertha? What is the person supposed to tell Bertha to do?

Clearly the young man who has been training for the spider since birth will be where the spider goes at the end of this storyline. It will be interesting to see how they get there.


quester - Jan 17, 2010 2:53:11 pm PST #11854 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Glad I didn't try watching Sanctuary if a spider figures in the story! Yikes!

I don't even like typing the word!


le nubian - Jan 17, 2010 2:59:01 pm PST #11855 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

do you have arachnophobia? if so, do not watch this episode. at all. seriously. I think it would give you nightmares.


Laga - Jan 17, 2010 3:32:00 pm PST #11856 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

If however, you enjoy seeing actors you recognize from Pirates of the Caribbean in animalistic monster suits, "Demons" is the way to go.

I can't decide if the show's getting better or my standards are getting lower. It was nice to see the friend develop some agency even if she was totally useless for most of the episode.


Typo Boy - Jan 17, 2010 3:36:15 pm PST #11857 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeah seconding Le Nubian. I suspect that this (the current Sanctuary) would be worse than many spider based horror movies for arachnophobes.

Now that they have made Kali an actual character in their show, will they have actual zombie Jesus? Or is this not a fair comparison? Hinduism is a living religion. I wonder how actual believing, observant Hindus would feel about this.


§ ita § - Jan 17, 2010 3:39:46 pm PST #11858 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Can someone explain to me how they tied the religion to the abnormal? I glazed over that bit.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 17, 2010 4:09:29 pm PST #11859 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

The Cult of Kali has apparently had members serving as her heralds via the linked little(r) spiders for thousands of years.


§ ita § - Jan 17, 2010 4:17:22 pm PST #11860 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

God talking via abnormals. Hmm. And the tie to Big Bertha?


beekaytee - Jan 17, 2010 5:21:30 pm PST #11861 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

I took the connection to be that BB is the physical manifestation of the goddess. Why the goddess would allow herself to be controlled/influenced by a human via an extension entity was a bit vague to me.