On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:08:00 -0700, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>In article <0VxOj.1609$pH4.1161@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> peachy a****e passion <exquisitepeach@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Yeah, here we go again.
>>
>> Ya'll watch these in advance, don't you? I get them, but something
>> about the weekly pacing I really enjoy - so I never end up watching in
>> advance.
>>
>> Itty
>> =
>> Bitty
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>> Spoiler
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>> Space
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>> Pretending
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>> Anyone
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>> Else
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>> Cares
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>> Not much to say just yet, I need to think about this one more.
>>
>> All in all the episode was emotionally satisfying enough for me to
>> allow me to overlook the weak points.
>>
>> But let's just start with acknowledging the weak points.
>>
>> 1. Itıs too much. Too over the top. There are too many things going
on,
>> and quite frankly too many disasters.
>>
>> This works for Doctor Who, they are traveling, and can go from
>> disaster to disaster. Itıs too much for tiny little Cardiff Wales.
>
>yep
>>
>> We need some sort of Sunnydale forgetty spell explanation, or
something.
>>
>> 2. Gray. Okay, we established early in the season that Jack had
>> supressed the memory of his brother and what happened. And then we
just
>> sort of skipped over that bit, didn't we? How hard would it have been
>> to have addressed this?
>>
>>
>> From here on out it's just random thoughts. I'm slow processing
this.
>>
>> But damn Gray was cute. And SOUNDED like Jack.
>>
>> Suddenly Jack is a thousand years older? Or was that 2? Really?
>> Because honestly he doesnıt look a day over 900.
>
>Sigh. Yep. He spent 2000 years buried alive, coming to life and
>choking to death over and over and over and over and over and over and
>over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
>over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
>over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and
>over and over and over and over again. And his coat wasn't even worse
>for the wear.
>
>This worked a lot better on HIGHLANDER when they put concrete galoshes
>on a Nazi and tossed him in the river to die and resurrect over and over
>again. He was only down there for maybe 50 years and came back really
>messed up.
Thanks; I was trying to recall that episode, which contradicted the
immortality "rules" of the original film where Connor could wander
around the bed of a loch with no ill-effect other than fish swimming
up his kilt. ISTR another immortal on a desert island continuously
resurrecting and starving to death, who also came back really messed
up.
Jerry Brown
--
A cat may look at a king
(but probably won't bother)
<http://www.jwbrown.co.uk>
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