The stars in a circle maybe made it seem more normal to me, since there were official US flags that had that arrangement. And I didn't notice the vertical stripes until a character mentioned it. So maybe I am just not observant enough.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 57 Varieties
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Mar 14, 2008 6:54:17 pm PDT #5184 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2008 7:02:55 pm PDT #5185 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The idea of a wounded and misshapen US flailing about and slashing all and sundry--well, Jamaica's just a whole lot of collateral damage waiting to be experienced.
Scary.
I could imagine that as an American it might be wrong, but it's...it's like your problem. Something you could fix, you know? Me, I'll just be over here and crouching in the corner.
aurelia - Mar 14, 2008 7:09:57 pm PDT #5186 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
It was startling because it confirmed that the USA no longer exists in the world of that show. I didn't find it overly freaky though, just because the show has never had that strong of an impact on me. Too many details remind me of the fiction and not enough of the story keeps me sucked in for me to have a visceral reaction.
aurelia - Mar 14, 2008 7:17:25 pm PDT #5187 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Sometimes I want to watch The Day After again. That freaked me out when it aired. I wonder if it would have the same impact now.
sumi - Mar 14, 2008 7:17:53 pm PDT #5188 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Right.
There was a thing that happened at the beginning of the first episode of season 2: when they pulled down the actual USA flag and put up the new ASA flag which was actually worse.
The other thing was a "we're not in Kansas, anymore" kind of moment.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2008 7:24:32 pm PDT #5189 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Aurelia, I think my response to America as superpower is visceral enough that it doesn't matter to me if the show owns me.
I can see that, sumi, especially from a citizen's point of view.
aurelia - Mar 14, 2008 7:48:00 pm PDT #5190 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Fair enough. I do think it was the most powerful moment since the kid watching the mushroom cloud. It got an audible "whoa" out of me.
On a lighter note, I like this one. [link]
JenP - Mar 14, 2008 8:01:26 pm PDT #5191 of 10001
Word sandwich, kind of fun. What's the point of the moving bar, though? It had me all tense, apparently for no reason.
If I'm drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade, is that like the strength of a wine cooler? It's pretty tasty, but it's like tasty soda... that could go horribly wrong considering how little I drink. But I just wanted something drinky tonight.
I had to skip 1500 posts after trying to catch up for several days. Makes me a little sad.
Consuela - Mar 14, 2008 8:11:03 pm PDT #5192 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I found the ASA flag on Jericho totally freaky and wrong viscerally. Like, OMG NO. There are no vertical stripes on our flag!
I'm not overly-patriotic, but that was definitely a strong reaction.
meara - Mar 14, 2008 9:23:52 pm PDT #5193 of 10001
Yes, I think Mike's Lemonade is roughly equivalent to a wine cooler, or possibly a beer.
I tried the word game, but I got to something between devil and dimes, and couldn't figure out any five letter words between those (turns out it was diced)
Maybe it's just too late at night for that. Though it's not that late (and it's Friday!), but somehow going dancing made it feel much later.