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Sept 14, 2009 16:37:25 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Sept 14, 2009 16:37:25 GMT -5
Ha! Really big . . . truck. I can’t believe how very happy I am to see Taggart back, with his walrus skivvies and his accent and his exuberant hugging of Carter. Has Zane been taken over by the ice stuff? Yep! And of course it makes him act all “cold”. The running joke of things falling completely apart on her first day is actually pretty funny (“I broke a building!”) “You’re a genius!” “Not so much.” And really, that sums up Carter’s importance and strength here in Eureka. When everyone else is a genius, and probably a highly specialized one as well, the person who can see things from a non-genius angle, who can look across specialties and think practically, is the one who will probably come up with the solution for those times the geniuses are stumped. Because they just couldn’t look at it that way, they were blinded by what they were so sure of because of their great knowledge. Carter doesn’t know/understand enough to know that something “can’t” be the answer. (Notice I'm not saying that Carter can do what the geniuses are doing for all the times where their expertise is what is needed. )
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Sept 14, 2009 23:12:30 GMT -5
Post by spacecat1974 on Sept 14, 2009 23:12:30 GMT -5
Ha! Really big . . . truck. I totally agree with your assessment of Carter. He may not be a genius when it comes to science but... when it comes to knowing people and putting things into perspective he's second to none. The kind of qualities you WANT in a sheriff, kwim? I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I pretty much forgot about Taggart until he turned up in this episode.
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Sept 23, 2009 21:17:20 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Sept 23, 2009 21:17:20 GMT -5
Ha! Really big . . . truck. I totally agree with your assessment of Carter. He may not be a genius when it comes to science but... when it comes to knowing people and putting things into perspective he's second to none. The kind of qualities you WANT in a sheriff, kwim? I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I pretty much forgot about Taggart until he turned up in this episode. I always had a deep fondness for Taggart and thought he and Jo made an adorable couple.
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Sept 23, 2009 21:37:09 GMT -5
Post by Sue on Sept 23, 2009 21:37:09 GMT -5
That was a pretty short lived romance for Carter. The actress is now one of the leads on Eastwick. But we all knew he was destined to be with Allison anyway, right. I guess now the triangle will be psychological on Jack's part.
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Sept 27, 2009 20:54:20 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Sept 27, 2009 20:54:20 GMT -5
That was a pretty short lived romance for Carter. The actress is now one of the leads on Eastwick. But we all knew he was destined to be with Allison anyway, right. I guess now the triangle will be psychological on Jack's part. I did like how they didn't create a disasterous or traumatic end, but just a necessary separation with the idea of a long-distance relationship. I always liked the Jack/Nathan/Henry triangle myself. Oh, wait, that was just in my head, wasn't it? ;D
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Jul 11, 2010 19:36:57 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 11, 2010 19:36:57 GMT -5
I like how they establish a mood of happy with melancholy just underneath in all the opening scenes. And the new promptly launch into “one of those days”. Alison, handcuffs, oh yeah that’s a familiar dream. So, how many of the town got zapped into the past? Jo! Looks a bunch of them did. Change the future, get shot for treason – yes there is a downside. Ha! I love that Henry is concerned and “we gotta fix this” but is also able to appreciate the exciting side of a jump into the past. OMG, how adorable was Jack’s face saying “that’s not very supportive” when he told Henry about Tess telling him about the solar flares just before the break-up and Henry was all “I think she was right”. His soulful eyes and that little bit of wibble in his voice? Awwwww! Quick, Henry, console him with your manly love! Also? It keeps being very odd to see Baltar without an English accent. Dancing for time! So if they all jumped back and Jack’s phone was in his “other jacket”, then did the doc from the past jump to the future with them? Ooooooh, even more intriguing! They changed the past! So, will they work to unchange it or . . . .?
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Jul 18, 2010 20:17:51 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 18, 2010 20:17:51 GMT -5
I like the quandary they all face – would they try to not change back to their “real” timeline, if they like some of the results in this one? And yet each of the “better” outcomes is matched with not so good changes as well. Not to mention the slight creepiness of the “good” changes, if you really think about them.
