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Journeyman: Keepers
by Isabelle Carreau, posted Oct 30th 2007 12:21AM
(S01E06) "You look the same." - Michael
"Clean living." - Dan
Journeyman is becoming a solid show driven by the characters' relationships. This week's episode will probably have fans start to speculate about the real reasons why Dan was sent back in time to save Steve and who Doctor Langley really is. The latter was not seen on the screen this week but he sure made an impact.
Langley's name popped up a few times in "Keepers." If we go with the theory that he is involved to some extent in Dan and Livia's time traveling, then could it be that he sent Dan back in time to save Steve because the latter was instrumental in developing the time travel technology (or whatever they use to send people back in time)? When Dan and Steve talked at the end of the episode, Steve was quick to say that time traveling didn't work and that he didn't really know about Langley. Yeah, right. The man seemed evasive and it looked like he was lying. I'm pretty sure we haven't seen the last of Steve.
The case of the week also highlighted the relationship between Dan and Jack. We already knew the two had a somewhat tense relationship in the present, mostly because Jack wondered if his brother was gambling again and partially because of the Jack/Katie/Dan triangle, but now we know things weren't stellar in the past either. I'm always amazed as to how the brothers fight one minute and bond the next. Just look at how Dan told his brother to back off and that he wasn't ready to tell him what was really going on, and then, hours later, Jack allowed Dan to drive the car. That's love! How heartbreaking was it to watch Dan overhear the past conversation between Jack and Katie? Going back in time to save the day is one thing, but learning more about your own life is another. Katie was the one who told Jack about Dan's proposal and that she was pregnant. She also admitted that she wasn't sure she loved Dan but thought she did. But the juiciest tidbit was probably the pregnancy scare Katie and Jack had. If Dan proposed after learning Katie was pregnant, would Jack have done the same if Katie had been pregnant back then? If so, the present would be totally different. I don't think Jack and Katie were having an affair once she hooked up with Dan. Jack acted like he truly cared for her happiness when he told her that his brother loved her. Livia seems to have accepted that Dan and Katie are now together. She was quite reassuring for Dan.
Other tidbits of interest:
- Dan dressed up as a sort of superhero for Halloween. Or was it a burglar? In any case, it's fitting since in a way he is a sort of superhero because he saves people every week and he is a burglar because he kept Dylan McLean's money.
- Speaking of McLean's money, since it is marked in the present, Dan can only use it in the past. But can he? Wouldn't it be marked as soon as it was reported stolen? So Dan could really only use it between the time the bills were made until they were marked. Part of me wants him to get in trouble for using it at the wrong time so we see how using the money would impact his traveling. Would he be a wanted man in the past?
- Even if we didn't see Dan's father this week, we witnessed how him leaving his family impacted a younger Dan.
- "You give me no reason to trust you." - Jack. He may not be my favorite character but Jack does have a point, Dan gave no reason to be trusted. He is an ex-gambler, vanishes at inopportune moments, claims he has vertigo, etc. It does sound fishy, no? Of course, we, the viewers, know better.
- Katie prepared her audition tape and says on camera that her husband is a time traveler. She wanted to erase it but as she was about to do so, Jack appeared. I think she didn't erase it and that she'll tape her official audition after it and then send the tape. The network will hear her saying that her husband is a time traveler and will either want to know more or will think she is crazy... or both!
- Livia said that she showed up in the past because Dan was off course. So is she a sort of guide and not a time traveler like Dan is? I am particularly interested to learn what she does with her spare time. A Livia-centric episode is in order!
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