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This topic is for UO - extended character discussions should be taken to the appropriate character thread.

A time travel analysis without Doctor Who? Or Star Trek? :-)

This is why I would prefer they actually change the future and have Deke fade out of existence. Because the time travel stuff gives me a headache too.

I don't hate Deke at all. If the actor had been written in as a different character (or stayed his original charming low level criminal self), I would have been fine with him. I'll even grant that the actors have some on-screen chemistry. But the writing and plotting has been all over the place and Deke is the face of it. So he gets the brunt of the dissatisfaction. Considering the way AoS likes to match couples up, D/D makes about as much sense as anything else. But at the moment, all I see is Daisy treating Deke like an irritating child, which doesn't scream romance to me. If they are leaving clues for it, I need to get new glasses. :-)

Deke making it past this season is something I don't want to even think about.

When Coulson told Talbot that they had gone into the future, a future where humanity was enslaved by the Kree - I felt a little better because that aligned with what I felt was the fact that Deke was still basically a slave himself. Which makes it a grayer (much grayer) area. Not necessarily more palatable, but more complicated. But honestly, I'm baffled that there are Daisy/Deke shippers, considering what happened in the future. And if you get past that - if someone likes Deke at all - why would they want him with Daisy? Most guys Daisy falls for usually end up dead or otherwise unavailable at the end of an arc. Right now Deke has a massive crush on Daisy (which is okay played for laughs) that is not reciprocated at all. The most I'd ever expect (or want) is that they eventually become friendly-ish, as well as comrades in arms.

I know Taylor is a psychiatrist but has she ever had a psychotic break herself? Because her being the shooter makes no sense to me unless she was already nuts. Unless maybe it was a dream, and she just woke up from fantasizing about shooting Bill?

I haven't seen anything but if it's still happening, it might be time for a Bug report. http://forums.previously.tv/forum/698-bugs/

I liked Majandra a lot, too - especially Maria's dynamic with her mom. It was the first thing I ever remember seeing Diane Farr in. Same for William Sadler. And yeah, Jason Behr was only believable when Max was mooning over Liz but overall, the cast had great chemistry. I also kind of liked the third season, including Isabel and Jesse's Bewitched vibe. I wish I had time to do a rewatch.

I'm beginning to think Deke's purpose (other than fish-out-of-water comic relief) is to fade out a la "Back to the Future" to show that the future has indeed been changed.

I didn't discover Roswell until close to the end of the first season. I only noticed it as there were articles that Genie Francis was going to be guest starring as Max and Isabelle's mother. I was definitely not the target demo but it quickly became one of my favorite shows. The music, the locations and the actors made it much different than the average show. (The plots, on the other hand... well, you can't have everything.)

PTV doesn't create boards for pilots, just shows that have been picked up to series. But as soon as it is a go, then there will be one. Casting articles can be shared in the Media topic.

Sigh. I can't believe I went to the trouble of getting caught up with over a months worth of shows for this. I don't have any background with Taylor, as she only appeared a couple of times, maybe 15 minutes total, after I started watching. But Friday's appearance, holy cow. I was embarrassed for her, the writers, the show and DD. That scene and the OTT wailing would only make sense if Steffy was like 15 or 16. Even back with what I've seen of Still 1.0, it wouldn't have been appropriate. I also didn't get Liam confessing to Steffy, though for a few seconds I actually bought Steffy's concern. I think JMW does better with scenes where Steffy isn't the primary focus.

I've just moved some off-topics posts to the Small Talk thread. Please keep the discussion based on the episode and the characters actions. Thanks!

Thanks. And that's what I get for watching while cooking. :-)

I deleted the recording but didn't Bill walk out of Liam's room with the gloves? Or am I remembering it wrong?

It's too bad it wasn't Steffy who shot Bill in the back. That's about the only thing that might make this story interesting. (Because irony...) While I wasn't a huge Watie fan in the beginning, I'm really disappointed that Wyatt caved and that Katie went along with it. Wyatt should know better, Bill has no intention of ever giving him control of the company. He just likes dangling things and messing with people.

It was a mod thing, as DJ is no longer in danger of "becoming a strange smell in the attic" and now all grown up with a daughter of his own. So we thought he deserved a little better. Sorry, guys. ETA: So, do you all have any better suggestions for DJ's topic? We're willing to entertain ideas that don't involve strange smells in the attic.

All caught up, finally. I think my favorite scene in the last batch was the one with Sally, Thomas, Quinn, Eric, Pam, Charlie, Katie and Wyatt are all just sitting around gossiping about who shot Bill. It felt so natural compared to Brooke and Ridge in the office.

So, I am working through a month long backlog and in the final stretch with only 4 more to go. I'm enjoying most of the story, except for the police interaction, which after decades of L&O on the air, you would think they'd do better. I'm glad they've worked Liam's previous concussion into the story. It's something a little different, though they just couldn't help themselves coupling it with the ToD. The main reason I was in favor of a Hope recast was for Brooke's sake. So those scenes have been welcome, though I don't feel the warmth there yet. I've come to realize that Kim Matula, for all her foibles, had a very warm on-screen presence that seems hard to duplicate.

Yeah, I realized my error in a later post.

I can't find a reference online to it now so it might have been just talk that it would have a truncated season if Inhumans did well. In that case, the pacing looks even worse.