Emily Thrace
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8 hours ago, Efzee said:
So the tattooed folks were fodder, not outliers? Seems like a bit of a stretch, especially with them clearly having military training.
Its likely not every person flagged by the algorithm can survive the process. Human biology being as varied as it is some probably would have a genetic variation or biological quirk that makes them unsuitable for whatever process the outliers endure. Or it may be these two were on the lower end of end of expectations for outliers (weaker or slower than most or something like that) so were veiwed as easy canon fodder.
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14 hours ago, Efzee said:
Oh, I guess that makes sense. The sound wasn't terribly good, so I couldn't really recognize the language(s). Guess it's a good thing all military forces around the world use the exact same hand signals for the exact same things then...
If it really is the enemy, then I doubt it's on Earth. Most likely a planet where they've captured one of the enemy and are holding them for these experiments. Otherwise they'd run the risk of it getting free (what with no one being able to see them and them apparently being immune to IR or too fast or whatever) and ruining all the hosts' plans for Earth.
I don't even know or care why they're fighting. One "species" is an invisible alien and the other a machine? Makes no real sense, to be honest. Also, I'm gonna assume the hosts have more than just Earth under their control and are therefore experienced in taking over a planet. As to why they need biologically enhanced soldiers to fight their war, I have no idea. Makes no sense. Unless the hosts are incapable of physically fighting and/or even detecting the enemy, but that doesn't make sense considering the tech we've seen so far.
I actually think the thing in the woods was what they actually are turning the outliers into. The other guys were the test not what was being tested.
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21 hours ago, raven said:
Yes, I just rewatched and Bobbie tells them to stand down while she talked to Alex. They didn't. I also agree that Bobbie would tell the truth about what happened and let the chips fall where they may. Being as on she's on the Roci at the end, she may have left the MCRN.
Though this is true, I think that when DT has to play an engineering scene, she adjusts her body/expressions to be more confident with what she's doing. I think the series is doing a decent job portraying stretches of time to get things done. I was actually thinking while watching for the second time how competent in general most of the main characters are; or at least the ones who spend a good deal of time in space. Which of course you really should be; your life depends on it. I'm thinking of Drummer hooking herself up to the mech (though she needed Naomi's help at the end); Ashford keying in a code (as Captain, he would have it, but still, he knew what to do) to remove Melba's suppressor. Usually we are treated to scenes of people flailing or wasting time and then afterwards there's a debate about shouldn't so and so know how to do that? So I don't find Naomi's competence to be too much.
I didn't think the UN "hey it's Jeffrey Spender from X-Files" scientist came off looking badly. He was looking for answers and proposed a plan; the wrong plan, but it was thought out. Ultimately he helped convince the Thomas Prince captain to power down. They are all in a crisis situation where a lot of co-workers, people with additional knowledge and input, are dead or seriously injured; in that situation sometimes you make your best educated guess and take a leap of faith. Then of course we had Prax, who's a good guy.
We have seen some bad science types as you say but they were surgically altered to not have consciences.
I laughed when, after Anna stopped Amos shooting Melba, he offers to instead tamper with the autodoc because it would be less painful. Heh. The show does do a good job with unexpected pairings. Kudos to the casting people.
Oh and the matter of fact way Amos tells Anna as she's sitting by a patient "he's dead" when he's going to get some food. LOL. I love the deadpan stuff.
One odd point for me was the random group of people we see panicking. They're all together in some kind of bay watching Anna's transmission. I kept thinking why don't they leave? Do they want to go somewhere to sit down? Then when they're pushing and shoving trying to do....something?? Were they locked in? Too many to get out? It was just odd.
Hee, definitely. The last character I remember being so universally disliked was Zach on The Strain. I did at least used to like Diogo; Zach was awful from the beginning.
I still had a soft spot for Diogo. He reminded me of a lot of the boys I grew up with. He wasn't so much born bad he just never had a chance to be good.
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On 2018-06-22 at 2:22 PM, iMonrey said:
Fuzzy math or no, this illustrates why I don't find it terribly compelling when they go back too far. I mean . . . if you go back far enough, aren't we all related to the same person? I just think it's silly to say "this is where I must have inherited my predisposition to {fill in blank}" when you're talking about your mother's father's mother's father's father's mother's father's mother's mother. I get that for a lot of people it's fun to think "this is where I came from, this is what makes me me" but it's . . . not really true, for the most part. There are much more immediate factors that make up your circumstances and sense of self. I can only go back about four generations with any certainty and I can tell you I have a big fat zero in common with my 3x great grandfather. Heck, his nationality didn't even turn up in my Ancestry DNA test results.
