Go Back  DVD Talk Forum > Entertainment Discussions > TV Talk
Reload this Page >

Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Community
Search
TV Talk Talk about Shows on TV

Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 10-15-09, 03:15 AM
  #1  
DVD Talk God
Thread Starter
 
DJariya's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: La Palma, CA
Posts: 78,975
Received 3,641 Likes on 2,613 Posts
Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Flash Forward

Synopsis:

Spoiler:


Bryce believes a patient's flash-forward may be the key to a correct diagnosis and treatment, but Olivia isn't sure; Demetri and Mark argue over their reactions to their flash-forwards; Nicole returns to work as Charlie's babysitter and shares what she saw: a murder.



In case you were totally ignoring the news that was posted in last week's thread, FlashForward got picked up for a full season (25 episodes)
Old 10-15-09, 08:38 AM
  #2  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Jul 1999
Posts: 4,601
Received 15 Likes on 13 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

This episode sound like snoozer... more hospital scenes, boring character interaction... I hope I am wrong.
Old 10-15-09, 09:09 PM
  #3  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Arizona
Posts: 8,020
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I'm thoroughly confused by the timeline of this show. It's only 2 weeks after the flash forwards now?
Old 10-15-09, 09:51 PM
  #4  
MrX
DVD Talk Hero
 
MrX's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 25,809
Received 259 Likes on 195 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I like how they ended the last episode on a cliffhanger, and then did nothing with that storyline this week.
Old 10-16-09, 01:38 AM
  #5  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SoCal
Posts: 825
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

If this show wants to see a second season then more stuff needs to happen.

Actually, make that something needs to happen!

I could have done laundry and been as up to date.
Old 10-16-09, 01:50 AM
  #6  
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
 
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 3,613
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

This show has really started to nosedive for me.

And the thing that really bothers me is the tone of the show. I feel like they can't decide if it's suppose to be a mysterious drama, or a comedic drama, or what. It originally seemed like they were going for the feeling of Lost, but now I'm getting the Grey's Anatomy vibe.
Old 10-16-09, 02:39 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 305
Received 4 Likes on 3 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

wow, that was boring. Only thing interesting was at the end. Looking more and more like Jericho every ep hope it picks up like jericho did

Last edited by Qrusher14242; 10-17-09 at 01:46 PM.
Old 10-16-09, 06:12 AM
  #8  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 7,935
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I liked this episode more than last week.
Old 10-16-09, 07:27 AM
  #9  
DVD Talk God
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV)
Posts: 130,288
Received 618 Likes on 497 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by MrX
I like how they ended the last episode on a cliffhanger, and then did nothing with that storyline this week.
I hate how shows do this. Waste our time for all but the last minute.
Old 10-16-09, 10:49 AM
  #10  
DVD Talk Legend
 
chuckd21's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 1999
Location: Florida
Posts: 10,704
Received 3 Likes on 2 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Wasn't a fan of this episode. Still like the show though. It'll pick up...
Old 10-16-09, 12:17 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 630
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by atlantamoi
I liked this episode more than last week.
I did too. But that really just boils down to me not being insulted this ep.
Old 10-16-09, 02:53 PM
  #12  
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 7,935
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by SteelWill
I did too. But that really just boils down to me not being insulted this ep.
How about the scene at the beginning of episode where downtown buildings were already smoking just seconds after the park blackout. That seems kind of stupid to me. There are always things I find in these TV shows that don't add up. Still, did like it more.
Old 10-16-09, 03:04 PM
  #13  
DVD Talk God
 
Deftones's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Arizona
Posts: 81,031
Received 1,366 Likes on 928 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

i thought the opening shot was amazing. outside of that, the episode was blah.
Old 10-16-09, 03:09 PM
  #14  
Suspended
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 11,610
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

