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matt_zimmerAlso reviews for the latest episodes of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Smallville, and Fringe. Spoilers Below the fold. The spoilers for both V and Caprica Season 1.5 are pretty major.
Smallville "Icarus"
The show has had it's share of awesome episodes this season but I cannot remember one this watchable or filled with such interesting themes. "Addictive" is one of the last words I'd use to describe Smallville (unlike say, Fringe or Dollhouse) but this episode came the closest the show ever has to being that.
I'm really upset they killed Hawkman (I'm deducting half a star for that) but I almost think it kind of needed to happen to show the stakes of this season. I really love Lois being in the fold of the superhero party and I was as excited as Clark was to attend a gathering where they didn't have to keep any secrets for fear of being outed. It was also great to see Micheal Hogan as Slade again and love that he's on the path to becoming Deathstroke. Neat!
Great episode. ****1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Masters Of Evil"
Enjoyable episode. Sometimes you just need a cool slugfest and this episode delivered. Loved Hawkeye and Black Panther's gambit to pretend to fight the Masters only to secretly be causing a distraction so Giant Man could do his thing. It was also cool to see all eight Avengers in the theme song. ****1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "459"
Enter the Kree and possibly the Skrulls. Not a great episode but I could tell that it was more set-up than anything else and those are as important as action-packed episodes. I doubt Deep Space Nine's Garak episodes in seasons three and five would have been as jaw-droppingly awesome as they were without The Wire which seemed like a bit of a disappointment at the time. I'm thinking this episode will have the same impact and get better upon a rewatch. Best parts were the scenes with Wasp telling Hulk to cut loose to his delight and Hulk selfishly stating that he'd survive the blast to Thor's disgust. ***1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Widow's Sting"
I'm bummed Black Widow is a villain on this show but this episode hints that they might be working on some way to redeem her. Another great outing for Hawkeye and Black Panther with Cap thrown into the mix (loved him telling Tony and Fury that their orders sounded more like "suggestions" to him.) Only bad thing is that I missed the Hulk. ****.
Fringe "Marionette"
I HATE what Fauxlivia did to Olivia and Peter. You know, even though I KNOW that what happened wasn't Peter's fault I can't help but siding with Olivia's disgust at him especially with all of the clues that were in the episodes leading to the revelation.
The case they were working on was pretty creepy too. Loved the dead lady ballerina puppet. I really enjoyed the episode. ****1/2.
Caprica: Season 1.0
The first batch of episodes for the single season prequel to Battlestar Galactica.
I like the show, possibly a bit more than Battlestar (I haven't seen the last five episodes of the season yet) but I will not deny that it got off to a somewhat rocky start. The Pilot is a mess and things didn't start getting interesting until the final scene of the second episode. I'll give a more detailed assessment in my review for Caprica Season 1.5.
Best episodes on the set on the one guest starring Patton Oswalt (Gravedancing) and the mid-season finale (End Of Line). I'm not crazy about the Pilot or the episodes dealing with the lame New Cap City. Set overall: ***1/2.
Pilot: I really think it was a bad idea to release this months before the series actually debuted. A weekly rhythm helped deal with a lot of the slowness of the early episodes and this basically just STOPS and doesn't pick up until six months later when the series started airing. **1/2.
Pilot Unrated, Extended Edition: A spicier version of the Pilot (in fact the one that originally debuted on DVD.) **1/2.
Rebirth: REALLY great idea on the producers' part to make Sasha Roiz and ESPECIALLY the great Brian Markinson series regulars. I LOVE Agent Duram and think the police procedural aspect of the show rocks. That said, it doesn't rock YET, and the only really great thing about the episode is the cliffhanger of Amanda announcing her daughter was a terrorist. ***1/2.
Reins Of A Waterfall: Not as good as the last episode, but better than the Pilot. Loved the confrontation between Joseph Adama and Daniel Graystone. ***.
Gravedancing: In which the show goes from "interesting" to "addictive". Patton Oswalt was a GREAT casting choice as Baxter Sarno (in the commentary it's revealed Jane Espenson recommended him because of Dollhouse) and the scenes of Daniel and Amanda on his show were riveting. Also great was the tension in the scene between Sam and Amanda. Excellent. ****1/2.
There Is Another Sky: I have always thought Grand Theft Auto was lame and New Cap City is just as lame an idea, if not lamer. That said, the first episode to feature it is passable because of the great performance of the actress who plays Tamara Adama. She looks like she stepped out of the set of a 40's film noir; her look is that great. ****.
Know Thy Enemy: LOVE John-Pyper Ferguson and have since his Brisco County Jr. days. He was a great casting choice for Tomas Vergis. Demerits however to the producers for casting the awesome James Marsters as Barnabas. If they were only going to make the actor look skeevy and old and not even interesting they shouldn't have bothered. Marsters NEVER came off this boring on Torchwood or even Smallville. ***.
The Inperfections Of Memory: New Cap City stuff: horrible. Everything else: awesome. The Sister Clarice stuff is starting to heat up (Polly Walker RULES!) but I am really starting to dig the character of Lacy too. The cliffhanger of Daniel realizing the Cylon was Zoe was boss as well. ****.
Ghosts In The Machine: Watching Daniel torture Zoe was hard to watch but at the same time I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen. The bummer is that had Daniel just tried sweet-talking Zoe a TINY bit more before resorting to dirty tricks she might have revealed herself. You could tell she was right on the cusp of it after his moving speech. ****.
End Of Line: I normally hate "... Hours Earlier" episodes but this one used the trope perfectly. The scene of Barnabas forcing Lacy to blow up Sister Clarice's car blew my mind and I am STILL shocked by Philomon's death. The first human murder by a Cylon and NO one with the possible exception of Zoe realized how significant that death actually was. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Pilot: These were pretty cool because they were kind of abandoned plot threads that the series didn't pick up on. Sort of a rare for a deleted scenes mix in that it explored what might have been. ****.
Deleted Scenes - Rebirth: Best scene was Serge recognizing the Cylon as Zoe. That would have been a REALLY cool plot twist. ****.
Deleted Scenes - Reins Of A Waterfall: Decent. This featured an extended version of the Sportscast. ***.
