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For some reason, I haven't been able to find 2.03 and 2.04, so I skipped them and went straight to 2.05...and enjoyed it hugely.
Okay, we'll just get this out of the way now, shall we:
ROBIN DUNN IN A SINGLET TOP MAKING A LAST STAND WITH GUN-FU!!
It needed to be said.
*coughs*
Right, now that we've gotten past that, on to the episode...
Confession time: I adore the apocalyptic AUs where all hope is lost save for the heroes' final attempt to change the timeline. Buffy's Doppelgangland, SG1's 2010, X-Men's Age Of Apocalypse. The Eureka episode at the end of Season 1? ADORE. It completely broke my burgeoning Jack/Allison shippy heart!
So Sanctuary's Pavor Nocturnus is right up my alley as far as end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-we'll-change-the-timeline! (Sing that to REM: it scans!) Time travel and Apocalypses: what more could a sci-fi/fantasy fan want? Okay, so maybe some angsty shippiness in the middle of it. See above: Eureka.
So far, the exception to the episodes of apocalypse is SGA's The Last Man, which falls into the category, but which I'm not quite so fond of. (Needs more Teyla. Maybe if it had been John and Ronon fighting time, I'd have been more down with it. But I'm fairly 'meh' about that ep. Good story; needed more team. Yes, I know RL was pregnant; I'm still angry with the Stargate PTB.)
This one, though... I enjoyed it! Great acting chops to Amanda and Robin, and the desaturation of the apocalyptic future worked beautifully, especially when compared to the 'present day' when Helen returns to the Sanctuary. Shades of Wizard of Oz, right? There's no place like home,Dorothy Sam Helen!
The revelation of Patient Zero was clear as soon as Will noted that the first signs were seen in the Pacific Northwest, but it didn't bother me so much this time around. Helen's confusion and continued attempts to make things better were a stark contrast to the tougher, harder Will (good writing and good acting), although the spiky things that came out of the infecteds' mouths were icky. ICKY THROAT MONSTERS ARGH.
Conclusion: the ride through the AU was fun, even if the outcome of the episode was obvious - hit the reset button, ahoy!
I think the only thing that really jarred me was Jessica Mitchell (no relation to the Mitchell Clan?) discarding the spoon to eat with her fingers. The spoon is better for getting those tricksy bits down the bottom of the can, dear!
Did the Will/Kate shippers go beserk after this ep, btw?
...I'd ask if 2.03 and 2.04 are worth watching, but I think have to watch them just to find out more about Kate.
Okay, we'll just get this out of the way now, shall we:
It needed to be said.
*coughs*
Right, now that we've gotten past that, on to the episode...
Confession time: I adore the apocalyptic AUs where all hope is lost save for the heroes' final attempt to change the timeline. Buffy's Doppelgangland, SG1's 2010, X-Men's Age Of Apocalypse. The Eureka episode at the end of Season 1? ADORE. It completely broke my burgeoning Jack/Allison shippy heart!
So Sanctuary's Pavor Nocturnus is right up my alley as far as end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-we'll-change-the-timeline! (Sing that to REM: it scans!) Time travel and Apocalypses: what more could a sci-fi/fantasy fan want? Okay, so maybe some angsty shippiness in the middle of it. See above: Eureka.
So far, the exception to the episodes of apocalypse is SGA's The Last Man, which falls into the category, but which I'm not quite so fond of. (Needs more Teyla. Maybe if it had been John and Ronon fighting time, I'd have been more down with it. But I'm fairly 'meh' about that ep. Good story; needed more team. Yes, I know RL was pregnant; I'm still angry with the Stargate PTB.)
This one, though... I enjoyed it! Great acting chops to Amanda and Robin, and the desaturation of the apocalyptic future worked beautifully, especially when compared to the 'present day' when Helen returns to the Sanctuary. Shades of Wizard of Oz, right? There's no place like home,
The revelation of Patient Zero was clear as soon as Will noted that the first signs were seen in the Pacific Northwest, but it didn't bother me so much this time around. Helen's confusion and continued attempts to make things better were a stark contrast to the tougher, harder Will (good writing and good acting), although the spiky things that came out of the infecteds' mouths were icky. ICKY THROAT MONSTERS ARGH.
Conclusion: the ride through the AU was fun, even if the outcome of the episode was obvious - hit the reset button, ahoy!
I think the only thing that really jarred me was Jessica Mitchell (no relation to the Mitchell Clan?) discarding the spoon to eat with her fingers. The spoon is better for getting those tricksy bits down the bottom of the can, dear!
Did the Will/Kate shippers go beserk after this ep, btw?
...I'd ask if 2.03 and 2.04 are worth watching, but I think have to watch them just to find out more about Kate.
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