How about the birds flying on the pond before the bus drove into it? I thought all animals blacked out as well?
Old 10-16-09, 03:13 PM
  #15  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: S.S.F. CA
Posts: 2,063
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by aktick
How about the birds flying on the pond before the bus drove into it? I thought all animals blacked out as well?
Ha....I was questioning that when I saw it too.
Old 10-16-09, 03:14 PM
  #16  
DVD Talk God
 
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV)
Posts: 130,288
Received 618 Likes on 497 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by aktick
How about the birds flying on the pond before the bus drove into it? I thought all animals blacked out as well?
They never mention whether or not that was the case (except for the crows) which was my first (obvious) question.
Old 10-16-09, 06:24 PM
  #17  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 486
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Yeah, I'm losing interest in this show pretty quickly.

It's like they decided to make a show that would try to get the most amount of viewers possible:

"Mystery" drama + Medical drama + Police procedural = Profit

I'm waiting for a new lawyer character to show up soon.
Old 10-16-09, 10:15 PM
  #18  
DVD Talk Legend
 
whotony's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: ^ Kristen Bell
Posts: 23,054
Received 603 Likes on 435 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by Qrusher14242
wow, that boring. Only thing interesting was at the end.
this is what's bugging me about the last 3 eps.

Originally Posted by CPA-ESQ.
This episode sound like snoozer... more hospital scenes, boring character interaction... I hope I am wrong.
yep pretty much what it was.
Old 10-16-09, 10:18 PM
  #19  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
JuryDuty's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Lost in Texas
Posts: 6,629
Received 33 Likes on 26 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by aktick
How about the birds flying on the pond before the bus drove into it? I thought all animals blacked out as well?
I'm wondering if we missed something about this. It seemed so crazy last episode when the Nazi was the only one to see dead crows. Could it be that what they're trying to suggest is that Somalia in 1991 is the only place with dead birds because of the incident there, and Germany in 2009 was the only place with dead crows because the incident stemmed from there? I can't recall if they suggested there were dead birds around the entire world...I'm thinking not...
Old 10-16-09, 10:23 PM
  #20  
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

God, the acting and dialogue in this show is horrendous. The scenes between the two doctor were painfully annoying.

Hope it gets better but I'm not expecting much.
Old 10-17-09, 08:08 AM
  #21  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 4,774
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I'm really on the fence with this show. I really want to like it so much. They're just not making it easy.

I liked this one much better than last week. But it was mostly because they went away from the formula of chasing blind clues from the future board. Now that it seems that they are going back to that formula, I don't know what to think.

The surprise ending was interesting though.
Old 10-17-09, 09:18 AM
  #22  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Just north of Atlanta
Posts: 5,215
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I'm still wondering how they're going to continue this show past April 29th (or whatever the date is they're all seeing). While watching Fringe I started thinking they could do an alternate reality thing, where people are seeing their future in another dimension rather than their own, but that would be way too close to the plot of Fringe.
Old 10-17-09, 10:59 AM
  #23  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Posts: 4,774
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Since this seems to have been a controlled event, it is possible that they could have another flash forward. I hope they don't do that, but it is definitely possible.
Old 10-17-09, 03:23 PM
  #24  
DVD Talk Godfather
 
Giantrobo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Gateway Cities/Harbor Region
Posts: 63,306
Received 1,819 Likes on 1,132 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

I made the mistake of watching this on Hulu at like 3am this morning and I fell asleep at my computer. I'm going to have to watch again to get to the end.
Old 10-17-09, 08:44 PM
  #25  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Update: BACK
Posts: 2,642
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Re: Flash Forward -- "Black Swan" -- 10/15/09

Originally Posted by spamurai
God, the acting and dialogue in this show is horrendous. The scenes between the two doctor were painfully annoying.

Hope it gets better but I'm not expecting much.
Completely agree. Love the premise of the show but it's terribly executed. That particular scene almost made me turn it off, but I'm still interested enough in seeing where the story goes to not abandon yet...barely.


Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.