Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


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.

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

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Strix - Sep 30, 2014 7:28:52 pm PDT #25880 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

What I don't get is how Katrina is going to get any information she gleans to Crane and Abby. Witchy powers, I suppose?

I wondered that myself. Are A&C supposed to sneak into Headless HQ every time they need a report? Seems fraught.

Hmm. I'm thinking about looking at that Forever show, see if it's worth my time.


Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2014 7:34:35 pm PDT #25881 of 30001
brillig

Interesting characters, pleasantly crafted problem, only moderately intrusive flashbacks. And it looks like the potential romance between our hero and the lovely female detective is being foiled by good reasons. I'm unclear on the relationship between Henry and Abe. Is Abe his son?


Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2014 8:33:04 pm PDT #25882 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.

Abe is indeed his son. Adapted


Connie Neil - Sep 30, 2014 8:40:50 pm PDT #25883 of 30001
brillig

Cool. I think this is a good reason to stay in my chair after Agents is over.


Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2014 8:43:24 pm PDT #25884 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.

Back to "Sleepy Hollow" for a moment. In terms of Irving signing the paper,a and whether it counts. There ill-intentioned magical traditions where to cast a harmful spell requires the victim's consent, but that consent is defined very loosely. For example, say a practioner of such a path wants to cast a leprosy spell on Herbert. The evil witch can walk up and say "Is your name Herbert?" and when Herbert unsuspectingly says "yes" , Herbert has just consented to the leprosy spell.

So if the contract is for Irving's soul, then it is hard to fanwank. But for anything short of that, within certain magical traditions, Irving has just opened himself up to all sorts of really bad shit.


Toddson - Oct 01, 2014 4:58:04 am PDT #25885 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Typo Boy, I like your typo:

Abe is indeed his son. Adapted


Theodosia - Oct 01, 2014 5:53:31 am PDT #25886 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

The question of why Abe has a New Yawk accent and his father still has an English accent is probably not going to be explained ever.


Connie Neil - Oct 01, 2014 6:07:46 am PDT #25887 of 30001
brillig

Depending on where his medical degree is from, he may be maintaining it for his cover.


Toddson - Oct 01, 2014 6:36:18 am PDT #25888 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Although I don't think they're father and son to other people ... not everyone has the level of "willing suspension of disbelief" that WE do.


Connie Neil - Oct 01, 2014 6:47:13 am PDT #25889 of 30001
brillig

I liked the way Abe's his roommate to officialdom. And he's still upsetting his father by being reckless.