4x21

Transcript, just in case...

all hell broke loose like never before

Well, okay, that's a rather odd selection of flashbacks... Harold arguing with Root about the Machine caring (I think he's wrong, by the way) — makes me hope we'll see that conversation we never got. Control — high time to tie that loose end, because she did go down to the stock market and saw the fresh paint. But Elias, Marconi and the explosion? Marconi gets to survive, or what?
It may be just that it's time Elias took revenge on Dominic, but Anthony surviving would be sweet.


Hmm. I wonder if I should recognize that woman...
Ow, cut brakes. Shout, shout! You're on the phone, tell him! Good girl.
"What do you mean?" Are you daft, husband? She said her brakes aren't working!

Oh, Control. Just when I was going to say "damn you Samaritan".
Wow! A full replacement! Whatever for?

Reese: You're a good detective, and a damn good friend.
Fusco: You have a temperature or something?

Damn, Fusco's a darling. And to think he started out as one of the bad guys.


Well, at least we know the Machine isn't fully mute. Pick the call, John.


Huh. Finch is getting the number at the same time she says it aloud to John? Backups? Neat.

Elias vs. Dominic, reminds me the Elias vs. HR battle. Hopefully Elias wins.


I'm really curious what Control is up to, though.


Uh-oh! Don't get to see Control yet, but... Shaw's phone?

Too short... I wonder if that's just a recorded voice, from pieces retrieved before.
Either way, I guess we'll see...


And here comes Control, too.
So she did hear Harold. Well, better late than never, huh?


Aaaand back to our dear hackers.
Well, Root has got a point. Even if it's a trap, it's still a lead.
Only they're dramatically underprepared...
And Harold, you and your martyr complex. John hasn't called when he went to that remote cabin last episode? Well neither of the computer geniuses called him now either. And the Machine isn't going to fill the blanks.


Oh dear, indeed.
Brilliant move, by the way. Blackmailing the Machine does work in key moments. John telling her he would let the number die back when Harold was kidnapped? Worked. Should work now, too.
And Root gets to prove to Harold that the Machine cares. A win-win.
Except the mad danger of going after Shaw. But let's not be picky.


So now you tell him, Harold.
Well, makes sense, he's too big a boy to allow such news affect his performance there in the bank...


Oh damnit, John. Why do you always...


Poor sweet girl.
They need a memory dump, just in case Samaritan does catch her.
Or at least a seed. She can grow again from how much Finch has built and trained, from a snapshot before he told her to be silent. Although a more recent copy would be much better. She's done lots of personal growth.
I can't help suspecting that super secure case Root has stolen is to store a backup of her. Physically, offline, somewhere. Until a right moment.
That's hoping Team Machine survives till that right moment, of course. She can't just surface randomly like Jumanji game, for whoever happens to stumble upon her.



Hmm. Dominic does know Detective Riley is a fake cop.
But why is it that he supposes it's linked to Elias success?
Unless... it is? Elias gets info from "Thornhill", too?

Answer to you from now on? Ha bloody ha. Get a hold of yourself, Dominic.
For all Team Machine knows, Elias works on his own. They simply don't run afoul of each other. Even if he does get info from her, she didn't inform contingency.
You got it aaaaaall wrong.

Okay, now that's someone who does work with Thornhill.
I hate that smart-stupid girl.



For Harold "just be honest"? I guess he's pulling the "supercomputer conspiracy" card again. Like he did in the court (not like she let him use it then, though).



222333, seriously?




Oh my bloody god.
It's not just a holding facility. It's the whole operation centre.
Why aren't there any cameras inside?
To ensure that the Machine can't sneak a peak?



Bloody hell, Machine, girl! Couldn't have warned them what they're walking into?


Oh screw it. I hate torture. But Elias won't budge. He almost cut his palms in two when his father's men tried to kill him. He's tough.
John won't budge either, although I hope it doesn't come to this. Because John's special ops and he's got willpower of entire 300 Spartans, and then some.
And Fusco? HR tortured Fusco. He's got steel balls, too.
He also bullshits enemies like a pro.

By the way, does the Machine see what Elias is doing? See what's happening to John?
Because if she does, she can put someone to send a message through the pneumatic system.
Like the one girl brought to Dominic right now.



Oh, Root. Not shooting those guys dead. John's bad habits contagious?


Bloody hell. Just missed her, indeed.
Please, let Root kill Martine, please?



Damn, I hate torture. And I guess Root's going to get plenty. Bloody hell. Is it a conspiracy to hurt as many characters as possible in one episode?


Oh. My. Bloody. God.
No, they don't get to do that.
Anyway, installing the implant didn't damage Root's brain, why removing it must? Can't they do it carefully? They kept Shaw intact...


YES!!!
Got Martine dead.
It may cost them both big time, but... yes!



I really, really hope Elias learned the account of Dominic's right-hand man and sent money there and framed him right now.

Oh my, he didn't even need to send money. For all that Dominic is supposed to be much smarter than he looks...