I think just because the show isn't what you would like it to be doesn't mean the show is doing it wrong. Its always been a mix of older and newer stories. Its all history and genealogy.
By that same token I don't think being affected by these stories is silly. The stories are meant to be affecting. I don't think getting upset is odd some of these stories are terrible. I regularly get upset reading stories about people I have never met.
I also don't think its completely true that things that happened generations ago don't affect people today. Megan Mullaly's family was probably still being affected by the famine. Slavery has affected everything from how African-Americans form families to thier blood pressure rates. Some things do repeat themselves like all the actors in Bryan Cranstons family tree. That's one of the most interesting aspects of the show for me.
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On 2018-06-22 at 12:57 AM, Lemons said:
I didn’t know that. They didn’t need to spring it on her like that. After all they did that gross ceremony every month. Why couldn’t they just tell her that they were going to use his semen to induce labor? And why would he allow her to go in a car hours away in the snow after they “induced” labor? Made no sense at all.
Because it wasn't actually about starting labor. June made Waterford feel small by pointing out his infertility so he decided to remind her of his power. The induce labor part was just a line to get Serena to go along with the plan.
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4 hours ago, Haleth said:
Yeah, it's starting out that way, but I betcha before the season ends he is going to find out his parents are working against the colony (no doubt Katie is on her way to fighting again) and will think about turning them in.
I don't see that happening. He might report something and have it blowback on his parents accidentally but I can't see him actually turning them in. He too much of his parents authority issues to conform to anything that much.
1 hour ago, eskimo said:I'm not sure that Broussard even knows what happened to Charlie yet. When they met up at Amy's house the day after the mission, Broussard asked Will what's going on with him, and Will said something vague (I don't remember exactly what). I imagine Will is afraid just saying the words out loud will cause him to have the complete breakdown he's trying to avoid. Come to think of it they probably have not been able to really grieve at all, people can't know what's really happened. And they likely have to pretend he never existed when anybody else is around. That would put an additional strain on their emotional well-being. If Katie showed up to work all the time with red-swollen eyes from crying all night and not sleeping, people would start to pry. And I doubt Broussard looked into what all the kids are doing and probably hasn't noticed that Charlie isn't there.
He knows what jobs they have and how to find Will I would think he has noticed Charlie isn't with them. Hell he might have found Charlie's body at the camp since I doubt the red hats bothered to bury them.
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1 hour ago, slf said:
Teresa's doing well for herself. Turned ten million into twenty, scaled a building like a superhero, survived an assassination attempt, and a handsome man went down on her. And of course James showed up at the end to help her out. I wonder why he's helping her now. I can't imagine he's secretly working for Camila- she said she wanted Teresa dead so what would be the point in intervening when one of the shooters could've easily finished her off? Maybe he's still sweet on her.
Lord but Camila is stupid. Did I hear the interviewer right and she has abysmal approval ratings? So much for being the brains in the cartel. Her husband was murdered, she has a young daughter about to get married, and she can make either of those things work in her favor?
And the apple didn't fall far from the tree. Isabella's in for a rude awakening when she realizes her mother values the business more than anything in the world and that her dear mama is a human trafficker. My guess is her fiancee isn't long for this world.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. It isn't some tightly-plotted prestige show or anything but it's fun (murders aside).
My guess is James didn't have much choice. He was burned with Camilla and no other cartel would have him given how he left her. He could have gone straight in theory but I don't see that working out. I also think he does care about Theresa.
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On 2018-06-21 at 8:13 PM, BeulahBee said:
I am saddened that the writers seem to forget who Broussard is. Broussard was introduced as Katie's friend. Katie always had Broussard's back, even when she was leaving the resistance. The idea that she would not like Broussard because of the job that she has is something that Broussard would not take into consideration. He, instead, goes to Will, a person with whom he has not had as much interaction and who might not have his back like Katie. Then when his current partner, a doctor, warns Broussard about Will, Broussard ignores the warning. Then when he finds out that Will wants to kill Snyder, he should know that Will is now acting out of emotion, not acting with thoughtfulness which means that any operation is in danger of Will's impulsiveness. Broussard used to be street smart and cautious; now he is neither.
