I understand why they're dragging out the Juliette thing -- because it's tied into Nick finding out who his boss really is and the rest of us learning Renard's plans, including why he wants a "pet" Grimm. I still agree that it's a drag that needs to end ASAP, hopefully in the first two episodes after the series returns.
And, probably like most of the rest of the folks here, it would be fine with me if the resolution resulted in Juliette leaving town (with apologies to the actor). The worst outcome would be Juliette getting back together with Nick and being kept in the dark again.
If Clara is "impossible" (as the Doctor says in the next episode) it may be because she isn't really real. She's a created being of some sort. She may even be an unknowing weapon targeted at his heart.
Best. Episode. Ever. The Monty Python bit killed me! And I liked that the conflict within Walter was not resolved in a warm and fuzzy way. God, this season is so much better than the last two. Wasted opportunities, my friends. Wasted opportunities.
I feel really dumb. I just realized after a perusal of episode titles on IMDB that most of the episodes in each season are named after songs by a particular musical performer -- Led Zeppelin for season 1, REM for season 2, and David Bowie for season 3. Did everybody else figure this out eons ago?
@Karen, it used to be the case that after an initial C-section, all future deliveries needed to be done by C-section. According to the Mayo clinic, that is no longer true in about 85% of cases, but Lori may have been told she's in the 15%, or, more likely, the characters do not know that the conventional wisdom has changed.
I know this is one of those things you're not supposed to think about too much, but if they all have the virus in their bodies already, how does getting bitten by a zombie make any difference, assuming that the bite doesn't kill because of blood loss or other direct damage? Why did Herschel's leg have to come off (and why would that help)? Why did Big Tiny need to die? And, conversely, why is it OK to be covered in infected zombie blood?
Terrible episode. Blech! No idea what you guys liked about it aside from the new psychiatrist. Yes, there were revelations about the past and the future, but the story itself was absurd. This guy's "trouble" is that IF HE THINKS ABOUT KILLING AN ANIMAL it turns human??? The power to turn animals into people sounds possibly cool ... but only when you want to kill them??? And the ... never mind. The details are equally ridiculous. Terrible, terrible.
"So WAY back when they were in that spaceship a season ago being chased by Angels, the Angels weren't killing anyone, they were sending them back in time?"
Hm. In that episode, it seemed like the Angels hollowed people out, the same thing that happened to people in the library where River dies (back in the Donna Noble days). Yet, in the first Angel episode, the Angels just sent people back in time. Hm.
As a side point, how can sending people back in time possibly take less energy than whatever it is that the Angels supposedly feed off?
1. I asked for an episode that didn't obviously rip off "The 4400" or "Heroes", and here one is. Yay!
2. Kat is too cool for this school. Why is she even hanging out with these losers?
3. If Cameron and Bill were ever interesting characters -- which I'm not sure they were -- they're certainly not now. Gary and the gals leave them far behind.
3. Kathleen Munroe (Dani) is not very convincing as an ultra-fragile young woman who spent months (years?) living on the streets trading sex for drugs.
4. I'm disappointed that Rosen chose not to talk things over with Dani before having her arrested. He might have been able to get her to turn herself in and avoided the anger she undoubtedly now feels towards him.
5. I can believe that Parish wanted Dani locked up. Her desire to stay with Cameron and her angst over conflict between Rosen and Parish was definitely was definitely worrying him. I am skeptical about Parish having a plot involving her presence "inside," but if he sees an opportunity, you know he will use it.
It would be nice if there were episodes of Alphas that were not pale imitations of episodes of "The 4400" (or "Heroes" or "X-Men" or ...). This one is an echo of "The Wrath of Graham."
Also, it would be nice if Parish could be treated a bit more consistently. He's a genius who designs a devilish medical device ... but he doesn't recognize that Jason's power is killing people? He claims to have had a whole treatment plan laid out for Jason that would have made him safer ... but Rosen doesn't ask for any details, and Parish doesn't supply any. Parish has to be persuaded by Danielle to reach out to Rosen ... but then he threatens Danielle's life to get Rosen to cooperate. Hm.
FWIW, I put the likelihood of Parish directly or indirectly causing Dani's death within the next 3 episodes at 95%.
