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Author: HeartOfAnAstronaut

Mar 16th 2012 at 8:55:54 AM

EarlyInstallmentWeirdness meets AbortedArc? But only in the pilot episode?

The pilot of TwinPeaks had a few examples of these, such as the first appearance of Audrey in which it's implied she's been out all night in a limousine, and exchanges her sassy red pumps for normal school shoes. It's consistent with her characterisation as a bit of a femme fatale, but we never get an explanation of what the heck she's up to, despite the fact that the only night spots in Twin Peaks become very relevant later.

Oh, and the pilot of SexAndTheCity had Carrie running into a rather serious ex who she'd had a long term on and off relationship with... who we never see ever again. Which is kind of weird considering that the point of her character is that she's so introspective and analytical of her own dating history.

Also, didn't the pilot of Buffy have a friend of Xander's who he (and we can assume, by extension, Willow) has been friends with since childhood. Then he gets killed and is never mentioned again?

Here are some examples from EarlyInstallmentWeirdness that might help:

The pilot of Father Ted is the episode in which Jack "dies" (the 6th episode broadcast) and there are notable differences — the parochial house is different, Dougal swears, Ted quotes James Joyce, and at the end they plot Father Jack's death.

In the pilot of 3rd Rock From The Sun, Tommy and Dick use some kind of telepathy on each other so that Tommy can demonstrate the disgusting thoughts which puberty is causing him to have. For the remainder of the show's run, this ability is never mentioned again and the aliens appeared to lack any kind of "powers".