tessaray

Wow. Glad I came here before sitting down to watch the premiere on dvr. I'm officially done now. It's kind of a relief, I guess. I have to admit that the EPs are kind of brilliant. The Olicity fans have just enough to keep going, the comic fans have all the other stuff and the Sara/BC fans now have to STFU or quit watching but at least for them it's over.

Commenting on Root made me forget my original thoughts on the episode. Which, come to think of it, wasn't hard to do. I liked the puzzle and the concept of the game but the girl was boring, even though I guess we're supposed to see her as a younger version of Root. I liked the end reveal but I still miss the library. Destroying the library was like killing a main character. ETA: One thing that has been bugging me. Is Samaritan on auto-pilot? Did they bring it online with the understanding that as long as it eliminates terrorist threats it's free to do whatever else it wants in the meantime? Greer asked for commands but do they expect us to believe he isn't using that capability to make money and influence people (politicians, mainly)? Doesn't Greer ever get curious and ask for a systems check?

Root is from Texas. And she had to learn to protect herself at a pretty young age. I don't think she'd even have to do it a la Sarah Connor in Terminator 2. I'm not a psychologist but I don't think Root is a complete psychopath, despite all that's she done. She is able to form attachments to people and she's loyal. Revenge is pretty powerful emotion and would she feel that if she were a psychopath, per the clinical definition? I never really thought the Machine was teaching her to be more human but more trying to reawaken the humanity that she had done a pretty good job of burying. OTOH, maybe she is a psychopath, who knows? I wish the writers would make a decision one way or the other. Because I want to believe that Root can be (somewhat) redeemed and the show seems to be heading that way.

By holding on to BC for Laurel they missed more than one chance to make her an interesting or even compelling character. KC could have really rocked as Manhunter. But she doesn't even need a comic persona, as a long time family friend and former girlfriend, she could have generated story as a QC lawyer or snarky voice of sanity working with her sister or Team Arrow. So now she's just a mess who could still be fixed, which is sad because I don't see any indication that they understand the actress or the character they've created - that is, the one I see onscreen (not the one in their heads). Because that is all I have to go on.

Miscarry - or something similar. Soaps rarely have 2 live births in a row. They often alternate - tick, tock... I could see hate overcoming her obsessive need to arrange Wyatt's life if Quinn found out it's Liam's. But accidents happen, too.

I'm still on the fence about watching S3 at all because of Laurel. I might give the character a chance if they make it clear she won't be a vigilante. Because no matter what her name is, there is absolutely nothing in what we've seen on the show that would make me believe Laurel would be out there fighting crime on a physical level. This is the woman who pouted in front of the television more than a few times in S2.

Really? I don't think I've heard anyone mention an RJ in the last 2 months. Where is he? I did dip a little into Wikipedia but stopped when I read about Brooke being married to Eric and then Ridge. Ick. And yet, it didn't seem that bad with the flashbacks. Sister/brother-swapping is gross enough, I probably would have not watched if I'd known in advance about Brooke/Eric. ETA: Katie had ten times more chemistry with Bill than I've ever seen with Ridge. (And I didn't even know they had a kid together.)

As retcons go, this one I don't mind too much. I wasn't around for it originally and they do have a kid and we all tend to romanticize stuff that happened along time ago. And the flashbacks are a nice change from ones that happened a week ago or even the day before. :-) That said, even without knowing the history, it felt like the show was stalling and Deacon/Brooke just filler.

There was a brief mention of River in today's episode (The Caretaker). I like that he still talks about her but I can't really picture PC's Doctor with her. YMMV...

Were the ratings for this episode that bad? ETA: so I rarely look at ratings but I was curious. NCIS:NO had 17 million more or less and PoI had 10.5. 10.5 seems good for a network drama except when you compare it to the 2 NCIS showings 17 - 18 million.

I think people are more used to catching up now via Netflix or even dvd thanks to shows like Lost - or Breaking Bad - or whatever... I didn't start watching until after the 3rd season had started. ETA: I watched the show as it aired while I caught up on the previous 2 seasons. It took about a month and a half. I do think that 3 seasons might be the max that I'd try to catch up on though.

