tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5875346820887130576..comments2024-03-28T05:50:51.675-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Continuum: Second TimeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83006657757202459082020-07-18T19:39:55.834-04:002020-07-18T19:39:55.834-04:00The season really revved it up with the last few e...The season really revved it up with the last few episodes.though I don't quite understand why Escher couldn't have approached Alec in a more direct way. I'm excited to see where Carlos and Betty go with the movement. I've always liked Betty, even after we knew she was the mole.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57809177659311979782015-05-01T11:05:15.122-04:002015-05-01T11:05:15.122-04:00Lamounier wrote, "Was Jason supposed to go ba...Lamounier wrote, "Was Jason supposed to go back in time too? I had the impression he went by accident, but there’s been a while I’ve watched this episode and I don’t remember if Jason and Elder Alec’s conversations indicate if Jason time travelling was part of the plan."<br /><br />Yes, the Elder Alec told Jason that Jason was the only one he trusted to handle the Freelancer problem. Jason was supposed to go back.<br /><br />Nonei, what a terrific observation! I wonder if the producers did that deliberately? I bet they did. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5048630175894521962015-05-01T10:56:27.814-04:002015-05-01T10:56:27.814-04:00I don't watch Continuum yet (it's on my li...I don't watch Continuum yet (it's on my list, I promise!)... but I have to say when I saw the picture, my first thought was "Why is the TARDIS in Continuum?"Noneinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76141421144809374972015-04-30T13:47:48.954-04:002015-04-30T13:47:48.954-04:00- We finally found out what happened to Garza. I m...- We finally found out what happened to Garza. I missed you, Garza.<br /><br />- Kiera vs. Travis fight was great, but at this point I’m a little tired of Travis as an antagonist. He is too much muscle power, very little brain.<br /><br />- I’m a little more forgiving of Kiera’s husband than you, Billie. While he didn’t tell Kiera that her mind had been wiped, he did what he could to make sure she would be out of harm’s way. Maybe he thought she would be safer not knowing what happened?<br /><br />- It didn’t hit me before the reveal that Jason was Alec’s son, but that was such a cool “of course” reveal. Well played, show.<br /><br />- Was Jason supposed to go back in time too? I had the impression he went by accident, but there’s been a while I’ve watched this episode and I don’t remember if Jason and Elder Alec’s conversations indicate if Jason time travelling was part of the plan.<br /><br />- I love the slow burn storytelling style of this series, how things grow nicely until they blow up on the season finale. The writers are not going for “this is a big, amazing story” feel all the time, they just deliver good stories and that’s it. I really appreciate that.<br /><br />Terrific review, Billie.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50940272841546534172015-04-30T13:47:30.551-04:002015-04-30T13:47:30.551-04:00Terrific season finale and the best episode of the...Terrific season finale and the best episode of the series so far. I’d say best episode ever, but season three offers some contenders. In any case, those final ten minutes are the best sci-fi drama this show has produced, giving us full disclosure on how Kiera’s time travel came to be while delivering another time travel with a betrayal-soaked twist. I must have watched those scenes fifteen times already.<br /><br />Let’s talk about Alec. There are great parallels between Alec and Elder Alec. Elder Alec is extremely manipulative (he is the Big Brother of this tale, after all), erasing Kiera’s mind to make sure his plan will follow without inconveniences and freaking getting rid of her by sending her back in time. He can say whatever he wants about his consciousness, but his actions show he isn’t anywhere near ready to give up the power he has (which makes me question how genuine is his desire to change the past for a better future).<br /><br />Present time Alec is as manipulative as his grown up self. I had no idea what he was up to. When he started lashing out at Kiera, I was pretty sure it was an act (his great wink confirmed), but, boy, he just used Kiera to get what he wanted. While I totally understand where he was coming from, that was a big betrayal. Can Kiera ever forgive him?<br /><br />Poor Kiera, she tried so hard. Sure she is narrow minded when it comes to politics, but at heart she is a good person and a good mom who just wants to come back to her kid. I’m sure that if she managed to come back to 2077, she would compare that world to the world she met in 2012 and would eventually lead the revolution against Elder Alec herself (sometimes I think that’s how the series will end). For now, though, one has to wonder how much longer she’ll take to wake up. Travis is right, in many ways she’s the villain of this tale.<br /><br />Even though she was betrayed by Alec, Kiera got a great demonstration of loyalty from Carlos. He sacrificed his career for her, and even if he didn’t approve the way Dillon was running things, you could still see how much it took for him to throw his career away for Kiera and then join Julian’s movement. I loved his line to Kiera about checking out on the future how he got out of that mess. Sadly, Carlos, Kiera will never be able to.<br /><br />Finally, all the twists related to the Freelancers were great! So they are trying to protect the timeline, not change it. I think Jason said that on an earlier episode. Jason knows it all, we just don’t give him enough attention. Now all the time travelers are either dead or locked on those tiny cages. That was a dark, claustrophobic, wonderful final shot for this season.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.com