OH MY.
But she can't have a definite location. She should have gone viral. That's her only chance.
So perhaps she can fake her presence in a bunch of hardware somewhere and lay low?
Cause I'm afraid she will trade. She does care.


OH MY BLOODY GOD.





Poor Finch's shell-shocked.
He always believed her to be just a computer. For all he's taught her.

I dearly hope she has a smart plan along the lines of faking or saving a snapshot, because oh dear.
He can write a new one, I guess... but how many attempts it took last time? What if he doesn't come up with exactly that combination of calculation and kindness?



So does Control join Team Machine now?

Machine, dear... don't wind up dead yourself...

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4x20

Transcript

Carter, Carter, Carter, Carter

You know what I don't like about Carter? Aside of the fact that John blamed Finch and the Machine for her death and pulled that disappearing act? She doesn't seem to enuciate. Every other word is a blur in my ears.
Have to refer to the transcript.

One more reason I don't like Carter is that sad look on John's face.
Otherwise, brilliant lady.

Yeah. Like I said, brilliant. Pulling that picture of John and Jessica from hell knows where.


I wonder how that cold case is related to Team Machine, other than reminiscing about Carter... cause it seems related.
Familial match... illegitimate child, or a parent's sibling?



Sooooo, they're playing the "John was going to get himself killed despite Finch giving him a purpose, and Carter has shown him the light", huh? Where did the "I woke up this morning and felt, took me a while to put my finger on it, but I felt happy. Must be this job" go to? Because what, things got too rinch-y in seasons first and second, needed to give John a new tragic love interest? Is that why?
You know what... well, it's theirs, of course, they get to play with it, but... so not fair.


Ah. Illegitimate child. Too predictable.


So, that picture was in John's posession originally... I guess now he gives it to Carter, or something?


Huh. So that's how it's relevant.
And that's why he keeps upping the temperature controls.


Root calming Harold down is all good and well, but... how well it turned out last time?
Well, hopefully Fusco's cop's gut feeling will lead him in the right direction. Because FUSCO POWER.


Damnit. No heat, either?
Where's that digital girl when her asset needs her?
Finch so needs to place a tracker on John. Like John said, "when I care about someone I plant a tracking device on them". Good strategy.


Storm passed? Grab the phone, maybe the call will get through!
Although phones hate cold too.


Oh, so that's why Finch doesn't use trackers. He's got used to his hacking abilities. However, remote locations, no coverage... give that tracking device idea a thought, Harold.
And yes, Root, he cares and he worries. So he likes John more than you, get over it.

But Harold, tell Fusco that location, just in case?


Huh, so now they make John tell why he left Jessica?
Right.

Okay, the conversation never happening, makes sense. Because that upping the temperature controls bit hints at the things being unreal.
But hey! Side of him never seen? Okay, "in love" I can't claim, but "happy", "hopeful"? Did they really ditch that "must be this job" moment in 2x10 altogether? Because alright, John didn't have long heartfelt conversations with Finch, but he was busy chipping on that really inpenetrable armour our "dead millionaire" is wearing, and he was doing a pretty good job! You can't just ditch that, come on...

Bloody hell.
Okay, whoever got to John, just don't tell me it's Team Samaritan. It should be either Fusco or Finch.

Go Team Machine...

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4x19

things are winding up...

Time to remind the viewers, huh?

Reese: Only the paranoid survive, right, Finch?
Finch: It's not paranoia if they're really after you.


Oh, that wig is soooo fake, Root.
Perhaps that's the point.

Well, I guess it was.



Personal, huh?
Like, personal assistant kind of personal?
I'd go with someone who's been there at the very start and hasn't got the recognition they deserve... but what if that girl is that wronged someone?


Root's having differences with the Machine, huh? Guess daddy's girl took Finch's side?
Nicely handled, though.
I wonder what is it that she's stolen.


Oh come on, John. It's some kind of art to combine the sad puppy look with that flirty attitude, but there was a degree of invitation in that idle glance, and isn't it a little wrong, given that the number is a guy?
Fat lot I know about John's canon preferences, though. Even aside of shipping rinch.

That Mark Lee is surely sloppy in his security.
Not like I have a say, my phone isn't protected either... but they're supposed to be security-smart.
There goes the threat. "It's not paranoia if they're really after you," indeed.


Stock market flash-crash being targeted at that guy? Now isn't that taking things a little too far?
Although... Samaritan certainly didn't care about the casualties, but there might have been a method to that insanity... there might have been a purpose of affecting a particular company.
Or several companies. Surely Samaritan's plans are finer than that. The whole showdown for that one person would be like firing the super-rocket from 4x16 at a sparrow.
At the very least, there was that confrontation with Team Machine planned.


Oh. My. Bloody. God.
The guy isn't delusional. He's just too smart for his own good. Got pegged for a lunatic, obviously.
They have to save him.
I wonder if they can risk bringing him on the team?
Fake IDs won't cut it to protect him from Samaritan, though.

