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.
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I think someone who is clearly and vocally excited about a luxurious tropical resort honeymoon and then gets bait-and-switched with the cabin from The Evil Dead 10 miles from home has legitimate cause for griping. And any one of (1)collapsing floorboards, (2)plumbing spraying black slime, or (3) roof caving in would be a good reason to leave at once in my book.
As for Carter's "that's not me; this is me" BS, he lives in the house from the frickin' Jetsons. I do not recall an aversion to modern conveniences/luxury or an impulse to restore derelict wilderness retreats being an established part of his character to date.
All of this. I would have gone home IMMEDIATELY. Spend a couple of weekends fixing up the place, making it habitable, and then fine. But to walk in and stay in it like that? No. And for your honeymoon? Without consultation? HELL NO.
Which supernatural show would you give top points to for worldbuilding? Both in terms of cribbing from "real" lore and in terms of internal consistency?
(I hope the answer isn't ATLA, because I haven't seen much of it yet--still working on that)
Good god, take it back.
What's the
second
best, dammit?
Oh, those count as one thing, come on.
Maybe Game of Thrones, but I suspect there's more world building on display in the books than on the show.
Hm, I'll have to give it more thought.
Hmmm. Farscape, maybe. Or Angel.
I would like to nominate Fringe.
Okay, I *have* seen Fringe, and I'm surprised at that. Their science seems to be totally whatever's-required-this-week, and I don't know how many people agree with each other or the writers on what happened last season--did he switch timelines, did he stay put and change one, what? Mytharc-wise I know they're paying more attention than X Files ever did, but the entire first season is pretty much a wash as far as structure is concerned.
Farscape strikes me as a good one--I don't recall experiencing big holes, or thinking X would happen and Y could not, and then Y is what happened.
Angel suffered from the Buffy problem of "What exactly do demonity and soul-having mean?" I think the vampire stuff was pretty consistent, but when they made the Lorne/Doyle point that being a demon didn't mean anything morally, I remember being confused about what having a soul meant or didn't mean. When you look at Angel or Spike, it seems pretty sensible--demon wants carnage and all the will in the world won't stop it--nothing short of a soul or the sticking plaster of a Pavlovian implant will alter that behaviour.
Is the premise, then, that the Merles of the world were demons with souls, and vampires were demons without? I mostly remember confusion on the point--I couldn't bring up any citations supporting anything.
Hmmm, fair points. I meant more in terms of the feeling of the altverse seeming fully formed and real, rather than coherent, consistent mechanics.
