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Carter’s future in Eureka: S.A.R.A.H has a poll and you get to vote
Here’s a link for the poll S.A.R.A.H.’s running. http://www.vizu.com/poll-vote.html?n=121250
I voted. More than once. :-)
If you’ve watched From Fear to Eternity, you know that Carter was fired. So how did I vote in the poll?
I think Carter should be reinstated. So, I voted Yes. Although there are lots of great plot opportunities for the show if he doesn’t, I like him as the sheriff. Do you think Carter would he have to leave Eureka if he weren’t reinstated? What role would he have in the town?
I’ve thought about this a little bit. He could be a detective, like Monk, freelance but essentially working directly for the local sheriff’s department. Only… Carter isn’t a Monk.
He could be a resident of the town. On several previous episodes, Zoe has revealed a flair for doing well in the Eureka school Tesla. But his role would be greatly diminished.
I don’t really think any of this will happen, because I happen to believe he will eventually be reinstated in some capacity as a law enforcement official in Eureka.
Anyway, I’m definitely interested in your ideas of what Carter would do if he weren’t sheriff, if you care to share!
From Fear to Eternity
From Fear to Eternity was the last episode before the big break. As far as I know, Eureka won’t be back on with new episodes until after the new year. So, let’s hurry up and wait for 2009!
In the meantime, I want to talk about From Fear to Eternity…
I had my moment in the sun when I realized they were following up on the Jo Lupo and Zane Donovan moment I talked about in my comments about Here Come the Suns.
Now Zane on the other hand, I adore. However, I think there’s trouble to come between him and Jo Lupo. That relationship would certainly be on the skids if Jo were able to see the look on Zane’s face when she made certain serious overtures toward him. No secretive smile from him–he wants to run away. That’s the only way I can describe that look. So look out Jo! Maybe you’ll decide Tag’s the better man after all!
Did you notice how nothing really changed from the beginning of the episode to the end, even if they seemed to have resolved their temporary breakup? So look out Zane, because I hear that we’ll be seeing Taggart again sometime in the upcoming season three episodes.
From Fear to Eternity has Zoe facing repercussions after her slip in the goo in the underground government facility beneath Eureka (Phased and Confused). Although Henry gets to work right away trying to find a cure for Zoe’s deteriorating condition, only Eva Thorne knows what’s going on—and Carter is running out of time to get the answers Zoe needs.
Throughout this season’s episodes, Eva Thorne has been walking a fine line of villainy and goodness. Her actions in the early episodes made it hard to decide if she was out to get Eureka, or if she was just misunderstood. I’m so glad this plot was wrapped up before the break!
Of course, they left us with another big question to have answered and that’s whether or not Carter will still be Sheriff come the second half of the season. Personally, I want Carter as Sheriff Carter, but I’m sure the writers can convince me otherwise if they try! :-) Uncle Carter though? I’m really not sure about that one! What about you?
I’d really love to know if you think you’ll like where they’re going with the new baby thing. With Lexi and Allison, that’s going to be a load of kids running around underfoot! What were they thinking?!
An episode title and other juicy news
I’ve updated the rumors and spoilers page with the news of a possible episode title for the tenth episode in season three. I’m looking forward to the return of Eureka after its mid-season break, but so far, I’ve found no dates for when that will be. I did get a hint from the Eureka Unscripted blog, but just a hint. I also spent the day watching a few videos, including the Comic Con video of the Eureka panel this year. I picked up a tidbit from it that updated another rumor—the one having to do with Carter’s possible future love life. No details here, because I’ve already written about it there. :-) Just follow the links and you’ll find all the details plus links to take you there if you want to watch or read for yourself.
Oh, and I updated the news and articles page with a link to the video tribute to Nathan Stark where the cast discusses Ed Quinn’s departure from Eureka.
Since those are just static pages on the site, feel free to leave any comments about them on this post! I love talking about Eureka and its people!
Here Come the Suns
More wordplay graces the title of this episode, but that’s the usual with Eureka these days. I like it and I liked the big twist in this one.
In Here Come the Suns, it’s election time in Eureka. There’s been no mayor for months, and they’re ready to vote someone into office. Since it’s Eureka, it’s not a stretch to note that there aren’t any age limits on candidates, so the hopeful politicians include Zoe’s boyfriend Lucas. Vincent and Paul Herrera round out the list. Zoe gets so caught up trying to insure Lucas’s success that she ignores her science parter, who is forced to work alone on their science project.
When a second sun pops up into the sky, the heat is on.
Here Come the Suns is a great episode and I loved it, but that’s not to say I don’t have something to say about it. :-)
Lexi Carter has taken her place as a regular in this episode. She’s been as prominent, if not more so, than Henry Deacon in the last few episodes and in this one, she’s pivotal–and it has something to do with Henry. I just wished I liked her more. She seems kind of like a silly addition to the show. I love the show and I love the people of Eureka. So far there hasn’t been anyone I would like to see gone, with the notable exception of Eva Thorne, and I’m hoping that won’t be too far into the future.
