anim8rFSK sent the following on Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:21:04 -0700:
> In article <
kj7il8lkuuju3cp48...@4ax.com>,
> shawn <nanof...@gNOTmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 1 Apr 2013 00:34:21 -0500, "The Coca Cola Kid"
> > <
thecoca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Great concepts, flaccid execution. Right now, I am not exactly sure which
> > >show I am watching, since it feels like a mish-mash of Friends, Willy Wonka,
> > >and stock hack-written dramedy. I am starting to see why some people think
> > >that Matt Smith may be worried about getting typecast by playing the lead
> > >role in Doctor Who. My heart sank as soon as I saw Clara being
> > >un-downloaded. I just knew that everyone in the world who went missing
> > >would end up being put back the way that they were by the end of the
> > >episode. Granted, this time, at least, there was a throw-away line that a
> > >small number of people could be put back successfully, and rest would die.
> > >Although that was a blink and you will miss it explanation, easily forgotten
> > >about by the ending. Or maybe I may have even imagined it. The fact that
> > >there is no longer a threat in the wi-fi after everything is tidily taken
> > >care of also makes the whole plot and its themes feel extremely
> > >inconsequential, and lightweight. This feels like Doctor Who on auto-pilot.
> > >Hopefully next week's will offer more substance, despite the terrible
> > >lighting in the preview.
> >
> > No, the line was definitely there. Not really a surprise since
> > accidents happen over time and given that the lady in charge had been
> > under the Great Intelligence's control since she was a child it is
> > obvious that this had been going on for decades. Which makes you
> > wonder what did it do before there was Wi-Fi and why didn't the Doctor
> > pick up on this at some point in the past? I guess these are the sorts
> > of questions we aren't supposed to ask.
>
> Well, the assistant did complain that they were taking people too fast
> and going to get caught.
I guess you can get away with just so many people in the prime of life
suddenly going comatose before some pesky family members start to
complain and some annoying doctors start to ask questions.
--
Jim G. | A fan of the good and the bad, but not the mediocre
"Relax. It's North Korea, the nation-state equivalent of the short bus." -- Sterling Archer, ARCHER