tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1462916278440196752..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Continuum: 30 Minutes to AirBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71088192411918686222020-07-26T17:17:36.823-04:002020-07-26T17:17:36.823-04:00I also think week-behind Alec seems to have become...I also think week-behind Alec seems to have become awfully ruthless rather quickly which bothers me. In my experience, people just don't change that much that fast. We know that he must get ruthless eventually from older Alec, but it doesn't really feel organic to me.<br /><br />@pucklady, my interpretation is that he was probably forced into the super-soldier program after being captured.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-13249831054472281672014-08-04T02:04:43.468-04:002014-08-04T02:04:43.468-04:00I agree Mark Greig - CEO Alex went dark VERY fast....I agree Mark Greig - CEO Alex went dark VERY fast. Too fast? Well, that depends where they take it. So far he seems so very certain in rejecting the people and things and way of thinking that are making week-ahead Alex the one to root for. But maybe that's so that can be dramatically subverted at some point by revealing it was a ploy? I just feel a bit odd disliking one of them!Kikishuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319105158915343858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-62245637145760317472014-05-05T15:28:22.589-04:002014-05-05T15:28:22.589-04:00I'm a bit confused on the continuity. Travis h...I'm a bit confused on the continuity. Travis had the following things happen to him in some order: 1 fell in love and had a child. 2 was turned into a super-soldier (by Sonia?) 3 fell in love with Sonia, 4 became a terrorist.<br /><br />Now, he was apparently already a terrorist in the flashback. Did they recruit terrorists to become super-soldiers or was Travis already involved with Sonia before the flashback? Ideas?puckladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71688311207893409282014-05-04T18:09:09.636-04:002014-05-04T18:09:09.636-04:00I just rewatched the flashforwards and you're ...I just rewatched the flashforwards and you're right -- Travis got them to turn him in deliberately to protect them. I took out a sentence in my review. Thanks, guys.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76378049564121869172014-05-04T16:33:10.267-04:002014-05-04T16:33:10.267-04:00I'll have to rewatch, too. We could both be r...I'll have to rewatch, too. We could both be right. Perhaps they <i>were</i> denying any connection to him, familial or otherwise, but were doing it at his behest. I believe he wanted them to "betray" him, in order to protect them. In contrast to Dillon's daughter, who is betraying him at his behest, but in a play that puts her into harm's way. It's a terrific juxtaposition that upends our impressions and beliefs about both men, and makes Travis's line to the viewing audience (which you quoted) even more layered: <br /><br />"Most of you think you know me. Travis Verta. Liber8. Killer. Terrorist. Lunatic. And now here I am, interrupting your programming."Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-66296559464625854852014-05-04T16:01:43.003-04:002014-05-04T16:01:43.003-04:00I got the impression that Travis's wife and da...I got the impression that Travis's wife and daughter were doing their best to make it seem that Travis had broken in and wasn't related to them at all. I'll have to rewatch the beginning again. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-15059655720275795842014-05-04T15:46:02.741-04:002014-05-04T15:46:02.741-04:00I read the flashbacks/forwards the same way, Jess....I read the flashbacks/forwards the same way, Jess. It was all staged so the seriously creepy agents of the Corporate Congress would think Travis' family loyal to the...can we call it a state? What do we call a nation controlled by businesses? <br /><br />I always thought that Dillon was a good man. A little misguided lately, but essentially a good man. Now I'm not so sure. How could he put his own daughter in so much danger? He knows how dangerous Liber8 are. If they find out she's a spy they won't hesitate to kill her or use her to get him to do their bidding. <br /><br />Is anyone else worried that present day Alec is going dark side a little too quickly? Mark Greighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984193299389764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36461489767156800332014-05-04T14:21:23.001-04:002014-05-04T14:21:23.001-04:00I think I took the flashbacks with Travis differen...I think I took the flashbacks with Travis differently than you. The way I read them was that Travis's plan to protect his family was to have them turn him in. He went there expressly so that his wife and daughter would give him up to CPS. It was the only way he could ensure that they would be believed to be good corporate citizens and not a terrorist ally. He knew that it meant they wouldn't be able to see each other again, but that was worth it to him to protect them. So in the present, he's already made peace with never seeing his daughter again --- I guess he connected with Sonya after his arrest? --- and he is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure she never has to grow up in that horrific corporate future. Even if it means she never exists at all.<br /><br />It was all a striking contrast to what Dillon is doing with his daughter. Even though both daughters have to act as betrayer, Travis's approach is designed to keep his child from danger, while Dillon's is putting his directly in the line-of-fire. I love that again we get this double-sided glimpse at the "good guys" and the "bad guys." For all the horror of his current methods, we can still see that Travis has done decent things in the past, and isn't a black-and-white villain. And Dillon is a far cry from the decent cop we first met. Both seem to have goals that are ultimately sympathetic (assuming Dillon's end game really is about protecting the public and not pleasing his corporate masters), even as their methods range from questionable to deplorable. Fascinating.<br /><br />The actress playing Chrissy reminded me of Elyse Levesque from <i>Stargate: Universe</i>. I kept thinking, "Is that Chloe?" She didn't sound anything like her, but the resemblance was uncanny.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.com