2.12 "Captain Trips" Poll and Discussion

[SoCal]

So are the Patriots injecting typhus into the fruit or are they putting medicine in the fruit to limit the disease? Why would they take the risk to their own people? Or have they protected themselves against the disease? Who will die? Who will survive? Watch and then discuss here!

[KyleEl]

I knew Rachel would have to help. Charlie's doing quite well too.

I've lost track of which episode was which. I'm glad Sebastian got his son out. I hated seeing what happened to him before that, though. When it's that bad I have to put out of my mind what's happening to the character and just think of the person as an extra with makeup.

I'm glad Aaron was reunited with his former wife. But his other wife who died is very strange.

When Tom went in the house, the music that was playing brought back memories for me. My mother was taken to the hospital and I was worried she wasn't going to make it. My father came home and started playing that song (on vinyl). Later, I heard him on the phone and it sounded like everything was going to be all right. But my mother died two months later.

[SoCal]

Uh, this one only gets a 2 from me. Come on Eric, Ben......take back this show that started off so well but now seems to be careening all over the place.

How is it that Bas never seems to have heard of the Patriots before this? I mean, he knew about a lot of other "kingdoms" that had been set up over the country so it seems odd that these guys escaped his notice. They seem like an awfully large and well organized group. Amazingly clean and clean shaven as well.

Where did the Patriots get the medical know-how to design a non-communicable typhus strain? Wouldn't that require lots of medical knowledge and lots of equipment that shouldn't be working in this world where the highest form of transportation is a train? How did they manage that? And if they're injecting it into fruit, how do they target who gets the diesease and who doesn't?

As for Grandpa and Charlie just strolling into the compound? Again, it doesn't make sense. And their letting Rachel come in too and help out? When did Grandpa get infected?

And the trip into and out of Mexico....done with remarkable ease and speed.

As for Aaron and his former wife.....what can I say. The nanites started out interesting, but now they just seem like one more way to add unrelated confusion to the show.

I can barely talk about the situation with Jason and his mom and dad. They manage remarkably to get into positions of power and seem to be able to meet ALL by themselves to discuss the situation. Did Jason give them up? I'm starting not to care about them.

I hope next week is better. I like this show and hate to see it turned into a circus.

[AntiArbitrator]

I will give it a 3 although I am not particularly interested in the nursing scenes. We already knew the patriots were ruthless so they did not need to convince me that the patriots were capable of genocide.

I am interested in Monroe and his son and how they will proceed.

I thought the Patriots came over on the boat after the blast, but a lot of them were already here. I agree with SoCal that Bas should have known something about a large group like them.

I did like the scene when the nanites(sp) felled the tree to force Priscilla to go with Aaron.

[SoCal]

Jan 26, 2014 21:38:43 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

I will give it a 3 although I am not particularly interested in the nursing scenes. We already knew the patriots were ruthless so they did not need to convince me that the patriots were capable of genocide.

I am interested in Monroe and his son and how they will proceed.

I thought the Patriots came over on the boat after the blast, but a lot of them were already here. I agree with SoCal that Bas should have known something about a large group like them.

I did like the scene when the nanites(sp) felled the tree to force Priscilla to go with Aaron.

AA, you're usually more effusive in your comments about the shows we watch. I can only conclude that this episode disappointed you as much as it did me and you're just being you......nice....by giving it a 3.

[AntiArbitrator]

Jan 27, 2014 13:34:11 GMT -5 SoCal said:

Jan 26, 2014 21:38:43 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

I will give it a 3 although I am not particularly interested in the nursing scenes. We already knew the patriots were ruthless so they did not need to convince me that the patriots were capable of genocide.

I am interested in Monroe and his son and how they will proceed.

I thought the Patriots came over on the boat after the blast, but a lot of them were already here. I agree with SoCal that Bas should have known something about a large group like them.

I did like the scene when the nanites(sp) felled the tree to force Priscilla to go with Aaron.

AA, you're usually more effusive in your comments about the shows we watch. I can only conclude that this episode disappointed you as much as it did me and you're just being you......nice....by giving it a 3.

You are, as usual, very perceptive. I am glad I watched it even though it is one of my least favorite episodes.

[SoCal]

"I am glad I watched it even though it is one of my least favorite episodes."

My thoughts exactly.