Deleted Scenes - Gravedancing: Two awesome scenes, the first being Baxter Sarno's extended monologue and the second continuing the abandoned plot thread of Serge recognizing Zoe in the Robot. Terrific. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - There Is Another Sky: Clarice drunk-dialing Amanda was positively insane. It was interesting, but I'm glad it was cut. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Know They Enemy: The two deleted scenes with Agent Duram were delightful but the scene between Daniel, Amanda and the Zoe Robot would have been difficult to justify putting in the episode. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - The Imperfections Of Memory: Great stuff. My favorites include the deleted subplot with Agent Duram and Adama and Heracles' funny scenes together. Also of note, they deleted the scene in which Clarice gives the rare wine to Amanda. *****.
Deleted Scenes - Ghosts In The Machine: Man, that drag show had the promise of being something great, but it was just embarrassing. It starts of strong with the percussions as the riddle guy walks onstage through a montage and then completely falls apart with his nonsense monologues. REALLY bad. *.
Deleted Scenes - End Of Line: This was pretty bad too. I will ALWAYS maintain that New Cap City is lame and bringing Sam Adama into it weakens him. He's the real deal in gangsta so seeing him playing along with a bunch of teenage losers diminishes him greatly. I'm glad the entire Tamara climax got a complete redo. Interesting to note that the show originally had an explanation for Amanda's visions of her brother. I liked the way it actually played out better (nice and ambiguous) but I can't deny that seeing this was an "Aha!" moment. **1/2.
The Caprica Dynasty: A behind-the-scenes making-of featurette. Excellent. *****.
The Look Of Caprica: Exploring the looks of Caprica City, Little Tauron, V-World, and New Cap City. ****.
Creating A World: Featurette on all of the background design elements. Cool. ****.
Season 1.5 Sneak Peek: Oh come on! They can't tease the Final Five eventually coming to the series right before it's canceled! Oh, man! *****.
Video Blogs:
What The Frak Is Caprica?: Explaining the series. Makes it sound kind of dry to be honest. It sort of is so it doesn't lose many points for that. **1/2.
The Director's Process: Boring. **.
The V Club: The actress who plays Zoe (Allessandra Torresani) takes us on a fun tour of the V Club set. Neat. ****.
The Birth Of A Cylon: A look at the lab where the Cylon was created. ***.
What To Expect: What it says. Pretty good promo-type dealie. ****.
Adama: Exploring the Adamas' Tauron roots. ***1/2.
U-87: A look at the first Cylon. ***1/2.
Morality: A bit heavy-handed to be honest. ***.
Roll Cameras: About the look of the show's cinematography. ***1/2.
Snake In The Grass: About Sister Clarice Willow. Interesting. ****.
Caprican Stylz: The look of the sets, the equipment, and the fashions. ****.
Virtual Life: Exploring the morality of the V Club and the other virtual worlds. ***1/2.
Gray Matters: About the Graystones. ***1/2.
Caprica On Syfy Trailer: You couldn't tell from this trailer that Syfy was actually already on the verge of canceling the series. They're still selling it pretty hard. ****.
DVD Menus: Still with music. **1/2.
Caprica: Season 1.5
I admit to being skeptical about this prequel to Battlestar Galactica (prequels almost ALWAYS suck) when it was first announced. The Pilot DID suck and the first batch of episodes were only mildly better so I felt that my cynicism was justified.
It wasn't. Battlestar Galactica had it's ups and downs and it's ending was hugely disappointing in retrospect (I was kind of in denial about it when it first aired and gave it a favorable review simply because it was so unusually definite an ending for a sci-fi franchise). However Caprica is a different story. Caprica may have been canceled quickly into season 1.5 (the final five episodes debuted on DVD) but the last episode is SO fantastic that I actually believe it justified me getting in the entire Battlestar franchise in the first place (which I was becoming increasingly lukewarm about). It does NOT end on a cliffhanger, but merely gives tantalizing glimpses of where the series would have headed had it continued (think Dollhouse's Epitaph One).
The second half of the season isn't perfect. It's goes to some places that are SO dark that it's almost absurd (we're watching a sci-fi show, not Schindler's List). But it builds beautifully into the season (or rather series) finale and keeps getting better once you hit the last three episodes.
The series focuses on the planet Caprica, 58 years into Battlestar Galactica's past, and details the creation and evolution of the robotic Cylon race. It star Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone, the scientist who created the Cylons and Esai Morales who plays Joseph Adama, Battlestar's Commander William Adama's father. There are a lot of Easter Eggs and shout-outs for Battlestar fans to enjoy and a hissable, detestable villain in Sister Clarice Willow (played by Polly Walker) who is a selfish and delusional religious zealot and head of a terrorist organization built around monotheism (worship of a single God). The main conflict is between Graystone and Adama who clash because Adama believes Graystone's late daughter Zoe was responsible for the terrorist attack that killed his wife and daughter. Graystone has recreated Zoe as an avatar in the virtual game world, who is SO accurate a representation she is actually sentient.
My favorite character is Agent Jordan Duram played by Brian Markinson. He's such a cool good guy. My only real gripe with how the series ended was the ambiguous note the character was left on. The series still rocks though.
Best episodes of Season 1.5 are Clarice's revenge killing spree (Retribution), the episode that revealed Sister Clarice's ultimate plans (The Heavens Will Rise), the reunion of Daniel and Amanda Graystone with their daughter amid terrorists putting their house under seige (Here Be Dragons) and the mind-blowing series finale (Apotheosis). Worst episode is the unpleasant The Dirteaters. I didn't originally care much for Blowback either but it's a bit better upon a rewatch. Set overall: ****1/2. Series Overall: ****.
Unvanquished: This was good but unfortunately should have been better. The low ratings this episode got ensured the series' cancelation. I wasn't digging the Daniel stuff (the blowing up his mother turn was absurd) but the stuff with Clarice built beautifully to the reveal of her and Amanda living together. ***1/2.
Retribution: Awesomeness. Sister Clarice is SUCH a bada** and you are almost convinced she believes she is killing her ex-followers left and right for a divine purpose. Also great were the scenes between a desperate Agent Duram and a disbelieving Amanda Graystone. Daniel's subplot is still weak (they really needed to get back to the Cylon stuff) but I'm giving the episode a perfect grade anyways. *****.
