It follows this season's trend of "replace a villain with a more villainous villain."

I don't like Donnie still. There was an ep in first season when he was talking to someone on the phone and said some terrible things about Allison. I won't forgive him for that.

Yes, I think of Allison as a friend I need to protect. Why do you ask?

It follows this season's trend of "replace a villain with a more villainous villain."

See also: Farscape.

Interesting article: university study on trends in sexism in Doctor Who. (No great surprises.) [link]

I wonder if Vic the Dick will use having had his sobriety compromised as an excuse to get his rage on and go full metal asshole.(Not that snitching on Allison is not there already.)

Incidentally, I can rec Crossbones as a rattling good pirate series for them as likes their pirate tales to rattle.

I think I can discuss it here in boxed set because It has practical marine chronometers for determining longitude being developed in 1712 when even experimental ones were not developed until the 1730s and widespread use had to wait until the early 19th century. This is a fairly key plot McGuffin.

However I white fonted above just in case that is not enough of a loophole for this discussion be OK in Boxed Set

I spent enough time wondering where to comment on Crossbones that I gave up, so I'll jump in where tommyrot dared to tread.

I wasn't going to watch because, eh, I loved Under the Black Flag SO much, that my pirate experience is sort of complete.

BUT, Moist von Lipwig (Richard Coyle) is in it!

I really enjoyed the first episode...much more than I expected too, primarily because of the casting and possible plot connections to Longitude.

Then, I watched a review of it on "Just Seen It" (hulu) and now I'm worried. Three different directors for the first 3 episodes...all three critics used words like 'awful.'

Still, I'll stick until I can't any more.

I like the that piraty stuff is less eye patch/parrot and more commerce/personal journey.

Only seen the first. Did not find it awful. The actors all seem at least competent. The first episode is fast paced. Yeah, idea of a marine chronometer being successfully developed in 1712 is not entirely plausible. But then again we don't know for sure that the thing actually works. So far, two strong women characters, neither of whom is a prostitute or Conan with tits. They may yet prove stereotypes in other ways, but ... The passionate treacherous cruel Spaniard is well on her way to being one, but she also apparently a super-geek which tempers the stereotype a little bit. And one kind of expects pirates to be passionate, treacherous, and cruel: so I'm willing to give that character a chance to develop.

I love that she is the 'science mind' on the scene and holds everyone's respect. And, that the other female lead is a director for procurement and distribution!

Refreshing.

I finally caught up with the finale of Warehouse 13 and the only thing I can say is:

WTF Pete/Myka WHHHYYYY

I mean, I have a hair-trigger for partnershipping usually, but these two NEVER had any kind of romantic chemistry. It's like they hooked up two squabbling siblings as each other's consolation prize, like, talk about a world of DO NOT WANT.

I did like the epilogue with Claudia though.