# Alphas - Anybody watching this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373 "2011-07-26T11:29:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/41 "2011-08-02T19:39:19Z")
Good episode–especially the stuff with Gary and Anna. Nice way to introduce us to a key character in the ongoing story arc, and to show us how big the threat is at the end. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/42 "2011-08-02T21:41:27Z")
Gary doesn’t irritate me – I’ve worked with autistic children, and his portrayal is pretty good. The black guy used to be FBI, and isn’t anymore (I may have missed the reason somewhere) and he’s bitter about being “downgraded” from that to a private citizen. He said something to that effect on the last episode. He feels he’s being made to work with a bunch of amateurs. ---
**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/43 "2011-08-02T22:49:53Z")
> [@limegreen](#): > > The black guy used to be FBI, and isn’t anymore Bill Harken (Malik Yoba) is currently on administrative leave from the FBI pending an investigation for something he was involved in (which is not explained). He’s still an FBI agent. ---
**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/44 "2011-08-03T01:32:30Z")
> [@mikews99](#): > > Bill Harken (Malik Yoba) is currently on administrative leave from the FBI pending an investigation for something he was involved in (which is not explained). He’s still an FBI agent. He’s also available to cater any events you may have coming up. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/45 "2011-08-03T01:43:34Z")
Good episode, but one part that annoyed me was when super sense girl was using her hearing to listen to heartbeats, over a feed. A microphone has limits, and having super hearing doesn’t matter if the microphone doesn’t pick it up. If it did pick it up, couldn’t they just, you know, turn up the volume. Or have Gary just look at the feed? It seems like they’re stretching just to get everyone to use their powers. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/46 "2011-08-03T03:07:32Z")
Great ep! The two bad guys were a trip. What happened to the big dumb one? Nina doesn’t seem happy being treated like a team member, and not extra special. I suppose that’s a by-product of her ability. Hicks is pretty cool, and seems to have gotten over his skepticism about the team thing. Bill is really insecure about people thinking he’s anything but a real FBI agent. Gary is funny. I have a feeling he’ll end up saving the day fairly often. Rachael’s ability is cool, as long as they use it intelligently. Dr. Rosen’s extra gentle psychiatrist voice is still a little off putting, for some reason. Maybe that’s his secret Alpha power, bugging me with his psychiatrist voice. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/47 "2011-08-03T03:59:58Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Great ep! The two bad guys were a trip. What happened to the big dumb one? He was right next to the truck when it blew up. > [@](#): > > Nina doesn’t seem happy being treated like a team member, and not extra special. I suppose that’s a by-product of her ability. Seemed like she wasn’t happy at all about being treated like a babysitter for Gary, with good reason i thought. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/48 "2011-08-03T05:15:20Z")
It was nice to both have a Gary centric episode and to also have Red Flag be like him. Also I guess it’s nice to have EVILtm be explainable as autistic thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/49 "2011-08-03T20:38:08Z")
> [@GildedLily](#): > > He’s also available to cater any events you may have coming up. I did not recognize him til you wrote that! ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/50 "2011-08-04T00:16:30Z")
A fine episode. Put me down in the Pro Gary camp. I like him. I found Anna a strange and fascinating character and the reveal she was the Mastermind was well done. I also liked that you could see Red Flag’s side. I am enjoying this show. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/51 "2011-08-09T02:13:28Z")
So now the Warehouse doesn’t share a common universe with just GD… ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/52 "2011-08-09T16:18:36Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > So now the Warehouse doesn’t share a common universe with just GD… Yeah, that’s interesting. I (for the most part) approve- I love shared universes. It’s a bit disconcerting, though, because I can’t imagine _Eureka_’s quirkiness and humor meshing well with _Alpha_’s angst. I’m betting they never have a direct crossover between the two extremes- \*Warehouse \*is kind of a mix of the two. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/53 "2011-08-09T18:37:04Z")
I guess you guys are answering the question I came in to ask. I’m horrible with names (and tend not to pay too close attention), so I wasn’t sure in Lindsey Wagner was playing the same character. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/54 "2011-08-09T21:33:26Z")
I wouldn’t have recognized the same character’s name, but she was a doctor, worked for the CDC . . . yeah, shared universe. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2011, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/55 "2011-08-10T05:46:12Z")
Gary cracked me up. So to be clear, you guys are saying Warehouse 13, Eureka and Alphas all take place in the same fictional universe? Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/56 "2011-08-12T03:28:13Z")
My favorite part of the most recent episode is when it occurred to me that Push Girl needed to stop messing around and just make the uncooperative witness answer some questions … and that’s what she does a few seconds later. It’s always frustrating when the writers on a show featuring superpowers forget to have their characters bust them out at sensible times, so it was nice to see this show buck the trend. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/57 "2011-08-12T10:29:34Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Gary cracked me up. > > So to be clear, you guys are saying Warehouse 13, Eureka and Alphas all take place in the same fictional universe? > > Weird. Yeah. Several characters have crossed over between _Warehouse 13_ and _Eureka_, and now the CDC doctor played by Lindsay Wagner has been on both _Warehouse 13_ and _Alphas_. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/58 "2011-08-17T02:16:18Z")
“Bill, I know my powers are awesome, but I have work to do.” You know, I have a feeling I’m going to regret saying this, but I’m really starting to dig this show. It’s not necessarily the best show on TV, but it’s a lot of fun. It’s a “baddie of the week” show, but it mixes up the formula enough that it’s not getting any stale. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/59 "2011-08-17T07:24:07Z")
I’m liking it, too. I actually find Gary entertaining, and I like the chemistry between all of the characters. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingDragonFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373/60 "2011-08-17T12:19:53Z")
I’ve been enjoying it since the first episode, but this week’s speed-up-slow-down-shaky-cam was a little heavy. Hopefully they’ll keep a rein on that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373.md?page=4)