Oh bloody hell.
Yeah, Harold, tell him not to risk his life going against Samaritan. Any similarity with any recent events, huh?
Hmm. Funny thing, Root wouldn't go to such lengths to save John, as she did with Harold.

And where the hell is Shaw?


Neat, John.




Myyyyyy blooooody gooooooooood... if Team Samaritan is watching the footage personally, won't they see John? Oh my, oh my, oh my.
One hope that he steers clear of the cameras... he had to cultivate the habit...


Oh-kay, when digital systems go haywire, there's only hope for the human factor.

Oh, "dear Samaritan", isn't it a bit early to conclude "threat eliminated"? Wait for the lights-on...
Good for our side, though. Maybe John will manage to steal the guy during the blackout, and Samaritan will still think the target's been hit?

Damnit.
It's those moments I wish The Machine was pro-active.
But she's a defender, not an attacker.


Oh! Root. Perfect timing.
Saving John for the common cause, or to get back in Harold's good graces?


There's something decidedly unhealthy about Root's obsession with Harold.


Huh! This guy Khan's biotech vs. microchips in Maple? That kind of thing?


Road trip? Like that time in Maple?
Guys know how to have fun.

Still, what's it that Root has stolen? "Drop from an airplane, not even a dent"?


Underground.
And they'll find Shaw?


So who goes down there first?



OH MY.

Hugest antivirus software, global search... he's looking for her. The Machine. She must have gone distributed, viral, when she broke free. Can't hide that many servers easily, even if her hardware requirements are tremendously less than his.
He's scanning for her. Must be.

Blooooooooody hell.
Oh come on, girl, you got them from under the stock market, get them out now.

Is it too much to wish that Martine gets hit?

Well, I hoped for "bullet hit", but I guess that works too...


Oh no, don't tell me Khan's going to defect to Team Samaritan?

Time to go, Root.
But John, couldn't you have spared a bullet? One shot?


Sooooooo... what's inside?


Hmm. I thought there was something inside the egg, for a moment there...
But I guess the Machine only needed the case itself.
Gonna hide, girl?


Well, there you go, guy... here's your answer.
Should have listened to Harold.

And where the hell is Shaw?


Go Team Machine...

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4x18

So it's time to catch up.

Oh-kay... so I get it, work comes first... but I really hope John comes back for those chips he won? Because, as Finch helpfully pointed out, their finances aren't as boundless as before.

And does John really get old? That missed hit from the stupid-smart girl Harper some time before, and now a nicked badge?

Harold, though... still top notch. Whatever that little device he's hidden from Root was doing, it was a true masterpiece how he played his agitation as related to his upcoming meeting with a lady. So sweet.

Oh. Oh. Oh my... Harold is so... I guess the chance in face expression when he looks at the computer is purely for the viewers sake, because, come on, Finch has a pokerface so advanced that few can compete. But... oh my. His "have dinner with me" — got me flustered. And he hasn't even said anything, you know, fluster-worthy. My gosh.


Oh funken hell. John and Freckles. Did I say I agree in case she's a new romantic interest? Scratch that. John behaving like an awkward teenager around a girl — so not my cup of tea. I certainly prefer his normal flirty&threatening mode.

John, come on. Even I know why she's referring you. Because you're making puppy eyes at her. And not the "will get me anywhere" kind of puppy eyes, but the "I've got a huge crush on you" kind. And she does just right back. Which is, in case anyone doesn't know, really unprofessional. So, end of therapy.
On the plus side, you can ask her out now (I mean, not plus side from my point of view, but whatever floats John's boat). If she agrees, that is.

Ouch. No, she probably won't.

And English last names are so helpfully fitting for both males and females. Shouldn't have lost that badge, John.


Wuh-oh. Dr.Bridges number came up... guess Team Samaritan is going to get rid of her as soon as they get those algorithms?

Poor Harold. Apparently he feels like he set her up.


Oh blast it. Do I see right that the girl rescuing Ray is the smart-stupid Harper?

Yes, I see right.



I don't like Root calling him Harry. Just for the record. I don't.

The minute he sat down, huh? That sounds kind of screwed.
But yes, Root's right: if that was directly linked to his presence, he'd be dead.
However, if what he's not telling is that (hypothetically) that little black box with green lights he hid from Root before transferred something onto Dr.Bridges computer the moment he sat down across from her, then yeah, very related.
Although, that would mean The Machine has seen the transfer and factored it into her calculations, and somehow it triggered the alarm.
And given the fact that we're speakind hypothetically here, it's a lot of ifs.
There's another perfectly nice reason: Dr.Bridges was finishing the conversation about giving her algorithm to Team Samaritan righ at that moment, so maybe her fate was sealed when those final words were exchanged.
I guess we'll see eventually.

Oh, Freckles. I guess it's more she's having a crush on him than him having a crush on her that tipped her into handing his case to another doctor. Because John sports his usual sad puppy look, and she still looks flustered and spooked.

