This morning, I'm leaning toward Stark coming back.

This was me as well, Cindy. Rewatched bits and pieces this morning and Allison's repetition of "Everything will turn out the way it's supposed to" and Stark's confidence (despite the almost-tears and "take care of my girl after I'm dead" speech) and his "See you later, Jack" left me with more hope that there is an out.

I almost wish that they'd held the moment where we realize Stark is frozen just a few seconds longer before he started turning into fairy dust. Just enough to make us think "Oh god, he's going to stay forever stuck there while the world moves on around him."

I do love that Allison was confident enough in her love for Stark to not feel threatened by Carter. She was just so happy. I've seen too many other shows/movies where the bliss is ruined by worry and second-thoughts or anger when another suitor makes a claim.

Just enough to make us think "Oh god, he's going to stay forever stuck there while the world moves on around him."

I thought that for a minute. Actually, it would have been an interesting way to go.

Cindy!

Even after all this, I still do not see any Allison-Jack chemistry.

Since Stark was dealing with timey-whimey stuff, I suspect he'll show up again.

We do not need the New Age sister. Eureka has quite enough characters to begin with.

Maybe with less Nathan-Jack, we'll get more Henry-Jack. Now *they* have chemistry.

I have now seen the upside of the Degree product placement: More shirtlessness.

Now that I've said I'm hopeful about an eventual return for Stark, and read the writer's blog, now I'm back to nervous again.

If he doesn't, I'm really sad they never got to go back to the relationship between Henry and Stark, because lord knows they destroyed that in Season 2.

The product placement this week threw me, because I didn't know what I was looking at, and was wondering why the camera seemed to focusing on this mysterious thing Carter put by the sink. So that was annoying.

I'll give Lexi a non-repetitve ep before I fully commit to this statement, but sister gots to go. And definitely before the baby is born. Maybe Dr. WHO can come sweep her back to wherever he came from.

And we so need more Henry/Jack, stat!

Allison's repetition of "Everything will turn out the way it's supposed to"

One could argue that this means Carter ends up with Allison, and Stark remains out of the picture, since that's how things were in the S1 finale AU.

One could argue that this means Carter ends up with Allison, and Stark remains out of the picture, since that's how things were in the S1 finale AU.

I don't disagree. It had the ring of "You just have to have a little faith". But there was also some sense of meta to it, like the writers were telling us that no matter what happens (Stark dying), it's going to work out and we'll be happy in the end (Stark coming back eventually, although not necessarily into Allison's arms). It's a stretch, but my mind works in funny ways (hearing the things that I want to).

Julie, could you white font that please?

I loved the episode. I mean, sorry to see Stark go, but if that's what it takes for the show to RAWK then that's what it takes. But I do wonder how many times they can play with the timeline before they start bumping into themselves.

and how many times did Allison say everything would work out the way it's supposed to?

I'm with Jon, that Allison marries Carter is a very possible interpretation. Of course I'm guessing that Stark dying is emphatically not what Allison thinks is supposed to happen. So now we're at sometimes shitty things happen and they hurt like hell and it just is, there is no grand scheme that makes it all work out right.

The product placement this week threw me, because I didn't know what I was looking at, and was wondering why the camera seemed to focusing on this mysterious thing Carter put by the sink. So that was annoying.

I am so with you on this. I hope it's not as egregious in coming episodes. Seriously, find more sponsors, SciFi!