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General => Movies and TV => Topic started by: jingle.boy on April 13, 2014, 04:16:51 PM
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Off the bat... I'm quoting something from the general TV thread that has IMMEDIATE SPOILERS for those of you watching on SyFY... so don't read on if you don't want to know. Sorry boys, but blame Canada.
Caught up on Continuum. I loved that they made Alec meet himself. Awesome stuff.
Spoiler alert for those watching on SyFy in real time, as you're what ... 2 or 3 episodes behind the rest of us.
Yeah, that was awesome. I like how they've settled in with this timeline, but not sure why they (at least for the moment) have abandoned the hunt for Kira's killer. I also like they divergence they're putting between Carlos' and Kira's morals.
Now that Alec has met himself, I think things will get more interesting with Kira's part with this timeline's Alec. So far she's kind of been going through the motions with him. I also like how Alec inheriting Piron will diverge the Alecs further in the two different directions the future could potentially go.
And the Freelancers are the ones supposedly finding Kira's killer, and I'm sure the reveal will probably be a big point in the season arc a little later.
Mrs. Jingle thinks Kira killed herself. I'm going with the police chief.
As for the two Alec's... I think that the 'current' Alec is the one that grows into the 2077 (X Files, Cancer Man) Alec. He becomes 'corporatized', and that's why Cancer Man Alec sends everyone back to change/fix things that he regrets.
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I doubt Kira did it, although it's possible. She's a straight shooter, and she seemed pretty sincere about the situation, so I discounted it early. Still, that would make a good plot twist for a future reveal, and she's capable of it.
She didn't get killed in the original timeline, so the change needs to be linked to Alec's/Kira's arrival in the past. There weren't a lot of people affected by the changes at that point. That certainly puts Kira high on the shortlist.
I'm placing my bets on original timeline (non corporate) Alec to live at this point, because he's the one we're attached to. Then again, that would be a great reason to kill him off.
I think I should give up trying to predict this show. :lol
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:lol this show is pretty hard to predict and that's something I am loving about it. And the twists are not wacky.
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:lol this show is pretty hard to predict and that's something I am loving about it. And the twists are not wacky.
They never throw in twists randomly just to throw you off. When something is revealed, you can look back and see it all clearly. That's why I enjoy re-watching the show so much.
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Yeah I am definitely rewatching this summer with time off!
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Another good episode tonight. Everything is out in the open concerning the two Alecs, and the fallout is already becoming very interesting. Kira appears to be losing both Alecs at this stage.
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I'm not buying Kira shooting herself. I could see the freelancers doing it in order to prevent some mayor fuck up like the 2 Alecs meeting. Regarding which Alec will remain, the corporatized version seems the one most likely to be the one to survive however his heartbreak with Emily seems to have turned him into a more cold hearted person however if I recall correctly the Alec from the future sent a message in Kira's CMR telling young Alec that he should do something to avoid going in the same direction which seems to be what the Alec from the other timeline is doing.
If the Freelancers off'd Kira so there wasn't two of the, why haven't they off'd Alec? I guess because of the comment by the 'head' Freelancer that Kira had to figure out which Alec to get rid of in order to preserve her future.
Here's a mind fuck... what if we find out there are still 2 Alec's in 2077? That'd be a good twist.
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I'm not buying Kira shooting herself. I could see the freelancers doing it in order to prevent some mayor fuck up like the 2 Alecs meeting. Regarding which Alec will remain, the corporatized version seems the one most likely to be the one to survive however his heartbreak with Emily seems to have turned him into a more cold hearted person however if I recall correctly the Alec from the future sent a message in Kira's CMR telling young Alec that he should do something to avoid going in the same direction which seems to be what the Alec from the other timeline is doing.
If the Freelancers off'd Kira so there wasn't two of the, why haven't they off'd Alec? I guess because of the comment by the 'head' Freelancer that Kira had to figure out which Alec to get rid of in order to preserve her future.
Here's a mind fuck... what if we find out there are still 2 Alec's in 2077? That'd be a good twist.
That would be awesome, although I don't know that they'd ever be able to show it, except for if they physically go back to 2077. Some people are confused enough by the time travel without throwing in future flashbacks and potential future flash forwards. :lol
They've been showing a bit less on the future scenes this season, mostly just a scene at the start and end to tie in to the story. I hope there's still more backstory to tell there with future Alec.
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No episode tonight because of Easter...?
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A lot of shit went down in the new episode! Things just got (more) interesting.
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I could see the freelancers doing it
I'm quoting myself because it feels good to be a clairvoyant
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^ You so smart!
Though I don't see what the big deal is with Curtis knocking her off on his own, I mean... she has to get rid of one of the Alec's because there can't be two, so why isn't it the same with her? Why would the Freelancers allow there to be two of Kiera?
Haven't watched last night's episode yet.
Also, I'm still betting there are two Alec's in 2077.
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^ You so smart!
Though I don't see what the big deal is with Curtis knocking her off on his own, I mean... she has to get rid of one of the Alec's because there can't be two, so why isn't it the same with her? Why would the Freelancers allow there to be two of Kiera?
I won't spoil the new episode for you, but Curtis' story clearly isn't done yet, so I'm sure we'll learn more about his motivations soon.
New episode was interesting, as 95% of it only took place in the future flashback, so it seems like it was more about setting up the next episodes.
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Yep, that episode was pretty interesting.
Jingle, I'm with you on this one, there are some signs that there are 2 different Alec's in the future and we've been seeing them all the time.
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So, I'm a few episodes behind from all my travel in April/May. Just watched the episode where some guy shows up with a severe case of amnesia, but is clearly from the future.
