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Jericho 1.2: Fallout
So, I was busy hanging out with a new friend last night and didn't get a chance to watch Jericho. Thank goodness that CBS has the latest episodes online, available for viewing.
So, without further ado, here's the impressions:
Wow... "previously"s that actually give you a decent recap of what's come before.
Wait, Blonde Exgirlfriend ran out of gas? Did the dead radioactive crows drink it all up or something?
Mmm... tasty, tasty continuity. Glad to see that Our Scruffy Hero's leg didn't magically get all better overnight. And I guess if it's strong enough to limp a couple of miles on, it's strong enough to climb a ladder with.
Interesting how Our Scruffy Hero (fine, fine, I'll start calling him Jake...) and New Black Sheriff (Crispy Recipe) seem to be the only ones to get that rain + radioactive dust = death from the skies.
Duct tape and plastic sheeting? Oh, there is NO WAY that isn't a poke at DHS's recommendations from a few years back. Is NBS(CR) supposed to be undercover/renegade from Homeland Security, then?
I still need to find out what that Morse code over the title card means.
"I've got a lot of work to do." Jake? Honey? Cleaning up that (literal) rathole is going to be more than you alone can do in the, what?, two hours? 'til Death From The Skies gets there. Just get some people to help, 'kay?
Okay, so blonde exgirlfriend isn't too quick on the uptake, is she? Cops ostensibly from Jericho don't know where the local gas stations are?
"It's okay; get in": a phrase more commonly found on the "Sayings to Never Trust" list. I would say that she is so getting raped and/or killed, but this is broadcast, not cable, and she's obviously one of the main characters. So she'll just get badly scared or threatened and nothing else will come of it.
Poor Dale... :-( But yeah, my impressions last week that Grace (the grocery store owner) is going to become his mother-figure are being confirmed.
Please... that guy was so gonna hoard as much of that food as he could before the rest of the town got there.
Okay, I get that people are sealing their homes per DHS standards, but why did that one guy seal up his dog alone in a bathroom? Why wouldn't he take it with him wherever he's going? And the kids bouncing on the bed while mom franticly packs seems off to me. Even if they don't understand what's going on, they would pick up on the fact that ALL the adults are freaking out are be scared by association.
I thought that the power grid went down last night... how does the bar have electricity to run the TV, jukebox and lights?
Yeah, IRS lady is a pill. It's not all about how you've been inconvinienced, lady.
Ahh... bar has a generator, gotcha. Gas powered, solar or crank? Because gas is about to become mighty scarce.
Oooh... nice speech, Hot Brother! But a tip: you might not want to make out in front of the bathroom doors in the future. That's pretty much the one place you're GUARANTEED to have someone come by.
Hey, this is the deaf girl's ranch and Blonde ExGirlfriend finally gets a clue.
Why is Mustachioed ConCop threatening 2 corpses in the trunk?
And the hospital is finding out the hard way that keeping your emergency docs up to date is a good thing. Oops?
Hee! I like Teacher-lady (Heather?). Jake: "You know how to strip wires" Teach: "Ever since junior high! ...Yeah, I was that popular." I also love that she immediately starts geeking out on how to fix the motor and Jake's all like "okaaaay... let the hobbling chick with the tech fetish take care of this. Laters!"
How come Jake can convince the Premie's Mama when the doctor couldn't? I mean, I know that Jake is Our Scruffy Hero and therefore everyone will obey him, but that's just stupid.
Okay, what's with the ConCops not understanding the deaf girl? Her "lisp" isn't that pronounced.
I do find it amusing how excited Mustachioed ConCop is about getting to eat eggs again. He's like a little boy with a prison record.
What's that old saw about playwriting? "If you introduce a gun in the first act, it must be used in the third"? Blondie Sullivan (I finally learned part of her name! HOORAY!) is so gonna try to get her hands on one of those pistols. I just wonder if they still work after being trophies for God knows how long.
And apparently the public library hasn't gotten any new books since the mid-50s either. Hey! It *IS* like a real small town, after all!
The top 18" of soil will have to be removed before planting? One: where the hell are they gonna put all that glow-in-the-dark dirt and two: what about the aquifer?
At least Heather didn't say "I told you so" to the old guy "fixing" the motor.
Wait. Husband? So Cutie Cubby Brother is cheating on his wife with bar owner lady? Well, damn.
Gracie definitely has a mad-on towards Skylar & Co. Is it just because those two are Entitlement Princesses or is there some other backstory there?
Ha! I KNEW that deaf girl's imparity would come in handy! Silent communication for the win! Frankly, I'm impressed that Blondie Sullivan knows sign. Maybe she learned it so she could teach deaf girl properly.
Could Cleanshaven ConCop have a clearer "I'm angry!" face on?Well, that or he's got an uncomfortable rash in a personal area.
