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Old 01-06-14, 01:20 PM
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Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14




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FUTURE HEADS UP! A CYBER CRIMINAL IN 2048 STRAPS BOMBS TO VICTIMS' NECK ON AN ALL-NEW "ALMOST HUMAN" MONDAY, JANUARY 6, ON FOX

David Dastmalchian ("Prisoners") Guest-Stars

Det. Kennex and Dorian investigate Simon (guest star David Dastmalchian), a psychopathic killer who is strapping bombs to his victims' neck and broadcasting their final moments over the internet. When Simon targets Kennex, the team is in a nail-biting race against time to save his life. Meanwhile, a power deficiency affects Dorian's energy level, causing him to have unexpected outbursts in the all-new "Simon Says" episode of ALMOST HUMAN airing Monday, Jan. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HU-110) (TV-14 L, V)

Cast: Karl Urban as John Kennex; Michael Ealy as Dorian; Minka Kelly as Detective Valerie Stahl; Mackenzie Crook as Rudy Lom; Michael Irby as Detective Richard Paul; Lili Taylor as Captain Sandra Maldonado.

Guest Cast: Anthony Konechny as MX-43 #1; Darren E. Scott as MX-43 #2; Garfield Wilson as MX-43 #3; David Dastmalchian as Simon; Allessandro Juliani as Ramon; Leanne Lapp as Vilma; Crystal Lowe as Jeannie; Michael Sangha as Uniform Officer; Joe Costa as Mr. Hartman.


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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

The collars reminded me of Fallout 3 but that sort of thing has been done before. I liked the episode but thought one thing was silly. One guy moving a big guy and no one notices it.

Dorian came off as kind of scary at times but they didn't play it that way. The you have soft hair comment was really creepy. Kind of reminded me of Of Mice and Men.
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

emotional Dorian was fucking awesome.

this show is so awesome. enough future tech where it's not distracting, but it's also integral to the story.
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

Decent episode. The whole "charging" thing was kind of silly. The guy starts having problems when he still has 47% (or more?) of his charge remaining? kind of dumb.

It's also probably never going to be brought up as a deus ex machina again.

I agree about the tech... might be my favorite part of the show... it's never so tremendously outlandish, where it all seems possible within the next 30 years. (my favorite remains the DNA bomb... that's fucking genius).
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

Originally Posted by Deftones
emotional Dorian was fucking awesome.
Michael Ealy was having fun throughout much of the ep.
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Originally Posted by Deftones
emotional Dorian was fucking awesome. this show is so awesome. enough future tech where it's not distracting, but it's also integral to the story.
Yep. Great episode.
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

awesome, they have force field tech too. So why don't all the cops carry force field shields or armor?
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

Originally Posted by mikehunt
awesome, they have force field tech too. So why don't all the cops carry force field shields or armor?
It looked like a pretty self contained system so maybe it can't do anything but make a bubble.

Also, it's a TV show.
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Re: Almost Human -- "Simon Says" -- 1/06/14

Great episode.

Emotional and cranky Dorian was awesome. And especially when he got all fired up in front of Detective Paul.

This role was tailor made for Michael Ealy.


http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...d-down/227287/

Good news too, ratings were up.

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