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Eureka: Try, Try Again

by Will O'Brien, posted Jul 18th 2007 1:38AM
Fargo and various generals look on as Allison takes over Global Dynamics

(S02E02)
The beginning of the show suffered a bit from post-season premiere setup, but things got back on track pretty quickly. Allison's taking over Global Dynamics; Stark is heading out the door; and Fargo is... well, Fargo. Seeing Jack and Zoe at home definitely helped set the tone and bring back last season's ambiance.

In the midst of the G.D. takeover, the computers are off-line for an eight hour reboot. Someone left a present in Fargo's coat pocket, and of course, Fargo turns the thing on. It was a setup by the vault keeper, but it was a freakin' lame one. All he did was put it in his pocket? Why not that, a little fake-y paper trail and a big order of toys from Amazon.com or something?

Aside from the main plot, Henry's quietly developing his obsession with Kim's death. Oddly, it doesn't seem that anything has come from Henry's job application at G.D. The newest development was Henry discovering that Beverly had planted her bug in Kim's office. I almost missed it the second time around, but when Beverly comes to Section 14, Henry blows her off and turns and walks away from her as fast as he can.

The new dynamic between Stark and Jack could get pretty interesting now that Stark doesn't have to be the hard ass in charge. The entire cast seems to work well together, but Colin Ferguson and Ed Quinn get along really well in person, so I think the two of them will have fun playing off each other and growing the friendship on screen.

Jack was certainly interested in seeing Allison stand up to the general, but with Stark around it's going to be difficult for Jack and Allison to really develop their relationship. Their connection still showed a bit after the exchange with the general, so maybe there's still hope. If that's not tangled enough for you, I hear that Zoe's mother is coming to town later in the season.

I definitely enjoy the side humor that comes along with Eureka, but I have to wonder about Jack's 'The Boss is in' name plate. What were they thinking? I know it's Eureka, but it was a bit over the top. Otherwise it was a great episode. I'm a bit surprised that Beverly actually sent out all those emails. I guess Jo was satisfied after she got to kill him the first time. I'm looking forward to the next show, but hopefully they'll stop having to kill someone each episode for the rest of the season.


Will Jack give up on Allison while Stark is still around?
Definitely7 (5.4%)
Maybe24 (18.5%)
No way86 (66.2%)
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Hank

Because you're supposed to be able to turn the damned thing OFF.

July 19 2007 at 10:58 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ryan

The shield doesn't block everything. Based on what we can see, Fargo is able to see the visible spectrum, hear a normal hearing range and breath oxygen.

Since the sonic weapon uses sound, Lupo was able to break through the shield. I think they mentioned it briefly on the show. It's plausible, but I would think the designers would've thought of that shortcoming.

It's a goofy device anyway. Why would the shield feed on biological sources as a backup when it would likely draw on the source it was protecting? Perhaps temporary protection is worth more than permanent death.

July 18 2007 at 10:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chuck

I caught the password, too, and thought it was hilarious! One question--Fargo was encased in a personal force field, right? So how could a weapon--and in this case a glorified sonic fishing device--easily penetrate the thing? I thought this was a gaping plot hole.

Other than that, it was definitely a step in the right direction after last week!

July 18 2007 at 8:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mel

I liked this episode, Fargo's a favorite of mine. He's so cute. I was worried about him there for a while, though. The high rate of television deaths had me pretty anxious that Eureka might do it too. Glad they didn't, I really breathed a sigh of relief when Fargo was finally okay.

July 18 2007 at 3:26 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Happy Steve

@Danny: Wow, nice.

July 18 2007 at 12:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Danny Edwards

Did you notice Allison and Nathan's passwords at the beginning of the episode? Allison's was 8675309 and Nathan's was 2554766. I think everyone knows what Allison's means. Nathan's is spells "Allison" on a telephone keypad.

July 18 2007 at 2:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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