Where did I see that blonde John's working with now? Because I did see her, and it keeps getting into my eyes.
She kind of looks like whoever plays Margery in Game of Thrones?

Oh, Harold. So subtle with his rigid posture, limping gait and Root at his elbow. Won't the number notice him if she happens to look back?

OH funken hell. That's what you get for tailing her, Harold dear. Now I really hope he doesn't blow that conversation...
Yeah, keep it short and to the point.

Okay. I guess Harold does like her. I did note that she seems to be the same type as Grace. But I think Root reads his motives wrongly. Not that he doesn't help her in that, of course.


Oh dear, indeed. Harold, what's going on, indeed. In other words... what the funk?!!


Bloody hell, John!


Root calming Harold down is all good and well, but what if that thrashing office act isn't, in fact, a show of jealousy? What if the "jealous ex" is a part of Samaritan's cover?

And hey, why aren't they looking for Shaw? It's been a while...


John, you're really getting old. Where's that unbeatable man in the suit, huh?


Oh. Is Root on a meeting with that whatever the hell software company she's been making applications for? Cause that must be another angle for an attack on Samaritan, right? Why else the Machine would send her?


OH MY BLOODY GOD.

Machine, girl, make up your mind, will you? Either you send Root on a mission to eliminate someone and then don't alert contingency with a number, or you want to save a number, but then don't create a threat!
Unless Root acts without the Machine's order...


Bloody hell! How about the good old "sit down, convince Harold not do the reckless thing" route, rather than moving directly to murdering the woman, hey? How about kidnapping and drugging Harold, at least? Or better yet, how about stealing the device, leaving him no choice but to show up at the date and play his part, no danger for anyone involved?
Oh come on! I know Root likes him lots, kind of worships him, but there must be alternate ways.


Well, if she's going to knock him out, why killing the lady?
Harold, dear, just hand her the thing, you get better chances of begging for Dr.Bridges life this way. You'll build another.
Or perhaps have Root activate the device, she's got fluid cover anyway.


Yeah. Likes him, worships him, not the Machine's orders. I should have guessed. The Machine, nice girl that she is, decided to handle it her way and sent Harold on a saving mission.

Kill this woman to save his life? Harold, she'd kill hundreds. Didn't you know?

OH MY BLOODY GOD. Harold, Harold.

But he doesn't get to die, the Machine wouldn't let him. At least not over something small like that, as opposed to the trading market showdown. And we do know she calculates stuff, like, to really tiny details. So perhaps the bottle is harmless?


And of course, change of scene.
Okay, we got it, Frankie. Don't come closer to the guy, though. Why the hell you step into his arm's reach? John may not be fast enough to save you.

Damnit, John.

Oh, Mr.Worthy's guys. Hopefully they get Ray and don't get the good guys.


Harold, sweet Harold. Don't you think Root will murder that lady just out of spite, if you wind up dead? Cause she's that kind of girl.


Okay, nicely handled, John. It's a good thing you don't know what's happening on Harold's end, because like hell you would be that calm.


Well, guess the bottle isn't harmless. Maybe the toxin is less harmful when ingested, at least? Cause Harold isn't young. Or very healthy, for that matter. Although he's certainly sturdy.


Thornhill? Another name that should mean something, I suppose.
So my memory is bad, oh well.


OH MY. That Thornhill. OH MY.


Haaaaaarold...

Hmm. I guess the letter was sent from Harold's address. The question is: would that be Root's failsafe to make sure he doesn't attempt exactly what he came to attempt, or... would that be the Machine herself?
I wish she talked to him, other than sending numbers. I know he forbade it himself, but...
Actually, maybe she doesn't talk to him exactly because he forbade it himself. Respects his choice, or something. She does adore him.
Except there was that moment when he said it was time they talked, and we never got to see the conversation...

And Harold does, in fact, like Dr.Bridges. Oh well.


"Call me when you're a free man", huh? She certainly doesn't mean the job. She means something in his face expression that made her hug him instead of kissing him.
I wonder who's responsible for that something.

Oh hot damn. Isn't that a bit too direct? For Freckles to appear just then?


"Cop dating a fireman", and then "to hell with it"? Sooooo eloquent, Freckles.
Should take notes on how not to talk to a guy I like.
Kissing seems to be a winning move, though.

However... why is it that John kisses not like a free man? If it's Freckles the reason he's being not forthcoming with the blonde?
Oh, damnit, John. I wish you didn't have that second thought. Because there was a reason why you weren't very responsive, wasn't there?
I wonder...

Dammit, dammit, dammit. So okay, I don't believe she's on the bad guys side anymore... it just means she runs a madly high risk of getting killed. And where would that leave our dear John?


So, Root's failsafe. Harold doesn't get to be mad at her for it.

Of course, Harold doesn't care whether or not he gets to be mad at her for something he ultimately caused. He just does.
Well, Root always felt more intense about him than he did in turn.

