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** And as far as printing money goes, as long as nobody got stupid about it they could keep shoving money into circulation and thereby erode the value of whatever Max or someone else has hoarded away.
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* So Max [[spoiler:sets up a black market. Here's the problem: what happens when people run out of stuff to barter for "fun"? Either her business will abruptly crash to the ground and she'll have angry people raiding her supply, or she'll end up being able to dole out what she has to people and they'll do whatever she wants, no matter how degrading.]] But the situation is fundamentally unstable due to the finite resources of the Dome, and nobody has the legal right to print money in the dome, which would avoid or at least delay the moment at which nobody has anything and one person has everything.
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* So Max [[spoiler:sets up a black market. Here's the problem: what happens when people run out of stuff to barter for "fun"? Either her business will abruptly crash to the ground and she'll have angry people raiding her supply, or she'll end up being able to dole out what she has to people and they'll do whatever she wants, no matter how degrading.]] But the situation is fundamentally unstable due to the finite resources of the Dome, and nobody has the legal right to print money in the dome, which would avoid or at least delay the moment at which nobody has anything and one person has everything.
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** By episode 8 it's been well over a week since the dome came down, and despite everything that has happened she doesn't seem to be keeping notes or taking any more pictures and no one seems to be wondering why the paper hasn't come out for a while.
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* FridgeLogic: How did Norrie's father know she was in the dome? And even if you can explain that, why would he think that Alice and Carolyn wouldn't be right there with her? He's been absent since before she was aware of his existence, so he couldn't have known that Norrie was going to reform camp in Maine. Consider also that they live in L.A.; Chester's Mill, Maine isn't exactly a surrounding suburb.
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*** [http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/11/tropical-island-resortworld-largest.html There's real-world precedent for this].
** Entropy in a closed system only increases. It's conceivable that all the commotion in Chester's Mill does cause wind, which normally just dissipates into the countryside or upper atmosphere, but the dome traps it in.
** Entropy in a closed system only increases. It's conceivable that all the commotion in Chester's Mill does cause wind, which normally just dissipates into the countryside or upper atmosphere, but the dome traps it in.
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** The dome is large enough to have it's own weather system? If that doesn't sound plausible, note that they showed quite clearly that the dome is slightly permeable--a little water leaked through when they sprayed it with a fire hose. If the air can pass through it fast enough, it might be able to still be a part of the outside weather.
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** The dome is large enough to have it's its own weather system? If that doesn't sound plausible, note that they showed quite clearly that the dome is slightly permeable--a little water leaked through when they sprayed it with a fire hose. If the air can pass through it fast enough, it might be able to still be a part of the outside weather.
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* No one seems to be trying to communicate with the army of the outside. No one has taken a pad of paper to the edge to write notes to someone on the other side to at least keep up on the outside news - or writing up a list of names of people stuck in the dome and a list of the missing.
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* No one seems to be trying to communicate with the army of the outside. No one has taken a pad of paper to the edge to write notes to someone on the other side to at least keep up on the outside news - or writing up a list of names of people stuck in the dome and a list of the missing. missing.
** Barbie finally tried this in episode 5. The military had been ignoring everyone else anyway and the soldier Barbie talked to only acknowledged him because he served in a particular unit in the military.
** Barbie finally tried this in episode 5. The military had been ignoring everyone else anyway and the soldier Barbie talked to only acknowledged him because he served in a particular unit in the military.
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** "Own weather system" seems to be confirmed.
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*** Exactly. And what has Big Jim - the only councilman left in town - been spending his week ''doing'' if not checking on the state of the town? If he hasn't been... well... ''governing'', then what reputation does he feel he needs to preserve?
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** Big Jim is, despite trying his best, not an experienced leader, and he has his own concerns with covering up his dirty laundry. Second, in regards to everyone finding Angie quickly once they realize she's gone, in episode 5 they start actively looking for her and still don't find her. Big Jim lucks upon her, and after a few hours of "WTF is going on here I need a minute to process this because '''WTF'''", he lets her go. Knowing she was missing didn't help in the slightest.
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*** Exactly. And what has Big Jim - the only councilman left in town - been spending his week ''doing'' if not checking on the state of the town? If he hasn't been... well... ''governing'', then what reputation does he feel he needs to preserve?
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** This is especially unfortunate as the whole "Junior kidnapped Angie" plotline would fizzle in about two seconds once people started counting heads and realized Angie couldn't have left the Dome area.