Things We Lock Away: I love me some John-Pyper Ferguson but, honestly? The Tomas Vergis plot had run it's course. I think Ferguson was kind of wasted on the series, to be frank. They REALLY needed to get either James Callis or Tricia Helfer to play God to Zoe here though. I didn't even realize that was what they were going for until I heard the commentary. Total bust. Loving Lacy's locked in the attic plot though. Magda Apanowicz is amazing. ***1/2.
False Labor: Love, love LOVE Sam Adama and the Cylon blowing away those guys. Super bad cat stuff. I especially love the guy on the receiving end believing he was getting a reprieve before Sam ordered the Cylon to blow him away. Great. ****.
Blowback: Not gonna lie. The stuff with Lacy as a hostage was SO unpleasant to watch the first time that I almost gave up on the episode. It's a bit better on a rewatch but it still leaves a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. All right. For the record, this episode was the turning point of my opinion of Clarice Willow. No matter HOW much the producers on the commentaries claim that she is just doing what she believes is right, and that she has good qualities to go along with her evil tendencies this episode strictly makes me believe she a straight up Bad Guy and the Big Bad of the series. There is a special place reserved in Hell for anyone who is able to slit their own wife's throat from behind with no warning, on a questionable tip from a source she hasn't even met face-to-face. She is a monster. By the way: the last shot of the Cylon starely directly at Lacy? Ridiculously awesome. ***.
The Dirteaters: This? Ridiculously unpleasant. The only stuff I enjoyed were the Sister Clarice scenes and those were pretty brief (the looks exchanged between Nestor and Olaf once they realized Clarice wanted statues of herself built in Heaven were priceless). The violence and torture of the rest of the episode however was over-the-top. *1/2.
The Heavens Will Rise: The stuff with Daniel and Amanda is pretty great but in my opinion it's the Lacy on Geminon plot that MADE the episode. I'm loving her control of the Cylons and wish the series had continued so we could have seen exactly where that led. The Adama stuff is heating up too. I wish the series had revealed Agent Duram's fate though. Great episode. ****1/2.
Here Be Dragons: They did NOT just kill Willie Adama. Holy poop! I REALLY wish Lacy had a bigger role in the series finale as I wanted to see her using the Cylons to blast apart the STO leaders. Coolness. Especially the first reference to "Skinjobs". Only beef is that the next episode pulls the same trick with William Adama that Smallville did with Jimmy Olsen. They might as well have renamed him Snowball II. ****1/2.
Apotheosis: The producers were smart enough to realize that since the show might not be coming back they might as well throw the kitchen sink at us and give us an ending that is definitely NOT a cliffhanger but sets some stuff up in case the series came back. I wish Wolverine and the X-Men had taken this tack. The Caprica National Anthem made me giggle (it was kind of lame). This episode was non-stop awesome otherwise. Sister Clarice being the leader of the Cylons makes a LOT of sense as does Lacy becoming the Blessed Mother. And yes, Zoe will be the first skinjob. I just wish the series had lasted long enough to see the Final Five arrive on Caprica! Perfect episode anyways. *****.
Re-Caprica: Best. Title for a recap. EVER. But the show was still too new to be able to do one of these things properly. They got the lady who narrated Lost in 8:15 to do it but 9 episodes was just not enough to pack in tons of lightning fast information. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Unvanquished: These were pretty good (they were scenes between Lacy and Barnabas) but the episode was overstuffed already and they were the most logical cuts. And ooooh, nudity! ****.
Deleted Scenes - Retribution: The scene between Daniel and Cyrus was a wise cut but I'm really saddened that the confrontation between Clarice and Olaf had to be cut. True, it was a VERY long scene but I wish at least an abridged version of it had been in the episode. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Things We Lock Away: These are basically extended scenes of Lacy in the attic. ***.
Deleted Scene - Blowback: Bedroom scene with Daniel and Amanda. ***.
Deleted Scene - Here Be Dragons: I really wish this had been in the episode. Anything that gives a hint of how sick Olaf was becoming of Clarice is good in my book. ****.
Video Blogs:
Global Defense: About Jordan Duram and the GDD. Awesome. *****.
Next Generation: About how the parents basically failed the kids on the series. ****.
One True God?: Showing the differences between the monotheists and the STO. ****1/2.
Caprican Evolution: About the evolution of the show. ***1/2.
Visual Effects: Um, spoiler alert? This spoils a great deal of the final episodes. Don't watch this until you've seen them all. *.
Sounds Of Caprica: Another spoiler fest. They should have saved this and the previous blog for the final disc. **.
The Music Of Caprica: I like Bear McCreary's music for Caprica better than the faux percussions on Battlestar. Maybe it's because the melody here is played by actual instruments rather than synthesizers. ****.
V: The Complete First Season
The first season of the remake of the miniseries from the Eighties is pretty good, but not great. It takes an awfully long time for it to get where it's going and viewers had little patience with having to wait months to see what happened in the final eight episodes of the season.
Thankfully, the show wasn't canceled because of ABC's schedule monkeying but I sincerely hope the second season doesn't suffer these problems.
The show stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost's Juliet Burke) as Erica Evans, an FBI agent who is startled by the sudden mass appearances of spaceships in the sky. The Vs (or "Visitors") claim to be peaceful but it clearly becomes apparent to many that their intentions are MUCH darker than they are letting on. Erica joins forces with a Priest and a Renegade V in a group called the Fifth Column, which is trying to save humanity from the Vs. The leader of the Vs, Anna, is played by Morena Baccarin (Firefly's Inara) with a severe pixie haircut (Needless to say I prefer Inara's lovely flowing locks greatly) and a great deal of benign-seeming menace. Also on the show are Scott Wolf as skeazy reporter Chad Decker and Laura "Supergirl" Vandervoort as Lisa, Anna's daughter with a conscience. Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, the good V, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Logan Huffman as Erica's idiot son Tyler and Lourdes Benedicto as Ryan's unsuspecting human girlfriend Val round out the main cast.
The series is good, but not great. The special effects are very realistic, compared to most sci-fi shows but the story often spins it's wheels or repeats itself. Tyler is perhaps the most annoying sci-fi kid of all time and makes Wesley Crusher look like Han Solo. The series DID show a ton of promise by the end of the season though and things can only go up from here.