@Eloquacious: "What I don't understand is how, moving forward, she can expect to do the cut/ sexy spy routine with a giant SCAR on her chest. Presumably, the CIA has expert plastic surgeons on call, but still!"
A good agent has amazing powers of recuperation. You'll see.
Hank's new girlfriend is Harper Cummings, played by Kat Foster. It took a lot of work to track that information down! She's very cute, but has a slightly creepy teenage vibe going on, despite her age (mid-30s). For a (supposed) physician, she doesn't have much gravitas.
I agree with the reviewer and the other people commenting here that the writers aren't trying very hard to come up with credible, appropriately weighty plot lines and character development. How exactly did Hank get from the Hamptons to nameless-Arabic-speaking-country and back in, like, 24 hours? How irresponsible is it for him to leave his medical bag with the kid when he's traveling with a diabetic patient suffering from kidney failure and a bacterial infection? Very arbitrary, very "hey, wouldn't it be cool if ...?"
1. The only explanation I have for why Sarah Clarke was cast as Lena was that they didn't trust the writers to foreshadow Lena's betrayal successfully. (And there was plenty of foreshadowing. If you didn't immediately think Lena was a bad guy, you weren't paying attention.) Since everything about Lena screamed "Nina!", the writers didn't have to work as hard to make her seem like that kind of person.
2. Annie telling Simon "Yes" was not plausible. Her letting him off the hook was plausible; her agreeing to run away with him was not. She might have done that for the guy who set her on course for the CIA in the first place, but she's not that naive twenty-something any more.
3. It's too bad they killed Simon. He was right that they couldn't be together except on his terms, but I'm sure the show would have found a way to let them see each other again once or twice.
4. I agree with those who want to keep the Auggie-Annie thing simmering on the edge of the friend zone. Don't mess up a good thing.
1. My favorite moment in the episode was when Eric and Nora stepped out of the SUV and smiled at each other. I couldn't help smiling, too. Glad to have all that nonsense over with. Mostly.
2. The fae continue to look like idiots. Or flakes. Or flaky idiots. How did they manage to survive even this long? (Did they choose Erica Gimpel to play the elder fae because she so completely lacks gravitas?)
3. All things considered, this season is still a notch above last season. Maybe they'll really get things in gear next year?
"The Dark versus Light divide isn't simply evil versus good and that's a lesson she needs to learn."
We keep hearing that this, but I'm not sure what it means. If it means that the worst of the Light are no better than the best of the Dark, it's a lesson she's already learned. If it means that "Light" and "Dark" are contrasting but complementary principles, like Yin and Yang, I'm not seeing that. I could believe that the Light and Dark are really just coalitions that came together more or less by chance or convenience -- like the Democratic and Republican parties in the US or the Horde and the Alliance in World of Warcraft ... but, again, I'm not seeing that. The problem, most likely, is that the writers haven't figure out what the "more" is yet, either.
Complete crap. The writers have no freakin' idea what they're doing. First, they couldn't remember out how to plot out a season, then they couldn't remember how to plot out an episode, and now they can't for the life of them write a decent scene. Makes me sad.
Just focus on Peter for a moment. Peter has been a rigidly adhered to the law throughout the show. It is completely out of character for Peter to commit a felony and involve his staff in felonious behavior by aiding a federal fugitive, even if the fugitive is a friend. A Peter who is willing to break the law when it suits his personal purposes is a new character. Right or wrong?
Even setting all that aside, is there any not-entirely-ridiculous path from the current mess into a situation where Peter and Neal are working together again? Most likely, they'll eventually trip up Kramer and Collins somehow, sweep Neal's fugitive status under the rug, and live happily ever after ... which would not count as not-entirely-ridiculous.
@Chandel: Mia Maestro's character is MAYA not Mya. It was a pleasure seeing Maestro here; I enjoyed her short stint as Nadia on "Alias" several years ago.
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I understand why they're dragging out the Juliette thing -- because it's tied into Nick finding out who his boss really is and the rest of us learning Renard's plans, including why he wants a "pet" Grimm. I still agree that it's a drag that needs to end ASAP, hopefully in the first two episodes after the series returns.
