Face The Music: The Racialicious Roundtable For FlashForward 1.21
Hosted by Special Correspondent Arturo R. García
You know what might’ve made “The Countdown” a little easier to handle? Just one more word in the title:
But seriously, this was your standard “darkest before the dawn” episode, where everybody battled the Determinism blues before next week’s Big Finish. While we’re waiting to see if this follows the finale trend set by BSG and now Lost, the Roundtable focused in on one specific plot thread: the final descent of Demetri.
So, you had Demetri finally ‘fessing up to Zoey. Props to John Cho for mustering up the right amount of groveling and contrition for the moment. But it left Dem having to hitch his wagon to Janis and Simon of all people. Your take?
Andrea: I thought Gabrielle Union also brought the right amount of heartbrokenness, incredulousness, indignation, and upset to the scene. All I can say is I’m so happy she dumped Dem’s ass right there then took her freshly done sun-kissed weave and went to Hawaii with her parentals. As for Dem’s infidelity leading to his having to hang with Janis and Simon: Fuck him.
Mahsino: 1.) I hated her highlights, they should’ve been a warmer tone. 2.) I almost felt bad for Demetri. It’s like he got 20 points for fessing up before it’s too late, but -1000 when he cheated in the first place. I do like how she brought up how she risked everything for him, I hadn’t even thought of that.
Diana: I thought it was pretty realistic. Really, it made no sense to him to sleep with someone else because he thought he was going to die? That’s when you hold on to those you love the most. So I’m with you, Andrea, fuck him. Highlights or no, the weave was fresh.
jen*: As much love as I have for Cho, I’m beginning to be ok with Demetri eating it in the finale. He should be in something else, anyway.
Meanwhile, it was tough to feel a lot of sympathy for Mark. When Hellinger tells you he’s going to make you crack, and you still do it, after all this, I couldn’t help but see the Idiot Ball bouncing around.
Andrea: Can’t agree more. But we’ve all been saying that Mark is stuck on stupid for awhile. With Olivia and his child gone, he’s now swan-diving into suicidal because he no longer has anything to live for … and he knows it. I think his weeping in the clinker is his realization that he can’t control or cheat fate.
Mahsino: He could’ve just let Heilinger go after he realized he was right.
Diana: No one ever accused Mark of being the brightest bulb in the pack.
jen*: Seriously – pure Idiot. It would’ve been nice to see a change just to throw a surprise in. Instead, Mark marches directly towards his doom. Here’s hoping he actually does bite the dust.
Is anybody else thinking that Lloyd’s son and Gabriel could’ve solved this mess weeks ago?
Andrea: Then this whole show would’ve been a mini-series…which, considering how this show has gone, might have been a better idea.
Mahsino: It was originally supposed to be a 10-episode miniseries, which would’ve probably saved a whole lot of head-desking.
Diana: The kids and Gabriel are the only characters that make sense all the time. I am somewhat curious to read the book this show was based on so I can get some perspective on how the plot and characters originally played out.
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