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Warehouse 13 1x02: Grading and Discussion

CorporalClegg

CorporalClegg

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Warehouse 13 1x02: "Resonance"
Pete and Myka are after a team of bank robbers who have a distinctive weapon. Meanwhile, Artie examines the security breach at the warehouse.
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Guest Staring:
Victoria Snow
Tricia Helfer
CCH Pounder
Peter Graham
Elias Zarou
John Evans
Lindy Booth


I didn't see a thread yet, so I figured I'd start one.

Or was I the only one who watched it?

Anyway, I actually thought it was better than the pilot. This script was tighter and more focused. It definitely falls into the "freak of the week" category, but it's early so I didn't mind as much. Plus, it does seem like they are trying to set up a few plot arcs.


The bit with Artie in Washington was cute.

And, I don't know about anyone else, but I don't think Helfer looked all that good. I hardly recognized her at first.

I was also a little disappointed to see Pounder isn't a regular.

All in all I give it a solid B+
 
I was wondering where the thread was. I loved it! I am glad that aren't making Dickenson out to be a prick. So far I like his character.

Great moment with him busting in on Artie at the terminal. When he "ducked" behind the desk I thought he was hiding, but wasn't doing a good job about it, then he had that camera and flashed him solid! I thought that was great! But was is this mystery of Artie and that weird dream? All from someone hacking into his PC? And why make it Dickenson's PC? Unless they thought that Dickenson and Artie would be enemies?

Great second episode, so far so great!
 
Son and I just watched the 2-hour premiere yesterday--decent chemistry between the leads, and pretty entertaining show.

Have to catch this one tonight or tomorrow, depending.
 
This was okay, but not as good as the pilot. It's odd how laid-back they're already getting about the remarkable gadgets in their possession; the devices that the characters already have in the warehouse and use quite casually, such as Lewis Carroll's mirror and the magic camera, are a lot more extraordinary than the McGuffin of the episode, the joy-inducing musical composition. But I guess that's what helps set this show apart from other shows of this type. There's no disbelief, no debating over whether these things are possible, not even a lot of exposition. The fantastic is merely taken in stride. It's kind of odd, but not necessarily bad. Although it runs the risk of making the heroes too powerful, given all this amazing stuff they have at their disposal.

I like the concept here, the "weapon" being a piece of music that induces intense joy and rapture in people, leaving them helpless and suggestible. It's a surprisingly kind and elegant form of aggression. And the music was well-written too. IMDb credits the series' music to an Edward Rogers. I've never heard of him, but he did a good job here. (And heck, at this point I'm just glad that somebody other than Bear McCreary is getting work... nothing against McCreary, but he is kind of ubiquitous these days.)

Tricia Helfer was kind of wasted here. She didn't serve much purpose other than to make Pete sweaty and be obstructive. And Pete was a bit too juvenile here; they need to dial him down a notch.

I've realized that my problem with the scenes of character angst revelation in this show is that they're just tacked on awkwardly between action and exposition scenes: "Okay, now that we've discovered a clue and are driving toward our next destination, why don't you tell me your deep dark personal secrets?" It doesn't arise organically and just feels forced. And I don't care for the cliched outcome of Myka's arc with her father, with the impending death of the composer and his family's devotion to him inspiring her to try to make amends and all that. I mean, Myka made it sound like her father kept her in a state of constant fear. Does she really owe him anything?
 
Yeah, I could have lived without that, but it didn't bother me too much; they were just trying overly hard to connect the main plot to one of the characters. What I really like about this show is that it has heart. Just like in the pilot, where the antagonists were misguided rather than evil, here we have people doing wrong for a good cause. They robbed the banks with a 'weapon' that hurt no one-- in fact, made them feel good-- and they did it to reunite an artist with his work in order to restore his mental health. Pretty nice. And I definitely liked the nature of the McGuffin, though it was odd to see something so contemporary so soon. In any case, I'm loving this show so far. :bolian:
 
Purely a hunch, but I think it's an AI of some sort that's hacking into the Warehouse 13 servers. It's why it knew about Dickinson, why Artie was "transported" into a large open area, and why it's outperforming his hacking skills and busting through the firewalls like they didn't even exist.

It would certainly fit in with the theme of the show, too.
 
I am surprised that Artie didn't have an "Object" that would magically find the online trespasser.

I think this will be a re-occuring C plot throughout the first season, Artie is trying to figure out who or what is hacking him.
 
I fell asleep on the pilot. Hawthorne also put me to sleep so gave 13 another chance. I have next week at the warehouse penciled in
 
I found this episode pretty forgettable, and from now on I'm only gonna watch the show if I have nothing better to do, rather than actually tape it if I miss it or anything.
 
CorporalClegg said:
Luckyflux said:
I think this will be a re-occuring C plot throughout the first season, Artie is trying to figure out who or what is hacking him.
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Or he/she could end up being the season's "big bad" if they go that route.
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Do you think this show needs a Big Bad? I mean who or what could possibly be a big baddie?

I have heard people complain that this show needs a big bad guy character lest it fall into the Object of the Week type show. BUt is that a bad thing? I am assuming that most of the episodes will be a Blank of the Week thing.

I have been trying to think of how that could work and I haven't come up with anything yet.
 
Better than the pilot episode for sure, I think... So far this show has had very unusual "bad guys" (if you can even call them that), which is at least different.

That dream/flashback/flashforward at the end was intriguing.

I'll keep watching for now...
 
Luckyflux said:
CorporalClegg said:
Luckyflux said:
I think this will be a re-occuring C plot throughout the first season, Artie is trying to figure out who or what is hacking him.
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Or he/she could end up being the season's "big bad" if they go that route.
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Do you think this show needs a Big Bad? I mean who or what could possibly be a big baddie?

I have heard people complain that this show needs a big bad guy character lest it fall into the Object of the Week type show. BUt is that a bad thing? I am assuming that most of the episodes will be a Blank of the Week thing.

I have been trying to think of how that could work and I haven't come up with anything yet.
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I didn't mean in the same sense as the various Buffyverse villains, or the Cylons, or whatever, I meant more a long the lines of the Borg the first few seasons of TNG. There's a bit of foreshadowing here and there and then you have a one-off cliffhanger.
 
It is Eureka bland.

Which isn't necessarily bad; lightly entertaining, fairly attractive leads, good chemistry, but ultimately forgettable.
 
I always wanted to like Eureka, but for some reason just couldn't get into it. This show is light and entertaining, and the writers are making very good uses for these objects. I thought the camera was good.

I wonder if Artie uses the camera and flashes Pete, is he 2-dimensional? I cannot remember if the camera turns someone into a picture or just freezes them. Because if it turns them into a picture, can he then slide Pete under a door and somehow unflash him to past the door? That would be a cool use.

Forgettable maybe, but I am still trying to erase what happened to nuBSG from my memory so maybe forgettable isn't too bad. All I know is that I am entertained when this show comes on.
 
^ When Artie took a picture of Dickinson he was definitely 2D. So yeah, I guess he could slide him under a bed or something, haha.
 
Well, I thought it was crap and couldn't even finish watching the episode before I deleted it from my DVR. I'll give it one more shot next week, but if next week is as silly and bad as this one was, I'll not bother with it anymore.
 
Yeah I haven't been all that impressed with the show either. I'll keep watching for now, but it really needs to improve.
 
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