With all the twists and turns going on, it's hard to remember where we've even been. For instance, when Carlos showed Alec the dead Kiera, I had to think for a moment 'was this the current Kiera, the old Kiera?'. Did when Curtis and Kiera encountered each other, I couldn't remember if Curtis knew there was still another (alive) Kiera. It's really difficult to keep up if you're not watching the shows on a regular basis.
They're really playing the future up that the law and order is really corrupt and oppressive, and Kiera is starting to question which is the 'good' side.
This show really keeps you on your toes. Damn I love this series.
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So, I'm a few episodes behind from all my travel in April/May. Just watched the episode where some guy shows up with a severe case of amnesia, but is clearly from the future.
With all the twists and turns going on, it's hard to remember where we've even been. For instance, when Carlos showed Alec the dead Kiera, I had to think for a moment 'was this the current Kiera, the old Kiera?'. Did when Curtis and Kiera encountered each other, I couldn't remember if Curtis knew there was still another (alive) Kiera. It's really difficult to keep up if you're not watching the shows on a regular basis.
They're really playing the future up that the law and order is really corrupt and oppressive, and Kiera is starting to question which is the 'good' side.
This show really keeps you on your toes. Damn I love this series.
I'm 'caught up' on the American SyFy's schedule....but I'll agree, this series is awesome. It's well written for a time travel show and it just keeps getting more interesting show by show.
I like how Kiera is now questioning the authority that she worked for in the future and I dig the (2) Alecs and the potential for the show to use them both at any given moment, despite (for the time being) time travel Alec being locked up.
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The most recent episode is a doozy. There's quite a brutal death scene in there, and another death you wouldn't expect. And now the time travelling Alec Sadler is back in play, and a new important character is introduced for the freelancers.
I can't wait for the season final. I'll probably rewatch the whole season after the last episode to get a better hang of what's happened.
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The only thing I'm kinda disappointed in is that they (so far this season) have completely abandoned Kiera's desire to get back home. That was the total arch of Season 2, yet it hasn't come up at all. And time-travel Alec knows where he hid the sphere.
She's also got a pretty decent apartment. Who's paying her anyway? Kellog?
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The only thing I'm kinda disappointed in is that they (so far this season) have completely abandoned Kiera's desire to get back home. That was the total arch of Season 2, yet it hasn't come up at all. And time-travel Alec knows where he hid the sphere.
She's also got a pretty decent apartment. Who's paying her anyway? Kellog?
In the episode with the built-in therapist, she accepted that she might not get home, and this season they've focused more on her struggle with either preserving the future as it was, or creating a better future. I like that things are getting murkier concerning every character's alliances and motivations. Getting back to her kid/family is also addressed in a conversation she has with the future guy you mentioned. Not sure if you're up to that yet.
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The only thing I'm kinda disappointed in is that they (so far this season) have completely abandoned Kiera's desire to get back home. That was the total arch of Season 2, yet it hasn't come up at all. And time-travel Alec knows where he hid the sphere.
She's also got a pretty decent apartment. Who's paying her anyway? Kellog?
In the episode with the built-in therapist, she accepted that she might not get home, and this season they've focused more on her struggle with either preserving the future as it was, or creating a better future. I like that things are getting murkier concerning every character's alliances and motivations. Getting back to her kid/family is also addressed in a conversation she has with the future guy you mentioned. Not sure if you're up to that yet.
I remember that part, but right up until Season 2 finale, it was still her top priority. You're spot on with the 2nd part of that sentence though, and I can appreciate that about her character. As for the last comment... nope, not there yet.
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The only thing I'm kinda disappointed in is that they (so far this season) have completely abandoned Kiera's desire to get back home. That was the total arch of Season 2, yet it hasn't come up at all. And time-travel Alec knows where he hid the sphere.
She's also got a pretty decent apartment. Who's paying her anyway? Kellog?
In the episode with the built-in therapist, she accepted that she might not get home, and this season they've focused more on her struggle with either preserving the future as it was, or creating a better future. I like that things are getting murkier concerning every character's alliances and motivations. Getting back to her kid/family is also addressed in a conversation she has with the future guy you mentioned. Not sure if you're up to that yet.
I remember that part, but right up until Season 2 finale, it was still her top priority. You're spot on with the 2nd part of that sentence though, and I can appreciate that about her character. As for the last comment... nope, not there yet.
I think the S3 opener with the freelancers changed her priorities, once it was all laid out, and she better understood how the time travel worked. She had to be sure that she'd preserved "her" future before risking returning.
Then over the course of the season, she's starting to see the seeds of the future she came from, and realize it's not all it's cracked up to be, with the changes to the police department, the growing power of the big businesses, and Alec's changing attitudes after inheriting Piron from his father.
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I think the S3 opener with the freelancers changed her priorities, once it was all laid out, and she better understood how the time travel worked. She had to be sure that she'd preserved "her" future before risking returning.
RIGHT! Kinda forgot about that. Like I said, there's so many twists, there are some elements I'm forgetting as we proceed.
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So I'm up to the last episode which will air Friday. Love to see all the faction realize how futile all their work has been and how it's changed the timelines all ready.
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I think the S3 opener with the freelancers changed her priorities, once it was all laid out, and she better understood how the time travel worked. She had to be sure that she'd preserved "her" future before risking returning.
RIGHT! Kinda forgot about that. Like I said, there's so many twists, there are some elements I'm forgetting as we proceed.
Likewise. I'm often thinking to myself "wait, does this guy know this bit of information yet or not?", and little details like that with how things are intertwined.
That's why at the start of the season I made a point of watching every episode twice before the next one aired (probably why I remember that season opener pretty clearly). I stopped doing that about halfway, but I'm going to rewatch them all again some time before S4. The recaps at the start of the episode aren't always enough for this show!
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The recaps at the start of the episode aren't always enough for this show!
Tru dat!
