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Eureka: Force Quit

Season 5, Episode 3

 

 

Now that Jack, Henry and Jo know that Senator Wen is involved in the Astraeus disappearance, they just have to figure out where she is keeping the crew and how to get them back. Ming Na guest stars.

Zane: No computer version of you could have come up with something so incoherent.

 

Jack: Where is she?
Henry: I don't know.
Jack: I ask you to do one simple thing. One.

Comments:
1) Amy Berg! Whenever I see her name listed as either writer or producer, I know something good is coming. She does amazing work.
2) Poor Fargo. He finally found someone who loves him back and she is killed by the big bad. I hope the writers do something nice with his storyline before the season ends.
3) Spoiler:[ That is a very nice touch when Beverly strands Senator Wen in the virtual world of the sheriff's office. Clever and a little bit evil. ]

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Eureka: The Real Thing

Season 5, Episode 2

 

The crew continues to struggle with their new lives in the virtual world but still come together to face a dragon. Meanwhile in the real world, the town continues the month long search for the Astraeus. Ming Na guest stars.

Fargo: Mythical is just another word for not yet discovered.

 

Jo: Two hundred and eighty six bucks. Hmmm...thanks universe.

 

Carter: So help us or shoot us, but we're following that trail.

 

Holly: You don't ever want to have sex again, do you?

Comments:
1) Maybe I just don't have patience with teenagers but Kevin annoys the crap out of me. He is so judgmental, condescending, impulsive and has no concern for anything but what he wants. In other words he's a normal teenager. If teens like that don't get smacked down and taught to face consequences, they grow up and become politicians. So people, please, verbally smack down your teens.
2) It's been a year since their return in the virtual world? No one acts like it. Their relationships haven't evolved as much as they would have in a year. In that amount of time, Allison and Zane would have come to grips much better with Jo and Carter's relationship.
3) Erica Cerra looks great with her hair down.
4) Where's Jack's hidden key in the jail cell? He used to have one there in case he locked himself inside.
5) Spoiler time: [ Ha! I knew Wen would be the villain. She swooped in in such an aggressive fashion with the project that she had to have something up here sleeve.
Also, this episode gave me a South Park moment but more foul mouthed with "Oh my God, you killed Holly. You fuckers." I was agape in shock at Holly's death. How are they going to explain that to all the other crew members in the virtual world? Will they just say she died of the dragon wounds and jump to a funeral? ]
6) Don't look at the last two pictures if you don't want to catch another spoiler. I'll have the link back to the main page before them so you can avoid it.
7) Also I'm not sure if that close up of the dragon is CGI or puppetry, but it looks amazing.

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Pictorial spoiler below. Proceed at your own risk.

 

 

 

 

Eureka: Lost

Season 5, Episode 1

 

Allison and the Astraeus crew find themselves back on Earth after a disastrously short take off, but they find things aren't as they seems. They've been gone for 4 years and Eureka is a vastly different place.

Fargo: Gangway. First!
Zane: That's mature.
Fargo: Douglas Fargo, first human being on Titan, baby!

 

Jack: If it makes you feel any better the terrible twos lasted til she was five which was brutal.

 

Holly: Ooo, looks like the crown of an orc king.
Parrish: And this is just the scale model. The big one could turn the entire orc army into bunch of pussy cats.

 

Holly: Whoa. This is intense.
Fargo: What the frack happened?
Zane: Carter stole my girlfriend.
Fargo: Seriously?
Carter: No. Well....Zane! Bigger issues.

Comments:
1) I'm just going to consider Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and Kavin Smith as part of the regular cast of the show and not mention them as guest staring in the episode descriptions.
2) Oh Fargo. Why'd you have to be that annoying person that tries to say/post "First" instead of contributing.
4) Damn, Kavin Smith does creepy well. Maybe it's a little because we're so used to Andy always being cheerful and helpful, but this twist makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Wil Wheaton does a great job of it too. That over the top cheerfulness makes one think an alien is going to burst from his chest or something else shocking.
5) I remember Kevin Grazier, the science adviser for the show, talking about it on a panel at Dragon*Con (in 2007 I think). It was the first year for an Eureka panel at the convention so there weren't any actors there. He commented that the writers were going to make "Jack work to get Allison" and that it probably wouldn't happen until the very end of the series. I wonder if that is still the plan and that Allison and Jack will end the series together.
6) Do the Martha drones look cylonish to anyone else?
7) Highlight for spoilers: [ I rewatched the last half of season 4 about 2 weeks ago and wondered if Beverly Barlow had anything to do with the Astraeus vanishing. How are they going to have this all work? Are they only going to show the false world that exists in the crew's minds or are they going to overlay this with the search to find them in the "real" world? The writers do like to take this show to extremes in terms of reality and seem to like alternate timelines. It should be exciting to see how it all plays out. ]
8) I'm going to be a bumbling mess when the last episode airs. Eureka has a huge place in my heart. It's going to be painful to let go.

