Alphas

[Perpetual Man]

Just been watching the latest episode of Alpha's and saw Lindsay Wagner guest starred as Doctor Caulder.

As a point of interest she has played the same character in Warehouse 13 (also produced by SyFy) and that show has crossed over with Eureka!

Could it be that they are building their own little interconnected universe?

[Mouse]

You've just reminded me I can watch the newest episode! I've not yet, I'll have to see it tomorrow.

I've no idea who Lindsay Wagner is.

[Perpetual Man]

Way, way back (long before you were born), she was the Bionic Woman

[Mouse]

I've just IMDB'd her. Thought she looked familiar but I've not seen anything she's been in. (I've seen about half an episode of Warehouse 13, so maybe that's it!)

[Mouse]

Sorry to double post... Perp, what was the last episode you saw? I think I'm behind now. I watched two episodes the other day, the one with the autistic woman who could do the weird thing with the sounds and Gary could understand her (I did not get that at all!) and the one with the woman who could make people love her, then kill them by telling them she hated them.

[Perpetual Man]

I think you are just about up to date, the last one I saw was the woman who could make people love her.

I thought the autistic woman from the week before was an incredible idea, but just why Gary could understand her was a bit odd. It could have stood to be developed a little more, but then I suppose you are limited in a TV show. I did like the way she seemed to a be a prisoner, but it turned out she was the one in charge as it were!

[Mouse]

Ah good good. Ta muchly.

Oh yeah, I did really enjoy the episode actually, just couldn't work out what Gary was doing to understand her!

[Perpetual Man]

The latest episode (8), really caught my attention. I thought there were some superb ideas - an Alpha capable of giving people an almost narcotic bliss. He truly seemed to believe he was doing good, despite the down side of his ability.

Some of the thoughts and execution of them were a bit poor, but for the first time I really saw the glimmer of serious potential being reached.

[Mouse]

Oh! I've not seen that episode yet! The one I saw last was the one with Summer Glau. I do love Summer Glau.

Gotta say I'm really enjoying the series. There are moments when I haven't got a clue how certain things are working, but I'm liking it a lot.

[Perpetual Man]

Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying it too, but the latest episode just really showed where this show could go. The ideas were on a whole different level (At least they were to me.)

[Mouse]

I look forward to that then! I'll watch it tomorrow.

[clovis-man]

Originally Posted by Mouse

Oh! I've not seen that episode yet! The one I saw last was the one with Summer Glau. I do love Summer Glau.

I have to think that Summer Glau had a good time with the role. They seem to reserve all the quirky characters for her now. In this one, I found myself disliking her for much of the episode. Shows how well she played the part.

[Mouse]

She's very good.

Just watched episode 8. Don't get why Bill couldn't do his thing. And the crazy guy's ability was kinda like that woman who could make everyone love her - even down to them dying afterwards.

Charlotte from Lost is in next week's ep!!

[Perpetual Man]

It was a bit, but I thought it was the idea of the episode that was superb, not the execution, unfortunately.

As always I thought that there were things that could have been explained a little better of built up more.

It was not only that Bill's thing did not seem to work, but when Nina tried to use hers on Jonas it didn't work either. It was the aspect of religion being used, and twisted, that I liked, and the feeling that Jonas was not evil, probably believing he was doing the right thing.

When Rosen shot him I felt the impact was lessened by the fact that there has not been to much emphasis on Rosen being a man to whom guns are anathema. If we'd had that built up a bit the end would have had so much more impact (excuse the pun) that a man of peace was forced to use a gun to stop another man, who believed what he was doing was a peaceful improvement. (Well until he started setting the fire, but even then he thought it was a good thing.)

[clovis-man]

Originally Posted by Perpetual Man

When Rosen shot him I felt the impact was lessened by the fact that there has not been to much emphasis on Rosen being a man to whom guns are anathema. If we'd had that built up a bit the end would have had so much more impact (excuse the pun) that a man of peace was forced to use a gun to stop another man, who believed what he was doing was a peaceful improvement. (Well until he started setting the fire, but even then he thought it was a good thing.)

I liked it when Bill advised him to "aim for the chest" next time and he replies, "I did."