Clarification by way of nitpick: the grandfather, AKA Thomas Madsen, AKA Inmate # AZ 2002, was not bald. You had to catch the inmate number in conversation, but he is also the same inmate who was in the next bed (behind the curtain) in the 1960 scene when they took blood from Jack, and he tells Jack “Something bad is gonna happen.”
As for the timeline, it’s been three months since the death of Rebecca’s partner (the rooftop incident with Grandpa) according to the conversation she has with her captain about getting a new partner. We don’t know exactly when or where Grandpa reappeared or what he’s been doing since, but what’s even more interesting is we don’t know why they were chasing him in the first place!
What I liked about that little development is it changed what seemed like a throwaway scene intended simply to introduce us to the main character into a plot point with implications for future repercussions.
Damn, I missed that whole grandfather thing. Makes sense now.
Let’s see. A JJ Abrams show. Set on an island. Flashbacks. Time travel. Looming, “complicated” mythology. A character named Jack. Jorge Garcia. A hatch that leads to an underground prison. If we find out there’s some enormous electromagnetic hotspot on the island, I’m going to start screaming “Waaaaaaaaaaalt!”
And I almost mentioned Michael Giaccino too. There’s a lot of number slingin’ going on as well. I think the Dharma Initiative is involved. Alvar Hanso. The DeGroots. Anyone see any polar bears?
Double Huh… only Brimstone’s pilot episode was set in NYC. The character moved to L.A. in the second episode. This show is riddled with small inconsistencies, like Alcatraz will be I’m sure, but the high concept is good, so it’ll hold my interest for a while, at least.
Just watched the pilot. Awful, awful acting, but I’m totally suckered in by the premise of the show.
Except for the underground Alcatraz in a forest, which is the kind of ridiculous stuff that made Lost completely unwatchable for me. Do all JJ Abrams shows have elements that silly?
Except for one artsy show season 2 or 3, Felicity didn’t until the second half of the final season. I didn’t watch What About Brian much, but it didn’t seem to either.
Finally watched it, a classic JJ Abrams show. Random sci-fi occurrence, nonsensical conspiracy behind it all, and, let me spoil it, a hurried at-the-last-minute complete non-explanation at the end of the journey.
I’ll pass on this one. Got my fill with Fringe already.
I gotta say, one of my favorite parts of J.J. Abrams shows is watching people complain about stuff that hasn’t even happened yet. Remember how many people hated Lost and worte it off early because they were SURE that “it’s all a dream.”
Yeah, but was the eventual “real” explanation plausible, or did it turn out to be something so goofy and incoherent that it may as well have been a dream?
I never watched the show, myself, but the summaries I’ve read don’t exactly scream “rewarding”.