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Just watched the last two episodes to get completely caught up, so just the finale to go. Holy schnike were those two incredible episodes. Just when I though that it couldn't get better with the scene where all of them realize the futility of trying to change the future, that last episode sure did change things for the Freelancers. :lol
And the ending scene with the sun behind Kellog is starting to have me believe he (from multiple time branches) is the one manipulating everything.
I might re-watch the whole season again too. This has been awesome.
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I agree what a season it has been. So I caught up to you jerks finally. :lol
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That last episode blew my mind. They keep introducing amazing stuff and turning the story all around. This is surely one of my favorite shows
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Season finale for us tomorrow night. Man they run these seasons quick. Hope they pick it up again in the fall, rather than making us wait until 2015. Supposedly, Simon Barry has 7-10 seasons in mind to tell the full Continuum story. Rachel Nichols has confirmed there are already story plans for Season 4, despite the fact Showcase hasn't confirmed a renewal. I'll go ape-shit if it gets cancelled.
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Season finale for us tomorrow night. Man they run these seasons quick. Hope they pick it up again in the fall, rather than making us wait until 2015. Supposedly, Simon Barry has 7-10 seasons in mind to tell the full Continuum story. Rachel Nichols has confirmed there are already story plans for Season 4, despite the fact Showcase hasn't confirmed a renewal. I'll go ape-shit if it gets cancelled.
The show is obviously well plotted out, so I hope they get a chance to tell the story fully how they want to, instead of having to rush a conclusion in a few episodes, or even worse, not get a chance to finish it off at all.
Most scifi shows don't last very long these days, so I hope it doesn't get canceled any time soon. It definitely deserves to keep going. It's the best scifi on TV right now.
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Season finale for us tomorrow night. Man they run these seasons quick. Hope they pick it up again in the fall, rather than making us wait until 2015. Supposedly, Simon Barry has 7-10 seasons in mind to tell the full Continuum story. Rachel Nichols has confirmed there are already story plans for Season 4, despite the fact Showcase hasn't confirmed a renewal. I'll go ape-shit if it gets cancelled.
The show is obviously well plotted out, so I hope they get a chance to tell the story fully how they want to, instead of having to rush a conclusion in a few episodes, or even worse, not get a chance to finish it off at all.
Most scifi shows don't last very long these days, so I hope it doesn't get canceled any time soon. It definitely deserves to keep going. It's the best scifi on TV right now.
It'd be a shame if they cancelled this especially sense they wasted money on that dreadfully horrid series 'Defiance'...some May like it but I think it's a waste of an time and money.
Continum gives them a chance to showcase technology (theoretical or real) and make political statements without getting all political.
I can't wait to watch the finale...this season has been awesome!
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It'd be a shame if they cancelled this especially sense they wasted money on that dreadfully horrid series 'Defiance'...some May like it but I think it's a waste of an time and money.
Continum gives them a chance to showcase technology (theoretical or real) and make political statements without getting all political.
I can't wait to watch the finale...this season has been awesome!
Great point Gary. I didn't realize that Defiance sucked that much wind. The commercials make it seem intriguing enough... and being from St. Lou, I figured it'd be right up your alley. :lol
The show is obviously well plotted out, so I hope they get a chance to tell the story fully how they want to, instead of having to rush a conclusion in a few episodes, or even worse, not get a chance to finish it off at all.
Most scifi shows don't last very long these days, so I hope it doesn't get canceled any time soon. It definitely deserves to keep going. It's the best scifi on TV right now.
Ala Jericho? It suffered BOTH fates... cancelled after a great cliffhanger, then an online uproar brought it back for 8 VERY rushed episodes to bring it to some sort of closure. Terrible way conclude a fantastic (single season) series.
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Season finale for us tomorrow night. Man they run these seasons quick. Hope they pick it up again in the fall, rather than making us wait until 2015. Supposedly, Simon Barry has 7-10 seasons in mind to tell the full Continuum story. Rachel Nichols has confirmed there are already story plans for Season 4, despite the fact Showcase hasn't confirmed a renewal. I'll go ape-shit if it gets cancelled.
The show is obviously well plotted out, so I hope they get a chance to tell the story fully how they want to, instead of having to rush a conclusion in a few episodes, or even worse, not get a chance to finish it off at all.
Most scifi shows don't last very long these days, so I hope it doesn't get canceled any time soon. It definitely deserves to keep going. It's the best scifi on TV right now.
It'd be a shame if they cancelled this especially sense they wasted money on that dreadfully horrid series 'Defiance'...some May like it but I think it's a waste of an time and money.
Continum gives them a chance to showcase technology (theoretical or real) and make political statements without getting all political.
Exactly the kinds of things that good science fiction often does, and it does it all very well.
I gave Defiance a fair chance and watched the entire first season, but I'm not bothering with the second season. That show is everything that is wrong with modern scifi. Heartless, unoriginal, watered down, mediocre crap, that's nothing but a weak drama thinly disguised as scifi.
I'm glad that SyFy showed some dedication to backing scifi for a change, but they've backed the wrong horse with that one. Very disappointing given the hype.
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I didnt even make it until the end if the first season. I stopped with three episodes to go. Had them in the DVR and there was nothing about that show that made me want to watch the last three.
There was great promise with the premise....but beginning with the acting, then the costume/make up design...and finally the writing....it was brutally bad.
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I didnt even make it until the end if the first season. I stopped with three episodes to go. Had them in the DVR and there was nothing about that show that made me want to watch the last three.
There was great promise with the premise....but beginning with the acting, then the costume/make up design...and finally the writing....it was brutally bad.
You didn't miss anything. In the final episode of S1, the main dude dies, then gets resurrected by the main alien chick with some quasi-religious/spiritual crap. You know it's time to give up on a show when you're disappointed that the main character is brought back to life. :lol
I only stuck with it because I was desperately starved for scifi, but then I finally gave Continuum a try, and now Defiance isn't even worth wasting my time on. On the other hand, I've already watched most episodes of Continuum twice, and I only got into the show after S2 had already finished airing.
