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actually I think he has less mythology than the rest of the team, or at least fewer specifics in his mythology. the problem is his obsession. his whole life is absorbed by his need to know about the anomaly; it's eaten up his social life, his 3 marriages, everything. I can see that his fascination with it would make him more vulnerable to infection, or whatever we're calling it this week.
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The PTBs must be exploring the development of gammas more this season, then, because only some of the known gammas have serious obsessions/fixations, and there are plenty of people out there with obsessions who aren't gammas (yet?). If it weren't for the supernatural aspect of it, I could see Reyes further blurring the lines of morality with his relentless pursuit of (and attempted dissection of) anomalies. Sort of a 'getting inside the head of the monster/becoming the monster' thing. But given the apparent randomness of who the anomaly chooses to infect and how it manifests itself, I still can't figure how Reyes is more susceptible to it than anyone else on the team. Though, three or more betas in a team of 8 is a chilly thought... |
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« Reply #31 on: December 28, 2009, 06:18:15 pm » |
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Does Reyes have a more severe crack than we know about so far?
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« Reply #32 on: December 28, 2009, 06:35:12 pm » |
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Though, three or more betas in a team of 8 is a chilly thought...
There's a very strong selection bias at work here. Of course, at last canonical word, there was only one beta active with the team. And we haven't heard from him since April. ::big dog sigh:: |
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« Reply #33 on: December 28, 2009, 07:33:18 pm » |
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I noticed that Renee has contacted Lau... will she be classified as another beta? (Renee, not Lau  ) |
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« Reply #34 on: December 28, 2009, 08:25:19 pm » |
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Does Reyes have a more severe crack than we know about so far?
I don't think severity is the key. at least in season 1, susceptibility seemed to follow standard serial killer pattern of genetics, environment, and trauma. we can't know whether Reyes has the genetic profile that would make him vulnerable to the anomaly, but his obsession provides the environment, and something traumatic happens to them like once a month, ya know? |
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« Reply #35 on: December 28, 2009, 08:28:37 pm » |
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I noticed that Renee has contacted Lau... will she be classified as another beta? (Renee, not Lau ) That's my current guess. Assuming she's classified at all, of course. (And wouldn't it be just like our ever-tricksy PTB to have her be the "Wireless Girl" of episode 3x08?) |
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« Reply #36 on: December 28, 2009, 10:27:30 pm » |
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actually I think he has less mythology than the rest of the team, or at least fewer specifics in his mythology. the problem is his obsession. his whole life is absorbed by his need to know about the anomaly; it's eaten up his social life, his 3 marriages, everything. I can see that his fascination with it would make him more vulnerable to infection, or whatever we're calling it this week.
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You wouldn't call all that superhero saving the world stuff a potentially strong mythology? Add in a dose of driving yourself/sacrificing yourself to protect the people who don't even know the big bad monsters are out there? Because I can definitely see something there... I don't disagree with you about the obsession, though. |
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« Reply #37 on: December 29, 2009, 12:29:49 am » |
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Does Reyes have a more severe crack than we know about so far?
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« Reply #38 on: December 29, 2009, 02:20:56 am » |
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I noticed that Renee has contacted Lau... will she be classified as another beta? (Renee, not Lau ) That's my current guess. Assuming she's classified at all, of course. (And wouldn't it be just like our ever-tricksy PTB to have her be the "Wireless Girl" of episode 3x08?) Sorry, I'm missing something...who is Renee? And why aren't we counting Hafs as a Beta? |
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« Reply #39 on: December 29, 2009, 05:12:36 am » |
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It's not, I think, so much that she isn't a Beta as that she isn't apparently part of the team just now.
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« Reply #40 on: December 29, 2009, 11:04:14 am » |
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Ahh....right. Although, given some of the quoted passages in the promo, I get the impression that they want to bring Hafs back into the fold (which may lead to having to hunt her down?). *sigh* February is going to be a long way away.
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« Reply #41 on: December 29, 2009, 04:05:41 pm » |
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Sorry, I'm missing something...who is Renee? And why aren't we counting Hafs as a Beta?
It's appropriate that you can't remember Renee. If it is who we are speculating, we never got her name...and she made Lau forget her. I think they aren't counting Hafs as an *active team member* rather than not counting her as a beta. |
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« Reply #42 on: December 29, 2009, 05:27:16 pm » |
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Ah, yes, the girl in the shelter (who is later in the promo). Right, thanks for that memory jog.
And although Lau assumes the girl is a beta, and not gamma, based on her behavior, I'm not entirely convinced....
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« Reply #43 on: December 30, 2009, 08:10:11 pm » |
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It's season 3 out of 5... so what kind of narrative arc should we be expecting, from that perspective? I'm intrigued by the idea of burgeoning betas... Renee, "We know how to breed Betas"... and if we're all potential Gammas, but not potential Betas... or if there are just tons of Betas out there...
By the way, what do you all think of the way the snippets of Season 3 appear to be in order...?
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