And, probably like most of the rest of the folks here, it would be fine with me if the resolution resulted in Juliette leaving town (with apologies to the actor). The worst outcome would be Juliette getting back together with Nick and being kept in the dark again.
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Hm. In that episode, it seemed like the Angels hollowed people out, the same thing that happened to people in the library where River dies (back in the Donna Noble days). Yet, in the first Angel episode, the Angels just sent people back in time. Hm.
As a side point, how can sending people back in time possibly take less energy than whatever it is that the Angels supposedly feed off?
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2. Kat is too cool for this school. Why is she even hanging out with these losers?
3. If Cameron and Bill were ever interesting characters -- which I'm not sure they were -- they're certainly not now. Gary and the gals leave them far behind.
3. Kathleen Munroe (Dani) is not very convincing as an ultra-fragile young woman who spent months (years?) living on the streets trading sex for drugs.
4. I'm disappointed that Rosen chose not to talk things over with Dani before having her arrested. He might have been able to get her to turn herself in and avoided the anger she undoubtedly now feels towards him.
5. I can believe that Parish wanted Dani locked up. Her desire to stay with Cameron and her angst over conflict between Rosen and Parish was definitely was definitely worrying him. I am skeptical about Parish having a plot involving her presence "inside," but if he sees an opportunity, you know he will use it.
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Also, it would be nice if Parish could be treated a bit more consistently. He's a genius who designs a devilish medical device ... but he doesn't recognize that Jason's power is killing people? He claims to have had a whole treatment plan laid out for Jason that would have made him safer ... but Rosen doesn't ask for any details, and Parish doesn't supply any. Parish has to be persuaded by Danielle to reach out to Rosen ... but then he threatens Danielle's life to get Rosen to cooperate. Hm.
FWIW, I put the likelihood of Parish directly or indirectly causing Dani's death within the next 3 episodes at 95%.
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A good agent has amazing powers of recuperation. You'll see.
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Don't fret. Bill will be back. He'll just be a monster for a little while, create a bit of mayhem, get his butt kicked, and then he'll be Bill again.
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I agree with the reviewer and the other people commenting here that the writers aren't trying very hard to come up with credible, appropriately weighty plot lines and character development. How exactly did Hank get from the Hamptons to nameless-Arabic-speaking-country and back in, like, 24 hours? How irresponsible is it for him to leave his medical bag with the kid when he's traveling with a diabetic patient suffering from kidney failure and a bacterial infection? Very arbitrary, very "hey, wouldn't it be cool if ...?"
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2. Annie telling Simon "Yes" was not plausible. Her letting him off the hook was plausible; her agreeing to run away with him was not. She might have done that for the guy who set her on course for the CIA in the first place, but she's not that naive twenty-something any more.
3. It's too bad they killed Simon. He was right that they couldn't be together except on his terms, but I'm sure the show would have found a way to let them see each other again once or twice.
4. I agree with those who want to keep the Auggie-Annie thing simmering on the edge of the friend zone. Don't mess up a good thing.
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2. The fae continue to look like idiots. Or flakes. Or flaky idiots. How did they manage to survive even this long? (Did they choose Erica Gimpel to play the elder fae because she so completely lacks gravitas?)
3. All things considered, this season is still a notch above last season. Maybe they'll really get things in gear next year?
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We keep hearing that this, but I'm not sure what it means. If it means that the worst of the Light are no better than the best of the Dark, it's a lesson she's already learned. If it means that "Light" and "Dark" are contrasting but complementary principles, like Yin and Yang, I'm not seeing that. I could believe that the Light and Dark are really just coalitions that came together more or less by chance or convenience -- like the Democratic and Republican parties in the US or the Horde and the Alliance in World of Warcraft ... but, again, I'm not seeing that. The problem, most likely, is that the writers haven't figure out what the "more" is yet, either.
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Even setting all that aside, is there any not-entirely-ridiculous path from the current mess into a situation where Peter and Neal are working together again? Most likely, they'll eventually trip up Kramer and Collins somehow, sweep Neal's fugitive status under the rug, and live happily ever after ... which would not count as not-entirely-ridiculous.
@Chandel: Mia Maestro's character is MAYA not Mya. It was a pleasure seeing Maestro here; I enjoyed her short stint as Nadia on "Alias" several years ago.