'Time Bomb'
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.
the only two characters I'm not all that interested in are the two leads
Phil still not a lead? Where do you place him?
I thought the TV-verse was supposed to be same as movie-verse
I haven't seen anything stating that the TV-verse was different. Where are you getting that from?
I don't think the reference to 616 was supposed to indicate we were in the comic book world, I think it was just a callout to the comics geeks.
Phil still not a lead? Where do you place him?
I feel like they are trying to push Skye and Lone Wolf dude as the leads, no? I think Coulson is definitely the hook for lots of people because we know him from the movie, but a lot of the first two episodes have centered around the other two with Coulson being the facilitator/master manipulator/puppet master. Maybe that makes him the lead, too? I don't know. If so, then I like one of the three leads. That's better than Buffy!
I, too, certainly hope that Coulson is playing Skye. Although, "She's a risk" is going to get as tired as "Tahiti is a magical place" if they keep saying it.
I liked that they didn't do another round of "Coulson: live or Memorex?" again.
There was a reference, though -- she said something about a midlife crisis, and he said afterlife.
Do WHAT now? (so not a comics person) Also, I thought the TV-verse was supposed to be same as movie-verse.
Yeah, TV-verse is part of MCU.
We did get another "Tahiti is a magical place." It's only the second episode, though. They have to lean on things to get the attention of the average viewer, who unlike us doesn't watch every second with hawklike vigilance. The average viewer might have picked up on "magical place" after hearing it in two episodes.
Can't figure out why Coulson would be programmed to respond to a trigger word with a repeated phrase, though. Unless that's so they can later distinguish Android!Coulson from the Real Coulson.
It could also be an unavoidable side effect. Not all resurrections are consequence free.
The Monkey's Paw!
Can't figure out why Coulson would be programmed to respond to a trigger word with a repeated phrase, though. Unless that's so they can later distinguish Android!Coulson from the Real Coulson.
Maybe implanted fake memories are a lot more shallow/redundant than transplanted real ones, or contrariwise are so much stronger/hardwired so that there's a Pavolovian response when they're referenced?
Recognition phrase, he's waiting for someone to give him the correct countersign.