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This episode reminds me a lot of that beginning part of Wrath of Khan where the creepy things go into the crew's ears. Freaks the hell out of me every time. I hate to think of parasites attaching themselves. Yuck.
JMS does a good job of not letting you know the intentions of the parasites til the very end, where it turns out they have a very cool purpose. Almost like a nod to "Foundation", which is what it makes me think of at that point. We know JMS gives some nods to Foundation through Franklin as it is.
I'm not sure, but this may be the start of the Franklin/Marcus relationship, which creates some nice banter in the episodes to come. It also marks the last non-arc episode for..jeez..I can't even count how many eps after this.
Cute quote in regards to the episode from a question:
Why doesn't Marcus wear a link?
I just summoned up Marcus in my head. Here's what he said: "Because I won't wear the bloody thing, that's why. Bad enough you've got those pagers you wear in 1996, no privacy, no chance to get away, always at somebody's beck and call. Why not just put a leash around your neck and get it over with? It'd be faster and a good deal more honest. I'm down in the bar trying to be inconspicuous, dangerous characters on all sides, trying not to be noticed...and the link goes off, and I'm dead. Or at minimum seriously thumped. No, absolutely not. You'll never get me to wear one of those."
Do you think JMS has an iPhone?
JMS does a good job of not letting you know the intentions of the parasites til the very end, where it turns out they have a very cool purpose. Almost like a nod to "Foundation", which is what it makes me think of at that point. We know JMS gives some nods to Foundation through Franklin as it is.
I'm not sure, but this may be the start of the Franklin/Marcus relationship, which creates some nice banter in the episodes to come. It also marks the last non-arc episode for..jeez..I can't even count how many eps after this.
Cute quote in regards to the episode from a question:
Why doesn't Marcus wear a link?
I just summoned up Marcus in my head. Here's what he said: "Because I won't wear the bloody thing, that's why. Bad enough you've got those pagers you wear in 1996, no privacy, no chance to get away, always at somebody's beck and call. Why not just put a leash around your neck and get it over with? It'd be faster and a good deal more honest. I'm down in the bar trying to be inconspicuous, dangerous characters on all sides, trying not to be noticed...and the link goes off, and I'm dead. Or at minimum seriously thumped. No, absolutely not. You'll never get me to wear one of those."
Do you think JMS has an iPhone?
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