Best episodes of the season are the John May spotlight (John May) and the final two episodes of the season (Fruition, Red Sky). Worst episode is the Tyler spotlight There Is No Normal Anymore. Season Overall: ***.
Pilot: Good, but not great, seems to be this show's mantra and the Pilot is where all of that started. Great special effects can't disguise a somewhat weak story. Good to see a series with Elizabeth Mitchell getting top billing though and it's ALWAYS fun to see Alan Tudyk play a bad guy. The warehouse scene was awesome. ***.
There Is No Normal Anymore: This episode demonstrates exactly why Tyler is so annoying. He's so stupid, he even screws up the BAD GUYS' plans. That triumphant look he gave Lisa right after he punched that guy showed me everything I needed to know about the character. He is DUMB. D.U.M.B. DUMB. Too stupid to live. What part of "Peace Ambassador" don't you understand, you cretin? *.
A Bright New Day: Another episode that spins it's wheels. But any TV show that has Laura Vandervoort in her underwear isn't all bad. **1/2.
It's Only The Beginning: The cliffhanger WAS awesome but I'm still sore that we had to wait months for the rest of the season. ***1/2.
Welcome To The War: I'm still not sure if the addition of Hobbes was a good thing or a bad thing to the series. Good, because it added a bit of tension, bad because I cannot imagine why anyone would trust this guy in the first place. ***.
Pound Of Flesh: Ryan is kind of a butthole for keeping his secret from Val after she got pregnant. I have to admit I loved the twist of Joshua being Fifth Column but it's diminished because of the fact that they pulled the same trick twice. ****.
John May: How great is it that John May turned out to be played by Battlestar Galactica's Micheal Trucco (Sam Anders?). Answer: VERY. Awesome episode. ****1/2.
We Can't Win: I was SO rooting for the teacher to make it and I was bummed that he didn't. I LOVE the U.N. Secretary General however and really hope he returns next season. The smartest character on the show. Downer ending though. But hey look! Lucy Butler! ***1/2.
Heretic's Fork: Not the best of the season but I still really enjoyed it. Hobbes is quite a scary guy. But he's NOTHING compared to the V Soldier. ****.
Hearts And Minds: A bit predictable, to be honest, but the episode was good enough that I didn't really mind. Anna is COLD. The look on Lisa's face at the end said everything about the character. ***1/2.
Fruition: Laura Vandervoort shows surprising acting chops here and I love that Erica is willing to use Lisa and Tyler to get to Anna now. I also knew the Fifth Column never should have trusted Hobbes. Good episode. ****1/2.
Red Sky: Exciting. Perhaps it should have been better, considering it was the season finale, but it hit every note correctly. I am REALLY worried about Ryan now. Val's death is something he may not be able to come back from. And yes, Lisa IS a good guy. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes:
Pilot: Meh. More Tyler nonsense and a very questionable scene raising the question if the producers had any idea whether or not Rekha Sharma's character was a V or not. I cannot imagine WHY a V would give Chad Decker the information she does. Unless she's Fifth Column. But that doesn't jibe either with what we've seen of her so far. Are the producers making it up as they go along? **.
There Is No Normal Anymore: Decent scenes but not great. And to be honest, it's better that the ones with Erica and the V bigot were cut. I seriously have a hard time picturing Anna allowing a V so carelessly racist aboard her ship when she is SO image-conscious that she controls every little thing humans are allowed to see and hear. **1/2.
John May: I'm glad the scene between Father Jack and the Vietnam Vet was cut. It was too depressing. **1/2.
We Can't Win: Some dynamite finds. I love the scene with Hobbes, Jack and Erica and BOTH scenes with Val were boss. I especially like the one with Sarah-Jane Redmond (Millennium's Lucy Butler) who although IS starting to show her age is still hot and looks like a million bucks. The scene needed to be in the episode as Val needed to hear that Ryan was a hero to many and specifically started fighting the Vs because of her. I'm taking half a star off this five star cut scene collection for the two brief but boring scenes of Erica at the FBI. Otherwise, four and a half stars. ****1/2.
Hearts And Minds: The scene of Ryan calling Dr. Pearlman explains why Lexa Doig is creditted in the episode despite not appearing. ***1/2.
Fruition: The interesting scene of Erica encouraging Jack to find members of his flock to fight the V explains why he wanted to make the speech he did in Red Sky. It should have been in the episode. ****.
The Actor's Journey From Human To V: I like the show but this featurette has the cast and crew giving the franchise delusions of depth. See, in my mind there ARE clear cut bad guys and good guys on the show. Erica, Father Jack, Ryan, and the Fifth Column are the good guys and Anna, Marcus and the rest of the Vs are the bad guys. No question. The only characters with ambiguousness are Chad Decker, Hobbes, and possibly Lisa. Tyler is too stupid to be considered anything but a pet. I hate it when people think their fandoms are deeper than they actually are (try being a Ninja Turtles fan). The good guy/bad guy threshold is actually about as subtle as Independence Day. What is wrong with a sci-fi show that is simply a fun, action-packed human vs. alien smackdown? Every recent sci-fi creator seems to believe they have the responsibility to create the next philosophical equivalent of Lost. Enough already. News flash: it ain't gonna happen. **1/2.
Breaking Story: The World Of V: For the record here it is revealed that people making comparisons to the Obama Administration were reading things into the show that weren't there. In fact, Scott Peters had originally made the Vs a critique of the Bush Administration before it was changed. ***.
An Alien In Human Skin: The Make-Up FX Of V: I have to wonder why they bother making a make-up featurette when the make-up effects in the first season were minimal. They should have saved this for season two. The fake Alan Tudyk was cool though. I like the cheesy make-up on the old show better. ***.
VFX: The Visual FX Of V: I did not know that every single set on the Mother Ship is virtual. They look very realistic. ***1/2.
DVD Menus: Lame. **.
Smallville "Icarus"
The show has had it's share of awesome episodes this season but I cannot remember one this watchable or filled with such interesting themes. "Addictive" is one of the last words I'd use to describe Smallville (unlike say, Fringe or Dollhouse) but this episode came the closest the show ever has to being that.
