Rate the Episode!!!

[Karri]

What did you think? Rate it and then discuss the good and the bad.

[nancy]

I thought that it was a good episode although they are hurrying a bit. No Gabriel tonight, so I'm thinking that his part to contribute will return next week. Otherwise, they managed to touch on the main plots a little and advance the action by establishing that they are all trying hard to escape their flashforwards. As with many pieces of literature, the harder one tries to escape destiny, the more one walks right into it. I'm not sure if that is where they are going to go next week or whether the flashforwards don't have to come true since there seem to be so many "paths" possible. This episode was a good setup for next week.

[Mosaic_Hyde]

I saw this episode as a setup for next week even though it had some very surprising twists that were unexpected. The apparent inconsistencies should be sorted out next week.

[beema]

I liked the episode. After knowing that the series is canceled, I'm not sure I can give a fair review anymore. Obviously this episode had to of been produced a while before we got the cancellation announcement, but I assume tptb get the announcements a lot sooner. As such, it certainly felt like things were being amped up for a premature conclusion. When I started watching the show, I never perceived that the ultimate episode of the season would center around the flashforward time. In retrospect it seems fairly obvious that it should... but whatever.

I was kind of uneasy about the decisions and actions many of the character were taking. They seemed a bit chaotic and reactionary. Given the circumstances, I guess it could be expected, but you'd think they would be a little wiser by now.

Overall, I enjoyed it, and I'm stoked for next week (but also sad). Glad to FINALLY see Olivia act in a somewhat sane manner.
Could of done without the cheesy music in the end sequence (I thought we were past that people!).
The scene between Charlie and Mark was touching, but felt a bit too saccharine and overdone.

Mark letting Hellinger push his buttons so easily, and then going off the deep end with drinking pissed me off, as well as Dem being so naive as to think Zoe would be fine with the knowledge that he slept with and impregnated Janis. I did like the Jericho story finally being tied in to the main GBO conspiracy (I guess they outsourced some work to Jericho?), and the sad twist that Tracy dies in front of Aaron (although I still can't figure out what was wrong with her?).

Originally Posted by Mosaic_Hyde

I saw this episode as a setup for next week even though it had some very surprising twists that were unexpected. The apparent inconsistencies should be sorted out next week.

By inconsistencies do you mean everyone not being where they are "supposed" to be?

[helix9]

Originally Posted by beema

By inconsistencies do you mean everyone not being where they are "supposed" to be?

I think that they purposefully ended with them in completely wrong places just to show us how much the universe wants to push them back.

The episode itself was quite the emotional ride, about 80% pretty sad stuff. Of course, I'm a sucker for that kinda thing. I was shouting at Mark when he was drank out of that canteen for the entire commercial break afterwards for giving up what seemed to be rather quickly. But then it does seem plausible that after the entire day's worth of stress (and practically the past six months too) that Mark would crack.

I enjoyed the episode overall, probably give it an 8.5 rating.