Tag: plot device

Big Love: “The Noose Tightens”

Post author By [E] Selena MacIntosh*
Post date Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
18 Comments on Big Love: “The Noose Tightens”

This week on Big Love, the only gun was the one Alby pointed at Nicki and subsequently used to shoot the plot device named Verden, and everyone thinks Margie is in a cult. “The Noose Tightens” is everything that’s great about Big Love, and another example of how fantastic this show can be when it […]

Tags alby, big love, blood lust, margie, nicki, noose tightens, plot device, prison sentence, recaps, statutory rape, substantial chunk, ueb

LadyGhosts of TV Past

LadyGhosts of TV Past: Firefly, “Out of Gas”

Post author By [E]SaraB
Post date Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
6 Comments on LadyGhosts of TV Past: Firefly, “Out of Gas”

It’s the triple timeline episode! “Out of Gas” opens with an empty Serenity and Mal about to pass out on the floor of the cargo hold. From there, we bounce back and forth between now and a few hours ago, with flashbacks peppered in about how each crew member joined the ship. I will do […]

Tags crew member, daydreams, doubting thomas, family dinner time, firefly, idealist, out of gas, plot device, real beauty, rocket ship, smart purchase, surprise birthday party, wash's awesome stashe