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. :-)
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September 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm
I just listened to the podcast for Show Me the Mummy and it could be wishful thinking but the writer said “at present” Stark is dead and told the audience not to worry that Stark would be a part of Eureka in one way or another. Even Ed Quinn said he didn’t know if he would be back or not. A girl can dream, can’t she? :)
October 9th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I watched a video on Scifi.com talking about his departure. He said something along the lines of “no one is ever really dead in scifi” so here’s hoping he revisits at some point!