First wow. That was really good if you haven't watched it go do that first
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So lets talk about all the big stuff.
I saw the revelation about Gideon Ridge being Jeffery coming a mile away but you know what it was still good and I like the message there because he was never evil but what happened is so understandable and yes bitterness and pain can twist someone and lead them into dark places especially with the understandable misunderstanding about his father's fate. And since he knows about the project and is now a friend the character could even recur and probably should.
We got to watch some serious Butterfly Effect/Paradox in action and actually got some good technobabble/world building about the paradox threshold -works for me.
I had tears in my eyes when Beth and Janis told the team about what Sam did for Al; and yet I realize the time line where the team learned was erased. That was a call back for us who love the original series *and* important knowledge for new viewers - but for the characters that is still a revelation that needs to happen again. At first I was disappointed but then I thought about it more. I would have liked to sit in that revelation a bit more. but perhaps we didn't precisely because it *is* a setup for a much more powerful use of that knowledge in the future. Now newer or casual viewers of the original know what Sam did for Al and that Janis knows the truth.
Addison most likely remembers or at least did before she leaped - does she still remember - that means telling Ben potentially but maybe not HQ , Magic *may* know from Beth, and Ian seems to have at least a vague awareness of being in a another time line so maybe more info will surface. Any chance of telling without
Very glad Jen now survives
The new dynamic is quite interesting, there are so many options. If we stay with two or more leapers - we didn't see the project after so we don't know if anyone came home. Could this be Sam or perhaps Alia arriving? Some other leaper?
Two leapers with two holograms and do they dare use the swap code ever again?. Plus we as long term fans know the duo leaper thing could have been season 6. Honestly I'm interested to try it.
So is it perm duo leapers? Is it a situation where they can switch places but only if they share a leap first then one of them gets to go home but not the other?. That option could have its own interesting dynamic?
Janis and Beth still need to meet post leap Sam - Magic needs to met him also. That is closure that is now set up. Really hoping we get more of Beth and Janis, it was so good to see Janis again. I also want to know about Alia, Sami Jo, Donna, Sam's siblings, etc.
I really like how this series is managing to balance being its own thing with connective tissue to the original - its not perfect, there are times it is flawed, but most of the time I like it, once in awhile I love it like I did the original series. We still need Scott to appear- we need a third season and beyond - but I am legitimately enjoying the story they are telling as well as the expanding of this universe. The callbacks to the original series give me a special happiness but these last two eps were just really really good- I hope they are enough to entice new viewers who haven't watched the original to dive in while still appreciating what is taking place now.
At some point in third season we meet Sam - lets see if I end up being right - maybe its even the season premiere maybe it isn't, but I think we have the groundwork for getting a lot more of Sam's story and having more interaction with people who matter from the original show. I am also hoping at some point we get *young* Al played by an actor that has what it takes to build an incredible homage. Done right it could be beautiful and be a really special moment for Beth, Janis, and Sam. A scene as powerful as the dance in MIA. Think about some of the adventures in the colorful life of young Al. If they cast this right he could even recur. And playing guardian angel to young Al is also among the many plausible ways they might find the older Sam Beckett if he doesn't step out of the accelerator in the season 3 premiere.
As for the season 2 Coda- I'm curious where Ben and Addison find themselves and why - it looks like a lot is going on and I can't wait to find out more.
Do you think we will see more of the Tom we met this season, Hannah, Jeffrey?
What important pieces of the original narrative still need to be revealed or do you most want to see?
Do you think Addison remembers that revelation about Beth and Janis and will she tell Ben, did she tell the others before leaping because right now it looks like she was so busy realizing that Jenn was back to alive that she didn't talk about it?
Is Ian still destined to Leap with a revised version of a swap code? Does he still in fact have to leap in order to make sure Ben does?
Do you think the evil project has been outright erased? Is Alia still out there anyway as a leaper, a relic of another timeline? Is it still destined to happen?
Do you want to see a revised version of leaper x back as an ally?
There are so many things to ponder both meta and in universe.