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I didnt even make it until the end if the first season. I stopped with three episodes to go. Had them in the DVR and there was nothing about that show that made me want to watch the last three.
There was great promise with the premise....but beginning with the acting, then the costume/make up design...and finally the writing....it was brutally bad.
You didn't miss anything. In the final episode of S1, the main dude dies, then gets resurrected by the main alien chick with some quasi-religious/spiritual crap. You know it's time to give up on a show when you're disappointed that the main character is brought back to life. :lol
I only stuck with it because I was desperately starved for scifi, but then I finally gave Continuum a try, and now Defiance isn't even worth wasting my time on. On the other hand, I've already watched most episodes of Continuum twice, and I only got into the show after S2 had already finished airing.
Have you given 'Falling Skies' a chance? After a slow start I thought it picked up and has turned into a sci if show worth watching...for me. My brothers gave up on it but I've actually enjoyed it. I'd put it at better than Defiance but not as good as Continum. :lol
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I didnt even make it until the end if the first season. I stopped with three episodes to go. Had them in the DVR and there was nothing about that show that made me want to watch the last three.
There was great promise with the premise....but beginning with the acting, then the costume/make up design...and finally the writing....it was brutally bad.
You didn't miss anything. In the final episode of S1, the main dude dies, then gets resurrected by the main alien chick with some quasi-religious/spiritual crap. You know it's time to give up on a show when you're disappointed that the main character is brought back to life. :lol
I only stuck with it because I was desperately starved for scifi, but then I finally gave Continuum a try, and now Defiance isn't even worth wasting my time on. On the other hand, I've already watched most episodes of Continuum twice, and I only got into the show after S2 had already finished airing.
Have you given 'Falling Skies' a chance? After a slow start I thought it picked up and has turned into a sci if show worth watching...for me. My brothers gave up on it but I've actually enjoyed it. I'd put it at better than Defiance but not as good as Continum. :lol
I know of it, but I haven't checked it out. These days I tend to be a bit slack on checking out scifi, and wait until it's had a couple of seasons and some cred before committing to watching it. There are still quite a few other scifi shows I've yet to watch too.
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A great final, as expected.
I thought maybe they were going to drag out longer the question of which Alec had won, but I'm glad they didn't do that. A bit of a cliche as far as doubles go, and one the show didn't need.
The tenuous alliance between Kira and Liber8 was different and fun. With Liber8 taking over the Freelancer's HQ, it will be interesting to see how that all develops in the next season.
As soon as they mentioned that beacon, I knew that was going to be used as the cliffhanger of the episode, I just didn't know who or what was going to come through. I still don't know who or what the hell came through, but whoever those guys are, they're badass! :lol
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Blob, I agree with Gary about Falling Skies. It is well done and I know my mission in life is to distract you so it comes King approved! :tup
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A great final, as expected.
I thought maybe they were going to drag out longer the question of which Alec had won, but I'm glad they didn't do that. A bit of a cliche as far as doubles go, and one the show didn't need.
The tenuous alliance between Kira and Liber8 was different and fun. With Liber8 taking over the Freelancer's HQ, it will be interesting to see how that all develops in the next season.
As soon as they mentioned that beacon, I knew that was going to be used as the cliffhanger of the episode, I just didn't know who or what was going to come through. I still don't know who or what the hell came through, but whoever those guys are, they're badass! :lol
Agreed on all accounts... and I'm glad they brought the final three Liber8 gang back together after a brief hiatus. My prediction that Kellog is the master puppeteer is looking strong. You know those dudes that came through are bad mofo's when Brad's response is "Run!"
And Alec's death was another pretty gory scene. They're certainly pushing the limits of what Canadian cable companies would show in primetime.
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And Alec's death was another pretty gory scene. They're certainly pushing the limits of what Canadian cable companies would show in primetime.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that. Some grisly deaths the past couple of episodes! That blood just kept coming, didn't it? :lol
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A great final, as expected.
I thought maybe they were going to drag out longer the question of which Alec had won, but I'm glad they didn't do that. A bit of a cliche as far as doubles go, and one the show didn't need.
The tenuous alliance between Kira and Liber8 was different and fun. With Liber8 taking over the Freelancer's HQ, it will be interesting to see how that all develops in the next season.
As soon as they mentioned that beacon, I knew that was going to be used as the cliffhanger of the episode, I just didn't know who or what was going to come through. I still don't know who or what the hell came through, but whoever those guys are, they're badass! :lol
Agreed. I was half expecting the show to end with an Alec that smiles to the camera, alone in his office, maybe hinting that this is in fact the other Alec, but I'm glad they skipped through all that. It would have been an easy and lazy way to end the season. And the roof top scene was surprisingly and pleasantly gory, hope they show more of that in the future since it's something that usually isn't in scifi - everything is kept so clean and shiny.
The "unholy alliance" was a lot of fun to watch, especially the part when they went to Lucas. He reacted the same way I did when I saw where it was going - i'm in, 100%!
A bit sad that Sonya had to go in the previous episode, I liked her both as an actress and character. Not to mention she's gorgeous to look at (a casual fan since Andromeda).
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A bit sad that Sonya had to go in the previous episode, I liked her both as an actress and character. Not to mention she's gorgeous to look at (a casual fan since Andromeda).
Having killed her off, I was half expecting more time travel in the final episode to bring her back, but they pretty thoroughly shut down that idea by both destroying the reactor at Piron, and destroying the Freelancer's time machine. :lol
I'm sure they'll bring her back in some form somehow. After all, it's scifi! Maybe she can get some tips from her husband. :P
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Oh, man, why you remind me of that, my heart still feels the lack of new SG1 episodes :lol
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That finally was the shiznit! No matter what you do the timeline the players in this show seem to have not control of the outcome.