With Lexi, my problem is that she’s not that fun to watch. She kind of depresses me. I don’t know if that was the intention–that Lexi become a grounding force that takes the extraordinary and makes it boring, but I sort of doubt that was the goal. However, they’ve done just that. Lexi is pregnant. She’s alone. Her laughter seems forced and her situation seems grim. Not to mention that her missing boyfriend, who hasn’t been told about his future child/children, is being done a terrible disservice. Maybe that’s the entire problem with Lexi. She’s not someone I can relate to. Her choices seem…childish. She needs to grow up and she’s competing with Zoe as the teen in need of guidance.
I’ll just have to keep watching and have faith that Eureka’s creators understand this and plan to grow Lexi.
Now Zane on the other hand, I adore. However, I think there’s trouble to come between him and Jo Lupo. That relationship would certainly be on the skids if Jo were able to see the look on Zane’s face when she made certain serious overtures toward him. No secretive smile from him–he wants to run away. That’s the only way I can describe that look. So look out Jo! Maybe you’ll decide Tag’s the better man after all!
I think this episode marks the tipping point for Degree. Cute and funny is quickly turning sour. Though we might finally be over the biggest part of the commercial hump with this episode. I found the following comments about the product placement and it’s especially relevant because it looks as though this was “the big one.”
It all began way back in October 2007 when the Sci Fi Channel announced to the Eureka staff that…we would have an official commercial sponsor this season, one that was kicking in a lot of dough and would therefore…require tons of product placement throughout Season Three. We were also told that…ONE EPISODE in Season Three would have to incorporate a storyline in which the actual product HAD to save Eureka somehow, or at the very least, be INDISPENSABLE to Carter’s Act 5 solve….“Here Comes the Suns”…would become that episode.
Ellipses are skipped parts, so if you want to see what I cut out, read the blog post by Eric Wallace, the episode’s writer.
What some others thought of Here Come the Suns
- BlogCritics Magazine TV Review: Eureka - “Here Come the Suns”
- FilmSchoolRejects TV Review: Eureka 3.7 - Here Come the Suns
Oh, and I found this complete recap of Here Come the Suns if you want all the hot details about the episode.
Phased and Confused
Phased and Confused is a catchy title. I understand the phased bit, but I have to admit I’m a little confused about the confused… But maybe that was the point. A title with only half a point could very well be thought of as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
I liked the way several stories played together in this episode to move the larger story of Eva Thorne closer to a climax. Hopefully, I’ll discover her secret agenda before it’s too late! I certainly don’t want to have to wait until after the mid-season break, but I have a sneaking suspicion my wishes on that might be ignored.
Phased and Confused played up two main stories. One, about Captain Eureka and his apparent crush on Lexi Carter. 
The other, the story that actually seemed to take the central position in the episode, was about Zoe, her friends, and Zane, and this story is the one that’s interconnected with Eva Thorne. I loved the bits the writers/producers left for me to ponder, including Zoe’s slip, which seemed much more sinister than it played out in Phased and Confused. I really think this one’s coming back for me, especially if the trailers for the next episode, From Fear to Eternity, are an accurate indication of things to come!
The one moment I can’t pass up mentioning from the show, when Jack Carter makes an oh-so-understated remark about Captain Eureka follows.
Looks like Captain Eureka gave us the finger…
–Jack Carter, Phased and Confused
Taken in context, this very literal statement was able to pull a startled laugh from me while I watched. What did you think about it? Too juvenile? Not unexpected? Some of Jack’s comments, I can see them coming, but they always seem to catch me off-guard anyway. :-)
Listening to the Eureka Soundtrack
I got my copy of the Eureka Soundtrack and I’ve been listening to it all day. :-) I’ll fill you in on it in the next day or so!
So far, I have several favorites as far as tracks go. Allison’s Theme is sweet and lovely, and I adore the music from Noche De Sueños, The Mask of Fargo. Another favorite is Let’s Get Hitched, from Sight Unseen. There are a few more tracks that I like a lot, but I’ll detail them when I have time to talk about it more.
Can Eureka get any more shocking?
With only a few episodes to go, and one of those scheduled to air tomorrow night (Phased and Confused), it’s not unusual for me to go looking for spoilers. I have a habit of getting nervous when it comes to season enders, even if those enders are only mid-season. The show won’t be back until after the start of 2009 so I was looking for a bit of a heads up on what’s coming next for the people of Eureka.
Nathan Stark
After the loss of Nathan Stark, I don’t know what I’m worried about. Surely nothing could be more shocking or disturbing than to lose a great character like that. But then I found a tantalizing tidbit of news called Eureka: More Shocks Coming at SCI FI Wire.
