Episode 3 Discussion

[Margaret]

(15-11-2009 11:12 PM)Adam Carter Wrote:  I have no idea what to make of this episode. The writing was all over the place. There was just not enough focus on Ros, Lucas, and Jo. There was a huge chunk of this episode where Lucas and Jo just completely disappeared. The pacing was incredibly off.

And the ending? Well, needless to say I'm numb. I think this episode was definitely momentum killer for the series. I think the show's unpredictability is starting to hurt it a bit. There's absolutely zero sense of consistency, and I'm starting to miss the days of Series 4 and 5, where we had a strong, plentiful grid. The lack of a strong, clear leader like Tom or Adam is starting to creep up.

Adam Carter, I think you have pretty much summed up my reaction to Epiosde 3. I watched Episode 3 yesterday. I found the whole episode lacked something: as Adam says: the pacing was off: I thought that was because I watched YouTube version. The idea of the 'show trials' would have worked better if there had been a little less focus on the 'trials' themselves, and more on 'our' characters.

In some respects Jo's 'expedient demise' was predictable: we just didn't know how it would come about. It was horrific, I agree, but for me, its 'execution' didn't quite work.

aus fan has just said: Ros will crack up now for sure. I dont see why she didnt go for a headshot. And why was the terrorist holding the gun at the end of the show after ros had taken the shot. I thought she would have taken control of the weapon.

I thought at the time that Ros could have tried a bit harder not to shoot Jo: I too, couldn't see why Ros didn't go for a headshot.

Have to say, it will be interesting to see how Ros deals with the aftermath of Jo's departure. The Grid really needs some 'new blood'.