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That finally was the shiznot! No matter what you do the timeline the players in this show seem to have not control of the outcome.
Yeah, that finale was awesome. Like Blob and Abydos mentioned...I was waiting for the proverbial wink of an eye or grin from Alec to indicate that the 'bad' Alec had lived. I too am glad they chose to end the speculation before there was speculation. I was surprised they dethroned Alec so quickly though with Kellog taking the helm.....which would explain (I suppose) how the alternate future with him as 'king' is still in play and came about.
This show is so well written and thought out...I cannot wait until the next season. Hopefully it's not a long wait.
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I only stuck with it because I was desperately starved for scifi
Fringe. :getoffmylawn:
Forget that JJ had anything to do with it.
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Just caught up and finished season 3. What the hell was that ending? My god this show is awesome.
Although the only thing I do not get is why Kiera is basically hooking up with Amnesia Man (name is slipping at the moment).
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Just caught up and finished season 3. What the hell was that ending? My god this show is awesome.
Although the only thing I do not get is why Kiera is basically hooking up with Amnesia Man (name is slipping at the moment).
Bran Tonkin. I think Kiera is starting to come to the conclusion that she doesn't want to get to the future that she remembers, and realizes that with every effort she makes to change it, either a) she won't get back, or b) there will be no husband/son waiting for her.
Everybody needs a little lovin.
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Haha yeah I agree, but I was wondering if I missed something else :lol
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Just caught up and finished season 3. What the hell was that ending? My god this show is awesome.
Although the only thing I do not get is why Kiera is basically hooking up with Amnesia Man (name is slipping at the moment).
Bran Tonkin. I think Kiera is starting to come to the conclusion that she doesn't want to get to the future that she remembers, and realizes that with every effort she makes to change it, either a) she won't get back, or b) there will be no husband/son waiting for her.
Everybody needs a little lovin.
I think it's just the matter of they've both essentially lost thier husband/wife and kids....both experiencing the same type of "WTF" have I gotten myself into and is happening??!! and realize the only shot they have at a "normal" relationship would be with each other.
This show by far IMO has handled a time travel storyline better than any other show I've seen. Very well written and thought out....I hope it continues on in that way.
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Just caught up and finished season 3. What the hell was that ending? My god this show is awesome.
Although the only thing I do not get is why Kiera is basically hooking up with Amnesia Man (name is slipping at the moment).
Bran Tonkin. I think Kiera is starting to come to the conclusion that she doesn't want to get to the future that she remembers, and realizes that with every effort she makes to change it, either a) she won't get back, or b) there will be no husband/son waiting for her.
Everybody needs a little lovin.
Damn straight.
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As of earlier this week:
Continuum Season 4: No News of Renewal or Cancellation, Canadian Series Gets Back Up Netflix and Rogers Media
Continuum Season 3 ended with a breathtaking finale. Now the fans are hanging high and dry with no official news of the Canadian series being slated for a new season.
Continuum is a Canadian sci-fi thriller created by Simon Barry. It is based on the year 2077 and revolves around a conflict between rebel groups. The rebels time travel to the Vancouver of 2012. They time travel in an attempt to stop the governments in the future from being replaced by corporations.
While the rebels time travel, they are accidentally accompanied by a police officer – played by Rachel Nichols. The show follows how Nichols tries to stop the rebels from acts of dissent, and taking precautions to stop others from realising that they are from the future.
In an interview in May this year, creator Simon Barry had spoken about plans to continue Continuum for at least seven to ten seasons. The story they have at hand is not going to end with three seasons. This got the fans all excited. Rachel Nichols, the lead actress of Continuum, further revealed that Continuum Season 4 is going to explore a different side of Kiera.
Executive producers had revealed that news regarding Continuum Season 4 will be announced by Shaw Media, the production company, by August. However, no news of a renewal or cancellation has been announced till date.
Canadian media had reported that the talks for Continuum Season 4 have halted because of financial problems, although, we have no official word on this yet. The science fiction series has an interesting plot with well crafted characters. Fans of Sci-Fi series like Lost and Battlestar Galactica would like Continuum. When Syfy started airing the series in the United States back in 2013, it picked up a huge fan following.
Cancellation of Continuum Season 4 would massively disappoint the regular viewers, but it could be done based on low ratings. There has been a huge fall in viewership rating from Continuum season two to season three with Syfy registering a 30% drop in views.
Syfy doesn’t have the financial base to push the series on its own. If Showcase doesn’t support Continuum Season 4, it will not be heading off the table. Syfy Studio executive Ted A’Zary said that they could only acquire the viewing rights for the US while someone goes ahead and creates the show.
When Netflix is teaming up with Rogers Media to support a new Canadian series called ‘Between,’ fans of Continuum are hoping and praying that some media leader backs Continuum Season 4 and gets the ball rolling for them.
No news is no news.
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I've been wondering when this would come back on....I thought that it was confirmed for a 4th Season?
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Nope, they've been lingering for months now on renewal. They said they were going to have information by early August, but that never eventuated. I just assume at this point that it's died a silent death.
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That's a bummer because this is the best 'time travel' show (I've never watched Dr. Who so...sorry) going. They do a great job writing this and the story remains compelling. Plus, Kiera is hot which doesn't hurt.
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I only just got into it before S3, and it is (or was?) perhaps my favourite show currently on TV, and I think it's the best time travel show in a long time (I love Doctor Who too, but that's an entirely different animal, and doesn't try to hold itself to the strict internal consistency of Continuum's time travel).
And also yes, Kiera is hot. That's just a bonus.
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S2 Blob is when you got hooked.
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It was just after S2 had finished that I got into it, but long enough before S3 that I ended up watching the whole series twice before S3 started.
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Yup. Exactly.