I can see Brossard seeing Katie as more of a risk. While Will may be a mess he is at least grieving. Katie justs seems to be pretending she is fine which is a bigger red flag IMO. Like I said before when Katie finally falls apart it will be bad I can see Broussard deciding he doesn't want to risk it happening in the middle of a mission. Plus Will was a proffessional soldier so even if hes falling apart he will still complete the mission.
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In the aftermath of their near-death experiences, Harlee and Wozniak discover a mysterious and grisly crime scene.
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10 minutes ago, Holmbo said:
You might be right. I don't feel like it would be that easy logistically for Bobbie to quit the marines though, even if she wanted to. Or maybe it would be. They are not at war now, I'm not sure about protocol.
I think they will have to come up with something if they want Bobbie in this story. If the crew just keep bumping into her platoon, space is gonna seem very small.
I wonder if the Martians try to seize the Roci and Alex is threatened if that might make her change her mind. I can see her going through a similar journey to Naomi. Where she gets pushed to far and realizes she doesn't belong there anymore.
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4 hours ago, SmithW6079 said:
I agree with you about Strathairn's "accent." I'm not sure how one actor's interpretation of a patois of a nonexistent society set three hundred years in the future can be "wrong."
Yeah it actually makes sense especially since he's a generation older than the other. With Belter being such a newly emerging accent a difference between generations would make a lot of sense. Not too mention with how spread out the belters and isolated they are its almost weirder if they all have the same accent. Like the reserves up north. I'm sure to outsiders we all have pretty much the same Cree accent but a lot of the locals can tell which rez your from by your accent.
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Wow Josh Holloway always had potential as an actor even in the pilot of Lost. He never quite got a chance to live up to it on that show but damn if he didn't tonight. He was a walking nerve ending the whole episode it was heartbreaking. Even at the party when I was almost laughing at his irritated small talk ihe was still obviously in pain. At least he is grieving though.
Katie on the other hand has completely buried her grief to the point I'm worried what will happen when she snaps. The fallout in thier marriage is a little over the top but it not entirely unrealistic. Some marriages are extreme in thier highs and lows. It is a little convenient they have a major bust up right when Broussard shows up. I was hoping his new friend meant we had truly seen the last of the sexual tension between him and Katie.
Bram covering his grief in public but drinking and carrying on at night is fitting to. Even in grief he is a mix of both parents.
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5 hours ago, Quof said:
Oh, come on....
"I wonder why he left Ireland?"
"Why did the Irish Census track Catholics and Protestants?"
"Were there problems between Catholics and Protestants?"
Tell me this was scripted. And if it were, presumably Molly Shannon was cringing as she said it.
I think what Molly said was something like "I realized there were issues with religion but I never thought it was here". A lot of people think only Northern Ireland really has religious issues. The south is always portrayed as strictly Catholic in any modern media. A lot of other sources put emphasis on the divide as English oppressors versus the Irish rather than the religious angle. She knew about the Famine which is more than most American's if this show is anything to go by. I think expecting the celebrities on this show to know everything is a little much. Also for her the whole point was that she didn't know about her mother's history and was trying to find out more.
I feel like that was one of the best episodes the show has had. It was poignant ad the story was fascinating. There have been other Famine stories on the show but the Mangle story was a new one and a particularly interesting one. Molly being so interested and engaged was great. Her story about her mother was heartbreaking and for once the show didn't milk it for all its worth.
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On 2018-06-09 at 7:19 AM, Kemper said:
I loved watching Sarah Richardson, too. I missed the first part..but was that going to be their full-time home or maybe a second home? Even while they are young, her children would want someone to play with other than each other. What about schools? Something tells me carpooling the kids would be not be an option.
But I did love that house and see why it and the surrounding area would be appealing. I know this episode was a rerun (weren't there other episodes involving the house?) but I love watching a true design show and she has such a good aesthetic; also enjoy Tommy. For me, he makes the show.
Its a weekend country place they mention that in the first episode. It was meant to be country not really rustic. The house may seem like its in the middle of nowhere but its actually pretty close to Toronto and is outside a decent sized town. Like the Baemlers place its in farm country but the burbs are just around the corner.
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On 2018-06-07 at 2:11 AM, Callaphera said:
This is something I've considered. And it definitely puts a pin in my "Fuck you, Nick" balloon but it would fit with Eden's character. It's honestly not something I can argue for or against until we get some sort of hint one way or the other.
