ottoDbusdriver July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Episode description: The team travels to Portugal where they square off against a dangerous venom dealer in order to get one step closer to the cure. Also, Jackson's increasingly erratic behavior jeopardizes the entire team. Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver July 27, 2016 Author Share July 27, 2016 (edited) I guess Frenchy McBugeyes is officially dead -- because she is out of the credits and replaced by Dariela. At what point in this show has it ever been shown that Jamie has any fighting skills -- let alone enough mad skillz to take on a trained Army Ranger ? That's right -- never. Plus, Jamie taking revenge on behalf of Mitch over Chloe -- that's really weak. And for those of you that guessed hurricane-causing jellyfish, step up and accept your prize -- we have a winner. That's even worse than the earthquake-causing sloth. They are seriously trusting the reporting in the 1895 equivalent of the National Enquirer as a source -- what is this, Men in Black ? And that all of this has happened once before. Oh come on. Allison (to Jamie): "Surely you must be smart enough not to trust Logan." Jamie: "You don't know me at all." I'm not even sure Jamie knew she was dissing herself. Logan is in love with Jamie. FFS ! And now he's onboard with the zoo crew. Yeah, he's a plant for somebody. Jackson's father isn't really dead after all. Yawn. Edited July 27, 2016 by ottoDbusdriver 4 Link to comment
redfish July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 (edited) Really? Hot Jellyfish action causes hurricanes? Worst porn film ever. Why are they dragging the goon (Logan) with them and not dumping him ASAP to the nearest base just to create a love triangle between the goon, the journalist & the vet? Wow Jamie falls for another guy pretty quick. Quote Logan is in love with Jamie. FFS ! And now he's onboard with the zoo crew. Yeah, he's a plant for somebody. I see. That's why he's still around. And yet Dariela is quick to react to Jackson but not on high alert with Logan. Ooookay. Jackson's daddy is alive. And yet with all the weird "twists" and whacked out evil animal plots, that is not the most shocking thing about this episode. Oh and show don't you EVER consider consider putting Abraham's life on the line. After the Chloe situation I almost thought the show was going to kill off Abraham. He's one of the better characters. Edited July 27, 2016 by redfish 5 Link to comment
Free July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 14 minutes ago, ottoDbusdriver said: I guess Frenchy McBugeyes is officially dead -- because she is out of the credits and replaced by Dariela. At what point in this show has it eve been shown that Jamie has any fighting skills -- let alone enough mad skillz to take on a trained Army Ranger ? That's right -- never. Plus, Jamie taking revenge on behalf of Mitch over Chloe -- that's really weak. And for those of you that guessed hurricane-causing jellyfish, step up and accept your prize -- we have a winner. That's even worse than the earthquake-causing sloth. They are seriously trusting the reporting in the 1895 equivalent of the National Enquirer as a source -- what is this, Men in Black ? And that all of this has happened once before. Oh come on. Allison (to Jamie): "Surely you must be smart enough not to trust Logan." Jamie: "You don't know me at all." I'm not even sure Jamie knew she was dissing herself. Logan is in love with Jamie. FFS ! And now he's onboard with the zoo crew. Yeah, he's a plant for somebody. Jackson's father isn't really dead after all. Yawn. Chloe must've gotten superpowers during her pointless wilderness trek. The writers must be picking these out of a hat: electric ants, sloth earthquakes, jellyfish hurricanes, etc. Link to comment
slothgirl July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 I came away from this tonight with one thought... 6 hour erections going to waste. 3 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, Free said: ...The writers must be picking these out of a hat: electric ants, sloth earthquakes, jellyfish hurricanes, etc. I'm pretty sure there are two hats. One with animal names and the other with words clipped from The National Enquirer. Is the purpose of having Myka from Warehouse 13 be Mitch's ex-stepmom to signal to the audience that they are not OTP? If so, why not make her his ex-stepsister? 2 Link to comment
