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I'm just wondering how the Stones work, and if we ever find out in the books
Yes, there is something passed through the bloodline. Probably some sort of gene, though nobody knows for sure. They do figure out over time who can pass through relatively safely and who can't.
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I recently saw an episode with a male couple who were buying a place in Manhattan who had a $1 million budget. I could not believe how little you got for that kind of money. I know it's Manhattan, but REALLY small and in some cases, insanely laid out.
They were charming and I adored one of them for stating the following (slight paraphrase): "I hate granite and stainless steel appliances. I think we're going to look back and remember them the same way we thought avocado appliances were so cool and modern."
I feel the exact same way and have made the same avocado reference myself. I know that I am in the minority but surrounded by all that silver I feel like a baked potato. My last two applicance purchases were white. And if I ever upgrade my counter, I would want Corian or Quartz so that I could undermount my sink.
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Damar to Weyoun:
"Maybe you should talk to Worf again"
It's all in the delivery. One of the best lines ever on DS9.
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Nidratime, on 14 Oct 2014 - 1:29 PM, said:
Another Bree audition tape:
First one I've been able to watch all the way through. YMMV.
Thanks for posting Nidratime!
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I agree. The first one was unwatchable in my opinion.
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So it sounds like they latched onto dedicating a lot of episode 8 to Frank's search for Claire pretty early on in the writing process. I really wish that they would have backed off of it as they went on. I'm not against breaking Claire's point of view but there was just too much Frank in this episode.
I think that they did that to flesh out the situation more for the non-book readers. Readers are already hooked, but for someone who is only watching the show, it helps drive home the point that both of them are desperately trying to find each other and how sad it is that they can't. It makes for more compelling TV that way.
I also would have enjoyed more Claire and Jamie in this ep, but I totally understand why they went that way.
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Why so many rape attempts in the show? In my opinion, the first attempted rape is the catalyst for Claire being angry with Jamie and herself. Jamie, because in her mind, he promised to protect her and they only got out of that fix because she killed the Redcoat, and at herself because she let herself get carried away with a man who is totally besotted with her. When she sees the stones, her anger helps her refocus on her original "mission" - to return to her time.
When the Recoats capture Claire at the stones and take her to BJR, of course he's going to rape her because rape is not about sex but about exerting power over someone. You control them physically and mentally and they are powerless and we know by now that his favourite hobby is brutalizing people.
In the book these two scenes actually occur a few days apart, but nothing of any real importance happens in those days, so I think that RDM and Co, decided to compress them in the interest of moving things along, which is why Claire had such a bad day as opposed to a bad week.
Because up to this point, Claire really didn't get it. The 1700's are very different times. It was not safe for women, it really wasn't safe for anyone. Bad things happened all the time. I think that these two instances of sexual assault will really drive home in her head that "she REALLY isn't in Kansas anymore." She has to start thinking and behaving differently in order to survive in this time.
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I felt badly for Meghan with her hand doing that task... it was weird when they said they usually had Spooner do the physical ones, and then showed her trying to find the miniature models in the museum.
That's the things with Roadblocks. All you get on the clue is the title and one of you has to commit to doing it. Then you get to open it up and read what the actual Roadblock entails. Sometimes you can guess based on where you are what it will be about, but you are often just guessing who's the right choice. "Who's Da Bomb?" was the only info they had. They probably thought that meant a physical task.
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As someone who has also read all 8 books and a few others, I often find myself struggling to remember certain details since I read the first 5 books while on mat leave 12 years ago so I had other things on my mind as well as sleep deprivation, especially for the earlier books.
It's great to come here and refresh my memory about certain details. Thanks so much for this thread.
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I like that they are competent but my god, they have dull personalities.
I still recall Nat and Kat who won TAR US Season 17. They were also very calm and focused and not necessarily the most exciting team to watch. I think that the teams who are able to do that fare better in the race because the emotions don't take over. I think that their Olympic training and experience are a huge asset in this area and that's why they've been so successful this season.
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The podcasts are killing me. S0104 is recorded even more quietly than the last. I have the volume turned to max and I am really struggling to hear everything. Then you add the bloody fire into it and it makes it worse.
If anybody on the Outlander staff is reading this - please turn up the volume!
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I think that you need the voiceovers because of how the books were written. Whenever Claire is in a scene of the books, it is written from Claire's point of view. For example: "I saw Jamie walking over to me," as opposed to "Jamie walks over to Claire."
A lot of information that the readers get in the books is from her thought process and not from actual dialogue or actions taking place. There has to be some way to impart this information to the viewers and I think that the voiceovers is really the only way you can do it.
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QuoteWho knows how many interesting things we didn't get to know
I agree as well. Too much focus on the costumes.