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Jul 20, 2010 10:32:43 GMT -5
Post by Sue on Jul 20, 2010 10:32:43 GMT -5
I like the quandary they all face – would they try to not change back to their “real” timeline, if they like some of the results in this one? And yet each of the “better” outcomes is matched with not so good changes as well. Not to mention the slight creepiness of the “good” changes, if you really think about them. Yes, I'm wondering what fandom thinks of the reset? Many of the developments are situations that might have come about "naturally" depending on the writers' plans over a number of seasons. I'm thinking Fargo mostly likes his new position (although, in time he may decide to step down from admin and go back to "pure science") Jo likes her new job and, after all, the thing with Dane could still develop. Henry is a bit confounded, but who's to say he won't fall in love with his wife. Allison may miss her job as head of GD (see above -- it could still happen) and be wistful about what "might have been" with Jack (see above -- it could still happen) but no way does she want to go back -- she's as much as said so. One wonders if she is telling the truth about "sanction" or just giving them an excuse to keep quiet about the changes. Jack is conflicted. But wasn't he a bit conflicted even before the changes? Eureka is doing one heck of a job of keeping him and Allison separated without resorting to the typical tropes. (Is that the right word?) Btw, what is up with Zoey? Is the actress still signed? Jack would fight hard to go back if his relationship with her has changed. I did really like the explanation for how their lives have changed and some things near to them, but how, further out there are likely less changes (like man still walked on the moon on the same date but that Dr. Grant did, naturally, disappear in the past --- you would think that would have some far reaching repercussions.) I like the character James Callis is playing -- and I NEVER warmed up to Gaius. Good actor.
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Jul 20, 2010 16:05:42 GMT -5
Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jul 20, 2010 16:05:42 GMT -5
In weighing the good/bad changes, I think the tipping factor should be Kevin. For his sake if for nothing else, I think they should stay there.
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Jul 28, 2010 20:31:48 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 28, 2010 20:31:48 GMT -5
“Other me is kind of a jerk.” Ha! Yay, Wil Wheaton! And his character name is Dr Parrish. Ah ha ha ha ha!! (Stargate memories . . . .) Hmmmm. Where’s Lorne? Jo with her aggression and violence level amped up? Damn!! “So, we’re dealing with a bunch of mad scientists?” Damn!! Jo pulling her gun on Carter!? (I like how they demonstrate the seriousness of this by the reactions around her.) Excellent camera-work and speed-up editing for the “everyone going nuts violently tearing up the place and each other” scenes. Like out of a zombie-attack movie or something. Oh! The beam to make the bees not angry made them angrier and then dead! And now it’s doing it to the people! (Scary scary shots with the mob outside the windows and the lights all crazy!) Oh, dude. Never say ‘what can go wrong next’!!! “Hello. I’m sheriff Carter. I’m going to save the day with my everyman logic! Ha, ha ha!” “Hey! We’re on the same side now! And I don’t sound like that.” “Yeah, you do. Well, a little bit.” **snicker** “Attention . . . unruly zombies!” OMG! A prank!! Heeeeee! (But it made them think about things, didn’t it? About consequences and so on. Which the outbreak at GD did too. Made them all speak the things they hadn’t been, etc.)
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Jul 28, 2010 20:34:07 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 28, 2010 20:34:07 GMT -5
In weighing the good/bad changes, I think the tipping factor should be Kevin. For his sake if for nothing else, I think they should stay there. Can you really safely re-write the past to make a new future, though? Should you? Can you ever know all the different ways things changed?