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Renewed for a final season of 6 episodes. I'm bummed that it's only a token final season, but I'm glad they'll at least get to give the show a conclusive ending rather than a cliffhanger.
https://www.shawmedia.ca/Media/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?pressReleaseId=6442460551
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Sucks that it will end, but glad it will get a proper ending. I think they could do a lot with just six episodes.
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They could do a lot, but I assume with the setup from the cliffhanger that they had at least a full season arc in mind, and I know Simon Barry had a plan for at least 7 seasons. So I'll always feel like we're missing out on what could have been, because it was such a well planned show from the start.
Hopefully they can pack a lot of awesomeness into these 6 episodes without it feeling overly rushed or incomplete.
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They could do a lot, but I assume with the setup from the cliffhanger that they had at least a full season arc in mind, and I know John Barry had a plan for at least 7 seasons. So I'll always feel like we're missing out on what could have been, because it was such a well planned show from the start.
Hopefully they can pack a lot of awesomeness into these 6 episodes without it feeling overly rushed or incomplete.
Came in here to post just this. Except that it's Simon Barry.
Although, I have reservations about how I feel. All shows that are given a token 'final' season with not a full complement of episodes - Fringe and Jericho come to mind. Sure, it's nice to get the creator's view on how things should wrap up, and remove the cliffhanger, but (as you said Blob), Barry always had 7 seasons in mind.
Disappointed, and only marginally less so than if it was outright cancelled.
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:lol Oops. I knew it was Simon. I've been cranking too many Bond soundtracks this week, which is why I had that name on the mind.
Token final seasons are a bit disappointing, but as I was expecting it to be outright canceled anyway at this point, I'm still excited to get something. If anyone can do it right, I think Simon Barry could.
It's a shame SyFy already said a while ago they wouldn't pick it up if it got canceled. They could actually produce some good scifi for a change. They saved Stargate SG-1 after S5, but that was a different time.
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Unfortunately, SyFy would rather produce boring stuff like Defiance, and cheesy TV movies. ::)
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Yeah, and that's when they even do scifi at all. Like many networks, they don't do a whole lot for their namesake any more.
I was happy at first that they decided to guarantee Defiance 2 seasons, but after giving it an entire season to grab me, the show was just dull and uninspired, so I haven't watched it since.
I think Continuum is the best scifi show in a long time, so it's a shame that something of that caliber gets 3 and a half seasons, while the empty crap gets to last much longer.
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This is sad, just yesterday I was wondering when this show was gonna come back. Those 6 episodes better be freaking awesome.
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I pretty much echo what has been said. It's such a great series and to know that the creators arc had 7 seasons in mind.....that he'd done such an awesom job of telling the story thus far....and to now know his vision has been cut short by a good 40+ episodes.....that's a bummer. Like some of you have said...I have mixed emotions because it'll be good seeing the show again and seeing them get a chance to 'finish' it but on the other hand 6 episodes isn't alot of time to conclude such a complicated story.
There's no way to fully develop and explain that 'secret' character that was locked up who is now free. It seemed to have been set up to be someone we've met already...possibly Carlos?? Anyway, I hope that the writers can come up with an interesting way to wrap the series up in 6 episodes.
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Did the sci-audience die out? Mid 90s-early 2000s - Stargate, Farscape, Star Treks, etc. Now each scifi show can barely put out 5 seasons if they're lucky, even the good ones :( Seems like if you're not Lost Season 1 you're doomed to get cancelled.
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Did the sci-audience die out? Mid 90s-early 2000s - Stargate, Farscape, Star Treks, etc. Now each scifi show can barely put out 5 seasons if they're lucky, even the good ones :( Seems like if you're not Lost Season 1 you're doomed to get cancelled.
Yeah, it seems to be a tough sell these days. I do have hopes for 'Ascension'....that three day mini series that begins next Monday on SyFy. It 'looks' intriguing, but who knows at this point.
And, I really didn't care too much for the first season of 'HELIX'....I watched the entire thing but it never really captivated me.....but I have to admit the trailers for the 2nd Season has peeked my interest.
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Season 4 starts on Friday for us. Still pissed it's only 6 episode's to close it out. Not sure I'm gonna start watching right away. Seasons 1-3 are available 'on demand', so I'm gonna try and power watch them to get back in the zone, and recall what's going on ... it's been so long since it ended - over a year.
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I've already seen the new episode because of reasons, but I won't spoil anything. In typical Continuum fashion it doesn't make anything too clear cut. I hope they have enough time in the season to give the show an amazing finish, even if not what they originally had planned.
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Season 4 starts on Friday for us. Still pissed it's only 6 episode's to close it out. Not sure I'm gonna start watching right away. Seasons 1-3 are available 'on demand', so I'm gonna try and power watch them to get back in the zone, and recall what's going on ... it's been so long since it ended - over a year.
Yeah, it's a real bummer it's only (6) episodes. I can't see how they are going to tidy it all up in essentially 4 1/2 hours. Maybe they have a good plan. The writing and story has been great thus far....but there is a lot to explain in a short amount of time.
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I'm tired of seeing Vancouver, BC being shot as every other place *except* Vancouver, BC.
This was the first show that I know of that actually showcased this amazing city with real locations, the Vancouver Police, and real streets and landmarks, it was finally Vancouver being Vancouver.
... aaaaaaaaand it's GONE.
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I'm tired of seeing Vancouver, BC being shot as every other place *except* Vancouver, BC.
This was the first show that I know of that actually showcased this amazing city with real locations, the Vancouver Police, and real streets and landmarks, it was finally Vancouver being Vancouver.
... aaaaaaaaand it's GONE.
I remember when I first started watching Continuum and I saw the Vancouver cop car, and thought it was a mistake that they left it saying Vancouver. :lol
Such a huge number of scifi shows and movies are shot in Vancouver (and other parts of Canada), but I'm not sure I can think of a single other example of them not trying to pass it off as somewhere else.