I can't wait for season 3
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So lets talk about all the big stuff.
I saw the revelation about Gideon Ridge being Jeffery coming a mile away but you know what it was still good and I like the message there because he was never evil but what happened is so understandable and yes bitterness and pain can twist someone and lead them into dark places especially with the understandable misunderstanding about his father's fate. And since he knows about the project and is now a friend the character could even recur and probably should.
We got to watch some serious Butterfly Effect/Paradox in action and actually got some good technobabble/world building about the paradox threshold -works for me.
I had tears in my eyes when Beth and Janis told the team about what Sam did for Al; and yet I realize the time line where the team learned was erased. That was a call back for us who love the original series *and* important knowledge for new viewers - but for the characters that is still a revelation that needs to happen again. At first I was disappointed but then I thought about it more. I would have liked to sit in that revelation a bit more. but perhaps we didn't precisely because it *is* a setup for a much more powerful use of that knowledge in the future. Now newer or casual viewers of the original know what Sam did for Al and that Janis knows the truth.
Addison most likely remembers or at least did before she leaped - does she still remember - that means telling Ben potentially but maybe not HQ , Magic *may* know from Beth, and Ian seems to have at least a vague awareness of being in a another time line so maybe more info will surface. Any chance of telling without
Very glad Jen now survives
The new dynamic is quite interesting, there are so many options. If we stay with two or more leapers - we didn't see the project after so we don't know if anyone came home. Could this be Sam or perhaps Alia arriving? Some other leaper?
Two leapers with two holograms and do they dare use the swap code ever again?. Plus we as long term fans know the duo leaper thing could have been season 6. Honestly I'm interested to try it.
So is it perm duo leapers? Is it a situation where they can switch places but only if they share a leap first then one of them gets to go home but not the other?. That option could have its own interesting dynamic?
Janis and Beth still need to meet post leap Sam - Magic needs to met him also. That is closure that is now set up. Really hoping we get more of Beth and Janis, it was so good to see Janis again. I also want to know about Alia, Sami Jo, Donna, Sam's siblings, etc.
I really like how this series is managing to balance being its own thing with connective tissue to the original - its not perfect, there are times it is flawed, but most of the time I like it, once in awhile I love it like I did the original series. We still need Scott to appear- we need a third season and beyond - but I am legitimately enjoying the story they are telling as well as the expanding of this universe. The callbacks to the original series give me a special happiness but these last two eps were just really really good- I hope they are enough to entice new viewers who haven't watched the original to dive in while still appreciating what is taking place now.
At some point in third season we meet Sam - lets see if I end up being right - maybe its even the season premiere maybe it isn't, but I think we have the groundwork for getting a lot more of Sam's story and having more interaction with people who matter from the original show. I am also hoping at some point we get *young* Al played by an actor that has what it takes to build an incredible homage. Done right it could be beautiful and be a really special moment for Beth, Janis, and Sam. A scene as powerful as the dance in MIA. Think about some of the adventures in the colorful life of young Al. If they cast this right he could even recur. And playing guardian angel to young Al is also among the many plausible ways they might find the older Sam Beckett if he doesn't step out of the accelerator in the season 3 premiere.
As for the season 2 Coda- I'm curious where Ben and Addison find themselves and why - it looks like a lot is going on and I can't wait to find out more.
Do you think we will see more of the Tom we met this season, Hannah, Jeffrey?
What important pieces of the original narrative still need to be revealed or do you most want to see?
Do you think Addison remembers that revelation about Beth and Janis and will she tell Ben, did she tell the others before leaping because right now it looks like she was so busy realizing that Jenn was back to alive that she didn't talk about it?
Is Ian still destined to Leap with a revised version of a swap code? Does he still in fact have to leap in order to make sure Ben does?
Do you think the evil project has been outright erased? Is Alia still out there anyway as a leaper, a relic of another timeline? Is it still destined to happen?
Do you want to see a revised version of leaper x back as an ally?
There are so many things to ponder both meta and in universe.
I can't wait for season 3