BooksRule July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 'Jellyfish Hurricanes' sounds like the name of a band. The spiders were a little scary, but I had to laugh when they had a close-up of one of them so we could see its vampire-like fangs. Every jellyfish specimen of that species can't be over a hundred years old. Are baby ones ever born? If so, how would they know that they got one of the old ones and not a teenager? I was a little confused by that part. (I googled 'immortal jellyfish', and still didn't really understand.) 2 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver July 27, 2016 Author Share July 27, 2016 7 minutes ago, shapeshifter said: I'm pretty sure there are two hats. One with animal names and the other with words clipped from The National Enquirer. Those hats would have come in handy when the spiders were dropping from the ceiling. Seriously, why was no one wearing a hat ? Are there poisonous spiders in Portugal ? 1 Link to comment
Free July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Quote I'm pretty sure there are two hats. One with animal names and the other with words clipped from The National Enquirer. Is the purpose of having Myka from Warehouse 13 be Mitch's ex-stepmom to signal to the audience that they are not OTP? If so, why not make her his ex-stepsister? He's already in a love triangle, so it's probably just contrived family drama and to dump exposition. 1 Link to comment
ottoDbusdriver July 27, 2016 Author Share July 27, 2016 (edited) The part i don't get is that while the animals are mutating in response to chemical (Reiden's mother cell), and now apparently radioactive, influences, the animals aren't just adapting to those influences but are also becoming super intelligent capable of coordinated attacks amongst species -- but are also becoming animals with superpowers. This is essentially X-Men but with animals -- X-Animals. Still no killer zebras. Just saying. At this point when we finally do get killer zebras they will have gnarly laser eyes or control the weather or retractable adamantium claws. Edited July 28, 2016 by ottoDbusdriver Because ... spelling 3 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, redfish said: . . . Oh and show don't you EVER consider consider putting Abraham's life on the line. After the Chloe situation I almost thought the show was going to kill off Abraham. He's one of the better characters. If Abraham comes between a bullet from Dariella's gun and "Rafiki" . . . well, I will be sure to make note of the writers of the episode and be sure to never watch any of their other crap. Edited July 27, 2016 by shapeshifter 2 Link to comment
blackwing July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 I was a bit bored by this episode. Angry Private Vasquez was a little less angry but she still irritates me to no end. At least there was no implication of coupling with Abe this time. Jamie is going to get with whatshisname and Mitch will do his stepmom. So predictable. Spiders were gross. Why not more jellyfish and less spiders? Is the implication that Stepmom is Davies' inside source? That memo Jamie found from her said she supported Reiden, but she said that was before she found out what was going on. Whatshisname is still a blank slate. Is the actor Australian? When he was getting interrogated by Stepmom I heard an accent slip. The Ken Olin being alive bit would have been a lot more shocking if his name hadn't been in the guest credits. Link to comment
Tiger July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Given Jamie's bodycount, I thought Dariela would slam up against the door knocking it open and go flying out of the plane. 2 Link to comment
MissLucas July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 11 hours ago, BooksRule said: Every jellyfish specimen of that species can't be over a hundred years old. Are baby ones ever born? If so, how would they know that they got one of the old ones and not a teenager? I was a little confused by that part. (I googled 'immortal jellyfish', and still didn't really understand.) Yeah well, that's Zoo-logic for you. Moe must be a 95er since he's part of a hurricane-inducing swarm/pride/flock (this is not my first language!) of jellyfish. Never mind that those immortal jellyfish procreate like other species too by egg and sperm. Moe could be a descendant of an original triple helix jellyfih back from 1895. So one would assume the triple helix can lie dormant for several generations otherwise how do you explain the other non-immortal species mentioned in the Worldwide Courier - ants, sloths etc. ? Not that this is where show logic is going - radiation changed one of Moe's genes, more specifically the ghost gene! Welcome ghost gene, cousin of the mother cell, brother-in-law to the defiant pupil and son of the triple helix! 