I'm all about the Dune way of life anyway.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
TV, movies, web media--this thread is the home for any Joss projects that don't already have their own threads, such as Dr. Horrible.
le nubian - May 04, 2009 10:13:24 am PDT #1559 of 5827
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2009 1:32:29 pm PDT #1560 of 5827
"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
I much prefer my recycling to be handled by Mother Nature, what with the kazillions of gallons of fresh rainfall that's gone through many steps and has no lingering taste of whiz.
Frankenbuddha - May 04, 2009 3:17:56 pm PDT #1561 of 5827
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
fresh rainfall
This may be a contradiction in terms in this day and age.
§ ita § - May 06, 2009 10:37:17 am PDT #1562 of 5827
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Liese S. - May 07, 2009 5:42:55 pm PDT #1563 of 5827
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
If alpha had just been wiped for the first time and sent to her to be checked out, that would seem to indicate Claire was already the doc.
Alpha initiated that, though. He was asking questions about her past, probing her. It could have been that he wanted to know about what they'd imprinted her with. Like, did they give her memories of his body, how detailed was the imprint? That sort of thing. It could also be just that he was interested in his history and she was the doc at the time, but it doesn't have to be.
And since he had his inside man, there's no reason Alpha wouldn't know that she was now the doc, even if it happened after his attack.
I think Claire, the imprint, was interpreting "Whiskey" as a request for a drink and Adelle knew it wasn't.
victor infante - May 07, 2009 6:04:23 pm PDT #1564 of 5827
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
And since he had his inside man, there's no reason Alpha wouldn't know that she was now the doc, even if it happened after his attack.
Well ... everything we know about "the inside man" is in question, now. The only fact that we can reliably verify is that all the information that came to Ballard about the Dollhouse lead him to where Alpha wanted him. But we know Alpha was able to interfere with dolls remotely. Sure, glitching them is a far cry from running subroutines on them from a distance, but it's not out of the question.
But that being said, the fact that the info all worked in Alpha's favor doesn't negate the possibility of someone else inside acting to inform Ballard for the reasons we'd been lead to assume. We've already seen that there was one mole in the organization, so two's not a stretch.
Lastly, in the "Alpha has a person inside" corner, I think it's impossible to rule out that the insider may well have been Echo all along.
Vortex - May 07, 2009 6:09:44 pm PDT #1565 of 5827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
But that being said, the fact that the info all worked in Alpha's favor doesn't negate the possibility of someone else inside acting to inform Ballard for the reasons we'd been lead to assume. We've already seen that there was one mole in the organization, so two's not a stretch.
I think that there is definitely another mole. Mole!Echo said that the mole wasn't the person who had sent Ballard the pictures, and I think that we were supposed to think that Alpha sent the pictures.
quester - May 08, 2009 4:09:24 pm PDT #1566 of 5827
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Well, there goes one speculation.
Allyson - May 08, 2009 4:41:01 pm PDT #1567 of 5827
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Just letting you know that Tim is going full on old school Angel-esque Minear tonight.
I felt so nostalgic when I was watching this that I got lost in it, forgot where I was, and then Tim (he was sitting behind me) started talking and I jumped because I forgot he was even there.
And there ends my review.
Kevin - May 08, 2009 4:56:12 pm PDT #1568 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
My favourite one line review of this episode so far by somebody: "It's like Tim composited. Eep."