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Jul 28, 2010 20:37:23 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 28, 2010 20:37:23 GMT -5
I like the quandary they all face – would they try to not change back to their “real” timeline, if they like some of the results in this one? And yet each of the “better” outcomes is matched with not so good changes as well. Not to mention the slight creepiness of the “good” changes, if you really think about them. Yes, I'm wondering what fandom thinks of the reset? Many of the developments are situations that might have come about "naturally" depending on the writers' plans over a number of seasons. I'm thinking Fargo mostly likes his new position (although, in time he may decide to step down from admin and go back to "pure science") Jo likes her new job and, after all, the thing with Dane could still develop. Henry is a bit confounded, but who's to say he won't fall in love with his wife. Allison may miss her job as head of GD (see above -- it could still happen) and be wistful about what "might have been" with Jack (see above -- it could still happen) but no way does she want to go back -- she's as much as said so. One wonders if she is telling the truth about "sanction" or just giving them an excuse to keep quiet about the changes. Jack is conflicted. But wasn't he a bit conflicted even before the changes? Eureka is doing one heck of a job of keeping him and Allison separated without resorting to the typical tropes. (Is that the right word?) Btw, what is up with Zoey? Is the actress still signed? Jack would fight hard to go back if his relationship with her has changed. I did really like the explanation for how their lives have changed and some things near to them, but how, further out there are likely less changes (like man still walked on the moon on the same date but that Dr. Grant did, naturally, disappear in the past --- you would think that would have some far reaching repercussions.) I like the character James Callis is playing -- and I NEVER warmed up to Gaius. Good actor. Fandomly speaking, I'm thinking we won't see the reset stay around forever, or at least not totally stay around. I think they'll have to try to make things get back to the way they "should" be, one way or another.
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Jul 29, 2010 7:00:17 GMT -5
Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jul 29, 2010 7:00:17 GMT -5
Yes, I'm wondering what fandom thinks of the reset? Many of the developments are situations that might have come about "naturally" depending on the writers' plans over a number of seasons. I'm thinking Fargo mostly likes his new position (although, in time he may decide to step down from admin and go back to "pure science") Jo likes her new job and, after all, the thing with Dane could still develop. Henry is a bit confounded, but who's to say he won't fall in love with his wife. Allison may miss her job as head of GD (see above -- it could still happen) and be wistful about what "might have been" with Jack (see above -- it could still happen) but no way does she want to go back -- she's as much as said so. One wonders if she is telling the truth about "sanction" or just giving them an excuse to keep quiet about the changes. Jack is conflicted. But wasn't he a bit conflicted even before the changes? Eureka is doing one heck of a job of keeping him and Allison separated without resorting to the typical tropes. (Is that the right word?) Btw, what is up with Zoey? Is the actress still signed? Jack would fight hard to go back if his relationship with her has changed. I did really like the explanation for how their lives have changed and some things near to them, but how, further out there are likely less changes (like man still walked on the moon on the same date but that Dr. Grant did, naturally, disappear in the past --- you would think that would have some far reaching repercussions.) I like the character James Callis is playing -- and I NEVER warmed up to Gaius. Good actor. Fandomly speaking, I'm thinking we won't see the reset stay around forever, or at least not totally stay around. I think they'll have to try to make things get back to the way they "should" be, one way or another. Well, they did say that the most intense changes would be in Eureka itself and that as you moved further and further away the rest of the world would go on as it always had. Hence, Zoe (in Harvard on the other side of the country) would be unaffected unless something happened that would have prevented her from going in the first place. Since that clearly did not happen, Zoe is more or less the same as before. At least that's how I understood it.
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Jul 30, 2010 21:25:03 GMT -5
Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Jul 30, 2010 21:25:03 GMT -5
Oh, dear: so very many things are going wrong.
(BUT:Kavan Smith, yay!)
Julia, poor flammable Dept. Andy
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Jul 31, 2010 20:11:57 GMT -5
Post by Lola m on Jul 31, 2010 20:11:57 GMT -5
Vincent huggage!! Woot! What a perfect Eureka version of “soapbox derby”. Rocket races to the moon and back. I like them stepping out of the town itself with Carter visiting Zoe. Also will be interesting to see if there are any differences with her in this AU timeline they created. OMG! Lorne as the new Deputy Andy! Heee! And I was just joking about the last ep when they had Wil Wheaton as a character named Dr. Parrish, so where was Lorne. And here he is. Perfect! Perfect!! Scenes with Jo and Zane – so good. So ouchy. “You don’t have to be that guy.” “You’re wasting your time.” “I seem to be conflagrating. Oh dear.” Heeeee! ;D Whoa. Alison spiked the rocket fuel? We’re seeing all sorts of bad reactions to alternate timeline creation, methinks. Not to mention a deeper, subtler layer of the changes – differences in relationships, etc. I like this twist of having Carter not available / not in town when this current disaster is happening. Getting to watch everyone else handle things. No cars! No computers! No wool sweaters! Ha! Invisible kitty! Wet kitty! Heee! “If we all burst into flames you can ground me later.” HA!!
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