I'm really upset they killed Hawkman (I'm deducting half a star for that) but I almost think it kind of needed to happen to show the stakes of this season. I really love Lois being in the fold of the superhero party and I was as excited as Clark was to attend a gathering where they didn't have to keep any secrets for fear of being outed. It was also great to see Micheal Hogan as Slade again and love that he's on the path to becoming Deathstroke. Neat!
Great episode. ****1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Masters Of Evil"
Enjoyable episode. Sometimes you just need a cool slugfest and this episode delivered. Loved Hawkeye and Black Panther's gambit to pretend to fight the Masters only to secretly be causing a distraction so Giant Man could do his thing. It was also cool to see all eight Avengers in the theme song. ****1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "459"
Enter the Kree and possibly the Skrulls. Not a great episode but I could tell that it was more set-up than anything else and those are as important as action-packed episodes. I doubt Deep Space Nine's Garak episodes in seasons three and five would have been as jaw-droppingly awesome as they were without The Wire which seemed like a bit of a disappointment at the time. I'm thinking this episode will have the same impact and get better upon a rewatch. Best parts were the scenes with Wasp telling Hulk to cut loose to his delight and Hulk selfishly stating that he'd survive the blast to Thor's disgust. ***1/2.
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes "Widow's Sting"
I'm bummed Black Widow is a villain on this show but this episode hints that they might be working on some way to redeem her. Another great outing for Hawkeye and Black Panther with Cap thrown into the mix (loved him telling Tony and Fury that their orders sounded more like "suggestions" to him.) Only bad thing is that I missed the Hulk. ****.
Fringe "Marionette"
I HATE what Fauxlivia did to Olivia and Peter. You know, even though I KNOW that what happened wasn't Peter's fault I can't help but siding with Olivia's disgust at him especially with all of the clues that were in the episodes leading to the revelation.
The case they were working on was pretty creepy too. Loved the dead lady ballerina puppet. I really enjoyed the episode. ****1/2.
Caprica: Season 1.0
The first batch of episodes for the single season prequel to Battlestar Galactica.
I like the show, possibly a bit more than Battlestar (I haven't seen the last five episodes of the season yet) but I will not deny that it got off to a somewhat rocky start. The Pilot is a mess and things didn't start getting interesting until the final scene of the second episode. I'll give a more detailed assessment in my review for Caprica Season 1.5.
Best episodes on the set on the one guest starring Patton Oswalt (Gravedancing) and the mid-season finale (End Of Line). I'm not crazy about the Pilot or the episodes dealing with the lame New Cap City. Set overall: ***1/2.
Pilot: I really think it was a bad idea to release this months before the series actually debuted. A weekly rhythm helped deal with a lot of the slowness of the early episodes and this basically just STOPS and doesn't pick up until six months later when the series started airing. **1/2.
Pilot Unrated, Extended Edition: A spicier version of the Pilot (in fact the one that originally debuted on DVD.) **1/2.
Rebirth: REALLY great idea on the producers' part to make Sasha Roiz and ESPECIALLY the great Brian Markinson series regulars. I LOVE Agent Duram and think the police procedural aspect of the show rocks. That said, it doesn't rock YET, and the only really great thing about the episode is the cliffhanger of Amanda announcing her daughter was a terrorist. ***1/2.
Reins Of A Waterfall: Not as good as the last episode, but better than the Pilot. Loved the confrontation between Joseph Adama and Daniel Graystone. ***.
Gravedancing: In which the show goes from "interesting" to "addictive". Patton Oswalt was a GREAT casting choice as Baxter Sarno (in the commentary it's revealed Jane Espenson recommended him because of Dollhouse) and the scenes of Daniel and Amanda on his show were riveting. Also great was the tension in the scene between Sam and Amanda. Excellent. ****1/2.
There Is Another Sky: I have always thought Grand Theft Auto was lame and New Cap City is just as lame an idea, if not lamer. That said, the first episode to feature it is passable because of the great performance of the actress who plays Tamara Adama. She looks like she stepped out of the set of a 40's film noir; her look is that great. ****.
Know Thy Enemy: LOVE John-Pyper Ferguson and have since his Brisco County Jr. days. He was a great casting choice for Tomas Vergis. Demerits however to the producers for casting the awesome James Marsters as Barnabas. If they were only going to make the actor look skeevy and old and not even interesting they shouldn't have bothered. Marsters NEVER came off this boring on Torchwood or even Smallville. ***.
The Inperfections Of Memory: New Cap City stuff: horrible. Everything else: awesome. The Sister Clarice stuff is starting to heat up (Polly Walker RULES!) but I am really starting to dig the character of Lacy too. The cliffhanger of Daniel realizing the Cylon was Zoe was boss as well. ****.
Ghosts In The Machine: Watching Daniel torture Zoe was hard to watch but at the same time I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen. The bummer is that had Daniel just tried sweet-talking Zoe a TINY bit more before resorting to dirty tricks she might have revealed herself. You could tell she was right on the cusp of it after his moving speech. ****.
End Of Line: I normally hate "... Hours Earlier" episodes but this one used the trope perfectly. The scene of Barnabas forcing Lacy to blow up Sister Clarice's car blew my mind and I am STILL shocked by Philomon's death. The first human murder by a Cylon and NO one with the possible exception of Zoe realized how significant that death actually was. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Pilot: These were pretty cool because they were kind of abandoned plot threads that the series didn't pick up on. Sort of a rare for a deleted scenes mix in that it explored what might have been. ****.
Deleted Scenes - Rebirth: Best scene was Serge recognizing the Cylon as Zoe. That would have been a REALLY cool plot twist. ****.
Deleted Scenes - Reins Of A Waterfall: Decent. This featured an extended version of the Sportscast. ***.
Deleted Scenes - Gravedancing: Two awesome scenes, the first being Baxter Sarno's extended monologue and the second continuing the abandoned plot thread of Serge recognizing Zoe in the Robot. Terrific. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - There Is Another Sky: Clarice drunk-dialing Amanda was positively insane. It was interesting, but I'm glad it was cut. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Know They Enemy: The two deleted scenes with Agent Duram were delightful but the scene between Daniel, Amanda and the Zoe Robot would have been difficult to justify putting in the episode. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - The Imperfections Of Memory: Great stuff. My favorites include the deleted subplot with Agent Duram and Adama and Heracles' funny scenes together. Also of note, they deleted the scene in which Clarice gives the rare wine to Amanda. *****.
