Post by niecie on Jul 30, 2013 16:40:44 GMT -5
I like the banter between Jim & Artie on the train as they reach Mars, Nevada, especially Artie's remarks about the siding losing its charm. Way to go, script writers! Poor Artie was terribly underused in the first season, and I like that the script writers allowed Ross to complain about it. :-)
Our first view of Gen Grimm shows us what a hardnose he is, and a bit of how cracked he is too.
Jim shows his usual knack for making guys want to clobber him. That's our Jim!
Curious though that he's going undercover, yet he doesn't come up with a false name.
For the next thousand years!? Oh my -- famous last words!
Can't blame Jim for discarding the hat.
I wonder why the women's uniform shirts are made of a shinier material than the men's? The flowing sleeves sure look good on Jim, but I also wonder if flowing sleeves are a good idea for a uniform.
Oh, and here's something else I wonder: how often do the guys just leave the doors on the train unlocked anyway? Seems like there's always someone wandering on board the Wanderer. Good thing this guy is someone Artie recognizes. It's funny to me, though, all the jokes about Artie having to sit around reading, since later he comes across as much more of an eager reader.
Well, I'm a thorough-going civilian and know nothing of military matters, but it sure seems to me that Gen Grimm's theory is bunk. I mean, it's good to have superior soldiers, but if the other side has vastly more soldiers and vastly more equipment, I really think the other side has a mighty big advantage. But that's just my opinion.
If Jenny thinks Gen Grimm is mad, why is she there? Or did she join up only to learn afterwards how cracked the head honcho is? Well, it was sharp thinking of Jenny to volunteer so she could get off the base and get word to Jim's friend.
Jim's voice gets an echo as he gives Jenny directions to where Artie is. Wonder what happened that caused the echo.
The part where Jim kisses the sergeant to keep the big dude from recognizes him cracks me up. 'You said enjoy yourself.' *snerk!*
First kiss, she gets mad at him; second kiss, she's softening up; third kiss she initiates. That's our James!
Talbot is amazing. After all the torture Grimm has heaped upon him, Talbot is still loyal, fanatical. As someone once pointed out (wish I could remember who), somehow Talbot has attracted both his fiancée and Jenny to him. Pity the man has rocks in his head!
Ok, there's a lot I like about the first scene of Act 3. Artie sculpting a very modern-looking gun out of clay, to start with. The scope falls off, and he replaces it. He has a cloth, presumably damp, that he wipes his hands with and then drapes over the clay to keep it from drying out. Nice touches, all.
And then he gets visitors -- Jenny's line about how informal they are in the WEST -- and the whole 'them pistols' scene. Oh, I just love it! :-D
As someone once pointed out to me, there's a lot of talk about the women in Gen Grimm's army being equals, but in the cantina scene, it's the women who are the waiters.
And the door opens in and in comes *ahem* Col Cross. What a salute he does! It reminds me of little boys coming up with elaborate handshakes for their secret clubs. Cross also puts me in mind of a particularly fanatical remnant from the old CSA. Oh my, but Artie's hamming it up!
I've been told that the gun Artie has in his holster is one of Jim's, that it has the rattlesnake motif on the handle. I've never yet been able to spot it, but that would be lovely if it was -- especially since that's the gun Jim is about to use to fire a bullet at Artie's face.
Grimm shows his madness again with his little demonstration in which Artie must hold an axe in front of his face, blade outwards, while Jim fires at the blade to split the bullet. It works, of course; you see the twin holes appear in the wall on either side of Artie. In fact, Ross does a lovely acting job in this scene. But what I wonder is whether you really could split a bullet in that way and whether the two halves would really split off far enough to miss the man holding the axe. That's one for Mythbusters...
Actually, from the way Grimm jumps and stares, I figure he didn't believe it would work.
And Artie gets a kiss as a reward. 'I've never kissed a colonel before.' 'That's all right, I've never kissed a soldier before.'
'What could I call them, the Traitors?' is one of my favorite lines.
Artie plays like the beer disagrees with him as an excuse to leave the room, I think?
Artie's being the picker of locks tonight.
Jim says, 'Go!' and Artie does. Man, they work well together!
I think the drummer was really playing.
Some of the members of Grimm's army look mighty old for soldiers, in their 50's or 60's.
When the execution is about to take place and Jim says, 'Sergeant!' to Musk, from the look on her face, I'd say she really does not want him killed.
Ok, so Jim goads the prideful general into a one-on-one fight. The general cheats time and again, since he keeps getting new weapons from his people, and then when Jim turns things around (literally), the general gives a shriek, and dies on the spot. Wasn't that a bit fast?
And then everyone just starts to melt away. Good thing Artie was already on his way with the cavalry!
The tag. Jokes about Artie being saddle sore. Musk mourning the loss of her dream of equality. Me wondering if either woman is to be held to account for having been part of Grimm's army. Well, Jenny turned and gave valuable information to Artie, so I wouldn't want her prosecuted, but from what Musk is saying, it sounds like she's going to walk, like so many of the first season villainesses.
And then Jenny starts pulling out dresses and earrings and Musk suddenly turns into a girly-girl.
And Artie opens his mouth and says sexist stuff. *sigh* For this reason he knows Grimm was insane? Man, for all sorts of other reasons they already knew, but for believing women could be equal -- that's what marks the man as insane in Artie's eyes.
