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post #31 of 50
3/10/08 at 8:15pm
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Let's me summarize John's thought balloon at the end of tonight's episode:

"Doh!"
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post #32 of 50
3/11/08 at 5:51am

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He sure isn't trying too hard to stay under the radar with his whole immortality thing. When he says stuff to his partner, he doesn't even try and act normal. I find this strange.
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post #33 of 50
3/11/08 at 6:55am

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Why should he? Most people are just going to think him eccentric or, if they think he's nuts, it's in a highly-functional way. It's easier than remembering which lie you've told and it's not like there's any law against being immortal.
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post #34 of 50
3/11/08 at 7:04am

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Originally Posted by Jason Seaver
Why should he? Most people are just going to think him eccentric or, if they think he's nuts, it's in a highly-functional way. It's easier than remembering which lie you've told and it's not like there's any law against being immortal.
Why tell a lie when they won't believe the truth anyway? Though the statement in AA was a bit off-putting.

I've enjoyed the three episodes so far. Interesting twist that his "one true love" is already married. That should slow his pursuit. If the series continues long enough the husband will probably be murdered at some point (though whether he will be shot while stuffed in a trunk is another question).

Neil
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post #35 of 50
3/17/08 at 8:04pm

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Very nice use of the premise tonight, paralleling the different varieties of honor killings. I like that they're showing John wasn't always a saint, especially in his initial reactions to his employer.
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post #36 of 50
3/18/08 at 5:57am

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Originally Posted by Jason Seaver
Very nice use of the premise tonight, paralleling the different varieties of honor killings. I like that they're showing John wasn't always a saint, especially in his initial reactions to his employer.
He was a man of the times until he had more time to think. I think they've been doing quite a good job using his past to reflect on the present. It definitely takes advantage of the premise of the show.

I was surprised that they plowed right past the end of the preceding episode with his true love actually being separated in her current marriage. Their relationship sure developed quickly this episode. I would have preferred things to have moved a bit slower.

Neil
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post #37 of 50
4/8/08 at 11:15am

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Not much talk about this lately, which is too bad - it's really grown on me, enough that I was mildly bothered last week when I couldn't quite reconcile Maggie and Rosey not being relatively contemporary. I guess Maggie could have been about 60 when John met Omar's mother, putting her birth in the 1880s while Rosey was born at the turn of the 20th Century, but it still seems kind of tight.

Aside from that, it's still a pretty good show, and I hope it gets picked up for next season - it's telling pretty good stories with its high concept.
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post #38 of 50
4/8/08 at 1:15pm

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Aside from that, it's still a pretty good show, and I hope it gets picked up for next season - it's telling pretty good stories with its high concept.
I've also been enjoying it. Last night I was thinking that perhaps we were getting a season ending cliffhanger. According to fox.com it appears that next Monday is the season finale. I would be pleasantly surprised if it does get renewed for next year.

Neil
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post #39 of 50
4/8/08 at 4:11pm

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How am I gonna remember a name like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau?

I am hooked on the show but last night was a bit confusing for me. The jumping around in time for John and his ill ex-partner and then the apparent fantasy sequence toward the end.
You know, the one where the series seemed to be over.
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post #40 of 50
4/8/08 at 9:31pm

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale
How am I gonna remember a name like Nikolaj Coster-Waldau?

I am hooked on the show but last night was a bit confusing for me. The jumping around in time for John and his ill ex-partner and then the apparent fantasy sequence toward the end.
You know, the one where the series seemed to be over.

Maybe Fox Aired episodes out of Order, they've been known to do that.
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post #41 of 50
4/8/08 at 10:35pm

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My only complaint of the show is that they had some excellent twists in episodes 2 and 3, but by episode 4, it wasn't even an issue.

While prolonging the storyline of them even meeting or hooking up too long would have been annoying, I liked the twist of her being married, and wished they had played that up a little longer.
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post #42 of 50
4/9/08 at 5:42am

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Originally Posted by Henry Gale
I am hooked on the show but last night was a bit confusing for me. The jumping around in time for John and his ill ex-partner and then the apparent fantasy sequence toward the end.
You know, the one where the series seemed to be over.
I wasn't confused by the flashbacks between John and his ex-partner. I thought they were pretty clear. The sequence in his mind about showing her the pictures and then him dying though did confuse me for a bit.

I'm looking forward for the season finale next week. I really want to know what will happen next.

Neil
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post #43 of 50
4/9/08 at 10:38am

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My only complaint of the show is that they had some excellent twists in episodes 2 and 3, but by episode 4, it wasn't even an issue.

While prolonging the storyline of them even meeting or hooking up too long would have been annoying, I liked the twist of her being married, and wished they had played that up a little longer.

But now, is she really the one? I mean he lived. Was it just his immortality, or would anyone have survived that because of the surgery team, etc.
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post #44 of 50
4/9/08 at 11:11am

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Also, who's to say they met the conditions for him becoming mortal? Wasn't it some sort of vague, metaphorical thing which could mean marriage, sex, or something else?

I suspect that's the way that it will go next week and if the show gets picked up for a second season - no romance goes exactly as you'd expect, and every one has things that make you question whether or not it was meant to be. This is a pretty literal example of that, and I half suspect John won't become fully mortal until he accepts what's happening without trying to figure out what it means.
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post #45 of 50
4/9/08 at 1:40pm

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If he's not mortal after fallling in love with Dr. Hotty, could he sue the Weckquaesgeek's tribe?
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post #46 of 50
4/9/08 at 10:19pm

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But now, is she really the one? I mean he lived. Was it just his immortality, or would anyone have survived that because of the surgery team, etc.

The way they set it up in the pilot, he has to marry her (again, it's a little vague, because meanings such as that changes over time), and he would feel it first. So, the incident in the subway was his feeling it.

Now, I'm not saying she's the one, and it's possible she's not. But, if you're gonna drop a bombshell at the end of an episode, showing she's married, at least give us a couple of episodes to wonder if things are going to work. It was hardly an issue in the next episode. And by now, it's just a formality that doesn't even really tie into the plot.
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post #47 of 50
4/15/08 at 3:31pm

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I was very disappointed with the season finale. The whole situation with Sara was handled terribly in this episode. I really think he should have shown her the evidence that he showed her in his vision in the previous episode. Just giving up on her because it appears she isn't "the one" just was lame. Does he really know that things would work out that way? Maybe if they bring it back they'll have him come to his senses. It was a terrible way to end the season. I think the previous episode would have been a stronger one to end on.

The other aspects about the episode were okay, especially the "con" they played on the bad guys.

I do hope they bring the show back. There is a ton of potential in the story.

Neil
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post #48 of 50
4/15/08 at 4:45pm

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Yeah, the way this ended, I wondered if this was a personnel thing - maybe Alexie Gilmore was just not going to be available next season for one reason or another, so they had to write her out on relatively short notice.

Kind of a disappointing note to end on, although the show still feels pretty solid. I hope we see it again in September.
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post #49 of 50
5/12/08 at 8:58am

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Unfortunately, it appears that FOX will not be bringing it back. There was a breaking news this weekend over at The Futon Critic - Breaking News - Development Update: Sunday, May 11 | TheFutonCritic.com
This mentions multiple sources say it won't be returning.

Neil
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post #50 of 50
5/13/08 at 2:38am

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am gutted it won;t be returning. I hope they release it on dvd
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