Deleted Scenes - Ghosts In The Machine: Man, that drag show had the promise of being something great, but it was just embarrassing. It starts of strong with the percussions as the riddle guy walks onstage through a montage and then completely falls apart with his nonsense monologues. REALLY bad. *.
Deleted Scenes - End Of Line: This was pretty bad too. I will ALWAYS maintain that New Cap City is lame and bringing Sam Adama into it weakens him. He's the real deal in gangsta so seeing him playing along with a bunch of teenage losers diminishes him greatly. I'm glad the entire Tamara climax got a complete redo. Interesting to note that the show originally had an explanation for Amanda's visions of her brother. I liked the way it actually played out better (nice and ambiguous) but I can't deny that seeing this was an "Aha!" moment. **1/2.
The Caprica Dynasty: A behind-the-scenes making-of featurette. Excellent. *****.
The Look Of Caprica: Exploring the looks of Caprica City, Little Tauron, V-World, and New Cap City. ****.
Creating A World: Featurette on all of the background design elements. Cool. ****.
Season 1.5 Sneak Peek: Oh come on! They can't tease the Final Five eventually coming to the series right before it's canceled! Oh, man! *****.
Video Blogs:
What The Frak Is Caprica?: Explaining the series. Makes it sound kind of dry to be honest. It sort of is so it doesn't lose many points for that. **1/2.
The Director's Process: Boring. **.
The V Club: The actress who plays Zoe (Allessandra Torresani) takes us on a fun tour of the V Club set. Neat. ****.
The Birth Of A Cylon: A look at the lab where the Cylon was created. ***.
What To Expect: What it says. Pretty good promo-type dealie. ****.
Adama: Exploring the Adamas' Tauron roots. ***1/2.
U-87: A look at the first Cylon. ***1/2.
Morality: A bit heavy-handed to be honest. ***.
Roll Cameras: About the look of the show's cinematography. ***1/2.
Snake In The Grass: About Sister Clarice Willow. Interesting. ****.
Caprican Stylz: The look of the sets, the equipment, and the fashions. ****.
Virtual Life: Exploring the morality of the V Club and the other virtual worlds. ***1/2.
Gray Matters: About the Graystones. ***1/2.
Caprica On Syfy Trailer: You couldn't tell from this trailer that Syfy was actually already on the verge of canceling the series. They're still selling it pretty hard. ****.
DVD Menus: Still with music. **1/2.
Caprica: Season 1.5
I admit to being skeptical about this prequel to Battlestar Galactica (prequels almost ALWAYS suck) when it was first announced. The Pilot DID suck and the first batch of episodes were only mildly better so I felt that my cynicism was justified.
It wasn't. Battlestar Galactica had it's ups and downs and it's ending was hugely disappointing in retrospect (I was kind of in denial about it when it first aired and gave it a favorable review simply because it was so unusually definite an ending for a sci-fi franchise). However Caprica is a different story. Caprica may have been canceled quickly into season 1.5 (the final five episodes debuted on DVD) but the last episode is SO fantastic that I actually believe it justified me getting in the entire Battlestar franchise in the first place (which I was becoming increasingly lukewarm about). It does NOT end on a cliffhanger, but merely gives tantalizing glimpses of where the series would have headed had it continued (think Dollhouse's Epitaph One).
The second half of the season isn't perfect. It's goes to some places that are SO dark that it's almost absurd (we're watching a sci-fi show, not Schindler's List). But it builds beautifully into the season (or rather series) finale and keeps getting better once you hit the last three episodes.
The series focuses on the planet Caprica, 58 years into Battlestar Galactica's past, and details the creation and evolution of the robotic Cylon race. It star Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone, the scientist who created the Cylons and Esai Morales who plays Joseph Adama, Battlestar's Commander William Adama's father. There are a lot of Easter Eggs and shout-outs for Battlestar fans to enjoy and a hissable, detestable villain in Sister Clarice Willow (played by Polly Walker) who is a selfish and delusional religious zealot and head of a terrorist organization built around monotheism (worship of a single God). The main conflict is between Graystone and Adama who clash because Adama believes Graystone's late daughter Zoe was responsible for the terrorist attack that killed his wife and daughter. Graystone has recreated Zoe as an avatar in the virtual game world, who is SO accurate a representation she is actually sentient.
My favorite character is Agent Jordan Duram played by Brian Markinson. He's such a cool good guy. My only real gripe with how the series ended was the ambiguous note the character was left on. The series still rocks though.
Best episodes of Season 1.5 are Clarice's revenge killing spree (Retribution), the episode that revealed Sister Clarice's ultimate plans (The Heavens Will Rise), the reunion of Daniel and Amanda Graystone with their daughter amid terrorists putting their house under seige (Here Be Dragons) and the mind-blowing series finale (Apotheosis). Worst episode is the unpleasant The Dirteaters. I didn't originally care much for Blowback either but it's a bit better upon a rewatch. Set overall: ****1/2. Series Overall: ****.
Unvanquished: This was good but unfortunately should have been better. The low ratings this episode got ensured the series' cancelation. I wasn't digging the Daniel stuff (the blowing up his mother turn was absurd) but the stuff with Clarice built beautifully to the reveal of her and Amanda living together. ***1/2.
Retribution: Awesomeness. Sister Clarice is SUCH a bada** and you are almost convinced she believes she is killing her ex-followers left and right for a divine purpose. Also great were the scenes between a desperate Agent Duram and a disbelieving Amanda Graystone. Daniel's subplot is still weak (they really needed to get back to the Cylon stuff) but I'm giving the episode a perfect grade anyways. *****.
Things We Lock Away: I love me some John-Pyper Ferguson but, honestly? The Tomas Vergis plot had run it's course. I think Ferguson was kind of wasted on the series, to be frank. They REALLY needed to get either James Callis or Tricia Helfer to play God to Zoe here though. I didn't even realize that was what they were going for until I heard the commentary. Total bust. Loving Lacy's locked in the attic plot though. Magda Apanowicz is amazing. ***1/2.
False Labor: Love, love LOVE Sam Adama and the Cylon blowing away those guys. Super bad cat stuff. I especially love the guy on the receiving end believing he was getting a reprieve before Sam ordered the Cylon to blow him away. Great. ****.
