tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post8967755647120711550..comments2024-03-29T06:24:51.737-07:00Comments on Beaming Beeman: SEASON 3 - EPISODE 6 - "BE SILENT AND COME OUT"Greg Beemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193087984175490915noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-11493153058890523592017-09-23T08:26:28.410-07:002017-09-23T08:26:28.410-07:00This is the best product review website. Mynew8This is the best product review website. <a href="http://www.mynews8.com//" rel="nofollow"> Mynew8 </a>jekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162525114990045597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-32433980685401911072014-09-15T15:03:49.365-07:002014-09-15T15:03:49.365-07:00great episode, especially this scene when Ben str...great episode, especially this scene when Ben struck Pope in the face! <br />really fanastic scene. <br />One thing I'm curious about: If Ben has super powers, and he's so strong that he can raise a car,like Danny said in Ep 4 how did all they had to wrestle with Hal? Earlier in the S2 Ben could stopped Hal with one hand....true fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-83110562763821828092013-08-12T04:59:09.561-07:002013-08-12T04:59:09.561-07:00@Be Silent and Come Out
1. "But Jesus rebuked...@Be Silent and Come Out<br />1. "But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm."<br />-Luke 4:35, English Standard Version<br /><br />Interesting choice of translation, by the way.<br /><br />Rommel is right on two things, Hal's kidnapping scene seemed poorly thought-out (Why not just kill Peralta? Why turn around and head right back towards the guards and their machine-gun nest?) and the tunnels were unnecessary. Clear line of sight all the way around the building? Um, no? He's pretty much pinned down in that one room with his hostage, so his line of sight is quite limited unless eyeworms can see through brick walls.<br /><br />Beyond that? The pacing in this one was erratic as all get out, but overall I really don't have much to say for or against it.<br /><br />2. Love to hate Collin Cunningham? Nah, I agreed with pretty much everything he said in this episode. His running a poll on the outcome of all the Mason Family Drama (we do need less of that) had me laughing my head off (as did Weaver threatening to mount his head to the wall; I should write a fanfic where he actually does that.). Adrian Hickman's point about him working as a pressure valve for the ruffians also seems apt.<br /><br />3. Hal had a gun go off next to his head and suffered no hearing loss? Lucky.<br /><br />4. Mechanicsville? Which one? There are four Mechanicsvilles in Virginia (one Richmond neighbourhood, the rest are unincorporated communities), two in Georgia (one major Atlanta neighbourhood, and one small unincorporated community also in Atlanta) and one in Tennessee (Knoxville neighbourhood). Not sure which one would make the most sense from a strategic point of veiw.<br /><br />5. The end scene, where they were all mounting up to ride off and rescue Anne and Lexi… did I miss it or did they not bring a spare horse for Anne to ride back on? Seems like the kind of thing you would want to do; riding double for several hundred miles is something to be avoided if at all possible. Ideally, each rider would have two mounts and trade them out as one or the other grows tired, plus pack animals for whatever supplies are needed.<br /><br />They seemed awfully under-manned and under-armed, even if they were going to meet up with the Rebel Skitters. What happens if they run into mechs? One pack horse could have carried enough rockets or rifle grenades to deal with any hostiles they ran into.<br /><br />I could see Charleston having a shortage of horseflesh and high explosives (and the Masons already owe them a Humvee)… but if you send them off with enough supplies you may well not any of it back...<br /><br />…maybe the Charlestonians know that and considered four horses a worthwhile price for getting rid of them.Aldenatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-31156721335288839062013-07-24T15:54:16.362-07:002013-07-24T15:54:16.362-07:00This is slightly off topic. But I am hoping the c...This is slightly off topic. But I am hoping the creators produce an episode of what happened to some of these characters from the beginning. I always feels as if part of the story is missing since we never got to see how the aliens invaded.<br /><br />Love the show thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-56090261658852932942013-07-11T03:39:17.828-07:002013-07-11T03:39:17.828-07:00Great episode.