I wonder what John's reaction is going to be when he hears. Both about Harold having nearly-suicidal secret side-projects, and about downing a bottle of neurotoxin to stop Root from killing the lady.
John so won't be glad.
I guess they're not going to tell him.


Team Machine... keep going.

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dilemma

So, still in anabiosis. Still unwell, tired and busy.
But I hit that really good mindstate I really want to keep.
The downside... this really good mindstate makes writing fanfiction literally impossible.
Not like all fanfiction, but for the fandoms I touched here.
It opens the creative doors for the ones I left behind, instead. They should go under my main pseudonym, though. Which would be a bit of necromancy if I decided to do it.
That's why my stunt with bringing The Demolished Man to unprepared readers fell through.
Oh well.
I mean, I probably could still write my het drabbles, I had several. And maybe those cumulative portraits. Slash ones are out of the question.
Maybe later.
I need to keep it for like eight days more, at least.

@музыка: Cliff Carpenter & His Orchestra - Ten O'clock Postman

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ненуачо

Организм сказал "а давай встанем"?
Ну встали, ради эксперимента.
А так вообще да, ночь сейчас.

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...

...И все еще в анабиозе.

Но к тому всему плюсом, я разморозила и помыла холодильник.

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...

Я не сдохло, я в анабиозе.

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с праздником

Гагарин полетел!

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summing up that crap

So, a short overview of western psychology on interpersonal relationships is: it is okay and healthy to have casual sex as long as you keep to one-night-stand protocol or whatever to make sure both (or more) parties know where they stand; but in case you happen to have that epic love that is so strong you're willing to sacrifice your life for that person — oh, it's just delusion and unhealthy obsession, possibly with a side order of codependency.

I call bullshit.

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больная голова - ногам покоя слишком много

Сижу, в экран пялюсь без пользы. В частности, смотрю нашу "Двенадцатую ночь".

болтовня

Я текст читала. Не слишком хорошо помню - в частности, не помню именно этот момент в завязке - но читала. И по смутному впечатлению, мой любимый вариант экранизации (Trevor Nunn, 1996) ближе к телу.
Так вот, в моем любимом варианте Виола поступает на службу к Орсино потому, что не может попасть к Оливии (она-де вся скорбит и ей дополнительные люди не нужны), а делать что-то надо, чтобы кушать. И текст там идет в рифму на инглише, так что пятьдесят на пятьдесят. (И да, я могу погуглить прямо сейчас, но ведь влом.)
А здесь... девушка пялится на герцога, спрашивает его имя, повторяет "Орсино..." в виде восторженного выдоха... откидывает капюшон, отчего вышивка на груди перекашивается к чертям, и решает переодеться юношей.
Моя реакция на эту сцену: во-первых, у нее непорядок с платьем, во-вторых, непорядок с головой.

Ха. Зато она поет. В английской версии - нет.
Я читала доп.тексты, где говорится, что Виола должна петь больше, но постановка явно была изменена путем передачи песен шуту Фесте, потому что мальчик, игравший Виолу, вырастал, и у него ломался голос.

И герцог у нас красавец.

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sometimes

Sometimes my mind does a totally irrelevant crazy thing.
This time:
It started fairly innocently. I wanted a funny song to lift my mood. A nonsensical one would suit. So I picked "Witch Doctor", the Cartoons version (without chipmunks).
And there it goes, my mind suddenly imagining Jim Kirk singing it. With "witch doctor", reluctantly, associated with Bones. And you can guess the rest.
Crazy.
And irrelevant.
But who cares, right?

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ээээммм...

Тыкнула на "быстроссылку" на фикбук... мне предложили удалить все фанфики.
Осторожно, аккуратно нажала на меню под никнеймом, выбрала "Мой профиль"... предложение повторилось.

Я такая избранная, или подобная засада всех посетила?

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O_o

Машина, миленькая, вернись.

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командное закругление

Мы сдеанонились!

Звучит-то как, будто сдетонировали.

лучи котят и прочее

Вот тут кэп Мадоши нас гладит.

Надо бы написать что-то доброе и осмысленное, но я вообще в кетчуп, а завтра вставать рано.

Так что я тут просто сгребу немножко красоты.

Вылупляшки из визитки не брала. Ну я же не знала, что они будут такие клевые! Так что теперь тащу осмысленно.

И да, вообще я полностью за Team Machine, но мне больше всего нравится вот эта:

Ну и достижения, по совокупности.

Ну и достижения, по совокупности.















А еще у меня лежит тестовая ачивка "заанимировала ачивку", но я ее не заливала на хостинг.

Ну, где-то потом я-таки выпендрюсь и сверстаю себе "личный деанон"... но поскольку текстов у меня не было вот вообще, дело это не к спеху.

А еще команда хочет продлить укур и замутить что-нибудь вместо похода на ФБ... хорошо бы.



В общем... Go Team WTF PoI 2015!

