Post by niecie on Jul 26, 2013 15:26:23 GMT -5
One thing I wonder about the Camorra is why on earth they would brand their members with such an obvious mark, right there on the wrist where everyone can see it? Aren't they supposed to be a secret organization? The Camorra, by the way, was (is?) a real group, or so I've been told.
At the end of the teaser, when Jim says, "They're gone" and the imposter relaxes down onto the couch she's been placed on, Artie's lips plainly say, "So is she" but there is no audio. I always wonder why.
Act 1 starts with a shirtless scene for Jim, practicing some form of martial art (I assume) in the varnish car. And then we have one of the show's lovely little anachronisms: Artie as the inventor of the tear gas grenade! :-)
Lots of typewriters in this episode, and the typists are portrayed as being very slow. Back in the Dark Ages when I was in high school, I used an old manual typewriter. You had to hit the keys very hard to get a decent strike against the paper. The sound effect of the keys sounds just right to me. According to the commentary Robert Conrad provided before this episode, the typewriter was invented in 1874, the right time period for the show. As I recall, the earliest typewriters had the letter keys set up in alphabetical order, but the keys would get tangled together so often, someone decided to scramble the letters to try to avoid the tangling problem. Well, I know from experience the keys would still get tangled, even with the QWERTY arrangement!
Artie flirting alert. Eat the print off the paper?
It occurs to me that Prince Gio's wrist bands are at the right place to conceal a Camorra C-brand, if he has one. I need to pay attention to see if his wrist is visible later.
Room 12 shows up a lot in Wild Wild West!
It took me several viewings to realize that one of the guys affixing the bomb to the door knob was the same fellow as one of the guys driving the carriage in the teaser. I think he's also the guy in the cellar later who holds a gun on Jim and begs the prince to permit him to kill Jim.
How come the bomb blast threw the one guy into the room? The bomb was on the door and he was outside the door. Shouldn't the blast have sent him further away from the door in the opposite direction?
You know, I'm not sure what became of the girl whose door got blown up. She's sure the Camorra will kill her and Jim promises to protect her, but I don't recall her ever showing up in the episode again.
Well, that's an impressive oath the Camorra have to take! I sure wouldn't be able to take it, since I neither believe that the Camorra is good, nor that all else is evil.
That woman is such a bad liar! And for that matter, those spear guys sure don't know how to fight with spears. Bonking the target over the head instead of thrusting with the spear? Not that I want Jim speared though.
Hmm... The prince is wearing white gloves. Still can't see his wrist!
The kitty is cute.
The scraping sound outside car is one in a long line of flimsy reasons to get Artie out of the scene in the first season. And then the girl's attempt at seducing Jim... well, the lines are pretty lame, in my opinion. "C is also for caress"?
I just recognized that indoor balcony in the Embassy! It's also in TNOT Steel Assassin and a few other first season episodes. Not sure if it shows up in later seasons.
Frankly, if I were Jim, I would not drink from the glass the prince gave me!
Artie's bluster at the door is so cute. And then the fight he picks with the Landgrave. Pay attention to Artie's hand as he says, "Uh, uh, uh" to the Landgrave. Why is he pointing at the fellow with that particular finger?
What on earth does Artie mean by "I dub you champion of cheese!"? What is that supposed to mean?
Instead of just hitting the suit of armor, Jim really should have lifted the visor and looked inside.
The prince sure suffers from overconfidence, doesn't he? I don't know much about fighting, but the fight between Jim and the prince at the end looks kind of silly.
Another Artie flirt alert in the tag. Cute how, not only does he strike out, but so does Jim!
Funny that Marianna is concerned about earning her livelihood once she gets home. Shouldn't she be going on trial for her part in the plot to kidnap the princess? (Oh wait -- this is first season -- of course the Bad Guy Girl doesn't get any punishment!)
At the end of the teaser, when Jim says, "They're gone" and the imposter relaxes down onto the couch she's been placed on, Artie's lips plainly say, "So is she" but there is no audio. I always wonder why.
Act 1 starts with a shirtless scene for Jim, practicing some form of martial art (I assume) in the varnish car. And then we have one of the show's lovely little anachronisms: Artie as the inventor of the tear gas grenade! :-)
Lots of typewriters in this episode, and the typists are portrayed as being very slow. Back in the Dark Ages when I was in high school, I used an old manual typewriter. You had to hit the keys very hard to get a decent strike against the paper. The sound effect of the keys sounds just right to me. According to the commentary Robert Conrad provided before this episode, the typewriter was invented in 1874, the right time period for the show. As I recall, the earliest typewriters had the letter keys set up in alphabetical order, but the keys would get tangled together so often, someone decided to scramble the letters to try to avoid the tangling problem. Well, I know from experience the keys would still get tangled, even with the QWERTY arrangement!
Artie flirting alert. Eat the print off the paper?
It occurs to me that Prince Gio's wrist bands are at the right place to conceal a Camorra C-brand, if he has one. I need to pay attention to see if his wrist is visible later.
Room 12 shows up a lot in Wild Wild West!
It took me several viewings to realize that one of the guys affixing the bomb to the door knob was the same fellow as one of the guys driving the carriage in the teaser. I think he's also the guy in the cellar later who holds a gun on Jim and begs the prince to permit him to kill Jim.
How come the bomb blast threw the one guy into the room? The bomb was on the door and he was outside the door. Shouldn't the blast have sent him further away from the door in the opposite direction?
You know, I'm not sure what became of the girl whose door got blown up. She's sure the Camorra will kill her and Jim promises to protect her, but I don't recall her ever showing up in the episode again.
Well, that's an impressive oath the Camorra have to take! I sure wouldn't be able to take it, since I neither believe that the Camorra is good, nor that all else is evil.
That woman is such a bad liar! And for that matter, those spear guys sure don't know how to fight with spears. Bonking the target over the head instead of thrusting with the spear? Not that I want Jim speared though.
Hmm... The prince is wearing white gloves. Still can't see his wrist!
The kitty is cute.
The scraping sound outside car is one in a long line of flimsy reasons to get Artie out of the scene in the first season. And then the girl's attempt at seducing Jim... well, the lines are pretty lame, in my opinion. "C is also for caress"?
I just recognized that indoor balcony in the Embassy! It's also in TNOT Steel Assassin and a few other first season episodes. Not sure if it shows up in later seasons.
Frankly, if I were Jim, I would not drink from the glass the prince gave me!
Artie's bluster at the door is so cute. And then the fight he picks with the Landgrave. Pay attention to Artie's hand as he says, "Uh, uh, uh" to the Landgrave. Why is he pointing at the fellow with that particular finger?
What on earth does Artie mean by "I dub you champion of cheese!"? What is that supposed to mean?
Instead of just hitting the suit of armor, Jim really should have lifted the visor and looked inside.
The prince sure suffers from overconfidence, doesn't he? I don't know much about fighting, but the fight between Jim and the prince at the end looks kind of silly.
Another Artie flirt alert in the tag. Cute how, not only does he strike out, but so does Jim!
Funny that Marianna is concerned about earning her livelihood once she gets home. Shouldn't she be going on trial for her part in the plot to kidnap the princess? (Oh wait -- this is first season -- of course the Bad Guy Girl doesn't get any punishment!)