Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.)

1001001 · April 16 2012, 04:49 PM

I don't know how many fans there are of this show, but tonight marks the beginning of the end for Sheriff Carter, Allison, Henry, and the whole Eureka gang.

I've always enjoyed the show for what it is: lighthearted fun. No grim desperation, no shaky cameras. The interaction amongst the characters is always infused with both humor and heart. And you really can't go wrong with a show where a robot is in love with a house.

I assume tonight we shall learn the fate of The Astraeus, and of Jo...??

Stay tuned!

ITL · April 16 2012, 06:07 PM

Damn, this season has been a long time coming...

I'm looking forward to it. I love this show, and will be sad to see it go - but at least we know when it will finish, so they've had time to wrap it all up nicely. I hope.

Borgminister · April 16 2012, 06:11 PM

Be interesting to see how things turn out in Mayberry...--I mean, Eureka!

Vendikarr · April 16 2012, 06:14 PM

ITL wrote:

Damn, this season has been a long time coming...

I'm looking forward to it. I love this show, and will be sad to see it go - but at least we know when it will finish, so they've had time to wrap it all up nicely. I hope.

They were filming their final episode of a 13 episode order when the got the news. Syfy did give them one more episode to wrap things up, so unless they went back and did a few reshoots, the entire season isn't leading to the end, just the last ep.

ITL · April 16 2012, 06:17 PM

Vendikarr wrote:

ITL wrote:

Damn, this season has been a long time coming...

I'm looking forward to it. I love this show, and will be sad to see it go - but at least we know when it will finish, so they've had time to wrap it all up nicely. I hope.

They were filming their final episode of a 13 episode order when the got the news. Syfy did give them one more episode to wrap things up, so unless they went back and did a few reshoots, the entire season isn't leading to the end, just the last ep.

Ah, gotcha. I was assuming that writing/filming for most of the run was going on during the break.

1001001 · April 16 2012, 06:36 PM

Just FYI:

SyFy is running a marathon right now of the last episodes leading up to the premiere tonight. So if you missed anything or want to refresh your memory, you can catch up today.

MacLeod · April 16 2012, 06:41 PM

Unfortunatly for those of us on the other side of the Pond we'll have longer to wait, before "A Town Called Euerka" returns to our screens.

Greg Cox · April 16 2012, 08:44 PM

My DVR is set.

1001001 · April 17 2012, 04:47 AM

Wow.

I could not be more surprised.

I managed to avoid all spoilers going in.

For most of it, I was thinking "I can't believe they rebooted the show again!"

Then that last scene...I kept wondering after Henry said that "someone else was controlling the launch", exactly where they were going.

I think that was actually pretty dark, for Eureka anyway.

I hope they have a good endgame here. I'd love to see ther series end on a high note.

spinnerlys · April 17 2012, 07:50 AM

I first though of B when they told the crew, the new head of GD was a she, and again when Zack collapsed from being shot by those drones.
I thought the reprogrammed Eureka would be a season long ark, but it seems, only the Astraeus crew is affected.

Man, they have gone through quite a lot, those people from Eureka, and towards the end of this episode I was actually liking the new route, but then again, it may have been too bold for Eureka upsetting the status quo, or the two big relationships, like that, thus the B route felt a bit like a deus ex machina.

But then again, it is good to see some new Eureka again and hear some Bear music.

1001001 · April 17 2012, 04:45 PM

spinnerlys wrote:

I first though of B when they told the crew, the new head of GD was a she, and again when Zack collapsed from being shot by those drones.
I thought the reprogrammed Eureka would be a season long ark, but it seems, only the Astraeus crew is affected.

Which begs the question: what are the people who weren't on Astraeus (like Jo and Henry) really doing?

Vendikarr · April 17 2012, 05:40 PM

1001001 wrote:

spinnerlys wrote:

I first though of B when they told the crew, the new head of GD was a she, and again when Zack collapsed from being shot by those drones.
I thought the reprogrammed Eureka would be a season long ark, but it seems, only the Astraeus crew is affected.

Which begs the question: what are the people who weren't on Astraeus (like Jo and Henry) really doing?

Well one thing is dealing with the DoD. Allison was acting head of GD, and she disappeared with the ship. Remembering the season finale, Jo and Taggert were leaving town, so it's basically Carter and Henry working on the problem while also dealing with the organizational vacuum caused by losing Fargo and Allison.

Maybe they will bring Stark back to run GD in the interim. Hey, no one has shown that he is dead in new time line.

cylkoth · April 17 2012, 05:51 PM

Vendikarr wrote:

Maybe they will bring Stark back to run GD in the interim. Hey, no one has shown that he is dead in new time line.

One would think the first thing Allison would check on, is whether the fathers of both her kids were around in this new timeline. But, this is Eureka after all.

Both her ex's could pop up to hinder the good sheriff's pursuit of his sweetie.

The episode had me worrying the entire hour, as I wondered whether they'd really reboot the show again so soon. The final scene was a welcome relief. Now I have to watch it over, just to enjoy the story without clinched teeth and fists...