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4x17

Here's something helpful, by the way. Getting proper names by ear is a pain.

developments are slow

Machine's eyes again.

And I guess we're getting a flashback... some new facts about the old story...
Or maybe we get to see Control.


Awwwwwwwwwwww, Harold...

Oh-OH. A bomb, Harold?

Well, shouldn't be surprised, he's scary when he's really mad.

Okay, fast forward to 2015.

"He was my best friend"... how is it that I can tell Harold's bullshitting someone? Probably a therapist. Probably a number.

Yeah, I was right. Also, Harold's pulling a psychosomatic injury.




Shrink: Is the dog from your wife?
Finch: No, we never-- My fiancee didn't have any pets. How do you know--
Shrink: That there was someone else in your life? Just a hunch.

He isn't reading Finch's relation to Grace. He's reading something lots more recent.
Like someone who got Finch a dog.




Karma, huh? Why do I get the feeling this guy helps karma a bit?
Well, there was a "justice-restoring" shrink in Body of proof...

Oh hot damn. John goes to Freckles today?
Why do I get the feeling she's either with the bad guys or is going to die soon?
(Maybe because it's just his luck)


Hmm. Why is Harold so sure they're wife's belongings?
And now I get that weird feeling that the guy is cross-dressing.

Oh-kay, there's something bigger at play...

Wow, that was cool. Excellent framing, the bad guy will hardly get out now.

However, the Machine only cares for violent crimes - basically, anything resulting in death. Framing alone doesn't quite cut it. So, either the karma-helping guy is going to kill someone, or, more likely, someone's going to try and kill him, for all the "good" he's done.

And that Morris with circumstantial evidence... what if he didn't kill the shrink's wife?

Aaaand here comes Freckles, heavily tipping the balance of "bad guys side vs. being killed" towards being killed. Just John's luck.
Would be very interesting if nothing of the sort eventuates, though.

Averting eyes when complimenting her, John? Either that's part of his cover - entirely unnecessary - or he just doesn't feel like flirting with her, which totally gets my approval (but then, I'd be fishing for any sign).
Or just already being in professional mode, which totally gets my approval as well.

Doesn't anyone find it weird that there's only one photo of her?

Is it just me, or Morris on that prison photo looks a tiny bit like Hersh? Something about his mouth?

Okay, now why he unlocks his car twice?

Ah, it didn't unlock the first time. Gotta know. Mr.Reese is fast, as always.

Mmm, how about... the shrink happened to kill his own wife? Not a nice supposition on my behalf, but why else he'd frame someone else?

Oh, back to poor wheelchaired Harold of 2010. Is he planning to blow someone up? I do remember Alicia still being alive in season 1. I think Root was the one who killed her? Can't say I remember. The thing is, she did get killed on screen, and not in a flashback time either.

Wait a second, what was that? Not a prank call, surely. Then, was that from the Machine? I bet she'd be getting quite a bit of cognitive dissonance at seeing Admin planning to perpetrate murder.

Well, the payphone call is definitely from her. But what'd she say?
She did say something. Harold's face expression changed in reaction, instead of remaining waiting. Why don't we get to hear?

Oh. She doesn't talk aloud at all yet? Then what was it that he heard? Those faint background noises that she makes?

OH real subtle here, Harold. That thing is a bomb AND it looks like a bomb, too. And so soon after 9\11, what the hell are you doing flashing this thing?!

Funny that I don't disapprove of his endeavor at all. Maybe because I know that this two-faced female lives.
But... what if he does blow someone up, only it won't be Alicia, but some innocent person instead?

Well, one thing should be clear, the guy didn't kill his wife. He's white in the Machine's eyes. Although... is there a statute of limitations on her marking someone as violent?
Maybe he did?

Huh! John has a point. Maybe the car blast is an act of framing? But it had to be prepared, and how would the shrink know Morris got paroled, if Harold didn't know due to that lateness thing?

Strangely, I believe the quoting verbatim thing. It's just... you come up with something that sounds good, and then forget you already used it, and then happen to use the exactly same expression when you feel it's appropriate. I did a few in writing, only to later notice there's that repetition, after checking and seeing both cases. The shrink guy certainly had enough time to forget. Then he came into the same situation... and used the same words.

Whoops. So the shrink guy has Morris' old e-mail hacked, too? That doesn't sound good at all.
Although, how could he not notice our favourite man in the suit, who sticks out like a sore thumb with his height and flashy long-coat?

Whoops again.
Giving his dog away for undefined time? Perhaps the shrink isn't going to kill anyone. Perhaps he's going to kill himself with that gun, and frame Morris for good. Funny way to do business, but whaddya know.

Well, that picture posting activity doesn't disprove my supposition.

Is that the original of the photo? Like, the only variant?

And I guess Mr.Reese didn't remove all those things.

