'Eureka' - 'Momstrosity' Recap
(S04E06) With one of 'Eureka's' strongest outings of the season, 'Momstrosity' managed to make me fall even more in love with Deputy Andy. It also showed a side of this whole alternate reality situation I hadn't even considered, which is perhaps even more tragic than everything Jo has had to endure so far.This week, it was all about the robots and a great statement on just how reliant we've become on them. While not as heavy-handed in its approach as 'The Terminator' or 'Battlestar Galactica,' it was still a pretty dangerous situation when artificial intelligence got out of hand.
While one romance appeared to end, another one began ... and it's probably one of the most unique relationships in the history of television.
Before we get to the robot lovefest, I couldn't believe I never considered Grace's point of view in this whole situation. Henry may have found himself awkwardly in a marriage with a woman he truly barely knew. But after he revealed the truth to her, at perhaps not the most opportune of moments, we realized that she has to come to terms with losing the man she'd originally fallen in love with and married. It's as if her Henry is dead, and she now has to try and grieve him while looking at a total stranger who maybe almost him, but just isn't.
Will there be ramifications of Henry telling Grace? Now both she and Deputy Andy know the truth. How long before Jo spills the beans to Zane? Is this reality going to be stabilized and truly become the Eureka from this moment forward, or do the writers have another trick up their sleeves? Considering the cajones it took to push us into this storyline, I wouldn't put anything past them.
In fact, they've given us an android-house relationship. S.A.R.A.H. has always been one of my favorite characters on the show, so to pair her up with my new favorite character, Deputy Andy, is sheer genius! I won't even speculate on how a house and a humanoid android can have a romantic encounter, but it may involve Andy's finger in the wrong port again ... probably best if we don't know.
Since 'Eureka' is generally pretty good with their pseudo-science, I do have to take issue with the super-tent Fargo packed and set up. There is just no way the television and edible snack foods could position themselves so perfectly from that cube. Furthermore, if I'm going to accept that, fine. But I can't accept that those things would be a non-issue when the tent collapsed and wrapped itself like a cocoon around him.
Granted, this is Eureka, so if anyone could build that technology, it would be them. I missed the flying AI this week, with Tiny and virtually every other sentient mechanical entity making an appearance. Tiny being in love with Kevin's project was a moment of brilliance. The little guy is adorable, and the pair ... well, they looked ridiculous together, but again these are robots we're talking about.
The more significant developments came with Carter finally realizing that he's going to need to make a move on Allison sooner rather than later, because Dr. Grant isn't wasting any time. I guess it gives him something to occupy his mind, because he's clearly troubled by his situation a little more than we've seen so far. His line to Carter regarding it not being as fun as it might seem to be a man out of time would appear to foreshadow some deeper troubles he's having adjusting to his new surroundings.
Again, there may be more yet to this alternate timeline story than just accepting this reality and coming to terms with it.
| Keep the characters in this new timeline | |
|---|---|
| Find a way to get them back to their own reality | |
| Unstick them from reality completely and have them jump around like 'Sliders' |

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