Sex and violence, violence and sex!
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Jossverse 1: Emotional Resonance & Rocket Launchers
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Polter-Cow - Mar 16, 2009 1:26:28 pm PDT #698 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2009 5:58:53 am PDT #699 of 5827
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Sex and violence, violence and sex!
I'm hearing that in Jack Palance's voice.
t /Tango & Cash ref
Emily - Mar 17, 2009 6:19:31 am PDT #700 of 5827
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Because maybe that imprint would be very sticky.
Wouldn't it be simpler just to pay somebody to spy on him?
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 17, 2009 6:21:17 am PDT #701 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
Certainly cheaper, if they're paying the spy less than the 7 figures a week that an Active would be earning them in the field.
Polter-Cow - Mar 17, 2009 6:30:12 am PDT #702 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Because maybe that imprint would be very sticky.
Wouldn't it be simpler just to pay somebody to spy on him?
This is, of course, the constant inherent question in the premise. Heh.
Juliebird - Mar 17, 2009 6:43:02 am PDT #703 of 5827
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Actually, if Mellie were an Active, her role makes far more sense to me than Victors does. Mellie keeps tabs to see if Ballard is getting too close to the Dollhouse, and if she sees that he is, she is suddenly compelled to report to the Dollhouse.
I still don't get how they set up an elaborate set of rumors to *attract* Ballard to Lubov. Or even why (besides a really cool reveal). Unless Ballard was getting close to sniffing out someone who was a true Lubov and they needed to distract him from a genuine source of information. Because otherwise, Ballard's fumbling along with no leads, no hope other than the scraps that Alpha's thrown him (a picture) and essentially spinning in place. And then they deliberately introduce a ray of hope with Lubov.
I forget, what was the impetus to try and neutralize Ballard?
Nora Deirdre - Mar 17, 2009 7:16:14 am PDT #704 of 5827
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Ahahaha. From the TWOP recap:
When Echo's gone, Adelle asks Claire if "it's doable," and Claire sighs that "it" is experimental and highly invasive. Unlike, say, TURNING PEOPLE INTO HUMAN DOLLS.
Well played, Couch Baron.
Liese S. - Mar 17, 2009 7:44:33 am PDT #705 of 5827
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
How many Actives do they have, anyway?
Yeah, I think we have no idea. With the "previous Sierra" comment I think the names give us no clue to the number at this point.
I like the idea of Mellie as activated by Alfa. Someone has the ability to not just wipe, but remotely wipe, so I think it's not that far-fetched to think that someone has the ability to imprint.
Incidentally, doesn't it seem like if you know someone can remotely wipe all your products that it would be a good time to pull everyone in from the field and reassess your options before blithely sending them out again?
Polter-Cow - Mar 17, 2009 7:49:04 am PDT #706 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Or at least not let them near phones.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 17, 2009 7:53:38 am PDT #707 of 5827
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Incidentally, doesn't it seem like if you know someone can remotely wipe all your products that it would be a good time to pull everyone in from the field and reassess your options before blithely sending them out again?
I wonder if Fox frelling with episode order caused that glitch in continuity.