Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were Here
A random assortment of thoughts about last Friday's Haven, "The Trouble with Troubles." Usual blah-di-di-blah about spoilers.
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I really liked the way they started this episode. In media res, and we the viewers slowly finding out what's going on. It was nifty.
As to the It's a Wonderful Life AU Haven - Nathan's jokesy persona felt forced, Duke was fun as a cop, and it was funny that, as twee as they were, the Teagues still took the same stand - Vince for telling Haven what they needed to know, and Dave all for covering it up. Of course, in this case, it was a homeless problem of one allegedly homeless person, but still. And all kinds of odd that Cliff's Trouble interpreted his wanting a Trouble-free Haven as also being free of lower-case trouble as well. I wonder why the police department was so well manned if one case of vandalism constituted a crime spree.
Apparently, the Troubles temper men's souls.
And I loved the line "What kind of Trouble takes my shoes?" I don't know why, but I did.
When I heard that this was going to be an It's a Wonderful Life episode, I was hoping that we'd get to see some of our late or absent friends (or enemies, for that matter), but we just got to see some names on a list.
I still say they're doing the product placement reasonably well. Sure, it's still product placement, but at least they used the search feature in the car to actually search for something they actually needed to find.
Okay, here's this week's revised theory, based on what we now know: Sure, William and first!Audrey started the Troubles. Or woke them up, or something, since they seem to predate European settlers. But once she saw the enormity of what she had done, first!Audrey volunteered to go in the Barn to suppress the Troubles until they could be ended for good. And William, who had no remorse, couldn't accept that she would choose doing the right thing over him, and became crazy stalker ex-boyfriend. And William could also end the Troubles if he wanted to, by killing the one he loves (look out Audrey), which also plays into "What was once your salvation is now your doom."
And I have to say, I'm sorry, but, Nathan? I really like you. You're a good guy, and you and Audrey are great together, but. These homicidal rages of yours have to stop. They're becoming your defining characteristic. They make me not trust you to think in situations where Audrey is in danger, and it's doing you more harm than good. I know it's in your genes, but that excuse will only take you so far. You keep this up, and I won't be able to justify wanting you to have your happily ever after.
Did you realize that the next episode is Episode #50 of Haven? It's true!
[Spoiler (click to open)]
I really liked the way they started this episode. In media res, and we the viewers slowly finding out what's going on. It was nifty.
As to the It's a Wonderful Life AU Haven - Nathan's jokesy persona felt forced, Duke was fun as a cop, and it was funny that, as twee as they were, the Teagues still took the same stand - Vince for telling Haven what they needed to know, and Dave all for covering it up. Of course, in this case, it was a homeless problem of one allegedly homeless person, but still. And all kinds of odd that Cliff's Trouble interpreted his wanting a Trouble-free Haven as also being free of lower-case trouble as well. I wonder why the police department was so well manned if one case of vandalism constituted a crime spree.
Apparently, the Troubles temper men's souls.
And I loved the line "What kind of Trouble takes my shoes?" I don't know why, but I did.
When I heard that this was going to be an It's a Wonderful Life episode, I was hoping that we'd get to see some of our late or absent friends (or enemies, for that matter), but we just got to see some names on a list.
I still say they're doing the product placement reasonably well. Sure, it's still product placement, but at least they used the search feature in the car to actually search for something they actually needed to find.
Okay, here's this week's revised theory, based on what we now know: Sure, William and first!Audrey started the Troubles. Or woke them up, or something, since they seem to predate European settlers. But once she saw the enormity of what she had done, first!Audrey volunteered to go in the Barn to suppress the Troubles until they could be ended for good. And William, who had no remorse, couldn't accept that she would choose doing the right thing over him, and became crazy stalker ex-boyfriend. And William could also end the Troubles if he wanted to, by killing the one he loves (look out Audrey), which also plays into "What was once your salvation is now your doom."
And I have to say, I'm sorry, but, Nathan? I really like you. You're a good guy, and you and Audrey are great together, but. These homicidal rages of yours have to stop. They're becoming your defining characteristic. They make me not trust you to think in situations where Audrey is in danger, and it's doing you more harm than good. I know it's in your genes, but that excuse will only take you so far. You keep this up, and I won't be able to justify wanting you to have your happily ever after.
Did you realize that the next episode is Episode #50 of Haven? It's true!