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Almost caught up... just the Season 3 finale. Timing is gonna be great, as the series finale airs here on Friday, so I'll be able to power thru the final 6 episodes this week, and not have to wait much in between.
One thing I noticed though... they mis-wrote something when introducing Brad Duncan. When he first appeared in the hospital, the Dr. said he'd been in a coma for 2 months. That couldn't have been the case AND for him to the one who killed Kiera. Minor point, but seems it was a slight over-sight - and evidence that as good as the writing was at planning everything out, and foreshadowing (eg... Kiera's imprisonment being a 2077 dream in the Season 2 opener when she wasn't imprisoned until the finale), they still did a few things on the fly.
Blob, has the finale aired down there yet?
Damn this was such a good show. :sadpanda:
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I'm DVR'ing the entire Season 4 and just gonna power through it one night since it's only (6) episodes. Looking forward to it.
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Almost caught up... just the Season 3 finale. Timing is gonna be great, as the series finale airs here on Friday, so I'll be able to power thru the final 6 episodes this week, and not have to wait much in between.
One thing I noticed though... they mis-wrote something when introducing Brad Duncan. When he first appeared in the hospital, the Dr. said he'd been in a coma for 2 months. That couldn't have been the case AND for him to the one who killed Kiera. Minor point, but seems it was a slight over-sight - and evidence that as good as the writing was at planning everything out, and foreshadowing (eg... Kiera's imprisonment being a 2077 dream in the Season 2 opener when she wasn't imprisoned until the finale), they still did a few things on the fly.
Blob, has the finale aired down there yet?
Damn this was such a good show. :sadpanda:
Canada gets the earliest airing, which is what I'm watching.
I just checked S3, and Brad kills Kira in episode 1, gets hit by a truck immediately afterwards causing the coma, wakes up in the hospital in episode 9. That's 8 episodes later, which is 2 months realtime. I'm pretty sure that's a part of the season arc they would have planned out in advance.
I'm been avoiding discussing the show for the sake of the poor folks in the US who are a week behind, but I'm so excited for the finale. Being the last season, we've seen that anything can happen (such as the death of Lucas), and I love the time travelly stuff. And the fights have been extra awesome this season.
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I'm totally caught up, and gonna watch the finale tomorrow as it airs.
As for that explanation... makes sense. I just never got the sense that it was months that transpired - ie, real time was TV show time. Also <spoiler>... how the hell was Edward already 2ish years old? They didn't do a good job of delivering the sense that it's actually been two years since season 1. I've gotten the sense that it's been 2-3 months since everyone arrived. Considering they never filmed in the winter, so there was never any sense of changing seasons, or insinuations that months had passed in between any of the shows... Just nitpicking a little.
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I think this all comes down to the same issue. Kagame was born at the end of S1, and it's now S4, so in real time it works out fine, as does Brad's coma. And when Kira had her little dream or whatever of still being in the future, she'd been in a coma for 3 years, which implies strongly that this is meant to correspond with how long she's been in the past for (not to mention it makes it easier to explain the kid ageing :lol).
But it doesn't at all feel like Liber8 has been around for 3 years, with Kira's story unfolding, or Alec's life and the whole thing with his girlfriend, but apparently that seems to be the case. I can't say I've ever analyzed whether or not that's plausible, but next time I do a full watch through, I'll have to keep track of it.
It's definitely a reasonable point, I'm just so used to assuming 1 season = 1 year that I hadn't given it much thought till you pointed it out. Now you've got me thinking. :lol
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Somebitch!
I will not read this thread until I see the last episode. :lol
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Given I just watched all 3 seasons in the last 2 weeks, I never got a feeling that 2-3 years had transpired. The only thing that explicitly would have suggested any significant periods of time had lapsed was the fact that Piron BoD had given Alec "2 Months" to get HALO launched - and that happened in the span of a few episodes. Otherwise, it always felt that it was only a few days transpiring between episodes.
Then again, maybe it's just me, since I did watch them all in the last 2 weeks. However, with no 'seasons' (ie, change in weather), and no clear indication that 5-6 months transpired since the last episode, or in between the Seasons (of the show), that's what's throwing me off.
Nah... it's not just me. Season 2 immediately flowed into Season 3, which immediately flowed into Season 4. Even if TV time and real time are the same, it's 13 weeks per Season, we've still only transpired about 1/2 a year Since Kagame blew himself up on is birthday. There may have been a bit of a gap between Season 1 and 2, but it sure didn't feel like it was over a year that had lapsed - and that kid was approaching the age of 2.
I think this is one of those 'kids aging fast' scenario's that TV shows just expect viewers to accept - but I don't think it was necessary.
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No, it's definitely not just you. I think it's more a case of the writers not calculating room for time passing, and assuming time passes in real time for the characters. Under those circumstances, the kid's age isn't too far off like TV shows usually are for that age range. Since a TV season is usually shot in one big block at about 7-8 days per episode, changing seasons are another one of those things that I can mostly ignore.
Now I want to watch through again just to calculate that. I might do that after the final episode anyway just because.
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No, it's definitely not just you. I think it's more a case of the writers not calculating room for time passing, and assuming time passes in real time for the characters. Under those circumstances, the kid's age isn't too far off like TV shows usually are for that age range. Since a TV season is usually shot in one big block at about 7-8 days per episode, changing seasons are another one of those things that I can mostly ignore.
Now I want to watch through again just to calculate that. I might do that after the final episode anyway just because.
