Just watched the last ep and what came to mind was the British scifi comedy series Red Dwarf "Ouroboros" where Lister uses time travel to accidentally become his own father, but this time seems to be deliberate so maybe a Xanatos Gambit?
I tried to find the name for this version of time travel on tvtropes, then realised 40 minutes had passed and I was reading something completely different.
I tried to find the name for this version of time travel on tvtropes, then realised 40 minutes had passed and I was reading something completely different.
*Laughs* It's definitely a brain bending conundrum made even more complicated by the death of Kellog's grandmother. If it's a causality loop then surely some changes should already be evident, so maybe an alternative timeline?
A complication has appeared at the station in the form of Agent Gardiner (from an agency I didn’t catch the name of).
He's from CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service, pronounced "See-Sis") which is basically the Canadian version of the CIA and NSA combined. They are an intelligence agency that deals with our federal security issues both domestic and international.
I love that this show is not only filmed in Vancouver, thus allowing all my old favorite Canadian actors (it was practically an X-Files reunion last night, yay!) to have guest spots, but it is also actually set in Vancouver. Not since Forever Knight have I been this keen about the location of a show. It's awesome!
And this is where I have my first crackpot theory - Mr Esher is Kiera’s husbandI don't think it could be her husband, if only because the guy comes off as a very incompetent patsy to me. The mysterious Mr. Esher would have to be someone with influence and power. I have no idea who, mostly because we don't know enough about 2077 yet. We need more
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He's from CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service, pronounced "See-Sis") which is basically the Canadian version of the CIA and NSA combined.
Thank you! it was bugging me :-)
I don't think it could be her husband, if only because the guy comes off as a very incompetent patsy to me.
Valid point! I was pretty much coming from the viewpoint of 'what character's betrayal would cause the most emotional angst for Kiera?
I'm not so sure it was her own future she was worried about, so much as the implication that future!Alec is the one pulling all the strings.
Hmm, interesting, I think you may be right. I think I was caught by Kagame's opening line (If you shoot me, you risk losing everything) and didn't give enough weight to what he said afterwards.
And Kagame was very careful, conspicuously so, never to say either Alec's name or hint at his importance around the rest of Liber8 when they caught him. True, but Sonya wasn't there when they caught Alec, she was at the bank reading his letter of instructions - although it seemed to
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Valid point! I was pretty much coming from the viewpoint of 'what character's betrayal would cause the most emotional angst for Kiera?
Oooh, you know what would be awesome? If the mysterious "Mr. Esher" is her own son! Like, who says the only point that people go back in time is from 2077? And who else would know all about her adventures in the past and want to protect her! Yeah, this is totally gonna be my new headcanon until otherwise jossed. :P
And of course the glass beady things were diamonds [Headsmack!] My mind was making up all sorts of scifi reasons for shiny glass beady things!
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe you are closer to the truth after all. They were awfully big glass beady things to be diamonds. Maybe it is some futuristic technology, like data crystals or something. Could be!
You don't know me but I saw this post on tumblr and damn it I need more people to fangirl over this show with me.
Continuum has got to be one of the smarter time travel shows I've seen, I really enjoy it though I facepalmed when Alec walked right up to Liber8's house without a weapon or anything and then managed to slip out without anyone noticing.
Glass pebbly things = They were diamonds, weren't they? That is at least what I assumed.
I want to know what future!Alec's motives are, why did he really send her back? This show needs to be renewed, I need answers!
Welcome aboard! I'm in the same boat as you, so many fangirl thoughts, too few people to share them with - and I think you're right about the glass pebbley things diamonds, my brain just automatically searched for a scifi reason!
In Alec's defence, I don't think he thought Julian would be hanging out with Kagame, he probably thought he'd be with some other new recruits! I actually thought his escape was very Alec - quick witted with a sneaky streak - and I think it's fair to say the two sharpest pencils in the box when it comes to this sort of thing (Travis and Sonya) weren't exactly on top of their game as they were too distracted by their own worries.
Apparently they're going to be at some fan expo towards the end of the month promoting the second season despite not being offically renewed yet. Speculation is they're going to announce it then - bloody teases! [Crosses fingers]
Hi there. :D I just left that comment on your fic on Ao3 and decided I needed to friend you. Now here's a cool review, so all the more reason to stick around
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Yay! Hello there, the more on the good ship Continuum, the better:-)
Hee. Great to be on board.
I think it was a deliberate decision on the makers part not to show anything directly sexual on the screen.
You're right. It goes a lot further than just Keira/Kellog. Meh. Why? Whyyyy? *g*
Also, while I could see Kellog as a hugger (he's always the one who intitiates any physical contact) I can't see Kiera as one
True. But I think she was begging for it in that scene. She came to him because she needed something to hold on to, and even though she didn't want to admit it, she wanted to connect. She was waiting for him to approach, and she didn't run away. It was as close as she is ever going to get to asking for a hug. Or for sex, depending on what you want to concentrate on there.
I do think they slept togetherI would have loved to see that, although the fact that she woke up in her clothes is not actually conducive to that conclusion. But then the whole scene had continuity issues, so I'll just handwave that along with the rest. *
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I would have loved to see that, although the fact that she woke up in her clothes is not actually conducive to that conclusion.
