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MattCW

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  1. The difference though is all of those save Vance seemed to encounter this dark lightning. Didn't they say early on that Zeke's cave was in the area of the same kind of storm the pilot flew into? And the meth heads' lake was also struck by the lightning. Vance is a highly trained covert operative. He very much would have the knowledge and pull to take his death. None of this applies to Grace. Now if she had been shot by a stolen lightning generator, kind of like how Cal was, then yes, I'd be skeptical too. But I don't think anyone that's returned to life has been killed by "conventional" means without some other influence (like the meth heads).
  2. I can somewhat forgive this season for its quirks, it's definitely a weak season of the show. I have a feeling that a lot of the issues with dialog, characters being missing, etc. have to do with the corona protocols. For one, when this season was being filmed, I don't believe any vaccines were approved for people under 16, and many states were limiting the ages and groups available until more recently. Plus, with the primary filming being in New York, that state, and the city is particularly strict about corona protocols, in addition to Hollywood being particularly strict. It's quite possible that characters not appearing are due to them being exposed, or being asymptomatic but positive. I believe I read that shows are testing everyone at least once per day and a positive test is a positive test until the next time, and I think they still require multiple negative tests until the actor can film again after even just a single positive. So I can believe that some of the issues are from that, and quick rewrites because halfway through filming an episode, for example Luna Blaise tests positive, but she was with Matt Long yesterday so he's out too. Do other shows have the same issue? Sure, but the shows that I was watching like Blue Bloods and MacGyver, and even what little I've seen of NCIS and SVU, have all been together for longer than three years, some of them much longer. If you pay attention, it also seems like they tend to keep groups together. While before, you could have multiple plot lines with crossover between them, now they do try to keep them fairly separate. I've noticed the same thing in the recent Blue Bloods season and in MacGyver (RIP). So Ben, Grace, and Cal will all be sharing scenes throughout an episode, but in the next episode, there's a Cal, Olive, Angelina group. If they do crossover, it's done in such a way that leads me to think they could be shooting them discontinuously. I'd have to rewatch, but the scene that really makes me think that is Saanvi and Vance. I don't recall any scenes where they were truly together. They can create the appearance of such by filming her, then him, then back to her, and let the audio bleed over to create the appearance of continuity. Not speaking to the other person in the room can easily lead to unrealistic reactions to dialog even when both are using the same script.
  3. I just hope when the time comes, if they aren't allowed to play out the 6 season story they supposedly have planned, that NBC makes the decision at minimum before the last half of that season is filmed. I'm a little tired of writers having to write season finales as potential series finales, or worse, having it dropped on them and having to rush and try and retool a routine season finale as a series finale (*cough*MacGyver*cough*).
  4. I'm currently a practicing Christian, and yes, I believe the flood story. I do however believe there has to be some wiggle room though. Perhaps the flood was more localized. From what I can see, most sources date the flood to about 1600 years after creation. By that point, humanity wouldn't have spread very far. So the "whole world" wouldn't actually encompass a huge portion of the planet. The Bible can't always be taken strictly literally in some places. If you read Genesis, just through Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel, there should be all of four people in the world. Yet in Genesis 4:17, all of a sudden, Cain has a wife. Literally no mention of other people until 4:17 and Cain's wife...where did she come from? Genesis 5:4 does go on to say Adam and Eve had many sons and daughters. So yes, their relationship and Noah's children's would have been incestuous. My personal view is that the Bible is intended for all audiences, from small tribes isolated for millennia from the developments of the world, to the smartest people in our modern, connected civilizations. As someone closer to (though not in 😝) the latter category than the former, yes, I understand and believe the science, but I also believe the Bible. I know this isn't a religious discussion but maybe one more example just to share my personal viewpoint. I believe the story of Creation, but I also believe in the scientific theory of the big bang and of evolution of life. How? Because again, to someone disconnected from the world, they have no concept of cosmology or string theory or protons, neutrons, electrons and how else can you illustrate God's greatness than by creation of everything in 7 days, days being a concept everyone is familiar with. So to me, the big bang is merely the way that God spoke the universe into existence. Then if you're familiar with cosmological development, the earliest universe was too dense and hot for light to exist. But as it expanded and cooled, it could, and so as in Genesis 1:4, there was now separation between light and dark. Then Genesis 1:6 as “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” could be analogous to the coalescence of matter in the universe into stars and planets rather than being spread uniformly throughout the universe. So to me, the big bang, cosmology, evolution, are just God's tools. Maybe you think that's a cop-out answer. That's fine if you think that way, but it is my sincere answer. I'll stop here. I'm just trying to answer circumvent's question being as I'm the intended audience of that question. I just wanted to provide more than "yes I do." If you wish to talk further, feel free to message me, I'll talk if you're open, but I do try not to push myself on others.
  5. My biggest problem with this episode was Saanvi's betrayal of Vance. What clinched it for me is how when she was in that explosion, Vance immediately called "Saanvi!" and ran to her. He wasn't concerned with the wood, or the equipment, his tone was soft and full of concern, and he didn't call her "Dr. Bahl." He truly cares for her. I'm both curious and a little afraid how that will turn out. As for Angelina, yes, she should have been in counseling. To be on 828, then have the guy she loved (however contrived we may think it) be killed in front of her after thinking he was safe, it would crack anyone. I guess the Stones were going for a "nurture" form of counseling, but maybe they trusted a little too easily, especially once Olive said she didn't trust Angelina. As far as Ben, he's in deep trouble. But this is one place where I agree the writing wasn't all that great. The memory of Cal's diagnosis is what pushed him over? Maybe, but I still think that's a bit much. Maybe 8 years since Cal's first hospitalization or something else with greater impact. But I think this is leading up to a lot of things around 828 coming out in court. Michaela's questionable leaps and realizations in cases. Perhaps before they get buried in some police report, but now they'll all come out. Maybe one of the passengers goes to the press about the callings. Maybe the stuff the NSA is doing comes out? Since those earthquakes were real, someone other than the NSA scientist saw them and could trace the epicenters.
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