Morpheus 02 · April 17 2012, 10:29 PM

i'm glad we have a thread here...it seems like Eureka isn't as popular as it SHOULD be...maybe one of the reasons why they're cancelling it?

Now, with the final scene...there were FAR MORE than the Astraeus' crew there. So i'm not sure who all is in the dream state, or WHEN it happened. Could this have been going on since the new timeline (with Dr. Old Spice), or somewhere in the middle of it?

i will so miss this show. There's very little, if anything, i really look forward to anymore on SyFy...

RJDiogenes · April 17 2012, 11:07 PM

They really had me going until Shane got zapped-- then there were some consciousness artifacts going on that clued us in that it was a hallucination. I should have known Beverly would be behind it.

I hope Dr Old Spice makes an appearance before the end. I'm certainly going to miss this show when it's gone.

April 16 2012, 04:49 PM	#1
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) I don't know how many fans there are of this show, but tonight marks the beginning of the end for Sheriff Carter, Allison, Henry, and the whole Eureka gang. I've always enjoyed the show for what it is: lighthearted fun. No grim desperation, no shaky cameras. The interaction amongst the characters is always infused with both humor and heart. And you really can't go wrong with a show where a robot is in love with a house. I assume tonight we shall learn the fate of The Astraeus, and of Jo...?? Stay tuned! __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

April 16 2012, 06:07 PM	#2
ITL Vice Admiral Location: Palace Of The Brine	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Damn, this season has been a long time coming... I'm looking forward to it. I love this show, and will be sad to see it go - but at least we know when it will finish, so they've had time to wrap it all up nicely. I hope. __________________ "What's big and small at the same time? A really big egg." - Armando Iannucci

April 16 2012, 06:11 PM	#3
Borgminister Moderator Location: California	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Be interesting to see how things turn out in Mayberry...--I mean, Eureka!

April 16 2012, 06:36 PM	#6
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Just FYI: SyFy is running a marathon right now of the last episodes leading up to the premiere tonight. So if you missed anything or want to refresh your memory, you can catch up today. __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

April 16 2012, 06:41 PM	#7
MacLeod Vice Admiral Location: Great Britain	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Unfortunatly for those of us on the other side of the Pond we'll have longer to wait, before "A Town Called Euerka" returns to our screens. __________________ On the continent of wild endeavour in the mountains of solace and solitude there stood the citadel of the time lords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe looking down on the galaxies below sworn never to interfere only to watch.

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April 16 2012, 08:44 PM	#8
Greg Cox Vice Admiral Location: Oxford, PA	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) My DVR is set. __________________ www.gregcox-author.com

April 17 2012, 04:47 AM	#9
1001001 Putting the F-U Back in FUN! Location: People's Gaypublic of Drugafornia	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) Wow. I could not be more surprised. I managed to avoid all spoilers going in. For most of it, I was thinking "I can't believe they rebooted the show again!" Then that last scene...I kept wondering after Henry said that "someone else was controlling the launch", exactly where they were going. I think that was actually pretty dark, for Eureka anyway. I hope they have a good endgame here. I'd love to see ther series end on a high note. __________________ “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States...The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge'.” - Isaac Asimov

April 17 2012, 07:50 AM	#10
spinnerlys Commander Location: in between	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) I first though of B when they told the crew, the new head of GD was a she, and again when Zack collapsed from being shot by those drones. I thought the reprogrammed Eureka would be a season long ark, but it seems, only the Astraeus crew is affected. Man, they have gone through quite a lot, those people from Eureka, and towards the end of this episode I was actually liking the new route, but then again, it may have been too bold for Eureka upsetting the status quo, or the two big relationships, like that, thus the B route felt a bit like a deus ex machina. But then again, it is good to see some new Eureka again and hear some Bear music. __________________ photography.

April 17 2012, 10:29 PM	#14
Morpheus 02 Commodore Location: Chicago IL	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) i'm glad we have a thread here...it seems like Eureka isn't as popular as it SHOULD be...maybe one of the reasons why they're cancelling it? Now, with the final scene...there were FAR MORE than the Astraeus' crew there. So i'm not sure who all is in the dream state, or WHEN it happened. Could this have been going on since the new timeline (with Dr. Old Spice), or somewhere in the middle of it? i will so miss this show. There's very little, if anything, i really look forward to anymore on SyFy... __________________ Morpheus 02 a.k.a. JP Paulus jp [at] paulus . com

April 17 2012, 11:07 PM	#15
RJDiogenes Idealistic Cynic and Canon Champion Location: RJDiogenes of Boston	Re: Eureka: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.) They really had me going until Shane got zapped-- then there were some consciousness artifacts going on that clued us in that it was a hallucination. I should have known Beverly would be behind it. I hope Dr Old Spice makes an appearance before the end. I'm certainly going to miss this show when it's gone. __________________ Please stop by my Gallery and YouTube Page for a visit. And read Trunkards!