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** The dome is large enough to have it's own weather system? If that doesn't sound plausible, note that they showed quite clearly that the dome is slightly permeable--a little water leaked through when they sprayed it with a fire hose. If the air can pass through it fast enough, it might be able to still be a part of the outside weather.
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* I've been trying to let this one slide, but now that by "Blue on Blue" the dome has been down for a week, no one has done a census of the people who absolutely are inside the dome and at least posted it where the outside world could see it and the outside world posting a list of residents who are accounted for outside the dome. Yep, I know - TropesAreTools and RuleOfDrama, but it's stretching my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.
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* I've been trying to let this one slide, but now that by "Blue on Blue" the dome has been down for a week, no one has done a census of the people who absolutely are inside the dome (and alive/dead) and at least posted it where the outside world could see it and the outside world posting a list of residents who are accounted for outside the dome. Yep, I know - TropesAreTools and RuleOfDrama, but it's stretching my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. Even with the issues they have been dealing with one week is hours and hours these people have had to get their act together, but alas.
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*I've been trying to let this one slide, but now that by "Blue on Blue" the dome has been down for a week, no one has done a census of the people who absolutely are inside the dome and at least posted it where the outside world could see it and the outside world posting a list of residents who are accounted for outside the dome. Yep, I know - TropesAreTools and RuleOfDrama, but it's stretching my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.
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*I've been trying to let this one slide, but now that by "Blue on Blue" the dome has been down for a week, no one has done a census of the people who absolutely are inside the dome and at least posted it where the outside world could see it and the outside world posting a list of residents who are accounted for outside the dome. Yep, I know - TropesAreTools and RuleOfDrama, but it's stretching my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief.
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** Also, the two teenage boys - one of who seems to be using some math - have started mapping out the dome's limits.
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*Despite running around with a camera taking pictures of events, Julia doesn't seem to be gathering information and publishing it in a way the town can benefit from it. Does she even have a staff at the paper? As a reporter this is practically her chance for a Pulitzer and book deals if they ever get out of there.
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*Despite running around with a camera taking pictures of events, Julia doesn't seem to be gathering information and publishing it in a way the town can benefit from it. Does she even have a staff at the paper? As a reporter this is practically her chance for a Pulitzer and book deals if they ever get out of there.
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** Who says that's not what he did? It's just that his original plan was blatantly "start digging dirt directly off the dome," which would have fried the backhoe. He just needed to be stopped, immediately, before anything went wrong.
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** That's what Barbie and the reporter were doing, when they got interrupted by the injured woman. For the first day/episode, they're just under crisis control. Then they'll start testing the limits of their prison.
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** That's what Barbie and the reporter were doing, when they got interrupted by the injured woman. For the first day/episode, they're just under crisis control. Then Once that's covered, then they'll start testing the limits of their prison.
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** That's what Barbie and the reporter were doing, when they got interrupted by the injured woman. For the first day/episode, they're just under crisis control. Then they'll start testing the limits of their prison.
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* No one is seen walking the full perimeter of the dome to check for exits.
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** No one seems to be digging a hole to see if the dome can be passed under. True, there's probably equipment on the way from outside, but people should at least be checking if it's just a few feet down (obviously it isn't, but they'd all feel pretty silly if it was).
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* The "Oh well, we're stuck." mentality. In the pilot, time passes for the day the dome came down...
** No one seems to be trying to communicate with the army of the outside. No one has taken a pad of paper to the edge to write notes to someone on the other side to at least keep up on the outside news - or writing up a list of names of people stuck in the dome and a list of the missing.
** No one seems to be digging a hole to see if the dome can be passed under. True, there's probably equipment on the way from outside, but people should at least be checking if it's just a few feet down (obviously it isn't, but they'd all feel pretty silly if it was).
** No one seems to be trying to communicate with the army of the outside. No one has taken a pad of paper to the edge to write notes to someone on the other side to at least keep up on the outside news - or writing up a list of names of people stuck in the dome and a list of the missing.
** No one seems to be digging a hole to see if the dome can be passed under. True, there's probably equipment on the way from outside, but people should at least be checking if it's just a few feet down (obviously it isn't, but they'd all feel pretty silly if it was).
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* Big Jim wants to convince the population Barbie is an insane serial killer and necrophile, running the largest narcotic lab in the United States ''and'' the mastermind of a government conspiracy. It's too bad we never get to hear him try to explain exactly why this is supposed to make sense. . .
** Although given the psychological state of the town at the time, he probably wouldn't have needed to make much sense.
** Although given the psychological state of the town at the time, he probably wouldn't have needed to make much sense.
