Episode Ten: Untitled
Can you believe we made it all the way to ten episodes? I know, cool, right? We've got a full episode for you, with tv week, our long-awaited Buffy season 6 discussion, and a special treat at the beginning of the episode. We hope you enjoy it! As always, please send feedback. We want to make our listeners a bigger part of our show.
TV Week: (15:30 - 31:50) Chuck, Heroes, T:SCC
Music used in this episode:
"The Raiders March" by John Williams
"Hulk Theme" by Craig Armstrong
"I'm Sorry" by Flyleaf
"Hop on a Plane" by Tegan and Sara
"You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell
"Stop This Song (Lovesick Melody)" by Paramore
1 comments:
Nice montage!
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CHUCK - From Morgan and the turkey to Big Mike taking down the baddie, this was one of my favorite holiday-themed shows of all time. It's a shame to see Jordana Brewster go because I thought her and Zachary Levi had great chemistry. Hopefully she'll pop up now and then, Bryce Larkin style. Oh, wouldn't it be great to see her and Bryce together in an episode!
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HEROES - I'll comment on the "Eclipse" two-parter in its entirety next episode.
Faith, if you want to see something by Seth Green (he created it) that might be a bit more up your alley, check out the comic series FRESHMEN, where a group of college students, none of whom like each other, are turned into superheroes with a very odd assortment of powers and have to pull together to stop a mad scientist. All while being led by the school mascot ... a talking beaver.
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T:SCC - That twist with Riley came out of nowhere. As much as I enjoy the character, I could never shake the feeling that she was just a plot device thrown in by the writers to stand between John and Cameron. It was a weakness in the writing that they turned into a surprising asset by having her actually be a plant meant to stand between John and Cameron.
As to the question of time travel and how things have been altered, I don't know how much you two followed the original film, but Kyle Reese told Sarah that the humans had won. John Connor had succeeded in storming SkyNet and was just about to pull the switch when it sent the first Terminator back as a last-ditch move. That victory was the last thing Kyle saw before he leapt back in pursuit.
Cut to a handful of time travels later, and Derek's memories reveal to us a very different future where the war continues on long after Kyle's disappearance. There has been no victory for mankind. Why? Because this is a different John, one who grew up with the protective image of Arnie in T2 and reprogrammed machines have become a norm among his forces.
Cut to a few more time travels later and Jesse reveals to us that John is making dangerous mistakes and sacrificing lives while putting more and more trust in machines. This is the John that grew into adulthood with Cameron at his side, and she (either the past she or the future she) is the only one he talks to anymore.
I'm sorry to go on a bit of a ramble here, but I'm really impressed with by way the writers are handling the rippling, changing timeline to show that John may have gotten to the point where he's not the ultimate savior of mankind, and the future resistance is starting to take notice. It'll be interesting to see where they go with it.
As for Ky's concern about Riley's age, remember that the Cameron-based Allison was a part of the resistance, and she hasn't even been born yet.
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Wow, I didn't know you two were such huge STAR WARS fans. Ever see the infamous Holiday Special?
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