Blowback: Not gonna lie. The stuff with Lacy as a hostage was SO unpleasant to watch the first time that I almost gave up on the episode. It's a bit better on a rewatch but it still leaves a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. All right. For the record, this episode was the turning point of my opinion of Clarice Willow. No matter HOW much the producers on the commentaries claim that she is just doing what she believes is right, and that she has good qualities to go along with her evil tendencies this episode strictly makes me believe she a straight up Bad Guy and the Big Bad of the series. There is a special place reserved in Hell for anyone who is able to slit their own wife's throat from behind with no warning, on a questionable tip from a source she hasn't even met face-to-face. She is a monster. By the way: the last shot of the Cylon starely directly at Lacy? Ridiculously awesome. ***.
The Dirteaters: This? Ridiculously unpleasant. The only stuff I enjoyed were the Sister Clarice scenes and those were pretty brief (the looks exchanged between Nestor and Olaf once they realized Clarice wanted statues of herself built in Heaven were priceless). The violence and torture of the rest of the episode however was over-the-top. *1/2.
The Heavens Will Rise: The stuff with Daniel and Amanda is pretty great but in my opinion it's the Lacy on Geminon plot that MADE the episode. I'm loving her control of the Cylons and wish the series had continued so we could have seen exactly where that led. The Adama stuff is heating up too. I wish the series had revealed Agent Duram's fate though. Great episode. ****1/2.
Here Be Dragons: They did NOT just kill Willie Adama. Holy poop! I REALLY wish Lacy had a bigger role in the series finale as I wanted to see her using the Cylons to blast apart the STO leaders. Coolness. Especially the first reference to "Skinjobs". Only beef is that the next episode pulls the same trick with William Adama that Smallville did with Jimmy Olsen. They might as well have renamed him Snowball II. ****1/2.
Apotheosis: The producers were smart enough to realize that since the show might not be coming back they might as well throw the kitchen sink at us and give us an ending that is definitely NOT a cliffhanger but sets some stuff up in case the series came back. I wish Wolverine and the X-Men had taken this tack. The Caprica National Anthem made me giggle (it was kind of lame). This episode was non-stop awesome otherwise. Sister Clarice being the leader of the Cylons makes a LOT of sense as does Lacy becoming the Blessed Mother. And yes, Zoe will be the first skinjob. I just wish the series had lasted long enough to see the Final Five arrive on Caprica! Perfect episode anyways. *****.
Re-Caprica: Best. Title for a recap. EVER. But the show was still too new to be able to do one of these things properly. They got the lady who narrated Lost in 8:15 to do it but 9 episodes was just not enough to pack in tons of lightning fast information. ***1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Unvanquished: These were pretty good (they were scenes between Lacy and Barnabas) but the episode was overstuffed already and they were the most logical cuts. And ooooh, nudity! ****.
Deleted Scenes - Retribution: The scene between Daniel and Cyrus was a wise cut but I'm really saddened that the confrontation between Clarice and Olaf had to be cut. True, it was a VERY long scene but I wish at least an abridged version of it had been in the episode. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes - Things We Lock Away: These are basically extended scenes of Lacy in the attic. ***.
Deleted Scene - Blowback: Bedroom scene with Daniel and Amanda. ***.
Deleted Scene - Here Be Dragons: I really wish this had been in the episode. Anything that gives a hint of how sick Olaf was becoming of Clarice is good in my book. ****.
Video Blogs:
Global Defense: About Jordan Duram and the GDD. Awesome. *****.
Next Generation: About how the parents basically failed the kids on the series. ****.
One True God?: Showing the differences between the monotheists and the STO. ****1/2.
Caprican Evolution: About the evolution of the show. ***1/2.
Visual Effects: Um, spoiler alert? This spoils a great deal of the final episodes. Don't watch this until you've seen them all. *.
Sounds Of Caprica: Another spoiler fest. They should have saved this and the previous blog for the final disc. **.
The Music Of Caprica: I like Bear McCreary's music for Caprica better than the faux percussions on Battlestar. Maybe it's because the melody here is played by actual instruments rather than synthesizers. ****.
V: The Complete First Season
The first season of the remake of the miniseries from the Eighties is pretty good, but not great. It takes an awfully long time for it to get where it's going and viewers had little patience with having to wait months to see what happened in the final eight episodes of the season.
Thankfully, the show wasn't canceled because of ABC's schedule monkeying but I sincerely hope the second season doesn't suffer these problems.
The show stars Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost's Juliet Burke) as Erica Evans, an FBI agent who is startled by the sudden mass appearances of spaceships in the sky. The Vs (or "Visitors") claim to be peaceful but it clearly becomes apparent to many that their intentions are MUCH darker than they are letting on. Erica joins forces with a Priest and a Renegade V in a group called the Fifth Column, which is trying to save humanity from the Vs. The leader of the Vs, Anna, is played by Morena Baccarin (Firefly's Inara) with a severe pixie haircut (Needless to say I prefer Inara's lovely flowing locks greatly) and a great deal of benign-seeming menace. Also on the show are Scott Wolf as skeazy reporter Chad Decker and Laura "Supergirl" Vandervoort as Lisa, Anna's daughter with a conscience. Morris Chestnut as Ryan Nichols, the good V, Joel Gretsch as Father Jack, Logan Huffman as Erica's idiot son Tyler and Lourdes Benedicto as Ryan's unsuspecting human girlfriend Val round out the main cast.
The series is good, but not great. The special effects are very realistic, compared to most sci-fi shows but the story often spins it's wheels or repeats itself. Tyler is perhaps the most annoying sci-fi kid of all time and makes Wesley Crusher look like Han Solo. The series DID show a ton of promise by the end of the season though and things can only go up from here.
Best episodes of the season are the John May spotlight (John May) and the final two episodes of the season (Fruition, Red Sky). Worst episode is the Tyler spotlight There Is No Normal Anymore. Season Overall: ***.
Pilot: Good, but not great, seems to be this show's mantra and the Pilot is where all of that started. Great special effects can't disguise a somewhat weak story. Good to see a series with Elizabeth Mitchell getting top billing though and it's ALWAYS fun to see Alan Tudyk play a bad guy. The warehouse scene was awesome. ***.
