followup: it's a patreon AMA anyway, so (shrug) although I would actually consider supporting them on patreon. hm.
(in excitement, throws the episode of MBMBAM I'm listening to to the ground, smashing it) HILBERT BACKSTORY
Ok so Spoiler: Rebranding reaction Someone on tumblr pointed out that Cutter gives his name as "Carter" as in "Pryce and Carter," and when I was done feeling silly for not having noticed that I was like ?!?! Especially because someone asked Urbina how old Cutter is on Tumblr, and he said.. http://personalinsanitymoment.tumbl...wait-how-old-is-cutter-and-if-cutter-has-been That Cutter is the oldest person on the show and that there's some weird shit going on with how old he is vs. how old he looks. ... This may be a reach, but now I'm worried Cutter may be *the* reason for the alternate-history-with-more-space-travel. If he's got some kinda crazy Wolverine / Was Already Here shit going on and is this involved in the space program. #SORRY FOR BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LAST FIVE POSTS IN THIS THREAD
Hey, I'm just glad not to have to be responsible for all of them anymore! Spoiler: Rebranding AW SHIT I didn't think of like any of that! Clearly I am slipping. Y'know, a fairly prolific tumblr Wolfie had a "Rachel Pryce" headcanon that I thought was jossed when we got her last name in Once In A Lifetime, but just like Cutter, that could be just the name she's using now... ...we know he's apparently got a bug up his ass about first contact, what if he's an alien? And what does Hilbert think is going on with the age thing? He's smart enough to have noticed something after all this time...
http://personalinsanitymoment.tumbl...-was-responsible-for-the-more-esoteric-of-the A state of unusual mental synch, you say. (this is the most suspicious-looking emote we seem to have)
Spoiler: MAXWELL EPISODE I was a bit disappointed actually! I wanted some indication of what the deal with her family was (though her characterization of Goddard's "harassment" kind of seemed a little telling to me?) But the idea that she was valuable to them for first contact reasons is new information, and does make a lot of sense, and I am pleased with that.
Spoiler: liveblogging she's in upstate New York! I love upstate New York! ... Kepler get outta here omg darling angry maxwell (heart eyes) I wonder how many of these institutions are real and how much of it's deliberate alternate history - omg a medium article. so hard light does exist in w359verse? get on those portal-style holo avatars for Hera, fandom. ... aren't "non-deterministic" and "stochastic" synonyms? hmm, who did build it? is the existence of advanced AI another weird alt-history consequence? ... Kepler, that line about communicating with non-humans would be heavy-handed foreshadowing in any context other than "an AI lab." anyway I'm excited for maxwell to talk to the aliens :P
I'm rewatching the live show bc my dad got to it, and Spoiler cutter's conversation with Hera is still The Hardest to watch. he's so awful!! "it's my job to make sure every person is doing a good job, and every THING (meaningful pause) is working properly." "we could start off by deleting some of your memory files" "what?!" "maybe I was wrong about you. to err is human." I love Hera so much, and you can hardly blame her for yelling at him after all that.
aaaaaa Lovelaaaaaaace Spoiler: livebloggery I am not emotionally prepared for this do I even want to know how Cutter got her Wait, just Rachel? okay that joke just made me sad no it's not they didn't do that for Minkowski oh no, shattered dreams I knew that one would be a lie, lol Isolated and quiet? oh no oh no oh no Sexy is right Well, that was definitely a little painful, but not as awful as I was kind of expecting, tbh. (Incidentally, have I told any of you about my proto-AU where everything is a Fae realm and everyone is fucked? (Not that they aren't already, mind you)
Oh hey. I'm slowly working my way through this podcast, but I'm fairly near the start at present. It's been pretty great so far! I'm on like episode 9 I think. I might hit this thread up once I've caught up, but for now I'll avoid any potential spoilers, aha.
Hey, sure thing! I'll post my reactions when I hear the next episode. I already have a lot of questions and the last few episodes were really interesting. There's a few things I don't like so much about it as well but that's true of any media, overall it's very solid and good podcast listening. :D
Lovelace Lovelace Lovelace! Spoiler Rachel YOUNG, huh? well, we've got a name for her now I guess. haha omg "I have a secret plan to take over the company from the inside" DO YOU ACTUALLY, LOVELACE? "are you an alien" oh but of course this is a calibration round and not a real question, of COURSE "like all those times they gave me .. stupid orders." oh, Lovelace. "I've been commanding a lot of very isolated, very quiet posts these last few years.. it's kinda why I'm looking for a new job" oh honey no. oh, Lovelace, darling. you poor woman. Lovelace no. haha I love polygraphs as a plot device.
tbh I haven't gotten much farther than "everything is a Fae realm and everyone is fucked", hence "proto-AU". Spoiler: early spoilers I mean, I know Hilbert's working for the Lord of the realm until having Failed Him forces a turn, and I know Lovelace got caught in some weird year-outside-hour-inside deal...
hey all i am Here and Ready to Party (im offish up to date and before i go read the whole thread:) Spoiler cutter is definitely an alien who got stranded on earth during roswell or something and is trying to get back to his peeps, just sayin also that whole thing where they were talking about how the aliens arent the actual focus or w/e? focus is definitely still decima virus. also, lovelace was definitely the first successful decima subject tho she doesnt know it ok now to go read the thread
what is this? is it a spark of affection for daniel jacobi, stirring in my cold cold heart? (the new episode's on their website, it's just not on itunes for some reason)
