Trinity: "You're a dear boy, Arthur. So innocent, kind-hearted. Promise me you'll always stay that way."
Donna: 'You fought it off with a water pistol! I bloody love you!'
Donna: 'I'm waving at fat.'
Will: "Ballad. Who knows what this word means?"
I'll come right out and say it: I was not impressed with "It's Only the Beginning." In fact, my opinion of the show is getting worse with each episode. I thought the premier was good, and the 2nd episode not too bad. But it's just gone downhill from there for me.
Astrid: 'That's a spaceship?'
Sylar: "You have raised the evil incarnate bar to an entirely new level. Thank you for giving me something to strive for."
“Who are these people?”
Dexter: "I just don't want to do any damage."
Tenth Doctor: 'Wibbly wobbly...'
I’ve grown to enjoy Stargate Universe overall, but after reading the teaser blurb for ‘Life,’ I was not looking forward to the episode. The notion of Scott and Wray visiting their loved ones on Earth via the communication stones was seriously unappealing. I detest the stones, and had little confidence that this episode would do anything to address the serious moral and ethical problems with their use. Plus, I’m not a big fan of Scott’s, so spending extended getting-to-know-you time with his character was not high on my list. In fact, we postponed watching this episode until Sunday night, because we just couldn’t muster up the interest to watch before then.
"Kneel before Kal-El."
“Love crazy.”
So, let me see. Matt is officially dead, except he's not. Mohinder is officially dead, except he's not. Nathan is actually dead, except Sylar still thinks he's Nathan. Claire got frozen and dismantled, but she's just fine.
I have to start this review with some provisos. I never saw the original V series and I love crappy, escapist sci-fi. I think that in recent years we have been spoilt by intelligent, well-acted, well thought out science fiction. V is not this. It is splashy, exotic and full of stolen threads from other sci-fi shows. That said, as I mentioned, I love crappy, escapist sci-fi, and there are a few interesting things that keep V interesting and watchable.
Tell me again why there haven't been episodes centered around Lois this season until now?
Dexter: "You stepped off a roof."
“Massive Dynamic. It was just a name, until now.”
“Today, we are one family.”
I enjoyed ‘Time,’ even though the ending felt like a bit of a cop out. I guess we are just supposed to assume that Scott’s last recording does the trick and the next time through the loop the Destiny crew gets it right. Or they screw it up again and send another kino back, and so on, until they do get it right, and next week we’ll be back to the full parasite-free crew.
Chuck: "The way I look at it, it's really not jumping the shark if you never come back down."
"Everything's back to being up to us again."
Sue: "If I have a pregnant girl doing a handspring into a double layout, the judges aren't going to be admiring her impeccable form. They're going to be wondering if the centrifugal force is going to make the baby's head start crowning."
‘There is No Normal Anymore’ wasn’t as entertaining as the pilot, but it was a decent enough follow-up to the events of that episode, particularly regarding the burgeoning resistance and the Visitors increasing foothold on Earth. The story feels a bit derivative and cliché at times (how could it not, since it is based on an old series?), but the writers are still managing to wring some tension of out the old “trust no one” chestnut. I felt just like Agent Erica --- suspicious of nearly everyone, particularly at the FBI office. Rekha Sharma (Tory, Battlestar Galactica) feels like a prime Visitor candidate, as does Father Jack’s fellow priest (he’s just way too cool with their arrival). After their private confrontation about her missing partner, I think maybe Erica’s boss (Roark Critchlow) is a normal human --- but I’m not 100 percent sure. Ack! They are everywhere!
The Haitian finally has a name: Rene. It's about time. Actually, it's really late.
Surprise. I actually rather liked this one, too. It was like a call-back to Superman 2, but with clones. And it's always fun when we delve into the baseline Superman mythology.
Hmmm... Stuff to like in this one, and stuff to intensely dislike. I don’t quite know where to begin. Let’s try the positive.
“What you call cheating, I call finding a way to change the game.”
“I just wanted to make the world a safer place.”
Case: The apparent return of an old nemesis of Mulder’s, a murderer believed to have died in prison four years ago.
“We are of peace. Always.”
I was conflicted about this episode. 
Marriage counselor: "See what happens when you're honest? You get what you need."
‘Water’ had some interesting parts, but overall, I didn’t find it as compelling as last week’s episode. The episode did feature more “adventure” and less introspection, with the Young-Scott journey to Hoth and the on-ship confrontation with the sand entity, but the stakes just didn't feel as high this week (to be fair, how could they?). However, these situations served more as a means to explore the characters and their reactions, rather than as the sole focus of the episode, and I'm still liking this change in the story-telling approach. Even if it does sometimes feel like not much is happening.
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