3 hours ago, Tiger said: Given Jamie's bodycount, I thought Dariela would slam up against the door knocking it open and go flying out of the plane. I was desperately rooting for that to happen. Show managed to create one of those characters I can't stand but apparently am supposed to love. Welcome Dariela clone of CF's Gabby. Best quote goes to Mitch's stepmon (and thanks show for making me check out Warehouse 13 again): Quote I have too much to deal with in Washington, so I can't be here to Charlie you angels all the time. And Logan is still around because he's a pilot (and because he's pretty). I bet Trotter (aka invisible pilot ) is the leak. In any other show I would claim that the leak has to be a character we know but Zoo has its own logic. Once Dariela has taken care of him they need someone to fly the airplane. 1 Link to comment
Julie23 July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Spiders! Why did it have to be spiders? Hurricane inducing jelly fish! hahahahahahaha! I would love to get a glimpse into that hat the writers are using. Rejected ideas for this episode: Tornado creating Bison, Canadian Geese that make hail, Electric eels that can come out of the ocean and create lightning....and zebras that create killer dust storms! 5 Link to comment
mertensia July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 Oh, Mitch. "I hope there's a Pinkberry"."Because every city needs a dude who specializes in anti-venom." Though I think properly it's anti-venom. They struck casting gold with Billy Burke for Mitch. I will say the spiders were creepy. 4 Link to comment
MissLucas July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 1 hour ago, mertensia said: I will say the spiders were creepy. But they're always creepy at least to a substantial proportion of the audience. And feeding into general animal-triggered phobias is just cheating, Zoo! I think we should develop some sort of awesome critters grading scale. When the writers just use animals that are already dangerous/creepy they get an F by default. Adding a weird mutation like hurricane inducing for jellyfish or an exoskeleton for bears is at least a valuable effort: C- maybe? The lame-ass ice-bears from last week get another F. Tremor-sloth gets of course an A+. Link to comment
Netfoot July 27, 2016 Share July 27, 2016 OMG, right at the start, I thought we were in for some steamy sex involving a scummy shower-curtain! How long was Jamie wandering around in the woods? Because for an amputation performed in a mud-wallow by a fully qualified pilot, using a blunt hatchet, it already seems to have healed up completely. "Put these on and get in the car!" Because if you do it the other way around, we don't get a shot of the Three Blind Mice shuffling around trying to find the car. (Who is dumber, the writers for writing this shit, the players for acting it, or me for watching it?) Spiders with light-emitting eyeballs! 19 hours ago, ottoDbusdriver said: Still no killer zebras. Just saying. it cannot be said enough. P.S.: Loved watching wimpy Jackson pummeling Portugese Steven Seagal! 4 Link to comment
raven July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 (edited) So we have "ghost gene" to replace mother cell and defiant pupil. Got it! I miss Chloe and her bug eyes. Did they kill her off to make Mitch the new leader? He's not just a veterinary pathologist, he's some kind of an extreme scientist. His ex-step mother-probable-potential love interest is boring. I'm going to hold out a mild hope that Chloe is mutating somewhere and will pop up again. Dariela is OK (just chill out woman) but if she had shot Abe all bets would be off. Her throw down with Jamie was at least funny. Jamie has found her inner thug, she's a pro now after killing a few people. Annnd of COURSE Logan is in love with her. He should know that she shot approx a gazillion times the last guy she made out with. I liked the shots from the spider POV. Jackson showed he was a Parselmouth last week, can he talk to spiders too I wonder. 1 hour ago, Netfoot said: OMG, right at the start, I thought we were in for some steamy sex involving a scummy shower-curtain! Aack!! Must cleanse my brain now. Not Containment shower curtain sex! I was also wondering where are all the jellyfish and why all the spiders? Shouldn't it be sex, lies and spiders? Booksrule inspired me to look up "immortal jellyfish" and they can apparently revert back to their sexually immature stage (after propagating) instead of dying (is this where the sex comes in?) Alright, the Museum of Natural History makes it sound like cloning sort of: Quote These tiny, transparent creatures have an extraordinary survival skill, though. In response to physical damage or even starvation, they take a leap back in their development process, transforming back into a polyp. In a process that looks remarkably like immortality, the born-again polyp colony eventually buds and releases medusae that are genetically identical to the injured adult. In fact, since this phenomenon was first observed in the 1990s, the species has come to be called “the immortal jellyfish.” OMG Zoo has me looking up science! I forgot I need wine when watching Zoo, then it all makes sense. Edited July 28, 2016 by raven 2 Link to comment
