I know (second-hand) most recently that there were comments made by Tahmoh at a convention and how he knew nothing about his own character to inform his acting choices and was frustrated by that, but I have a strong memory of an article or interview with possibly Joss saying that we wouldn't find out what Ballard's motivations for pursuing the dollhouse and what makes him tick until many moons/seasons later. It works for Boyd, though, very perfectly, so I could be misremembering, or it could have been said for both!
Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.
'Serenity'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
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Juliebird - Jan 09, 2010 8:46:44 am PST #2541 of 5827
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Shir - Jan 09, 2010 9:44:47 am PST #2542 of 5827
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
What?
Also, what? And again, what THAT was?
I'm sorry. Not all fit with what I thought I knew.
And also, there's a big, loving hug on this corner of the world for Topher. Poor boy.
Cass - Jan 09, 2010 6:10:38 pm PST #2543 of 5827
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And nice cameo by Eliza's boytoy, there.
Ah, thank you. I couldn't figure out why he looked familiar before.
Vortex - Jan 09, 2010 10:36:06 pm PST #2544 of 5827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I hate him. He's a shitty basketball player and a big ball of bitch on the court. I lost respect for Eliza when I found out she was dating him.
smonster - Jan 09, 2010 10:47:42 pm PST #2545 of 5827
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Seconding the Rick Fox hate. He skeeves me out, I'm ashamed he played for my school, and I'm disappointed in Eliza for dating him.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 10, 2010 1:11:46 pm PST #2546 of 5827
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OK, on second viewing the only thing that makes no sense to me is the goodbye scene between Boyd and Saunders (that's the same scene that was in E1, right?). Was he triggering her, or was something in him hidden that got triggered when she did, or...? It doesn't make sense if he was never going to really leave, as it seems from the way things went down in the lab at the end.
Laga - Jan 10, 2010 1:20:08 pm PST #2547 of 5827
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I was thinking he changed his mind about leaving after he said goodbye.
erin_obscure - Jan 10, 2010 4:11:16 pm PST #2548 of 5827
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I thought he left in order to lead in the troops. Which makes it even more confusing. And that she was punishing topher while also hindering resurrection of Caroline.
Burrell - Jan 10, 2010 5:41:20 pm PST #2549 of 5827
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I skipped a few episodes (because not my show) but watched last night. One thing confused me: what was Boyd saying to Caroline in the big reveal scene? My memory was it was something about needing her in the doll house but that he'd take care of her because she's too special to risk, and that she could trust her life with him. Am I misremembering? Because otherwise I can't make sense of it.
Liese S. - Jan 10, 2010 5:51:02 pm PST #2550 of 5827
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well that last bit was just the callback (call forward?) to the handler/imprint trigger phrase.