I do not know. That seems like it would have been a better solution.
Possibly the amount of shield that could be diverted wouldn't have contained the blast? Not going to rewatch to figure it out this time.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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-t - Oct 04, 2011 12:57:13 pm PDT #18418 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
JenP - Oct 04, 2011 12:59:20 pm PDT #18419 of 30001
Yeah, that second thing would be my answer. Guess. I mean guess.
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2011 1:16:22 pm PDT #18420 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
OMG, what happened to the doggie?
-t - Oct 04, 2011 1:25:03 pm PDT #18421 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dog is fine. At Leena's, probably, or just running around outside somewhere, but wherever he is, fine.
Typo Boy - Oct 04, 2011 1:26:46 pm PDT #18422 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.
After the time reversal everyone will be fine. They won't do a reversal that does not bring back Jinx, and that saves HG and Mrs. Frederick too.
-t - Oct 04, 2011 1:29:29 pm PDT #18423 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can't remember the dog's name. I know he told his name to Artie when they were mind melded, so now I want to call him Stormageddon.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 04, 2011 3:18:39 pm PDT #18424 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 think I would have tried bronzing the bomb. The process might not affect an artifact, but I bet it would have neutralized the timer mechanism that was attached to it.
Jessica - Oct 04, 2011 5:06:20 pm PDT #18425 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"DAMN these pheremone molecules are unstable!"
If this show survives, I hope they hire some Eureka writers. They need them. Badly.
le nubian - Oct 04, 2011 5:19:47 pm PDT #18426 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Matt,
that's a good thought.
Are you going to tell me there is nothing else in that fucking warehouse that could have taken out that bomb?
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2011 6:31:31 pm PDT #18427 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Apparently someone asked Eddie on Twitter:
"Question: "Why didn't H.G. just put the shield around the bomb?" Answer: "Because it wasn't in the script." xox