thuganomics85 July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Of all the preposterous and unrealistic things this show has done, Jamie actually holding her own with Dariela, might have been the biggest reach ever. I'm guessing Dariela was just holding back, because she really should have been able to down Jamie with one punch. Whatevers! They're now "civil" with each other, and I really don't care since I really don't like either one of the characters. Mitch in charge! Now, that is funny! Again, I sometimes wonder if Mitch's "You serious?!" reactions are all acting, or Billy Burke himself wondering if the writers have lost their mind (the answer is always yes, of course.) To be fair, he probably really is the only choice left, because the only other person I would even consider would be Abe, and I think he's more than content to just stay as back-up, understandably. This episode was about evil spiders and an immortal jellyfish named Moe. Yup, classic Zoo! I was mainly indifferent to Logan in the past episodes, but he was kind of annoying in this one. I'm not sure what he really brings to the team, outside of mistrust and (shudder), a love triangle from hell. So, now the big twist is that Jackson's crazy dad is actually alive, and forced to work for Davies. I'm guessing he'll somehow be the one to save Jackson. While likely sacrificing himself. 1 Link to comment
TDT July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 Hurricanes and jelly fish.. so will there sharks and tornados in the season finale? oh wait 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 1 hour ago, TDT said: Hurricanes and jelly fish.. so will there sharks and tornados in the season finale? oh wait We never did get to see a hurricane, did we? Maybe the jelly fish hurricane was an afterthought in honor of this weekend's premier airing of Sharknado 4 after they'd already blown their special effects budget on the spiders? Link to comment
MissLucas July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 It was a discount hurricane: Invisible pilot made an announcement that everbody needed to buckle up as things were about to go nasty before they landed. IIRC we got some shaky camera effects (straight out of original ST) to add a bit of flavor. 2 Link to comment
Save Yourself July 28, 2016 Share July 28, 2016 14 hours ago, Netfoot said: OMG, right at the start, I thought we were in for some steamy sex involving a scummy shower-curtain! How long was Jamie wandering around in the woods? Because for an amputation performed in a mud-wallow by a fully qualified pilot, using a blunt hatchet, it already seems to have healed up completely. "Put these on and get in the car!" Because if you do it the other way around, we don't get a shot of the Three Blind Mice shuffling around trying to find the car. (Who is dumber, the writers for writing this shit, the players for acting it, or me for watching it?) Spiders with light-emitting eyeballs! it cannot be said enough. P.S.: Loved watching wimpy Jackson pummeling Portugese Steven Seagal! It's us for sure. And the more we watch the dumber we'll become ? 1 Link to comment
MissLucas July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 But we also learn things especially when we start to google to see how insane the show actually is: jellyfish are immortal (kinda), male lactation exists (I learned that from my favorite episode with the elevator riding rats). There's probably more but apparently I've already forgotten it, damn. Speaking of forgetting: whatever happened to Jackson's mother? Is she still alive or did the lions get to her? Now that Pa Jackson has shown up we might be in for a parental union. Link to comment