Artemus Gordon, I love you dearly, but sometimes I'd like nothing more than to give you a swat upside the head!
Our first view of Gen Grimm shows us what a hardnose he is, and a bit of how cracked he is too.
Jim shows his usual knack for making guys want to clobber him. That's our Jim!
Curious though that he's going undercover, yet he doesn't come up with a false name.
For the next thousand years!? Oh my -- famous last words!
Can't blame Jim for discarding the hat.
I wonder why the women's uniform shirts are made of a shinier material than the men's? The flowing sleeves sure look good on Jim, but I also wonder if flowing sleeves are a good idea for a uniform.
Oh, and here's something else I wonder: how often do the guys just leave the doors on the train unlocked anyway? Seems like there's always someone wandering on board the Wanderer. Good thing this guy is someone Artie recognizes. It's funny to me, though, all the jokes about Artie having to sit around reading, since later he comes across as much more of an eager reader.
Well, I'm a thorough-going civilian and know nothing of military matters, but it sure seems to me that Gen Grimm's theory is bunk. I mean, it's good to have superior soldiers, but if the other side has vastly more soldiers and vastly more equipment, I really think the other side has a mighty big advantage. But that's just my opinion.
If Jenny thinks Gen Grimm is mad, why is she there? Or did she join up only to learn afterwards how cracked the head honcho is? Well, it was sharp thinking of Jenny to volunteer so she could get off the base and get word to Jim's friend.
Jim's voice gets an echo as he gives Jenny directions to where Artie is. Wonder what happened that caused the echo.
The part where Jim kisses the sergeant to keep the big dude from recognizes him cracks me up. 'You said enjoy yourself.' *snerk!*
First kiss, she gets mad at him; second kiss, she's softening up; third kiss she initiates. That's our James!
Talbot is amazing. After all the torture Grimm has heaped upon him, Talbot is still loyal, fanatical. As someone once pointed out (wish I could remember who), somehow Talbot has attracted both his fiancée and Jenny to him. Pity the man has rocks in his head!
Ok, there's a lot I like about the first scene of Act 3. Artie sculpting a very modern-looking gun out of clay, to start with. The scope falls off, and he replaces it. He has a cloth, presumably damp, that he wipes his hands with and then drapes over the clay to keep it from drying out. Nice touches, all.
And then he gets visitors -- Jenny's line about how informal they are in the WEST -- and the whole 'them pistols' scene. Oh, I just love it! :-D
As someone once pointed out to me, there's a lot of talk about the women in Gen Grimm's army being equals, but in the cantina scene, it's the women who are the waiters.
And the door opens in and in comes *ahem* Col Cross. What a salute he does! It reminds me of little boys coming up with elaborate handshakes for their secret clubs. Cross also puts me in mind of a particularly fanatical remnant from the old CSA. Oh my, but Artie's hamming it up!
I've been told that the gun Artie has in his holster is one of Jim's, that it has the rattlesnake motif on the handle. I've never yet been able to spot it, but that would be lovely if it was -- especially since that's the gun Jim is about to use to fire a bullet at Artie's face.
Grimm shows his madness again with his little demonstration in which Artie must hold an axe in front of his face, blade outwards, while Jim fires at the blade to split the bullet. It works, of course; you see the twin holes appear in the wall on either side of Artie. In fact, Ross does a lovely acting job in this scene. But what I wonder is whether you really could split a bullet in that way and whether the two halves would really split off far enough to miss the man holding the axe. That's one for Mythbusters...
Actually, from the way Grimm jumps and stares, I figure he didn't believe it would work.
And Artie gets a kiss as a reward. 'I've never kissed a colonel before.' 'That's all right, I've never kissed a soldier before.'
'What could I call them, the Traitors?' is one of my favorite lines.
Artie plays like the beer disagrees with him as an excuse to leave the room, I think?
Artie's being the picker of locks tonight.
Jim says, 'Go!' and Artie does. Man, they work well together!
I think the drummer was really playing.
Some of the members of Grimm's army look mighty old for soldiers, in their 50's or 60's.
When the execution is about to take place and Jim says, 'Sergeant!' to Musk, from the look on her face, I'd say she really does not want him killed.
Ok, so Jim goads the prideful general into a one-on-one fight. The general cheats time and again, since he keeps getting new weapons from his people, and then when Jim turns things around (literally), the general gives a shriek, and dies on the spot. Wasn't that a bit fast?
And then everyone just starts to melt away. Good thing Artie was already on his way with the cavalry!
The tag. Jokes about Artie being saddle sore. Musk mourning the loss of her dream of equality. Me wondering if either woman is to be held to account for having been part of Grimm's army. Well, Jenny turned and gave valuable information to Artie, so I wouldn't want her prosecuted, but from what Musk is saying, it sounds like she's going to walk, like so many of the first season villainesses.
And then Jenny starts pulling out dresses and earrings and Musk suddenly turns into a girly-girl.
And Artie opens his mouth and says sexist stuff. *sigh* For this reason he knows Grimm was insane? Man, for all sorts of other reasons they already knew, but for believing women could be equal -- that's what marks the man as insane in Artie's eyes.
Artemus Gordon, I love you dearly, but sometimes I'd like nothing more than to give you a swat upside the head!