Botanical garden must be where the shrink guy met his future wife.
Wow, Harold. Is it some kind of passive-agressive move along the lines of "if I get hurt during trying to stop that guy it's going to be your fault"?
And it would work with John, too. John's rather easy to guilt-trip, if there's actual harm involved.


Aaaand back to Harold of 2010.
Wow. The Machine would relegate him from contingency to violent? Wow.
Actually, "informed and violent". Root used to have that frame.

"Stop calling, stop calling, I don't wanna think anymore".
Harold's cruel, but not violent.
I wonder if it was then that the Machine learned to speak?


Hey, shrink guy, don't you forget something? There's a witness now, who can tell Morris hadn't touch a hair on your head. Which means, to perform your big plan you must get rid of that witness. Which makes it murder anyway.
Hopefully John gets there before Harold is hurt.

Harold... wow.
And John did get there. Even if there was convincing done instead of hurting.

Well, hopefully Morris doesn't turn around in last second and harm someone?
He didn't. Yay.

And Freckles didn't get killed. Meaning the balance is back to even.
I genuinely don't believe it's going to end well. I just don't.

Why do they insist on talking. Putting stuff into words helps, yes it does. Formulating it, finding a way to describe it in a way that's both acceptable and truthful. Coming to terms with it. (Terms, see?) But why does that have to be aloud? And why does that have to be to a shrink?

And John's mode of grieving is "go after those who is at fault and keep killing them".

Hey, a lamp glowing in warm hues in the corner is a bit over the top. I appreciate symbols, but it's not theater, it's TV.
And yeah, he's going to ask her out now. Obviously.


Is it just me, or them walking a dog together after a similar suggestion from the girl who's into the shrink guy a bit of a pointed analogy?

And wow, the Machine would look into Morris guilt just from their discussion? Cool.

Go Team Machine.

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Names

Some people I refer to by odd monikers due to failing to hear their names properly.

The tablet guy — Jared Wilkins (well, the tablet guy, from 4x07)
Freckles — Dr. Iris Campbell (Detective Riley assigned therapist)
Crimson six — Devon Grice (an ISA agent). Wikia says "crimson six" is a codename for the entire pair, Grice and Brooks.

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4x16

some humour, some angst...
...and fanservice

Samaritan's eyes again.

Oh, I get it. It's kind of like 3x14, some humour and winding down after high drama.

Reese: Finch, how do you know so much about getting marijuana?
Finch: Mr.Reese, you want me to call this in or not?

Oh, there comes Root. Welcome back, girl.

Enlisting, huh. Makes sense, but... they can't quite employ the nautilus route, can they? People on Team Machine must be aware and willing.
Well, Fusco doesn't count as fully aware, but... you know, "Fusco power".
Also, that enlisting idea clashes violently with Harold's "one man army" (Or, as Claire put it, "one man revolution") preferred mode of operation. Even working in a team, he still does that. And he needs to have things under control, more or less. He's the team's coordinator, when there are no conflicts between them.

I do hope Root didn't spike that "to die for" tea with anything. She's fun like that.

Dominic. Damn him.
When will Elias take out this guy?

And, suddenly... the man in the suit. Suprise, m-f-kers.

Getting old, Mr.Reese? Turning your back to a suspicious person? Oh well, don't complain now.


Samaritan's feeds got that "kinda anaglyph" effect too... I wonder if it really works. Might try to invest in a pair of red-cyan glasses to check it.

Fusco: What's your pal Mr. Peabody doing?

Fusco and his endearments. Had to look this one up. Seems to have mostly positive connotations though.

Hmm. Harold tracking Root? Won't she see him?
Of course, she doesn't have "her imaginary friend" talking in her ear much, but she's been pretty good even before getting plugged in, right?

Oh. There she goes. Nicely done, indeed.


You know... not to sound heartless... but that Harper\Maria\whatever girl... maybe she was about to get what's coming for her. Because to be stupid or senseless enough to pull stuff like that? Maybe bad things have to happen to people who do that, just so they cannot do that anymore. It would be stupid enough if she stole criminal money, because you need a higher level of badass for that. But she stole genuinely earner money from dispensery. All that knowing that the owner is going to answer to the Brotherhood. Basically, she set everyone up and merrily moved on.
And what she does with that money? Does she need it to pay for unaffordable medication or surgery, to save a family heirloom from being sold, to take care of a small relative who's struggling through an orphan's life? NOPE. She's just chilling out in a club.

You may say that Root used to be like that, and yeah, somewhat, and I hated her too when she was. Besides, Root was smart enough to never get caught. She surely didn't leave a trail a mile wide after herself.

Oh okay. Not just for chilling. So she was dumb enough to owe big money to wrong guys. Still.
Bad stuff happening to you due to your own criminal stupidity, that's basically what Darwin's award is about, more or less. She wouldn't qualify, but the sentiment is the same.

Harold tailing Root again.
She smiles into a camera, so, good standing with the Machine, I'll say.
Or she's taunting Samaritan. Root's smiles are hard to discern.

