Defiance

The Ween said:

This show is really getting kinky.

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spindrift said:

Sex sells...

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True, though it's getting pretty strange.

Didn't care to see Berlin dry humping the Lawkeeper like a jack rabbit though. I wonder if she got denim burn.

The Ween said:

I think they changed her makeup this season. They made her more feminine looking. Her forehead isn't quite as high for one thing and her hair is different.

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yruh8n said:

Guess I really didn't notice it until this episode. Almost looked like a different actress.

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They got rid of the heavy black around her eyes too.

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the Viceroy and Christie just seems so insane, but I really like it. It's an interesting concept, with humans appropriating alien characteristics to escape themselves. The manipulations with Diedre to breakup Alak and Christie is less interesting, but at least all of this is way more interesting than Alak and Christie together.

I enjoyed the little bit of Cai we got. Let's hope they don't pull a Conner where they introduce an interesting character only to kill him off.

Line of the night: “There are two types of friends in this world. The kind that helps you hide a dead whore, and me.”

JonWes said:

Man, this storyline between

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the Viceroy and Christie just seems so insane, but I really like it. It's an interesting concept, with humans appropriating alien characteristics to escape themselves. The manipulations with Diedre to breakup Alak and Christie is less interesting, but at least all of this is way more interesting than Alak and Christie together.

I enjoyed the little bit of Cai we got. Let's hope they don't pull a Conner where they introduce an interesting character only to kill him off.

Line of the night: “There are two types of friends in this world. The kind that helps you hide a dead whore, and me.”

It looks like things are REALLY going to start heating up the rest of this season. Can't wait to see where this goes.

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I love that line! Doc is so deadpan.

JonWes said:

Man, this storyline between

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the Viceroy and Christie just seems so insane, but I really like it. It's an interesting concept, with humans appropriating alien characteristics to escape themselves. The manipulations with Diedre to breakup Alak and Christie is less interesting, but at least all of this is way more interesting than Alak and Christie together.

I enjoyed the little bit of Cai we got. Let's hope they don't pull a Conner where they introduce an interesting character only to kill him off.

Line of the night: “There are two types of friends in this world. The kind that helps you hide a dead whore, and me.”

It looks like things are REALLY going to start heating up the rest of this season. Can't wait to see where this goes.

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The Ween said:

I love that line! Doc is so deadpan.

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The Ween said:

Pretty good finale. Another show I'll have to wait almost a year to see again.

One question......What the hell happened to Linda Hamilton!? Did being married to James Cameron suck that much life out of her?

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I love Berlin and Pottinger. What two amazing additions to the cast. Pottinger makes a great villain. It's hard not to feel for the guy, even when he's doing despicable things. I almost feel bad for him, the day Amanda finds out what he's done. Almost.

Amanda - continues to be great, but actually freed from being the mayor I think she really grew as a character. Freed from the blah drug abuse storyline, she was given some REALLY great stuff. Her dealing with Kenya's return was great, as was the subsequent heartbreak. I actually loved that whole storyline. They both really acted their socks off, and it's something that you can only really do in science fiction. Also, I really enjoyed her one episode stint as lawkeeper.

The Treasure Doll storyline... an interesting ending to a bit of a so-so storyline. Having Christy be the one to kill her added some dimension to a fairly dull character. In fact, they've really made her character SO much more interesting this season as a whole. The look on Alak's face when he realized she was a bit more like his mother than he had probably hoped! Priceless! Not sure the actress is totally up to the demands of the role, but she wasn't bad.

The Tarr's, as always, were a delight. And I have to give the writers all due credit for really putting them through the wringer and giving a believable arc to their journey back together.

Doc Yewll - I wish she was given more to do, but at least she almost-sorta-coulda saved everyone at the end. She continues to be one of the more interesting characters in the show with her own strange morality.

As for Quentin and Pelar - Again Quentin was way more interesting, and it was great to see Linda Hamilton again. She brought a great edge to Pelar, which the role needed. I am really confused exactly what they hope to accomplish, to be honest. It was kind of a weird storyline to start up at the end of the season, in some ways.

Irisa - I was a bit sad we got to see so little of the ACTUAL Irisa this season. But, still, she was given some interesting stuff to play. Her realization of what she'd done to Tommy... heartbreaking. Let's talk about Tommy for a second. What a way to send a character off. Nolan fighting to save his life, the flashbacks, Berlin's reaction to his death... and Nolan's reaction to his death... I thought that was one of the best episodes of the series.

Nolan, as always, was great. Though I missed him interacting with the town, more, because so much of his time was spent trying to stop Irisa. The budget failed the scope of the show, at the end. The CGI was pretty bad. But that's okay, I can forgive substandard SFX if the story is good.