Oh, I know. Chris' mention of Sam was wonderful, and then THAT revelation quite literally made my heart sink into my stomach. Time to slap another layer of uncanon between A2A and LoM... *sigh*
On the other hand, I can't help but feel there is still some sort of weird disconnect between Sam's mysterious death and how that information is coming to Alex. Now that Ray is becoming so suspect (and god, that annoys me too), I now find his being the one to give Alex the 'details' of Sam's death more than a little dubious, especially since Gene has never confirmed it. And there was something a bit weird about that Alex-Jackie exchange where Alex asks if she ever saw Sam again after 'the siege' (1.06?) and Jackie just goes 'What?' and the scene moves on. I'm really not sure what to make of that, but I could almost believe that this Jackie has different memories of Sam or something... *is still cracking crack-brained schemes to save her Sam/Gene*
Hey sev...Can you shoot me an email over these developments? I haven't watched season two after being really disenchanted by season one, but am really curious as to what everyone is talking about. You know I don't care about spoilers or anything, I just want the scoop. If you get the time, sweetie :)
Sure thing, gorgeous! I'll fire you an email this afternoon after physio... how much info did you want, just the present spoiler-of-woe or should I feel free to sum up S2 so far...?
It's definitely worth watching imo; apart from the recent reveal of doom, it's been very, very good most of the time. I'd rate this series at 90% enjoyment so far (LOM 100%, A2A series one 40%). Apart from a more naturalistic Alex, Gene is more his LOM self, and bloody good-looking with it.
Hey!! Thanks for the info :) I LOVE LoM and consider it pretty much my fave show ever, so when I truly didn't enjoy A2A I was sad. I'd hoped for something more akin to the original and longed for my Gene, you know?
THAT revelation quite literally made my heart sink into my stomach
I was so annoyed (could you tell?). I was watching live, and OH was in the room, otherwise I would have paused the thing and gone for a mega-stomp about, shouting and cursing and generally sulking majorly for ten minutes before carrying on watching. I really did feel someone had switched off my sunshine there.
But your point is very interesting - Gene hasn't told Alex anything about Sam at all, not even back in 1.01 when she said she knew him. He just said "explains a lot" or something, which makes simple sense given their personalities.
That siege comment was interesting (is it technically a siege if the people inside start it? Back in LOM it was called a hostage situation, I believe.
Also, I know a lot has to be edited for length (God, the temptation to say "Gene's dick" there, and was it just me or did he have a stiffy when he was stood on the table putting the wire in the ceiling? haven't had a chance to rewatch yet). /hormonal ramble BUT why have we never heard before that Alex "knows" that Sam married Annie?
Gene's silence on Sam has always struck me as one of the more interesting elements on A2A - I mean, how weird is it that Ray is the one to explain how Sam died? At first I thought it supported some manner of Gene-in-a-coma theory to go that road (particularly if Gene's in a coma because he was in that same car accident as Sam, which makes way more sense than Sam driving alone anyway), but at this rate it's anyone's bloody guess what's going on. I just can't help but feel that, if pushed to that point, Gene's story of Sam's death would somehow vary from whatever Alex has heard from Ray and Jackie.
As for where Alex is getting what she "knows" about Sam and Annie (psst, your spoiler is showing), that's something else that baffles me, as it could only have been an off-screen conversation she had with Gene, Ray or Chris. Makes you wonder what else Alex "knows" about Sam's seven years that hasn't been revealed, but again, it also makes for sloppy storytelling.
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On the other hand, I can't help but feel there is still some sort of weird disconnect between Sam's mysterious death and how that information is coming to Alex. Now that Ray is becoming so suspect (and god, that annoys me too), I now find his being the one to give Alex the 'details' of Sam's death more than a little dubious, especially since Gene has never confirmed it. And there was something a bit weird about that Alex-Jackie exchange where Alex asks if she ever saw Sam again after 'the siege' (1.06?) and Jackie just goes 'What?' and the scene moves on. I'm really not sure what to make of that, but I could almost believe that this Jackie has different memories of Sam or something... *is still cracking crack-brained schemes to save her Sam/Gene*
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It's definitely worth watching imo; apart from the recent reveal of doom, it's been very, very good most of the time. I'd rate this series at 90% enjoyment so far (LOM 100%, A2A series one 40%). Apart from a more naturalistic Alex, Gene is more his LOM self, and bloody good-looking with it.
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I was so annoyed (could you tell?). I was watching live, and OH was in the room, otherwise I would have paused the thing and gone for a mega-stomp about, shouting and cursing and generally sulking majorly for ten minutes before carrying on watching. I really did feel someone had switched off my sunshine there.
But your point is very interesting - Gene hasn't told Alex anything about Sam at all, not even back in 1.01 when she said she knew him. He just said "explains a lot" or something, which makes simple sense given their personalities.
That siege comment was interesting (is it technically a siege if the people inside start it? Back in LOM it was called a hostage situation, I believe.
Also, I know a lot has to be edited for length
(God, the temptation to say "Gene's dick" there, and was it just me or did he have a stiffy when he was stood on the table putting the wire in the ceiling? haven't had a chance to rewatch yet). /hormonal ramble BUT why have we never heard before that Alex "knows" that Sam married Annie?no subject
As for where Alex is getting what she "knows" about Sam and Annie (psst, your spoiler is showing), that's something else that baffles me, as it could only have been an off-screen conversation she had with Gene, Ray or Chris. Makes you wonder what else Alex "knows" about Sam's seven years that hasn't been revealed, but again, it also makes for sloppy storytelling.