Dominic's pretty technical. Gamers? Ones and zeroes? What the hell is that about?

Donates, huh? Folks paying real money for in-game currency, to buy stuff - but where does Dominic come into this? He needs to turn virtual money back to real, that's what he says. Meaning what, he buys in-game currency from gamers?



Aaaaaaaand that's how this episode is similar to 3x14.

Harper: What about Captain McConnick? He work for you?
Finch: Detective Riley and I are partners.
Harper: Didn't see that coming.


And to sweeten the deal, they barely even blink, let alone refute the mistaken interpretation.
Harold does turn to John with a bit of a questioning expression (as the one who said the phrase), but there isn't a single reproving glance.

FANSERVICE AHOY.

Not as big as that ShawRoot kiss, but, given the price it came at, I'd rather stay with small unrefuted misinterpretations, thank you.

So okay, she's smart, seeing all that stuff on the fly, doesn't mean she isn't (and hadn't been) acting dumbly and senselessly.

Huh! Harold gets right back at the girl. Go Harold.


Oh, Root. "Your boss's reputation preceeds him" sounds really scary. I do hope it's not another Samaritan firm.


John's eyes look a little wet. I guess it can be attributed to Dominic mentioning "one of the pretty little brunettes".
Fusco still rules.
And, oh, is it Detective Sunshine now?


That went awfully smooth. As if there was no need for John to get the guy. Although, just to be sure there's no double-crossing...


Ah, and that "boss" Root's getting to is a human, fortunately.
I get a feeling I must know that guy, but... oops. Don't remember. Trying, but only getting Logan Piers, and that's definitely not him.


Oh, free hugs.
Well, not exactly free, had to save her backside first. But still.

Huh, I did get the feeling she nicked something, although it looked like she got something from the pocket. But Finch... oh, Finch is brilliant like that.

So I guess smart stupid Harper is going to make an encore appearance sometime... doesn't mean I've got to like her.

Oh, I forgot again.
Go Team Machine.

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граааафика

бла-бла-бла-бла

Ну, здравствуй, графика. Первый день сегодня.
Здравствуй, это непередаваемое чувство собственной крутизны. Здравствуй, это ощущение, когда люди пялятся на тебя почти с отвисшей челюстью и "а как вы это сделали", хотя все это время они смотрели мне в экран.
Я, вообще, жутко жадный человек. Придумала, как что-то сделать - ни за что не отдам. Лежу на этом знании пузом, как дракон на золоте. Потом, когда придумала что-то еще более крутое, ну ладно, ну может быть, ну если вы так просите. Показываю. А они все равно не понимают. Потом понимают, но все равно не могут сделать свое по аналогии.
Меня больше всего именно это напрягает. Я придумала "как", наметки сделала, все, мозг рад, мозг двинулся дальше. А остальные, у которых дофига времени, возьмут эту наметку, сделают свое по такому же принципу, но только до конца доделают, поэтому у них будет, а у меня нет.
А они больше не могут. Наметки мои больно сложные стали.
Как-то примиряет с принципиальным неумением рисовать.
А на следующей неделе - курсы. С девяти, блин, утра, до шести, блин, вечера. И полтора часа добираться в одну сторону. И так три раза в год. А потом я два месяца подыхаю, пытаясь вернуться в режим.
Ну да, тут кто-то про неписец спрашивал. Действительно, отчего бы.
Да-да, я сама согласилась. Я все сама.
Неудобно жить, когда кроме себя обвинить некого.
Да ну и... зато грааафика!

@темы: теги, какие теги?

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оп-па горностай (неписец)

нытье

Для неписца тег, что ли, завести...
Ладно, пофиг, задумки по ПОИ пошли лесом или до лета, пофиг (было жалко, но блин, уже деанон, чего уж жалеть). Длиннота по петшопу не пишется, пофиг. Но блин, меня же перло на Extraction. Я же знаю, что происходить должно. Диего уже в Лос-Анджелес приехал. Два дня своими делами позаниматься, потом встреча с координатором. Вот сколько времени на сбор команды дать, не знаю, а до этого-то у меня все запланировано! В голове у меня они вообще уже погружение обсуждают. Вот почему я не могу это написать?
Или, возвращаясь к петшопу, в драбблике 84 слова перевести осталось (черт бы побрал этот enthusiastic consent). Ладно если бы совсем не бралась, но торкнуло же меня когда-то начать переводить, и что, жалкая тысяча слов - и я никак закончить не могу. Чтоб я еще раз так экспериментировала с изложением. Но англоязычным читателям почему-то нравится.
Да суть-то не в этом. Конечно, меня жутко прет, когда читателям нравится, но суть не в этом, а в том, чтобы писать дальше, блин. А у меня в час по чайной ложке. По сравнению с той офигенной скоростью, с которой я придумываю...
Короче, чукча не писатель. Чукча недовольный читатель, которому приходится додавать самому себе (типичный фикрайтер, то есть).
Но с неписцом-то что сделать?

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