Dowel Jones July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 On 7/27/2016 at 8:06 AM, MissLucas said: Best quote goes to Mitch's stepmon Second best was Dariela's "Maybe we got off on the wrong foot." Even though she admitted it. And I want whatever painkillers Jaime is using off camera to blunt the effects of a traumatic amputation. On 7/27/2016 at 6:03 PM, raven said: I forgot I need wine when watching Zoo, then it all makes sense. That's Scandal isn't it? That's some damn good piloting, I'll tell you what. To keep all the lab material on the table, and the two unsecured 4,000# vehicles from flying around the compartments all while flying through a hurricane, yeah. Oh, and, yeah, when someone tells me not to move because there is a giant, deadly, radioactive (but boner inducing) spider right over my head, I think I'll oblige the spider to find me in some other part of the room, thank you. 1 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Dowel Jones said: ...is a giant, deadly, radioactive (but boner inducing) spider right over my head, I think I'll oblige the spider to find me in some other part of the room, thank you. I forgot about that effect. So did the guys that got bit...you know? Or did the anti-venom take care of it? Link to comment
Netfoot July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 4 hours ago, MissLucas said: Now that Pa Jackson has shown up... Wait. What?!?? How did I miss that? Link to comment
MissLucas July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Netfoot said: Wait. What?!?? How did I miss that? Right at the end, you were probably exhausted from eye-rolling or laughing. Jackson and Mitch have a discussion about the gas general Davies wants to use for the Noah project. They realize that the person who engineered the gas must be very clever and intelligent and that it can't be Davies - dramatic cut to a prison cell where a man sits with the back to the camera. Davies storms into the cell and tells the guy that his team was not able to get Jackson in Lisbon, then threatens to kill the prisoner if he does not fix the TX-14 that he sabotaged. Prisoner turns around - it's Oz* senior and he won't help until he has seen his son! *Professor Robert Oz to be more precise. I think the show never specified his academic credentials. I thought he was a biologist but it looks as if he's also got skills in chemistry. Since we already have a forensic pathologist for animals dabbling in genetics I should not think too hard about these things. Link to comment
Netfoot July 29, 2016 Share July 29, 2016 Thanks, MissLucas. Was probably doubled over in mirth during that scene. :) Link to comment
Bishop July 30, 2016 Share July 30, 2016 I'm enjoying Zoo. It's completely different than anything on tv right now, and the twists and turns are fun. I also really like the chemistry of the cast, sans Dariella and the step mom. I don't get Jaime's disconnect with the team, although I can buy that she bonded with Logan. That doesn't explain her distance from Mitch. I love Mitch and his snark, and I also love the fact that Jackson is carry the ghost gene. It creates a level of drama that helps the show. Throw in that his Dad is alive, and it kicks everything up a notch. I've been enjoying the season so far, although I'm not thrilled at all that Chloe had to be killed. I'm not one of those viewers who believe that main cast members need to die in order to be authentic. I hate that crap. I did like Jaime attempting to beat up Dariella. 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 30, 2016 Share July 30, 2016 I like this show too, but I'm not sure if I would if it was competing with a fall line up. I really appreciate the actors (and their characters) who play Abraham, Jackson, and Mitch. It's almost like the rest of the cast and the plots (and animals) were chosen to contrast (negatively) with the three heroes. It's also fun to snark about. Link to comment
Dowel Jones July 30, 2016 Share July 30, 2016 1 hour ago, shapeshifter said: Abraham, Jackson, and Mitch Wasn't that a folkie song back in the late 60's? :) 3 Link to comment
shapeshifter July 30, 2016 Share July 30, 2016 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Dowel Jones said: Wasn't that a folkie song back in the late 60's? :) Ha! Not quite: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham,_Martin_and_John Sort of the opposite, since the trio on Zoo are the survivors--but they are heroes, so almost. ETA: Hoping if there is an afterlife that recalls life that Lincoln, MLK, and JFK still have senses of humor. Edited July 30, 2016 by shapeshifter Link to comment
maczero August 1, 2016 Share August 1, 2016 Jamie's starting grow on me. There's something about a 9 toed blogger with homicidal tendencies that does it for me. 2 Link to comment