“The agenda of the Fixer [guest star Frances Fisher] will come to light,” Paglia promised. “There will be some changes in the roles of the people in our town again. Some big endings and some new beginnings. There will definitely be a cliffhanger aspect to the end of episode eight. And then we’ll dive into episode nine in the back 13 of this season with some big, big questions to resolve.”
Paglia is Jaime Paglia, the show’s creator, so I think he knows what he’s talking about—or I should say I hope he does.
He also says that the first eight episodes of the season (Season 3) are some of the “biggest…in terms of the science of it” and that they’ll “be paying for that in the back 13.”
I don’t mind that, as long they keep the fun in the episodes!
I do wonder about the “big endings” and “new beginnings” though. I sure hope this doesn’t mean another character is on his (or her) way out!
What about you?
Name that Crossover
Let’s see, I’ve been a huge fan of Eureka from the beginning, hence the creation of this website (insert entirely appropriate duh here). I’m sure it’s not a surprise though that I’m also a fan of several other science fiction tv shows and I can’t help but notice when actors from one show appear on the other.
Most notably to me, I love it when my Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis cast show up on Eureka.
Dr. Daniel Jackson suddenly morphs into Christopher Dactylos in the season 2 episode “All that Glitters.” From selfless to selfish, the contrasts between these two characters isn’t as great as one might expect. Both men are obsessive, driven workaholics (apparently). And although I love Dr. Jackson dearly, I must admit that he’s fond of speeches and drawn out explanations. Christopher got to speechify plenty.
Earlier in season 2, eyeglass wearing Dr. Radek Zelenka became Steven Whiticus in the episode “Unpredictable.” Steven lost the accent but the vision problems remain as Steven Whiticus suffers from a severe and debilitating light sensitivity that makes it impossible for him to leave his home.
Dr. Janet Fraiser, beloved heroine, visited Eureka as Diane Lancaster and showed the science-minded Eurekan’s that “God Is In the Details.” Her desire to be reunited with her recently deceased husband has kept her researching for a way to be with him again, and she’s found it by creating a possible doorway to an infinite multiverse. Janet Fraiser lives on in one of those dimensions.
Following in Dr. Fraiser’s footsteps in more ways than one, Dr. Lam drops in as Dr. Anne Young to teach Jack, Jo, and the rest of Global Dynamics’s workforce a few things about sexual harassment. Of course, that’s just the beginning as every woman near Jack turns into a “Maneater”—talk about your sexual harassment! In the same episode, Nyan puts in an appearance as the missing Dr. Stone. And who would have guessed? Dr. Young turns out to be a dog-lover in “Best in Faux.”
Whew! I’m sure there are more crossover events in Eureka that I’ve missed. Feel free to leave a comment and mention anyone I’ve overlooked!
Jim Quiz Tricks Me Up
Alrighty then, I did not know Jim Taggart as well as I thought I did! I only got 8 of 10 right and it was the last two that messed me up. Alas, I’ve let my Taggart skills get rusty and now I’m going to have to rewatch some Tag-centric episodes to get back up to speed on this missing-in-action character. The good news—don’t keep reading if your definition of spoilers is very broad—is that there are rumors that say Tag is coming back in the second half of season three (from the Eureka Panel at Comic Com back in July) {See this comment}.
Here’s my ranking. Can you beat my score? :-) Give it a go, I’ll bet you’ll do all right.
I’m ranked A beautiful mind in the Jim Taggart quiz, created by The SCI FI Channel at SCIFI.COM’s Create-A-Quiz. To create your own quiz, click here.
So what happened to Nathan Stark?
I had to do it. I listened to the Eureka podcast for I Do Over. In the podcast “Eureka Episode 304 Commentary,” episode writer Thania St. John says, “Stark succeeded…. His photons moved back as well and ended up dissipating into the universe.”
Bummer.
I had it all worked out how Nathan Stark wasn’t moving forward in time like the rest of Eureka—so the backwards part I get. I also understand that since Stark wasn’t bathed in the Indigo Light, he wouldn’t be returning to the normal flow of time when he pushed the button to reset the out-of-sync photon that started the whole time loop. There were consequences and he suffered them.
I figured he might be in an alternate time-line somewhere doing just fine. I was sure the day would come when he would show up at some inopportune time to wreak havoc on whatever Carter was up to with Allison. I guess I was wrong. He dissipated. He is gone, dead, destroyed, ended, nonexistent. He is one with the universe. And there’s just a little bit of him left in that logic diamond of Ally’s for the rest of them—us—to mourn over.
Although…this is Eureka. It’s certainly not beyond the realm of possibility someone will invent something that’ll pull all of Nathan’s scattered photons back into a cohesive unit and bring Nathan Stark back to life.
Until then. :-)
