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[waterbearers]

Please be ever so kind to scroll down to May 21 and read my Smallville entry, if you watch the show and/or have any particular interest. It took me a week to get posted; I'm just too lazy to copy and paste, yo

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[waterbearers]

I think naming is always significant, particularly with shows that are not truly mainstream. Whenever there is a fantasy/science fiction/speculative element to a show, the names take on more meaning.

It's very easy to think of Adam as the "first man" in Joan's life, but then the ripples could be good or bad. He could eat the forbidden fruit and blame the woman; or they could create a a whole new beautiful race of humans. Or both.

Luke is the most interesting to me, because Luke (of the bible) was a physician, a scientist, before he was a man of faith. Perhaps (as they talk about in the pilot, wish I had a copy of it) Luke is a man of faith because he is a man of science. I have often felt that way through my studies.

My interpretation of Grace is that she is the person most in need of it. She is agitated, questioning, lacking peace. Like in the episode they are rerunning this Friday (State of Grace), God asks, "Do you know what Grace is?" and Joan says, "Yeah, she's pissed." Grace is the antithesis of herself; and I think for the purpose of the show, the antithesis of Joan, who may not understand, but still has faith and obeys.

[juliedarling]

Yes, but don't you think Grace is an odd name for a Jewish person, especially the daughter of a rabbi? The concept of Grace (in the spiritual sense) is something that's unique to Christianity, so it always struck me as a little strange.