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Being Human: It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To

Season 2, Episode 13

 

Season 2 finale.
Josh, Aidan and Sally all try to find ways out of their troubles; each of them choosing violent actions that don't turn out quite like they expected.

Sally: You two are totally about to go on separate killing sprees for women. That is so hot.

Comments:
1) Sally, queen of the inappropriate comments.
2) This really was a WTF episode with characters taking paths that were vastly different that the preferences they had shown before. I'm still not sure what to think of it.
Now to the spoiler area. Highlight the underlined area to read.
3) On Henry: [ I'm surprised that Henry keeps trusting and forgiving Henry (though Henry does seem to make an effort to help). I'm not sure here if he ratted Aidan out in this situation or just failed to take out all the guards. "I'm so sorry, Aidan" can read both ways. The red rag was in place though so he may have squealed. From the looks of him hanging on the hook, he's probably going to regret even knowing anything about the situation. ]
4) Mother and Suren: [ I thought my mom and I had issues. Wow. Torturing her to teach her a lesson. Asking her to kill her lover and the only man who has ever supported her. Killing your own daughter. That is one fracked up bitch. Aidan's line "now you have to live with what you did" and reminding Mother that she killed the only being that ever loved her was a nice touch. ]
5) Aidan: Actually I don't think this one needs a spoiler. That was the sweetest thing when he visited Suren's burial spot every year on the anniversary.
6) The ending: [So Aidan is buried. Sally is in limbo and thinks she made a mistake. Who knows what happened with Josh, Nora, and Ray. Either one could have shot anyone of the three. Hell, Nora could have shot herself to get Josh to stop trying to save her. I hate it when they go to black and then have a gunshot. That's a cheap closing. ]
7) I wonder how the writers are going to dig themselves out of this next season. One thing's for sure, you can't call this a "remake" of the UK version.

 

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Being Human: Partial Eclipse of the Heart

Season 2, Episode 12

 

An eclipse has some unusual effects while Sally tries to re-befriend Zoe, Josh gets ready to make his relationship with Julia public, and Aidan gets down to the business of living under the radar.

Aidan: The turn around on this particular betrayal is a little fast even for you.

 

Aidan: Freedom on her terms is no freedom at all.

 

Julia: I loved you enough, Josh. You just never believed it.

Comments:
1) I think I'm just going to consider Kyle Schmid as part of the regular cast of the show and not list him as a guest star. He's been in at least half of the episodes for the season.
2) For everyone who hasn't been watching because they think this is just a remake of the British version, really needs to give Being Human (Syfy) another shot. Beyond the first 3 or 4 episodes of the first season, this version is uniquely its own. True I haven't watched the UK version since the third season (its been renewed for season 4), but for the parts I watched, they were nothing like this.
3) The effects of the partial eclipse were an unexpected and fantastic plot device to allow for more character growth.
Now for the parts that require highlighting (between the brackets) to prevent spoilers.
4) Re: Henry [ Okay, I was wrong last week on my prediction for what would happen with Aidan and Henry. I hadn't imagined that this would all be planned out as part of the get away. I should have known better. ]
5) Re: Danny [ Limbo might have actually changed Danny for the better. He at least seems to recognize that what he did to Sally (while she was alive, while she was dead, and while they both were dead) was wrong. Not that I think this excuses anything. He was still an abusive and murderous bastard. ]
6) Re: Josh and Julia [ Kudos for his sacking up and getting ready to tell Julia about being a werewolf. How did he not realize that he was talking to her ghost though? You'd think it would be a little more noticeable. You have to wonder how many people he talks to in the hospital are ghosts and not living then. I know. I know. That was all to further the plot, screw making sense or being consistent. That has to be a heartbreaking thing for him when he makes peace with loving her while a wolf and then losing her. I might have also been wrong about Julia (I hate saying that). Her door came so quickly because whe was at peace and had no unfinished business after figuring out why Josh left before.]
7) Re: Aidan [ I'm hoping he'll be back in town for the final episode of the season. He has no real reason to run now that Suren has returned. ]
8) Re: Everyone [ And now they're all back to being alone and disappointed. ]
9) Remember next week is the season 2 finale. After that, we'll have to wait until next year for more Being Human entertainment.

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Being Human: Don't Fear the Scott

Season 2, Episode 11

 

Josh and Julia double date with Aidan and Suren to see if the couples have a future together. That may have been an unnecessary precaution when Mother visits and Nora returns. Kyle Schmid guest stars.

Josh: History shows that us ignoring your problems doesn't really work out well for anyone.

 

Josh: You all right? You just seem extra broody today.

 

Aidan: No one knows the future they're supposed to have.

 

Nora: I'm not in pain because of what I am. I'm in pain because of what I've done.