Yeah, I had no problem with anything, and frankly, if they had just made little-Kagame about 6-12 months old, I wouldn't have even taken notice. Frankly, weather in Vancouver doesn't have huge swings - they don't often get a snowy winter anyway, so I could've over looked that. But with no discernible large gap between Seasons of the show, and Kagame being about a 2-year old, I was just, wth? No biggie, just a slight over-sight. I'm more perturbed that they clearly didn't have enough budget to make the armoured future soldiers realistic. That animation was so video-game like. Horrible motion-cap. Glad they only used them sparingly.
Just finished the finale, and I'll not post any spoilers... except to say that it was about as satisfying an ending as I could have expected. They could have done so much more if they'd had the additional seasons that Simon Barry always wanted/intended, but they wrapped that up in 6 episodes far better than I was expecting.
I'm bummed overall, but grateful for such a fantastic show.
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Just finished the finale myself, and agree it was satisfying.
The future soldiers definitely didn't look mo-capped, they looked hand animated to me, which is why I think they looked so bad. That bugged me in the season premiere too.
SPOILERS BELOW
As soon as Kellogg killed the chick, I knew she was going to be his daughter. So cruel!
I knew the ending wouldn't be all perfect and neat, so once I saw it was the "good" future, I first figured she or her kid wasn't going to exist now or would be different, so once I saw the kid and he grabbed her arm, I realized that in this timeline she shouldn't have left in the first place and what was happening. Such a bitter sweet ending, but so fitting.
Old Alec did a great job of switching personality and feeling like the same Alec we knew from the past instead of the future Alec we've seen previously.
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Just finished the finale myself, and agree it was satisfying.
The future soldiers definitely didn't look mo-capped, they looked hand animated to me, which is why I think they looked so bad. That bugged me in the season premiere too.
SPOILERS BELOW
As soon as Kellogg killed the chick, I knew she was going to be his daughter. So cruel!
I knew the ending wouldn't be all perfect and neat, so once I saw it was the "good" future, I first figured she or her kid wasn't going to exist now or would be different, so once I saw the kid and he grabbed her arm, I realized that in this timeline she shouldn't have left in the first place and what was happening. Such a bitter sweet ending, but so fitting.
Old Alec did a great job of switching personality and feeling like the same Alec we knew from the past instead of the future Alec we've seen previously.
^agree 100%. I was thinking the whole time "But there should already be a Kiera in this timeline". Low and behold, Kiera shows up. It was a quick and tidy wrap up. I was thinking that Vasquez might have actually been Kellog's mom, not daughter - not young Kellog's actual mom (since the timeline had changed), but the person that was his mom in the original timeline young Kellog came from.
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I'm not going to lie, I got something in my eye at the very end there.
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I'm not gonna lie either, I didn't think it was THAT satisfying. :D
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:lol It was more the show in general, and it ending, then the little thanks to the loyal fans at the end. I'm going to miss the show.
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:lol It was more the show in general, and it ending, then the little thanks to the loyal fans at the end. I'm going to miss the show.
Agreed ... I was more :sadpanda: than :'(
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Well, it certainly felt to me like everything was just crammed in. I'm not stupid but I'm still confused by most of it.
It's really sad that it didn't get the audience to be able to continue but then I see commercials for "Season 5 of WhateverShow" that I've never even heard of so, wtf.
Buh-bye Vancouver starring as Vancouver. We hardly knew ye.
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Well, I feel satisfied as well. I would have loved for them to have enough time to develop the traveler's story because it seemed like a very interesting character and obviously one of the main pieces of the story but given that they only had 6 episodes to finish this I think they made the best they could.
I will miss this show.
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Nice ending. Not so all happy but that made it better. Glad to see Kellogg get his due.
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Nice ending. Not so all happy but that made it better. Glad to see Kellogg get his due.
Hopefully they put him on a spit like the Ewok's did to Skywalker and Solo.
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Catching up on the last 6 episodes. I love Emily.
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Anyone feel like taking a bit of their time to summarize this final season for me...and let me know how it all panned out? I'm getting all my cable equipment replaced tomorrow and have the season DVR'd but there's no way I'll be able to watch it by then. Just haven't been able to get to it.
Really just curious as to who the 'traveler' was, did Kiera get back to her kid....was the old Alec who sent Kiera in the first place 'the' Alec that she knew? Kind of bummed I won't be able to watch it as I can't find it anywhere online.
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Looks like they're still on showcase.ca. They might block it from non Canadian IP addresses, so you may need something like HOLA VPN plug-in for your browser.
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Looks like they're still on showcase.ca. They might block it from non Canadian IP addresses, so you may need something like HOLA VPN plug-in for your browser.
Thanks Chad..
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you're right....gonna need to do some circumventing.....
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you're right....gonna need to do some circumventing.....
Hola is your friend.
https://hola.org
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you're right....gonna need to do some circumventing.....
Hola is your friend.
https://hola.org
No....you are....you are my Canadian buddy bud......:hug:
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That's so
gay cute
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That's so gay cute
You're just jelly.
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Yes I am :'(
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Finally got around to hammering out season 6...all last night :lol Everyone's pretty much said what I'd think. It was great to see Kellogg get what he deserved. I was certain they knew that they couldn't trust him. I had pegged Vasquez as his daughter back in one of their loft exchanges.
The Traveler definitely felt like he was a way more "important" piece of the puzzle...meaning he was severely underdeveloped due to the quick (6) shows they had left to wrap up the show. It's a bummer because the producers did such a good job with everything else I'm sure his original intention was way cooler than what it ended up being.
I liked the ending, and like Chad said I was curious as to how they were going to handle (2) Kiera's when she returned. It was neat to see that old Alec...as was mentioned, he was spot on 'young' Alec. One thing I'd have liked to seen though is that instead of Kagame greeting her when she arrived I think it'd have been neat to have a 90 something year old Carlos there on the bench, just to give him the satisfaction of seeing that Kiera made it.
It's a shame that series didn't get to play out like originally planned but all in all it was a good, fun series.