There Is No Normal Anymore: This episode demonstrates exactly why Tyler is so annoying. He's so stupid, he even screws up the BAD GUYS' plans. That triumphant look he gave Lisa right after he punched that guy showed me everything I needed to know about the character. He is DUMB. D.U.M.B. DUMB. Too stupid to live. What part of "Peace Ambassador" don't you understand, you cretin? *.
A Bright New Day: Another episode that spins it's wheels. But any TV show that has Laura Vandervoort in her underwear isn't all bad. **1/2.
It's Only The Beginning: The cliffhanger WAS awesome but I'm still sore that we had to wait months for the rest of the season. ***1/2.
Welcome To The War: I'm still not sure if the addition of Hobbes was a good thing or a bad thing to the series. Good, because it added a bit of tension, bad because I cannot imagine why anyone would trust this guy in the first place. ***.
Pound Of Flesh: Ryan is kind of a butthole for keeping his secret from Val after she got pregnant. I have to admit I loved the twist of Joshua being Fifth Column but it's diminished because of the fact that they pulled the same trick twice. ****.
John May: How great is it that John May turned out to be played by Battlestar Galactica's Micheal Trucco (Sam Anders?). Answer: VERY. Awesome episode. ****1/2.
We Can't Win: I was SO rooting for the teacher to make it and I was bummed that he didn't. I LOVE the U.N. Secretary General however and really hope he returns next season. The smartest character on the show. Downer ending though. But hey look! Lucy Butler! ***1/2.
Heretic's Fork: Not the best of the season but I still really enjoyed it. Hobbes is quite a scary guy. But he's NOTHING compared to the V Soldier. ****.
Hearts And Minds: A bit predictable, to be honest, but the episode was good enough that I didn't really mind. Anna is COLD. The look on Lisa's face at the end said everything about the character. ***1/2.
Fruition: Laura Vandervoort shows surprising acting chops here and I love that Erica is willing to use Lisa and Tyler to get to Anna now. I also knew the Fifth Column never should have trusted Hobbes. Good episode. ****1/2.
Red Sky: Exciting. Perhaps it should have been better, considering it was the season finale, but it hit every note correctly. I am REALLY worried about Ryan now. Val's death is something he may not be able to come back from. And yes, Lisa IS a good guy. ****1/2.
Deleted Scenes:
Pilot: Meh. More Tyler nonsense and a very questionable scene raising the question if the producers had any idea whether or not Rekha Sharma's character was a V or not. I cannot imagine WHY a V would give Chad Decker the information she does. Unless she's Fifth Column. But that doesn't jibe either with what we've seen of her so far. Are the producers making it up as they go along? **.
There Is No Normal Anymore: Decent scenes but not great. And to be honest, it's better that the ones with Erica and the V bigot were cut. I seriously have a hard time picturing Anna allowing a V so carelessly racist aboard her ship when she is SO image-conscious that she controls every little thing humans are allowed to see and hear. **1/2.
John May: I'm glad the scene between Father Jack and the Vietnam Vet was cut. It was too depressing. **1/2.
We Can't Win: Some dynamite finds. I love the scene with Hobbes, Jack and Erica and BOTH scenes with Val were boss. I especially like the one with Sarah-Jane Redmond (Millennium's Lucy Butler) who although IS starting to show her age is still hot and looks like a million bucks. The scene needed to be in the episode as Val needed to hear that Ryan was a hero to many and specifically started fighting the Vs because of her. I'm taking half a star off this five star cut scene collection for the two brief but boring scenes of Erica at the FBI. Otherwise, four and a half stars. ****1/2.
Hearts And Minds: The scene of Ryan calling Dr. Pearlman explains why Lexa Doig is creditted in the episode despite not appearing. ***1/2.
Fruition: The interesting scene of Erica encouraging Jack to find members of his flock to fight the V explains why he wanted to make the speech he did in Red Sky. It should have been in the episode. ****.
The Actor's Journey From Human To V: I like the show but this featurette has the cast and crew giving the franchise delusions of depth. See, in my mind there ARE clear cut bad guys and good guys on the show. Erica, Father Jack, Ryan, and the Fifth Column are the good guys and Anna, Marcus and the rest of the Vs are the bad guys. No question. The only characters with ambiguousness are Chad Decker, Hobbes, and possibly Lisa. Tyler is too stupid to be considered anything but a pet. I hate it when people think their fandoms are deeper than they actually are (try being a Ninja Turtles fan). The good guy/bad guy threshold is actually about as subtle as Independence Day. What is wrong with a sci-fi show that is simply a fun, action-packed human vs. alien smackdown? Every recent sci-fi creator seems to believe they have the responsibility to create the next philosophical equivalent of Lost. Enough already. News flash: it ain't gonna happen. **1/2.
Breaking Story: The World Of V: For the record here it is revealed that people making comparisons to the Obama Administration were reading things into the show that weren't there. In fact, Scott Peters had originally made the Vs a critique of the Bush Administration before it was changed. ***.
An Alien In Human Skin: The Make-Up FX Of V: I have to wonder why they bother making a make-up featurette when the make-up effects in the first season were minimal. They should have saved this for season two. The fake Alan Tudyk was cool though. I like the cheesy make-up on the old show better. ***.
VFX: The Visual FX Of V: I did not know that every single set on the Mother Ship is virtual. They look very realistic. ***1/2.
DVD Menus: Lame. **.
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Date: 2011-01-03 07:41 am (UTC)459 - Probably.
Widow's Sting - I thought so too, but then again, it's a bit early in the series to take down Hydra and Strucker (that is, if Widow is successful). It's also possible she's on her own side, and she didn't want Hawkeye dead but could just be playing both sides and ally herself with the victor once the war is over.
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Date: 2011-01-03 08:44 pm (UTC)Widow's Sting: That's a MUCH more likely scenario that her being definitely good and a mole. You're smart. :)
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Date: 2011-01-06 10:29 pm (UTC)Widow's Sting - I didn't even come up with that until I read what you wrote.
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Date: 2011-01-07 12:57 pm (UTC)Widow's Sting: That's what's cool about friends talking about stuff. They come up with cool ideas that they might not have come to on their own.
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