After the 2nd watch, I noticed something that I hadn't before. It's kind of interesting how the criminal element has adapted to the new world of all surveillance, all the time. I have a feeling that it will play more into the story at some point. Question though - do we know anything about what kind of activities are getting Samaritan scrutiny and why? The fledgling AI's I get, and the political rivals but not sure I understand the reasoning behind what it classifies as a deviant. :-) Not sure if the question even makes sense...

Because of Google Books where they scanned entire university libraries? It isn't too much of a leap - even if it isn't available to us, it could still be out there on some system waiting rights clearance, etc. And there is a card catalog system that tells you where the known copies of books reside - WorldCat.org.

Yes. Cara Buono. IMDB only had her in this episode but knowing this show, I'd bet we'll see her again. Edited because Cara isn't Carla.

I'm so happy that PoI is back. Loved the Battlestar Galactica twist - well, the whole old school tech to dodge the new super tech. Loved Harold finally getting a clue with the thesis typos. Analog FTW. ;-) Trying to think of anything I didn't like... okay, Fred Weller getting killed. He would have been a nice addition to the cast.

Well, I'll give the show this - no dizziness, no strange flu-like symptoms, just me wondering if I had missed an episode when Hope made her dramatic announcement. (And while I still have a great deal of ABC goodwill for Scott Clifton, today I started hating Liam. Ugh.) Did I miss why Ivy was welding in Quinn's workshop? Not that it isn't entertaining to see a character on a tv show welding. Loved the little interplay between Quinn and Ivy. They had more chemistry in those few minutes than any other couple I've seen since I started watching. This I didn't understand. When Hope had her serious heart to heart with Brooke, she talked about starting a family as something in the future. Do we think Quinn messed with the birth control too? ETA: I knew I was pregnant with my kids before I was ever late.

Not sure if being new to the show helps or hurts with this. If Liam and Wyatt weren't brothers, Quinn could probably give Liam an edge that he really, really needs - so I can see the appeal. But then, if Quinn did kill the diamond guy (don't remember his name) there isn't much of a future for any pairing. Kind of a waste of a good actress...

Because Quinn isn't a Cassadine? (Sorry, couldn't resist an inappropriate chemistry reference and that's the only one I've got...) Honestly though, that would make MY skin crawl. Liam is her son's brother. Ick. ETA: Is there anyone on the canvas for Quinn? Deacon isn't attached but they have such a friend/sibling vibe.

While I appreciated seeing Deacon, he needs to get an actual story soon. And I'm pretty sure trying to be a "family" with an adult, married daughter and a woman who's engaged to someone else doesn't count. It makes him look as delusional as Quinn. :-( I don't understand Charlie. Is he supposed to comic relief or is that just an unfortunate acting choice? (But yay for a blue collar person on screen anyway...)

So where is Deacon?

Just curious, do we know that for sure? I assumed that the development of Samaritan was done offline just for that reason.By the time it was too late to hide it, it was too late to stop it. And a second AI might not have looked threatening to the Machine until it put the pieces together with the motivations of the people who built it.

To be fair, some characters keep on doing the same annoying things most of the time they are on screen, so the viewers don't get much to work with in the way of new material. The slapping thing, though. When you think about what's going on in the news right now with the NFL, there's no sensitive way to discuss it. The problem is that Abby has almost always been the provocateur and it's not a very attractive part of her character. Or what Dandesun said.

There are OTA dvrs (I have a Magnavox dvd/dvr) but my NBC station is the furthest away, on the edge of my antenna range and doesn't always come in. With analog, at least you would get something fuzzy but digital just goes "no signal". NBC's web site is much better than CBS (which has so many commercials I can't stand to watch anything) but it's a day behind. Which isn't a problem at the moment because I'm over a week behind, thanks to work.

Ah, thanks. I got my hopes up there for a minute that NBC had created a channel for the Roku. :-)

I have to ask - how do you get DAYS through your Roku?