I read back through the wiki page on Nick and there doesn't seem to be any concrete information on whether he was a longtime member of Mayday or whether he joined up/availed himself of their services only to get June out of there, so it definitely seems up in the air (if I'm wrong, please let me know. I know the book forward and backwards but sometimes get confused between the two). The way it came across to me was that it was simply to get June out of Gilead with their baby. And it could be the fault of the actor, the writers, or the director(s) that it seems to me more like he wants to play house with June in the Boston Globe bits ("Nah, it's cool, baby. You can live here for the rest of your life with the baby. I can come by on weekends and bring you some coffee that I pinched from Rita. It's all good!") but wasn't as concerned about getting her out of there until she really pushed the issue.
I'm not saying that Nick should singlehandedly take down Gilead, that would be unrealistic as hell. But he doesn't seem to have any complaints about the society or how it operates or how it treats women and other religions, etc., except when it came to June. And only June. He doesn't want Eden as a wife, he complains about her, but does he have any sympathy for the young girl who only knows that she is supposed to cleave to her husband and bear his children?
He chose to work with the Sons of Jacob. He chose to stay rather than try to escape to Canada or elsewhere when Gilead was forming. Eden just wants to choose some damned fabric for her curtains. He chose to help the society that made Eden into what she is, rather than what she should be: a teenage girl who has the right to choose for herself. For one brief shining moment, he seemed like he was being nice when he chose yellow but then he turned into Looming McLoomerson with bonus furious face and Eden was almost cowering in fear. Which again: way to let her know that the bundle is hella suspicious.
It's weird because I was kind of liking the little temporary power trio of June, Mrs. Waterford, and Nick working together in the last episode. And then he had to go and be a dick to Eden and ruin it again.
Its possible he stayed because he was already a double agent. He could have initially been going along with the sons of Jacob and them realized what they were about and turned double agent ages ago. Before they even moved against the government. He could be a Canadian spy for all we know. I don't think we know enough about why Nick stayed to judge hom for it yet. We haven't heard anything about his family maybe he stayed because his mother was dying.
He got pissed at Eden because she went through his stuff that's pretty normal human behavior. Especially since her snooping could get him killed. I also think some of his anger in that scene was what was building for days about the fact hes in an incredibly dangerous situation and she is making it harder. He's not even pissed at her as much as the position she is putting him in.
I do think he had to scare a bit. If he hadn't she might have kept digging. As twisted as it is Nick needs Eden to be afraid of him. That way she won't ask so many questions.
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1 minute ago, Earlwoode said:
I never understood why Snyder protected the Bowman’s especially Bram at the labour camp. Was it just because he liked him? I can understand it a bit more now because he lived with them for a year or so and he probably got attached to the kids.
I really like this show and I hope it won’t be cancelled. Some sites seem to think it will be because the ratings are poor *sigh*...
I think he felt responsible and I do think he cares about the Bowmans to a point. I also remember he thought Bram could be useful as a mole.
I also think Snyder puts himself in the positions he does to protect people generally. He is his first priority but he does care about others.
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I really want someone to smack Alya in her smug face. I get thinking Eileen knew something but being a smug bitch about it is something else. I actually want to see Snarla take the factory from her.
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4 hours ago, seacliffsal said:
I really enjoyed this episode. And, I LOVED that a show finally acknowledged that gasoline fuel doesn't last forever...
The acting was top-notch in my opinion, I felt their loss, their concern, their exhaustion, and their weariness.
Snyder is just so great. I think he believed that the "unknown male age 47" was Bowman and now he is hatching a plan to go higher in the IGA, but to upend it at the same time.
Yeah it was amazing how feral they all seemed.
I love that Snyder grabbed power in Davos the same way he described earlier in the episode. I'm not sure he has any further plan than he has had all along. To keep his enemies close and protect as many people as he can.
The bit about the algorithm was good world building. We seem to be seeing behind the curtain a lot more this year. Which makes me think they are going to have completely flipped the script by the end of the season.
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2 hours ago, marinw said:
The priest mentions that he “Has a family”.
I bet the Pope is a woman!
That was definitely a Catholic clerical collar he was wearing. Its actually been predicted in a few places that the Catholic church will have accept married priests in the next generation or so to boost their numbers. They already accept widowed priests whose children are grown.
I wish we had gotten more Avarasala in this one. Using her as an announcer seems like a waste. I get she wasn't a big presence in this part of the books but I think it would be interesting to see Earths reaction to this.
I was wondering if there is a temporal effect to the ring how they were going to make that work with Naomi. Its good she is coming home.
I feel like there is more to Melba's story. I wouldn't be surprised if this is happening because her father planted the idea in her head. Someone gave her those mods and pointed her in Holdens direction.
