But really, Rip Hunter was charming on Doctor Who? Because he is totally unlikable in LoT.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Steph L. - Mar 03, 2016 3:55:46 pm PST #29321 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 04, 2016 12:30:47 am PST #29322 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
This was my question. I know the writing's crap, but the actor has proven he possesses charm before. What happened to it?
Clearly Wentworth Miller and Victor Garber are good enough to at least make their characters enjoyable even if they can't elevate anyone else's performance.
Dana - Mar 04, 2016 6:32:23 am PST #29323 of 30001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Oh, man, Rory was so amazing. (On Doctor Who. The guy who's not Captain Cold is named Rory too, isn't he? That's confusing.)
Also, this probably will not help convince anyone who hasn't seen Doctor Who, but this is my favorite Rory vid: [link]
DXMachina - Mar 04, 2016 6:33:15 am PST #29324 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I thought it was the best episode they've done so far (not saying much, of course, but still). Lot's of call outs to Star Wars and Trek (even a Kobayashi Maru type scenario). Didn't hate Rip this time around, and actively liked his venting of the pirates. OTOH, Ray/Kendra makes me throw up in my mouth a little. And I don't understand why Stein didn't meld with Jax when they were together. Would've been a neat little surprise for Captain Valor.
So, did Lenny really just kill Mick? And where and when did they leave the corpsicle? (Clearly he'll be back. Future tech an probably thaw him out.)
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2016 6:37:12 am PST #29325 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I thought it was the best episode they've done so far
Because they ripped off Firefly SO HARD.
Didn't hate Rip this time around
I was legit rooting for Time Pirate Captain to kill Rip.
And I don't understand why Stein didn't meld with Jax when they were together.
Too much CGI for the budget? (I was wondering the same thing.)
DXMachina - Mar 04, 2016 6:47:49 am PST #29326 of 30001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Heh. I almost added "very Firefly-like" to my post.
Too much CGI for the budget?
That was my thought, too, although they did toss in that little line from Mick about fires not being a great idea on a spaceship.
Rayne - Mar 04, 2016 11:52:00 am PST #29327 of 30001
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Last night must have been Whedon tribute night on The CW, because The 100 had a very Buffy moment.
I think I even yelled at the screen "OMG! Did you learn nothing from Buffy?!"
Consuela - Mar 04, 2016 12:06:06 pm PST #29328 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Last night must have been Whedon tribute night on The CW, because The 100 had a very Buffy moment.
Yeah, I was surprised & disappointed. Although not that surprised, because I know the actress got another job, but seriously, show. Bad show.
I did like the backstory we got, though: the ALIE storyline and the Grounder storyline are tying together in very interesting ways. We're going to get ALIE 1.0 and ALIE 2.0 fighting each other in the persons of Skaikru and Trikru.
Tom Scola - Mar 05, 2016 7:25:05 am PST #29329 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
So. Javi's tumblr: [link]
Consuela - Mar 05, 2016 7:33:57 am PST #29330 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He's been retweeting a lot of the anger and commentary, as well.
If I had to speculate, I'd guess that he was told to kill the character in this episode (since AMC won't let her come back), and was aware of the Dead Lesbian Trope but unable to circumvent it. The blame should be on the producers rather than Javi.
That's my guess, anyway.