LOVED this episode!


Now I enjoyed that one from beginning to end, more than any other this season. Had everything in it I love. Fet's confession scene ... so touching. I've felt the actor/character's kind of stiff a lot of the time but now I realize how fond of him I've become. He & Setrakian will never know they've got that experience with Eichorst in common.

Love Samantha Mathis too. What a high when they blew up the nest; what a letdown when a thousand more creatures were unleashed.

Some great chuckles in the episode too, which I love as comic relief from all the drama.

The best, of course, was Palmer and the eye drops. (His nurse hurrying out with "I quit" was hilarious.) Fantastic ending! Setrakian DID warn you about the trauma and how you should immediately go to bed, Eldritch.

Is it just me? I'm thinking this one was written by del Toro again, after he'd taken a break this season. Had all the magic of the first two seasons I enjoyed so much.

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Forgot to mention, LOVED the idea of more "ancients" being shipped over too. Those scenes aboard the ship were awesome. I've often wished they would revisit the original Master in his giant crate, so this was satisfying (and very ominous).

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The scene with Fet tearing up was some stellar acting by Kevin Durand -- very thankful for that scene, and this episode as a whole to be honest. It was strong and it felt a bit like the best of Season 1 again and the few high points of Season 2, though still nowhere close to lthe Eichorst/Dutch/pineapple ep (though I think Season 3 has been pretty effective overall, I think it had a better start than a middle and am hoping it can bring it home in these last few eps). This show does the Nazi stuff well (those scenes were even filmed more stunningly than the rest of the show) and is often at its strongest when exploring characters' pasts. All the Fet/Setrakian scenes were excellent and so is Eph/Dutch/Quinlan as a trio (but where the heck did Gus & Angel go after the previous ep?).

Good catch on the writing, but it wasn't Del Toro -- it was his co-writer from the books, Chuck Hogan, who co-wrote the teleplay for this ep (I always look in the opening credits that play over the first scene or two post-opening titles to see who wrote and directed and also to check for guest stars, even though watching for guest stars can result in being spoiled).

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So Hogan wrote this one and hasn't been writing other eps this year? It sure did feel like a throwback; I agree it felt like the best of Season 1 again. Made me realize why I fell in love with this series to begin with.

I'd forgotten about the Eichorst/Dutch "reunion" - so gratifying for her to lob off that hand! Tho I'm sure she'd rather have lobbed off some other appendage. (If he has one - ? Oh well, maybe the other hand too.)

We really saw everyone in this ep, right? It was amazing. I thought about saving it on my DVR to watch again, I really should have. Maybe I can find a repeat coming up.

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