I have a little more sympathy for Zoe now. Growing up in that house, no wonder. Although the blanks were a bit of a letdown (for which I was grateful.) we just learned that he wouldn't *actually* shoot his dog and we don't know whether Zoe would shoot the dog. To me her sensing the difference was a bit of punch-pulling.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Stephanie - Mar 21, 2010 10:32:10 am PDT #12352 of 30001
Trust my rage
Jon B. - Mar 21, 2010 9:05:01 pm PDT #12353 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I am surprised no one mentioned Lindsay Crouse on FF.
If I hadn't seen her name in the credits, I never would have recognized her.
They had to retcon away his flashback, so I think it was fair to be surprised.
I thought a retcon was only when the writers explain away something that was not originally planned. Do you think that was the case here?
Polter-Cow - Mar 21, 2010 9:41:21 pm PDT #12354 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
If I hadn't seen her name in the credits, I never would have recognized her.
I saw her name in the credits but didn't recognize her! Who the hell was she??
Jon B. - Mar 22, 2010 2:18:05 am PDT #12355 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm pretty sure she was the craxy bible-burning, wing-wearing, penny-pasting momma.
sj - Mar 22, 2010 3:06:06 am PDT #12356 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm pretty sure she was the craxy bible-burning, wing-wearing, penny-pasting momma.
Yup, that was her.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2010 4:53:15 am PDT #12357 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do you think that was the case here?
Given the showrunner shuffles in the extended hiatus, I do suspect so, yes. If they'd planned to do it all along, I'd have hoped they'd have done it more smoothly.
Stephanie - Mar 22, 2010 5:09:41 am PDT #12358 of 30001
Trust my rage
I have the new ep on my Tivo but I can't decide if it's worth my time to watch. it was so-so back in November, and I hate that sort of reshuffling.
le nubian - Mar 22, 2010 5:35:54 am PDT #12359 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
watch it. I liked the 2 hours. it certainly moved at a brisk pace and that's 75% of the battle for me.
sj - Mar 22, 2010 5:38:35 am PDT #12360 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Stephanie, I thought the episode was definitely worth watching.
Barb - Mar 22, 2010 6:00:29 am PDT #12361 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Stephanie, I thought it did a nice job of reigniting the things that made the story intriguing in the first place and reshuffling just enough to recapture interest.
I think it's definitely worth the two hours.