i'm not trying to patronize you, by the way, but this youtube clip does show a clear pictorial explanation:

i guess this is why the show works: people lack the understanding to know when things make no sense!

gauche, Karatioz!

time
haven't watched the episode, but i'm still confused.

G.O.B.!
he never even got to see my bee business take off!

meh. for me, this season hasn't really taken off yet. i enjoyed most of the episodes of seasons one and two more than these so far. but when i try to get specific about why, all i can come up with is just, "it used to be funnier." remember when Jack had to work on floor 12? with the receptionist in the eye-patch?…

manhood
do we think john lost his virginity to riley in this episode?

cameron
anyone else think the end of this episode was kind of devastating?

yay, consistency!
ok, i'm a diehard geek-fan.

why are they all so dumb?
have we talked about why on earth, having decided claire is the most important thing in the whole world to protect, anyone would think it's a good idea to "hide" her in a location well known to the enemy side? i mean, wouldn't most places on earth be better hiding places for her to hang out…

that Colbert interview with U.S. rep Westmoreland from georgia is so unbelievably funny/maddening (he's the one who advocates displaying the ten commandments in public, but in the interview could only name about three of them).

the real reason john sent cameron back?
just occurred to me… could it be that future john sent back cameron not only to protect himself, but to save allison young in the future? when now-john meets allison in the future, he'll probably intervene and try to prevent her getting captured… right? anyway, it would be…

slow17motion, i'd kind of argue that you do need it, as would anyone responsible for teaching kids how to write. it's not an accusation—just a reminder! if you slip up here (more than once), that means it's not irrevocably ingrained into your natural writing, which means it's probably more likely you'll slip up in…

looking forward to flashbacks
i seriously hope at some point we flashback to find out what (if any) interaction took place between john henry and dr. shake 'n bake before he died. would be pretty sinister to find out that they conversed *after* the heat started rising.

i think he was using the concept of the 10 commandments to represent traditional, faith-based morality. i don't think he recommends teaching john cromarty about adultery.

why can't nbc cancel mohinder already…
he either needs to die or emerge from his cocoon as a different actor playing a different character speaking different dialogue.

it's no reality double standard. there needs to be internal consistency. for an eclipse to last that long and cover that much of the earth,

p.s.
favorite line: "…and your FACEBOOK PAGES!"

A
i thought this episode was great. the central conflict between sarah's determined (but biased) mission and derek wanting to apply the brakes worked well for me. especially with derek's speech to jesse about protecting his nephew, i thought this episode made it clear how they're all trying their best in a constant…

yes, it makes sense that time travel technology has advanced further in the altered futures, since both sides have been aware that it's possible. i imagine in the original timeline it was discovered largely by accident.