I'm not 100% positive about Continuum, but I know Rachel Nichols has stipulated a 'no nudity' clause in previous contracts. Perhaps in later seasons, if she feels that the Powers That Be won't want her to strip every second episode just for the sake of it, that might change!
The one where she wanted the device back and he says "your heart" was the only one that was so over the top that it pinged for me.Oh, I never perceived that as a come on, I thought that was totally to fluster her and put her off her game - and when she did the unexpected and played along, he took it to another level and actually touched her. She backed off so fast, I thought she blurred a bit :-P
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I tried to find the name for this version of time travel on tvtropes, then realised 40 minutes had passed and I was reading something completely different.
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*Laughs* It's definitely a brain bending conundrum made even more complicated by the death of Kellog's grandmother. If it's a causality loop then surely some changes should already be evident, so maybe an alternative timeline?
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He's from CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service, pronounced "See-Sis") which is basically the Canadian version of the CIA and NSA combined. They are an intelligence agency that deals with our federal security issues both domestic and international.
I love that this show is not only filmed in Vancouver, thus allowing all my old favorite Canadian actors (it was practically an X-Files reunion last night, yay!) to have guest spots, but it is also actually set in Vancouver. Not since Forever Knight have I been this keen about the location of a show. It's awesome!
And this is where I have my first crackpot theory - Mr Esher is Kiera’s husbandI don't think it could be her husband, if only because the guy comes off as a very incompetent patsy to me. The mysterious Mr. Esher would have to be someone with influence and power. I have no idea who, mostly because we don't know enough about 2077 yet. We need more ( ... )
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Thank you! it was bugging me :-)
I don't think it could be her husband, if only because the guy comes off as a very incompetent patsy to me.
Valid point! I was pretty much coming from the viewpoint of 'what character's betrayal would cause the most emotional angst for Kiera?
I'm not so sure it was her own future she was worried about, so much as the implication that future!Alec is the one pulling all the strings.
Hmm, interesting, I think you may be right. I think I was caught by Kagame's opening line (If you shoot me, you risk losing everything) and didn't give enough weight to what he said afterwards.
And Kagame was very careful, conspicuously so, never to say either Alec's name or hint at his importance around the rest of Liber8 when they caught him. True, but Sonya wasn't there when they caught Alec, she was at the bank reading his letter of instructions - although it seemed to ( ... )
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Oooh, you know what would be awesome? If the mysterious "Mr. Esher" is her own son! Like, who says the only point that people go back in time is from 2077? And who else would know all about her adventures in the past and want to protect her! Yeah, this is totally gonna be my new headcanon until otherwise jossed. :P
And of course the glass beady things were diamonds [Headsmack!] My mind was making up all sorts of scifi reasons for shiny glass beady things!
Actually, now that I think about it, maybe you are closer to the truth after all. They were awfully big glass beady things to be diamonds. Maybe it is some futuristic technology, like data crystals or something. Could be!
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Continuum has got to be one of the smarter time travel shows I've seen, I really enjoy it though I facepalmed when Alec walked right up to Liber8's house without a weapon or anything and then managed to slip out without anyone noticing.
Glass pebbly things = They were diamonds, weren't they? That is at least what I assumed.
I want to know what future!Alec's motives are, why did he really send her back? This show needs to be renewed, I need answers!
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In Alec's defence, I don't think he thought Julian would be hanging out with Kagame, he probably thought he'd be with some other new recruits! I actually thought his escape was very Alec - quick witted with a sneaky streak - and I think it's fair to say the two sharpest pencils in the box when it comes to this sort of thing (Travis and Sonya) weren't exactly on top of their game as they were too distracted by their own worries.
Apparently they're going to be at some fan expo towards the end of the month promoting the second season despite not being offically renewed yet. Speculation is they're going to announce it then - bloody teases! [Crosses fingers]
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Hee. Great to be on board.
I think it was a deliberate decision on the makers part not to show anything directly sexual on the screen.
You're right. It goes a lot further than just Keira/Kellog. Meh. Why? Whyyyy? *g*
Also, while I could see Kellog as a hugger (he's always the one who intitiates any physical contact) I can't see Kiera as one
True. But I think she was begging for it in that scene. She came to him because she needed something to hold on to, and even though she didn't want to admit it, she wanted to connect. She was waiting for him to approach, and she didn't run away. It was as close as she is ever going to get to asking for a hug. Or for sex, depending on what you want to concentrate on there.
I do think they slept togetherI would have loved to see that, although the fact that she woke up in her clothes is not actually conducive to that conclusion. But then the whole scene had continuity issues, so I'll just handwave that along with the rest. * ( ... )
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I'm not 100% positive about Continuum, but I know Rachel Nichols has stipulated a 'no nudity' clause in previous contracts. Perhaps in later seasons, if she feels that the Powers That Be won't want her to strip every second episode just for the sake of it, that might change!
The one where she wanted the device back and he says "your heart" was the only one that was so over the top that it pinged for me.Oh, I never perceived that as a come on, I thought that was totally to fluster her and put her off her game - and when she did the unexpected and played along, he took it to another level and actually touched her. She backed off so fast, I thought she blurred a bit :-P ( ... )
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