Comments:
1) Doesn't Julia just seem off to you? There's something strange about that character. She's admitted to pretty much stalking Josh and she was acting weird during the dinner with Suren. I bet she's going to have some exceptionally fucked up plot twist and go all Fatal Attraction on them.
2) Highlight for spoiler: [ Is Nora just yanking Josh's chain with the "cure" for being a werewolf? Or more correctly is Bryn? I know in most werewolf fiction that comes up as the solution for that particular problem, but it doesn't play right here. I think Bryn was either trying to get Nora to kill Josh in revenge for Connor or she was trying to turn Josh into a killer.]
3) Highlight for a different spoiler: [ After their talk where Aidan mentions that Henry tends to blow plans up, why did he trust him? Dude, you created him. You should know better. Certain personality traits never change. No, I don't think that Henry and gang end up killing Aidan in the next episode. I think that Suren will get caught in the crossfire and end up being the one to die. If that's the case, hopefully Henry is the one to take the blame. I'd miss Kyle Schmid if the character dies though. That young man grew up very nicely.]
4)Sally kind of has a Sam Winchester in Season 7 vibe going on, doesn't she?

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Being Human: Dream Reaper

Season 2, Episode 10

 

Josh and Aidan become trapped in the house with Zoe as she tries to help Sally find her way back from the Reaper. Too bad it's the night of the full moon and Aidan hasn't eaten in 24 hours.

Josh: What's the non-corporeal equivalent of cold water in the face?

 

Sally: You can't save yourself if you don't know the danger you're in.

 

Aidan: It tastes different.
Josh: Different? Different how? Oh, you know what, I just ate a bunch of asparagus.

 

Sally: I figure if I have to shack up with a monster I'd rather it be you guys.

Comments:
1) Very nice geeky moment when Aidan says, "Don't you think that's a little..." and makes a Vulcan salute. I swear just knowing what an incredible geek Sam Witwer is makes him even hotter. I just adore a geek, being one myself.
2) I like the turn where Aidan, who has always been the strong one who everyone goes to for advice and assistance, becomes the one struggling and Josh steps up to the plate to be strong. The writers have put a great deal into character development and made Josh, Aidan and Sally very diverse and complex. Thank you writers!

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Being Human: When I Think About You, I Shred Myself

 

Season 2, Episode 9

 

Aidan brings Henry home with him while Josh becomes friends with Julia, his ex-fiance, and Sally digs deeper into Reaper territory. Jay Baruchel guest stars.

Henry: I told you I can't kill men.
Aidan: I know, but that was before you met me.

Comments:
1) "can't kill men" sounds a little specific to me.
2) Is Kyle Schmid now considered a regular part of the cast? Timing wise his name was listed differently from the other guest actors. If so, yea!
3) I love the writers Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke, and Michael Ostrowski. This episode rocked. So unexpected.


Spoiler: (highlight the area in brackets to read)
[Sally went Reaper and this was all hallucination on her part? I never expected that though in many ways it fits with how they've developed her character. So most of her scenes this season weren't real. I wonder how the guys will bring her back.]

 

 

 

 

 

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Being Human: I've Got You Under Your Skin

 

Season 2, Episode 8

 

Sally must face the Reaper while Aidan deals with Henry and the orphans. Josh meanwhile goes out to drown his sorrows over Nora with his sister and ends up drinking with his ex-fiance, Julia, as well. Kyle Schmid, Dusan Dukic, and Natalie Brown guest star.

Reaper: I've got to say I am not overflowing with sympathy for you.

 

Sally: I can't believe I'm asking for a "how to" on ghost murder.

Comments:
1) Still loving Kyle Schmid as Henry (even when he does the puppy dog eyes) and Dusan Dukic as the Reaper. Sweet, soulful and tortured on one side and a menacing, alluring psychopath on the other.
2) I put the first letter of a characters name in my notebook next to their quotes. For the last quote from this episode, I have an "A" and was thinking that wasn't an Aidan quote. Nope, I accidentally called Sally "Annie." Whoops. Getting my versions mixed up.
3) That is an inappropriately placed candlestick in the photo at the top of the post. That or I have a dirty mind. Who am I kidding? I just have a dirty mind.

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Being Human: The Ties That Bind

 

Season 2, Episode 7

 

Things come to a head between Josh and Nora and Aidan gets thrown into the fight. Sally figures out who is haunting her.

Josh: Why is the bathroom mirror calling me a whore?

 

Josh: Also neither of us recently played Maria von Trapp to a group of ghostly teenage wastelands.

Comments:
1) If iron can dissipate a ghost, how can Sally hold it?
2) I bet the prop guys had a fun time playing furniture jenga.
3) Dusan Dukic makes a fabulous Reaper.
4) It was very cowardly of Josh to throw Aidan under the bus like that with Nora. Nut up Josh.
5) This episode was a great reminder that this isn't a remake of the UK version. I watched it through season 3 (Annie and Mitchell [Sally and Aidan counterparts] together made me want to stab myself with a fork). I hope that Josh realizes that his expectations of Aidan are pushing him farther into where he doesn't want, or is scared, to go. That is one of my problems with Josh; he is so judgmental and isn't very inclined to listen to the other side of the story.
6) This was a great episode and a major turning point for the series. I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

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