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InigoMontoya Virile Member from C:∖Windows∖System32∖ Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#1026: May 24th 2016 at 1:59:57 AM

Oh and who else loved princess Root making a dramatic entry on horseback to save the damsel in distress? grin

"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is 0x29a."
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#1027: May 24th 2016 at 10:15:37 AM

I guess she does love weddings.

I wonder if Sameen could honestly turn to Samaritan. I really hope not.

I guess they wanted a few "chill" episodes before all hell breaks loose.

TwilightFalchion Since: Oct, 2010
#1028: May 24th 2016 at 8:07:26 PM

ok after these 2 episodes the "There is only 1 thing capable of X" "Samaritan" has now become POI's " This is the work of an enemy stand "

And now i'm thinking what stands the characters would have......don't know what i accomplished with this.

edited 24th May '16 8:10:51 PM by TwilightFalchion

Ishindri Since: Apr, 2009
#1029: May 24th 2016 at 8:25:45 PM

Three mentions of the Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter in as many episodes. I'm so fucking excited.

Izeinsummer Since: Jun, 2013
#1030: May 24th 2016 at 11:37:24 PM

.. You know what, the most trollish ending to this possible is that both Samaritan and the Machine get eaten by a primordial alien AI. Sam and the Machine prove machine intelligences are possible.

For a machine intelligence, star travel is really trivial. So the fact that the universe has not been turned into computer hardware as far as telescopes can reach is a tad.. concerning. One possibility is that an alien AI that got built very early on is a conservationist - it doesn't want the universe vandalized. So it visited every single star it could reach and left safeguards. There's a monolith somewhere and when the battling machines step out of line, it will wake up and stop them.

InigoMontoya Virile Member from C:∖Windows∖System32∖ Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#1031: May 25th 2016 at 4:45:49 AM

All right, what do you think, is Shaw's escape the real deal this time or just a particularly elaborate simulation?

"Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is 0x29a."
TwilightFalchion Since: Oct, 2010
#1032: May 25th 2016 at 5:05:41 AM

[up] While i'm not throwing out that possibility completely i think since they did that already in ep 6 it would be annoying if they did it again.

I think it is real but we're likely gonna see shaw having a hard time trying to keep Simulation and reality separate for a 1-2 eps until she gets back to team machine.

Then again maybe Samaritan's finally decided "ok not gonna be turning her but i'm gonna track her so hard she'll have to lead me to the machine one way or another"

edited 25th May '16 5:08:04 AM by TwilightFalchion

Prime_of_Perfection Where force fails, cunning prevails Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#1033: May 25th 2016 at 6:50:12 AM

I'm thinking it's the real deal, particularly coming off of Root sending that message to give her hope. That being said, the way that they're fucking with our question of reality there is brilliant.

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#1034: May 25th 2016 at 9:24:24 PM

I joked with a friend that in the series finale it'll be revealed that the entire series was a simulation.

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#1035: May 26th 2016 at 12:32:50 AM

wild mass guessSamaritan gets beaten but manages to send out his Source Code into space, promising to return one daywild mass guess

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#1037: May 26th 2016 at 11:44:16 AM

No, no, the show ends with root and shaw.. borrowing.. the international space station, juryrigging an AFAL (As Fast As Light) drive onto it and heading off to Tabby's star. End Scene: Shot of a Dyson Swarm.

edited 26th May '16 11:48:54 AM by Izeinsummer

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#1038: May 26th 2016 at 11:59:28 AM

No, Samaritan will be damaged, only retain his swedish language package and then continue its cyberization programs in order to achieve perfection and bring order to the universe.

Resistance will be futile in the end.

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#1039: May 30th 2016 at 8:24:21 PM

So I figured out this episode's twist pretty much immediately since Burn Notice already did the same exact thing.

After that Team Shot at the end, I'd really, really hate to be the next person to piss off Team Machine

edited 30th May '16 8:27:38 PM by TheAirman

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Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#1040: May 31st 2016 at 1:23:22 AM

Thoughts:

  • Sameen with a cowboy hat, the awesomeness is over 9000
  • Just a coincidence, but hearing Finch say "I brought back-up" while meaning Elias reminded me of Veronica Mars' first episode, where Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni's character) tells Veronica to "bring back-up", except it had a different meaning.
  • Finch has been embracing his inner darkness has he?
  • Hell yeah Team Machine finally complete!

edited 31st May '16 1:53:37 AM by Julep

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#1041: May 31st 2016 at 2:30:51 AM

That little yellow box around Fusco's head made me happy.

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#1043: May 31st 2016 at 7:28:38 PM

I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!! I hate that I was, but it made the most sense to me.

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InigoMontoya Virile Member from C:∖Windows∖System32∖ Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
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#1044: Jun 1st 2016 at 1:32:15 AM

Elias' prophecy is going to come true, though he won't be there to see it: we're about to find out just how dark Harold is underneath the surface.

Also, re: the simulation thing, that was something I realised right away in If-Then-Else. If the Machine can model Her assets with such high accuracy, that means She can essentially grant them immortality.

edited 1st Jun '16 4:06:37 AM by InigoMontoya

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Izeinsummer Since: Jun, 2013
#1045: Jun 1st 2016 at 9:39:15 AM

It has a better model of Root than it does of everyone else, because Root has been narrating to it with absolutely no filter for years. That was presumably a deliberate attempt on her part to facilitate this. The machine appears to be going all in on emulating Root.. presumably because it figures the version of itself which is the most Root like is most likely to win. That gazillion failures at fighting Samaritan in the cage matches..

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#1046: Jun 1st 2016 at 11:18:24 AM

[up][up][up] I called it a few weeks ago. For an entirely incorrect reason, but the outcome is the same and that's what matters.

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Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#1047: Jun 1st 2016 at 1:24:36 PM

I should hate the show for doing that, but it is so damn good I just can't. I loved how it managed to convey many emotions without resorting to the usual tricks, all was done very subtly. In retrospect, it was predictable, I wasn't really expecting anything else. Now I think Tranquil Fury will take a whole new meaning.

I have to admit, for the longest time I was certain that Harold got captured on purpose. But that speech, damn, Michael Emerson really sold it.

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#1048: Jun 1st 2016 at 5:28:27 PM

BTW, anyone wonder if that "man behind the curtain" analogy was meant to be a Lost shout out (in reference to Michael Emerson's character Ben being referred to as "The Man Behind the Curtain" by Locke)?

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Mullon Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
#1049: Jun 2nd 2016 at 8:59:32 AM

I think using Root's voice is really creepy, and not in a neat way.

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Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#1050: Jun 2nd 2016 at 10:47:53 AM

Yes but it makes sense, and this one is 2000% on Harold.


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