You know, that scene where Blondie Sullivan stole the pistol and 3 bullets was nice and subtle, with the trophy case appearing prominently in the background of each shot, but not the focus so you might not catch what she'd done. Kind of puts us in the viewpoint of the ConCops, which is a nice trick. Too bad the effect was ruined when they zoomed in on the emptied case.
Okay, so Jake can preform makeshift tracheotomies, repair old engines, run jump and play on an injured leg AND do demolitions work? I hope they don't make him this show's Captain Doctor Hero Jack. ...Crap. Even there names are similar. This is not a good sign.
Is it just me, or did it look like Hawkins knew exactly where that broadcast was supposed to be and was just trying to find it? And I need to find out what that Morse code was.
And now he lies about it? Yup...they've cast him in the "mysterious and vaguely evil outsider" role.
Good Lord! Did Dale accidentally wander onto a set from One Tree Hill or something?
Okay, I can give Skylar a *small* pass, since she's obviously still in the Denial stage of Post-Apocalypse Stress Disorder, but I'm having real problems with the actress playing her. She doesn't seem to have that much of an emotional range, nor is she able to effectively transition between them.
Walkie-talkies can pick up police band transmissions?
I just realized that Jake's a mouthbreather. I've yet to see a shot of him where his mouth wasn't even just slightly open.
And of course Mayor Daddybear has collapsed in the middle of the catastrophe. Bets on how long he survives?
You know, those uniforms fit the ConCops awfully well, considering that at least one of the real deputies (hey, they're alive!) is chubby and apparently much larger than either of them.
Aww... poor Mustachioed ConCop... all you wanted was some gas and eggs. :-(
Speaking of which, did they just puncture the ranch's gas tank? THAT'S gonna come back to haunt them.
"Babe"? I mean, even considering that they used to date, isn't it inappropriate to call someone "babe"?
Yeah, that little scene in the Hawkins' House of Homeland Security seals it for me. Hawkins is definitely government, knew or strongly suspected that the nukes were about to drop and ran to the safest place he could find.
Residents in the following cities may experience temporary interrupts in their regularly scheduled living: Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego. Please stay tuned for further developments.
Interesting tidbit: the guy I was hanging out with last night works with the mother of the woman who plays Mrs. Hawkins. I think that this is the fewest degrees of separation I've ever been to a TV show I like. (We're not counting that time I met Summer Glau, since Firefly was off the air by that time)
So, without further ado, here's the impressions:
Wow... "previously"s that actually give you a decent recap of what's come before.
Wait, Blonde Exgirlfriend ran out of gas? Did the dead radioactive crows drink it all up or something?
Mmm... tasty, tasty continuity. Glad to see that Our Scruffy Hero's leg didn't magically get all better overnight. And I guess if it's strong enough to limp a couple of miles on, it's strong enough to climb a ladder with.
Interesting how Our Scruffy Hero (fine, fine, I'll start calling him Jake...) and New Black Sheriff (Crispy Recipe) seem to be the only ones to get that rain + radioactive dust = death from the skies.
Duct tape and plastic sheeting? Oh, there is NO WAY that isn't a poke at DHS's recommendations from a few years back. Is NBS(CR) supposed to be undercover/renegade from Homeland Security, then?
I still need to find out what that Morse code over the title card means.
"I've got a lot of work to do." Jake? Honey? Cleaning up that (literal) rathole is going to be more than you alone can do in the, what?, two hours? 'til Death From The Skies gets there. Just get some people to help, 'kay?
Okay, so blonde exgirlfriend isn't too quick on the uptake, is she? Cops ostensibly from Jericho don't know where the local gas stations are?
"It's okay; get in": a phrase more commonly found on the "Sayings to Never Trust" list. I would say that she is so getting raped and/or killed, but this is broadcast, not cable, and she's obviously one of the main characters. So she'll just get badly scared or threatened and nothing else will come of it.
Poor Dale... :-( But yeah, my impressions last week that Grace (the grocery store owner) is going to become his mother-figure are being confirmed.
Please... that guy was so gonna hoard as much of that food as he could before the rest of the town got there.
Okay, I get that people are sealing their homes per DHS standards, but why did that one guy seal up his dog alone in a bathroom? Why wouldn't he take it with him wherever he's going? And the kids bouncing on the bed while mom franticly packs seems off to me. Even if they don't understand what's going on, they would pick up on the fact that ALL the adults are freaking out are be scared by association.
I thought that the power grid went down last night... how does the bar have electricity to run the TV, jukebox and lights?
Yeah, IRS lady is a pill. It's not all about how you've been inconvinienced, lady.
Ahh... bar has a generator, gotcha. Gas powered, solar or crank? Because gas is about to become mighty scarce.
