Get yer pointless DA threads here...

POSTED BY: Jacqui
UPDATED: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 17:38
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JACQUI

Sunday, August 21, 2005 1:06 PM

Seriously, I've never actually been able to discuss this show with anyone and it's kinda cool that there are fans on this board...

And I'll say again that I haven't watched any of it for a while, so my memory might be a bit shocking, but here's a question (which has probably been asked countless times before, but has been bugging me ever since I watched it)...

When the second season came out, they made such a big deal about Max being the chosen one, that she had no junk DNA, yada yada yada.

Fair enough.

But if she had no junk DNA (at all!) what the hell happened to her seizures from season one? And exactly what purpose did they serve? 'cause without any junk DNA or RNA, all her strands were coded for a purpose, right? That's what it means, right?

*~*~*
"Your toes are in the sand."
"And your head's up your..."
"Hey!"

CHRISISALL

Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:22 PM

It was a plant to get her to think she was an ordinary transgenic, that WAS a common genetic error in most of them.
Edit: that also explains why her seizures suddenly end the same year all the hits the fan, at that point Sandeman knew they'd be unnecessary.

Answer for everything Chrisisall 524

JACQUI

Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:46 PM

ooooh, hey.

You really do have an answer for everything.

*~*~*
"Your toes are in the sand."
"And your head's up your..."
"Hey!"

CHRISISALL

Sunday, August 21, 2005 10:53 PM

So Jacqui, you seem hardcore with DA. Where do you rank it in you favourite shows?

It's my second favourite of all time, right behind Firefly.

Transgenic questions? Ask Dr. Chrisisall

JACQUI

Monday, August 22, 2005 12:38 AM

At the moment? To be honest.

Firefly ('tis a given).
Buffy.
Angel.
Profiler.
Friends.
Tru Calling.
Dark Angel.

So... uh... 7th? Maybe?

Not sure if I'd say I'm incredibly hard core with it (you ain't seen nuthin'... I can be skeery, obsessive and OCD with Joss shows), but it was a really interesting show, with really interesting story ideas and plot lines (whether or not the full potential of these ideas translated to the screen).

In fact, when it was first aired, I caught a few episodes here and there (maybe five?) of the first season and didn't really think much of it after that.

It was only last year when the DVDs went on sale and I got them for under $20 ea (that works out to be about $15 US) that I decided I should maybe check it out.

I watched them pretty quickly and was really impressed.

I'm enthusiastic about it here on this board right now, because nobody I've known really got that into it and I haven't really discussed it with anyone else. I haven't been that eager to go join any groups or message boards or fan sites for it, though.

My five year old nephew did ask a very pertinent question one day, though...

"Why do all your DVDs have girls with guns on them?"

Hadn't really thought about it before, but he's right... I have a prediliction for shows where girls kick ass.

*~*~*
"Your toes are in the sand."
"And your head's up your..."
"Hey!"

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 22, 2005 2:34 AM

Girls kick ass, says so on a tee shirt.

Is Tru Calling that good? I like Eliza...

Potential TC fan Chrisisall

JACQUI

Monday, August 22, 2005 2:56 AM

Tru Calling is...

How shall I put it...?

Up and down. It has really great moment, but for all those there are some pretty horrific ones. It was inconsistent. There are plot holes a'plenty and some awfully awkward dialogue.

I think Eliza did some really good work in it and she was the reason I watched the show.

It's awfully frustrating, because it really did flounder for the first half of the first season and then it came into its own and found a plot arc that served it well. The writers became more comfortable with their work, the actors became more comfortable and everything seemed to fall into place and gel quite nicely.

The finale of season one was awesome and left you hanging in a way that *really* made you want more.

Unfortunately, by then it was cancelled. They shot about six or so episodes (I think, don't have them here in Aust yet) of the second season, in the hope that another network would pick it up.

And it got better in the second season, too, with a renewed purpose.

As well as a prediliction for shows where girls kick ass, I also seem to have a penchant for shows that get cancelled MID FREAKIN' SEASON and leave me hanging and frustrated.

*sigh*

I'm the black widow of TV.

*~*~*
"Your toes are in the sand."
"And your head's up your..."
"Hey!"

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

Monday, August 22, 2005 11:46 AM

WOW - Chrisisall - even after my obsessive DA watching I had been entirely unable to come up with the reason her seizures suddenly disappeared - or why she had them in the first place - and believe me - I'd thought about it.
I am thoroughly amazed.
So, you had any other thoughtful insights - like why she never followed up on what Logan told her about her Mum (sorry Mom)? I was just wondering, because she seemed so intent on finding Hannah, even though it was dangerous and she may have been dead anyway; and the other X5s - and she didn't even know who (if any)had escaped - but not her Mum (Mom)? It just struck me as strange.

Let's all ask Mystic Christic

ZOOT

Monday, August 22, 2005 11:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
It was a plant to get her to think she was an ordinary transgenic, that WAS a common genetic error in most of them.
Edit: that also explains why her seizures suddenly end the same year all the hits the fan, at that point Sandeman knew they'd be unnecessary.

Answer for everything Chrisisall 524

Nah! Don't buy that for 1 moment oh normally-so-lucid-Chrisisall ...

I reckon a more feasible explanation relates to the fact that the seizures were brought about because Max is missing the little strand of DNA which makes ceratonin or whatever the hell it was - Her DNA is still all pertinent and coded and there is no junk, but she's just missing a teeny tiny bit, is all ...

(or alternatively, the writers hadn’t though about the “all coded DNA” thing and needed a hook to make the streetwise, all powerful, girls-kick-arse heroine a little bit vulnerable in the first few episodes ….

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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.

FANTASTICLAUGHINGFAIRY

Monday, August 22, 2005 12:47 PM

Hey Zoot - another good (and plausable) answer there! How've you been - I can't believe you got tickets to the London preview - I'd kill for those. Hang on - where do you live? (Laughs manically in an evil way).

Men in white coats are on their way.....

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