Comments on: Recap - V 1.01 - Pilot

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +0000

Thanks very much. I don't know how people like the style – I tend to write more like I'm talking to my computer as I watch the episode (thus the constant asides) rather than a completely objective view after the fact. Glad you liked it.

I liked Father Jack's introduction, so it's interesting to see such an opposite point of view. I got the impression that he was very disillusioned – not with God but with humanity. He knows that we are failing and the frustration was killing him. I think that he would have sung the same tune in his sermon (and at this point he didn't know the Vs are reptilian) because he wants the world to smarten up and for us to fix ourselves; he doesn't want ANYONE else to come in and "save" us. You do make a good point about his overwhelming prejudices when it comes to traitors; that will make for some good drama between him and Ryan.

I hope we can have more character conversations in future episodes.

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +0000

I knew I was going into it with a problem because I was such a fan of the original series. Some of it was hit and miss to me, but the resistance scenes (and the Georgie character) were all hits!

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:21:00 +0000

Thanks very much. I don’t know how people like the style – I tend to write more like I’m talking to my computer as I watch the episode (thus the constant asides) rather than a completely objective view after the fact. Glad you liked it.

I liked Father Jack’s introduction, so it’s interesting to see such an opposite point of view. I got the impression that he was very disillusioned – not with God but with humanity. He knows that we are failing and the frustration was killing him. I think that he would have sung the same tune in his sermon (and at this point he didn’t know the Vs are reptilian) because he wants the world to smarten up and for us to fix ourselves; he doesn’t want ANYONE else to come in and “save” us. You do make a good point about his overwhelming prejudices when it comes to traitors; that will make for some good drama between him and Ryan.

I hope we can have more character conversations in future episodes.

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:00 +0000

I'm hoping that he realizes what's going on and doesn't end up simply as a mouthpiece for the Vs. We are going to have enough characters who are like that; I want to watch the Resistance. I trust his acting; we'll just have to wait to see what happens with the character.

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:21:00 +0000

I knew I was going into it with a problem because I was such a fan of the original series. Some of it was hit and miss to me, but the resistance scenes (and the Georgie character) were all hits!

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0000

I’m hoping that he realizes what’s going on and doesn’t end up simply as a mouthpiece for the Vs. We are going to have enough characters who are like that; I want to watch the Resistance. I trust his acting; we’ll just have to wait to see what happens with the character.

By: Mark O. Estes

Mark O. Estes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Featherlite, this recap kicked ass and calmed my nerves today because it was such a damn good read. I don't like how the Father Jack character was introduced. His message was so misconstrued even though he was right about the Vs. I felt that he would be the last person I would go to for faith before the last scene of the show where he kicked ass. I say that because for some reason I couldn't help but ponder the scenario if the Vs weren't evil reptilian aliens or if there was some other type of figure in the world that approached us, would Father Jack be singing the same tune. I agree with Father Jack that we shouldn't start becoming completely enthralled idiots to the Vs like Tyler and Brandon did on sight, but I would have preached the sermon more in a "be careful and ask questions" motif than in a "don't trust those damn things at all and they have to answer to us" mumbo jumbo, because if the Vs have traitors that can help, Father Jack has to put his prejudice to the side. Plus it only pushes more churchgoers into the Vs hands. Just my opinion.

By: Mark O. Estes

Mark O. Estes — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +0000

Featherlite, this recap kicked ass and calmed my nerves today because it was such a damn good read. I don’t like how the Father Jack character was introduced. His message was so misconstrued even though he was right about the Vs. I felt that he would be the last person I would go to for faith before the last scene of the show where he kicked ass. I say that because for some reason I couldn’t help but ponder the scenario if the Vs weren’t evil reptilian aliens or if there was some other type of figure in the world that approached us, would Father Jack be singing the same tune. I agree with Father Jack that we shouldn’t start becoming completely enthralled idiots to the Vs like Tyler and Brandon did on sight, but I would have preached the sermon more in a “be careful and ask questions” motif than in a “don’t trust those damn things at all and they have to answer to us” mumbo jumbo, because if the Vs have traitors that can help, Father Jack has to put his prejudice to the side. Plus it only pushes more churchgoers into the Vs hands. Just my opinion.

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:23:00 +0000

This. Show. Is. Amazing.

…

So. Far.

By: Etalyx

Etalyx — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:00 +0000

This. Show. Is. Amazing.

…

So. Far.

By: Pixie Wings

Pixie Wings — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +0000

O/ Great recap, Featherlite! I am just watching the episode now (stupid work) and am enjoying it so far. It's been kind of funny seeing the special FXnow compared to the original series :) I love Scott Wolf but I am not sure I am liking his character too much.

By: Pixie Wings

Pixie Wings — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:00 +0000

O/ Great recap, Featherlite! I am just watching the episode now (stupid work) and am enjoying it so far. It’s been kind of funny seeing the special FXnow compared to the original series :) I love Scott Wolf but I am not sure I am liking his character too much.

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:03:00 +0000

True enough. He closed his eyes again so I assume he's dead but they ran away and left the body behind. You never know…

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

"He's a lizard. He comes to and she stabs him through the heart."

Don't be so quick to assume. She stabbed him through the chest where a human heart would be. That is not the same as stabbing a V in the heart. :)

By: Featherlite

Featherlite — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:00 +0000

True enough. He closed his eyes again so I assume he’s dead but they ran away and left the body behind. You never know…

By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:47:00 +0000

“He’s a lizard. He comes to and she stabs him through the heart.”

Don’t be so quick to assume. She stabbed him through the chest where a human heart would be. That is not the same as stabbing a V in the heart. :)