Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
04-22-18, 09:39 PM
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Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
"TIMELESS"
"THE KING OF THE DELTA BLUES" ORIGINAL
04/22/2018 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Sunday) : When Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) and Jiya (Claudia Doumit) add a fourth seat to the Lifeboat, for the first time ever, Connor Mason (Paterson Joseph) joins the team as they travel back to the dusty backroads and smoky juke joints of the Depression-era South to rescue the life and legacy of Robert Johnson (guest star Kamahl Naiqui) - King of the Delta Blues, Godfather of Rock n' Roll and a man who, legend has it, bought his musical genius from the Devil for the price of his soul. Meanwhile, Agent Christopher (Sakina Jaffrey) keeps Wyatt (Matt Lanter) in the present to execute a dangerous raid on Rittenhouse headquarters. TV-PG D, L, V
"THE KING OF THE DELTA BLUES" ORIGINAL
04/22/2018 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Sunday) : When Rufus (Malcolm Barrett) and Jiya (Claudia Doumit) add a fourth seat to the Lifeboat, for the first time ever, Connor Mason (Paterson Joseph) joins the team as they travel back to the dusty backroads and smoky juke joints of the Depression-era South to rescue the life and legacy of Robert Johnson (guest star Kamahl Naiqui) - King of the Delta Blues, Godfather of Rock n' Roll and a man who, legend has it, bought his musical genius from the Devil for the price of his soul. Meanwhile, Agent Christopher (Sakina Jaffrey) keeps Wyatt (Matt Lanter) in the present to execute a dangerous raid on Rittenhouse headquarters. TV-PG D, L, V
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04-23-18, 10:24 AM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Good episode. I like how they throw out those aliases with a straight face: "My name is Taylor Swift, this is Agent Timberlake..."
04-23-18, 12:21 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
I really don't think they are handling the Wyatt-Lucy and now Flynn triangle well for what is a very short season. It's enough for me to consider dropping the show despite enjoying these characters. There just isn't enough time left in this series (it's unlikely to come back) to be pulling in new characters like Jessica.
04-23-18, 01:09 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
at Mason IDing himself as Lando Calrissian.Good episode. I liked seeing the early Blues era covered here along with Robert Johnson.
It was also nice seeing Mason participate in a mission than being the stuffy inventor who just stayed behind the scenes.
Not that surprised that they appear to be going there with Lucy and Flynn.
04-23-18, 01:56 PM
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04-23-18, 03:20 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Did no one catch Wyatt's line about sending in the "calvary", and then his boss repeats the wrong word? I guess shows on life support don't get any proofreading.
ETA: The subtitles via my Roku correctly say cavalry. Hilarious.
ETA: The subtitles via my Roku correctly say cavalry. Hilarious.
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04-23-18, 03:38 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Might be my least favorite episode simply because I don't care for blues music. Liked the name dropping though: Swift, Timberlake, Calrissian.
04-23-18, 03:42 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
I really don't think they are handling the Wyatt-Lucy and now Flynn triangle well for what is a very short season. It's enough for me to consider dropping the show despite enjoying these characters. There just isn't enough time left in this series (it's unlikely to come back) to be pulling in new characters like Jessica.
04-23-18, 07:23 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Blues was very important from a historical standpoint as the episode stated. I realize you said it's not a music genre you care about, but without Blues there would be no Elvis, Rolling Stones, Country, Rock & Roll, R&B and such. Many mainstream artists were heavily influenced by Blues music.
04-23-18, 08:50 PM
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04-23-18, 10:54 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Meh, I thought this episode was ok.
Wyatt trying to be Jack Bauer. Not even close...
Wyatt trying to be Jack Bauer. Not even close...
04-24-18, 10:08 AM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
The idea that they would send Wyatt in by himself to murder everyone in the building is kind of hilarious to me.
04-24-18, 11:58 AM
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I was not thrilled with this episode, particularly the Wyatt action scenes.
04-24-18, 02:50 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Probably not. Writers and show runners seem to universally think that stable, happy relationships are boring. And they can be, if that's the main focus of the show or novel. But not when the main focus is saving the world through time travel. There's enough drama inherent in that premise that it's good to include stable relationships (not just friendships) to balance it out. When drama is unnecessarily manufactured, it seems like characters go temporarily insane, like Lucy crawling into bed (presumably) with Flynn.
04-24-18, 07:27 PM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Probably not. Writers and show runners seem to universally think that stable, happy relationships are boring. And they can be, if that's the main focus of the show or novel. But not when the main focus is saving the world through time travel. There's enough drama inherent in that premise that it's good to include stable relationships (not just friendships) to balance it out. When drama is unnecessarily manufactured, it seems like characters go temporarily insane, like Lucy crawling into bed (presumably) with Flynn.
04-25-18, 09:37 AM
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Yeah she did. That's what really drew my attention was both of them saying it wrong within 5 seconds of each other.
04-25-18, 09:41 AM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
Didn't Jiya say it first to Agent Christopher when the two of them were watching Wyatt's live feed (and then Christopher repeated it)?
05-06-18, 07:44 AM
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Re: Timeless (S2E06) -- "The King of the Delta Blues" -- 4/22/18
We’ve been on vacation for a few weeks, so I’m playing catch-up on everything. I thought this was a good episode. I liked the topic and thought it was fun to see Mason go back with the team.
I was really impressed with the actor who played Johnson. Looked him up, and seems like he hasn’t been in much. Hope he gets some bigger roles.
I really thought the Wyatt storyline was off, and not from a plot perspective. Something seemed amiss with Agent Christopher’s orders. Maybe she took her assault from momma personally, but it felt more like a trap.
I was really impressed with the actor who played Johnson. Looked him up, and seems like he hasn’t been in much. Hope he gets some bigger roles.
I really thought the Wyatt storyline was off, and not from a plot perspective. Something seemed amiss with Agent Christopher’s orders. Maybe she took her assault from momma personally, but it felt more like a trap.
