Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.Taggart achieves a medical breakthrough while Fargo invents a device that bridges the divide between computers and human brains.
Photos
- Zoe Carter
- (as Jordan Hinson)
- Darren
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaZoe describes Spencer's music as Moby meets Devo. Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo wrote the theme music for Eureka.
- GoofsIn several quick shots right before Fargo activates the subsonic frequency speaker, you can see the actual faces of the actors standing in for the multiple Nathan Starks.
- Quotes
[Taggart, who doubles as Eureka's dog catcher and vet, has just tended to Lowjack the town's stray after he got hit by a car]
Jim Taggart: [meanacingly] I've got you now, my furry friend. All the years you've tormented me, mocked me. Look who's laughing now.
[Lowjack leans up and licks Taggart on the face]
Jim Taggart: All right, truce then. But just till you're up and about.
- ConnectionsReferences The Stand (1994)
However, there are missed opportunities along the way. A great monster movie doesn't show the monster in full until the end of the movie. Look at Jaws, Alien, or even how we didn't see the full endoskeleton of the Terminator until the surprise final act.
Unfortunately, there is a lot that happens off-camera on this episode, which is never realized in any way. People are attacked, and their remains are discussed, but not seen. Others are attacked, and we don't even know their fate.
The B plot has Stark implanted with an emotion chip. The chip has charts for anger, happiness, depression, and fear. Unfortunately, we don't ever see happiness or fear explored, only anger (and a little bit of depression). An interesting concept, but not explored as well as it should be.
A fun episode, but left a lot on the table. Or should I say, left a lot off the screen.
- skribs
- Jan 6, 2023
Details
- Runtime41 minutes
- Color