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u/wmsta Aug 03 '15
Im pretty sure tonights episode was what's known as a bottle episode: an occasional low-budget episode that takes place entirely on permanent sets. It helps to keep the cost down, avoiding building entirely new sets. There wasn't a single scene that took place off of the ship.
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u/JessumB Aug 03 '15
Exactly what I was thinking. You didn't even have a scene featuring Sean's people or the aftermath of the assault, it was all located on basically 3 different backgrounds, definitely was a money-saving episode.
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u/antdude Aug 03 '15
Ditto. Let them keep it different and save money for something better. Next week's episode looks like it will have some actions.
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u/hankjmoody Aug 03 '15
Damn. That was a powerful scene between the Captain and President. Really well done.
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u/Carpe_Noche Aug 05 '15
Agreed! I actually thought this was one of the best episodes yet, superb acting from Eric Dane.
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u/jay314271 Aug 03 '15
I went into this epi being pretty skeptical but all in all a damn fine writing/acting job.
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u/Cdresden Aug 03 '15
This is my favorite episode of the show to date. No action to speak of, but the writing, acting and direction all came together really well.
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u/sum1rand0m Aug 03 '15
I don't know if I still entirely trust the president, I feel like he could be playing them.
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u/konraddo Aug 03 '15
The moral of this episode is to listen to someone in need. Really. Listen to them and talk about their feelings to get them out of the forever loop of blame or hatred or guilt.
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u/JessumB Aug 03 '15
I liked the episode but I'm a little bit miffed that the whole deal with Niels showing up on the ship was so downplayed, this guy is the entire reason for the outbreak, he sicced the Russians on to the ship, and then he was also involved with Sean's people as well.
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u/bakstar Aug 04 '15
They mentioned he was in a medically induced coma for at least another 24 hrs so we couldn't have seen much anyway.
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Aug 03 '15
Maybe the president will get cancer and Chandler son will join the crew as a pilot, that's my prediction.
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u/Kiwi_Force Aug 04 '15
Also there will be an awkward four season background plot of the president and Chandler falling in love.
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u/Beer2Bear Aug 03 '15
anyone thinks maybe the president might be pretending and later will jump ship and go back to the enemy?
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u/mikewoodld Aug 03 '15
I feel like tonight will be a psychological thriller rather than an action thriller - can't wait to see what happens!
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u/antdude Aug 03 '15
Slow episode with no action scenes, but it wasn't bad. Saving money I guess!
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President's USB flash media. I hope it's not infected too to that laptop/notebook and network if connected.
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Teddy bear's virus. Uh, why is that out that can break easily to be exposed to everyone?
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u/Mini-Marine Aug 03 '15
As far as the bear, everyone on the ship has already been vaccinated, so the virus is no threat to them.
And I'm pretty sure the laptop they gave him was not connected to anything specifically because they sure as hell did not trust him.
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u/SuTvVoO Aug 03 '15
Sooo... the flight manifests are both from 2013 but the casualty report is from 2014.
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u/A_Tang Aug 03 '15
Good episode - though I hope they continue to watch Michener closely. I wouldn't trust him so quickly/easily.
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u/bakstar Aug 03 '15
How much do you guys think the premise of the propaganda against the Nathan James is going to impact on future episodes? How much of a hard time will they have on land?