A Game Of Inches: The Racialicious Roundtable For Flashforward 1.17

Hosted by Special Correspondent Arturo R. García

So, judging by last week’s responses, the future isn’t bright for this show, is it? Or was it something we said? Gang, what do you think?

jen*: That, or everyone was just thinking, “mmm. Cho.”

Diana: I was disappointed, but maybe this week will be better.

Mahsino: yeaaah. maybe it’s a proportional reflection of the decline in ratings?

Andrea: Mmmmmm. Cho.

In some ways, it’s a pity, as this episode was an example of the writers giving us more of what we’ve been after – a clear-cut story focused on action and possible consequences.

jen*: Um, Yeah! Is it really too much to ask to get this on the regular? Are shows just focused on the season open and then a 4-ep build to the finale? Cuz if that’s the case, I can skip the midseason and take up a craft.

Diana: Jen, it’s not too much to ask. But if you do start crafting, may I suggest knitting. You can throw one of the needles at the tv if you need to and not miss a stitch.

jen*: You know, I always did wanna learn how to knit…

Mahsino: I make and elaborately decorate cupcakes, but I hear knitting is nice too. But yeah, I haven’t even been as into an episode as this one.

Go fig, the crux of Nhadra’s vision – Mark, his gun, and Demetri - wound up getting together … but you’d think she’d have mentioned that, “oh by the way, Dem’s in a chair and there’s a big contraption around the gun,” since nearly everybody else has shown a better recollection of their own FF. But anyway, did the tension work for you here?

jen*: I still can’t figure out why she said she couldn’t say anymore – to me, either you help or you don’t. I would like to see more of her on the show, cuz I thought she was kinda cool, but seriously – does everybody have to drop cryptic one-liners? If this is supposedly present day – don’t people speak in sentences and paragraphs anymore?

Diana: I was in agony and was chanting “save, Demetri” throughout the last quarter of the show. If Frost is to be believed, some events leading to the foreseen event can be changed–so maybe Nadra didn’t see this version of the future? I thought it was a good twist that Mark did shoot Demetri’s picture–so technically he shot Dem in effigy.

Andrea: And that’s the twist I like. Now if she would have said (in her sex-ay voice), “Demetri, Mark will shoot you symbolically in the chest,” we all would have given Nhadra more than the usual Snarktable side-eye. Admit it, y’all.

Mahsino: I honestly thought he was dead or was on his way to it.

Andrea: But now that he’s not a dead man walking, next week had better feature him as a live man giving glow.

About time we showed some love to Vreede, no? He and Olivia make a good buddy-cop team.

jen*: Sometimes I feel like the show is too … formulaic? obvious? Whatever – I expected a little more finesse from Vreede when he and Olivia were approached by the savant. Maybe not a lot, but his character struck me as a little more intuitive than he let on with his repeated motioning to take the guy in.

Diana: Every time I see him, I keep thinking of the pajama party scene in How Stella Got Her Groove Back and I cringe. I’m not sure I liked the whole autistic/savant storyline — I have to reflect on that some more. But who knew Elvin was still acting?

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