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Old 02-10-2006, 11:06 PM   #262 (permalink)
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I just wanted to be the first to say this last episode...total crap.

I thought 'Black Market' was bad. After watching the latest, I would've welcomed, nay loved another episode with that scrappy Bill Duke and his beloved band of black market banditos.

If anybody happens to read this before viewing "Sacrifice," just go outside and bang your head against the nearest tree for an hour...believe me you'll feel better in the long run.

Spoiler: Why did Lee bring the thug out with him from the bathroom? He's an intelligent guy, right? Did he not see this play coming?

Quote:
Spoiler: Hmmm...I've got a hostage.
But they've got hostages...plural.
I'll have to threaten my thug to show the other thugs I mean business.
They'll have to up the ante and really threaten to shoot someone.
I can't let that happen...I'm the good guy.
Fuuuuuck....
And check...and mate.

Second, Where the fuck is Cloud 9? Is it millions of miles across the galaxy...hidden from sight. No. It's ten minutes....right over there. Load up some marines. Take 'em out for a walk. I know...instead let's leave it all up to Hawaiian shirt guy and Kara Thrace. Let's set aside the fact that the Cloud 9 Bar & Grill is impregnable as long as that stupid door is down. Why didn't they throw something under the door when Kara's cover was blown? Fuck that tear gas, flash bang, light fog thing to cover our incredibly awkward move under the door conveniently located right out there in the open. Let's just duck and shoot a whole bunch. Cover's for pussies.

And while we're on the subject of Captain Thrace.... why was she even in the story? She was there so the writers could explore (for all of about 5 minutes, by the way) that notion of Lee getting shot by friendly fire (*Gasp! I can't believe I shot Lee!). CSI had a two hour special with this as one of their main threads...it was pedantic then as well.

And perhaps the biggest disappointment...They killed Billy. As soon as Billy made himself known at that little meeting of the minds during the wireless broadcast, I knew ol' Bill was getting put down for good.


It's irritating to watch a show develop, to see the writing get better progressively each week and then see a slip-shod, formulaic, trite, piece-of-junk like this on my television set.
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