Rapunzel August 3, 2016 Share August 3, 2016 (edited) So of course Logan ends up being the mole. Of course Jamie is going to fall for him hard and that is going to compromise the group in some way, especially because Jamie can't keep her damn mouth shut, in addition to breaking Mitch's heart. It's also highly likely that others on the team are going to realize that something is off with Logan pretty quickly and Jamie will be pissed at anyone who dares mention it to her. I'm glad Daniella is going her separate way for the time being, however I'm sure she will still get screen time each episode (unfortunately) as she does her thing and tries to save the people from the Village. I just don't buy a bad ass Army Ranger having perfect hair with two little perfectly curled tendrils on each side of her face at all times, even while being strapped into a homemade electric chair. I also don't buy her and Abe as any kind of couple or even just "sex buddies" for a minute. That "love scene" they had in the loading bay a few episodes ago was beyond unbelievable and one of the most unsexy things I think I've ever seen. Thank god they didn't show much - what little we did see just seemed incredibly awkward and Abe just doesn't seem like the type for that kind of scene. He seems more like a long term, relationship kind of guy and the spontaneous, sex with a virtual stranger just didn't work - especially since I can't stand Daniella anyway and she's a crap actress. I generally like Abe as a character on this show, but I think his acting is awful, especially when he tries to be all technical and scientific, and I find it hard to believe how someone who barely knew how to turn on a computer not long ago can all of a sudden access data no one else can super quickly. When he tries to be scientific or technical, it comes across as totally unbelievable. He was originally there to basically be the muscle (and to have certain knowledge on African animals in particular), and now they seem to be trying to change things a bit so that Daniella (at least until she split off with the Village People) is the muscle and Abe is kind of a hybrid and is now technically savvy when he never appeared to have gone near anything more sophisticated than a ham radio before. Don't get me wrong, he's still, by far, one of the better characters here, it's just interesting to see how they are trying to seemingly reinvent him. Maybe he has the "Ghost Gene" as well. I can't believe the storyline with Jackson's Dad. Seems like the reunion between the two likely won't be so happy since Daddy is probably now more angry than ever that Jackson destroyed his lab. Maybe Mitch can invent some kind of serum or something to help make Daddy normal again and he and Jackson can make up. Interesting that Daddy won't help them make the Noah Project gas until he sees Jackson - maybe he wants to dose Jackson first if he's still mad about the lab. Edited August 3, 2016 by Rapunzel Link to comment
ratgirlagogo August 4, 2016 Share August 4, 2016 On 7/28/2016 at 5:07 AM, thuganomics85 said: Of all the preposterous and unrealistic things this show has done, Jamie actually holding her own with Dariela, might have been the biggest reach ever. I'm guessing Dariela was just holding back, because she really should have been able to down Jamie with one punch. Hard to go to toe to toe with a Ranger when you recently lost a - TOE. 3 Link to comment
Lady Calypso August 6, 2016 Share August 6, 2016 (edited) So this is the episode that is not surprising in the least, even with 'twists' thrown in. Jackson's dad is alive? I prepared for that. Logan's probably a mole? Well I didn't think he was just some bland love interest. Logan's also in love with her? Well, since she's the apparent sex symbol of the show, why not? I like Dariela more than Jamie, but Dariela is heading down a very predictable path here. The more she says these tough things, the more I think the show's just going to make her hesitate and not do the right thing....which'll turn out for the better, but whatever. I mean, she already hesitated when Jackson was going all Rambo on that guy. All she had to do was tell Abe that Jackson asked her to shoot him at the first chance of him turning rabid. These people need to learn how to communicate better. Dariela, all you had to do was step on Jamie's left foot. That would have brought her down instantly. Hurricane-causing jellyfish. Of course. And spiders, oh great! Jamie's becoming a little cocky now that she's 'seen some shit', isn't she? I don't like it. Also, badass doesn't work on her. It worked on Chloe and it works on Dariela. But Jamie? She looks like she's trying to sit at the big kid's table. Again, which is odd because Kristen was great in Cabin In The Woods. Which goes back to the fact that the writing is everything. Without good writing, the actors can only do so much. Logan's actor sounds Australian in the interrogation scene. Apparently, the actor is American. Hmm. Edited August 6, 2016 by Lady Calypso Link to comment
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