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[asta77]

My dentist has a revolving door when it comes to hygienists. I've been seeing him for 25 years, but I've lost count of how many people have cleaned my teeth. So, today, there was another new one. Very nice woman and thorough, to the extreme. Yes, my gums hurt right now. I treated myself to a post cleaning hot chocolate from Starbuck's, a

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[brokenmnemonic]

In possibly a first for me, I'm avoiding the casting sides for Dollhouse. I'm still getting my head around the idea of Joss having a new series :)

I get the feeling that Ties That Bind is going to be the episode people are talking about for a while yet. I'm thoroughly enjoying that people are talking about Lee's new plotline, although it's not quite what I'd expected for him - I was expecting Zarek to make things a little more gray than they currnetly are, but in this first encounter it's seemed as if they tried hard to put Lee in the right and Laura in the wrong.

Is it wrong I enjoyed seeing Laura snark at Adama? Sometimes the characters are very human in very entertaining ways. Somebody's sleeping on the couch tonight.

I'm impressed you have the courage to rewatch Highlander - I watched the series when it first came out, but I've not had the heart to go back and wtach for fer that I'd poke even more holes in it that I did when watching it. It doesn't help that 99% of all Highlander episodes follow exactly the same plotline... but then that was also the case in Forever Knight, and both series are guilty pleasures of mine ;)

[asta77]

I was expecting Zarek to make things a little more gray than they currnetly are, but in this first encounter it's seemed as if they tried hard to put Lee in the right and Laura in the wrong.

I get what your saying, but it's interesting to me that Zarek was put into the gray in this episode. I expected his motives to be clear cut. I've always seen what he was attempting to do in the past and why, but this is the first time I've been left to wonder if there is selflessness involved.

Is it wrong I enjoyed seeing Laura snark at Adama?

Nope. It was one of the highlights of the episode for me. ;)

It doesn't help that 99% of all Highlander episodes follow exactly the same plotline...

Especially during the first season when the general plot is Bad!Immortal targets Duncan, over long sword fight ensues, Duncan wins. Occasionally, Tessa and Ritchie are imperiled so Duncan can play hero.