No real spoliers in this one (S103) , but I would still pause from 40:50 to 41:05, just... because.
I also had a trouble hearing the podcast. it was recorded very quietly.
My opinion on something in the podcast is probably a spoiler so:
I was surprised to hear that Geillis' red shoes were not intentional. She
is portrayed as a woman who doesn't respect the society standards and I've heard
that in the past, respectable women did not wear red shows, so I figured this
was another way of the character thumbing her nose at society. I found
it interesting that it was a fluke by the actress.
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The same spoiler came up twice in the podcast.
OK, I found the other location of the spoiler.
Pause at 43:38 and resume at 44:05.
I'm REALLY REALLY sorry if I messed anybody up on this - not my intention at all.
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The same spoiler came up twice in the podcast.
Really? I don't remember that at all, so my apologies if I missed another time when it was mentioned.
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Regarding the request in the "Castle Loech" thread about the spoiler in Ron Moore's podcast for the second episode:
If you want to listen to the podcast on iTunes and don't want to be spoiled:
Pause at exactly 17:15 and resume at 17:55.
Pause again at 43:38 and resume at 44:05.
:-)
Edited to add the second spoiler location
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I really liked what of one the hockey ladies said at one point. I'm parapharasing here, but it was basically how people view Olympians as heroes but that these soldiers are the real heroes.
I thought that showed a lot of self-awareness and it is 100% true.
Every year the veterans are in my local grocery store around Remembrance Day selling poppies and I always buy them. I've taught my kids that veterans are incredible people and that one of the reasons that Canada is such a great country to live in is because people like them have, and continue to, defend our country to allow us this incredible quality of life. Many of us only have what I like to call "first-world problems" to complain about on a regular basis.
It was really nice to see all this reflected in that episode. Good job show!
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I actually wondered how the hell the producers knew which was Pierre & which was Michel at the boat challenge.
They probably yell out: "Hey, which one are you?" ;-)
They dress the same and look exactly the same - there's no hope for me to tell them apart.
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I first started reading these books 12 years ago, and I am so happy that Ron Moore is doing the show. I noticed his long time colleague Ira Behr in the credits as well, so I think we're in good hands.
I like show!Frank much better. I was unsure of the casting of Claire, but I think she will work out well. I liked everything but the Jesus H Roosevelt Christ delivery. For me, it did not work and took me out of the show, because I think that rather than say it as a continuous phrase as she did, that you have to angrily spit out each word individually one after another with a slight pause inbetween. I always imagine Claire saying it that way.
Very impressed by the first ep. Can't wait to see more!
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Butcher Brothers are definitely the villains this season. "If Meg/Nat don't give us the express pass we're going to U-turn them." Total a-holes (which probably means they'll win).
Strategically that makes a lot more sense than the usual "they were mean to me so I'm going to U-Turn them," that we typically see.
If the hockey ladies give them the express pass, then they have an advantage and will leave them alone. If they don't, then u-turning them is a means to slow them down which makes sense since the ladies are currently the dominant team. I can't fault their logic.
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Either way, both teams lose the opportunity to U-Turn again in the game.
TAR Canada does not seem to hold to this rule. Last season the Tims U-turned people twice.
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I think that the hockey girls made a big mistake using the Express Pass. You use it when you need it or when you have reached the time limit for it.
They haven't even given their other one away yet.
Don't the snakes need their gallbladders? Or do they kill them after for the soup. It seemed awfully cruel to do that. And who on earth ever dreamed up doing that for a drink.
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Never having watched this show before for more than half of an episode (yes, I live under a rock) I was confused about the penalty. So the 6 hours is applied to the next episode? I assumed that it was added to their time for this task. ie. The six hours was added to the time that it took for them to reach the mat. Then they had to wait for the last team to show up to see if the penalty took their time past the last team's time. And that the only reason Rex and Bob were able to stay is because of the team that had to be eliminated due to injury. Can someone clarify? Thanks from the rock dweller.
You are correct in your assumption UsernameFatigue. They had to sit on the bench and wait out the penalty. The only time that teams start with a penalty is if there was some kind of error that production did not catch until after check-ins.
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Penalities on the US version are currently 6 hours for a Detour and 4 hours for a Roadblock. The 2 hours for a Route Marker was new to me since I don't think a team has ever bailed on that type of task before.
Bailing on 2 tasks in the same leg? They should count their lucky stars to still be in it.
Pet Peeves: The Holy Trinity and Beyond
in House Hunters [V]
Or use a bathroom down the hall? Why does your ensuite bathroom (if you're lucky enough to have one), need to have two sinks and enough room to swing a cat? Can't one of you use the bathroom down the hall if it's small and only has 1 sink and you both need it at the same time?