and all this darkness past

[musesfool]

So I had a conference call this morning at nine to discuss complicated financial thingies I had to take notes on, so I was in bed by midnight last night, hoping to get at least a full seven hours of sleep so I could feel like a human being this morning. I fell asleep pretty quickly, which is unusual for me, so things were going well! According to

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[flighty_dreams]

To be honest, I sort of did what deaver is suggesting. I watched the first 8 or so episodes of s1, did not feel the love with random monster of the week crap and the pseudo-psuedo-pseudo science, watched the premiere of s2 because I was curious about the WTC bit, and then after realizing Olivia would probably have amnesia about it until sweeps I got disillusioned again and didn't watch it again until the episode 'Peter' because I wanted to know what the deal with his background was. From there I got hooked on the rest of s2 and watched through the finale.

I still have yet to see the rest of the episodes. :S So yeah, I'm definitely missing background on Olivia and the other kids, except what got brought up in late s2. It doesn't mean those late s2 episodes are unwatchable at all though. I've seen enough scifi to figure out the basics of what happened.

Anyways, the TLDR version: yes, it's possible to show someone those episodes of deaver's and get them hooked on the show. I am eager to see what happens in s3. (And yes, I know I have to go back sometime and watch some more episodes to appreciate the awesomeness of Olivia even more.)

On that note, any particular episodes I should really go back and watch? Seems like the s1 finale would be on that list.

[musesfool]

Yeah, see, I would totally skip the first half of season 1. I mean, I'd go with the pilot, just to establish who everyone is, and then jump to, like, Bound or Ability, and then the first season finale. And then the handful of really important s2 episodes. But it's good to know you don't really need the earlier eps, especially if, like the person I'm going to be attempting to pimp into the show, you care more about the relationships than the mytharc.

On that note, any particular episodes I should really go back and watch? Seems like the s1 finale would be on that list

I think Bound and Ability are important in terms of Olivia, and Bad Dreams, probably, if that's the one where we meet the cortexikid who can influence other people's feelings, and then the season finale. In season 2, certainly Jacksonville is a must, and then the run up to the s2 finale.