Oooh... nice speech, Hot Brother! But a tip: you might not want to make out in front of the bathroom doors in the future. That's pretty much the one place you're GUARANTEED to have someone come by.
Hey, this is the deaf girl's ranch and Blonde ExGirlfriend finally gets a clue.
Why is Mustachioed ConCop threatening 2 corpses in the trunk?
And the hospital is finding out the hard way that keeping your emergency docs up to date is a good thing. Oops?
Hee! I like Teacher-lady (Heather?). Jake: "You know how to strip wires" Teach: "Ever since junior high! ...Yeah, I was that popular." I also love that she immediately starts geeking out on how to fix the motor and Jake's all like "okaaaay... let the hobbling chick with the tech fetish take care of this. Laters!"
How come Jake can convince the Premie's Mama when the doctor couldn't? I mean, I know that Jake is Our Scruffy Hero and therefore everyone will obey him, but that's just stupid.
Okay, what's with the ConCops not understanding the deaf girl? Her "lisp" isn't that pronounced.
I do find it amusing how excited Mustachioed ConCop is about getting to eat eggs again. He's like a little boy with a prison record.
What's that old saw about playwriting? "If you introduce a gun in the first act, it must be used in the third"? Blondie Sullivan (I finally learned part of her name! HOORAY!) is so gonna try to get her hands on one of those pistols. I just wonder if they still work after being trophies for God knows how long.
And apparently the public library hasn't gotten any new books since the mid-50s either. Hey! It *IS* like a real small town, after all!
The top 18" of soil will have to be removed before planting? One: where the hell are they gonna put all that glow-in-the-dark dirt and two: what about the aquifer?
At least Heather didn't say "I told you so" to the old guy "fixing" the motor.
Wait. Husband? So Cutie Cubby Brother is cheating on his wife with bar owner lady? Well, damn.
Gracie definitely has a mad-on towards Skylar & Co. Is it just because those two are Entitlement Princesses or is there some other backstory there?
Ha! I KNEW that deaf girl's imparity would come in handy! Silent communication for the win! Frankly, I'm impressed that Blondie Sullivan knows sign. Maybe she learned it so she could teach deaf girl properly.
Could Cleanshaven ConCop have a clearer "I'm angry!" face on?Well, that or he's got an uncomfortable rash in a personal area.
You know, that scene where Blondie Sullivan stole the pistol and 3 bullets was nice and subtle, with the trophy case appearing prominently in the background of each shot, but not the focus so you might not catch what she'd done. Kind of puts us in the viewpoint of the ConCops, which is a nice trick. Too bad the effect was ruined when they zoomed in on the emptied case.
Okay, so Jake can preform makeshift tracheotomies, repair old engines, run jump and play on an injured leg AND do demolitions work? I hope they don't make him this show's Captain Doctor Hero Jack. ...Crap. Even there names are similar. This is not a good sign.
Is it just me, or did it look like Hawkins knew exactly where that broadcast was supposed to be and was just trying to find it? And I need to find out what that Morse code was.
And now he lies about it? Yup...they've cast him in the "mysterious and vaguely evil outsider" role.
Good Lord! Did Dale accidentally wander onto a set from One Tree Hill or something?
Okay, I can give Skylar a *small* pass, since she's obviously still in the Denial stage of Post-Apocalypse Stress Disorder, but I'm having real problems with the actress playing her. She doesn't seem to have that much of an emotional range, nor is she able to effectively transition between them.
Walkie-talkies can pick up police band transmissions?
I just realized that Jake's a mouthbreather. I've yet to see a shot of him where his mouth wasn't even just slightly open.
And of course Mayor Daddybear has collapsed in the middle of the catastrophe. Bets on how long he survives?
You know, those uniforms fit the ConCops awfully well, considering that at least one of the real deputies (hey, they're alive!) is chubby and apparently much larger than either of them.
Aww... poor Mustachioed ConCop... all you wanted was some gas and eggs. :-(
Speaking of which, did they just puncture the ranch's gas tank? THAT'S gonna come back to haunt them.
"Babe"? I mean, even considering that they used to date, isn't it inappropriate to call someone "babe"?
Yeah, that little scene in the Hawkins' House of Homeland Security seals it for me. Hawkins is definitely government, knew or strongly suspected that the nukes were about to drop and ran to the safest place he could find.
Residents in the following cities may experience temporary interrupts in their regularly scheduled living: Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia and San Diego. Please stay tuned for further developments.
Interesting tidbit: the guy I was hanging out with last night works with the mother of the woman who plays Mrs. Hawkins. I think that this is the fewest degrees of separation I've ever been to a TV show I like. (We're not counting that time I met Summer Glau, since Firefly was off the air by that time)