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Thoughts about the character changes from S1 to S2 with reference to Connor's techie skills

Feb 24, 2009 13:34

Recently I've been having some quite intersting discussions with Munchkinofdoom re the change between S1 and S2 with Connor, and the sudden appearance of his techie computer and engineering skills. Leaving aside how much you take canon at face value for the use of these skills (which myself and Munchkin do entirely disagree about), I've been ( Read more... )

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entangled_now February 24 2009, 13:58:19 UTC

I completely agree with you, they had the wrong sort of geek in season one and I think they spotted it and were given the perfect opportunity with the shifting timelines to fix it for good. Which, if it's true, seems to be proof that we will probably never actually get back to the timeline/universe the show started it.

If does Cutter disappear I suspect they'll bring in another expert rather than adjust Connor any more.

And like you I really want Abby to get the chance to use some of her animal skills. She knows living animals and their instincts far better than Cutter ever should.

deinonychus_1 February 24 2009, 18:31:55 UTC

I think it was Andrew-Lee in an interview who commented about thw writers taking the opportunity to change the things that didn't work from S1. Now you mention it, I suspect you're right about it meaning they never intend to go back to the Claudia timeline.

I'd love to see Abby have more to do in S3. In S1 she was obviously there as the animal expert, but in S2 pretty much all the creatures were big nasty predators, so it was a case of shooting them from a long way off rather than handling them, so Abby had sod all to do really apart from those nice scenes wirh the mammoth towards the end.

entangled_now February 25 2009, 21:34:09 UTC

so it was a case of shooting them from a long way off rather than handling them

Yes, this! After all the giant predators I'd enjoy another Dodo-like episode, some non-threatening species just for a change that could be studied and passed around (and possibly be ridiculously cute?)

deinonychus_1 February 25 2009, 21:45:39 UTC

We *so* need there to be an episode featuring ridiculously cute and fluffy creatures for a change. I want to see Nick's happy dodo-face again! Surely not everything that comes through an anomaly has to be big and nasty and want to eat the team?

entangled_now February 25 2009, 21:57:37 UTC

I miss Nick's happy Dodo face too, he never gets to be happy about anything any more. Two seasons in, and all the 'wondrous awe' has been replaced by 'will it try and eat my face?' and that's sad :(

deinonychus_1 February 25 2009, 22:06:16 UTC

yeah, the nearest they got to 'wonderous awe' in S2 was the mammoth on the motorway, and even that was tempered by the fact that there was the squealy woman and her cute kid trapped in the car and looking like prime targets to be crushed.

Maybe with more episodes to play with in S3 they might have a bit more variety *crosses fingers but isn't very optimistic*

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