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On 2018-06-01 at 2:24 PM, dleighg said:
Then what are the "death shots" of her? It looks like she was in a grassy field, along with (I think) one or two other people. I am seriously confused by those binders of death photos and how they ended up in a room in Canada.
I wonder if it was people who were escaping to Canada or just running away from the fighting. If they died and people didn't have time to bury them taking a picture on your phone would be a way to memorialize and pass on word to any family that might be alive. Or even if you came across a body while you were running. In the age of the smart phone I could see it being something that happens in a viral sort of way. Odette looked like she was left alone in the woods still in her normal clothes. It didn't look like an organised execution there would have been other bodies if there was. I suspect she was running away too and was left behind by whoever killed her.
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6 hours ago, iMonrey said:
See . . . Hilary Duff's episode is exactly the kind of episode I'm tired of seeing. Now, I realise people watch this show for different reasons, so it just depends on what you like to see. But for me, this was just an excuse to give us a little history lesson. I'm not interested in hearing about some Scottish battle that took place in the 1300s. And sure, it's sort of neat that she can trace her lineage all the way back to Robert the Bruce. But it's so far removed from Hilary herself it just doesn't feel personal, at all. By her own admission her mother grew up poor so the fact that she could trace her lineage back to a Scottish king has zero affect on her life. There is no real connection there - and the show knows that, on some level, because they don't even SHOW us how that connection is made. They start with her mom's parents then move a few spots up the tree, then just dissolve upwards a few generations until the find the person they want to tell a story about.
I feel like when the show does the personal stuff it can veer into manipulative or even schmaltzy. That's a big part of why I quit Long Lost Family. I don't really care about the celebrities themselves that much so their part of the story is only a bonus. I like learning about the history and how it impacts people and moves them around more than anything. This show gives history a story and face in a way a History Channel documentary doesn't. It also tends to focus on the personal things like what peoples beliefs were and how many kids they had rather than just their deeds and military records.
19 hours ago, rhys said:I found HD's episode very interesting but wondered if she was unread or playing a bit of a part for the episode. "Who is this Blackbeard fellow? " And "Who is Robert the Bruce?" Yikes
not that I know details about those 2 but she made it sound like that was her first time reading both names.
Robert the Bruce I understand. I'm Canadian and we don't mention him in school so I doubt the US does. I know who he is because I read about Scottish history and Braveheart is one of my Mom's favourite movies. Hillary Duff is a little young to have watched that movie.
Blackbeard is a little odder since she mentioned the Pirates of the Caribbean and Blackbeard is a villain in the fourth movie. I wonder if maybe she was just surprised that he was an actual person and not someone Disney made up. Or she never saw the fourth movie
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I hope next week we get Chrisjens take on the bombing. I don't think she will believe Holden did it either. Their relationship is one of more interesting ones one the show. They have spent very little time together but I think she's followed him long enough to know he wouldn't do this. Not too mention he saved her life. I mean she is a shark who would sell almost anyone out if she had to but she's smart enough to see there is more going on here.
At the very least I hope she removes Admiral Trigger Happy. Blowing Holden out of the sky without even asking if there were any more bombs was flat out stupid. Shoot first and ask questions later is not the reaction you want from someone leading humanity's first contact with Alien life. Not to mention Holden is thier own citizen and is surely entitled to due process and a trial.
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I can't believe they actually killed Charlie, it was heartbreaking.
Snyder's reaction was interesting. I think he is still playing both sides. When he talked about going to Switzerland he used the exact same wording Katie did. I have a feeling at least some of this was planned.
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Well that was awesome. The Roci actually stayed out of trouble for a whole episode and three quarters. Between this show and Colony I have sworn so much Avarasala would be impressed.
I officially don't like Documentary Girl. Everything she says comes out sexualized like she is flirting with everyone. Its just not a good look on what is supposed to be a professional working woman. It seems like she is trying to sleep her way through the Roci crew and gain access to them that way. The actress was bad for doing that on Defiance too actually.
Melba's story so far is still one I've seen before (in fact Colony has used it, and turned it inside out and upside down) but I'm guessing she's not blowing up ships willingly.
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in Animal Kingdom
I wonder if Mexico was the destination. Mexican banks might not see a problem with legal pot money.
I think the woman in house in the desert were up to shady shit. Hell if they were near the border white boys with bags of money would immediately make me think drug runners or human traffickers. I do like that they didn't hurt her. Its shows that "We don't hurt people" isn't just lip service.