First off, Drew Roy was amazing. I...Great episode.<br /><br />First off, Drew Roy was amazing. I'll be honest, and this is no knock against Drew, but as the oldest Mason brother, up until recently his role had been kind of a bland blank slate for me. Not that he wasn't good, but that his character was the least interesting of the three Mason brothers.<br /><br />This started to change last year when you shot the episode where Hal and Maggie were in the transport truck and we started to learn more about his backstory.<br /><br />However, for me, that kind of blank slate made this episode that much more powerful. Given a spotlight, Drew did not hold back. <br /><br />I'll be honest, the scenes of him tearing into his father Tom in the room where he was holding him hostage were cold and brutal. There was no holding back, there was no lightening that shock of the hostage session. There was no cheat. Drew was amazing and Tom's determined coldness in the scene's just before Hal's earworm was removed was just as startling frank.<br /><br />An excellent performance, one that could have easily been cliched but instead was brutal and effective. <br /><br />I also love the undercurrent of how much the tension level is increasing the distrust and the jealously level. Morale at these times is the first to break down and once that does, the resentment can be as big an enemy as the actual enemy. Pope's resentment of the golden status of the Mason family is a great part. It has become obvious in recent episodes that Pope harbors as much jealously of the family structure for the Masons as he does of having to follow orders.<br /><br />Pope's complaints and subsequent withdrawl to his saloon show that so well. His odds making looks cruel and spiteful, but it also allows Pope to diffuse the tensions of his followers and distract them from and anger they might have at that moment towards Hal's revelation that he has the earworm and might be the mole. Pope's crew was a "villagers hunting down the Frankenstein monster" just waiting to explode and he kept them at bat.<br /><br />So much more that I'll be blogging on my own abaout, but again, a great performance by Drew Roy, one that did NOT hold back and that the writers did NOT allow for any softening that son and dad could not whale on each other in this situation.Adrian Hickmanhttp://adrianhickman.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-47237149130791775152013-07-10T02:25:26.886-07:002013-07-10T02:25:26.886-07:00I hate this season but loved this episode. For on...I hate this season but loved this episode. For once we stayed on one subject for the duration. it was more cohesive. It was intense. Sure the tunnels were easy, sure the presidency is dumb when they know there is another group that at the very least will be choosing a new president, but at least that stuff was way in the background where it belongs. I loved the creepy eye nano destroyers going in to kill the eye bug. I loved Pope's betting board. That was hilarious. I still Miss a show about fighting aliens. as this is clearly not. I Miss it very much.eerye70https://www.blogger.com/profile/13159515251222949342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-36610612279710404072013-07-08T15:46:22.987-07:002013-07-08T15:46:22.987-07:00Herr Beeman,
I'm curious why you feel the ne...Herr Beeman, <br /><br />I'm curious why you feel the need to write an apology for the episode if it so great? Wouldn't a great episode need no apologies for its form and content? It would simply be a sublime representation of the writers, actors, and directors intentions for the story? Would you not agree? Would you not also agree that many of the best works of cinema are not what Hollywood considers "low budget": i.e Taxi Driver, 2 or 3 Things I know About Her, Persona and the list goes on and on. <br /><br />It seems to me that this entire blog post is designed to obviate the simple fact that this episode was totally pointless! In fact if even came within the generally vicinity of a point it would have been a monumental miracle on the writers part. And invoking Aristotelian dramatic theory will not save this episode from its utterly inept basis. The fact is that the episode is totally and utterly poor.<br /><br />Of course, we can list a few not so unimportant details about the nature of this episode's failures. <br /><br />1) A plot that only rivals the trivial nature of the average "Reality Tv Show". <br /><br />2) A troubled and problematic kidnapping sequence. <br /><br />3) All too convenient tunnels and back doors for easy breaching and capture of villain. <br /><br />4) Characters that are thrown into only to fill in audience expectations-- i.e. Pope.<br /><br />5) Super drugs that have warning labels that read like ancient Greek mythological cures. <br /><br />6) Presidencies that end with no real reason or for that matter start for no real reason... Remember isn't the Real POTUS still around so why is there even a need for New New United States President. <br /><br />Erwin Rommelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203569.post-48609516494428041002013-07-08T05:50:46.972-07:002013-07-08T05:50:46.972-07:00Another great episode. I was a bit worried about t...Another great episode. I was a bit worried about that "pill" the Skitters had for Hal for a second though! That was a bit extreme! <br />Everyone did a great job, the emotions felt real and the drama was intense. Of course, I have to comment on Pope. He was super douchey and obnoxious and I loved every second of it! And under all of that you caught just a hint of his own self loathing and doubt. Very nicely done. <br />I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next week! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780390547410958143noreply@blogger.com